
[Federal Register: July 8, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 130)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0548; FRL-9173-3]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Exhaust Emissions of Light-Duty 
Vehicles in Metropolitan Detroit; EPA ICR No. 2363.01, OMB Control No. 
2060-NEW

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request for a new 
collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of 
the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 9, 
2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2009-0548, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by e-mail to a-and-r-docket@epa.gov or by mail to: 
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA/DC), Air and 
Radiation Docket and Information Center, Mail code 28221T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Constance Hart, Assessment and 
Standards Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, 
Environmental Protection Agency, AAAQMC, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann 
Arbor, MI 48105; telephone number: (734) 214-4340; fax number: (734) 
214-4939; e-mail address: hart.connie@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On December 10, 2009 (74 FR 65532), EPA sought comments on 
this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any 
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB 
within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0548, which is available for online viewing at 
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air and 
Radiation Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public 
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading 
Room is 202-566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air and 
Radiation Docket is 202-566-1742.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://
www.regulations.gov to submit or view public comments, access the index 
listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those documents in 
the docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, 
select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number identified 
above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public comments, whether 
submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public 
viewing at http://www.regulations.gov as EPA receives them and without 
change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, confidential 
business information (CBI), or other information whose public 
disclosure is restricted by statute. For further information about the 
electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
    Title: Exhaust Emissions of Light-duty Vehicles in Metropolitan 
Detroit.
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 2363.01, OMB Control No. 2060-NEW.
    ICR Status: This ICR is for a new information collection activity. 
An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to 
respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations 
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when 
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and are displayed either by 
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such 
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The 
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is 
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: The EPA is initiating a systematic data collection 
designed to improve the methods and tools used by the Agency to 
estimate exhaust emissions as vehicles age. Data to be collected 
include vehicle type, vehicle characteristics, measurements of tailpipe 
exhaust emissions and measurements of typical driving behavior.
    The collection is a survey, to be conducted by the Office of 
Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) in the Office of Air and 
Radiation (OAR). This study will be designed to develop and test novel 
screening, sampling and measurement procedures. These approaches 
promise to substantially reduce the cost of exhaust emissions 
measurement as well as to improve the accuracy of resulting estimates.
    An innovative feature of this project will be the use of roadside 
remote-sensing measurements to construct a pool of vehicles from which 
vehicles can be sampled for purposes of recruitment and measurement 
using portable emissions measurement systems (PEMS) and portable 
activity measurement systems (PAMS). The acquisition of remote-sensing 
measurements for hydrocarbons, carbon-monoxide, and oxides of nitrogen 
will provide an index of emissions for all vehicles prior to sampling 
and recruitment for more intensive measurement. The index is expected 
to facilitate recruitment of vehicles with an emphasis on rare high-
emitting vehicles, and provide a means to appropriately relate measured 
vehicles to the overall fleet. Research questions for the project 
include: (1) Can remote-sensing be used as a reliable index of 
emissions across the range of emissions; (2) is it feasible to measure 
start emissions using portable instruments; (3) can the emissions index 
used for recruitment also serve as a means to estimate potential non-
response bias; and (4) how do numbers of vehicle starts differ between 
the work week and the weekend.
    We plan to collect remote-sensing measurements on approximately 
30,000 vehicles, and from this pool, to recruit approximately 250 
vehicles for measurement. Tailpipe emissions will be measured over two 
days under various driving conditions, and vehicle activity under 
typical conditions over a

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period of three months. Participation in the program will be voluntary. 
The target population for the project will include light-duty cars and 
trucks certified to Tier 2 (Bin 5) or equivalent LEV-II standards 
(LEV).
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.5 
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or 
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This 
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, 
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of 
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and 
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; 
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable 
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train 
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search 
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and 
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Private owners of light-duty cars 
and trucks.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 850.
    Frequency of Response: One-Time Event.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1,213.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $33,247 in labor costs. There are no 
capital or O&M costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: As this is a new collection, there is no 
change in the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB 
Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens.

    Dated: July 1, 2010.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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