49 CFR Parts 531 and 533 Passenger Car Average Fuel Economy Standards -- Model Years 2008-2020; Light Truck Average Fuel Economy Standards – Model Years 2008-2020; Production Plan Data.

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Emergency PRA Letter March 2009 (3).doc Supplementary Document	2009-03-02
Emergency PRA Notice March 2009 sw.doc Supplementary Document	2009-03-02
Emergency PRA Sup Statement March 2009 sw.doc Supporting Statement A	2009-03-02

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
188205	49 CFR Parts 531 and 533 Passenger Car Average Fuel Economy Standards -- Model Years 2008-2020; Light Truck Average Fuel Economy Standards – Model Years 2008-2020; Production Plan Data	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2127-0655	ICR Reference No: 200903-2127-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOT/NHTSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 49 CFR Parts 531 and 533 Passenger Car Average Fuel Economy Standards -- Model Years 2008-2020; Light Truck Average Fuel Economy Standards – Model Years 2008-2020; Production Plan Data.
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 03/09/2009
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/02/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/02/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2009	6 Months From Approved
Responses	22	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	16,000	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: In this collection of information, NHTSA is requesting updated future product plans from vehicle manufacturers, as well as production data through the recent past, including data about engines and transmissions for model year (MY) 2008 through MY 2020 passenger cars and light trucks and the assumptions underlying those plans. NHTSA requests information for MYs 2008-2020 to aid NHTSA in developing a realistic forecast of the MY 2012-2016 vehicle market. Information regarding earlier model years may help the agency to better account for cumulative effects such as volume-and time-based reductions in costs, and also may help to reveal product mix and technology application trends during model years for which the agency is currently receiving actual corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) compliance data. Information regarding later model years helps the agency gain a better understanding of how manufacturers’ plans through MY 2016 relate to their longer-term expectations regarding Energy Independence and Security Act requirements, market trends, and prospects for more advanced technologies. NHTSA will also consider information from model years before and after MYs 2012-2016 when reviewing manufacturers’ planned schedules for redesigning and freshening their products, in order to examine how manufacturers anticipate tying technology introduction to product design schedules. In addition, the agency is requesting information regarding manufacturers’ estimates of the future vehicle population, and fuel economy improvements and incremental costs attributed to this notice.

Emergency Justfication: Mr. Rich Theroux Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Office of Management and Budget Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. Theroux: Pursuant to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) procedures established at 5 CFR Part 1320, Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the Public, I ask that the following collection of information, “49 CFR Parts 531 and 533,Passenger Car Average Fuel Economy Standards and Light Truck Fuel Economy Standards; Product Plan Data,” be processed pursuant to section 1320.13 Emergency processing. I have determined that this information must be collected prior to the expiration of time periods established under Part 1320, and that this information is essential to NHTSA’s mission to establish corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for passenger cars and light trucks at the maximum feasible level for each of models years 2012 through 2016 for passenger cars and light trucks, no later than 18 months before the start of the model year regulated. NHTSA cannot reasonably comply with the normal clearance procedures because the use of normal clearance procedures is reasonably likely to cause NHTSA to miss a statutory deadline established in the Energy Independence and Security Act. Please approve or disapprove the collection of information within a week. As you are aware, NHTSA has taken all practicable steps to consult with the Department of Energy, EPA, other agencies, and members of the public in order to minimize the burden of this collection of information. Attached is a draft FEDERAL REGISTER notice in which NHTSA states it is asking for emergency processing of this collection of information within a week. Sincerely yours, Ronald Medford Senior Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
49 CFR Parts 531 and 533 Passenger Car Average Fuel Economy Standards -- Model Years 2008-2020; Light Truck Average Fuel Economy Standards – Model Years 2008-2020; Production Plan Data

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	22	0	0	22	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	16,000	0	0	16,000	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The program change of an increase of 16,000 burden hours for a new information collection is a result of NHTSA requesting updated future product plans from vehicle manufacturers, as well as production data through the recent past, including data about engines and transmissions for model year (MY) 2008 through MY 2020 passenger cars and light trucks and the assumptions underlying those plans.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government:

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 03/02/2009

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