The Clean Air Act requires that
on-highway vehicles and motorcycles, and nonroad vehicles, engines
and equipment imported into the U.S. either comply with applicable
emission requirements or qualify for an applicable exemption or
exclusion. The Compliance Division (CD) in the EPAs Office of Air
and Radiation maintains and makes available instruments to
importers to help facilitate importation of products at U.S.
Borders. EPA Form 3520-1 is used by importers of on-highway
vehicles and motorcycles, and EPA Form 3520-21 is used by importers
of nonroad vehicles, engines and equipment. In addition, this ICR
covers the burden of EPA Form 3520-8 which is used to request final
importation clearance for Independent Commercial Importers (ICIs)
of on-highway vehicles who are required to bring the on-highway
vehicles into compliance and provide emissions test
results.
With the deployment of the
electronic reporting, we are now able to have a much more accurate
count of the number of forms that are being filed. As a result, we
now know that number of entries being filed is around 160,000 per
year vs the 14,000 we had been estimating in previous ICRs. As a
result, the burden estimates have increased significantly due to
having a more accurate account of how many forms are being
filed.
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:
(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;
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.