HD2027: Proposed Changes to Certification and Compliance Requirements for Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles (Proposed Rule)
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
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Regular
Comment filed on proposed rule
06/03/2022
04/19/2022
OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11(c). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is withholding approval at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency must submit to OMB a summary of all comments related to the information collection contained in the proposed rule and the agency response. The agency should clearly indicate any changes made to the information collection as a result of these comments. In accordance with 1320.10(a), the agency is reminded to submit the ICR for OMB review the day of Federal Register publication for the 2060-AU41 rule.
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Under Title II of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.; CAA), EPA is charged with issuing certificates of conformity for engine and vehicle prototypes that comply with applicable emission standards. Such a certificate must be issued before engines produced after these prototypes may be legally introduced into US commerce. In 2020, EPA published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) requesting comments on plans to update NOx emission standards for HD engines. The Agency was responding to a 2016 petition from over 20 organizations, including state and local air agencies from across the country, to revise NOx standards for HD engines1. The petition cited concerns over adverse health and welfare impacts and the need to help areas attain the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). In August 2021, Executive Order 14037 further directed the Agency to (1) set new NOX emission standards and (2) update the existing GHG emissions standards for heavy-duty engines and vehicles. In response, EPA is proposing changes to HD emissions certification and compliance provisions for criteria pollutants and targeted changes to Phase 2 GHG standards.
This information collection covers the estimated burden associated with proposed changes to the HD engine and vehicle emissions certification and compliance programs. The proposed rule is also known as HD2027.
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.