DRAFT - On-Highway Motorcycle
Certification and Compliance Program (Renewal)
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
10/31/2023
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2023
314
929
16,380
15,420
216,739
280,204
Under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7521 et seq.) manufacturers and importers of on-highway motorcycles
must have a certificate of conformity issued by EPA covering any
vehicle they intend to offer for sale in the United States. A
certificate of conformity represents that the respective vehicle
conforms to all applicable emissions requirements. In issuing a
certificate of conformity, EPA reviews vehicle information and
emissions test data to determine if the required testing has been
performed and the required emissions levels have been demonstrated.
After a certificate of conformity has been issued, the Agency may
request additional information to verify that the product continues
to meet its certified emissions standards throughout its useful
life.
There is an increase of 960
hours in the total estimated respondent burden and $259,886 in the
total estimated respondent cost compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. The EPA has not made any program changes since
submitting the previous ICR renewal. The increase in burden hours
and other changes to costs can be primarily attributed to the
following factors: • An increase in manufacturers counted due to
the addition of 13 new gas-powered motorcycle manufacturers and the
inclusion of 27 electric motorcycle manufacturers (which were not
included in the previous ICR). • A better understanding of how many
manufacturers perform emissions testing in their own laboratories
and how many engine families are certified by those manufacturers.
• Refined calculations about the number of new engine families
expected in the upcoming period versus the number of engine
families that are expected to use carry-over data from the previous
year. • Expanded EPA understanding of the total labor (increased)
and labor mix (note inclusion of a new labor category for
engineers) associated with certification tasks. • Natural cost
inflation. • Updated (downward) estimates on the number of
manufacturers that will carry out in-house testing versus those
that will outsource the testing work. • Corrections made to
calculation formulas.
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.