Motor Vehicle Emissions and
Fuel Economy Compliance (Renewal)
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
01/30/2026
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2026
7,123
5,706
509,869
524,344
43,090,093
38,928,401
Under sections 202(a) and 202(k) of
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521), EPA finalized regulations to
set more stringent vehicle emission standards beginning in model
year 2017, as part of a systems approach to addressing the impacts
of motor vehicles and fuels on air quality and public health. The
Tier 3 vehicle emission standards, which are the subject of this
ICR, reduce both tailpipe and evaporative emissions from passenger
cars, light-duty trucks, medium-duty passenger vehicles, and some
heavy-duty vehicles. The Tier 3 vehicle standards are harmonized
with California's Low Emission Vehicle Program LEVIII standards,
creating a federal vehicle emissions program allowing automakers to
sell the same vehicles in all fifty states. This ICR covers the
information that affected respondents must provide to the Agency.
Any information submitted to the Agency for which a claim of
confidentiality is made is safeguarded according to policies set
forth in CFR title 40, chapter 1, part 2, subpart B Confidentiality
of Business Information (see 40 CFR part 2).
There is a decrease of 14,475
hours in the total estimated burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This decrease is primarily due to the reduction in
the burden estimated for the fuel economy information collection.
The reduction in this information collection was offset by
increases in the burden for Tier 3 emissions, in-use verification,
and defect reporting information collections.
$13,675,063
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
David Wright 734
214-4467
No
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.