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.