Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Certification and Compliance Requirements for Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Certification and Compliance Requirements for Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines (Renewal)

DATES:

Comments may be submitted on or before January 28, 2026.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through December 31, 2025. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on May 5, 2025 during a 60-day comment period (90 FR 18979). This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Supporting documents, which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

Abstract: This information collection is requested under the authority of Title II of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq. ) Under this Title, EPA is charged with issuing certificates of conformity for those engines which comply with applicable emission standards. Such a certificate must be issued before engines may be legally introduced into commerce. To apply for a certificate of conformity, manufacturers are required to submit descriptions of their planned production line, including detailed descriptions of the emission control system, and test data.

Form Numbers:

Respondents/affected entities: Respondents are manufacturers of nonroad engines within the following North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code: 33618, 33612, 336999, 336991, 333112, 335312.

Respondent's obligation to respond: The respondent's obligation to respond is voluntary, but respondents who chose not to respond cannot obtain a Certificate of Conformity, and therefore cannot introduce their products into commerce in the U.S.

Estimated number of respondents: 393 (total).

Frequency of response: Yearly for certification, production, ABT, and warranty reports.

Total estimated burden: 1,390 hours (per respondent, per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).

Total estimated cost: $102,388,928.41 (per year), includes $45,650,002.40 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.

Changes in the estimates: There is a decrease of 328 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease is due largely to fewer respondents than the previous ICR and more manufacturers utilizing carrying over data from previous model years to demonstrate compliance with the standards.