Auto-Body Compliance Assessment Pilot Project (New)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
2344ss01b.rev 8.13.09.doc Supporting Statement B	2009-08-18
Auto Body ICR Appendices.doc Supplementary Document	2009-06-30
2344ss01.rev8.13.09 Supporting Statement A	2009-08-18

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
189793	Collision Repair Campaign Other-Survey	New
189792	Auto Body Compliance Assessment Other-Survey	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2020-0034	ICR Reference No: 200907-2020-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OECA	Agency Tracking No: 2344.01
Title: Auto-Body Compliance Assessment Pilot Project (New)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 08/19/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/02/2009
Terms of Clearance: This ICR is approved as a pilot project to test and refine the methodological approaches are proposed in the study. Approved uses of this collection are to assess the degree to which its compliance assistance activities can be correlated to improved environmental performance at auto body shops, to assess the validity of environmental performance information collected by telephone surveys, and to collect anecdotal information as part of EPA’s efforts to assess outcomes associated with the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standard’s Collision Repair Campaign (CRC). Following analysis of the data collected through the surveys, the synthesized findings from the surveys may be shared with the appropriate Agency offices, which may use them to: (1) identify methods to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of compliance assistance tools and delivery; (2) develop new compliance assistance tools to address identified problem areas; (3) design similar surveys for similar compliance assistance projects; and (4) design similar methodologies for program evaluation for similar compliance assistance projects.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2012	36 Months From Approved
Responses	3,113	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,617	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of the ICR is two-fold. First, it is to authorize the collection of information as part of a pilot study undertaken by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to evaluate whether and how EPA's specific compliance assistance activities in Region 1 helped owners or operators of auto body shops improve their operations. EPA has two objectives in collecting this information for the pilot study: (1) EPA's primary objective is to assess the degree to which its compliance assistance activities can be correlated to improved environmental performance at auto body shops; (2) EPA's secondary objective is to assess the validity of environmental performance information collected by telephone surveys. The second use for this ICR is to authorize the use of these surveys to collect anecdotal information as part of the Agency's efforts to assess outcomes associated with the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standard's Collision Repair Campaign (CRC).

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 103 - 62 6 Name of Law: Government Performance Results Act of 1993
   US Code: 42 USC 7214 Name of Law: Clean Air Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 8534	02/25/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 31730	07/02/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Auto Body Compliance Assessment
Collision Repair Campaign

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	3,113	0	0	3,113	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,617	0	0	1,617	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new collection. The purpose of the ICR is two-fold. First, it is to authorize the collection of information as part of a pilot study undertaken by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to evaluate whether and how EPA's specific compliance assistance activities in Region 1 helped owners or operators of auto body shops improve their operations. EPA has two objectives in collecting this information for the pilot study: (1) EPA's primary objective is to assess the degree to which its compliance assistance activities can be correlated to improved environmental performance at auto body shops; (2) EPA's secondary objective is to assess the validity of environmental performance information collected by telephone surveys. The second use for this ICR is to authorize the use of these surveys to collect anecdotal information as part of the Agency's efforts to assess outcomes associated with the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standard's Collision Repair Campaign (CRC).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $299,295

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 07/02/2009

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