16498 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 51 / Friday, March 15, 2013 / Notices 

Dated: March 7, 2013. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2013–05942 Filed 3–14–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–0894; FRL–9790–7] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request; Comment Request; 

Registration of Fuels and Fuel 

Additives—Requirements for 

Manufacturers; EPA ICR No. 0309.14 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR) 

‘‘Registration of Fuels and Fuel 

Additives—Requirements for 

Manufacturers’’ (EPA ICR No. 0309.14, 

OMB Control No. 2060–0150) to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et 

seq.). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting 

public comments on specific aspects of 

the proposed information collection as 

described below. This is a proposed 

extension of the ICR, which is currently 

approved through September 30, 2013. 

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. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before May 14, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2006–0894, online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), by email to a-and-rdocket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. EPA’s policy is 

that all comments received will be 

included in the public docket without 

change including any personal 

information provided, unless the 

comment includes profanity, threats, 

information claimed to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James W. Caldwell, Compliance 

Division, Office of Transportation and 

Air Quality, Mail Code 6406J, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 

343–9303; fax number: (202) 343–2801; 

email address: caldwell.jim@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Supporting documents which explain in 

detail the information that 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, 

EPA 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. 

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments 

and information to enable it to: (i) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (ii) evaluate the 

accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (iv) minimize the burden 

of the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including through 

the use of appropriate automated 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. EPA will consider the 

comments received and amend the ICR 

as appropriate. The final ICR package 

will then be submitted to OMB for 

review and approval. At that time, EPA 

will issue another Federal Register 

notice to announce the submission of 

the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 

submit additional comments to OMB. 

Abstract: In accordance with the 

regulations at 40 CFR part 79, subparts 

A, B, C, and D, Registration of Fuels and 

Fuel Additives, manufacturers 

(including importers) of motor-vehicle 

gasoline, motor-vehicle diesel fuel, and 

additives for those fuels, are required to 

have these products registered by EPA 

prior to their introduction into 

commerce. Registration involves 

providing a chemical description of the 

fuel or additive, and certain technical, 

marketing, and health-effects 

information. The development of 

health-effects data, as required by 40 

CFR part 79, subpart F, is covered by a 

separate information collection. 

Manufacturers are also required to 

submit periodic reports (annually for 

additives, quarterly and annually for 

fuels) on production volume and related 

information. The information is used to 

identify products whose evaporative or 

combustion emissions may pose an 

unreasonable risk to public health, thus 

meriting further investigation and 

potential regulation. The information is 

also used to ensure that fuel additives 

comply with EPA requirements for 

protecting catalytic converters and other 

automotive emission controls. The data 

have been used to construct a 

comprehensive data base on fuel and 

additive composition. The Mine Safety 

and Health Administration of the 

Department of Labor restricts the use of 

diesel additives in underground coal 

mines to those registered by EPA. Most 

of the information is business 

confidential. 

Form Numbers: EPA Forms 3520–12, 

3520–12A, 3520–12Q, 3520–13, 3520– 

13A, and 3520–13B. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Manufacturers and importers of motorvehicle gasoline, motor-vehicle diesel 

fuel, and additives to those fuels. 

Respondents obligation to respond: 

Mandatory per 40 CFR part 79. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

1950. 

Frequency of response: On occasion, 

quarterly, annually. 

Total estimated burden: 20,600 hours 

per year. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $1.9 million per 

year, includes $45,000 annualized 

capital or operation & maintenance 

costs. 

Changes in estimates: There is an 

increase of 900 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB. This increase is due to an 

increase in the number of registered 

fuels for which quarterly and annual 

reports are required. 

Dated: March 5, 2013. 

Byron J. Bunker, 

Director, Compliance Division, Office of 

Transportation and Air Quality. 

[FR Doc. 2013–06066 Filed 3–14–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0106; FRL–9381–6] 

Pesticide Experimental Use Permits; 

Notice of Receipt of Applications; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 


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