Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 199 / Friday, October 13, 2000 / Notices 60939

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6884–8]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Reformulated

Gasoline and Conventional Gasoline

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this document announces

that EPA is planning to submit the

following continuing Information

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB):

Reformulated Gasoline and

Conventional Gasoline, (EPA ICR No.

1591.13, OMB Control No. 2060–0277,

expiration date: 12–31–00). Before

submitting the ICR to OMB for review

and approval, EPA is soliciting

comments on specific aspects of the

proposed information collection as

described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before December 12, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Transportation and

Regional Programs Division, Office of

Transportation and Air Quality, Office

of Air and Radiation, Mail Code 6406J,

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20460. A paper or

electronic copy of the draft ICR may be

obtained without charge by contacting

the person listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James W. Caldwell, (202) 564–9303, fax:

(202) 565–2085, caldwell.jim@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are those which

produce, import, or distribute gasoline.

Title: Reformulated Gasoline and

Conventional Gasoline: Requirements

for Refiners, Oxygenate Blenders, and

Importers of Gasoline; Requirements for

Parties in the Gasoline Distribution

Network (40 CFR part 80—subparts D, E

and F), EPA ICR No. 1591.13, OMB

Control No. 2060–0277, expiration date:

12–31–00.

Abstract: Gasoline combustion is the

major source of air pollution in most

urban areas. The Clean Air Act (Act)

requires that gasoline dispensed in

certain areas with severe air quality

problems be reformulated to reduce

toxic and ozone-forming (smog)

emissions. The Act also requires that in

the process of producing reformulated

gasoline (RFG), dirty components

removed in the reformulation process

not be ‘‘dumped’’ into the remainder of

the country’s gasoline, known as

conventional gasoline (CG). The EPA

promulgated regulations at 40 CFR part

80 establishing standards for RFG and

CG, as specified in the Act, and

establishing mandatory reporting and

recordkeeping requirements for

demonstrating compliance and as an aid

to enforcement. The primary

requirements are to test each batch of

gasoline for various properties, report

the results to EPA, and demonstrate

compliance with the standards on an

annual basis. 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.

The OMB control numbers for EPA’s

regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9

and 48 CFR Chapter 15.

The EPA would like to solicit

comments 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.

Burden Statement: EPA estimates the

respondent population at 75 RFG

refineries, 25 RFG import facilities, 25

RFG oxygenate blenders, 225 CG

refineries, 50 CG import facilities, 250

pipelines and terminals, 500 truckers,

19 independent laboratories, 20

auditors, and the RFG Survey

Association, Inc. The typical RFG or CG

respondent will have around 100 to 130

reports per year, depending primarily

on the number of batches of gasoline

involved. The total number of reports is

estimated at 53,170 and the total burden

at 101,585 hours. While this gives an

average burden per report of about two

hours, about 95% of the reports have an

estimated burden of one hour. At $60

per hour, the labor cost is about $6

million. Most start-up costs were

incurred at the start of the program in

1995. However, there is an estimated

annualized capital cost for analysis

equipment of $4.8 million. Annual

operating and maintenance costs are

estimated at about $5 million, and

annual purchase of services costs are

estimated at about $13 million. Burden

means the total time, effort, or financial

resources expended by persons to

generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or

provide information to or for a Federal

agency. This includes the time needed

to review instructions; develop, acquire,

install, and utilize technology and

systems for the purposes of collecting,

validating, and verifying information,

processing and maintaining

information, and disclosing and

providing information; adjust the

existing ways to comply with any

previously applicable instructions and

requirements; train personnel to be able

to respond to a collection of

information; search data sources;

complete and review the collection of

information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

Dated: October 4, 2000.

Lori Stewart,

Acting Director, Transportation and Regional

Programs Division.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[ER–FRL–6611–6]

Environmental Impact Statements;

Notice of Availability

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal

Activities, General Information (202)

564–7167 or www.epa.gov/oeca/ofa

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact

Statements

Filed October 02, 2000 Through October

06, 2000

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

EIS No. 000345, FINAL EIS, COE, DE,

Fenwick Island Feasibility Study,

Storm Damage Reduction, Delaware

Coast from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick

Island, Protective Berm and Dune

Construction, Community of Fenwick

Island, Sussex County, DE, Due:

November 13, 2000, Contact: Steve

Allen (215) 656–6555.

EIS No. 000346, FINAL EIS, NPS, CA,

Anacapa Island Restoration Project,

Implementation, Channel Islands

National Park, Ventura County, CA,

Due: November 13, 2000, Contact:

Alan Schmierer (415) 427–1441.

Amended Notices

EIS No. 000338, DRAFT EIS, STB, SD,

WY, MN, Powder River Basin

Expansion Project, Construction of