Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0239-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for Fuels Regulatory Streamlining
Posted Date: 2023-05-30T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34497-34498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11402]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0239; FRL-10952-01-OAR]

Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for Fuels Regulatory 
Streamlining

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an 
information collection request (ICR). ``Recordkeeping and Reporting 
Requirements for Fuels Regulatory Streamlining (EPA ICR No. 2607.03, 
OMB Control No. 2060-0731) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. 
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 
January 31, 2024. 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 July 31, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2023-0239, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by 
email to [email protected], 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

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Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne-Marie Pastorkovich, Mail Code 
6405A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 343-9623; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(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 
document to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the 
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: This ICR is related to information collected under 40 CFR 
part 1090, Fuels Regulatory Streamlining. The final rule, entitled 
``Fuels Regulatory Streamlining'' has been published in the Federal 
Register. In general, the information to be collected will be used to 
ensure that gasoline meets standards for sulfur, benzene, RVP and 
oxygenate blending, and that diesel fuel meets the appropriate standard 
for sulfur. These fuel standards are designed to protect human health 
and the environment, and to reduce the harmful effects of emissions 
from motor vehicles and motor vehicle fuels.
    The recordkeeping and reporting associated with each party is 
directly related to that party's opportunity to create, control, or 
alter the product's characteristics. Parties who manufacture fuels 
(e.g., refiners) generally have more recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements than those who merely distribute them.
    The information under this ICR will be collected by the EPA's 
Compliance Division, within the Office of Transportation and Air 
Quality, Office of Air and Radiation, and by the EPA's Air Enforcement 
Division, within the Office of Civil Enforcement, Office of Enforcement 
and Compliance Assurance. The information collected will be used by the 
EPA to evaluate compliance with the fuel quality requirements of part 
1090 under the final rule. This oversight by EPA is necessary to ensure 
the goals of the Clean Air Act are met. Proprietary information (i.e., 
information claimed as CBI) may be submitted by regulated parties; such 
information must be clearly marked by the submitter. Information 
claimed as CBI by the submitter will be handled in accordance with EPA 
regulations at 40 CFR part 2 and established Agency procedures. 
Registration and reporting activities will be conducted via EPA systems 
that will provide a method of identifying information claimed as CBI by 
the submitter (e.g., reporting formats contain a Y/N field asking 
submitters if they would like to claim the information as CBI).
    Form numbers: EPA form numbers 5900-364, 5900-474, 5900-475, 5900-
476, 5900-477, 5900-478, 5900-479, 5900-480, 5900-624, 5900-625, 5900-
626, 5900-627, 5900-628, 5900-629, 5900-630.
    Respondents/affected entities:
     Manufacturers of fuels--including refiners of gasoline and 
diesel.
     Manufacturers of regulated blendstocks, such as those who 
manufacturer butane, pentane, ethanol denaturant.
     Blenders, including those who blend oxygenate and 
detergent into gasoline.
     Transmix processors and blenders.
     Additive manufacturers, including those who produce 
oxygenate, detergent, or other additives.
     Parties in fuel distribution system, including pipelines, 
terminals, trucks, wholesale, and retail gasoline stations.
     Third parties who submit reports on behalf of the parties 
listed above, such as laboratories, auditors, and surveyors.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory, under 40 CFR part 
1090.
    Estimated number of respondents: 134,918 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annually, quarterly, on occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 550,205 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $37,542,321 (per year), includes $5,744,016 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in estimates: The OMB inventory for the expiring collection 
is 7,905,905 responses; for this renewal, the total will be 7,926,769. 
The change is an increase of 20,864 responses. The OMB inventory for 
the expiring collection is 608,992 hours; for the renewal, the total 
will be 550,205 hours. The change is a decrease of (58,787). The total 
cost for the expiring collection is $36,787,434; for the renewal, the 
total will be $37,542,321. The change is an increase of $754,887. Most 
of the change is due to minor updates to assumptions about respondents 
or time required to report. Decrease in hours is expected because most 
parties will have completed registration and other initial changes and 
updates by now. It should be noted that we changed our multiplier for 
calculating purchased services, based upon consultation with industry 
on the RFS ICR renewal (OMB Control No. 2060-0725); specifically, we 
now use a 2.5 multiplier to calculate purchased services cost rather 
than 2.0. This is based upon feedback from industry about increased 
overhead/benefit costs.

Byron J. Bunker,
Director, Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air 
Quality.
[FR Doc. 2023-11402 Filed 5-26-23; 8:45 am]
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