Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0010-0010
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2006-11-07T05:00Z

1
SUPPORTING
STATEMENT
FOR
STANDARD
FORM
83­
I
PART
A
OF
THE
SUPPORTING
STATEMENT
1.
IDENTIFICATION
OF
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
1(
a)
TITLE
AND
NUMBER
OF
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
Modification
of
Anti­
Dumping
Baselines
for
Gasoline
Produced
or
Imported
for
Use
in
Hawaii,
Alaska
and
U.
S.
Territories.
Current
OMB
control
number
is
2060­
0277.
The
EPA
number
for
these
modifications
is
1591.17.

(
b)
SHORT
CHARACTERIZATION/
ABSTRACT
Section
211(
k)
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
("
Act")
mandates
that
reformulated
gasoline
(
RFG)
which
meets
various
requirements
be
exclusively
sold
in
nine
statutory
control
areas
and
in
other
ozone
nonattainment
areas
that
"
opt­
in"
to
the
reformulated
gasoline
program.
The
Act
also
requires
EPA
to
regulate
the
production
and
sale
of
conventional
gasoline
(
non­
RFG)
throughout
the
rest
of
the
country.
Refiners
and
importers
of
gasoline
are
required
to
demonstrate
compliance
by
conducting
sampling
and
testing
of
the
gasoline
and
reporting
the
results
to
EPA's
Office
of
Transportation
and
Air
Quality.
The
burden
and
cost
estimates
in
this
ICR
are
those
costs
associated
with
modifications
to
the
final
rule
establishing
standards
and
requirements
for
reformulated
and
conventional
gasoline
pursuant
to
§
211(
k)
of
the
Act.
Previous
ICRs
have
covered
start
up
costs
and
other
record
keeping,
reporting,
and
testing
requirements
associated
with
the
final
rule.

This
proposed
rule
would
modify
the
RFG
regulations
to
allow
refiners
and
importers
of
gasoline
intended
for
sale
in
Hawaii,
Alaska,
The
Commonwealth
of
Puerto
Rico
and
The
Virgin
Islands
to
change
their
compliance
calculation
method
for
purposes
of
demonstrating
compliance
with
the
requirements
for
conventional
gasoline.
Specifically,
this
rule
would
provide
an
alternative
compliance
method
for
refiners
and
importers
who,
under
the
current
regulations,
are
required
to
produce
or
import
gasoline
that
is
actually
cleaner
than
that
required
under
the
Clean
Air
Act.
The
rule
would
lower
compliance
costs
and
provide
greater
flexibility
for
the
affected
parties
without
compromising
the
environmental
goals
of
the
RFG/
anti­
dumping
program.
Today's
rule
would
require
very
modest
recordkeeping
and
reporting
requirements
for
those
parties
who
choose
to
change
their
compliance
calculation
method
in
accordance
with
this
rule.
Specifically,
refiners
and
importers
would
be
required
to
submit
a
petition
to
EPA
requesting
this
change
and
they
would
be
required
to
retain
records
which
show
that
the
gasoline
was
produced
or
imported
for
use
in
one
of
the
affected
areas.

2.
NEED
FOR
AND
USE
OF
THE
COLLECTION
(
a)
NEED/
AUTHORITY
FOR
THE
COLLECTION
2
The
basic
need
and
authority
for
the
collection
of
information
have
been
established
in
the
ICR
for
the
RFG
final
rule.
The
Act
specifically
provides
that
recordkeeping
and
reporting
requirements
are
among
the
tools
EPA
may
use
in
enforcement
of
the
provisions
of
§
211(
k)
and
also
provides
that
EPA
must
develop
an
enforceable
scheme.
Sections
114
and
208
of
the
Act
authorize
EPA
to
require
recordkeeping
and
reporting
regarding
enforcement
of
the
provisions
of
Title
II
of
the
Act.
The
additional
information
collection
required
in
this
modification
to
the
RFG
final
rule
is
necessary
to
ensure
that
sources
comply
with
the
standards
and
limitations
of
the
rules
for
conventional
gasoline.

(
b)
PRACTICAL
UTILITY/
USERS
OF
THE
DATA
The
practical
utility
and
use
of
the
collection
of
information
under
the
RFG
rule
generally
have
been
established
in
the
ICR
for
the
RFG
final
rule.

The
information
collection
requirements
associated
with
the
provisions
in
this
proposed
rule
are
necessary
enforcement
mechanisms
to
monitor
compliance
with
the
regulations
for
conventional
gasoline.

The
EPA's
Office
of
Enforcement
and
Compliance
Assurance
and
EPA's
Office
of
Air
and
Radiation,
Office
of
Transportation
and
Air
Quality,
will
be
the
governmental
users
of
the
information
contained
in
this
information
collection.

3.
NONDUPLICATION,
CONSULTATIONS,
AND
OTHER
COLLECTION
CRITERIA
(
a)
NONDUPLICATION
The
information
collection
is
not
unnecessarily
duplicative
of
information
otherwise
reasonably
accessible
to
the
Agency
and
is
not
available
from
other
sources.
The
type
of
collection
activities
associated
with
this
modification
to
the
RFG
rule
are
approved
under
the
ICR
for
the
final
RFG
rule.

(
b)
PUBLIC
NOTICE
REQUIRED
PRIOR
TO
ICR
SUBMISSION
TO
OMB
Notice
of
the
proposed
information
collection
changes
to
the
RFG
regulations
resulting
from
this
rulemaking
is
included
in
the
preamble
to
the
Notice
of
Proposed
Rulemaking.

(
c)
CONSULTATIONS
Representatives
from
the
affected
industry
participated
in
the
development
of
the
provisions
in
this
rule.

Public
comments
on
this
action
will
be
addressed
in
the
final
rulemaking
package.
3
(
d)
EFFECTS
OF
LESS
FREQUENT
COLLECTION
If
the
relevant
information
were
collected
less
frequently,
EPA
would
not
be
reasonably
assured
that
the
refiner
or
importer
is
in
compliance
with
the
standards
for
RFG
and
conventional
gasoline.

(
e)
GENERAL
GUIDELINES
The
general
guidelines
for
the
collection
of
information
pursuant
to
the
RFG
rule
are
approved
in
the
ICR
for
the
final
RFG
rule.

(
f)
CONFIDENTIALITY
AND
SENSITIVE
QUESTIONS
(
i)
Confidentiality
Any
information
submitted
to
EPA
for
which
a
claim
of
confidentiality
is
made
will
be
safeguarded
according
to
EPA
regulations
at
40
C.
F.
R.
2.201
et.
seq.

(
ii)
Sensitive
Questions
This
section
is
not
applicable
as
this
ICR
does
not
involve
matters
of
a
sensitive
nature.

4.
THE
RESPONDENTS
AND
THE
INFORMATION
REQUESTED
(
a)
RESPONDENTS/
SIC
CODES
Respondents
are
refiners
(
2911)
and
importers
(
5172)
of
conventional
gasoline.
The
information
required
to
be
retained
is
generated
and
currently
maintained
by
refiners
and
importers
in
the
normal
course
of
business.
Without
the
required
information,
EPA
would
be
unable
to
ensure
compliance
with
the
conventional
gasoline
requirements.
The
information
collection
required
to
be
submitted
in
the
petition
under
this
rule
is
necessary
for
EPA
to
approve
the
respondent's
change
in
compliance
calculation
method.

(
b)
INFORMATION
REQUESTED
(
i)
Data
Items,
Including
Record
keeping
Requirements
Refiners
and
importers
who
choose
to
change
their
compliance
calculation
method
in
accordance
with
the
provisions
of
this
rule
would
be
required
to
submit
a
one­
time
petition
to
EPA
requesting
the
change.
In
addition,
the
respondent
would
be
required
to
retain
records
which
indicate
that
the
gasoline
produced
or
imported
was
intended
for
use
in
one
of
the
affected
areas.
4
(
ii)
Respondent
Activities
The
information
collection
activities
for
recordkeeping
and
reporting,
in
general,
are
as
described
in
the
approved
ICR
for
the
RFG
final
rule.
The
activities
associated
with
this
rule
change
include
a
one­
time
petition
requesting
the
change
in
compliance
calculation
method,
and
retention
of
business
records
which
establish
that
the
gasoline
was
intended
for
use
in
one
of
the
affected
areas.

5.
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTED­­
AGENCY
ACTIVITIES,
COLLECTION
METHODOLOGY
AND
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
(
a)
AGENCY
ACTIVITIES
The
burden
on
the
Agency
will
increase
only
slightly
as
a
result
of
this
rule.
The
Agency
will
be
required
to
review
petitions
submitted
under
the
rule.

(
b)
COLLECTION
METHODOLOGY
AND
MANAGEMENT
There
are
no
significant
changes
to
the
collection
methodologies
in
the
ICR
for
the
RFG
final
rule
anticipated
as
a
result
of
this
modification
to
the
rule.

(
c)
SMALL
BUSINESS
FLEXIBILITY
This
action
corrects
certain
inconsistencies
in
the
regulations
which
currently
may
have
a
negative
impact
on
some
small
business
refiners
and
importers
who
produce
or
import
gasoline
for
use
in
the
affected
areas.
The
rule
also
provides
flexibility
for
these
refiners
and
importers.

(
d)
COLLECTION
SCHEDULE
The
collection
schedule
contained
in
the
ICR
for
the
RFG
final
rule
would
apply
to
the
information
collection
in
this
proposed
modification.

6.
ESTIMATING
THE
BURDEN
AND
COST
OF
THE
COLLECTION
(
a)
ESTIMATING
RESPONDENT
BURDEN
Three
labor
categories
are
involved
with
this
rulemaking:
managerial
(
includes
legal
and
professional
review),
technical,
and
clerical.
The
labor
mix
for
each
hour
for
the
activity
in
this
ICR
is
assumed
to
be
about
0.10
hours
managerial,
0.70
hours
technical,
and
0.20
hours
clerical.

The
increased
recordkeeping/
reporting
burden
on
refiners
and
importers
who
choose
to
petition
EPA
under
this
rule
is
estimated
to
be
minimal.
EPA
estimates
that
20
hours
would
be
spent
on
each
petition
and
that
a
total
of
10
petitions
would
be
submitted
industry­
wide.
The
5
recordkeeping
requirement
associated
with
this
rule
is
expected
to
result
in
no
additional
burden,
as
the
information
required
is
generally
included
in
business
documents
normally
retained
by
refiners
and
importers.

(
b)
ESTIMATING
RESPONDENT
COST
Employer
costs
associated
with
this
ICR
are
estimated
to
be:

Managerial
$
86
per
hour
Technical
$
64
per
hour
Clerical
$
38
per
hour
Assuming
this
labor
mix
for
the
information
collection
activity
described
above,
this
gives
an
average
labor
cost
of
about
$
60
per
hour
for
the
activity
associated
with
this
rulemaking.
The
cost
of
submitting
a
petition
under
this
rule
would
be
$
1,200
per
respondent.

There
are
no
capital/
start­
up
costs
associated
with
this
information
collection.

(
c)
ESTIMATING
AGENCY
BURDEN
AND
COST
Insignificant
additional
Agency
costs
are
anticipated
with
regard
to
this
rule.

(
d)
ESTIMATING
THE
RESPONDENT
UNIVERSE
AND
TOTAL
BURDEN
AND
COSTS
The
total
annual
information
collection
burden
on
industry
associated
with
this
rule
is
estimated
to
be
200
hours.
The
total
annual
respondent
cost
associated
with
this
rule
is
estimated
to
be
$
12,000.

(
e)
BOTTOM
LINE
BURDEN
HOURS
AND
COSTS
The
bottom
line
burden
hours
and
costs
for
the
respondents
is
given
in
the
table
below:

TABLE
1.
Refiner/
Importer
Information
Collection
Information
Collection
Activity
Mgr.
Hr/
Yr
($
86/
hr)
Tech.
Hr/
Yr
($
64/
hr)
Cler.
Hr/
Yr
($
38/
hr)
Resp.
Hr/
Yr
Resp.
Cost/
Yr
Capital
Startup
Cost
O&
M
Cost
No.
of
Resp.
Total
Hr/
Yr
Total
Cost/
Yr
Petition
EPA
2.0
14.0
4.0
20.0
$
1,200
0
N/
A
10
200
$
12,000
(
f)
REASON
FOR
CHANGE
IN
BURDEN
6
These
changes
to
the
existing
ICR
for
the
RFG
final
rule
are
necessary
to
provide
the
option
afforded
to
refiners
and
importers
under
this
rule
and
to
provide
adequate
enforcement
tools.
The
analysis
in
previous
sections
outlines
as
necessary
the
changes
from
the
current
ICR.

(
g)
BURDEN
STATEMENT
The
annual
public
reporting
and
recordkeeping
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
average
20
hours
per
response,
and
$
1,200
per
respondent,
for
preparing
a
petition
to
submit
to
EPA.

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.
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.

To
comment
on
the
Agency's
need
for
this
information,
the
accuracy
of
the
provided
burden
estimates,
and
any
suggested
methods
for
minimizing
respondent
burden,
including
the
use
of
automated
collection
techniques,
EPA
has
established
a
public
docket
for
this
ICR
under
Docket
ID
No.
OAR­
2003­
0010,
which
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
Air
and
Radiation
Docket
and
Information
Center,
in
the
EPA
Docket
Center
(
EPA/
DC),
EPA
West,
Room
B102,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
NW,
Washington,
DC.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
Public
Reading
Room
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4:
30
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
telephone
number
for
the
Reading
Room
is
(
202)
566­
1744,
and
the
telephone
number
for
the
Air
Docket
is
(
202)
566­
1742.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA
Dockets
(
EDOCKET)
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
Use
EDOCKET
to
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
public
docket,
and
to
access
those
documents
in
the
public
docket
that
are
available
electronically.
Once
in
the
system,
select
"
search,"
then
key
in
the
docket
ID
number
identified
above.
Also,
you
can
send
comments
to
the
Office
of
Information
and
Regulatory
Affairs,
Office
of
Management
and
Budget,
725
17th
Street,
NW,
Washington,
DC
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Attention:
Desk
Office
for
EPA.
Please
include
the
EPA
Docket
ID
No.
(
OAR­
2003­
0010)
in
any
correspondence.
7
B.
COLLECTION
OF
INFORMATION
EMPLOYING
STATISTICAL
METHODS
This
section
is
not
applicable
because
statistical
methods
are
not
used
in
the
data
collection
associated
with
the
reformulated
and
anti­
dumping
regulations.