[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 138 (Friday, July 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38531-38532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18969]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5860-5]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 
Requirements for Manufacturers (40 CFR 79)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this notice announces that the following Information 
Collection

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Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval: Registration of Fuels and Fuel 
Additives: Requirements for Manufacturers (40 CFR 79) (OMB Control 
Number 2060-0150, expiration date: 9-30-97). The ICR describes the 
nature of the information collection and its expected burden and cost; 
where appropriate, it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 18, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 309.09.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives (OMB Control No. 
2060-0150; EPA ICR No. 309.09) expiring 9/30/97.
    This is a request for an extension of a currently approved 
collection.
    Abstract: Manufacturers of gasoline, diesel fuel, and additives for 
gasoline and/or diesel fuel, are required to have these products 
registered by the EPA prior to their introduction into commerce. 
Registration involves providing a chemical description of the fuel or 
additive, certain technical and marketing information, and any health-
effects information in possession of the manufacturer. The development 
of health-effects data, required by 40 CFR 79, subpart F, is not 
included in this ICR due to upcoming changes in the requirements. 
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. Manufacturers typically claim confidentiality for 
compositional and production information. In accordance with the Clean 
Air Act, the results of health-effects testing shall not be considered 
confidential. 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 
Federal Register Notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published on April 14, 
1997 (62 FR 18114); two comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average six 
hours per each notification/supplemental notification response, one 
hour for each notification update response, and one hour for each 
periodic report. 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 insructions; 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.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Manufacturers of gasoline, diesel 
fuel, and fuel additives.
    Estimated number of Respondents: 1,400.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, quarterly, annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 12,900.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $722,000.
    Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the 
accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods 
for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques, to the following addresses. Please 
refer to EPA ICR No. 309.09 and OMB Control No. 2060-0150 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory 
Information Division (2137), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460

      and

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: July 14, 1997.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 97-18969 Filed 7-17-97; 8:45 am]
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