[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 184 (Thursday, September 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57183-57184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24312]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6873-7]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request, Detergent Gasoline

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 document announces that the following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Detergent Gasoline (OMB 
Control Number 2060-0275, expiration date: 9-30-00). 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 October 23, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 1655.04 and OMB 
Control No. 2060-0275, to the following addresses: Sandy Farmer, U.S.

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Environmental Protection Agency, Collection Strategies Division (Mail 
Code 2822), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; and to 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the ICR, contact Sandy 
Farmer at EPA by phone at (202) 260-2740, by E-Mail at 
[email protected] or download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov 
and refer to EPA ICR No. 1655.04. For technical questions about the ICR 
contact James W. Caldwell at EPA, (202) 564-9303, fax: (202) 565-2085, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Detergent Gasoline: Certification Requirements for 
Manufacturers of Detergent Additives; Transferors and Transferees of 
Detergent Additives; Blenders of Detergents into Gasoline or Post-
refinery Component; Manufacturers, Transferors, and Transferees of 
Gasoline or Post-refinery Component (40 CFR part 80--subpart G), EPA 
ICR Number 1655.04, OMB Control Number 2060-0275, expiration date: 9-
30-00. This is a request for an extension of a currently approved 
collection.
    Abstract: Gasoline combustion results in the formation of engine 
deposits that contribute to increased emissions. Detergent additives 
deter deposit formation. The Clean Air Act requires gasoline to contain 
a detergent additive. The regulations at 40 CFR part 80--subpart G 
specify certification requirements for manufacturers of detergent 
additives, recordkeeping or reporting requirements for blenders of 
detergents into gasoline or post-refinery component (any gasoline 
blending stock or any oxygenate which is blended with gasoline 
subsequent to the gasoline refining process), and reporting or 
recordkeeping requirements for manufacturers, transferors, or 
transferees of detergents, gasoline, or post-refinery component (PRC). 
These requirements ensure that (1) a detergent is effective before it 
is certified by EPA, (2) a certified detergent, at the minimum 
concentration necessary to be effective (known as the lowest additive 
concentration (LAC), is blended into gasoline, and (3) only gasoline 
which contains a certified detergent at its LAC is delivered to the 
consumer. The EPA maintains a list of certified gasoline detergents, 
which is publicly available. As of March 2000 there were approximately 
225 certified detergents and 16 detergent manufacturers.
    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 at 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15. The 
Federal Register document required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting 
comments on this collection of information, was published on May 10, 
2000 (65 FR 30109); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 3.2 
hours per response. 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.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: (1) Manufacturers of gasoline, post-
refinery component, or detergent additives, (2) blenders of detergent 
additives into gasoline or post-refinery component, and (3) transferors 
or transferees of detergent additives, gasoline, or post-refinery 
component.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,374.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and monthly.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 223,008 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M Cost Burden: $500.00.
    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 the use of automated 
collection techniques, to the addresses listed above. Please refer to 
EPA ICR No. 1655.04 and OMB Control No. 2060-0275 in any 
correspondence.

    Dated: September 12, 2000.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 00-24312 Filed 9-20-00; 8:45 am]
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