[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 233 (Thursday, December 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67846-67848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30162]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OAR-2003-0176; FRL-7593-7]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Registration of Fuels and Fuel 
Additives: Requirements for Manufacturers, EPA ICR Number 0309.11, OMB 
Control Number 2060-0150

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 an Information Collection 
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing 
approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on January 31, 
2004. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to

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conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this submission 
is pending at OMB. This ICR describes the nature of the information 
collection and its estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before January 5, 
2004.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number OAR-2003-
0176, to (1) EPA online using EDOCKET (our preferred method), by e-mail 
to [email protected], or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation Docket and 
Information Center, Mail Code 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB at: 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: James W. Caldwell, Office of 
Transportation and Air Quality, Mail Code 6406J, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: (202) 564-9303; fax number: (202) 565-2085; e-mail 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On August 7, 2003 (68 FR 47058), EPA sought comments on this 
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. OAR-2003-0176, 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 and Radiation Docket and Information 
Center 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.
    Any comments related to this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB 
within 30 days of this notice. EPA's policy is that public comments, 
whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available 
for public viewing in EDOCKET as EPA receives them and without change, 
unless the comment contains copyrighted material, confidential business 
information (CBI), or other information whose public disclosure is 
restricted by statute. When EPA identifies a comment containing 
copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that material in 
the version of the comment that is placed in EDOCKET. The entire 
printed comment, including the copyrighted material, will be available 
in the public docket. Although identified as an item in the official 
docket, information claimed as CBI, or whose disclosure is otherwise 
restricted by statute, is not included in the official public docket, 
and will not be available for public viewing in EDOCKET. For further 
information about the electronic docket, see EPA's Federal Register 
notice describing the electronic docket at 67 FR 38102 (May 31, 2002), 
or go to www.epa.gov/edocket.
    Title: Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Requirements for 
Manufacturers.
    Abstract: In accordance with the regulations at 40 CFR part 79, 
subparts A, B, C, and D, Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives, 
manufacturers (including importers) of gasoline or diesel fuel for use 
in motor vehicles, and manufacturers (including importers) of additives 
for such gasoline 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 heath-effects data, as required by 40 CFR part 79, subpart F, is 
covered by a separate information collection. 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, 
thus meriting further investigation and potential regulation. The 
information is also used to ensure that gasoline additives comply with 
EPA requirements for protecting catalytic converters and other 
automotive emission controls. The data have been used to construct a 
comprehensive data base on fuel and additive composition. The Mine 
Safety and Health Administration of the Department of Labor restricts 
the use of diesel additives in underground coal mines to those 
registered by EPA. Most of the information is confidential since it 
deals with the proprietary formulations of fuels and additives.
    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 in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and are identified on 
the form and/or instrument, if applicable.
    Burden Statement: The annual reporting and recordkeeping burden for 
this collection of information is estimated to average two 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: Manufacturers and importers of 
gasoline and diesel fuel for use in motor vehicles, and manufacturers 
and importers of additives for those fuels.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 820.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, quarterly, annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 14,810.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $1 million (rounded), includes $0 
annualized capital/startup costs, $29,280 annualized O&M costs and 
$977,460 labor costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is a decrease of 3,690 hours in the 
total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB inventory of 
Approved ICR Burdens. This decrease is due to a decrease in the number 
of registered fuels.


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    Dated: November 25, 2003.
Doreen Sterling,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 03-30162 Filed 12-3-03; 8:45 am]
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