[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30896-30897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-12304]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OAR-2004-0078, FRL-7668-7]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Continuing Collection; 
Comment Request; Detergent Gasoline, EPA ICR Number 1655.05, OMB 
Control Number 2060-0275

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 EPA is planning to submit a 
continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB). This is a request to renew an existing 
collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on October 31, 2004. Before 
submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting 
comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as 
described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 2, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number OAR-2004-
0078, to EPA online using EDOCKET (our preferred method), by email to 
[email protected], or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation Docket, Mail code 6102T, 
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James W. Caldwell, Office of 
Transportation and Air Quality, Mail Code 6406J, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: (202) 564-9303; fax number: (202) 565-2085; e-mail 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has established a public docket for this 
ICR under Docket ID number OAR-2004-0078, which is available for public 
viewing at the Office of Air and Radiation Docket 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 Office of Air and Radiation 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 obtain a copy of the draft collection of information, 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 within 
60 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.
    Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those who (1) manufacture gasoline, post-refinery component, or 
detergent additives, (2) blend detergent additives into gasoline or 
post-refinery component, or (3) transport or receive a detergent 
additive, gasoline, or post-refinery component.

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    Title: Detergent Gasoline: Certification Requirements for 
Manufacturers of Detergent Additives; Requirements for Transferors and 
Transferees of Detergent Additives; Requirements for Blenders of 
Detergents into Gasoline or Post-refinery Component; Requirements for 
Manufacturers, Transferors, and Transferees of Gasoline or Post-
refinery Component (40 CFR Part 80--Subpart G), EPA ICR Number 1655.05, 
OMB Control Number 2060-0275, expiration date: 10-31-04.
    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 April 2004 there were 323 certified 
detergents and 18 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.
    The EPA would like to solicit comments 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.
    Burden Statement: EPA estimates that the average burden for 
detergent certification is 60 hours and $4,228, and that there will be 
approximately 30 applications for detergent certification each year for 
the next three years. Thus, the annual certification burden is 
estimated at 1,800 hours and $126,840.
    Most of the burden is incurred by the blenders of detergent into 
gasoline or PRC. The regulations require that they generate and 
maintain records of the amount of detergent blended and the amount of 
gasoline into which it is blended. These records are known as 
volumetric additive reconciliation (VAR) records and must demonstrate 
that the proper amount of a certified detergent has been used. For 
blenders with automated equipment, the annual burden is estimated at 
150 hours and $8,826. There are approximately 1,300 blenders that use 
automated equipment. Thus, the annual burden is 195,000 hours and $11.5 
million. For blenders with non-automated equipment, the annual burden 
is estimated at 500 hours and $29,420. There are about 50 blenders in 
this category, for an annual burden of 25,000 hours and $1,471,000.
    There are no capital or start-up costs beyond those incurred by 
industry at the program's inception in 1995. Operating and maintenance 
(O&M) costs are in three categories. First, the on-road engine testing 
to demonstrate that the detergent meets the deposit-control standards 
is performed at contractor facilities. However, just about all 
detergent certifications are able to rely on previous testing, so new 
testing is only performed about once a year at a cost of $70,000. The 
second O&M cost is for copying and postage for the estimated 30 
submissions annually for detergent certification and 8 submissions 
annually for research notification. At an estimated $10 per submission, 
the annual cost is $380. The third O&M cost is for the storage of the 
VAR records at the 1,300 automated detergent blending facilities and 50 
non-automated detergent blending facilities. The estimated annual cost 
per facility is $100, for a total of $135,000. The total annual 
estimated burden for industry is 221,808 hours and $13.3 million. 
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.

    Dated: May 20, 2004.
Suzanne Rudzinski,
Director, Transportation and Regional Programs Division.
[FR Doc. 04-12304 Filed 5-28-04; 8:45 am]
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