[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 188 (Thursday, September 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56969-56971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15976]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request for Reformulated Gasoline Commingling Provisions; EPA 
ICR No. 2228.02; OMB Control No. 2060-0566

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to 
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection 
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This 
request is to renew an emergency ICR that is scheduled to expire on 
December 31, 2006.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 27, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2006-0745, by one of the following methods:
     www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions for 
submitting comments.
     E-mail: [email protected]
     Mail: Air Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail 
Code: 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
     Fax or Hand Delivery: EPA's Public Reading Room was 
temporarily closed due to flooding and has reopened in the EPA 
Headquarters Library, Infoterra Room (Room 3334), in the EPA West 
Building, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. In order to 
ensure to arrange for proper fax or hand delivery of materials at this 
time, please call the Air Docket at 202-566-1742.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2006-0745. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at 
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, 
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) or other information for which disclosure is 
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to 
be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or e-mail. 
The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, 
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information 
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov, 
your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part 
of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available 
on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends 
that you include your name and other contact information in the body of 
your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read 
your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for 
clarification,

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EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should 
avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be 
free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's 
public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Geanetta Heard, Office of 
Transportation and Air Quality, Transportation and Regional Programs 
Division, Mail Code 6406J, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 
343-9017; fax number: (202) 343-2801; e-mail address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

How Can I Access the Docket and/or Submit Comments?

    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0745. The docket is available for online viewing at 
www.regulations.gov, and for in-person viewing at EPA's Public Reading 
Room. The Public Reading Room was temporarily closed due to flooding 
and reopened in the EPA Headquarters Library, Infoterra Room (Room 
3334), in the EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) in its new location, Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Air 
Docket is 202-566-1742.
    Use www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy of the draft collection of 
information, submit or view public comments, access the index listing 
of the contents of the 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 in this 
document.

What Information Is EPA Particularly Interested in?

    Pursuant to section 3506(c) (2) (A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 
EPA specifically solicits comments and information to enable it 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. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from 
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of 
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork 
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.

What Should I Consider When I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your 
comments:
    1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific 
examples.
    2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
    3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used 
that support your views.
    4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you 
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
    5. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
    6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified 
under DATES.
    7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket 
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page 
of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal 
Register citation.

What Information Collection Activity or ICR Does This Apply to?

    Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
gasoline retailers, wholesale purchaser-consumers, gasoline stations, 
gasoline stations with convenience stores and gasoline stations without 
convenience stores.
    Title: Reformulated Gasoline Commingling Provisions.
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2228.02, OMB Control No. 2060-0566.
    ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on December 
31, 2006. 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 Title 40 Part 9 of the CFR after being 
approved. The control numbers are displayed either by publication in 
the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such as on the 
related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The display of 
OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 
CFR Part 9.
    Abstract: With this information collection request (ICR), we are 
seeking permission to accept notifications from gasoline retailers and 
wholesale purchaser-consumers related to commingling of ethanol blended 
and non-ethanol-blended reformulated gasoline (RFG) under section 1513 
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) and 40 CFR 80.78(a)(8)(ii)(B); 
and to provide for a compliance option whereby a retailer or wholesale 
purchaser-consumer may demonstrate compliance via test results under 
Sec.  80.78(a)(8)(iii)(A). These provisions are designed to grant 
compliance flexibility. An emergency ICR has been put in place and 
expires December 31, 2006. We are requesting that the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) renew this ICR and request that it be 
effective three years after approval.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.25 
hours (fifteen minutes) per respondent. Burden means the total time, 
effort, or financial resources expended by a person to generate, 
maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to (or for) a 
Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; 
to develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for 
the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information; to 
process and maintain information; to disclose and provide information; 
to adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable 
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; to train 
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; to 
search data sources; to complete and review the collection of 
information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the Agency's estimate, 
which is only briefly summarized here:
    Estimated total number of potential respondents: 56,700.
    Frequency of response: Occasional.
    Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 2.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 27,675 hours.
    Estimated total annual costs: $1,964,925. This includes an 
estimated

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burden cost of $1,964,925 and an estimated cost of $0 for capital 
investment or maintenance and operational costs.

Are There Changes in the Estimates From the Last Approval?

    There is no change in the total estimated respondent burden 
compared with that identified in the emergency ICR that expires 
December 31, 2006.

What Is the Next Step in the Process for This ICR?

    EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as 
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for 
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, EPA will 
issue another Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR 
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the 
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any 
questions about this ICR or the approval process, please contact the 
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Dated: September 22, 2006.
Margo Tsirigotis Oge,
Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality.
[FR Doc. E6-15976 Filed 9-27-06; 8:45 am]
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