[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 16 (Thursday, January 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4208-4209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1185]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1121; FRL 8519-7]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Fuel Quality Regulations for Diesel Fuel Sold in 
2001 & Later Years; for Tax-Exempt (Dyed) Highway Diesel Fuel; & 
Nonroad Locomotive & Marine Diesel Fuel (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1718.08, 
OMB Control No. 2060-0308

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 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. The ICR, which is abstracted below, 
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated 
burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before February 25, 
2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2007-1121, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), by email to [email protected] or by mail to: EPA 
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation 
Docket, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Mail Code: 2822T, Washington, DC 
20460, and (2) OMB by mail 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: Anne-Marie C. Pastorkovich, Attorney/
Advisor, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Mail Code: 6406J, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-9623; 
fax number: 202-343-2801; 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 November 20, 2007 (72 FR 65327), EPA sought comments on 
this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any 
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB 
within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1121, which is available for online viewing at 
www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air and Radiation 
Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC 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 Docket is 202-566-1742.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at 
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the 
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those 
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the 
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number 
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public 
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made 
available for public viewing at www.regulations.gov 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. For further 
information about the electronic docket, go to www.regulations.gov.
    Title: Fuel Quality Regulations for Diesel Fuel Sold in 2001 & 
Later Years; for Tax-Exempt (Dyed) Highway Diesel Fuel; & Nonroad 
Locomotive & Marine Diesel Fuel (Renewal).
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1718.08, OMB Control No. 2060-0308.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2008. 
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor 
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. 
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 title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when 
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, 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: This ICR covers recordkeeping and reporting requirements 
for motor vehicle diesel fuel and non-road, locomotive, and marine 
diesel fuel. It also includes recordkeeping and reporting associated 
with the placement of codes on dyed diesel fuel (the dye is required 
under IRS regulations). The main purpose for recordkeeping and 
reporting is to ensure compliance with the regulations at 40 CFR Part 
80, Subpart I--Motor Vehicle, Non-Road, Locomotive and Marine Diesel 
Fuel. Because the diesel fuel regulations are written to permit several 
types of flexibility, periodic reporting (annual and quarterly) is 
necessary in order for EPA to monitor compliance. Most reporting is 
mandatory. Parties may assert a claim of business confidentiality and 
submissions covered by such a claim will be treated in accordance with 
procedures at 40 CFR Part 2 and established Agency procedures.
    With this ICR the Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) is also seeking 
permission to collect applications from refiners, importers, and 
independent laboratories in order to permit them to use performance-
based test methods for measuring sulfur in diesel fuel and detecting 
the presence of a marker in diesel sold as heating oil. This was 
previously covered by EPA ICR Number 2180.02 (2060-0566), but since the 
entire burden in that ICR is related to motor vehicle and non-road 
diesel fuel, we are including it in this ICR and will terminate 2180.02 
upon approval.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.62 
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

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existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and 
requirements which have subsequently changed; 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: Businesses and other for-profits in 
the private sector.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,875.
    Frequency of Response: Annual, quarterly, and/or on occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 264,150.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $2,626,000 (all purchased services).
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a net decrease of 48,083 hours 
and $5,874,000 in the total estimated burden currently identified in 
the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. The change in burden hours 
reflects a decrease of 51,683 hours due to agency adjustment and an 
increase of 3,600 hours due to agency discretion. The additional 3,600 
hours cover performance-based test methods previously counted under ICR 
2180.02. The reduction in hours is due mostly to reporting requirements 
that applied at the start of the program that are no longer applicable 
to most parties (e.g., initial registration, application for 
flexibilities like small refiner status).

    Dated: January 17, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E8-1185 Filed 1-23-08; 8:45 am]
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