[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64896-64897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22662]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0525; FRL-9950-78-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives--
Health-Effects Research Requirements for Manufacturers (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Registration of Fuels and Fuel 
Additives--Health-Effects Research Requirements for Manufacturers 
(Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 1696.09, OMB Control No. 2060-0297) to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 
This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved 
through September 30, 2016. Public comments were previously requested 
via the Federal Register (81 FR 22080) on April 14, 2016 during a 60-
day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for 
public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, 
including its estimated burden and cost to the public. An Agency may 
not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a 
collection for information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before October 21, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2006-0525, 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, Mail Code 28221T, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email 
to [email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer 
for EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James W. Caldwell, Compliance 
Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Mail Code 6405A, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 343-9303; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in 
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available 
in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at 
www.regulations.gov on in person at the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, 
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone 
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: In accordance with the regulations at 40 CFR 79, Subparts 
A, B C, and D, Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives, manufacturers 
(including importers) of motor-vehicle gasoline, motor-vehicle diesel 
fuel, and additives for those fuels 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, and certain technical, marketing, and health-effects

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information. The development of health-effects data, as required by 40 
CFR 79, Subpart F, is the subject of this ICR. The information 
collection requirements for Subparts A through D, and the supplemental 
notification requirements of Subpart F (indicating how the manufacturer 
will satisfy the health-effects data requirements) are covered by a 
separate ICR (EPA ICR No. 0309.14, OMB Control No. 2060-0150). The 
health-effects data will be used to determine if there are any products 
which have evaporative or combustion emissions that may pose an 
unreasonable risk to public health, thus meriting further investigation 
and potential regulation. This information is required for specific 
groups of fuels and additives as defined in the regulations.
    Form numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Manufacturers of motor-vehicle 
gasoline, motor-vehicle diesel fuel, and additives for those fuels.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR 79).
    Estimated number of respondents: 2 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 17,600 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $2,053,800 (per year), includes $597,000 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in estimates: There is a decrease of 1,600 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This decrease is due to a revision in the estimate for 
conducting the Tier 1 literature search.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-22662 Filed 9-20-16; 8:45 am]
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