[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 51 (Friday, March 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9514-9515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04795]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0135; FRL--9981-94-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Sulfur Content of Motor Vehicle Gasoline, 
Gasoline Additives, Denatured Fuel Ethanol and Other Oxygenates, 
Certified Ethanol Denaturant, and Blender-Grade Pentane (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit an information collection request (ICR), Sulfur Content of Motor 
Vehicle Gasoline, Gasoline Additives, Denatured Fuel Ethanol and Other 
Oxygenates, Certified Ethanol Denaturant, and Blender-Grade Pentane 
(EPA ICR Number 1907.10, OMB Control Number 2060-0437) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This is a proposed reinstatement of 
the ICR, which was approved through May 31, 2018. Public comments were 
previously requested via the Federal Register on April 10, 2018 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 of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 15, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2011-0135, online using

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www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Docket 
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460.
    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: Thomas J. Boylan, Fuels Compliance 
Policy Center, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 
NW, 6405A, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-1075; fax 
number: 202-565-2085; 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 or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC 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: The requirements covered under this ICR are included in 
the Tier 3 Final Rule (79 FR 23414, April 28, 2014) and corresponding 
regulations at 40 CFR subparts H and O. The scope of the recordkeeping 
and reporting requirements for each party in the gasoline, gasoline 
additive, oxygenate, certified ethanol denaturant, and blender-grade 
pentane distribution systems, and therefore the cost to that party, 
reflects the party's opportunity to create, control or alter the 
product's sulfur content. As a result, petroleum refiners/importers, 
gasoline additive producers/importers, oxygenate producers/importers, 
certified ethanol denaturant producers/importers, and blender-grade 
pentane producers and importers have more significant requirements, 
which are necessary both for their own tracking and that of downstream 
parties, and for EPA enforcement. The Tier 3 program contains 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements that apply to gasoline 
additive manufacturers, oxygenate producers/importers, blender-grade 
pentane producers/importers, and producers/importers of certified 
ethanol denaturants that are used to produce denatured fuel ethanol. In 
large part these requirements are consistent with common business 
practices.
    Form Numbers:

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    OMB Control No.            EPA Form ID             EPA Form  No.
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        2060-0437                  GSF0302                5900-312
        2060-0437                  GSF0402                5900-321
        2060-0437                  RFG1800                5900-345
        2060-0437                  RFG1900                5900-346
        2060-0437                  RFG2600                5900-347
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    Respondents/affected entities: Gasoline Refiners/Importers, 
Oxygenate Producers, Oxygenate Blenders, Gasoline Additive 
Manufacturers, Certified Ethanol Denaturant Producers, Butane and 
Pentane Manufacturers.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory.
    Estimated number of respondents: 3,953 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annually, monthly, and on occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 55,656 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $4,354,200 (per year), includes no annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is an increase in responses due to a 
more comprehensive understanding of the scale of the oxygenate 
production and importation industry. Despite this growth in responses, 
total burden hours decreased due to Agency experience in implementing 
the Tier 3 gasoline sulfur program.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-04795 Filed 3-14-19; 8:45 am]
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