80 FR 30677 - Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Fuel Quality Regulations for Diesel Fuel Sold in 2001 and Later Years; for Tax-Exempt (Dyed) Highway Diesel Fuel; & Non-Road Locomotive & Marine Diesel Fuel (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 103 (May 29, 2015)

Page Range		30677-30678
FR Document		2015-13028

The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Fuel Quality Regulations for Diesel Fuel Sold in 2001 & Later Years; for Tax-Exempt (Dyed) Highway Diesel Fuel; & Non-Road Locomotive & Marine Diesel Fuel'' (EPA ICR No 1718.10., OMB Control No. 2060-0308 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.). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a renewal of the ICR, which is currently approved through January 31, 2016. 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.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1121; FRL-9928-37-OAR]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Fuel 
Quality Regulations for Diesel Fuel Sold in 2001 and Later Years; for 
Tax-Exempt (Dyed) Highway Diesel Fuel; & Non-Road Locomotive & Marine 
Diesel Fuel (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Fuel Quality Regulations for 
Diesel Fuel Sold in 2001 & Later Years; for Tax-Exempt (Dyed) Highway 
Diesel Fuel; & Non-Road Locomotive & Marine Diesel Fuel'' (EPA ICR No 
1718.10., OMB Control No. 2060-0308 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.). Before doing so, EPA is 
soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed 
information collection as described below. This is a renewal of the 
ICR, which is currently approved through January 31, 2016. 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 July 28, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2007-1121, online using 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: Geanetta Heard, Fuels Compliance 
Center, 6406J, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-9017; 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.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting 
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. 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. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice 
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 
submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: This ICR renewal is related to EPA's diesel fuel 
regulations under 40 CFR part 80, subpart I, applicable to highway 
(``motor vehicle'' or ``MV'') diesel fuel and non-road, locomotive and 
marine diesel fuel (NRLM) and heating oil (HO). Most of the information 
collected under this ICR is used to evaluate compliance with the 
requirements of the regulations. Since virtually all MV diesel fuel was 
required to meet a 15 part per million (ppm) standard as of June 1, 
2010, very little reporting related to MV diesel fuel remains. However, 
reporting related to NRLM and HO will continue throughout the course of 
this proposed ICR renewal. The activities associated with this ICR 
include: Registration (all parties have registered; updates to existing 
registrations are still possible); compliance reports (mostly covering 
NRLM and HO; updates to prior compliance reports for MV diesel are 
still possible); research and development (R&D) exemptions; generation 
and retention of quality assurance (QA) records and foreign refiner 
recordkeeping and reporting. This ICR renewal contains provisions 
related to qualification of laboratories on performance-based test 
methods.
    Form Numbers: 12.

DSF0100 Form: Diesel Fuel Sulfur Credit Banking and Generation Report--
5900-351
DSF0200 Form: Diesel Fuel Sulfur Credit Transfer Report--5900-333
DSF Form: ECA Marine Fuel Precision Demonstration--5900-352
DSF0302 Form: Diesel Fuel Facility Report--5900-323
DSF0401 Form: Diesel Fuel Sulfur Batch Report--5900-324
DSF0504 Forms: Designated and Track Handoff Report--5900-325
DSF0601 Designate and Track Total Volume Report--5900-326
DSF0700 Designate Track Facility Compliance Report--5900-327
DSE0700 Form: Designate and Track Entity Compliance Report--5900-328
DSE0900 Form: Motor Vehicle Diesel Sulfur Pre-Compliance Report--5900-
329
DSF0951 Form: NRLM Diesel Sulfur Pre-Compliance Report--5900-350
DLQ001 Form: (Used for lab test method)--EPA-420-B-14-066a

    Respondents/affected entities: Private businesses selling diesel 
fuel.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: mandatory.
    Estimated number of respondents: 6,806 (total).
    Frequency of response: quarterly, annually, on occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 11,078 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $1,122,716 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: For this renewal, we estimated a total annual 
respondent burden of 25,553 reports, a decrease of 239,853 reports from 
the last ICR approved by OMB. The number of hours decreased from 18,950 
hours to 11,078 hours, a difference of 7,902 hours per year. The annual 
reporting and hourly burden decreased due to an expiring yellow 124 
provision no longer required for diesel fuel. In this renewal, the 
Agency is also adding the electronic ECA Marine Fuel Precision 
Demonstration form. A contributing factor to the lowering of the 
industry cost was the salaries quoted in the ``Bureau of Labor 
Statistics, May 2013 National Industry-Specific Occupational

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Employment and Wage Estimates, mean wages.'' The salaries that assisted 
in calculating the labor mix had slightly declined. This change has 
caused a decrease in the cost per report in this collection from $110 
per report to $101 per report. The total estimated cost to industry is 
$1,122,716 a year, a difference of $ 961,784 calculated from the prior 
collection approved by OMB. For future approvals, we project that the 
cost to report will decrease significantly. The burden related to MV 
diesel reporting will phase out and virtually all laboratory 
qualification applications for test methods will be completed, 
decreasing total industry burden.

    Dated: May 20, 2015.
Byron Bunker,
Director, Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air 
Quality, Office of Air and Radiation.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: compliance reports for MV diesel are
AGENCY Supporting documents which explain in still possible); research and
detail the information that the EPA will development (R&D) exemptions;
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–1121; FRL–9928–37–
OAR]
be collecting are available in the public generation and retention of quality
docket for this ICR. The docket can be assurance (QA) records and foreign
Proposed Information Collection viewed online at www.regulations.gov refiner recordkeeping and reporting.
Request; Comment Request; Fuel or in person at the EPA Docket Center, This ICR renewal contains provisions
Quality Regulations for Diesel Fuel WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 related to qualification of laboratories
Sold in 2001 and Later Years; for Tax- Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, on performance-based test methods.
Exempt (Dyed) Highway Diesel Fuel; & DC. The telephone number for the Form Numbers: 12.
Non-Road Locomotive & Marine Diesel Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For DSF0100 Form: Diesel Fuel Sulfur
Fuel (Renewal) additional information about EPA’s Credit Banking and Generation
public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ Report—5900–351
AGENCY: Environmental Protection dockets. DSF0200 Form: Diesel Fuel Sulfur
Agency (EPA). Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Credit Transfer Report—5900–333
ACTION: Notice. the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments DSF Form: ECA Marine Fuel Precision
and information to enable it to: (i) Demonstration—5900–352
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Evaluate whether the proposed
Agency is planning to submit an DSF0302 Form: Diesel Fuel Facility
collection of information is necessary Report—5900–323
information collection request (ICR), for the proper performance of the
‘‘Fuel Quality Regulations for Diesel DSF0401 Form: Diesel Fuel Sulfur Batch
functions of the Agency, including Report—5900–324
Fuel Sold in 2001 & Later Years; for whether the information will have
Tax-Exempt (Dyed) Highway Diesel DSF0504 Forms: Designated and Track
practical utility; (ii) evaluate the Handoff Report—5900–325
Fuel; & Non-Road Locomotive & Marine accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
Diesel Fuel’’ (EPA ICR No 1718.10., DSF0601 Designate and Track Total
burden of the proposed collection of Volume Report—5900–326
OMB Control No. 2060–0308 to the information, including the validity of
Office of Management and Budget DSF0700 Designate Track Facility
the methodology and assumptions used; Compliance Report—5900–327
(OMB) for review and approval in (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
accordance with the Paperwork DSE0700 Form: Designate and Track
clarity of the information to be Entity Compliance Report—5900–328
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). collected; and (iv) minimize the burden
Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public DSE0900 Form: Motor Vehicle Diesel
of the collection of information on those
comments on specific aspects of the Sulfur Pre-Compliance Report—5900–
who are to respond, including through
proposed information collection as 329
the use of appropriate automated
described below. This is a renewal of DSF0951 Form: NRLM Diesel Sulfur
electronic, mechanical, or other
the ICR, which is currently approved Pre-Compliance Report—5900–350
technological collection techniques or
through January 31, 2016. An Agency DLQ001 Form: (Used for lab test
other forms of information technology,
may not conduct or sponsor and a method)—EPA–420–B–14–066a
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
person is not required to respond to a responses. EPA will consider the Respondents/affected entities: Private
collection of information unless it comments received and amend the ICR businesses selling diesel fuel.
displays a currently valid OMB control as appropriate. The final ICR package Respondent’s obligation to respond:
number. will then be submitted to OMB for mandatory.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on review and approval. At that time, EPA Estimated number of respondents:
or before July 28, 2015. will issue another Federal Register 6,806 (total).
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, notice to announce the submission of Frequency of response: quarterly,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to annually, on occasion.
OAR–2007–1121, online using submit additional comments to OMB. Total estimated burden: 11,078 hours
www.regulations.gov (our preferred Abstract: This ICR renewal is related (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
method), or by mail to: EPA Docket to EPA’s diesel fuel regulations under 1320.03(b).
Center, Environmental Protection 40 CFR part 80, subpart I, applicable to Total estimated cost: $1,122,716 (per
Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 highway (‘‘motor vehicle’’ or ‘‘MV’’) year), includes $0 annualized capital or
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, diesel fuel and non-road, locomotive operation & maintenance costs.
DC 20460. and marine diesel fuel (NRLM) and Changes in Estimates: For this
EPA’s policy is that all comments heating oil (HO). Most of the renewal, we estimated a total annual
received will be included in the public information collected under this ICR is respondent burden of 25,553 reports, a
docket without change including any used to evaluate compliance with the decrease of 239,853 reports from the last
personal information provided, unless requirements of the regulations. Since ICR approved by OMB. The number of
the comment includes profanity, threats, virtually all MV diesel fuel was required hours decreased from 18,950 hours to
information claimed to be Confidential to meet a 15 part per million (ppm) 11,078 hours, a difference of 7,902
Business Information (CBI) or other standard as of June 1, 2010, very little hours per year. The annual reporting
information whose disclosure is reporting related to MV diesel fuel and hourly burden decreased due to an
restricted by statute. remains. However, reporting related to expiring yellow 124 provision no longer
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: NRLM and HO will continue throughout required for diesel fuel. In this renewal,
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Geanetta Heard, Fuels Compliance the course of this proposed ICR renewal. the Agency is also adding the electronic
Center, 6406J, Environmental Protection The activities associated with this ICR ECA Marine Fuel Precision
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., include: Registration (all parties have Demonstration form. A contributing
Washington, DC 20460; telephone registered; updates to existing factor to the lowering of the industry
number: 202–343–9017; fax number: registrations are still possible); cost was the salaries quoted in the
202–565–2085; email address: compliance reports (mostly covering ‘‘Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2013
heard.geanetta@epa.gov. NRLM and HO; updates to prior National Industry-Specific Occupational

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30678 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 103 / Friday, May 29, 2015 / Notices

Employment and Wage Estimates, mean Center, Environmental Protection provides broad authority for EPA to
wages.’’ The salaries that assisted in Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 collect information related to the
calculating the labor mix had slightly Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, regulations we adopt for aircraft and
declined. This change has caused a DC 20460. other emission sources (42 U.S.C.
decrease in the cost per report in this EPA’s policy is that all comments 7414(a)(1)). EPA is accordingly adopting
collection from $110 per report to $101 received will be included in the public a new set of emission standards for
per report. The total estimated cost to docket without change including any aircraft gas turbine engines and adding
industry is $1,122,716 a year, a personal information provided, unless a requirement for manufacturers to
difference of $ 961,784 calculated from the comment includes profanity, threats, submit information related to
the prior collection approved by OMB. information claimed to be Confidential compliance with the emission
For future approvals, we project that the Business Information (CBI) or other standards.
cost to report will decrease significantly. information whose disclosure is Respondents/affected entities:
The burden related to MV diesel restricted by statute. Manufacturers.
reporting will phase out and virtually FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Respondent’s obligation to respond:
all laboratory qualification applications Alan Stout, Office of Air and Radiation, Mandatory.
for test methods will be completed, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Estimated number of respondents: 10
decreasing total industry burden. telephone number: 734–214–4805; (total).
Dated: May 20, 2015. email address: stout.alan@epa.gov. Frequency of response: Annual.
Byron Bunker, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Currently approved estimated burden:
Supporting documents which explain in 60 hours (per year). Burden is defined
Director, Compliance Division, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Air detail the information that the EPA will at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
and Radiation. be collecting are available in the public Currently approved estimated cost:
[FR Doc. 2015–13028 Filed 5–28–15; 8:45 am] docket for this ICR. The docket can be No annualized capital or operation &
viewed online at www.regulations.gov maintenance costs.
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or in person at the EPA Docket Center, Changes in estimates: The final ICR
WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 submitted to OMB will contain revised
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, burden estimates that reflect any
AGENCY DC. The telephone number for the changes to the collection over the past
Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For three years and any public comments
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0742; FRL–9928–48– received.
OEI] additional information about EPA’s
public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ Courtney Kerwin,
Proposed Information Collection dockets. Acting Director, Collections Strategies
Request; Comment Request; Aircraft Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Division.
Engines—Supplemental Information the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments [FR Doc. 2015–12942 Filed 5–28–15; 8:45 am]
Related to Exhaust Emissions and information to enable it to: (i)
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(Renewal) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
AGENCY: Environmental Protection for the proper performance of the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Agency (EPA). functions of the Agency, including AGENCY
ACTION: Notice. whether the information will have
practical utility; (ii) evaluate the [EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0742; FRL–9928–47–
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the OEI]
Agency is planning to submit an burden of the proposed collection of
information collection request (ICR), Proposed Information Collection
information, including the validity of Request; Comment Request; Air
‘‘Aircraft Engines—Supplemental the methodology and assumptions used;
Information Related to Exhaust Pollution Regulations for Outer
(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and Continental Shelf (OCS) Activities
Emissions’’ (EPA ICR No. 2427.03, OMB clarity of the information to be
Control No. 2060–0680) to the Office of (Renewal)
collected; and (iv) minimize the burden
Management and Budget (OMB) for of the collection of information on those AGENCY: Environmental Protection
review and approval in accordance with who are to respond, including through Agency (EPA).
the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. the use of appropriate automated ACTION: Notice.
3501 et seq.). Before doing so, EPA is electronic, mechanical, or other
soliciting public comments on specific technological collection techniques or SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
aspects of the proposed information other forms of information technology, Agency is planning to submit an
collection as described below. This is a e.g., permitting electronic submission of information collection request (ICR),
proposed extension of the ICR. An responses. EPA will consider the ‘‘Air Pollution Regulations for Outer
agency may not conduct or sponsor and comments received and amend the ICR Continental Shelf’’ (EPA ICR No.
a person is not required to respond to as appropriate. The final ICR package 1601.09, OMB Control No. 2060–0249)
a collection of information unless it will then be submitted to OMB for to the Office of Management and Budget
displays a currently valid OMB control review and approval. At that time, EPA (OMB) for review and approval in
number. will issue another Federal Register accordance with the Paperwork
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DATES: Comments must be submitted on notice to announce the submission of Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
or before July 28, 2015. the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, submit additional comments to OMB. comments on specific aspects of the
referencing the Docket ID Number Abstract: Clean Air Act section 231 proposed information collection as
above, online using (42 U.S.C. 7571) authorizes EPA to described below. This is a proposed
www.regulations.gov (our preferred adopt emission standards for aircraft extension of the ICR. An agency may not
method), or by mail to: EPA Docket engines. The Clean Air Act additionally conduct or sponsor and a person is not

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be submitted on or before July 28, 2015.
Contact		Geanetta Heard, Fuels Compliance Center, 6406J, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-9017; fax number:
FR Citation		80 FR 30677