80 FR 35950 - Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: RFS Pathways II, and Technical Amendments to the RFS Standards and E15 Misfueling Mitigation Requirements

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 120 (June 23, 2015)

Page Range		35950-35951
FR Document		2015-15467

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: RFS Pathways II, and Technical Amendments to the RFS Standards and E15 Misfueling Mitigation Requirement'' (EPA ICR No. 2520.01., OMB Control No. 2060-NEW 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 request for approval of a new collection. 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-2012-0401; FRL-9929-55-OAR]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: RFS Pathways II, and Technical 
Amendments to the RFS Standards and E15 Misfueling Mitigation 
Requirements

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), ``Regulation of Fuels 
and Fuel Additives: RFS Pathways II, and Technical Amendments to the 
RFS Standards and E15 Misfueling Mitigation Requirement'' (EPA ICR No. 
2520.01., OMB Control No. 2060-NEW 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 request for 
approval of a new collection. 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 August 24, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2012-0401, 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: In the final rule, EPA finalized the renewable fuels 
standard (RFS) program regulations at 40 CFR part 80, subpart M. We 
believe these provisions will facilitate the introduction of new 
renewable fuels as well as improve implementation of the program. These 
provisions includes various changes related to biogas including changes 
to the revised compressed natural gas (CNG)/liquefied

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natural gas (LNG) pathway and amendments to various associated 
registration, recordkeeping, and reporting provisions. The final 
regulation includes a lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions analysis for 
renewable electricity, renewable diesel and naphtha produced from 
landfill biogas. Adding these new pathways will enhance the ability of 
the biofuels industry to supply advanced biofuels, including cellulosic 
biofuels, which greatly reduce the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) 
compared to the petroleum-based fuels they replace. It also addresses 
``nameplate capacity'' issues for certain production facilities that do 
not claim exemption from the 20 percent GHG reduction threshold. In the 
accompanying final rule for this ICR, EPA addressed issues related to 
crop residue and corn kernel fiber and finalized an approach to 
determining the volume of cellulosic Renewable Identification Numbers 
(RIN's) produced from various cellulosic feedstocks. We also included a 
lifecycle analysis of advanced butanol and discussed the potential to 
allow for commingling of compliant products at the retail facility 
level as long as the environmental performance of the fuels would not 
be detrimental. Several other amendments to the RFS2 program were 
included.
    In the final rule, EPA also amended various changes to the E15 
(gasoline containing up to 15 volume percent ethanol) mis-fueling 
mitigation regulations (MMR) at 40 CFR part 80, subpart N. Among the 
E15 changes finalized were technical corrections and amendments to 
sections dealing with labeling, E15 surveys, product transfer 
documents, and prohibited acts. Technical amendments and corrections 
for this regulations had no bearings on the industry estimates.
    Lastly, EPA finalized changes to the survey requirements associated 
with the ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) program. This change is not 
addressed here because there are fewer than nine respondents.
    Form Numbers: 2
RFS1700-RFS2 Renewable Fuel Producers--Cellulosic Converted Fraction--
5900-362
RFS1300-RFS2 Renewable Fuel Producers Using Crop Residue as a Feedstock 
Report--5900-262
    Respondents/affected entities: Producers of renewable fuels, 
Producers of renewable electricity, Importers of renewable fuels, 
Feedstock producers from waste treatment plants, Feedstock producers 
from landfills, Parties who own RINS's.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory.
    Estimated number of respondents: 60 (total).
    Frequency of response: Quarterly, annually, on occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 8,889 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $1,081,415 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates EPA estimates yearly 60 respondents and 8,889 
burden hours which will cost industry $1,081,415. This is a new 
collection with no industry cost for comparison.

    Dated: June 15, 2015.
Byron Bunker,
Director, Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air 
Quality, Office of Air and Radiation.
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docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 Business Information (CBI) or other
other information, call (866) 208–3676 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. information whose disclosure is
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. The first page of any filing should restricted by statute.
Dated: June 9, 2015. include docket number P–4093–036. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kimberly D. Bose, Dated: June 9, 2015. Geanetta Heard, Fuels Compliance
Secretary. Kimberly D. Bose, Center, 6406J, Environmental Protection
Secretary. Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
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Washington, DC 20460; telephone
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number: 202–343–9017; fax number:
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202–565–2085; email address:
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY heard.geanetta@epa.gov.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Federal Energy Regulatory AGENCY Supporting documents which explain in
Commission detail the information that the EPA will
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2012–0401; FRL–9929–55– be collecting are available in the public
[Project No. 4093–036] OAR] docket for this ICR. The docket can be
Bynum Hydro Company, PK Ventures viewed online at www.regulations.gov
Proposed Information Collection
I Limited Partnership; Notice of or in person at the EPA Docket Center,
Request; Comment Request;
Application for Transfer of License and WJC West, Room 3334, 1301
Regulation of Fuels and Fuel
Soliciting Comments, Motions to Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
Additives: RFS Pathways II, and
Intervene, and Protests DC. The telephone number for the
Technical Amendments to the RFS
Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For
On January 16, 2015, Commission Standards and E15 Misfueling
additional information about EPA’s
staff directed PK Ventures I Limited Mitigation Requirements
public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/
Partnership (PK Ventures) to file AGENCY: Environmental Protection dockets.
documentation of project ownership Agency (EPA). Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
and an application to transfer the ACTION: Notice. the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments
license for the Bynum Project No. 4093 and information to enable it to: (i)
from Bynum Hydro Company, the SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Evaluate whether the proposed
licensee of record, to PK Ventures, the Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an collection of information is necessary
owner of the project facilities. On information collection request (ICR), for the proper performance of the
February 18, 2015, PK Ventures filed a ‘‘Regulation of Fuels and Fuel functions of the Agency, including
response, including among other things, Additives: RFS Pathways II, and whether the information will have
documentation of its ownership of the Technical Amendments to the RFS practical utility; (ii) evaluate the
project and a copy of an earlier filing Standards and E15 Misfueling accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
with the Commission in which it seeks Mitigation Requirement’’ (EPA ICR No. burden of the proposed collection of
to transfer the license from Bynum 2520.01., OMB Control No. 2060–NEW information, including the validity of
Hydro to it. The project is located on the to the Office of Management and Budget the methodology and assumptions used;
Haw River in Chatham County, North (OMB) for review and approval in (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
Carolina. accordance with the Paperwork clarity of the information to be
Contact: Mr. Robert L. Rose, PK Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). collected; and (iv) minimize the burden
Ventures I Limited Partnership, P.O. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public of the collection of information on those
Box 35236, Sarasota, FL 34242; Phone: comments on specific aspects of the who are to respond, including through
(941) 312–0303; Email: tampapc@ proposed information collection as the use of appropriate automated
outlook.com. described below. This is a request for electronic, mechanical, or other
FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis, (202) approval of a new collection. An technological collection techniques or
502–8735. Agency may not conduct or sponsor and other forms of information technology,
Deadline for filing comments, motions a person is not required to respond to e.g., permitting electronic submission of
to intervene, and protests: 30 days from a collection of information unless it responses. EPA will consider the
the date that the Commission issues this displays a currently valid OMB control comments received and amend the ICR
notice. The Commission strongly number. as appropriate. The final ICR package
encourages electronic filing. Please file DATES: Comments must be submitted on will then be submitted to OMB for
motions to intervene, comments, and or before August 24, 2015. review and approval. At that time, EPA
protests using the Commission’s eFiling ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, will issue another Federal Register
system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs- referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– notice to announce the submission of
filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can OAR–2012–0401, online using the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit brief comments up to 6,000 www.regulations.gov (our preferred submit additional comments to OMB.
characters, without prior registration, method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Abstract: In the final rule, EPA
using the eComment system at http:// Center, Environmental Protection finalized the renewable fuels standard
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 (RFS) program regulations at 40 CFR
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

ecomment.asp. You must include your Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, part 80, subpart M. We believe these
name and contact information at the end DC 20460. provisions will facilitate the
of your comments. For assistance, EPA’s policy is that all comments introduction of new renewable fuels as
please contact FERC Online Support at received will be included in the public well as improve implementation of the
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) docket without change including any program. These provisions includes
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 personal information provided, unless various changes related to biogas
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please the comment includes profanity, threats, including changes to the revised
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal information claimed to be Confidential compressed natural gas (CNG)/liquefied

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natural gas (LNG) pathway and Respondent’s obligation to respond: DATES: Written comments on the
amendments to various associated Mandatory. proposed consent decree must be
registration, recordkeeping, and Estimated number of respondents: 60 received by July 23, 2015.
reporting provisions. The final (total). ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
regulation includes a lifecycle Frequency of response: Quarterly, identified by Docket ID number EPA–
greenhouse gas emissions analysis for annually, on occasion. HQ–OGC–2015–0364, online at
renewable electricity, renewable diesel Total estimated burden: 8,889 hours www.regulations.gov (EPA’s preferred
and naphtha produced from landfill (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR method); by email to oei.docket@
biogas. Adding these new pathways will 1320.03(b). epa.gov; by mail to EPA Docket Center,
enhance the ability of the biofuels Total estimated cost: $1,081,415 (per Environmental Protection Agency,
industry to supply advanced biofuels, year), includes $0 annualized capital or Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
including cellulosic biofuels, which operation & maintenance costs. Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001;
greatly reduce the greenhouse gas Changes in Estimates EPA estimates or by hand delivery or courier to EPA
emissions (GHG) compared to the yearly 60 respondents and 8,889 burden Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334,
petroleum-based fuels they replace. It hours which will cost industry 1301 Constitution Ave. NW.,
also addresses ‘‘nameplate capacity’’ $1,081,415. This is a new collection Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and
issues for certain production facilities with no industry cost for comparison. 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday,
that do not claim exemption from the 20 excluding legal holidays. Comments on
Dated: June 15, 2015.
percent GHG reduction threshold. In the a disk or CD–ROM should be formatted
accompanying final rule for this ICR, Byron Bunker,
in Word or ASCII file, avoiding the use
EPA addressed issues related to crop Director, Compliance Division, Office of
of special characters and any form of
residue and corn kernel fiber and Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Air
and Radiation. encryption, and may be mailed to the
finalized an approach to determining mailing address above.
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the volume of cellulosic Renewable FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Identification Numbers (RIN’s) BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
Richard H. Vetter, Air and Radiation
produced from various cellulosic Law Office, Office of General Counsel,
feedstocks. We also included a lifecycle U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
analysis of advanced butanol and c/o US/EPA/OAQPS/SPPD/IO D205–01,
AGENCY
discussed the potential to allow for Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
commingling of compliant products at 27711; telephone: (919) 541–2127; fax
the retail facility level as long as the [FRL–9929–53–OGC]
number (919) 541–4991; email address:
environmental performance of the fuels vetter.rick@epa.gov.
would not be detrimental. Several other Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air
Act Citizen Suit SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
amendments to the RFS2 program were
included. AGENCY: Environmental Protection I. Additional Information About the
In the final rule, EPA also amended Agency (EPA). Proposed Consent Decree
various changes to the E15 (gasoline ACTION: Notice of proposed consent The proposed consent decree would
containing up to 15 volume percent decree; request for public comment. resolve a lawsuit filed by the
ethanol) mis-fueling mitigation Environmental Integrity Project seeking
regulations (MMR) at 40 CFR part 80, SUMMARY: In accordance with section to compel the Administrator to take
subpart N. Among the E15 changes 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended actions under CAA section 505(b)(2).
finalized were technical corrections and (‘‘CAA’’ or the ‘‘Act’’), notice is hereby Under the terms of the proposed
amendments to sections dealing with given of a proposed consent decree to consent decree, EPA would agree to sign
labeling, E15 surveys, product transfer address a lawsuit filed by the its response granting or denying the
documents, and prohibited acts. Environmental Integrity Project: petitions filed by the Environmental
Technical amendments and corrections Environmental Integrity Project v. Integrity Project regarding Shell
for this regulations had no bearings on McCarthy, No. 1:14-cv-2106 (RC) (D. Chemical Company’s Deer Park
the industry estimates. D.C.). On December 12, 2014, Plaintiff Chemical Plant and Shell Oil
Lastly, EPA finalized changes to the filed a complaint alleging that Gina Company’s Deer Park Refinery, both
survey requirements associated with the McCarthy, in her official capacity as located in Harris County, Texas,
ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) program. Administrator of the United States pursuant to section 505(b)(2) of the
This change is not addressed here Environmental Protection Agency CAA, on or before August 21, 2015.
because there are fewer than nine (‘‘EPA’’), failed to perform a non- Under the terms of the proposed
respondents. discretionary duty to grant or deny consent decree, EPA would
Form Numbers: 2 within 60 days two petitions submitted expeditiously deliver notice of EPA’s
RFS1700–RFS2 Renewable Fuel by the Environmental Integrity Project response to the Office of the Federal
Producers—Cellulosic Converted on May 19, 2014, requesting that EPA Register for review and publication
Fraction—5900–362 object to two CAA Title V permits following signature of such response. In
RFS1300–RFS2 Renewable Fuel issued by the Texas Commission on addition, the proposed consent decree
Producers Using Crop Residue as a Environmental Quality (‘‘TCEQ’’) to the outlines the procedure for the Plaintiffs
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Feedstock Report—5900–262 Shell Chemical Company and the Shell to request costs of litigation, including
Respondents/affected entities: Oil Company authorizing the operation attorney fees.
Producers of renewable fuels, Producers of the Deer Park Chemical Plant and the For a period of thirty (30) days
of renewable electricity, Importers of Deer Park Refinery, respectively, located following the date of publication of this
renewable fuels, Feedstock producers in Harris County, Texas. The proposed notice, EPA will accept written
from waste treatment plants, Feedstock consent decree would establish a comments relating to the proposed
producers from landfills, Parties who deadline of August 21, 2015, for EPA to consent decree from persons who are
own RINS’s. take such action. not named as parties or intervenors to

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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 August 24, 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 35950