82 FR 46806 - Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Detergent Gasoline (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 193 (October 6, 2017)

Page Range		46806-46808
FR Document		2017-21609

The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Detergent Gasoline (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 1655.09, OMB Control No. 2060-0275) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, the EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through November 30, 2017. 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.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 193 (Friday, October 6, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 193 (Friday, October 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-21609]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2060-0275; FRL-9968-96-OAR]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Detergent Gasoline (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), ``Regulation of Fuels and Fuel 
Additives: Detergent Gasoline (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 1655.09, OMB 
Control No. 2060-0275) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval in accordance with

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the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, the EPA is soliciting 
public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information 
collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through November 30, 2017. 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 December 5, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2007-0595 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.
    The 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, Environmental 
Engineer, Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air 
Quality, Mail Code 6405A, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; Telephone: (202) 343-
9303; Fax: (202) 343-2802; 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, the 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. The 
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, the 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: Gasoline combustion results in the formation of engine 
deposits. The accumulation of deposits, particularly in the orifices of 
fuel injectors and on intake valves, typically results in increased 
emissions and reduced engine performance. As fuel injectors replaced 
carburetors in the 1980's, a number of vehicle manufacturers 
experienced problems with deposit formation. Detergent additives, which 
had been available for years to control deposits in carbureted 
vehicles, were improved to accommodate the new technology. However, 
their use was voluntary and there were no regulatory standards by which 
to gauge their effectiveness. Congress recognized the importance of 
effective detergent additives in minimizing vehicle emissions, and 
added Section 211(1) in the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. It 
required gasoline to contain detergent additives, effective January 1, 
1995, and provided the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the 
authority to establish specifications for such additives. The 
regulations at 40 CFR 80--Subpart G implemented certification 
requirements for detergents and imposed a variety of recordkeeping and 
reporting requirements for certain parties involved with detergents, 
gasoline, or post-refinery component (any gasoline blending stock or 
any oxygenate that is blended with gasoline subsequent to the gasoline 
refining process (PRC)). All gasolines must contain certified 
detergents, with the exception of research, racing, and aviation 
gasolines.
    The EPA maintains a list of certified gasoline detergents at 
https://www3.epa.gov/otaq/fuels1/ffars/web-detrg.htm. As of March 2014, 
there were 374 certified detergents and 17 detergent manufacturers. 
Most of the certification activity occurred during the early years of 
the program. In 2012, 12 detergents were certified. In 2013, only 3 new 
detergents were certified.
    There are approximately 250 refiners and importers of gasoline, 
1,350 blenders of detergent into gasoline or PRC, 8,000 carriers of 
gasoline or PRC, 200,000 gasoline retail outlets, and 100,000 fleet 
facilities which handle gasoline. The estimated total annual burden for 
respondents for this collection is 220,181 hours and $20,180,587, 
including $335,040 in annualized capital or O&M costs. The estimated 
total annual Agency burden is 200 hours and $16,400 in labor costs.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/Affected Entities:
    The respondents are related to the following major group Standard 
Industrialization Classification (SIC) codes:

5172--Petroleum Products
2911--Petroleum Refining

    The respondents are related to the following major group NAICS 
codes:

324110--Petroleum Refineries
324199--All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
325110--Petrochemical Manufacturing
325199--All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
424710--Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals
424720--Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (except 
Bulk Stations and Terminals)

    Respondent's Obligation to Respond: Mandatory per 40 CFR 80--
Subpart G, Detergent Gasoline.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 69,504 (total).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Burden: 220,181 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total Estimated Cost: $20,180,587.00 (per year), includes 
$335,040.00 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: The previous clearance consisted of 220,181 
hours (3.17 hours per response), labor costs of $18,500,528, and O&M 
costs of $335,040, for a total cost of $18,835,568. There is no 
increase of hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared 
with the ICR currently approved by OMB. The respondent universe and 
responses also remained the same in this collection. There was an 
increase in cost to the industry of $1,345,019 per year due to updated 
numbers used to calculate the industry burden and to account for 
inflation.


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    Dated: September 28, 2017.
Byron J. Bunker,
Director, Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air 
Quality, Office of Air and Radiation.
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the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before information, including the validity of detergents were certified. In 2013, only
doing so, the EPA is soliciting public the methodology and assumptions used; 3 new detergents were certified.
comments on specific aspects of the (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and There are approximately 250 refiners
proposed information collection as clarity of the information to be and importers of gasoline, 1,350
described below. This is a proposed collected; and (iv) minimize the burden blenders of detergent into gasoline or
extension of the ICR, which is currently of the collection of information on those PRC, 8,000 carriers of gasoline or PRC,
approved through November 30, 2017. who are to respond, including through 200,000 gasoline retail outlets, and
An Agency may not conduct or sponsor the use of appropriate automated 100,000 fleet facilities which handle
and a person is not required to respond electronic, mechanical, or other gasoline. The estimated total annual
to a collection of information unless it technological collection techniques or burden for respondents for this
displays a currently valid OMB control other forms of information technology, collection is 220,181 hours and
number. e.g., permitting electronic submission of $20,180,587, including $335,040 in
DATES: Comments must be submitted on responses. The EPA will consider the annualized capital or O&M costs. The
or before December 5, 2017. comments received and amend the ICR estimated total annual Agency burden is
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, as appropriate. The final ICR package 200 hours and $16,400 in labor costs.
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– will then be submitted to OMB for Form Numbers: None.
OAR–2007–0595 online using review and approval. At that time, the
Respondents/Affected Entities:
www.regulations.gov (our preferred EPA will issue another Federal Register
notice to announce the submission of The respondents are related to the
method), by email to a-and-r-docket@ following major group Standard
epa.gov or by mail to: EPA Docket the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB. Industrialization Classification (SIC)
Center, Environmental Protection codes:
Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Abstract: Gasoline combustion results
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, in the formation of engine deposits. The 5172—Petroleum Products
DC 20460. accumulation of deposits, particularly 2911—Petroleum Refining
The EPA’s policy is that all comments in the orifices of fuel injectors and on
intake valves, typically results in The respondents are related to the
received will be included in the public following major group NAICS codes:
docket without change including any increased emissions and reduced engine
performance. As fuel injectors replaced 324110—Petroleum Refineries
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes profanity, threats, carburetors in the 1980’s, a number of 324199—All Other Petroleum and Coal
information claimed to be Confidential vehicle manufacturers experienced Products Manufacturing
Business Information (CBI) or other problems with deposit formation. 325110—Petrochemical Manufacturing
information whose disclosure is Detergent additives, which had been 325199—All Other Basic Organic
restricted by statute. available for years to control deposits in Chemical Manufacturing
carbureted vehicles, were improved to 424710—Petroleum Bulk Stations and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
accommodate the new technology. Terminals
James W. Caldwell, Environmental However, their use was voluntary and
Engineer, Compliance Division, Office there were no regulatory standards by 424720—Petroleum and Petroleum
of Transportation and Air Quality, Mail which to gauge their effectiveness. Products Merchant Wholesalers
Code 6405A, U.S. Environmental Congress recognized the importance of (except Bulk Stations and
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania effective detergent additives in Terminals)
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; minimizing vehicle emissions, and Respondent’s Obligation to Respond:
Telephone: (202) 343–9303; Fax: (202) added Section 211(1) in the Clean Air Mandatory per 40 CFR 80—Subpart G,
343–2802; Email address: caldwell.jim@ Act Amendments of 1990. It required Detergent Gasoline.
epa.gov. gasoline to contain detergent additives, Estimated Number of Respondents:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: effective January 1, 1995, and provided 69,504 (total).
Supporting documents which explain in the Environmental Protection Agency
detail the information that the EPA will Frequency of Response: On occasion.
(EPA) with the authority to establish
be collecting are available in the public Total Estimated Burden: 220,181
specifications for such additives. The
docket for this ICR. The docket can be hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
regulations at 40 CFR 80—Subpart G
viewed online at www.regulations.gov CFR 1320.03(b).
implemented certification requirements
or in person at the EPA Docket Center, for detergents and imposed a variety of Total Estimated Cost: $20,180,587.00
WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 recordkeeping and reporting (per year), includes $335,040.00
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, requirements for certain parties annualized capital or operation &
DC. The telephone number for the involved with detergents, gasoline, or maintenance costs.
Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For post-refinery component (any gasoline Changes in Estimates: The previous
additional information about EPA’s blending stock or any oxygenate that is clearance consisted of 220,181 hours
public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ blended with gasoline subsequent to the (3.17 hours per response), labor costs of
dockets. gasoline refining process (PRC)). All $18,500,528, and O&M costs of
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of gasolines must contain certified $335,040, for a total cost of $18,835,568.
the PRA, the EPA is soliciting comments detergents, with the exception of There is no increase of hours in the total
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and information to enable it to: (i) research, racing, and aviation gasolines. estimated respondent burden compared
Evaluate whether the proposed The EPA maintains a list of certified with the ICR currently approved by
collection of information is necessary gasoline detergents at https:// OMB. The respondent universe and
for the proper performance of the www3.epa.gov/otaq/fuels1/ffars/web- responses also remained the same in
functions of the Agency, including detrg.htm. As of March 2014, there were this collection. There was an increase in
whether the information will have 374 certified detergents and 17 cost to the industry of $1,345,019 per
practical utility; (ii) evaluate the detergent manufacturers. Most of the year due to updated numbers used to
accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the certification activity occurred during the calculate the industry burden and to
burden of the proposed collection of early years of the program. In 2012, 12 account for inflation.

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be submitted on or before December 5, 2017.
Contact		James W. Caldwell, Environmental Engineer, Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Mail Code 6405A, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; Telephone: (202) 343-
FR Citation		82 FR 46806