83 FR 15388 - Proposed Information Collection Request Renewal; Comment Request; Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Regarding the Sulfur Content of Motor Vehicle Gasoline, Gasoline Additives, Denatured Fuel Ethanol and Other Oxygenates, Certified Ethanol Denaturant, and Blender-Grade Pentane
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 69 (April 10, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 69 (April 10, 2018)
| Page Range | 15388-15389 | |
| FR Document | 2018-07361 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 10, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 15388-15389] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-07361] [[Page 15388]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0135; FRL-9976-25-OAR] Proposed Information Collection Request Renewal; Comment Request; Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Regarding the Sulfur Content of Motor Vehicle Gasoline, Gasoline Additives, Denatured Fuel Ethanol and Other Oxygenates, Certified Ethanol Denaturant, and Blender-Grade Pentane AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Regarding the Sulfur Content of Motor Vehicle Gasoline, Gasoline Additives, Denatured Fuel Ethanol and Other Oxygenates, Certified Ethanol Denaturant, and Blender-Grade Pentane'' (EPA ICR No.1907.07, OMB Control No. 2060-0437) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (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 proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through May 31, 2018. 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 June 11, 2018. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR- 2011-0135, 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: Thomas 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. 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: The requirements covered under this ICR are included in the Tier 3 Final Rule (79 FR 23414, April 28, 2014). 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OMB control No. EPA form ID EPA form No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 from approximately 60,000 responses to approximately 520,000 due to a more comprehensive understanding of the scale of the oxygenate production [[Page 15389]] and importation industry. Despite this growth in responses, total burden hours decreased from 65,000 to 56,000 and costs increased only slightly from $4.30 million to $4.35 million due to Agency experience in implementing the Tier 3 gasoline sulfur program and updated industry wage data, respectively. Dated: March 23, 2018. Byron J. Bunker, Director, Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Air and Radiation. [FR Doc. 2018-07361 Filed 4-9-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Center, Environmental Protection of the collection of information on those
AGENCY Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 who are to respond, including through
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC the use of appropriate automated
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0135; FRL–9976–25–
OAR]
20460. electronic, mechanical, or other
EPA’s policy is that all comments technological collection techniques or
Proposed Information Collection received will be included in the public other forms of information technology,
Request Renewal; Comment Request; docket without change including any e.g., permitting electronic submission of
Recordkeeping and Reporting personal information provided, unless responses. EPA will consider the
Requirements Regarding the Sulfur the comment includes profanity, threats, comments received and amend the ICR
Content of Motor Vehicle Gasoline, information claimed to be Confidential as appropriate. The final ICR package
Gasoline Additives, Denatured Fuel Business Information (CBI) or other will then be submitted to OMB for
Ethanol and Other Oxygenates, information whose disclosure is review and approval. At that time, EPA
Certified Ethanol Denaturant, and restricted by statute. will issue another Federal Register
Blender-Grade Pentane FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: notice to announce the submission of
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Thomas Boylan, Fuels Compliance the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
Agency (EPA). Policy Center, Environmental Protection submit additional comments to OMB.
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Abstract: The requirements covered
ACTION: Notice.
6405A, Washington, DC 20460; under this ICR are included in the Tier
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection telephone number: 202–564–1075; fax 3 Final Rule (79 FR 23414, April 28,
Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an number: 202–565–2085; email address: 2014). The scope of the recordkeeping
information collection request (ICR), boylan.thomas@epa.gov. and reporting requirements for each
‘‘Recordkeeping and Reporting SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: party in the gasoline, gasoline additive,
Requirements Regarding the Sulfur Supporting documents which explain in oxygenate, certified ethanol denaturant,
Content of Motor Vehicle Gasoline, detail the information that the EPA will and blender-grade pentane distribution
Gasoline Additives, Denatured Fuel be collecting are available in the public systems, and therefore the cost to that
Ethanol and Other Oxygenates, Certified docket for this ICR. The docket can be party, reflects the party’s opportunity to
Ethanol Denaturant, and Blender-Grade viewed online at www.regulations.gov create, control or alter the product’s
Pentane’’ (EPA ICR No.1907.07, OMB or in person at the EPA Docket Center, sulfur content. As a result, petroleum
Control No. 2060–0437) to the Office of WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 refiners/importers, gasoline additive
Management and Budget (OMB) for Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. producers/importers, oxygenate
review and approval in accordance with The telephone number for the Docket producers/importers, certified ethanol
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 Center is 202–566–1744. For additional denaturant producers/importers, and
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Before doing so, information about EPA’s public docket, blender-grade pentane producers and
EPA is soliciting public comments on visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets. importers have more significant
specific aspects of the proposed Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of requirements, which are necessary both
information collection as described the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments for their own tracking and that of
below. This is a proposed extension of and information to enable it to: (i) downstream parties, and for EPA
the ICR, which is currently approved Evaluate whether the proposed enforcement. The Tier 3 program
through May 31, 2018. An Agency may collection of information is necessary
not conduct or sponsor and a person is contains recordkeeping and reporting
for the proper performance of the requirements that apply to gasoline
not required to respond to a collection functions of the Agency, including
of information unless it displays a additive manufacturers, oxygenate
whether the information will have producers/importers, blender-grade
currently valid OMB control number. practical utility; (ii) evaluate the pentane producers/importers, and
DATES: Comments must be submitted on accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the producers/importers of certified ethanol
or before June 11, 2018. burden of the proposed collection of denaturants that are used to produce
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, information, including the validity of denatured fuel ethanol. In large part
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– the methodology and assumptions used; these requirements are consistent with
OAR–2011–0135, online using (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and common business practices.
www.regulations.gov (our preferred clarity of the information to be
method), or by mail to: EPA Docket collected; and (iv) minimize the burden Form Numbers
OMB control No. EPA form ID EPA form No.
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
Respondents/affected entities: Estimated number of respondents: Total estimated cost: $4,354,200 (per
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Gasoline Refiners/Importers, Oxygenate 3,953 (total). year), includes no annualized capital or
Producers, Oxygenate Blenders, Frequency of response: Annually, operation & maintenance costs.
Gasoline Additive Manufacturers, monthly, and on occasion. Changes in Estimates: There is an
Certified Ethanol Denaturant Producers, increase from approximately 60,000
Butane and Pentane Manufacturers. Total estimated burden: 55,656 hours
responses to approximately 520,000 due
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
Respondent’s obligation to respond: to a more comprehensive understanding
1320.03(b).
Mandatory. of the scale of the oxygenate production
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and importation industry. Despite this a nonbanking company, the review also information (including each proposed
growth in responses, total burden hours includes whether the acquisition of the extension or reinstatement of an existing
decreased from 65,000 to 56,000 and nonbanking company complies with the collection of information) and to allow
costs increased only slightly from $4.30 standards in section 4 of the BHC Act 60 days for public comment on the
million to $4.35 million due to Agency (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise proposed action. Interested persons are
experience in implementing the Tier 3 noted, nonbanking activities will be invited to send comments regarding our
gasoline sulfur program and updated conducted throughout the United States. burden estimates or any other aspect of
industry wage data, respectively. Unless otherwise noted, comments this collection of information, including
Dated: March 23, 2018. regarding each of these applications the necessity and utility of the proposed
Byron J. Bunker,
must be received at the Reserve Bank information collection for the proper
indicated or the offices of the Board of performance of the agency’s functions,
Director, Compliance Division, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Air
Governors not later than May 4, 2018. the accuracy of the estimated burden,
and Radiation. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
[FR Doc. 2018–07361 Filed 4–9–18; 8:45 am]
(Robert L. Triplett III, Senior Vice clarity of the information to be
President) 2200 North Pearl Street, collected, and the use of automated
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
Dallas, Texas 75201–2272: collection techniques or other forms of
1. Diamond HTH Stock Company GP, information technology to minimize the
LLC, and Diamond HTH Stock information collection burden.
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION Company, LP, both in Dallas, Texas; to DATES: Comments must be received by
Sunshine Act Meeting become bank holding companies and June 11, 2018.
retain ownership in Diamond A ADDRESSES: When commenting, please
TIME AND DATE: Thursday, April 12, 2018 Financial, L.P., and thereby retain reference the document identifier or
at 10:00 a.m. indirect ownership of Hilltop Holdings OMB control number. To be assured
PLACE: 1050 First Street NE, Inc., PlainsCapital Corporation, and consideration, comments and
Washington, DC (12th Floor). PlainsCapital Bank, all in Dallas, Texas. recommendations must be submitted in
B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago any one of the following ways:
STATUS: This meeting, open to the
(Colette A. Fried, Assistant Vice 1. Electronically. You may send your
public, has been cancelled.
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, comments electronically to http://
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Chicago, Illinois 60690–1414:
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
Judith Ingram, Press Officer, Telephone: 1. Rock Rivers Bancorp, Rock Rapids, instructions for ‘‘Comment or
(202) 694–1220. Iowa; to become a bank holding Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’
Signed: llllllllllllll company upon conversion of its to find the information collection
Dayna C. Brown,
subsidiary Frontier Bank, Sioux Falls, document(s) that are accepting
South Dakota, to a South Dakota state- comments.
Secretary and Clerk of the Commission.
chartered bank. 2. By regular mail. You may mail
[FR Doc. 2018–07494 Filed 4–6–18; 4:15 pm]
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve written comments to the following
BILLING CODE 6715–01–P
System, April 5, 2018. address: CMS, Office of Strategic
Ann Misback, Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Secretary of the Board. Division of Regulations Development,
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Attention: Document Identifier/OMB
[FR Doc. 2018–07359 Filed 4–9–18; 8:45 am]
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and BILLING CODE P
Control Number __, Room C4–26–05,
Mergers of Bank Holding Companies 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244–1850.
The companies listed in this notice To obtain copies of a supporting
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND statement and any related forms for the
have applied to the Board for approval,
HUMAN SERVICES proposed collection(s) summarized in
pursuant to the Bank Holding Company
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid this notice, you may make your request
(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part Services using one of following:
225), and all other applicable statutes 1. Access CMS’ website address at
and regulations to become a bank [Document Identifier: CMS–10531 and CMS– https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-
holding company and/or to acquire the R–43] Guidance/Legislation/Paperwork
assets or the ownership of, control of, or ReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html.
Agency Information Collection 2. Email your request, including your
the power to vote shares of a bank or
Activities: Proposed Collection; address, phone number, OMB number,
bank holding company and all of the
Comment Request and CMS document identifier, to
banks and nonbanking companies
owned by the bank holding company, AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.
including the companies listed below. Medicaid Services, HHS. 3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at
The applications listed below, as well (410) 786–1326.
ACTION: Notice.
as other related filings required by the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Board, are available for immediate SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & William Parham at (410) 786–4669.
inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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indicated. The applications will also be an opportunity for the public to
available for inspection at the offices of comment on CMS’ intention to collect Contents
the Board of Governors. Interested information from the public. Under the This notice sets out a summary of the
persons may express their views in Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the use and burden associated with the
writing on the standards enumerated in PRA), federal agencies are required to following information collections. More
the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the publish notice in the Federal Register detailed information can be found in
proposal also involves the acquisition of concerning each proposed collection of each collection’s supporting statement
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| Contact | Thomas Boylan, Fuels Compliance Policy Center, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 6405A, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-1075; fax | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 15388 |
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