83 FR 44874 - Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for Diesel Fuels (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 171 (September 4, 2018)

The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for Diesel Fuels'' (EPA ICR No 1718.11, OMB Control No. 2060-0308) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. 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 March 31, 2019. 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 83, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 4, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44874-44875]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19154]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1121; FRL-9983-20-OAR]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for Diesel Fuels (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), ``Recordkeeping and Reporting 
Requirements for Diesel Fuels'' (EPA ICR No 1718.11, OMB Control No. 
2060-0308) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. 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 March 31, 
2019. 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 November 5, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2007-1121, 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.
    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, Compliance 
Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, 6405A, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-9303; fax number: 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, 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) diesel fuel and non-road, locomotive and marine diesel 
fuel (NRLM), Emission Control Area (ECA) marine fuel, and heating oil. 
Most of the information collected under this ICR is used to evaluate 
compliance with the requirements of the regulations. Motor vehicle 
diesel fuel and just about all NRLM diesel fuel now meet a 15 part per 
million sulfur standard. The activities associated with this ICR 
include: registration (new refiners and importers, updates to existing 
registrations); submission of corrections to prior compliance reports; 
granting of research and development exemptions; generation and 
retention of quality assurance records; general recordkeeping; batch 
testing for sulfur content; and the production of product transfer 
documents and pump labels.
    Form numbers: Only ECA0300 and DLQ001 are active. There may be 
resubmissions of the others.

DSF0100 Form: Diesel Fuel Sulfur Credit Banking and Generation Report--
5900-334
DSF0200 Form: Diesel Fuel Sulfur Credit Transfer/conversion Report--
5900-333
ECA0300 Form: ECA Marine Fuel Precision Demonstration--5900-352
DSF0302 Form: Diesel Fuel Sulfur Facility Summary Report--5900-323
DSF0401 Form: Diesel Fuel Sulfur Batch Report--5900-324
DSF0504 Form: Designated and Track Handoff Report--5900-325
DSF0601 Form: Designate and Track Total Volume Report--5900-326
DSF0700 Form: Designate Track Facility Compliance Calculation Report--
5900-327
DSE0700 Form: Designate and Track Entity Compliance Calculation 
Report--5900-328

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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: Parties involved with diesel fuels.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory.
    Estimated number of respondents: 7,900 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 28,450 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $3,300,200 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in estimates: There is an increase of 17,372 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This increase is due to burdens that were not 
addressed in the current ICR, such as product transfer documents, the 
testing of each batch of diesel fuel for sulfur content, and labels on 
pumps that dispense hearing oil and certain offroad diesel fuels.

    Dated: August 23, 2018.
Byron J. Bunker,
Director, Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air 
Quality, Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 2018-19154 Filed 8-31-18; 8:45 am]
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