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)

Page Range		44874-44875
FR Document		2018-19154

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.

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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.
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the Alternate Energy Resources, Inc. on specific aspects of the proposed collected; and (iv) minimize the burden
Superfund Site located in Augusta, information collection as described of the collection of information on those
Richmond County, Georgia. The below. This is a proposed extension of who are to respond, including through
settlement addresses recovery of the ICR, which is currently approved the use of appropriate automated
CERCLA costs for a cleanup action through March 31, 2019. An Agency electronic, mechanical, or other
performed by the EPA at the Site. may not conduct or sponsor and a technological collection techniques or
DATES: The Agency will consider public person is not required to respond to a other forms of information technology,
comments on the settlement until collection of information unless it e.g., permitting electronic submission of
October 4, 2018. The Agency will displays a currently valid OMB control responses. EPA will consider the
consider all comments received and number. comments received and amend the ICR
may modify or withdraw its consent to DATES: Comments must be submitted on as appropriate. The final ICR package
the proposed settlement if comments or before November 5, 2018. will then be submitted to OMB for
received disclose facts or considerations ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, review and approval. At that time, EPA
which indicate that the proposed referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– will issue another Federal Register
settlement is inappropriate, improper, OAR–2007–1121, online using notice to announce the submission of
or inadequate. www.regulations.gov (our preferred the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
ADDRESSES: Copies of the settlement are method), by email to a-and-r-docket@ submit additional comments to OMB.
available from the Agency by contacting epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Abstract: This ICR renewal is related
Ms. Paula V. Painter, Program Analyst, Center, Environmental Protection to EPA’s diesel fuel regulations under
using the contact information provided Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 40 CFR part 80, Subpart I, applicable to
in this notice. Comments may also be Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC highway (motor vehicle) diesel fuel and
submitted by referencing the Site’s 20460. non-road, locomotive and marine diesel
name through one of the following EPA’s policy is that all comments fuel (NRLM), Emission Control Area
methods: received will be included in the public (ECA) marine fuel, and heating oil. Most
Internet: https://www.epa.gov/ docket without change including any of the information collected under this
aboutepa/about-epa-region-4- personal information provided, unless ICR is used to evaluate compliance with
southeast#r4-public-notices. the comment includes profanity, threats, the requirements of the regulations.
• U.S. Mail: U.S. Environmental information claimed to be Confidential Motor vehicle diesel fuel and just about
Protection Agency, Superfund Division, Business Information (CBI) or other all NRLM diesel fuel now meet a 15 part
Attn: Paula V. Painter, 61 Forsyth Street information whose disclosure is per million sulfur standard. The
SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. restricted by statute. activities associated with this ICR
• Email: Painter.Paula@epa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: include: registration (new refiners and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James W. Caldwell, Compliance importers, updates to existing
Paula V. Painter at 404/562–8887. Division, Office of Transportation and registrations); submission of corrections
Air Quality, 6405A, Environmental to prior compliance reports; granting of
Dated: June 20, 2018.
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania research and development exemptions;
Maurice L. Horsey, IV, generation and retention of quality
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460;
Chief, Enforcement and Community assurance records; general
telephone number: 202–343–9303; fax
Engagement Branch, Superfund Division. recordkeeping; batch testing for sulfur
number: 202–343–2802; email address:
[FR Doc. 2018–19130 Filed 8–31–18; 8:45 am] content; and the production of product
caldwell.jim@epa.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: transfer documents and pump labels.
Supporting documents which explain in Form numbers: Only ECA0300 and
detail the information that the EPA will DLQ001 are active. There may be
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION resubmissions of the others.
AGENCY be collecting are available in the public
docket for this ICR. The docket can be DSF0100 Form: Diesel Fuel Sulfur
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–1121; FRL–9983–20– viewed online at www.regulations.gov Credit Banking and Generation
OAR] or in person at the EPA Docket Center, Report—5900–334
WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 DSF0200 Form: Diesel Fuel Sulfur
Proposed Information Collection Credit Transfer/conversion
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC.
Request; Comment Request; Report—5900–333
The telephone number for the Docket
Recordkeeping and Reporting ECA0300 Form: ECA Marine Fuel
Center is 202–566–1744. For additional
Requirements for Diesel Fuels Precision Demonstration—5900–
information about EPA’s public docket,
(Renewal) 352
visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of DSF0302 Form: Diesel Fuel Sulfur
Agency (EPA). the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments Facility Summary Report—5900–
ACTION: Notice. and information to enable it to: (i) 323
Evaluate whether the proposed DSF0401 Form: Diesel Fuel Sulfur Batch
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection collection of information is necessary Report—5900–324
Agency is planning to submit an for the proper performance of the DSF0504 Form: Designated and Track
information collection request (ICR), functions of the Agency, including Handoff Report—5900–325
‘‘Recordkeeping and Reporting whether the information will have DSF0601 Form: Designate and Track
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Requirements for Diesel Fuels’’ (EPA practical utility; (ii) evaluate the Total Volume Report—5900–326
ICR No 1718.11, OMB Control No. accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the DSF0700 Form: Designate Track Facility
2060–0308) to the Office of Management burden of the proposed collection of Compliance Calculation Report—
and Budget (OMB) for review and information, including the validity of 5900–327
approval in accordance with the the methodology and assumptions used; DSE0700 Form: Designate and Track
Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and Entity Compliance Calculation
so, EPA is soliciting public comments clarity of the information to be Report—5900–328

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DSE0900 Form: Motor Vehicle Diesel Agency may not conduct or sponsor and electronic, mechanical, or other
Sulfur Pre-Compliance Report— a person is not required to respond to technological collection techniques or
5900–329 a collection of information unless it other forms of information technology
DSF0951 Form: NRLM Diesel Sulfur displays a currently valid OMB control (e.g., permitting electronic submission
Pre-Compliance Report—5900–350 number. of responses). The EPA will consider the
DLQ001 Form: (Used for lab test DATES: Comments must be submitted on comments received and amend the ICR
method)—EPA–420–B–14–066a or before November 5, 2018. as appropriate. The final ICR package
Respondents/affected entities: Parties ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, will then be submitted to OMB for
involved with diesel fuels. referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– review and approval. At that time, the
Respondent’s obligation to respond: OAR–2002–0091, online using EPA will issue another Federal Register
Mandatory. www.regulations.gov (our preferred notice to announce the submission of
Estimated number of respondents: method), by email to A-and-R-docket@ the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
7,900 (total). epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket submit additional comments to OMB.
Frequency of response: On occasion. Center, Environmental Protection Abstract: This ICR includes ambient
Total estimated burden: 28,450 hours Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 air monitoring data and other
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC supporting measurements reporting and
1320.03(b). 20460. recordkeeping activities associated with
Total estimated cost: $3,300,200 (per The EPA’s policy is that all comments the 40 CFR 58, Ambient Air Quality
received will be included in the public Surveillance rule. These data and
year), includes $0 annualized capital or
docket without change including any information are collected by various
operation & maintenance costs.
personal information provided, unless state and local air quality management
Changes in estimates: There is an
the comment includes profanity, threats, agencies and reported to the EPA’s
increase of 17,372 hours in the total
information claimed to be Confidential Office of Air Quality Planning and
estimated respondent burden compared
Business Information (CBI) or other Standards within the Office of Air and
with the ICR currently approved by
information whose disclosure is Radiation.
OMB. This increase is due to burdens This ICR reflects revisions of the
that were not addressed in the current restricted by statute.
previous ICR update of 2013, and covers
ICR, such as product transfer FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
the period of 2019–2021. The number of
documents, the testing of each batch of Laurie Trinca, Air Quality Assessment
monitoring stations, sampling
diesel fuel for sulfur content, and labels Division, Office of Air Quality Planning
parameters, and frequency of data
on pumps that dispense hearing oil and and Standards, C304–06, Environmental
collection and submittal is expected to
certain offroad diesel fuels. Protection Agency, Research Triangle
remain relatively stable for 2019–2021,
Park, NC 27711; telephone number:
Dated: August 23, 2018. with minor increases and decreases
919–541–0520; fax number: 919–541–
Byron J. Bunker, expected for several ambient air
1903: email address: trinca.laurie@
Director, Compliance Division, Office of monitoring networks as air monitoring
epa.gov.
Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Air agencies review their monitoring
and Radiation. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: networks.
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in detail the information that the EPA information collection consist of
will be collecting, are available in the ambient air concentration
public docket for this ICR. The docket measurements for the seven air
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION can be viewed online at pollutants with national ambient air
AGENCY www.regulations.gov or in person at the quality standards (i.e., ozone, sulfur
EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, lead, carbon
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2002–0091; FRL–9983–30– 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, monoxide, PM2.5 and PM10), ozone
OAR]
Washington, DC. The telephone number precursors, meteorological variables at a
Proposed Information Collection for the Docket Center is (202) 566–1744. select number of sites and other
Request; Comment Request; Ambient For additional information about EPA’s supporting measurements.
Air Quality Surveillance (Renewal) public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ Accompanying the pollutant
dockets. concentration data are quality
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of assurance/quality control data and air
Agency (EPA). the PRA, the EPA is soliciting comments monitoring network design information.
ACTION: Notice. and information to enable it to: (i) The EPA and others (e.g., state and
Evaluate whether the proposed local air quality management agencies,
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection collection of information is necessary tribal entities, environmental groups,
Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an for the proper performance of the academic institutions, industrial groups)
information collection request (ICR), functions of the Agency, including use the ambient air quality data for
‘‘Ambient Air Quality Surveillance’’ whether the information will have many purposes. Some of the more
(EPA ICR No. 0940.28, OMB Control No. practical utility; (ii) evaluate the prominent uses include informing the
2060–0084), to the Office of accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the public and other interested parties of an
Management and Budget (OMB) for burden of the proposed collection of area’s air quality, judging an area’s (e.g.,
review and approval in accordance with information, including the validity of county, city, neighborhood) air quality
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the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before the methodology and assumptions used; in comparison with the established
doing so, the EPA is soliciting public (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and health or welfare standards (including
comments on specific aspects of the clarity of the information to be both national and local standards),
proposed information collection as collected; and (iv) minimize the burden evaluating an air quality management
described below. This is a proposed of the collection of information on those agency’s progress in achieving or
extension of the ICR, which is currently who are to respond, including through maintaining air pollutant levels below
approved through March 31, 2019. An the use of appropriate automated the national and local standards,

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be submitted on or before November 5, 2018.
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;
FR Citation		83 FR 44874