Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives--Requirements for Manufacturers (Renewal)

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives--Requirements for Manufacturers (Renewal)

Publication: Federal Register
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Courtney Kerwin
Date: 25 March 2024
Subject: American Government

, The Environment, Petroleum

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 58 (Monday, March 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 20651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06172]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0894; FRL-11853-01-OMS]

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR) Registration of Fuels and Fuel
Additives--Requirements for Manufacturers (EPA ICR Number 0309.17, OMB
Control Number 2060-0150) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA). This is a proposed revision of the ICR, which is currently
approved through March 31, 2024. Public comments were previously
requested via the Federal Register on July 5, 2023, during a 60-day
comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public
comments.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before April 24,
2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2006-0894, to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by email to a-and-r-docket@epa.gov, 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.
Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James W. Caldwell, Compliance
Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Mail Code 6405A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 343-9303; fax number: (202) 343-2801;
email address: caldwell.jim@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR
which is currently approved through 3/31/24. 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.
Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register
on July 5, 2023 during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 42938). This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Supporting
documents which explain in detail the information that 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.
Abstract: In accordance with the regulations at 40 CFR part 79,
subparts A, B, C, and D, Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives,
manufacturers (including importers) of motor-vehicle gasoline, motor-
vehicle diesel fuel, and additives for those fuels, are required to
have these products registered by EPA prior to their introduction into
commerce. Registration involves providing a chemical description of the
fuel or additive, and certain technical, marketing, and health-effects
information. The development of health-effects data, as required by 40
CFR 79, Subpart F, is covered by a separate information collection.
Manufacturers are also required to submit reports annually on
production volume and related information. The information is used to
identify products whose evaporative or combustion emissions may pose an
unreasonable risk to public health, thus meriting further investigation
and potential regulation. The information is also used to ensure that
fuel additives comply with EPA requirements for protecting catalytic
converters and other automotive emission controls. The data have been
used to construct a comprehensive data base on fuel and additive
composition. The Mine Safety and Health Administration of the
Department of Labor restricts the use of diesel additives in
underground coal mines to those registered by EPA. Most of the
information is business confidential.
Form Numbers: EPA Forms 3520-12, for the registration of a new
fuel, and 3520-13, for the registration of a new fuel additive, have
been replaced with on-line registration at: https://www.epa.gov/fuels-registration-reporting-and-compliance-help/register-or-update-fuel-or-fuel-additive-request. EPA Forms for annual reports, 3520-12A, 3520-
12Q, 3520-13A, and 3520-13B, are available at: https://www.epa.gov/fuels-registration-reporting-and-compliance-help/how-report-annually-fuel-and-fuel-additive and may be submitted on-line.
Respondents/affected entities: Manufacturers and importers of
motor-vehicle gasoline, motor-vehicle diesel fuel, and additives to
those fuels.
Respondents obligation to respond: Mandatory per 40 CFR part 79.
Estimated number of respondents: 1,975.
Frequency of response: Annually.
Total estimated burden: 20,990 hours per year. Burden is defined at
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $2.3 million per year.
Changes in estimates: There is a decrease of 1,510 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This decrease is due to a slight decrease in the new
registration activity and the conversion of the quarterly report for
fuel manufacturers to an annual report.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-06172 Filed 3-22-24; 8:45 am]
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