Section 1531 of the Energy Policy Act
required us to issue regulations addressing commingling of fuels.
The regulations we have issued are at 40 CFR 80.78(a)(8)(ii)(B)and
(iii)(A) and are designed to provide flexibility to retail stations
and wholesale purchaser consumers related to commingling of ethanol
blended and non-ethanol blended reformulated gasoline (RFG).
Parties may be subject to optional recordkeeping and reporting as
soon as June 1, 2006. We are requesting emergency approval of the
information collection.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.