Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Regarding the Sulfur Content of Motor Vehicle Gasoline under the Tier 2 Rule (40 CFR part 80, subpart H) (Renewal)
ICR 201007-2060-015
OMB: 2060-0437
Federal Form Document
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Recordkeeping and Reporting
Requirements Regarding the Sulfur Content of Motor Vehicle Gasoline
under the Tier 2 Rule (40 CFR part 80, subpart H) (Renewal)
This is a renewal of the information
collection requirements under the Tier 2 gasoline sulfur final
rule, published on February 10, 2000 (65 FR 6698). A minor
additional information collection requirement was added to the Tier
2 rule on June 12, 2002 (67 FR 40169). The scope of the
recordkeeping and reporting requirements for each type of party
(e.g., refiners, importers, distributors, or retailers of
gasoline), and therefore the cost to that party, reflects the
party's opportunity to create, control or alter the sulfur content
of gasoline. As a result, refiners and importers have more
significant requirements, which are necessary both for their own
tracking and that of downstream parties, and for EPA enforcement,
while parties downstream from the gasoline production or import
point, such as retailers, have minimal burdens under the rule. Many
of the reporting and recordkeeping requirements for refiners and
importers regarding the sulfur content of gasoline on which the
Tier 2 sulfur program relies currently exist under EPA's
reformulated gasoline (RFG) and conventional gasoline (CG)
anti-dumping programs. The ICR for the RFG/CG programs covered the
majority of the start-up costs associated with the reporting of
gasoline sulfur content. Consequently, much of the cost associated
with the sulfur-control requirements under the sulfur program is
accounted for under the ICR for the RFG/CG programs. The
information under this ICR will be collected by EPA's Compliance
and Innovative Strategies Division, Office of Transportation and
Air Quality, Office of Air and Radiation (OAR), and by EPA's Air
Enforcement Division, Office of Regulatory Enforcement, Office of
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA). The information
collected will be used by EPA to evaluate compliance with the
gasoline sulfur control requirements under the Tier 2 rule. This
oversight by EPA is necessary to ensure attainment of the air
quality goals of the Tier 2 program. Proprietary information will
be submitted by refiners and importers for demonstrating compliance
with the sulfur standards, and for establishing baseline sulfur
levels under the credit trading and hardship programs associated
with the rule. Confidentiality is handled in accordance with the
Freedom of Information Act and EPA regulations at 40 CFR Part
2.
The annual burdens and cost
estimates for gasoline refiners and importers decreased slightly to
account for the expiration of the requirements for refineries of
geographic phase-in area gasoline. The total hourly burden
decreased 75 hours, the total cost decreased by $4,320 and the
total number of responses decreased by 60.
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.
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