Reformulated Gasoline Commingling Provisions (Renewal)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
78FR52191.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-12-05	Available
78FR20102.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-12-05	Available
2228ss04 - 11_19_13.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2013-12-05	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
24833	Reformulated Gasoline Commingling Provisions		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2060-0587	ICR Reference No: 201308-2060-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201003-2060-007
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 2228.04
Title: Reformulated Gasoline Commingling Provisions (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 12/17/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/23/2013
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2016	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2013
Responses	84,050	0	110,700
Time Burden (Hours)	21,013	0	27,675
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This ICR seeks permission to accept notifications from gasoline retailers and wholesale purchaser-consumer related to the commingling of ethanol blended and non ethanol blended reformulated gasoline under section 1513 of the Energy Policy Act and to provide for a compliance option whereby a retailer or wholesale purchaser-consumer may demonstrate compliance via test results. These provisions are designed to grant compliance flexibility.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 7414 and 7542 Name of Law: Clean Air Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 20102	04/03/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 52191	08/22/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Reformulated Gasoline Commingling Provisions

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	84,050	110,700	0	0	-26,650	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	21,013	27,675	0	0	-6,662	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The change in burden is due in part to better estimates extracted from business and industry economic statistics that assisted in calculating the number of respondents. We also found that the original cost per response was overstated by a factor of 2.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $149

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 08/23/2013

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