Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Regarding the Sulfur Content of Motor Vehicle Gasoline under the Tier 2 Rule (40 CFR part 80, subpart H) (Final Rule for Tier 3))

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 5900-312 Tier 3 Final Rule	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form GSF0400 Requirements for Truck Importers	Form	Unchanged	Available
Form GSF0400 Importer Testing of Additional Batches of Convention Gasoline	Form	Unchanged	Available
Form GSF0400 Refiner Testing of Additional Batches of Convention Gasoline	Form	Unchanged	Available
1907ss06.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2015-04-07	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
24646	Refiner Annual Averaging Report	Instruction	Unchanged
213272	Tier 3 Final Rule	Form and Instruction	Modified
210391	Geographic Phase-in Areas (GPA) Refineries Product Transfer Document (PTD) and Reporting Requirements	Instruction	Unchanged
179545	Requirements for Users of Research and Development (R&D) Gasoline		Unchanged
179544	Terminal and Pipeline Quality Assurance (QA) Testing for Defense		Unchanged
179543	Sampling and Testing Requirements for Small Refiner Gasoline		Unchanged
179542	Refiner and Importer Quality Assurance (QA) Testing for Defense		Unchanged
179541	Importer Attest Engagement Requirements		Unchanged
179540	Refiner Attest Engagement Requirement		Unchanged
179539	Requirements for Truck Importers	Form	Unchanged
179538	Requirements for Refiners Under a Temporary Hardship Exemption	Instruction	Unchanged
179536	Small Refiner Product Transfer Document (PTD) and Reporting Requirements	Instruction	Unchanged
179535	Alternative Sampling & Testing Requirements for Butane Blenders	Instruction	Unchanged
179534	Alternative Sampling & Testing for Previously Certified Gasoline (PCG)	Instruction	Unchanged
179533	Importer Testing of Additional Batches of Convention Gasoline	Form	Unchanged
179532	Credit/Allotment Reports	Instruction	Unchanged
179531	Refiner Testing of Additional Batches of Convention Gasoline	Form	Unchanged
179530	Importer Annual Averaging Report	Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2060-0437	ICR Reference No: 201504-2060-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201409-2060-003
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 1907.09
Title: Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Regarding the Sulfur Content of Motor Vehicle Gasoline under the Tier 2 Rule (40 CFR part 80, subpart H) (Final Rule for Tier 3))
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/13/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/07/2015
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2017
Responses	98,132	0	37,665
Time Burden (Hours)	101,113	0	38,573
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The requirements covered under this Information Collection Request (ICR) are included in the Tier 3 Final Rule (79 FR 23414, April 28, 2014). The scope of the recordkeeping and reporting requirements for each type of party in the gasoline, gasoline additive, oxygenate, certified ethanol denaturant, and blender-grade pentane distribution systems, and therefore the cost to that party, reflects the party's opportunity to create, control or alter the product's sulfur content. As a result, petroleum refiners/importers, gasoline additive producers/importers, oxygenate producers/importers, certified ethanol denaturant producers/importers, and blender-grade pentane producers and importers have more significant requirements, which are necessary both for their own tracking and that of downstream parties, and for EPA enforcement. At the same time, parties downstream from the product's production or import point, such as fuel distributors, have fewer requirements under the final rule. The recordkeeping and reporting requirements for refiners and importers of motor vehicle gasoline under the final Tier 3 program are the same requirements that exist under the Tier 2 sulfur program. The Tier 3 final rule contains new recordkeeping and reporting requirements that apply to gasoline additive manufacturers, oxygenate producers/importers, blender-grade pentane producers/importers, and produces/importers of certified ethanol denaturants that are used to produce denatured fuel ethanol. In large part these requirements are consistent with common business practices. The costs associated with the requirements are expected to be small. The allowance for blender-grade pentane to be added gasoline downstream of the refinery will provide additional flexibility to industry.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 7414, 7545, 7601(a) 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:
2060-AQ86	Final or interim final rulemaking	79 FR 23414	04/28/2014

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 18

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Alternative Sampling & Testing Requirements for Butane Blenders	GSF0400	Gasoline Sulfur Batch Report
Alternative Sampling & Testing for Previously Certified Gasoline (PCG)	GSF0500	Gasoline Sulfur Report for Batches Containing PCG
Credit/Allotment Reports	5900-317, GSF0100, GSF0200, 5900-312, 5900-313, 5900-314, 5900-315, 5900-316, 5900-318, 5900-319, 5900-320, 5900-321, 5900-322	Credit/Allotment Generation Report ,   Credit Transfer Report ,   Gasoline Sulfur Facility Summary report ,   Gasoline sulfur Corporate Pool Facility Identification Report ,   Overhead for Facility Level Reports ,   Gasoline Sulfur Corporate Pool Averaging Report ,   Overhead for Company Level Reports ,   Gasoline Sulfur Allotment Banking Report ,   Gasoline Sulfur Allotment Transfer/Conversion Report ,   Gasoline Sulfur Credit Banking Allotment Generation Report ,   Gasoline Sulfur Report for Batches Containing Previously Certified Gasoline ,   Gasoline Sulfur and Benzene Batch Report ,   Gasoline Sulfur Credit Transfer/Conversion Report
Geographic Phase-in Areas (GPA) Refineries Product Transfer Document (PTD) and Reporting Requirements	GSF0400	Gasoline Sulfur Batch Report
Importer Annual Averaging Report	GSF0301	Gasoline Sulfur Facility Summary Report
Importer Attest Engagement Requirements
Importer Testing of Additional Batches of Convention Gasoline	GSF0400	Gasoline Sulfur Batch Report
Refiner Annual Averaging Report	GSF0301	Gasoline Sulfur Facility Summary Report
Refiner Attest Engagement Requirement
Refiner Testing of Additional Batches of Convention Gasoline	GSF0400	Gasoline Sulfur Batch Report
Refiner and Importer Quality Assurance (QA) Testing for Defense
Requirements for Refiners Under a Temporary Hardship Exemption	GSF0400	Gasoline Sulfur Batch Report
Requirements for Truck Importers	GSF0400	Gasoline Sulfur Batch Report
Requirements for Users of Research and Development (R&D) Gasoline
Sampling and Testing Requirements for Small Refiner Gasoline
Small Refiner Product Transfer Document (PTD) and Reporting Requirements	GSF0400	Gasoline Sulfur Batch Report
Terminal and Pipeline Quality Assurance (QA) Testing for Defense
Tier 3 Final Rule	5900-315, 5900-316, 5900-317, 5900-318, 5900-319, 5900-320, 5900-347, 3520-20, 5900-321, 5900-322, 5900-346, 5900-345, 5900-312, 5900-313, 5900-314	Gasoline Sulfur Facility Summary Report ,   Gasoline Sulfur Corporate Pool Facility Identification Report ,   Overhead for Facility Level Reports ,   Gasoline Sulfur Corporate Pool Averaging Report ,   Overhead for Company Level Reports ,   Overhead for Company Level Reports ,   Gasoline Sulfur Allotment Transfer/Conversion Report ,   Gasoline Sulfur Credit Banking & Allotment Generation Report ,   Gasoline Sulfur Report for Batches Containing Previously Certified Gasoline ,   Gasoline Sulfur and Benzene Batch Report ,   Gasoline Sulfur Credit Transfer/Conversion Report ,   Additional Annual Reporting Requirements for Refiners that Blend Butane or Pentane ,   Additional Annual Reporting Requirements for Refiners that Blend Butane or Pentane ,   Reporting Requirements for Producers and Importers of Pentane for Use by Pentane Blenders Report ,   Reformulated Gasoline and Anti-Dumping Batch Report

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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	98,132	37,665	0	60,467	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	101,113	38,573	0	62,540	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The requirements covered under this Information Collection Request (ICR) are included in the Tier 3 Final Rule.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $23,700

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: 04/07/2015

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