New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Regular
Comment filed on proposed rule
12/21/2016
11/16/2016
OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11(c) of the Paperwork Reduction Act and is withholding approval of this collection at this time. This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The agency shall examine public comment in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and will include in the supporting statement of the next ICR, to be submitted to OMB at the final rule stage, a description of how the agency has responded to any public comments on the ICR.
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Inventory as of this Action
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The requirements covered under this information collection request (ICR) are proposed in the Renewables Enhancement and Growth Support (REGS) proposed rule. Parties that are interested in the registration, recordkeeping, and reporting burden will want to review the tables containing our estimates carefully.
The scope of the recordkeeping and reporting requirements for each type of party in the ethanol flex fuel (EFF), EFF additive, and natural gasoline EFF blendstock (NGEFFBS) distribution systems, and therefore the cost to that party, reflects the party's opportunity to create, control, or alter the productâs ethanol, benzene, and sulfur content and Reid vapor pressure (RVP). As a result, EFF refiners/importers, EFF additive producers/importers, and NGEFFBS refiners 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 productâs production or import point, such as fuel distributors, have fewer requirements under the proposed rule.
The recordkeeping and reporting requirements for EFF refiners and importers under the proposed EFF program are similar requirements that exist for gasoline refiners under other EPA fuels programs described in 40 CFR Part 80 (e.g., the Tier 3 sulfur program). The proposed rule contains new recordkeeping and reporting requirements that apply to EFF full-refiners, EFF bulk blender-refiners, EFF blender pump-refiners, certified NGEFFBS refiners, and EFF additive manufacturers. In large part these proposed requirements are consistent with common business practices. The costs associated with the proposed requirements are expected to be relatively small. The proposal would allow parties to use a broader range of blendstocks to produce EFF, providing greater flexibility that should reduce the costs of producing EFF and promote the sale and use of EFF.
The requirements covered under this information collection request (ICR) are proposed in the Renewables Enhancement and Growth Support (REGS) proposed rule.
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.
Ethanol Flex Fuel Program