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.
Inventory as of this Action
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36 Months From Approved
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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
product’s 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 product’s 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.
Form 5900-398 Ethanol Flex Fuel Program
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Ethanol Flex Fuel Program