| Annual Respondent Burden and Cost by Type of Party |
| Table 1 - RIN Generators (Assuming 595 Producers and 131 Importers of Renewable Fuels, for a total of 726 RIN Generators) |
| Information Collection Activity |
Hours and Cost |
Total Hours and Cost |
Applicable Forms |
| Citation |
Activity |
Standard Industry Mix Hours/ Response |
Clerical Only Hours/ Response |
Purchased Services Hours/ Response |
Total Cost/ Response (dollars) |
Number of Respondents |
Number of Responses per party/year |
Total Number of Responses per Year |
Total Hours/ Year |
Total Cost/Year |
| §80.1450(b), 80.76 |
Registration: Overhead, basic information - new registrants |
0.75 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
70 |
37 |
1 |
37 |
28 |
2,581 |
OTAQREG INSTRUCTIONS |
| §80.1450(b), 80.1452(a) |
Registration: Set up account in CDX, EMTS - new registrants |
1.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
93 |
37 |
1 |
37 |
37 |
3,441 |
OTAQREG INSTRUCTIONS |
| §80.1450(b)(1)(i)-(xv) |
Registration: Information to specific products or processes including provisions of certain plans (e.g. MSW separation plan) or processes (e.g. affidavits) - new producers |
1.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
93 |
30 |
1 |
30 |
30 |
2,790 |
OTAQREG INSTRUCTIONS |
| §80.1450(b) |
Registration: Engineering Review for Initial Registrants - new producers |
6.00 |
0.00 |
48.00 |
9,486 |
30 |
1 |
30 |
1,620 |
284,580 |
OPTIONAL ENGINEERING REVIEW TEMPLATE |
| §80.1450(d) |
Registration: Updates to existing registrations (as needed when information changes) |
0.75 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
70 |
37 |
1 |
37 |
28 |
2,581 |
OTAQREG INSTRUCTIONS |
| §80.1450(d) |
Registration: Updates to existing engineering reviews (every three years) - 1/3 of existing producers each year |
2.00 |
0.00 |
16.00 |
3,162 |
198 |
1 |
198 |
3,564 |
626,076 |
OPTIONAL ENGINEERING REVIEW TEMPLATE |
| §80.1451(b) |
Reporting: Quarterly RFS Activity Report (4x/yr.) |
1.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
93 |
726 |
4 |
2,904 |
2,904 |
270,072 |
RFS0104: RFS ACTIVITY REPORT/URF |
| §80.1451(b) |
Reporting: Quarterly RFS Renewable Fuel Producer Supplemental Report (4x/year, as needed); producers only |
0.50 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
47 |
60 |
4 |
240 |
120 |
11,160 |
RFS0601: RFS RENEWABLE FUEL PRODUCER SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT/URF |
| §80.1451(b) |
Reporting: Quarterly Co-Products Report (4x/year) |
0.50 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
47 |
726 |
4 |
2,904 |
1,452 |
135,036 |
RFS0701: RFS RENEWABLE FUEL PRODUCER CO-PRODCUTS REPORT/URF |
| §80.1451(b) |
Reporting: Quarterly Renewable Biomass Report (4x/year) |
0.50 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
47 |
37 |
4 |
148 |
74 |
6,882 |
RFS0801: RFS RENEWABLE BIOMASS REPORT/URF |
| §80.1449 |
Reporting: Annual Production Outlook Report |
1.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
93 |
595 |
1 |
595 |
595 |
55,335 |
RFS0901: RFS PRODUCTION OUTLOOK REPORT/URF |
| §80.1451(b) |
Reporting: Quarterly reporting for fuels under 80.1451(b)(i)(ii)(T) |
0.50 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
47 |
4 |
4 |
16 |
8 |
744 |
RFS1400: REPORTING FUELS UNDER 80.1451(B)(1)(ii)(T)/URF |
| §80.1451(b) |
Reporting: Quarterly reporting for fuels under 80.1451(b)(i)(ii)(T) |
0.50 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
47 |
4 |
4 |
16 |
8 |
744 |
RFS1500: REPORTING FUELS UNDER 80.1451(B)(1)(ii)(T) - FINISHED BIOFUEL BLENDING/URF |
| §80.1451(b) |
Reporting: Quarterly reporting for fuels under 80.1451(b)(i)(ii)(T) |
0.50 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
47 |
4 |
4 |
16 |
8 |
744 |
RFS1600: REPORTING FUELS UNDER 80.1451(B)(1)(ii)(T) - BLENDER CONTRACT/URF |
| §80.1451(b) |
Reporting: EPP Reporting (4x/year) - producers |
3.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
279 |
60 |
4 |
240 |
720 |
66,960 |
RFS2500: RFS EFFICIENT PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRE/URF |
| §80.1451(b) |
Reporting: Cellulosic Biofuels (D3, D7) annual reporting (1x/year) |
3.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
279 |
73 |
1 |
73 |
219 |
20,367 |
RFS2700: RFS CELLULOSIC BIOFUEL PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRE/ URF |
| § 80.1452 |
Reporting: RIN Assignment/Transactions |
0.50 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
47 |
726 |
260 |
188,760 |
94,380 |
8,777,340 |
w/in EMTS |
| §80.1452 |
Reporting: RFS RIN Transaction Report - download from EMTS quarterly and submit |
0.50 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
47 |
726 |
4 |
2,904 |
1,452 |
135,036 |
DOWNLOAD FROM EMTS |
| §80.1452 |
Reporting: EMTS RFS RIN Generation Report (4x/year) |
0.50 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
47 |
726 |
4 |
2,904 |
1,452 |
135,036 |
DOWNLOAD FROM EMTS |
| §80.1416 |
Reporting: Petitions for evaluation of new renewable fuels pathways, including overhead information, description and technical information, and other relevant information. |
16.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1,488 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
64 |
5,952 |
|
| §80.1464 |
Reporting: Attest Engagements (annual) |
8.00 |
0.00 |
24.00 |
5,208 |
726 |
1 |
726 |
23,232 |
3,781,008 |
USER GUIDE TO OTAQREG FOR ATTEST ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE RFS |
| §80.1466 |
Reporting: Submission of information regarding independent third paty, credentials, etc. for approval - new RIN-generating foreign producers and importers |
0.50 |
0.00 |
8.00 |
1,535 |
37 |
1 |
37 |
315 |
56,777 |
|
| §80.1466 |
Reporting: Independent third party reports to accompany PTDs - for RIN-generating foreign producers and importers |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
186 |
73 |
12 |
876 |
876 |
162,936 |
|
| §80.1469(c) |
Recordkeeping: Quarterly auditor paperwork review (related to QAP) - producers |
10.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
930 |
595 |
4 |
2,380 |
23,800 |
2,213,400 |
|
| §80.1466 |
Recordkeeping: Designation, PTD, and load port requirements for RIN-generating foreign producers and importers |
4.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
372 |
73 |
12 |
876 |
3,504 |
325,872 |
|
| §80.1453 |
Recordkeeping: PTD Requirements when party transfers ownership of neat/blended renewable fuels |
0.10 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
9 |
726 |
260 |
188,760 |
18,876 |
1,755,468 |
CBP |
| §80.1454(b), 1464 |
Recordkeeping: Retention of records (PTDs, copies of registration, copies of reports, records related to RIN generation, etc.) |
0.10 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
9 |
726 |
260 |
188,760 |
18,876 |
1,755,468 |
CBP |
| GRAND TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
7,796 |
|
584,508 |
198,241 |
20,594,385 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Assumptions: (1) Assumes 5% *new* registrants each year (30 producers and seven importers; when totaled 37 parties). (2) Assumes *occasional, incidental, or specialized* reporting by 10% of universe (60 producers and 13 importers; when totaled 73 parties). (3) Assumes 260 *work days* for determining daily transactional and routine recordkeeping type reporting. Most of types of routine/daily recordkeeping and reporting is highly automated, so we assume daily batching of transactions. Not all parties participated in/report daily transactions. (4) For foreign load point burden, assumes one recordkeeping/reporting instance per month. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Assumptions Specific to Engineering Review: Because the ER is performed at initial registration, we have applied the registrant assumption and assumed 30 new registrant producers. Because the ER is updated every three years, we have assumed that in any given year, 1/3 of registered producers (198) are submitting updates. The total hourly burden per ER is assumed to be three hours per registrant and 40 hours per engineer, divided by 3 in order to annualize the number. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Rounding: Decimals below .5 are rounded down; decimals of .5 and above are rounded up. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Annual Respondent Burden and Cost by Type of Party |
| Table 2 - Obligated Parties (Refiners/Importers of Non-Renewable Gasoline and Diesel Fuel, assumes 457 refiners plus 281 importers, total of 738 obligated parties) |
| Information Collection Activity |
Hours and Cost |
Total Hours and Cost |
Applicable Forms |
| Citation |
Activity |
Standard Industry Mix Hours/ Response |
Clerical Only Hours/ Response |
Purchased Services Hours/ Response |
Total Cost/ Response (dollars) |
Number of Respondents |
Number of Responses per party/year |
Total Number of Responses per Year |
Total Hours/ Year |
Total Cost/Year |
| §80.1450, 80.76 |
Registration: Overhead, basic information - new registrants |
1.50 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
140 |
37 |
1 |
37 |
56 |
5,162 |
OTAQREG INSTRUCTIONS |
| §80.1450, 80.1452(a) |
Registration: Set up account in CDX, EMTS - new registrants |
1.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
93 |
37 |
1 |
37 |
37 |
3,441 |
OTAQREG INSTRUCTIONS |
| §80.1450(d) |
Registration: Updates to existing registrations (as needed when information changes) |
0.75 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
70 |
74 |
1 |
74 |
56 |
5,162 |
OTAQREG INSTRUCTIONS |
| §80.1451 |
Reporting: invalid RIN retirement reporting (as needed) |
0.50 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
47 |
74 |
1 |
74 |
37 |
3,441 |
|
| §80.1451 |
Reporting: Quarterly RFS Activity Report (4x/yr.) |
1.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
93 |
738 |
4 |
2,952 |
2,952 |
274,536 |
RFS0104: RFS ACTIVITY REPORT/URF |
| §80.1451 |
Reporting: RFS Annual Compliance Report (1x/year) |
6.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
558 |
738 |
1 |
738 |
4,428 |
411,804 |
RFS0303: RFS ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REPORT/URF |
| § 80.1452 |
Reporting: RIN Transactions ) |
0.50 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
47 |
738 |
260 |
191,880 |
95,940 |
8,922,420 |
w/in EMTS |
| §80.1452 |
Reporting: RFS RIN Transaction Report - download from EMTS quarterly and submit |
0.50 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
47 |
738 |
4 |
2,952 |
1,476 |
137,268 |
DOWNLOAD FROM EMTS |
| §80.1474 |
Reporting: Potentially Invalid RIN demonstrations and remedial actions (as needed) |
2.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
186 |
74 |
1 |
74 |
148 |
13,764 |
|
| §80.1464 |
Reporting: Attest Engagements (annual) |
6.00 |
0.00 |
16.00 |
3,534 |
738 |
1 |
738 |
16,236 |
2,608,092 |
USER GUIDE TO OTAQREG FOR ATTEST ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE RFS |
| §80.1453 |
Recordkeeping: General PTD Requirements |
0.10 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
9 |
738 |
260 |
191,880 |
19,188 |
1,784,484 |
CBP |
| §80.1454(b) |
Recordkeeping: Specific requirements for retention of records (PTDs, copies of registration, copies of reports) (daily) |
0.10 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
9 |
738 |
260 |
191,880 |
19,188 |
1,784,484 |
CBP |
| GRAND TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
5,462 |
|
583,316 |
159,741 |
15,954,057 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Assumptions: (1) Assumes 5% *new* registrants each year (23 refiners and 14 importers, when totaled 37 parties). (2) Assumes *occasional, incidental, or specialized* reporting by 10% of universe (46 refiners and 28 importers; when totaled 74 parties). (3) Assumes 260 *work days* for determining daily transactional and routine recordkeeping type reporting. Most of types of routine/daily recordkeeping and reporting is highly automated, so we assume daily batching of transactions. Not all parties participated in/report daily transactions. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Rounding: Decimals below .5 are rounded down; decimals of .5 and above are rounded up. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Annual Respondent Burden and Cost by Type of Party |
| Table 3 - RIN Owners (Assumes 843 RIN Owners) |
| Information Collection Activity |
Hours and Cost |
Total Hours and Cost |
Applicable Forms |
| Citation |
Activity |
Standard Industry Mix Hours/ Response |
Clerical Only Hours/ Response |
Purchased Services Hours/ Response |
Total Cost/ Response (dollars) |
Number of Respondents |
Number of Responses per party/year |
Total Number of Responses per Year |
Total Hours/ Year |
Total Cost/Year |
| §80.1450, 80.76 |
Registration: Overhead, basic information - new registrants |
0.50 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
47 |
42 |
1 |
42 |
21 |
1,953 |
OTAQREG INSTRUCTIONS |
| §80.1467 |
Registration: Applications (new) for foreign RIN owners |
8.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
744 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
744 |
|
| §80.1450, 80.1452(a) |
Registration: Set up account in CDX, EMTS - new registrants |
1.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
93 |
42 |
1 |
42 |
42 |
3,906 |
OTAQREG INSTRUCTIONS |
| §80.1450(d) |
Registration: Updates to existing registrations (as needed when information changes) |
0.75 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
70 |
84 |
1 |
84 |
63 |
5,859 |
OTAQREG INSTRUCTIONS |
| §80.1451 |
Reporting: Quarterly RFS Activity Report (4x/yr.) |
1.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
93 |
843 |
4 |
3,372 |
3,372 |
313,596 |
RFS0104: RFS ACTIVITY REPORT/URF |
| § 80.1452 |
Reporting: RIN Transactions ( |
0.50 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
47 |
843 |
260 |
219,180 |
109,590 |
10,191,870 |
w/in EMTS |
| §80.1451 |
Reporting: RFS RIN Transaction Report - download from EMTS quarterly and submit |
0.50 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
47 |
843 |
4 |
3,372 |
1,686 |
156,798 |
DOWNLOAD FROM EMTS |
| §80.1464 |
Reporting: Attest Engagements (annual) |
6.00 |
0.00 |
16.00 |
3,534 |
843 |
1 |
843 |
18,546 |
2,979,162 |
USER GUIDE TO OTAQREG FOR ATTEST ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE RFS |
| §80.1453 |
Recordkeeping: General PTD Requirements (daily) |
0.10 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
9 |
843 |
260 |
219,180 |
21,918 |
2,038,374 |
CBP |
| §80.1464 |
Recordkeeping: Retention of records (PTDs, copies of registration, copies of reports) (daily) |
0.10 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
9 |
843 |
260 |
219,180 |
21,918 |
2,038,374 |
CBP |
| GRAND TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
5,227 |
|
665,296 |
177,164 |
17,730,636 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Assumptions: (1) Assumes 5% *new* registrants each year (42 parties). (2) Assumes *occasional, incidental, or specialized* reporting by 10% of universe (84 parties). (3) Assumes 260 *work days* for determining daily transactional and routine recordkeeping type reporting. Most of types of routine/daily recordkeeping and reporting is highly automated, so we assume daily batching of transactions. Not all parties participated in/report daily transactions. |
|
|
|
| Rounding: Decimals below .5 are rounded down; decimals of .5 and above are rounded up. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Annual Respondent Burden and Cost by Type of Party |
| Table 4 - Exporters (Assumes 142 Exporters) |
| Information Collection Activity |
Hours and Cost |
Total Hours and Cost |
Applicable Forms |
| Citation |
Activity |
Standard Industry Mix Hours/ Response |
Clerical Only Hours/ Response |
Purchased Services Hours/ Response |
Total Cost/ Response (dollars) |
Number of Respondents |
Number of Responses per party/year |
Total Number of Responses per Year |
Total Hours/ Year |
Total Cost/Year |
| §80.1450, 80.76 |
Registration: Overhead, basic information - new registrants |
0.75 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
70 |
7 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
488 |
OTAQREG INSTRUCTIONS |
| §80.1450, 80.1452(a) |
Registration: Set up account in CDX, EMTS - new registrants |
1.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
93 |
7 |
1 |
7 |
7 |
651 |
OTAQREG INSTRUCTIONS |
| §80.1450(d) |
Registration: Updates to existing registrations (as needed when information changes) |
0.75 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
70 |
14 |
1 |
14 |
11 |
977 |
OTAQREG INSTRUCTIONS |
| §80.1451 |
Reporting: Quarterly RFS Activity Report (4x/yr.) |
1.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
93 |
142 |
4 |
568 |
568 |
52,824 |
RFS0104: RFS ACTIVITY REPORT/URF |
| §80.1451 |
Reporting: RFS Annual Compliance Report (1x/year) |
4.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
372 |
142 |
1 |
142 |
568 |
52,824 |
RFS0303: RFS ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REPORT/URF |
| § 80.1452 |
Reporting: RIN Transactions |
0.50 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
47 |
142 |
260 |
36,920 |
18,460 |
1,716,780 |
w/in EMTS |
| §80.1452 |
Reporting: RFS RIN Transaction Report - download from EMTS quarterly and submit |
0.50 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
47 |
142 |
4 |
568 |
284 |
26,412 |
DOWNLOAD FROM EMTS |
| §80.1464 |
Reporting: Attest Engagements |
6.00 |
0.00 |
16.00 |
3,534 |
142 |
1 |
142 |
3,124 |
501,828 |
USER GUIDE TO OTAQREG FOR ATTEST ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE RFS |
| §80.1453 |
Recordkeeping: PTD Requirements |
0.10 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
9 |
142 |
260 |
36,920 |
3,692 |
343,356 |
CBP |
| §80.1454 |
Recordkeeping: Retention of records (PTDs, copies of registration, copies of reports); retention of affidavit (QAP) |
0.10 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
9 |
142 |
260 |
36,920 |
3,692 |
343,356 |
CBP |
| GRAND TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
1,022 |
|
112,208 |
30,411 |
3,039,496 |
|
|
Assumptions: (1) Assumes 5% *new* registrants each year (seven parties). (2) Assumes *occasional, incidental, or specialized* reporting by 10% of universe (14 parties). (3) Assumes 260 *work days* for determining daily transactional and routine recordkeeping type reporting. Most of types of routine/daily recordkeeping and reporting is highly automated, so we assume daily batching of transactions. Not all parties participated in/report daily transactions. |
|
|
|
Rounding: Decimals below .5 are rounded down; decimals of .5 and above are rounded up. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Annual Respondent Burden and Cost by Type of Party |
| Table 5 - QAP Providers (Assumes 4 QAP Providers) |
| Information Collection Activity |
Hours and Cost |
Total Hours and Cost |
Applicable Forms |
| Citation |
Activity |
Standard Industry Mix Hours/ Response |
Clerical Only Hours/ Response |
Purchased Services Hours/ Response |
Total Cost/ Response (dollars) |
Number of Respondents |
Number of Responses per party/year |
Total Number of Responses per Year |
Total Hours/ Year |
Total Cost/Year |
| §80.1450(g) |
Registration: Overhead, basic information, association of accounts in OTAQREG - new registrants |
20.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1,860 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
20 |
1,860 |
OTAQREG INSTRUCTIONS |
| §80.1450(g) |
Registration: Updates to existing registrations (as needed when information changes)/renewals |
16.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1,488 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
16 |
1,488 |
OTAQREG INSTRUCTIONS |
| §80.1451 |
Reporting: Batch Verification (4x/year) |
3.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
279 |
4 |
4 |
16 |
48 |
4,464 |
RFS2000: BATCH VERIFICATION/URF |
| §80.1451(g) |
Reporting: Agreggate RIN Verification (4x/year) |
2.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
186 |
4 |
4 |
16 |
32 |
2,976 |
RFS2100: AGGREGATE RIN VERIFICATION/URF |
| § 80.1451(g) |
Reporting: On-Site Audit Report (4x/year) |
4.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
372 |
4 |
4 |
16 |
64 |
5,952 |
RFS2200: ON-SITE AUDIT REPORT/URF |
| §80.1451(g) |
Reporting: Potentially Invalid RINs (4x/year) |
1.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
93 |
4 |
4 |
16 |
16 |
1,488 |
RFS2300: LIST OF POTENTIALLY INVALID RINS/URF |
| §80.1451(g) |
Reporting: Mass Balance |
6.00 |
0.00 |
24.00 |
5,022 |
4 |
4 |
16 |
480 |
80,352 |
RFS2400: MASS BALANCE/URF |
| §80.1454 |
Recordkeeping: Retention of Records |
10.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
930 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
40 |
3,720 |
CBP |
| §80.1469 [e], (g) |
Reporting: Initial QAP Submission |
40.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
3,720 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
160 |
14,880 |
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| §80.1469(f) |
Reporting: QAP Updates (occasional) |
2.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
186 |
4 |
4 |
16 |
32 |
2,976 |
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106 |
908 |
120,156 |
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Rounding: Decimals below .5 are rounded down; decimals of .5 and above are rounded up. |
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