| Annual Respondent Burden and Cost by Type of Party |
| Table 2 - Current Total of Obligated Parties (Refiners/Importers of Non-Renewable Gasoline and Diesel Fuel, assumes 460 refiners plus 263 importers, total of 723 obligated parties). For purposes of these estimates, we assume 272 new or updated registrations for parties who designate certified NTDF as MVNRLM and who would register as refiners. There are currently 613 affected facilities associated with these 272 parties. Estimates are on a company level, except where noted. We have carried the estimates through for registration, recordkeeping and reporting. |
| 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 |
| §80.1407; 80.1454 |
Recordkeeping: Retain records that demonstrate that certified NTDF will be used for non-transporation use (keep records; provide to EPA upon request); assumes 272 companies. Assumes records are stored/retained on a weekly basis during six month heating oil season (26 weeks - for 26 times/year). |
0.10 |
- |
- |
9.40 |
272.00 |
26.00 |
7,072.00 |
707.20 |
66,476.80 |
Customary Business Practive (CBP) |
| §80.1408, 80.76, 80.1450 |
Registration: Adding obligated party role to existing registration by 272 companies who redesignate certified NTDF as MVNRLM - one time burden, one hour, spread out over three years. We expect most to add the new role in year one. |
0.33 |
- |
- |
31.02 |
272.00 |
1.00 |
272.00 |
89.76 |
8,437.44 |
OTAQReg USER GUIDE |
| §80.1408, 80.76, 80.1450 |
Registration: New registration by 20 companies who redesignate certified NTDF as MVNRLM. We expect 20 new companies, total, most in year one, and have spread the two (2) hour registration burden among the three years of the ICR. |
0.66 |
- |
- |
62.04 |
20.00 |
1.00 |
20.00 |
13.20 |
1,240.80 |
OTAQReg USER GUIDE |
| §80.1408 |
Recordkeeping: Maintain a running balance of MVNRLM (in/out) - Assumes that this information is kept on a facility basis and that there are 613 potentially affected facilities. As this is a running balance, assumes that records are kept on all business days, excluding weekend and Federal holidays - i.e., 260 days per year. |
0.05 |
- |
- |
4.70 |
613.00 |
260.00 |
159,380.00 |
7,969.00 |
749,086.00 |
CBP |
| §80.1408; 80.1451 |
Reporting: Report volume of MVNRLM in/out, report volume of certified NTDF redesignated to MVNRLM, report volume of MVNRLM designated to non-transportation during compliance period (annual reporting) |
0.25 |
- |
- |
23.50 |
272.00 |
1.00 |
272.00 |
68.00 |
6,392.00 |
*NEW DATA FIELDS - See appendix "FORMAT 1." |
| §80.1408; 80.1451 |
Reporting: Report volume of MNVRLM in/out, report volume of certified NTDF redesignated to MVNRLM, report volume of MVNRLM designated to non-transportation during compliance period (quarterly reporting) |
0.25 |
- |
- |
23.50 |
272.00 |
4.00 |
1,088.00 |
272.00 |
25,568.00 |
*NEW DATA FIELDS - See appendix "FORMAT 2." |
| §80.1408; 80.1454 |
Recordkeeping: Keep records related to all transactions in which certified NTDF is resignated as MVNRLM, to all transactions in which MVNRLM is redesignated to a non-transportation use, and records related to in/our certified NTDF and MVNRLM, respectively. Assumes records kept on a facility basis and are stored weekly during heating oil season (six months of the year). This is 26 weeks, or 26 times/year. |
0.05 |
- |
- |
4.70 |
613.00 |
26.00 |
15,938.00 |
796.90 |
74,908.60 |
CBP |
| 80.1450, 80.1452 |
Registration: Set up new account in CDX, EMTS for parties who redesignate certified NTDF as MVNRLM and who are not currently registered. For 20 new parties expected, a one-time, one -hour burden spread out across three years. Most parties are expected to do this in year one. |
0.33 |
- |
- |
31.02 |
20.00 |
1.00 |
20.00 |
6.60 |
620.40 |
OTAQReg USER GUIDE |
| §80.1451 |
Reporting: Report production volume and report volume separately for gasoline products, MVNRLM diesel products, distillate fuel that is not transportation fuel, distillate fuel that is certified NTDF (annual) - This estimate includes 723 existing Obligated Parties plus 20 additional. |
0.25 |
- |
- |
23.50 |
743.00 |
1.00 |
743.00 |
185.75 |
17,460.50 |
* NEW DATA FIELDS - See appendix "FORMAT 3." |
| §80.1451 |
Reporting: Quarterly RFS Activity Report (for new registrants) - updated to reflect 20 new estimated refiners (obligated parties) reporting each year. |
1.00 |
- |
- |
94.00 |
20.00 |
4.00 |
80.00 |
80.00 |
7,520.00 |
RFS0104 RFS ACTIVITY REPORT/URF |
| §80.1451 |
Reporting: RFS Annual Compliance Reports - updated to reflect 20 new estimated refiners reporting |
6.00 |
- |
- |
564.00 |
20.00 |
1.00 |
20.00 |
120.00 |
11,280.00 |
RFS0303 RFS ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REPORT/URF |
| §80.1452 |
Reporting: RFS RIN Transactions - updated to reflect 20 new estimated refiners reporting each year. We assume that RIN Transactions are recorded in real time, up to once per day, for all businesses days excluding weekends and Federal holidays. |
0.50 |
- |
- |
47.00 |
20.00 |
260.00 |
5,200.00 |
2,600.00 |
244,400.00 |
w/in EMTS |
| §80.1452 |
Reporting: RFS RIN Transaction Report - download in EMTS quarterly and submit |
0.50 |
- |
- |
47.00 |
20.00 |
4.00 |
80.00 |
40.00 |
3,760.00 |
w/in EMTS |
| §80.1453 |
Recordkeeping: Programming of new PTD code or statement related to transfer of custody or ownership of certified NTDF (This estimate assumes 743 + 20 + 272; this is the number of currently existing Obligated Parties + 20 new registrants + 272.) |
2.00 |
- |
- |
188.00 |
1,035.00 |
1.00 |
1,035.00 |
2,070.00 |
194,580.00 |
NO FORM; PTDS are a CBP. EPA provides statement that must appear; respondent must program the statement and code. |
| §80.1453 |
Recordkeeping: General PTD requirements, assuming that 50% of 1,035 actually use code per year. This is the actual use of the PTD, whereas line 20 is the retention of the PTD. Assumes PTD usage occurs on each business day - excluding weekends and Federal holidays. |
0.05 |
- |
- |
4.70 |
518.00 |
260.00 |
134,680.00 |
6,734.00 |
632,996.00 |
CBP |
| §80.1454 |
Recordkeeping: Additional/amended recordkeeping associated with PTDs and additional certified NTDF (assuming 50% of 1,035 actually have records per year) and that records are stored weekly. This is the actual retention of the PTD, whereas Line 20 is the use of the PTDs. |
0.05 |
- |
- |
4.70 |
518.00 |
52.00 |
26,936.00 |
1,346.80 |
126,599.20 |
CBP |
| §80.1464; 80.1475 |
Reporting: Annual attest engagements for 20 new registrants. |
8.00 |
- |
20.00 |
4,512.00 |
20.00 |
1.00 |
20.00 |
560.00 |
90,240.00 |
ATTEST ENGAGEMENT USER GUIDE |
| §80.1464; 80.1475 |
Reporting: Additional items for attest engagements for those already subject to attest engagements - this assumes 723 existing obligated parties plus 272 who are required to add refiner to their registration. These estimates are different from line 20, above, because these parties are assumed to already have attest engagement requirements applied to them and are adding services to that attest engagement to cover their refiner activity. |
- |
- |
4.00 |
752.00 |
995.00 |
1.00 |
995.00 |
3,980.00 |
748,240.00 |
ATTEST ENGAGEMENT USER GUIDE |
| GRAND TOTAL |
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6,263.00 |
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353,851.00 |
27,639.21 |
3,009,805.74 |
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| Annual Respondent Burden and Cost by Type of Party |
| Table 1 - Current Total of RIN Generators (Assuming 595 Producers and 122 Importers of Renewable Fuels, for a total of 717 RIN Generators); we estimate five new producer-registrants under RFS program and have carried through calculations for registration, reporting, and recordkeeping for five new registrants (affected parties would be Producers) on this Table. |
| 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 |
| §80.1426; 80.1450, 80.76 |
Registration: Overhead, basic information - this anticipates five (5) new registrants each year, estimated due to change in Table 1 of 80.1426; includes an additional five (5) already registered parties who are registered but may have to update information. This is a one time burden. |
0.75 |
- |
- |
70.50 |
10.00 |
1.00 |
10.00 |
7.50 |
705.00 |
OTAQReg USER GUIDE |
| §80.1426; 80.1450, 80.1452 |
Registration: Set up account in CDX, EMTS - for five (5) new registrants each year estimated due to change in Table 1 of 80.1426. This is a one time burden. |
1.00 |
- |
- |
94.00 |
5.00 |
1.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
470.00 |
OTAQReg USER GUIDE |
| §80.1426; 80.1450, 80.1452 |
Registration: Initial engineering reviews for five (5) new registrants estimated due to change in Table 1 of 80.1426 (pathways). This is a one time burden during the three years covered by this ICR. |
6.00 |
- |
48.00 |
9,588.00 |
5.00 |
1.00 |
5.00 |
270.00 |
47,940.00 |
OTAQReg USER GUIDE |
| §80.1426; 80.1450, 80.1452 |
Registration: Information to specific products or processes - for five (5) new registrants estimated due to change in Table 1 of 80.1426 |
1.00 |
- |
- |
94.00 |
5.00 |
1.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
470.00 |
OTAQReg USER GUIDE |
| §80.1449 |
Reporting: Production Outlook Report - to reflect up to five (5) new reporting parties who are expected to need to file this report. |
1.00 |
- |
- |
94.00 |
5.00 |
1.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
470.00 |
RFS0901: RFS PRODUCTION OUTLOOK REPORT |
| §80.1451 |
Reporting: Quarterly RFS Activity Report (4x/year) - to reflect five (5) new reporting parties |
1.00 |
- |
- |
94.00 |
5.00 |
4.00 |
20.00 |
20.00 |
1,880.00 |
RFS0104: RFS ACTIVITY REPORT/URF |
| §80.1452 |
Reporting: RIN Transactions - to reflect five (5) new reporting parties. This assumes RIN Transactions are recorded on all business days, to exclude weekends and Federal holidays. |
0.50 |
- |
- |
47.00 |
5.00 |
260.00 |
1,300.00 |
650.00 |
61,100.00 |
w/in EMTS |
| §80.1452 |
Reporting: EMTS RFS RIN Generation Report - 4x/year - to reflect five (5) new reporting parites |
0.50 |
- |
- |
47.00 |
5.00 |
4.00 |
20.00 |
10.00 |
940.00 |
w/in EMTS |
| §80.1453 |
Recordkeeping: General PTD Requirements for five (5) new parties This is the actual daily usage of the PTD, which differs from line 14, which is the retention of the PTDs. This assumes that PTDs are used on all business days, to exclude weekends and Federal holidays. |
0.05 |
- |
- |
4.70 |
5.00 |
260.00 |
1,300.00 |
65.00 |
6,110.00 |
CBP |
| §80.1454 |
Recordkeeping: Specific requirements for retention of records - for five (5) new parties This is the retention of PTDs, which differs from line 13, which refers to their actual use. Assumes PTDs are stored by producers on all business days, to exclude weekends and Federal holidays. |
0.05 |
- |
- |
4.70 |
5.00 |
260.00 |
1,300.00 |
65.00 |
6,110.00 |
CBP |
| §80.1464 |
Reporting: Attest engagements - to reflect five (5) new reporting parties |
8.00 |
- |
24.00 |
5,264.00 |
5.00 |
1.00 |
5.00 |
160.00 |
26,320.00 |
ATTEST ENGAGEMENT USER GUIDE |
| GRAND TOTAL |
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60.00 |
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3,975.00 |
1,262.50 |
152,515.00 |
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| Assumptions: Assumes 260 *work days* for determining daily transactional and routine reporting. Most routine/daily recordkeeping and reporting is highly automated, so we assume daily batching of transactions. |
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| Line 13 is the actual use of the PTD at 0.05 hours per instance and Line 14 is the retention of the PTD at 0.05 hours per instance, for a total of 0.10 hours per instance. |
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