Reformulated Gasoline and Conventional Gasoline: Requirements for Refiners, Oxygenate Blenders, and Importers of Gasoline; Requirements for Parties in the Gasoline Distribution Network (Renewal)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 3520-27 Company Registration Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 5900-321 Sulfur & Benz. Batch Tier 2 and MSAT-2 Form and Instruction	Modified
Form RFG2500 Benzene Pre-compliance MSAT-2 Form and Instruction	Modified
Form RFG2200 Credit T. Transfer MSAT-2 Form and Instruction	Modified
Form RFG2000 RFG and Annual Anti-Dumping MSAT-2 Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3520-20M Annual VOC Report Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3520-20L Annual NOx Report Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3520-20J Annual Benzene Report Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3520-20E Annual RFG Report Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3520-20D Quarterly RFG Certification Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 5900-345 Batch RFG Reports Form and Instruction	Modified
1591ss27.docx Supporting Statement A	2020-05-20

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
24373	Company Registration Form and Instruction	Modified
214202	Sulfur & Benz. Batch Tier 2 and MSAT-2 Form and Instruction	Modified
214201	Benzene Pre-compliance MSAT-2 Form and Instruction	Modified
214200	Credit T. Transfer MSAT-2 Form and Instruction	Modified
214199	RFG and Annual Anti-Dumping MSAT-2 Form and Instruction	Modified
184737	Annual VOC Report Form and Instruction	Modified
184736	Annual CG Report	Unchanged
184735	Modifications of Baselines for Gasoline Produced or Imported for Use in HI, AK, and US Territories	Unchanged
184734	Gasoline and Benzene Program	Unchanged
184733	Refiner and Importer QA Requirements for Downstream Oxygenates Blending and Requirements for Pipeline Interface	Unchanged
184732	Individual Baseline Determinations	Unchanged
184731	Voluntary QA for Pipelines and Terminals	Unchanged
184730	Voluntary QA by Refineries and Importers	Unchanged
184729	Voluntary QA by Truckers	Unchanged
184728	QA for RFG Oxygen Blenders	Unchanged
184727	EPA Request for Records	Unchanged
184726	Response to EPA Audit	Unchanged
184725	Independent FRGAS Reports	Unchanged
184724	Foreign Refinery Baseline Petitions	Removed
184723	CG Attest Engagements	Unchanged
184722	RFG Attest Engagements	Unchanged
184721	RFG Survey Report	Unchanged
184720	In-Line Blend Petitions	Unchanged
184719	Annual In-Line Blend Audit	Unchanged
184718	Independent Analysis Report	Unchanged
184717	Annual Oxygen Report	Unchanged
184716	Annual Credit Report	Unchanged
184715	Annual Areas Report	Unchanged
184714	Annual NOx Report Form and Instruction	Modified
184713	Annual Benzene Report Form and Instruction	Modified
184711	Annual Toxics Report	Unchanged
184710	Annual RFG Report Form and Instruction	Modified
184709	Annual CG Certification	Unchanged
184708	Quarterly RFG Certification Form and Instruction	Modified
184707	Batch Pre-Cert.	Unchanged
184706	Batch CG Reports	Unchanged
184705	Batch RFG Reports Form and Instruction	Modified
184704	Facility Registration	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2060-0277	ICR Reference No: 202005-2060-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201412-2060-002
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 1591.27
Title: Reformulated Gasoline and Conventional Gasoline: Requirements for Refiners, Oxygenate Blenders, and Importers of Gasoline; Requirements for Parties in the Gasoline Distribution Network (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 05/26/2020

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2021
Responses	54,076	54,078
Time Burden (Hours)	126,846	127,246
Cost Burden (Dollars)	24,713,032	24,713,032

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Abstract: The regulations at 40 CFR 80 require gasoline be reformulated to reduce toxic and ozone-forming emissions. The regulations also contain reporting and recordkeeping requirements for the production, importation, transport and storage of gasoline, in order to demonstrate compliance and facilitate compliance and enforcement. Respondents include refiners, importers, oxygenate blenders, and similar parties involved in the manufacturer and distribution of gasoline.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 7401 et seq 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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 43124	08/20/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 31183	05/22/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 37

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Annual Oxygen Report
Independent Analysis Report
Annual In-Line Blend Audit
In-Line Blend Petitions
RFG Survey Report
RFG Attest Engagements
Company Registration	3520-27, 3520-27, 3520-20H, 3520-20I, 3520-20P, 3520-20Q, 3520-20N	Load Port/Port of Entry Independent Sampling, Testing and Refinery/Importer Identification Form ,   Instructions for EPA Form No. 3520-27(Rev.06-99); Load Port/Port of Entry Independent Sampling, Testing and Refinery/Importer Identification Form ,   Anti-Dumping Program Annual Report ,   Reformulated Gasoline Toxics Emissions Performance Averaging Report ,   Reformulated Gasoline Credit Transfer Summary Report ,   Reformulated Gasoline Oxygen Content Averaging Report ,   Reformulated Gasoline Averaging Areas Report
Facility Registration
Batch RFG Reports	5900-345, 350-20C, 3520-20C	Pentane and Butane Batches Blended with Reformulated Gasoline and Conventional Gasoline Batch Report (RFG1800): Instructions for Completing ,   Reformulated Gasoline and Anti-Dumping Batch Report (RFG0302): Instructions for Completing ,   Reformulated Gasoline, Anti-Dumping, Gasoline Benzene, and Gasoline Sulfur Batch Report (RFG0303): Instructions for Completing
Batch CG Reports
Annual Areas Report
Annual Credit Report
CG Attest Engagements
Independent FRGAS Reports
Response to EPA Audit
EPA Request for Records
QA for RFG Oxygen Blenders
Voluntary QA by Truckers
Batch Pre-Cert.
Quarterly RFG Certification	3520-20D	RFG and Anti-Dumping Program Report Instructions
Annual CG Certification
Annual RFG Report	3520-20E, 5900-346	Reformulated Gasoline Annual Compliance Designation ,   Additional Annual Reporting Requirements for Refiners that Blend Butane or Pentane (RFG1900): Instructions for Completing
Annual Toxics Report
Annual Benzene Report	3520-20J	Reformulated Gasoline Benzene Content Averaging Report
Annual NOx Report	3520-20L	Reformulated Gasoline NOx Emissions Performance Averaging Report
Voluntary QA by Refineries and Importers
Voluntary QA for Pipelines and Terminals
Individual Baseline Determinations
Refiner and Importer QA Requirements for Downstream Oxygenates Blending and Requirements for Pipeline Interface
Gasoline and Benzene Program
Modifications of Baselines for Gasoline Produced or Imported for Use in HI, AK, and US Territories
Annual CG Report
Annual VOC Report	3520-20M	Reformulated Gasoline VOC Emissions Performance Averaging Report
RFG and Annual Anti-Dumping MSAT-2	RFG2000	RFG & Anti-Dumping Annual Benzene Report (MSAT-2)
Credit T. Transfer MSAT-2	RFG2200	MSAT2 Credit Transfer Report
Benzene Pre-compliance MSAT-2	RFG2500	MSAT2: Gasoline Benzene Pre-Compliance Report
Sulfur & Benz. Batch Tier 2 and MSAT-2	5900-321	Facility Gasoline Sulfur and Benzene Annual Report (GSF0402): Instructions for Completing
Foreign Refinery Baseline Petitions

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	54,076	54,078	0	0	-2	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	126,846	127,246	0	0	-400	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	24,713,032	24,713,032	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: A provision allowing for submittal of a Foreign Refinery Baseline Petition has naturally expired by operation of the regulation, which reduces the collection by 400 hours and two fewer reports from the prior approval.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,102,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 05/26/2020

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