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2060-0150 199707-2060-004
Historical Active 199408-2060-007
EPA/OAR
Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Requirements for Manufacturers
Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 01/17/1998
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 07/15/1997
OMB notes that since this ICR was last approved, EPA has streamli ned the underlying regulations to exempt small distributors from classification as manufacturers merely because they introduce add itional additives (primarily detergent) during distribution. OMB commends this burden reduction action. However, OMB is concerned about two comments filed during the pub lic comment period for renewal of this ICR. One commenter sugges ted that all of the information included in the annual manufactur ers reports on gasoline can be extracted from much more detailed reports that are now required to be submitted under the RFG rule. If true, the collection of this information under this ICR would appear to violate the certification requirements at 5 CFR 1320.9( b) that collections of information not be unnecessarily duplicati ve of information otherwise reasonably available to the agency. O MB thus directs EPA to consider, prior to the next renewal of thi s ICR, whether it is appropriate to discontinue the requirement f or annual manufacturers reports under this ICR and instead obtain the necessary data from the RFG reports. IF EPA decides to cont inue the requirement in this ICR, the next renewal should clarify how this is consistent with the requirement in 5 CFR 1320.9(b) re ferenced above. Another commenter questioned the usefulness of the quarterly manu facturers reports. These reports require production volume figur es and additive concentration ranges for all fuels produced durin g the quarter. EPA uses this information to track additive use i n order to identify potential public health concerns and ensure t hat fuel manufacturers are only using registered additives at leg al concentrations. It appears, however, that only a handful of t he 6300 additives that are currently being tracked by these repor ts actually raise public health concerns, though EPA notes that there have been instances where fuel manufacturers have failed to update their registration additive list or inadvertently used ad ditives beyond their legal limits, and this has been identified b y EPA through review of the quarterly reports. OMB is concerned that the ICR may violate the requirements at 5 CFR 1320.9(a) that the information collected have practical utility and 5 CFR 1320. 9(c) that it reduce to the extent practicable and appropriate the burden on persons who shall provide information to or for the ag ency. OMB thus directs EPA to consider, prior to the next renewa l of this ICR, whether it is appropriate to modify the current re quirements for quarterly reporting to reduce the burden on respon dents. If EPA decides not to modify the current requirements, th e next renewal should clarify how it is consistent with the requi rements at 5 CFR 1320.9 (a) and (c) referenced above. The following additional remarks were added on 01/17/1998. This ICR is retroactively approved beginning on 1 July, 1997. On June 16,1997, prior to the expiration of the prior approval on June 30, 1997, the agency requested an emergency 3-month extension in order to allow time to complete the preparation of its normal request for a three year extension. This request was misplaced by the OMB desk officer in charge and never acted upon. In the normal course of events, it would have been approved in order to allow the agency to prepare a proper submission for the 3-year extension request. Because the agency acted in good faith to prevent its approval from lapsing, the recently approved 3-year extension is being made retroactive to July 1, 1997.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
06/30/2000 06/30/2000
10,300 0 0
20,900 0 0
31,000 0 0