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OMB Control No: 2060-0150	ICR Reference No: 202401-2060-004
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201911-2060-007
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 0309.17
Title: Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Requirements for Manufacturers (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: 03/25/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2024
Responses	8,220	10,700
Time Burden (Hours)	20,990	22,550
Cost Burden (Dollars)	205,500	53,500

Abstract: In accordance with the regulations at 40 CFR Part 79, Subparts A, B, C, and D, Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives, manufacturers of (1) motor vehicle gasoline, (2) motor vehicle diesel fuel, and (3) additives for those fuels, are required to have their products registered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prior to their introduction into commerce. Registration involves providing (1) a chemical description of the fuel or additive, (2) certain technical and marketing information, and (3) any health-effects information in company files. Manufacturers are also required to submit annual reports on production and related information. The program is run by the Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Air and Radiation. The information is used to (1) identify products whose evaporative or exhaust emissions may pose a particular threat to public health, thus meriting further investigation and/or regulation, (2) ensure that EPA compositional requirements are met before a product is registered and introduced into commerce, and (3) maintain a comprehensive data base of motor vehicle fuel and additive composition. The information is also used to ensure that fuel additives comply with EPA requiremens for protecting catalytic converters and other automotive emission controls. The data have been used to construct a comprehensive data base on fuel and additive composition. The Mine Safety and Health Administration of the Department of Labor restricts the use of diesel additives in underground coal mines to those registered by EPA. Most of the compositional information has been claimed by the manufacturers as confidential business information (CBI).

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 7401-7626 Name of Law: Clean Air Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 42938	07/05/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 20651	03/25/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	8,220	10,700	-2,480
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	20,990	22,550	-1,560
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	205,500	53,500	152,000

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: There is a decrease of 1,510 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease is due to a slight decrease in the new registration activity and the conversion of the quarterly report for fuel manufacturers to an annual report.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $582,000

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

Agency Contact: Jim Caldwell 2023439303 caldwell.jim@epa.gov

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