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OMB Control No: 2060-0437	ICR Reference No: 201007-2060-015
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200704-2060-009
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 1907.05
Title: Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Regarding the Sulfur Content of Motor Vehicle Gasoline under the Tier 2 Rule (40 CFR part 80, subpart H) (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/10/2011
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 07/28/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2014	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2011
Responses	37,605	0	37,665
Time Burden (Hours)	38,498	0	38,573
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: This is a renewal of the information collection requirements under the Tier 2 gasoline sulfur final rule, published on February 10, 2000 (65 FR 6698). A minor additional information collection requirement was added to the Tier 2 rule on June 12, 2002 (67 FR 40169). The scope of the recordkeeping and reporting requirements for each type of party (e.g., refiners, importers, distributors, or retailers of gasoline), and therefore the cost to that party, reflects the party's opportunity to create, control or alter the sulfur content of gasoline. As a result, refiners and importers have more significant requirements, which are necessary both for their own tracking and that of downstream parties, and for EPA enforcement, while parties downstream from the gasoline production or import point, such as retailers, have minimal burdens under the rule. Many of the reporting and recordkeeping requirements for refiners and importers regarding the sulfur content of gasoline on which the Tier 2 sulfur program relies currently exist under EPA's reformulated gasoline (RFG) and conventional gasoline (CG) anti-dumping programs. The ICR for the RFG/CG programs covered the majority of the start-up costs associated with the reporting of gasoline sulfur content. Consequently, much of the cost associated with the sulfur-control requirements under the sulfur program is accounted for under the ICR for the RFG/CG programs. The information under this ICR will be collected by EPA's Compliance and Innovative Strategies Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Air and Radiation (OAR), and by EPA's Air Enforcement Division, Office of Regulatory Enforcement, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA). The information collected will be used by EPA to evaluate compliance with the gasoline sulfur control requirements under the Tier 2 rule. This oversight by EPA is necessary to ensure attainment of the air quality goals of the Tier 2 program. Proprietary information will be submitted by refiners and importers for demonstrating compliance with the sulfur standards, and for establishing baseline sulfur levels under the credit trading and hardship programs associated with the rule. Confidentiality is handled in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act and EPA regulations at 40 CFR Part 2.

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	37,605	37,665	-60
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	38,498	38,573	-75
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: The annual burdens and cost estimates for gasoline refiners and importers decreased slightly to account for the expiration of the requirements for refineries of geographic phase-in area gasoline. The total hourly burden decreased 75 hours, the total cost decreased by $4,320 and the total number of responses decreased by 60.