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OMB Control No: 2060-0437	ICR Reference No: 201409-2060-003
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201402-2060-006
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 1907.08
Title: Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Regarding the Sulfur Content of Motor Vehicle Gasoline under the Tier 2 Rule (40 CFR part 80, subpart H) (Proposed Rule for Tier 3))
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 10/28/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 09/26/2014
Terms of Clearance: OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11(c) of the Paperwork Reduction Act and is withholding approval of this collection at this time. This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection for the proposed rule under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The agency shall examine public comment in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and will include in the supporting statement of the next ICR, to be submitted to OMB at the final rule stage, a description of how the agency has responded to any public comments on the ICR.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2017	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2017
Responses	37,665	0	37,665
Time Burden (Hours)	38,573	0	38,573
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The requirements covered under this Information Collection Request (ICR) are included in the Tier 3 proposed rule (78 FR 29816, May 21, 2013). The scope of the recordkeeping and reporting requirements for each type of party in the gasoline, gasoline additive, oxygenate, certified ethanol denaturant, and blender-grade pentane distribution systems, and therefore the cost to that party, reflects the party's opportunity to create, control or alter the product's sulfur content. As a result, petroleum refiners/importers, gasoline additive producers/importers, oxygenate producers/importers, certified ethanol denaturant producers/importers, and blender-grade pentane producers and importers have more significant requirements, which are necessary both for their own tracking and that of downstream parties, and for EPA enforcement. At the same time, parties downstream from the product's production or import point, such as fuel distributors, have fewer requirements under the proposed rule. The recordkeeping and reporting requirements for refiners and importers of motor vehicle gasoline under the proposed Tier 3 program are the same requirements that exist under the Tier 2 sulfur program. The Tier 3 proposed rule contains new recordkeeping and reporting requirements that apply to gasoline additive manufacturers, oxygenate producers/importers, blender-grade pentane producers/importers, and produces/importers of certified ethanol denaturants that are used to produce denatured fuel ethanol. In large part these proposed requirements are consistent with common business practices. The costs associated with the proposed requirements are expected to be small. The proposal to allow blender-grade pentane to be added gasoline downstream of the refinery would provide additional flexibility to industry.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 7414, 7545, 7601(a) Name of Law: Clean Air Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2060-AQ86	Proposed rulemaking	78 FR 29816	05/21/2013

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The requirements covered under this Information Collection Request (ICR) are included in the Tier 3 proposed rule.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $23,700

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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Geanetta Heard 202 343-9017 heard.geanetta@epa.gov

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