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OMB Control No: 2060-0437	ICR Reference No: 201504-2060-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201409-2060-003
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 1907.09
Title: Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Regarding the Sulfur Content of Motor Vehicle Gasoline under the Tier 2 Rule (40 CFR part 80, subpart H) (Final 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: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/13/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/07/2015
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2017
Responses	98,132	0	37,665
Time Burden (Hours)	101,113	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 Final Rule (79 FR 23414, April 28, 2014). 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 final rule. The recordkeeping and reporting requirements for refiners and importers of motor vehicle gasoline under the final Tier 3 program are the same requirements that exist under the Tier 2 sulfur program. The Tier 3 final 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 requirements are consistent with common business practices. The costs associated with the requirements are expected to be small. The allowance for blender-grade pentane to be added gasoline downstream of the refinery will provide additional flexibility to industry.

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	98,132	37,665	60,467
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	101,113	38,573	62,540
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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 Final Rule.