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OMB Control No: 2060-0740	ICR Reference No: 202510-2060-006
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202206-2060-004
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 2691.03
Title: Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: RFS Annual Rules (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: 10/31/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2025
Responses	37,145	172,360
Time Burden (Hours)	27,871	167,385
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,062,899	9,262,146

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	37,145	172,360	-135,215
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	27,871	167,385	-139,514
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,062,899	9,262,146	-7,199,247

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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This decrease is due to fewer regulated parties utilizing biointermediates in the RFS than was originally anticipated. We shared our estimates with industry respondents who perform recordkeeping and reporting functions. Based on their feedback, we increased some estimates in our calculations related to third-party auditor activities performed, but those did not change the overall decrease in burden due to fewer participants.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,000

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: John Weihrauch 202 343-9477 weihrauch.john@epa.gov