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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–0525; FRL–8953–9]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Registration of
Fuels and Fuel Additives—HealthEffects Research Requirements for
Manufacturers; EPA ICR No. 1696.06,
OMB Control No. 2060–0297
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AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing
approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). This
ICR is scheduled to expire on February
28, 2010. Before submitting the ICR to
OMB for review and approval, EPA is
soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection
as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before November 9, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2006–0525, by one of the
following methods:
• https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.
• Fax: (202) 566–1741.
• Mail: Air and Radiation Docket,
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–
0525, Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center,
Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20460. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket’s normal
hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–
0525. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
made available online at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
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protected through https://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The
https://www.regulations.gov Web site is
an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through https://
www.regulations.gov your e-mail
address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment
that is placed in the public docket and
made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA
recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA
cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact
you for clarification, EPA may not be
able to consider your comment.
Electronic files should avoid the use of
special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional information
about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA
Docket Center homepage at https://
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James W. Caldwell, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality,
Mailcode: 6406J, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 343–9303; fax
number: (202) 343–2802; e-mail address:
caldwell.jim@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
How Can I Access the Docket and/or
Submit Comments?
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–OAR–2006–0525, which is
available for online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket
in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC),
EPA West, Room B102, 1301
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room
is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the
Reading Room is 202–566–1744, and the
telephone number for the Air and
Radiation Docket is 202–566–1742.
Use https://www.regulations.gov to
obtain a copy of the draft collection of
information, submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of
the contents of the docket, and to access
those documents in the public docket
that are available electronically. Once in
the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in
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the docket ID number identified in this
document.
What Information Is EPA Particularly
Interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, EPA specifically solicits
comments and information to enable it
to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(iv) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses. In
particular, EPA is requesting comments
from very small businesses (those that
employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA
could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses
affected by this collection.
What Should I Consider When I
Prepare My Comments for EPA?
You may find the following
suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as
possible and provide specific examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you
used.
3. Provide copies of any technical
information and/or data you used that
support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or
costs, explain how you arrived at the
estimate that you provide.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve
the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your
comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,
be sure to identify the docket ID number
assigned to this action in the subject
line on the first page of your response.
You may also provide the name, date,
and Federal Register citation.
What Information Collection Activity or
ICR Does This Apply to?
Affected entities: Entities potentially
affected by this action are the
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manufacturers of motor-vehicle
gasoline, motor-vehicle diesel fuel, and
additives for those fuels.
Title: Registration of Fuels and Fuel
Additives—Health-Effects Research
Requirements for Manufacturers.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1696.06,
OMB Control No. 2060–0297.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on February 28,
2010. An Agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information,
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control
numbers for EPA’s regulations in title 40
of the CFR, after appearing in the
Federal Register when approved, are
listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed
either by publication in the Federal
Register or by other appropriate means,
such as on the related collection
instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in
certain EPA regulations is consolidated
in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: In accordance with the
regulations at 40 CFR part 79, subparts
A, B, C, and D, Registration of Fuels and
Fuel Additives, manufacturers
(including importers) of motor-vehicle
gasoline, motor-vehicle diesel fuel, and
additives for those fuels, are required to
have these products registered by the
EPA prior to their introduction into
commerce. Registration involves
providing a chemical description of the
fuel or additive, and certain technical,
marketing, and health-effects
information. The development of
health-effects data, as required by 40
CFR 79, Subpart F, is the subject of this
ICR. The information collection
requirements for Subparts A through D,
and the supplemental notification
requirements of Subpart F (indicating
how the manufacturer will satisfy the
health-effects data requirements) are
covered by a separate ICR (EPA ICR
Number 309.12, OMB Control Number
2060–1050). The health-effects data will
be used to determine if there are any
products which have evaporative or
combustion emissions that may pose an
unreasonable risk to public health, thus
meriting further investigation and
potential regulation. This information is
required for specific groups of fuels and
additives as defined in the regulations.
For example, gasoline and gasoline
additives which consist of only carbon,
hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and/or
sulfur, and which involve a gasoline
oxygen content of less than 1.5 weight
percent, fall into a ‘‘baseline’’ group.
Oxygenates, such as ethanol and ethyl
tertiary butyl ether, when used in
gasoline at an oxygen level of at least 1.5
weight percent, define separate
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‘‘nonbaseline’’ groups for each
oxygenate. Additives which contain
elements other than carbon, hydrogen,
oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur fall into
separate ‘‘atypical’’ groups. There are
similar grouping requirements for diesel
fuel and diesel fuel additives.
Manufacturers may perform the
research independently or may join
with other manufacturers to share in the
costs for each applicable group. Several
research consortiums (groups of
manufacturers) have been formed. The
largest consortium, organized by the
American Petroleum Institute (API),
represents most of the manufacturers of
baseline gasoline, baseline diesel fuel,
baseline fuel additives, and the
prominent nonbaseline oxygenated
additives for gasoline. The research is
structured into three tiers of
requirements for each group. Tier 1
requires an emissions characterization
and a literature search for information
on the health effects of those emissions.
Voluminous Tier 1 data for gasoline and
diesel fuel were submitted by API and
others in 1997. Tier 1 data have been
submitted for biodiesel, water/diesel
emulsions, several atypical additives,
and renewable diesel fuels. Tier 2
requires short-term inhalation exposures
of laboratory animals to emissions to
screen for adverse health effects. Tier 2
data have been submitted for baseline
diesel, biodiesel, and water/diesel
emulsions. Alternative Tier 2 testing can
be required in lieu of standard Tier 2
testing if EPA concludes that such
testing would be more appropriate. The
EPA reached that conclusion with
respect to gasoline and gasolineoxygenate blends, and alternative
requirements were established for the
API consortium for baseline gasoline
and six gasoline-oxygenate blends.
Alternative Tier 2 requirements have
also been established for the manganese
additive MMT manufactured by the
Afton Chemical Corporation (formerly
the Ethyl Corporation). Tier 3 provides
for follow-up research, at EPA’s
discretion, when remaining
uncertainties as to the significance of
observed health effects, welfare effects,
and/or emissions exposures from a fuel
or fuel/additive mixture interfere with
EPA’s ability to make reasonable
estimates of the potential risks posed by
emissions from a fuel or additive. To
date, EPA has not imposed any Tier 3
requirements. Under Section 211 of the
Clean Air Act, (1) submission of the
health-effects information is necessary
for a manufacturer to obtain registration
of a motor-vehicle gasoline, diesel fuel,
or fuel additive, and thus be allowed to
introduce that product into commerce,
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and (2) the information shall not be
considered confidential.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 7,067 hours per
response. Burden means the total time,
effort, or financial resources expended
by persons to generate, maintain, retain,
or disclose or provide information to or
for a Federal agency. This includes the
time needed to review instructions;
develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purposes
of collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; adjust the
existing ways to comply with any
previously applicable instructions and
requirements which have subsequently
changed; train personnel to be able to
respond to a collection of information;
search data sources; complete and
review the collection of information;
and transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
The ICR provides a detailed
explanation of the Agency’s estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 3.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
21,200.
Estimated total annual costs: $2.8
million. This includes an estimated
burden cost of $2.2 million and an
estimated cost of $0.6 million for capital
investment or maintenance and
operational costs.
Are There Changes in the Estimates
From the Last Approval?
There is a decrease of 8,950 hours in
the total estimated annual respondent
burden compared with that identified in
the ICR currently approved by OMB.
This decrease reflects EPA’s updating of
burden estimates. The MMT Alternative
Tier 2 testing program noted above, and
covered in the previous ICR, has
completed. The API Alternative Tier 2
testing program has completed most of
the testing requirements. It will have
significantly reduced activity as it nears
completion over the next three years.
Although there will likely be new fuels
and additives for which testing will be
required, such testing is not expected to
be as extensive as the two programs
noted above.
What Is the Next Step in the Process for
This ICR?
EPA will consider the comments
received and amend the ICR as
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appropriate. The final ICR package will
then be submitted to OMB for review
and approval pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue
another Federal Register notice
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to
announce the submission of the ICR to
OMB and the opportunity to submit
additional comments to OMB. If you
have any questions about this ICR or the
approval process, please contact the
technical person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: September 1, 2009.
Margo Tsirigotis Oge,
Director, Office of Transportation and Air
Quality.
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Activities OMB Responses
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This document announces the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) responses to Agency Clearance
requests, in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.). An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
The OMB control numbers for EPA
regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9
and 48 CFR chapter 15.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick
Westlund (202) 566–1682, or e-mail at
westlund.rick@epa.gov and please refer
to the appropriate EPA Information
Collection Request (ICR) Number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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OMB Responses to Agency Clearance
Requests
OMB Approvals
EPA ICR Number 1695.09; Emissions
Certification and Compliance
Requirements for Nonroad Sparkignition Engines (Renewal); 40 CFR
parts 90, 1048, 1051, 1065, and 1068;
was approved on 08/02/2009; OMB
Number 2060–0338; expires on 08/31/
2012; Approved without change.
EPA ICR Number 2071.04; NESHAP
for Printing, Coating and Dyeing of
Fabrics and Other Textiles; 40 CFR part
63, subpart A; 40 CFR part 63, subpart
OOOO; was approved on 08/02/2009;
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OMB Number 2060–0522; expires on
08/31/2012; Approved without change.
EPA ICR Number 2003.04; NESHAP
for Integrated Iron and Steel
Manufacturing; 40 CFR part 63, subpart
A; 40 CFR part 63, subpart FFFFF; was
approved on 08/03/2009; OMB Number
2060–0517; expires on 08/31/2012;
Approved without change.
EPA ICR Number 1541.09; NESHAP
for Benzene Waste Operations; 40 CFR
part 61, subpart FF; 40 CFR part 63,
subpart A; was approved on 08/03/2009;
OMB Number 2060–0183; expires on
08/31/2012; Approved without change.
EPA ICR Number 2029.04; NESHAP
for Asphalt Processing and Asphalt
Roofing Manufacturing; 40 CFR part 63,
subpart A; 40 CFR part 63, subpart
LLLLL; was approved on 08/03/2009;
OMB Number 2060–0520; expires on
08/31/2012; Approved without change.
EPA ICR Number 2367.01; Consumer
Research through Focus Groups to
Develop Improved Labeling for
Pesticide Products (formerly identified
as EPA ICR 2297.01); 40 CFR part 156;
was approved on 08/07/2009; OMB
Number 2070–0175; expires on 08/31/
2012; Approved without change.
EPA ICR Number 2023.04; NESHAP
for Clay Ceramics Manufacturing; 40
CFR part 60, subpart A; 40 CFR part 60,
subpart KKKKK; was approved on 08/
07/2009; OMB Number 2060–0513;
expires on 08/31/2012; Approved
without change.
EPA ICR Number 2251.03; Control of
Emissions from Nonroad Spark-Ignition
Engines and Equipment (Change); 40
CFR part 1065; was approved on 08/11/
2009; OMB Number 2060–0603; expires
on 07/31/2012; Approved without
change.
EPA ICR Number 1292.08;
Enforcement Policy Regarding the Sale
and Use of Aftermarket Catalytic
Converters (Renewal); 40 CFR part 85,
subpart V; was approved on 08/16/2009;
OMB Number 2060–0135; expires on
08/31/2012; Approved without change.
EPA ICR Number 2195.03;
Submission of Protocols and study
Reports for Environmental Research
Involving Human Subjects; 40 CFR part
26; was approved on 08/16/2009; OMB
Number 2070–0169; expires on 08/31/
2012; Approved without change.
EPA ICR Number 1426.08; EPA
Worker Protection Standards for
Hazardous Waste Operations and
Emergency Response (Renewal); 40 CFR
part 311; was approved on 08/16/2009;
OMB Number 2050–0105; expires on
08/31/2012; Approved without change.
EPA ICR Number 2365.01;
Chesapeake Action Plan/Activity
Integration Plan (CAP/AIP) Reporting
System; was approved on 08/17/2009;
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OMB Number 2003–0001; expires on
02/28/2010; Approved without change.
EPA ICR Number 1031.09;
Recordkeeping and Reporting
Requirements for Allegations of
Significant Adverse Reactions to Human
Health or the Environment (TSCA
Section 8(c)); 40 CFR part 717; was
approved on 08/19/2009; OMB Number
2070–0017; expires on 08/31/2012;
Approved without change.
EPA ICR Number 1938.04; NESHAP
for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; 40
CFR part 63, subpart A; 40 CFR part 63,
subpart AAAA; was approved on 08/19/
2009; OMB Number 2060–0505; expires
on 08/31/2012; Approved without
change.
EPA ICR Number 2196.03; NSPS for
Stationary Compression Ignition
Internal Combustion Engines; 40 CFR
part 60, subpart A; 40 CFR part 60,
subpart IIII; was approved on 08/19/
2009; OMB Number 2060–0590; expires
on 08/31/2012; Approved without
change.
EPA ICR Number 0997.09; NSPS for
Petroleum Dry Cleaners; 40 CFR part 60,
subpart A; 40 CFR part 60, subpart JJJ;
was approved on 08/19/2009; OMB
Number 2060–0079; expires on 08/31/
2012; Approved without change.
EPA ICR Number 2344.01; Auto-Body
Compliance Assessment Pilot Project
(New); was approved on 08/19/2009;
OMB Number 2020–0034; expires on
08/31/2012; Approved with change.
EPA ICR Number 1891.05; NESHAP
for Publicly Owned Treatment Works;
40 CFR part 63, subpart A; 40 CFR part
63, subpart VVV; was approved on 08/
19/2009; OMB Number 2060–0428;
expires on 08/31/2012; Approved
without change.
EPA ICR Number 1995.04; NESHAP
for Coke Oven Pushing Quenching and
Battery Stacks; 40 CFR part 63, subpart
CCCCC; 40 CFR part 63, subpart A ; was
approved on 08/19/2009; OMB Number
2060–0521; expires on 08/31/2012;
Approved without change.
EPA ICR Number 1904.05; The Sun
Wise School Program (Change); was
approved on 08/20/2009; OMB Number
2060–0439; expires on 02/28/2011;
Approved with change.
EPA ICR Number 0261.16;
Notification of Regulated Waste Activity
(Renewal); 40 CFR 264.11; 40 CFR
262.12; 40 CFR 263.11; 40 CFR 266.21–
266.23; 40 CFR 266.70; 40 CFR 266.80;
40 CFR 266.100–266.103; 40 CFR
266.108; 40 CFR 270.1; 40 CFR 273.54;
40 CFR 273.60; 40 CFR 279.42; 40 CFR
279.51; 40 CFR 279.62; 40 CFR 279.73;
was approved on 08/20/2009; OMB
Number 2050–0028; expires on 08/31/
2012; Approved without change.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0525; FRL-8953-9]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives--Health-
Effects Research Requirements for Manufacturers; EPA ICR No. 1696.06,
OMB Control No. 2060-0297
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on February 28, 2010. Before submitting the ICR to
OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 9, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2006-0525, by one of the following methods:
https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.
Fax: (202) 566-1741.
Mail: Air and Radiation Docket, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2006-0525, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 6102T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, Room B102, EPA West
Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2006-0525. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through https://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The https://www.regulations.gov Web site
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through https://www.regulations.gov your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public
docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James W. Caldwell, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Mailcode: 6406J, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 343-9303; fax number: (202) 343-2802; e-mail
address: caldwell.jim@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
How Can I Access the Docket and/or Submit Comments?
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0525, which is available for online viewing at
https://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air and
Radiation Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room
B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public
Reading Room is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is
202-566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air and Radiation Docket
is 202-566-1742.
Use https://www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy of the draft
collection of information, submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once
in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified in this document.
What Information Is EPA Particularly Interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA specifically
solicits comments and information to enable it to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.
What Should I Consider When I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific
examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page
of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal
Register citation.
What Information Collection Activity or ICR Does This Apply to?
Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
the
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manufacturers of motor-vehicle gasoline, motor-vehicle diesel fuel, and
additives for those fuels.
Title: Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives--Health-Effects
Research Requirements for Manufacturers.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1696.06, OMB Control No. 2060-0297.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on February
28, 2010. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's
regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal
Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed
either by publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate
means, such as on the related collection instrument or form, if
applicable. The display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: In accordance with the regulations at 40 CFR part 79,
subparts A, B, C, and D, Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives,
manufacturers (including importers) of motor-vehicle gasoline, motor-
vehicle diesel fuel, and additives for those fuels, are required to
have these products registered by the EPA prior to their introduction
into commerce. Registration involves providing a chemical description
of the fuel or additive, and certain technical, marketing, and health-
effects information. The development of health-effects data, as
required by 40 CFR 79, Subpart F, is the subject of this ICR. The
information collection requirements for Subparts A through D, and the
supplemental notification requirements of Subpart F (indicating how the
manufacturer will satisfy the health-effects data requirements) are
covered by a separate ICR (EPA ICR Number 309.12, OMB Control Number
2060-1050). The health-effects data will be used to determine if there
are any products which have evaporative or combustion emissions that
may pose an unreasonable risk to public health, thus meriting further
investigation and potential regulation. This information is required
for specific groups of fuels and additives as defined in the
regulations. For example, gasoline and gasoline additives which consist
of only carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and/or sulfur, and which
involve a gasoline oxygen content of less than 1.5 weight percent, fall
into a ``baseline'' group. Oxygenates, such as ethanol and ethyl
tertiary butyl ether, when used in gasoline at an oxygen level of at
least 1.5 weight percent, define separate ``nonbaseline'' groups for
each oxygenate. Additives which contain elements other than carbon,
hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur fall into separate ``atypical''
groups. There are similar grouping requirements for diesel fuel and
diesel fuel additives.
Manufacturers may perform the research independently or may join
with other manufacturers to share in the costs for each applicable
group. Several research consortiums (groups of manufacturers) have been
formed. The largest consortium, organized by the American Petroleum
Institute (API), represents most of the manufacturers of baseline
gasoline, baseline diesel fuel, baseline fuel additives, and the
prominent nonbaseline oxygenated additives for gasoline. The research
is structured into three tiers of requirements for each group. Tier 1
requires an emissions characterization and a literature search for
information on the health effects of those emissions. Voluminous Tier 1
data for gasoline and diesel fuel were submitted by API and others in
1997. Tier 1 data have been submitted for biodiesel, water/diesel
emulsions, several atypical additives, and renewable diesel fuels. Tier
2 requires short-term inhalation exposures of laboratory animals to
emissions to screen for adverse health effects. Tier 2 data have been
submitted for baseline diesel, biodiesel, and water/diesel emulsions.
Alternative Tier 2 testing can be required in lieu of standard Tier 2
testing if EPA concludes that such testing would be more appropriate.
The EPA reached that conclusion with respect to gasoline and gasoline-
oxygenate blends, and alternative requirements were established for the
API consortium for baseline gasoline and six gasoline-oxygenate blends.
Alternative Tier 2 requirements have also been established for the
manganese additive MMT manufactured by the Afton Chemical Corporation
(formerly the Ethyl Corporation). Tier 3 provides for follow-up
research, at EPA's discretion, when remaining uncertainties as to the
significance of observed health effects, welfare effects, and/or
emissions exposures from a fuel or fuel/additive mixture interfere with
EPA's ability to make reasonable estimates of the potential risks posed
by emissions from a fuel or additive. To date, EPA has not imposed any
Tier 3 requirements. Under Section 211 of the Clean Air Act, (1)
submission of the health-effects information is necessary for a
manufacturer to obtain registration of a motor-vehicle gasoline, diesel
fuel, or fuel additive, and thus be allowed to introduce that product
into commerce, and (2) the information shall not be considered
confidential.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 7,067
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information;
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the Agency's estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 3.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 21,200.
Estimated total annual costs: $2.8 million. This includes an
estimated burden cost of $2.2 million and an estimated cost of $0.6
million for capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
Are There Changes in the Estimates From the Last Approval?
There is a decrease of 8,950 hours in the total estimated annual
respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This decrease reflects EPA's updating of burden
estimates. The MMT Alternative Tier 2 testing program noted above, and
covered in the previous ICR, has completed. The API Alternative Tier 2
testing program has completed most of the testing requirements. It will
have significantly reduced activity as it nears completion over the
next three years. Although there will likely be new fuels and additives
for which testing will be required, such testing is not expected to be
as extensive as the two programs noted above.
What Is the Next Step in the Process for This ICR?
EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as
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appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, EPA will
issue another Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about this ICR or the approval process, please contact the
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: September 1, 2009.
Margo Tsirigotis Oge,
Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality.
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