Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Recordkeeping and Reporting Related to RFS2 Voluntary RIN Quality Assurance Program (Renewal), 7537-7538 [2016-02921]

Download as PDF asabaliauskas on DSK9F6TC42PROD with NOTICES2 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 29 / Friday, February 12, 2016 / Notices 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) 566–1744. An electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) at https:// www.epa.gov/edocket. Use EDOCKET to obtain a copy of the draft collection of information, submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public 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 above. Any comments related to this ICR should be submitted to EPA within 60 days of this notice. EPA’s policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing in EDOCKET as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA identifies a comment containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that material in the version of the comment that is placed in EDOCKET. The entire printed comment, including the copyrighted material, will be available in the public docket. Although identified as an item in the official docket, information claimed as CBI, or whose disclosure is otherwise restricted by statute, is not included in the official public docket, and will not be available for public viewing in EDOCKET. For further information about the electronic docket, see EPA’s Federal Register notice describing the electronic docket at 67 FR 38102 (May 31, 2002), or go to https://www.epa.gov./ edocket. Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are on-highway motorcycle manufacturers and importers. Title: Information Collection Request (ICR) for On-Highway Motorcycle Certification and Compliance Program. Abstract: Under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.) manufacturers and importers of on-highway motorcycles must have a certificate of conformity issued by EPA covering any vehicle they intend to offer for sale in the United States. A certificate of conformity represents that the respective vehicle conforms to all applicable emissions requirements. In issuing a certificate of conformity, EPA reviews vehicle information and emissions test data to determine if the required testing has been performed and the required emissions levels have been VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:38 Feb 11, 2016 Jkt 238001 demonstrated. After a certificate of conformity has been issued, the Agency may request additional information to verify that the product continues to meet its certified emissions standards throughout its useful life. 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 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9. The EPA would like to solicit comments 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. EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. The current ICR for on-highway motorcycle emissions certification and compliance information is set to expire on September 30, 2016. This program was previously included under the current ICR for light-duty vehicle emissions certification and in-use testing [EPA ICR No. 0783.62, OMB Control No. 2060–0104]. Burden Statement: EPA estimates that 74 respondents will submit information each year spending a total of 542,118 hours and incurring an annualized cost of 10.9 million dollars. The average burden per respondent varies greatly; it is a function of the diversity of the products produced or imported. (A large, diversified motor vehicle manufacturer will have a much greater burden than a small importer of a few identical vehicles.) Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 7537 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; 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. Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are on-highway motorcycles manufacturers and importers. Estimated Number of Respondents: 74. Frequency of Response: Quarterly and annually. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3,594. Estimated Total Annual Cost: $386,088, which includes $151,150 annualized operation and maintenance costs, $113,834 annualized capital/ startup costs, and $168,614 annual labor costs. These estimates reflect an update to the previous cost estimates for onhighway motorcycles previously culled and compiled for the current ICR for light-duty vehicle emissions certification and in-use testing. Dated: February 8, 2016. Byron J. Bunker, Director, Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Air and Radiation. [FR Doc. 2016–02956 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OARM–2011–0997; FRL–9939– 93–OEI] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Recordkeeping and Reporting Related to RFS2 Voluntary RIN Quality Assurance Program (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), ‘‘Recordkeeping and Reporting Related to RFS2 Voluntary RIN Quality Assurance Program’’ (EPA ICR No. 2473.03, OMB Control No. 2060–0688) SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\12FEN1.SGM 12FEN1 asabaliauskas on DSK9F6TC42PROD with NOTICES2 7538 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 29 / Friday, February 12, 2016 / Notices to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is a proposed revision of the ICR, which is currently approved through 12/31/2017. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register (80 FR 30455) on May 28, 2015 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before March 14, 2016. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OAR–2005–1121, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to a-and-rDocket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Geanetta Heard, Fuel Compliance Center, 64106J, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–343–9017; fax number: 202–565–2085; email address: heard.geanetta@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For additional information about EPA’s public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/ dockets. Abstract: The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program began in 2006 pursuant to the requirements in the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:38 Feb 11, 2016 Jkt 238001 Clean Air Act (CAA) section 211(o) which were added through the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct). The statutory requirements for the RFS program were subsequently modified through the Energy Independence and Security act of 2007 (EISA), resulting in the promulgation of major revisions to the regulatory requirements on March 26, 2010. The RFS program requires that specified volumes of renewable fuel be used as transportation fuel, heating oil, and/or jet fuel each year. To accomplish this, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes applicable percentage standards annually that apply to the sum of all gasoline and diesel produced or imported. Obligated parties demonstrate compliance with the standards through the acquisition of unique Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) assigned by the producer or importer to every batch of renewable fuel produced or imported. This regulation will help EPA to monitor compliance with the RFS program and will ensure that the RIN system operates as originally intended. The data generated by the Quality Assurance Plan (QAP) program will assist obligated parties and smaller renewable fuel producers to comply with the requirements of the RFS program by supporting the validity of RINs. Form Numbers: EPA Forms 5900–354, 5900–355, 5900–356, 5900–323, 5900– 357, 5900–358, 5900–359, 5900–360, and 5900–361. Respondents/affected entities: Respondent’s obligation to respond: Voluntary (40 CFR part 80). Estimated number of respondents: 1,222 (total). Frequency of response: Quarterly, yearly and semiannually. Total estimated burden: 26,830 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $2,984,207 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 236,914 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This is due to a reduction in burden hours due to EMTS system’s automation structure. Courtney Kerwin, Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. 2016–02921 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–9025–5] Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information (202) 564–7146 or https://www2.epa.gov/nepa. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements (EISs), Filed 02/01/ 2016 Through 02/05/2016, Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. Notice Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters on EISs are available at: https:// cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-nepa-public/ action/eis/search. EIS No. 20160028, Final, FHWA, WI, I– 94 East-West Corridor (70th St—16th St) Project, Review Period Ends: 03/ 14/2016, Contact: Michael Davies, 608–829–7500. EIS No. 20160029, Final, BPA, WA, I– 5 Corridor Reinforcement Project, Review Period Ends: 03/14/2016, Contact: Nancy A. Wittpenn 503–230– 3297. Amended Notices EIS No. 20150346, Draft, OSM, TN, North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area, Tennessee, Lands Unsuitable for Mining, Comment Period Ends: 02/26/2016, Contact: Earl Bandy 865–545–4103 ext. 130, Revision to FR Notice Published 12/ 11/2015; OSM reopened the comment period that ended 01/025/2016 and extended to 02/26/2016. Dated: February 9, 2016. Dawn Roberts, Management Analyst, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 2016–02937 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–0407; FRL–9941–79– OEI] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; EPA’s ENERGY STAR Program in the Commercial and Industrial Sectors (Revision) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\12FEN1.SGM 12FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 29 (Friday, February 12, 2016)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02921]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OARM-2011-0997; FRL-9939-93-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Recordkeeping and Reporting Related to RFS2 
Voluntary RIN Quality Assurance Program (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Recordkeeping and Reporting 
Related to RFS2 Voluntary RIN Quality Assurance Program'' (EPA ICR No. 
2473.03, OMB Control No. 2060-0688)

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to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 
This is a proposed revision of the ICR, which is currently approved 
through 12/31/2017. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register (80 FR 30455) on May 28, 2015 during a 60-day comment 
period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public 
comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its 
estimated burden and cost to the public. 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.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before March 14, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2005-1121, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by email to a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: 
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email 
to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer 
for EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Geanetta Heard, Fuel Compliance 
Center, 64106J, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-9017; fax number: 
202-565-2085; email address: heard.geanetta@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail 
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the 
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at 
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, 
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone 
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program began in 2006 
pursuant to the requirements in the Clean Air Act (CAA) section 211(o) 
which were added through the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct). The 
statutory requirements for the RFS program were subsequently modified 
through the Energy Independence and Security act of 2007 (EISA), 
resulting in the promulgation of major revisions to the regulatory 
requirements on March 26, 2010. The RFS program requires that specified 
volumes of renewable fuel be used as transportation fuel, heating oil, 
and/or jet fuel each year. To accomplish this, the Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) publishes applicable percentage standards 
annually that apply to the sum of all gasoline and diesel produced or 
imported. Obligated parties demonstrate compliance with the standards 
through the acquisition of unique Renewable Identification Numbers 
(RINs) assigned by the producer or importer to every batch of renewable 
fuel produced or imported. This regulation will help EPA to monitor 
compliance with the RFS program and will ensure that the RIN system 
operates as originally intended. The data generated by the Quality 
Assurance Plan (QAP) program will assist obligated parties and smaller 
renewable fuel producers to comply with the requirements of the RFS 
program by supporting the validity of RINs.
    Form Numbers: EPA Forms 5900-354, 5900-355, 5900-356, 5900-323, 
5900-357, 5900-358, 5900-359, 5900-360, and 5900-361.
    Respondents/affected entities:
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary (40 CFR part 80).
    Estimated number of respondents: 1,222 (total).
    Frequency of response: Quarterly, yearly and semiannually.
    Total estimated burden: 26,830 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $2,984,207 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 236,914 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This is due to a reduction in burden hours due to EMTS 
system's automation structure.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-02921 Filed 2-11-16; 8:45 am]
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