Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modification of Anti-Dumping Baselines for Gasoline Produced or Imported for Use in Hawaii, Alaska and U.S. Territories (Final Rule)
ICR 200709-2060-002 · OMB 2060-0277 · Historical Active
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Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modification of Anti-Dumping Baselines for Gasoline Produced or Imported for Use in Hawaii, Alaska and U.S. Territories (Final Rule)
Section 211(k) of the Clean Air Act (Act) mandates that reformulated gasoline (RFG) which meets various requirements be sold in nine statutory control areas and in other ozone nonattainment areas that opt-in to the RFG program. The Act also requires EPA to regulate the production and sale of conventional gasoline (non-RFG) throughout the rest of the country. Refiners and importers of gasoline are required to demonstrate compliance by conducting sampling and testing of the gasoline and reporting the results to EPAs Office of Transportation and Air Quality. The burden and cost estimates in this ICR are those costs associated with modifications to the final rule establishing standards and requirements for RFG and conventional gasoline pursuant to Section 211(k) of the Act. Previous ICRs have covered start up costs and other record keeping, reporting, and testing requirements associated with the final RFG rule.
This final rule modifies the RFG/conventional regulations to allow refiners and importers of gasoline intended for sale in Hawaii, Alaska, The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and The Virgin Islands the option to change their compliance calculation method for purposes of demonstrating compliance with the requirements for conventional gasoline. Specifically, this rule provides an alternative compliance method for refiners and importers who, under the current regulations, are required to produce or import gasoline that is actually cleaner than that required under the Act. The rule will lower compliance costs and provide greater flexibility for the affected parties without compromising the environmental goals of the RFG/conventional gasoline program. Todays rule requires very modest recordkeeping and reporting requirements for those parties who choose to change their compliance calculation method in accordance with this rule. Specifically, refiners and importers are required to submit a petition to EPA requesting this change and they are required to retain records which show that the gasoline was produced or imported for use in one of the affected areas.
This rule adds a slight change in burden hours to the reformulated gasoline (RFG) ICR due to additional modest reporting requirements associated with an optional flexibility provided for refiners and importers under the rule.
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Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Modification of Anti-Dumping Baselines for Gasoline Produed or Imported for Use in Hawaii, Alaska and U.S. Territories (Final Rule)