[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 193 (Tuesday, October 6, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 60290-60292]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2015-1622; Airspace Docket No. 15-AWP-9]

Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Stockton, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class D airspace, Class E surface area
airspace, and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the
surface, at Stockton Metropolitan Airport, Stockton, CA. A review of
the airspace and the decommissioning of the Manteca VHF omnidirectional
radio range and distance measuring equipment (VOR/DME), has made it
necessary to amend the airspace areas for the safety and management of
the new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) for Instrument
Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, December 10, 2015. The Director of the
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under
title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual
revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can
contact the Airspace Policy and ATC Regulations Group, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC, 29591;
telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>. The Order is also available for inspection at
the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-
6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/

federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html.
    FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Haga, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601
Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's
authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described
in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section,
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority
as it amends controlled airspace at Stockton Metropolitan Airport,
Stockton, CA.

History

    On June 24, 2015, the FAA published in the Federal Register a
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to modify Class D airspace and
Class E airspace at Stockton Metropolitan Airport, Stockton, CA (80 FR
36261) . Interested parties were invited to participate in this
rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on the proposal to the
FAA. No comments were received.
    Class D and Class E airspace designations are published in
paragraph 5000, 6002, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9Z,
dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15, 2015, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR part 71.1. The Class D and Class E
airspace designations listed in this document will be published
subsequently in the Order.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document amends FAA Order 7400.9Z, airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15,
2015. FAA Order 7400.9Z is publicly available as listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this final rule. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists Class A,
B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points.

The Rule

    This amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
part 71 modifies Class D airspace, Class E surface area airspace, and
Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at
Stockton Metropolitan Airport, Stockton, CA. Decommissioning of the
Manteca VOR/DME, and subsequent review of the airspace revealed
airspace redesign necessary for the safety and management of standard
instrument approach procedures for IFR operations at the airport. The
Class D airspace and Class E surface area airspace are expanded to
within a 4.5-mile radius of Stockton Metropolitan Airport. Class E
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface is modified
to within a 7-mile radius of Stockton Metropolitan Airport. This action
enhances the safety and management of controlled airspace within the
NAS.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current, is
non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative
comments. It, therefore, (1) is not a ``significant regulatory action''
under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under
DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26,
1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation
as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter
that only affects air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule, when promulgated, does not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance
with FAA Order 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Procedures,'' paragraph 311a. This airspace action is not expected to
cause any potentially significant environmental impacts, and no
extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant preparation of an
environmental assessment.

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (Air).

Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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1. The authority citation for Part 71 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O.
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, and
effective September 15, 2015, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace

* * * * *

AWP CA D Stockton, CA (Modified)

Stockton Metropolitan Airport, CA
    (Lat. 37[deg]53'39'' N., long. 121[deg]14'18'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2,500 feet MSL within a 4.5 mile radius of Stockton Metropolitan
Airport. This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific
dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in
the Airport/Facility Directory.

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas

* * * * *

AWP CA E2 Stockton, CA (Modified)

Stockton Metropolitan Airport, CA
    (Lat. 37[deg]53'39'' N., long. 121[deg]14'18'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.5
mile radius of Stockton Metropolitan Airport.

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth

* * * * *

AWP CA E5 Stockton, CA (Modified)

Stockton Metropolitan Airport, CA
    (Lat. 37[deg]53'39'' N., long. 121[deg]14'18'' W.)

Stockton Metropolitan Airport, point in space coordinates
    (Lat. 37[deg]53'04'' N., long. 121[deg]13'18'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 6.5-
mile radius of the Stockton Metropolitan Airport point in space
coordinates at lat. 37[deg]53'04'' N., long. 121[deg]13'18'' W. That
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded
on the east by long. 120[deg]04'04'' W,

on the southeast by a line extending from lat. 37[deg]52'00'' N,
long. 120[deg]04'04'' W; to lat. 37[deg]38'00'' N, long.
121[deg]00'04'' W, on the south by lat. 37[deg]38'00'' N, on the
west by long. 121[deg]37'04'' W, and on the north by lat.
38[deg]07'00'' N; excluding that airspace within Restricted Area R-
2531 when active.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on September 29, 2015.
Christopher Ramirez,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
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[Federal Register: November 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 225)]
[Notices]
[Page 61340]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings

November 10, 2009.
    Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural
Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

    Docket Numbers: RP10-58-001.
    Applicants: Questar Pipeline Company.
    Description: Questar Pipeline Company submits Substitute Seventh
Revised Sheet 7.01 to FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume 1 to be
effective 11/1/09.
    Filed Date: 10/22/2009.
    Accession Number: 20091023-0016.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, November 16, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: RP08-426-011.
    Applicants: El Paso Natural Gas Company.
    Description: El Paso Natural Gas Company submits Fourth Revised
Sheet No 388 to FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No 1A.
    Filed Date: 10/29/2009.
    Accession Number: 20091030-0129.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, November 16, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: RP00-327-008.
    Applicants: Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Columbia Gas Transmission Segmentation Report.
    Filed Date: 10/30/2009.
    Accession Number: 20091030-5097.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, November 16, 2009.

    Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance
with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18
CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing will be considered by the
Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Such protests
must be filed on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment
date. Anyone filing a protest must serve a copy of that document on all
the parties to the proceeding.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu
of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons
unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies
of the protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Federal Register: January 17, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 10)]
[Notices]
[Page 2605-2606]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-53072; File No. SR-CBOE-2006-02]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change To Amend CBOE Rule 8.4 Relating to Remote Market-Maker
Appointments

 January 6, 2006.
    Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on January 5, 2006, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated
(``Exchange'' or ``CBOE'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in
Items I and II below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange.
The Exchange filed the proposal pursuant to section 19(b)(3)(A) of the
Act \3\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder,\4\ which renders the proposal
effective upon filing with the Commission. The Commission is publishing
this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from
interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The CBOE proposes to amend CBOE Rule 8.4 relating to Remote Market-
Maker appointments. Below is the text of the proposed rule change.
Proposed new language is italicized; proposed deletions are in
[brackets].
* * * * *

Rule 8.4--Remote Market-Makers

    Rule 8.4. (a) No Change.
    (b) No change.
    (c) No change.
    (d) Appointment of RMMs: An RMM will have a Virtual Trading Crowd
(``VTC'') Appointment, which confers the right to quote electronically
(and not in open outcry) an appropriate number of products selected
from ``tiers'' that have been structured according to trading volume
statistics. Of the products included in the Hybrid 2.0 Platform, Tier A
will consist of the 20% most actively-traded products over the
preceding three calendar months, excluding ``A+'' tier products, Tier B
will consist of the next 20% most actively-traded products, etc.,
through Tier E, which will consist of the 20% least actively-traded
products. Tier ``A+'' will consist of options on Standard & Poor's
Depositary Receipts, options on the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock,
options on Diamonds, [and] reduced value options on the Standard &
Poor's 500 Stock Index, and options based on The Dow Jones Industrial
Average.
* * * * *

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange included statements
concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in
Sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such
statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The purpose of this rule change is to amend CBOE Rule 8.4 relating
to Remote Market-Maker (``RMM'') appointments. CBOE Rule 8.4 provides
that RMMs will have a Virtual Trading Crowd (``VTC'') Appointment,
which confers the right to quote electronically in a certain number of
products selected from various ``tiers''. There are five tiers that are
structured according to trading volume statistics and an ``A+'' Tier

which consists of four option classes--options on Standard & Poor's
Depositary Receipts, options on the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock,
options on Diamonds, and reduced value options on the Standard & Poor's
500 Stock Index.
    CBOE proposes to amend CBOE Rule 8.4(d) relating to the ``A+'' Tier
to include an additional option class in the ``A+'' Tier, namely
options based on The Dow Jones Industrial Average (``DJX''). CBOE
believes it is appropriate to include this option class in this tier
based on its trading volume.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with section 6(b) of the Act,\5\ in general, and furthers the
objectives of Section 6(b)(5),\6\ in particular, in that it is designed
to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to promote
just and equitable principles of trade, to remove impediments to, and
perfect the mechanism of, a free and open market and a national market
system, and in general, to protect investors and the public interest.
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants or Others

    The Exchange neither solicited nor received comments on the
proposal.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action

    The Exchange asserts that the foregoing proposed rule change has
become effective upon filing pursuant to section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act
\7\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder \8\ because it does not:
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
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    (i) significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest;
    (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and
    (iii) become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was
filed, or such shorter time as the Commission may designate if
consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest;
provided that the Exchange has given the Commission written notice of
its intent to file the proposed rule change at least five business days
prior to the filing date of the proposal or such shorter time as
designated by the Commission.\9\
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    \9\ As required under Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii), the Exchange
provided the Commission with notice of its intent to file the
proposed rule change at least five business days prior to the date
of filing of the proposal.
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) normally may
not become operative prior to 30 days after the date of filing.\10\
However, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) \11\ permits the Commission to designate
a shorter time if such action is consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest. The Exchange has requested that the
Commission waive the five days prefiling requirement and waive the 30-
day pre-operative period, which would make the rule change operative
immediately. The Commission believes that waiving the five day
prefiling requirement and waiving the 30-day operative delay is
consistent with the protection of investors and the public
interest.\12\ The proposed change to the ``A+'' Tier that is described
in this proposed rule change does not raise any new, unique, or
substantive issues from those raised in previous filings with the
Commission.\13\ Accordingly, the Commission designates that the
proposal become operative immediately.
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    \10\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \11\ Id.
    \12\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
78c(f).
    \13\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 51543 (April 14,
2005), 70 FR 20952 (April 22, 2005) (File No. SR-CBOE-2005-23)
(establishing the ``A+'' Tier); 52398 (September 8, 2005), 70 FR
54597 (September 15, 2005) (File No. SR-CBOE-2005-74) (adding
options on Diamonds to the ``A+'' Tier); and 52624 (October 18,
2005), 70 FR 61480 (October 24, 2005) (File No. SR-CBOE-2005-79)
(adding reduced value options on the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock
Index to the ``A+'' Tier).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission may summarily abrogate such rule change if it
appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate
in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or otherwise
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml.
); or     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include

File Number SR-CBOE-2006-02 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, Station Place, 100 F
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549-9303.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CBOE-2006-02. This file
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml
). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all

written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for inspection and
copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room. Copies of such
filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the
principal office of the CBOE. All comments received will be posted
without change; the Commission does not edit personal identifying
information from submissions. You should submit only information that
you wish to make available publicly. All submissions should refer to
File Number SR-CBOE-2006-02 and should be submitted on or before
February 7, 2006.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
pursuant to delegated authority.\14\
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    \14\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
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                             Supporting Statement
                                      For
                        Information Collection Request
Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for Regulations of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Renewable Fuel Pathways (RFS) Pathway II and Technical Amendments to the RFS2 Standards and E15 Misfueling Mitigation Requirements.

                           40 CFR Part 80, Subpart M

                                EPA ICR 2520.01

                   Office of Transportation and Air Quality
                     U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

A.	JUSTIFICATION

1.	Identification of the Information Collection

a.	Title:  Information Collection Request: Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: RFS Pathways II, and Technical Amendments to the RFS Standards and E15 Misfueling Mitigation Requirements. Information Collection Request (ICR) No.2520.01, OMB Control Number
2060-NEW.

b. 	Short characterization:

	The requirements covered under this ICR are included in the RFS Pathways II final rule.
In the final rule, EPA finalized the renewable fuels standard (RFS) program regulations at 40 CFR Part 80, Subpart M. We believe these provisions will facilitate the introduction of new renewable fuels as well as improve implementation of the program. These provisions includes various changes related to biogas including changes to the revised compressed natural gas (CNG)/liquefied natural gas (LNG) pathway and amendments to various associated registration, recordkeeping, and reporting provisions. The final regulation includes a lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions analysis for renewable electricity, renewable diesel and naphtha produced from landfill biogas. Adding these new pathways will enhance the ability of the biofuels industry to supply advanced biofuels, including cellulosic biofuels, which greatly reduce the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) compared to the petroleum-based fuels they replace. It also addresses "nameplate capacity" issues for certain production facilities that do not claim exemption from the 20 percent GHG reduction threshold. In the accompanying final rule for this ICR, EPA addressed issues related to crop residue and corn kernel fiber and finalized an approach to determining the volume of cellulosic Renewable Identification Numbers (RIN's) produced from various cellulosic feedstocks. We also included a lifecycle analysis of advanced butanol and discussed the potential to allow for commingling of compliant products at the retail facility level as long as the environmental performance of the fuels would not be detrimental. Several other amendments to the RFS2 program were included.

	In the final rule, EPA also amended various changes to the E15 (gasoline containing up to 15 volume percent ethanol) mis-fueling mitigation regulations (MMR) at 40 CFR Part 80, Subpart N.  Among the E15 changes finalized were technical corrections and amendments to sections dealing with labeling, E15 surveys, product transfer documents, and prohibited acts. Technical amendments and corrections for this regulations had no bearings on the industry estimates.

	Lastly, EPA finalized changes to the survey requirements associated with the ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) program. This change is not addressed here because there are fewer than nine respondents.

2. Need For, and Use of, the Collection

	a.	Authority for the Collection

	Sections 114 and 208 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 7414 and 7542, authorize EPA to require recordkeeping and reporting regarding enforcement of the provisions of Title II of the CAA.

	b. 	Practical Utility/Uses of the Data

	The EPA will use the information contained in the Agency's Central Data Exchange (CDX), Engineering Reviews and Attest Engagements under the Pathways II final rule to evaluate and monitor the compliance of parties involved in the introduction of new renewable fuel pathways related to biogas and electricity.

3. Non-duplication, Consultation, and other Collection Criteria

	a. 	Non-duplication

	Efforts have been made to eliminate duplication in this information collection. The information is not considered general in nature and is not found in other databases, directories or sources. The data submitted to EPA is specific to a company's business practices.

      b. 	Public Notice

	A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was published in the Federal Register for comments (78 FR 36041, June 14, 2013). Additionally, a supporting statement for the proposed rule was docketed to permit interested parties to comment on it.

	c. 	Consultations

      Many of the changes are being finalized in order to facilitate the introduction of new renewable fuels under the RFS2 program by suggestion of industry stakeholders. Other changes are being finalized to allow flexibility and better facilitation of the rule.

      d. 	Effects of Less Frequent Data Collection

	We have designed the reporting schedule to coincide with existing reporting deadlines applicable to many of the same parties under other EPA fuel programs such as the Reformulated Gasoline (RFG) and anti-dumping program and the ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel program. Less frequent collection of data would hinder the EPA's ability to monitor compliance and would likely lead to noncompliance.

	e. 	General Guidelines

	This information collection activity complies with 5 CFR 1320.6, except that respondents would be required to keep certain records for longer than three years. Section 40 CFR Part 80.1454(l) requires record retention for five years from the date the records were created.

	f. 	Confidentiality

	We inform respondents that they may assert claims of business confidentiality (CBI) for information they submit. RIN's are treated as confidential business information under RFS2, as they are necessary identifiers to accompany renewable fuels. RIN information when submitted has a confidential claim and is treated in accordance with 40 CFR Part 2 and established Agency procedures.

      g. 	Sensitive Information

	This information collection does not require submission of any sensitive information. No personal or private information such as social security numbers, health care, credit card numbers, education or financial information will be collected in this collection.

4.	The Respondents and the Information Requested

	a.	Respondents/with NAICS and SIC Codes

      The respondents to this information collection fall into the following general industry categories:  petroleum refineries (324110/2911), ethyl alcohol manufacturers (325193/2869), other basic organic chemical manufacturing (325199/2869), chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (424690/5169), petroleum bulk stations and terminals (422710/5171), petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (422720/5172), and other fuel dealers (454319/5989).

      Using the terminology associated with the RFS2 Rule, we have assumed the following classes of party which are covered by this information collection.

   * Producers of renewable fuels and renewable electricity
   * Importers of renewable fuels
   * Feedstock producers from waste treatment plants
   * Feedstock producers from landfills
   * Parties who own RIN's (including foreign RIN owners)

      b. 	Information Requested

	i. Reporting: For new pathway registration and renewable electricity and fuels produced from biogas that qualify as renewable fuel and that are registered for RIN generation, producers must submit the following additional information as part of their existing quarterly and annual reporting obligations (reported amounts should be provided as monthly summaries on an annual/calendar year basis, and must be obtained from a utility meter that is continuously measured):

   * Actual total amount of electricity used at the facility
   * Actual total amount of electricity purchased for the facility
   * Actual amount of total renewable electricity produced on-site, including source of energy and the equipment or process used to generate the renewable electricity
   * Calculation that verifies the facility meets the specified 20 percent minimum electricity production requirement based on the reported total amount of electricity used at the facility, total amount of fossil-fuel based electricity purchased, and total amount of renewable electricity produced.

Quarterly reports are due as follows:

                 Quarterly Reporting Schedule for RFS2 Program

                      Quarter Covered by Quarterly Report
                         Due Date for Quarterly Report
                                January - March
                                    May 31
                                 April - June
                                   August 31
                               July - September
                                  November 30
                              October - December
                                  February 28

        Annual reports are due on February 28 for the preceding year.

      ii.	Recordkeeping:  For recordkeeping purposes, producers must retain the additional information, calculations and supporting documents required for registration and reporting. The producer must also review and verify all related supporting documents such as design documents, calculations, regulatory permits, and contracts between facilities that track the raw biogas from the point of withdrawal from its source, the various injection/withdraw points into the distribution pipeline, the various production facilities, and the final step for use as transportation fuel. Respondents must keep copies of all reports filed for five years. The regulatory requirements for registration, reporting and recordkeeping as discussed in the Pathways II final rulemaking can be located in the following applicable regulatory sections: 80.1450, 80.1451 and 80.1454, respectively.

5.	The Information Collected, Agency Activities, Collection Methodology, and Information Management

	a.	Agency Activities

   * All reports, petitions and registrations will be reviewed by EPA for completeness and for potential violations.
   * Potential violations will be referred to enforcement personnel.
   * Registration numbers will be issued for new registrants.
   * Reporting parties will be contacted if there is a problem with their submission or if an incomplete registration is dormant for more than a year.

	b. 	Collection and Methodology and Management

 	 Collection methodology and management of the information collected is similar to the process used for other 40 CFR Part 80 fuels programs.  The information must be reported electronically via a format specified by the Administrator.

 	When the submittal is received, EPA will review it for completeness. EPA may also review respondents' records as a part of its enforcement effort to ensure the accuracy and validity of the data submitted. Non-confidential data will be made available upon request.

	c.	Small Entity Flexibility

	Section 211(o)(9)(A) of the Clean Air act provides an exemption from RFS requirements through 2010 for "small refineries," defined as refineries having an average aggregate daily crude oil throughput for a calendar year that does not exceed 75,000 barrels. After this initial period, the statute allows that small refineries may, on a case-by-case basis, petition the EPA for an extension of their exemption. The EPA may approve such petitions if it finds that disproportionate economic hardship exists. In the Pathways II final rule, there is an amendment to update the definition of small entity to ensure fairness within the market as it relates to extensions and exemptions.

	d.	Collection Schedule

	Registrations of new renewable fuel pathways, Product Transfer Documents (PTDs) from feedstock (landfills and waste treatment plants) and nameplate petitions are received on a rolling basis. Updates may be sent in at any time after initial registration. New parties may enter the regulated industry at any time once they fulfill their registration requirements.  EPA has developed two forms to help with compliance for the Pathways 2 collection.  They are as follows:

Form											EPA No.

RFS1700 - RFS2 Renewable Fuel Producers  -  Cellulosic Converted Fraction	5900-362

RFS1300 - RFS2 Renewable Fuel Producers Using Crop Residue 			5900-262
                   as a Feedstock Report (RFS1300)

6.	Estimating the Burden and Cost of Collection

      a.	Estimating the Respondent Universe

	We drew upon experience implementing RFS2 and previous EPA fuel programs among the same entities to develop estimates of the burden associated with this collection.

      b.	Estimating the Respondent Burden and Cost

	Three labor categories are involved:  managerial (includes legal and professional review), technical, and clerical. The estimates used the Bureau of Labor Statistics figures from "National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment & Wage Estimate "Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing" (May 2012), with a three percent annual inflation factor applied to bring the values to the present. Using this method, the following wages and benefits apply by category:

Wages and Benefits  -  Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing

Managerial    		$67.44   per hour
Technical		$65.56   per hour
Clerical		$22.17   per hour

Doubling for company overhead beyond wages and benefits, and for convenience, rounding up to the dollar, gives the following rates for this ICR:

Total Employer Cost

Managerial		$135.00   per hour
Technical		$131.00   per hour
Clerical		$   44.00   per hour

It is assumed that for each hour of activity the mix will be about 0.1 hour managerial, 0.7 hour technical, and 0.2 hour clerical. This gives an average labor cost of $114 per hour, which will be used in this ICR. For purchased services related to attest engagements and some items of registration, we have doubled this hourly cost to $228 for overhead cost for associated with this collection. There are no operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection.

c. 	Estimating the Agency Burden and Cost

	EPA must generate company and facility registration number(s) for new registrants and notify them of these numbers that appear on reports. Report formats and instructions/guidance must be prepared by Agency personnel. Reports will be processed by contractors and must be reviewed by Agency personnel. Reporting parties must be contacted if there is a problem with their submission.

      This supporting statement considers all Agency costs associated with accepting new registrants and new reports associated with Pathways II, as expressed in EPA ICR Number 2520.01. Using the RFS2, and the RFG and anti-dumping ICR, and other recent fuels-related ICRs as a guide in developing these initial estimates for RFS, we anticipate that the Pathways II and other rule amendments may require the equivalent labor of one full time GS-13 technical employees for a total of $185,000, and labor costs of $88,000 in the clerical category and $31,000 in the management category.  Since we are using the CDX, some costs incurred by the Agency will be tied to the number of registrants who send us reports. Adding the following values results in an annual estimated Agency burden as follows:

      One GS-13 technical employee (full time) = 		$   185,000
      One GS-7 clerical worker (full-time) 	 = 	                   88,000
      One GS-15 manager (1/8 time) = 		       	       31,000
      TOTAL=					                  304,000

      As with all items in this supporting statement, we strongly encourage comment on the estimated Agency burden and on the Agency activities associated with this information collection.

d.	Estimating the Respondent Universe

      For biogas and electricity feedstock producers from waste treatment plants and landfills, we have assumed the following classes of regulated parties, with the number of each in parenthesis:

         * Waste water treatment plants biogas feedstock producers (6)
         * Landfill biogas feedstock producers (54)

      [Note:  The above estimates are derived from the following sources:

       1) Landfills: Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in the United States: 2011 Facts and Figures, available at http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-and-you/affect/municipal-sw.html . The number of MSW facilities reported producing electricity in the United States is 87 facilities but over 3,091 operable landfills that can supply feedstock for electricity in the United States.
      http://www.zerowasteamerica.org/landfills.htm.

       2) The U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Management Program, Biomass and Alternative Methane Fuels (BAMF), Super ESPC Program Fact Sheet found at web site https://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/news/news_detail.html?news_id=8961, stated that there are 16,000 waste water treatment plants in the United States and less than 2% of these facilities, mostly the large ones will participate in capturing waste water digester gas to produce electricity.]

      For the purpose of deriving industry burden cost, we will be assuming that 54 landfill biogas feed stock producers will be subject to the recordkeeping and reporting burden under this ICR. These numbers were taken from the Waste-to-Energy Program, U.S. EPA Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery. We are also assuming .04 percent or six waste water digester treatment plants will be subject to the recordkeeping and reporting burden. Less than two percent of the 16,000 waste water digesters facilities stated by the U.S. Department of Energy was used to produce this number. The six waste water digester treatment plants and 54 landfill biogas will be known as feedstock producers who will generate RIN's under the new requirements in the Pathways II regulation.

	This supporting statement includes reporting estimates involving biogas feedstock at landfill and wastewater treatment plants. These parties must provide certain information about their feedstock to biofuel producers and to EPA upon request. The biofuel producers are required to obtain product transfer documents from biogas feedstock producers who supply energy feedstock for them. The biofuels producer is the entity who will be generating RIN's for the final electricity used in commerce. Biofuels producers must provide certain information about their feedstock to EPA upon request. Tables' I-IV below provide the cost estimates associated with this ICR.

e.	Bottom Line Burden Hours and Costs

	From the tables, we estimate the following annual totals:

TOTAL NO. OF RESPONDENTS:			60
TOTAL NO. OF RESPONSES:			28,301
TOTAL BURDEN HOURS:				8,889
TOTAL COST TO RESPONDENTS:	       	$1,081,415

f.	Reason for Change in Burden

	There is no previous ICR for this collection.

g.	Burden Statement

	The annual reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to be .31 hours per response (total number of hours divided by total number of responses). 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; 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. 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 are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.

	To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0401, which is available for online viewing at www.regulations.gov,or in person viewing at the Air Docket in the EPA Docket Center in Washington, DC (EPA/DC). The docket is located in the William Jefferson Clinton West Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room 3334, and is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the Air Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

	You may use www.regulations.gov to 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. When in the system, select "search," then key in the Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0401. Also, you can send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA. Please include the EPA Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0401 and OMB Control Number 2060-NEW in any correspondence.
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