Notice2025-20355
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: RFS Annual Rules (Renewal)
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Published
November 20, 2025
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: RFS Annual Rules (EPA ICR Number 2546.04, OMB Control Number 2060-0725) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through November 30, 2025. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on April 30, 2025, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 222 (Thursday, November 20, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52383-52384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20355]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0097; FRL-13079-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: RFS Annual Rules
(Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)
Program: RFS Annual Rules (EPA ICR Number 2546.04, OMB Control Number
2060-0725) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a
proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through
November 30, 2025. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on April 30, 2025, during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before December 22, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2025-0097, to EPA online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred
method), by email to EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0097, or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460.
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.
Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John D. Weihrauch Office of Air and
Radiation, Mail Code 6405A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-
9477; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#91e6f4f8f9e3f0e4f2f9bffbfef9ffd1f4e1f0bff6fee7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ceb9aba7a6bcafbbada6e0a4a1a6a08eabbeafe0a9a1b8">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through November 30, 2025. 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.
Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register
on April 30, 2025 during a 60-day comment period (90 FR 17920). This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> 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
<a href="http://www.epa.gov/dockets">http://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Abstract: This ICR is for general registration, recordkeeping, and
reporting under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program, required by
Clean Air Act and implementing regulations in 40 CFR parts 80 and 1090.
The RFS program relies upon marketable credits (RINs) to function,
which necessitates recordkeeping and reporting to establish type and
number of RINs generated, sold, retired, etc. EPA provides the secure
systems that respondents use to register, submit compliance reports,
and transact RINs, which removes a burden from industry. EPA uses the
information to monitor compliance with RFS and to ensure the integrity
of the RIN market and to ensure the integrity of the RIN market.
Form Numbers: RFS0107 (5900-631), RFS0304 (5900-492), RFS0500(5900-
493), RFS0602 (5900-290), RFS0702 (5900-289), RFS0801 (5900-293),
RFS0902 (5900-278), RFS1000 (5900-335), RFS1200 (5900-337), RFS1300
(5900-262), RFS1400 (5900-354), RFS1500 (5900-355), RFS1600 (5900-356),
RFS1701 (5900-632), RFS2001 (5900-633), RFS2101 (5900-634), RFS2201
(5900-635), RFS2301 (5900-636), RFS2400 (5900-361), RFS2500 (5900-374),
RFS2700 (5900-373).
Respondents/affected entities: RIN Generators, Obligated Parties,
RIN Owners, Exporters, QAP Providers, Petitioners for Aggregate
Compliance, Third Parties.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory under 40 CFR parts 80
and 1090.
Estimated number of respondents: 28,804 (total).
Frequency of response: Quarterly, annually, on occasion.
Total estimated burden: 767,353 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $22,724,608 (per year), which includes $0
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 93,617 hours in
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This decrease is due to several factors. First, some
of the burden in the existing ICR was for one-time burdens, such as
initially programming codes, which existing parties will have already
performed. Second, some of the burden in the existing ICR has been
reduced through improvements in reporting methods initiated by EPA--for
example, EPA has greatly improved its unified reporting format (URF)
used for data entry in a manner that provides feedback to respondents
and reduces errors and resubmissions. Third, EPA has reduced complexity
by removing reporting steps and certain stand-alone forms.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2025-20355 Filed 11-19-25; 8:45 am]
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