Notice2026-20053
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2023-2025 and Other Changes (Renewal)
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Published
September 30, 2026
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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: Standards for 2023-2025 and Other Changes (EPA ICR Number 2722.03, OMB Control Number 2060-0749), 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 September 30, 2026. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 30, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61845-61846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20053]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2026-4358; FRL-13657-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information
Collection Request; Comment Request; Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)
Program: Standards for 2023-2025 and Other Changes (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)
Program: Standards for 2023-2025 and Other Changes (EPA ICR Number
2722.03, OMB Control Number 2060-0749), 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 September 30, 2026. This notice allows for
an additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before October 30, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number- EPA-HQ-
OAR-2026-4358, to EPA online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred
method), by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e988c688878dc69bc68d868a828c9da98c9988c78e869f">a/and/r/<span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="187c777b737d6c587d6879367f776e">[email protected]</span></a>, or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 6406J, 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: Crystal Biddle, Implementation,
Analysis and Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air
Quality, Mail Code 22821T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-
5199; fax number: 202-555-1212; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f7959e93939b92d994858e8483969bb7928796d9909881"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="81e3e8e5e5ede4afe2f3f8f2f5e0edc1e4f1e0afe6eef7">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through September 30, 2026. 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 June 26, 2026 (91 FR 39095) during a 60-day comment period. 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 certain provisions of the RFS program
which is required by the Clean Air Act and implementing regulations in
40 CFR parts 80 and 1090. The following provisions established in the
RFS Standards for 2023-2025 and Other Changes final rule are most
relevant to this information collection:
<bullet> Biogas-derived renewable fuel requirements to ensure that
biogas is produced from renewable biomass and used as a transportation
fuel and to allow for the use of biogas as a biointermediate (``biogas
regulatory reform'')
<bullet> Requirements for third parties pertaining to engineering
reviews, the RFS quality assurance program, and annual attest
engagements
<bullet> Recordkeeping requirements for waste feedstocks, including
separated food waste (SFW) The RFS program relies upon marketable
credits (Renewable Identification Numbers or RINs) to function, which
necessitates registration, recordkeeping and reporting requirements for
the 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 the RFS and to ensure
the integrity of the RIN market.
Form Numbers: RFS0107 (5900-631), RFS1700 (5900-362), RFS2000
(5900-357), RFS2100 (5900-358), RFS2200
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(5900-359), RFS2300 (5900-360), RFS2400 (5900-361), RFS4000 (5900-529),
RFS4800 (5900-638), RFS4900 (5900-639), RFS5000 (5900-640), RFS5200
(5900-642), RFS5400 (5900-644).
Respondents/affected entities: Biogas Producers, RNG Producers, RNG
Importers, SFW Feedstock Suppliers or Aggregators, Biogas Closed
Distribution System RIN Generators, QAP Providers, RNG RIN Separators,
Third Parties, and Producers of Renewable Fuel from Biogas.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory under 40 CFR parts 80
and 1090.
Estimated number of respondents: 11,057 (total).
Frequency of response: on occasion, quarterly, and annually.
Total estimated burden: 152,679 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $24,527,843 (per year), which includes
$10,699,875 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 69,286 hours in
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This increase is due primarily to increases in
participating respondents and their responses.
Courtney Kerwin,
Deputy Director, Data and Enterprise Programs Division.
[FR Doc. 2026-20053 Filed 9-29-26; 8:45 am]
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