[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 20, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 32106-32110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14799]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 80
[FRL-5222-2]
Notice of Administrator's Intent To Permit Filing of Reformulated
Gasoline and Anti-Dumping Reports via Electronic Data Interchange
(EDI); Deadline for First Quarter Batch Reports
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Reporting procedures and extension of reporting deadline.
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SUMMARY: The reformulated gasoline (RFG) and anti-dumping regulation
requires that specified parties submit compliance reports. These
reports are to be submitted via forms and procedures specified by the
Administrator. Today, EPA is announcing its intent to permit properly
filed electronic reports. EPA is also announcing that it is extending
by one month the deadline for the first submission of quarterly batch
reporting from May 31, 1995 to June 30, 1995. Thus, first quarter
reports for 1995 only must be submitted by midnight June 30, 1995. This
extension applies to all parties whether submitting paper forms or
submitting electronically.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This action is effective on June 20, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions about RFG
reporting, contact Mike Marmen, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
ATTN: REFGAS, 401 M Street SW. (6406-J), Washington, D.C. 20460, (202)
233-9028. For technical assistance with electronic reports, contact
Andy Lowe by calling either (202) 233-9027 or by calling 800-395-6222
and instructing the operator to send a brief text message to PIN 259-
0639. For questions regarding the Terms and Conditions Memorandum,
contact Anne-Marie Cooney Pastorkovich at (202) 233-9013.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Parties who need assistance may also contact
the EPA staff through [email protected] A copy of this notice and
copies of the ``Terms and Conditions'' memorandum described below may
be obtained from Anne-Marie Cooney Pastorkovich or from Angela Young,
(202) 233-9010, or by accessing the bulletin board system described
elsewhere in this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
A copy of this action is available on the OAQPS Technology Transfer
Network Bulletin Board System (TTNBBS). The TTNBBS can be accessed with
a dial-in phone line and a high-speed modem (PH# 919-541-5742). The
parity of your modem should be set to none, the data bits to 8, and the
stop bits to 1. Either a 1200, 2400, 9600 or 14,400 baud modem should
be used. When first signing on, the user will be required to answer
some basic informational questions for registration purposes. After
completing the registration process, proceed through the following
series of menus:
(M) OMS
(K) Rulemaking and Reporting
(3) Fuels
(9) Reformulated gasoline
A list of ZIP files will be shown, all of which are related to the
reformulated gasoline rulemaking process. Today's action will be in the
form of a ZIP file and can be identified by the following titles:
EDINOTE.ZIP. To download this file, type the instructions below and
transfer according to the appropriate software on your computer:
ownload, rotocol, xamine, ew, ist, or elp Selection
or to exit: D filename.zip
You will be given a list of transfer protocols from which you must
choose one that matches with the terminal software on your own
computer. The software should then be opened and directed to receive
the file using the same protocol. Programs and instructions for de-
archiving compressed files can be found via ystems Utilities from
the top menu, under rchivers/de-archivers. Please note that due to
differences between the software used to develop the document and the
software into which the document may be downloaded, changes in format,
page length, etc. may occur.
I. Introduction
RFG and Anti-Dumping Program Reporting Requirements, Generally
The primary purpose of the Federal reformulated gasoline (RFG) and
anti- [[Page 32107]] dumping program is to improve air quality in ozone
non-attainment areas by reducing motor vehicle emissions of toxic and
tropospheric, ozone-forming compounds, as required by Sec. 211(k) of
the Clean Air Act (``the Act''). Final regulations for RFG and anti-
dumping were signed by the Administrator on December 15, 1993 and were
published in the Federal Register on February 16, 1994.1 In order
to ensure that the requirements of the RFG and anti-dumping program are
complied with (and as a tool for monitoring such compliance), the
regulations include, at Secs. 80.75 and 80.105, reporting requirements
for refiners, importers, and oxygenate blenders. In addition to these
parties, independent labs must report the result of analyses of RFG and
reformulated gasoline blendstock for downstream oxygen blending (RBOB)
to EPA. Interested persons who require further information about the
specific reports to be filed should refer to Secs. 80.75 and 80.105.
\1\ EPA published a direct final rulemaking making technical
corrections to the February 16 rule in the July 20, 1994 Federal
Register. A rulemaking related to renewable oxygenates was published
in the August 2, 1994 Federal Register. Shortly after promulgation
of the renewable oxygenates rule, the American Petroleum Institute
(API) and National Petroleum Refiners Association (NPRA) brought
suit in the United States Court of Appeals seeking review of the
Agency's action. On February 16, 1995, oral arguments were held. On
April 28, 1995, the Court granted API and NPRA's petition for review
and concluded that EPA lacked the authority to promulgate the
renewable oxygenate rule. Interested parties may contact the
person(s) listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT for information
about the status of technical corrections and the renewable
oxygenate rule.
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Reporting parties are required, under Secs. 80.75 and 80.105, to
submit all RFG and anti-dumping compliance reports via forms and
procedures specified by the Administrator.2 EPA has developed and
provided scannable paper forms and copies of these forms are available
from the person(s) listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, above.
\2\ On November 4, 1994, authority to require reporting of
information and delivery of records required to be maintained under
specified sections, including Secs. 80.75 and 80.105, was delegated
by the Administrator to the Assistant Administrator for Air and
Radiation and the Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance. On November 28, 1994, certain authorities,
including those related to reporting under Secs. 80.75 and 80.105,
were further delegated by the Assistant Administrator for Air and
Radiation to the Director of the Office of Mobile Sources.
On December 2, 1994, authority was further delegated to the
Director of the Field Operations and Support Division of the Office
of Mobile Sources, which is the office responsible for day-to-day
operations of the RFG and Anti-Dumping reporting program.
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Purpose of Electronic Filing
EPA desires to decrease, to the extent possible, the amount of
paper forms required to be submitted under the RFG and anti-dumping
program and to permit the submission of reports electronically.
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), is the transmission, in a standard
syntax, of unambiguous information between computers of independent
organizations and has been widely used by the private/commercial
sector. EPA believes that the electronic transmission and receipt of
RFG and anti-dumping compliance reports will simplify the flow of
reports from the reporting entity to EPA and will lessen the need for
the reporting party and EPA to ``re key'' data in order to fit the EPA
paper form. By eliminating extra steps in the reporting process,
reporting via EDI will reduce the chance of human error and will help
ensure the accuracy of reports filed with EPA.
How the EDI Reporting Program for RFG and Anti-Dumping Will Work
The Administrator will accept RFG and anti-dumping reports filed
via EDI in substitution for paper reports, provided the reporting party
signs and abides by the provisions of the ``Terms and Conditions
Memorandum for Submission of Reformulated Gasoline (RFG) and Anti-
Dumping Reports via Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).'' (This
memorandum, the entire text of which appears in Section III below,
explains the responsibilities of the reporting party.) EPA will also
provide reporting parties with copies of the technical guidance
document titled ``Reformulated Gasoline and Anti-Dumping Program
Electronic Data Interchange Technical Guideline,'' which includes
detailed information about hardware/software requirements, the required
usage of data standards, the value added network (VAN) service EPA will
use to receive data, and system description. [Copies of this guidance
will be sent to reporting parties and other interested parties and may
be obtained from the TTNBBS or by contacting the person(s) listed in
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.]
EPA, and the reporting party who has signed the Terms and
Conditions Memorandum, may electronically transmit to or receive from
each other any of the transaction sets for the RFG and Anti-dumping
program. EPA will identify in the guidance document, a Value-Added
Network (VAN), which provides a mailbox from which EPA may send or
receive EDI transmissions. As explained in the Terms and Conditions
Memorandum, reporting parties may use, at their own expense, this ``EPA
VAN'' or may select another VAN interconnected with the EPA VAN.
EPA and the reporting party must protect electronic data and
Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) from unauthorized access,
alteration, loss, destruction and/or disclosure to ensure, at a
minimum, the same level of protection required for paper documents.
This protection must extend beyond the transactions themselves to any
files or data bases that contain information conveyed via EDI.
EPA will use a ``dual PIN'' system. A responsible corporate officer
of the reporting party will identify authorized representatives (i.e.,
corporate employees who are authorized to submit RFG and anti-dumping
reports) and the facilities for which such authorized representatives
are authorized to submit reports. A responsible corporate officer (see
footnote 3 to the Terms and Conditions Memorandum), is the only person
who will be sent a company PIN by EPA. The company PIN will be mailed
directly to the responsible corporate officer via U.S. Postal Service
by EPA. The individual PIN (i.e. the PIN assigned to each authorized
representative) will be mailed directly to such authorized
representative(s) via U.S. Postal Service by EPA. Both the individual
PIN and the company PIN must appear on all proper EDI submissions. Each
PIN will be a four (4) character alpha-numeric code. EPA does not
intend to routinely change PINs, but will do so at the written request,
on company letterhead, of a responsible corporate officer of the
reporting party. The reporting party is responsible for notifying EPA
if it has reason to believe the security of any PIN(s) has been
compromised and must request a change. The reporting party is also
responsible for notifying EPA in writing and on company letterhead of
termination of employment of any authorized representative. EPA will
cancel such authorized representative's individual PIN within fourteen
(14) business days of receiving such notice. The reporting party is
responsible for notifying EPA (in writing on company letterhead and
signed by a responsible corporate officer) of any new employee(s) who
will act as authorized representative(s). EPA will promptly issue such
authorized representative(s) individual PIN(s) via U.S. Postal Service.
If EPA has reason to believe that PIN security has been compromised, it
may initiate PIN changes.
EPA will consider an electronically filed report received when it
is accessible to the receiver (i.e. EPA) at its receipt computer. No
document shall satisfy any reporting requirement until it is received.
Upon receipt of any [[Page 32108]] report, EPA will promptly (i.e.
within five [5] business days) and properly submit a functional
acknowledgement in return. The functional acknowledgement will
constitute conclusive evidence that a report has been properly received
by EPA. If a functional acknowledgement is not received in return for a
document, then the reporting party initially transmitting the document
shall be responsible for re-sending the document.
EPA and the reporting party are responsible for keeping archives of
documents sent and received, including a complete record of the data
interchanged, representing the messages between the parties and their
dates and times (i.e., the data or transaction log). Such data or
transaction log shall be maintained for a period of not less than five
(5) years. The reporting party agrees to retransmit any document within
five (5) days of receiving a re-transmission request by EPA. Likewise,
EPA will re-send any transmission originated by EPA at the reporting
party's request.
EPA considers that electronic reports which are filed consistent
with the procedures outlined in this notice, the Terms and Conditions
Memorandum, and the technical guidance document fulfill the
requirements of Secs. 80.75(n) and 80.105, pertaining to form and
signature requirements for reports. Specifically, Sec. 80.75(n)(1),
pertaining to RFG reporting, and Sec. 80.105(d)(1), pertaining to anti-
dumping reporting, require that reports be submitted on forms and
following procedures specified by EPA. Reports must be signed and
certified as correct by the owner or a responsible corporate officer of
the reporting party. See Sec. 80.75(n)(2) [pertaining to RFG reporting]
and Sec. 80.105(d)(3) [pertaining to anti-dumping reporting]. EPA will
consider a properly filed RFG or anti-dumping report (i.e., a report
filed in a manner consistent with the requirement of this notice, the
Terms and Conditions Memorandum, and the technical guidance document)
to meet the requirements of Secs. 80.75(n) and 80.105(d). A report will
be considered to be signed and certified as correct by the owner or
responsible corporate officer of the reporting party if and only if
both the corporate and individual PINs are included in the report
itself. Both PINs must be included in each and every report and use of
the PINs constitutes certification of correctness within the meaning of
Secs. 80.75(n)(2) and 80.105(d)(3) for that report. Based on current
technology, EPA believes that a dual-PIN certification system is the
best available electronic means to meet the reporting requirements of
Secs. 80.75(n) and (2) and 80.105 (d) (1) and (3). It is the
responsibility of the reporting party to institute and maintain
security measures to protect PINs from unauthorized use and to notify
EPA in the event issuance of a new PIN becomes necessary. As discussed
above, EPA may also initiate a change in PINs.
Circumstances, both foreseeable and unforeseeable, may prevent a
reporting party from conducting EDI. Nevertheless, no reporting party
will be excused from the requirement to file RFG and Anti-Dumping
reports with the Agency by the appropriate regulatory deadline. If a
party is unable to electronically file a required report by such
deadline, it must submit a paper report on forms provided by EPA.
II. Text of Terms and Conditions Memorandum
Terms and Conditions Memorandum for Submission of Reformulated
Gasoline (RFG) and Anti-Dumping Reports via Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI)
I. Introduction
A. EDI, Defined
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the transmission, in a
standard syntax, of unambiguous information between computers of
independent organizations.
B. Acceptance of Electronically Submitted Reports in Lieu of Paper
Documents, Generally
Under the reporting provisions for the reformulated gasoline
(RFG) and anti-dumping program at 40 CFR 80.75(n) and 80.105(d),
reports shall be ``submitted on forms and following procedures
specified by the Administrator'' by a specified date and shall be
signed and certified as correct by either the owner or a responsible
corporate officer 1 of the reporting entity.
\1\ The term ``responsible corporate officer'' as used here,
means an officer of the corporation as defined by the incorporation
laws of the state in which the corporation is incorporated or a
representative of the corporation who has been delegated the
authority in writing to certify RFG and Anti-dumping reports by such
a responsible corporate officer.
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EPA has announced its intent to permit RFG and anti-dumping
reporting via EDI (as substitution for paper reports) in the Federal
Register notice and will accept such electronically filed reports
provided the reporting party signs and abides by the provisions of
the ``Terms and Conditions Memorandum for Submission of Reformulated
Gasoline (RFG) and Anti-Dumping Reports via Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI)'' (hereafter referred to as the ``Terms and
Conditions Memorandum'' or simply as ``this memorandum''). The
Federal Register notice is part and parcel to this Memorandum and is
incorporated herein by reference.
The technical requirements are contained in ``Reformulated
Gasoline and Anti-Dumping Program Electronic Data Interchange
Technical Guideline,'' (hereafter referred to as the ``technical
guidance document'') which is part and parcel to this memorandum and
is incorporated herein by reference. (This memorandum, the Federal
Register notice, and the technical guidance are sometimes
collectively referred to as ``the agreement.'')
From time to time and due to technological change or technical
necessity, EPA may update the technical guidance document. EPA will
provide reasonable notice of any such changes to the reporting
party.
C. Standards for Documents
The reporting party who has signed the Terms and Conditions
Memorandum may electronically transmit to EPA any of the transaction
sets for RFG and the anti-dumping program. These transaction sets
are identified in the technical guidance document. The reporting
party must use only those transaction sets approved for general use
by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Accredited
Standards Committee (ASC) X.12.
D. System Requirements
Reporting parties who wish to submit reports via EDI are
responsible for maintaining the equipment, software, services, and
testing necessary to effectively and reliably transmit and receive
documents. The reporting party may use the EPA VAN or a VAN
interconnected with the EPA VAN. The current EPA VAN is identified
in the technical guidance.
E. Security Procedures
EPA and the reporting party must protect electronic data and
Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) from unauthorized access,
alteration, loss, destruction and/or disclosure to ensure, at a
minimum, the same level of protection required for paper documents.
This protection must extend beyond the transactions themselves to
any files or data bases that contain information conveyed via EDI.
In order to reasonably protect electronically submitted reports,
EPA will maintain security procedures to protect data and messages
against the risk of unauthorized access, alteration, loss or
destruction. All information claimed by the reporting party as
``confidential business information'' party will be subject to
additional safeguards and procedures consistent with 40 CFR Part 2
and with established Agency procedures for protection of such
information. It is the responsibility of a responsible corporate
officer of the reporting party to provide, in writing and on company
letterhead, a list of those authorized representatives to receive
individual PINs and to identify a responsible corporate officer to
receive the company PIN. EPA will only issue PINs to the responsible
corporate officer and such properly designated authorized
representatives. It is the responsibility of a responsible corporate
officer of the reporting party to notify EPA in writing and on
company letterhead of any changes which necessitate changes,
deletions, or issuance of [a] new individual or company PIN[s]. The
reporting party agrees to use all reasonable efforts to maintain the
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F. Failure to Conduct EDI
Circumstances may arise which render the reporting party unable
to submit RFG and anti-dumping reports via EDI. Such circumstances
may include, but are not limited to, so-called ``acts of God.''
Nothing herein is intended to relieve the reporting party of the
obligation to file a timely report. If a report cannot be filed in a
timely manner via EDI, then the reporting party must submit a paper
document as required by 40 CFR 80.75 and 80.105.
II. Subject
Responsible corporate officer:
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Reporting party:
(Company name as registered with EPA)
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EPA RFG Company Registration number:
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Corporate Address:
(as registered with EPA)
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(List of facilities who will report via EDI to be included in Part
V, below.)
III. Terms and Conditions
The reporting party who has signed this Terms and Conditions
Memorandum to submit reports via EDI, agrees to use only those
transaction sets approved for general use by the American National
Standards Institute (``ANSI'') Accredited Standards Committee
(``ASC'') X.12 and in accordance with the requirements of the
technical guidance and the Federal Register notice. The reporting
party further agrees:
(a) That both company and individual PINs shall be included on
each and every report submitted and that such inclusion of the PINs
constitutes the signature and certification that the report is
correct within the meaning of 40 CFR 80.75(n)(2) and 80.105(d)(3)
for that report and constitutes a ``signed document'' within the
meaning of this Memorandum.
(b) That electronically submitted RFG reports (i.e., RFG reports
submitted via EDI) are equivalent to, and in substitution for, paper
documents and that any document properly transmitted pursuant to
this Memorandum, the technical guidance, and the Federal Register
notice, shall be considered to be a ``writing'' or ``in writing,''
and any such document when containing, or to which there is affixed,
a signature (``signed documents'') shall be deemed for all purposes
to have been ``signed'' and to constitute an ``original'' when
printed from electronic files or records established and maintained
in the normal course of business.
(c) Not to contest the validity or enforceability of signed
documents under the provisions of any applicable law relating to
whether certain agreements are to be in writing or signed by the
party to be bound thereby. Signed documents, if introduced into
evidence on paper in any judicial, arbitration, mediation or
administrative proceedings, will be admissible as between the
parties to the same extent and under the same conditions as other
business records originated and maintained in documentary form.
Neither party shall contest the admissibility of copies of signed
documents under either the business records exception to the hearsay
rule or the best evidence rule on the basis that the signed
documents were not originated or maintained in documentary form.
(d) To provide and maintain the equipment, software, services,
and testing necessary to effectively and reliably transmit and
receive documents and to accept responsibility for interfacing the
EDI application to the EDI system and be responsible for all
problems at the application level, including, but not limited to,
wrong or missing fields or wrong data in fields.
(e) To safeguard electronic data from tampering and unauthorized
disclosure to ensure, at a minimum, the same level of protection
required for paper documents.
(f) To safeguard Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) and to
notify EPA of any loss of or compromising of a PIN 2 and to
treat all individual PINs as non-transferrable. EPA will issue no
PINs without the written request of a responsible corporate officer
on letterhead, consistent with the requirements of Paragraph V,
below.
\2\ EPA will promptly issue within fourteen (14) business days a
new PIN upon request of the regulated party.
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(g) That no document will be considered to have been received by
EPA until it is accessible to EPA at its receipt computer. No
document shall be of any legal effect until it is received. Upon
receipt of any report, EPA will promptly (i.e., within five [5]
business days) and properly submit a functional acknowledgement in
return. The functional acknowledgement will constitute conclusive
evidence that a report has been properly received by EPA. If a
functional acknowledgement is not received in return for a document
transmitted to EPA, then the reporting party who transmitted the
document shall be responsible for re-sending the document.
(h) To retransmit any document for which a functional
acknowledgement was not received. Such re-transmission is to occur
within five (5) days of request by EPA.
(i) To maintain records and archives of documents sent and
received for not less than five (5) years.3 Such archives must
include a complete record of the data interchanged representing the
messages between the parties (i.e., the transaction or data log).
\3\ Examples of documents sent and received include all outgoing
transmissions and incoming functional acknowledgements.
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(j) To promptly notify EPA of any inability to properly conduct
EDI 4 and to file paper reports on forms provided by EPA or
under circumstances where an electronic report cannot be filed by
the applicable regulatory deadline.
\4\ Notification does not relieve the party of any reporting
requirements under the RFG regulation.
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(k) To notify EPA, in writing, of any information for which the
party claims business confidentiality.5
\5\ EPA recognizes that information required to be submitted
under ``Table 2'' or ``the detail area'' of the transaction sets may
be claimed as business confidential by the reporting party. For
reports due for calendar year 1995, the party may claim
confidentiality for the information contained in ``Table 2'' or
``the detail area'' by initialing the clause in Section VI.
Beginning with the report due May 31, 1996, the party must claim
confidentiality with respect to each EDI submission.
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IV. Acceptance and Duration of Agreement
This Memorandum and the Federal Register notice and the
technical guidance constitute the complete agreement of the parties
relating to the matters specified in this agreement and supersede
all prior representations or agreements, whether oral or written,
with respect to such matters. No oral modification or waiver of any
of the provisions of this agreement shall be binding on either
party. As the parties develop additional capabilities respecting
EDI, additional addenda may be added to this agreement. Each
addendum shall be signed and dated by both the reporting party and
EPA. The date of the last signature shall be the effective data, and
each addendum shall be appended to this agreement. This agreement is
for the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the reporting party
and its respective successors and assigns.
Acceptance by the reporting party of this Terms and Conditions
Memorandum is upon return of the original agreement, signed by a
responsible corporate officer, to the Director, Field Operations and
Support Division (6406J), Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M
Street SW., Washington, DC 20460.
This Terms and Conditions memorandum is effective upon the date
indicated in Section VII, below. The agreement shall remain in
effect until terminated by either the reporting party or EPA.
Termination shall require 30 days written notice, specifying the
effective date of the termination. If the reporting party wishes to
terminate this agreement, written notice shall be sent to the
Director, Field Operations and Support Division, at the above listed
address. Such written notice shall be on company letterhead and
signed by a responsible corporate officer.
Any termination shall not affect the respective obligations or
rights of the parties arising under this Memorandum or the Federal
Register notice and technical guidance document, which are part and
parcel to this Memorandum. Termination of this agreement shall not
affect any action required to complete or implement Messages which
are sent prior to such termination. Emergency temporary termination
of computer connections may be made to protect data from illegal
access or other incidental damage.
V. List of Reporting Facilities and Authorized Representatives to
Receive Individual PINs
The responsible corporate officer agrees to submit in writing,
on company letterhead, a list of ``Authorized Representatives'' to
submit reformulated gasoline and anti-dumping reports and the
facilities for which these representatives are authorized to
reports. Such list shall include appropriate company and facility
identification number(s) (issued by EPA), as well as the address,
phone number, and title of each [[Page 32110]] authorized
representative. All requests for changes or deletions of company or
individual PINs or changes in authorized representatives must be
submitted in writing, on company letterhead, and signed by a
responsible corporate officer.
VI. Confidential Business Information
Some information required to be submitted under ``Table 2'' or
``the detail area'' of the transaction sets, as identified in the
technical guidance may be claimed as business confidential by the
reporting party. The responsible corporate officer representing the
reporting party may claim confidentiality as to ``Table 2'' or
``detail area'' information for those reports required to be filed
for calendar year 1995 by initialing this clause. A reporting party
may also notify EPA of a claim of confidentiality in a separate
writing addressed to the Director, Field Operations and Support
Division, 401 M Street, SW. (6406-J), Washington, DC 20460.
Beginning with the report due on May 31, 1996, parties will be able
to claim business confidentiality through the electronic reporting
format. The reporting party will receive timely notice of such
procedures, which will be included in an update to the technical
guidance document.
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Initials of Responsible Corporate Officer
VII. Acceptance
The terms and conditions set forth above are hereby accepted and
agreed to by the Reporting Party. Upon receipt of this properly
signed Terms and Conditions Memorandum and the list of reporting
facilities and authorized representatives, EPA will issue PINs and
accept electronic reports from the Reporting Party.
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Signature of Responsible Corporate Officer
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Printed/Typed Name of Responsible Corporate Officer
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Company Name
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Date
The statutory authority for today's notice is granted to EPA by
Secs. 211(c) and (k) and Sec. 301(a) of the Clean Air Act as amended,
42 U.S.C. 7545(c) and (k) and 7601(a).
Dated: June 8, 1995.
Mary D. Nichols,
Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 95-14799 Filed 6-19-95; 8:45 am]
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