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Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Minor Revisions

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 [Federal Register: November 18, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 223)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 58743-58747]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]




ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 79 and 80
[FRL-5651-3]
 
Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Minor Revisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.




SUMMARY: The purpose of this action is to make minor revisions and 
corrections affecting recently-promulgated rules. First, a regulatory 
provision included in the health effects testing requirements for fuel 
and fuel additive registration (at 40 CFR part 79) is revised to ensure 
sufficient scheduling flexibility when test laboratories encounter 
technical problems. Second, a provision inadvertently omitted from both 
the Interim Detergent Program and the Detergent Certification Program 
is added to the regulations (at 40 CFR part 80). The new provision will 
allow a detergent additive manufacturer to apply one set of performance 
demonstration tests to multiple detergent additive products containing 
the same active ingredients. Finally, a regulatory numbering error and 
a syntactical error affecting the Detergent Certification rule are 
corrected.

    These changes are being implemented without prior notice because 
EPA believes that they are not controversial. Both of the affected 
programs serve the public health and environmental protection goals of 
the Clean Air Act (CAA). The detergent certification program is 
intended to ensure the emission reduction and fuel efficiency benefits 
of gasoline detergent additives. The fuel and fuel additive (F/FA) 
health effects testing program is designed to determine if the 
emissions of certain gasoline or diesel F/FAs present an unacceptable 
risk to the public health. The corrections implemented by today's 
action will facilitate attainment of these program objectives by 
simplifying the regulatory requirements which might otherwise pertain 
to some regulated parties.

DATES: This action will be effective on January 17, 1997 unless EPA 
receives an adverse comment or a request for a public hearing by 
December 18, 1996. If EPA receives an adverse comment or hearing 
request by that date, EPA will publish timely notice in the Federal 
Register withdrawing this rule.

ADDRESSES: Materials relevant to this rulemaking have been placed in 
Dockets A-90-07 and A-91-77. The dockets are located at the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Air Docket Section (LE-131), 401 M 
Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20460 in Room M-1500 of Waterside Mall. 
Documents may be inspected between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday. A reasonable fee may be charged for 
copying. Those wishing to notify EPA of their intent to submit an 
adverse comment or request a public hearing should contact Jeff Herzog 
(313) 668-4227, U.S. EPA, Office of Mobile Sources, Fuels and Energy 
Division, 2565 Plymouth Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105 or Jim Caldwell (202) 
233-9303, EPA, Office of Mobile Sources, Fuels and Energy Division, 
Mail Code 6401J, 401 M St. SW., Washington DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information related to the 
registration of fuels and fuel additives under 40 CFR part 79, contact: 
Joseph Fernandes (202) 233-9756 or James W. Caldwell (202) 233-9303, 
U.S. EPA, Office of Mobile Sources, Fuels and Energy Division, Mail 
Code 6406J, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460. For information 
related to detergent additive certification under 40 CFR part 80, 
contact: Jeffrey A. Herzog, U.S. EPA (FED), Office of Mobile Sources, 
Fuels and Energy Division, 2565 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Regulated Entities

    Regulated categories and entities potentially affected by this 
action include:



             Category                  Examples of regulated entities   


Industry..........................  Manufacturers of gasoline and diesel
                                     fuel.                              
                                    Manufacturers of additives for      
                                     gasoline and diesel fuel.

 
 

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