Laws & Regulations
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Report: City of Bad Axe, Michigan -Unallowable Costs Claimed Under EPA Grant XP98578301
Report #08-2-0095, February 27, 2008. The City of Bad Axe (grantee) purchased two parcels of land totaling $51,297 without obtaining prior approval as required by Federal regulations.
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Report: Followup on Information Concerning Superfund Cooperative Agreements with New York and New Jersey
Report #08-2-0099, March 4, 2008. We found that EPA Region 2 had deobligated $7.3 million from four of the six sites in New York and New Jersey cited in our prior report.
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Report: Making Better Use of Superfund Special Accounts in Region 8
Report #08-P-0102, March 17, 2008. Region 8 can reclassify, or transfer to the Trust Fund, approximately $8 million from the special accounts for the Portland Cement site in Utah.
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Report: EPA Can Recover More Federal Superfund Money
Report #08-P-0116, March 26, 2008. We found that EPA regions have recovered $165 million of $294 million (56 percent) of the total Superfund costs from the sites we reviewed.
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Evaluation Program for Aftermarket Retrofit Devices
EPA conducts a voluntary program to evaluate aftermarket devices and fuel additives that manufacturers claim will improve fuel economy and/or reduce exhaust emissions for passenger cars and trucks.
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Report: Summary of Recent Developments in EPA’s Drinking Water Program and Areas for Additional Focus
Report #08-P-0120, March 31, 2008. OGWDW addressed or is addressing all of the EPA OIG drinking water program-related evaluation report recommendations made from September 2003 to May 2007.
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Volkswagen (VW) Settlement: DERA Option
State and Tribal DERA options to use funds available from the Volkswagen (VW) Settlement
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Report: Improvements Needed to Ensure Grant Funds for U.S.-Mexico Border Water Infrastructure Program Are Spent More Timely
Report #08-P-0121, March 31, 2008. From 2005 to 2007, EPA took actions to implement timeframes for Border Program projects, reduce the scope of projects, and reduce unliquidated obligations of projects.
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Removal of the RFG Program from the Northern Kentucky Area of the Cincinnati-Hamilton Ozone Maintenance Area
This page is final summary that Removal of the RFG Program from the Northern Kentucky Area of the Cincinnati-Hamilton Ozone Maintenance Area
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Relaxation of Summer Gasoline Volatility Standard for Jefferson and Shelby counties, Alabama (“the Birmingham area”) Final action
The EPA is taking final action to relax the federal volatility (RVP) standard applicable to gasoline supplied to the Birmingham area from 7.8 pounds per square inch (psi) to 9.0 psi during the summer ozone season.
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Relaxation of Summer Gasoline Volatility Standard for Florida and the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area (Triangle Area) and the Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point Area (Triad Area) in North Carolina
The EPA is taking final action to relax the federal volatility (RVP) standard applicable to summer gasoline supplied to three areas in Florida and the Triangle and Triad Areas in North Carolina from 7.8 pounds per square inch (psi) to 9.0 psi.
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Alternative Test Method for Olefins in Gasoline
This action proposes to allow for an additional alternative test method for olefins in gasoline, ASTM D6550-05. The allowance of this additional alternative test method will provide more flexibility to the regulated industry.
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Alternative Test Method for Olefins in Gasoline
This page summaries the final rule for Alternative Test Method for Olefins in Gasoline.
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Direct Final Rule Approving Relaxation of Summer Gasoline Volatility Standard for Grant Parish Area
EPA is taking direct final action to relax the federal volatility (RVP) standard applicable to summer gasoline supplied to the Grand Parish, Louisiana area from 7.8 pounds per square inch (psi) to 9.0 psi.
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Direct Final Rule: Modifications to Standards and Requirements for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline Including Butane Blenders and Attest Engagements Additional Resources
Supporting documents on EPA's direct final rule on several modifications to the reformulated gasoline (RFG) and conventional gasoline regulations.
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E15 Fuel Partial Waivers
Federal Registers and fact sheets on partial waiver for E15 for use in light-duty motor vehicles are gathered.
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Extension of the Reformulated Gasoline Program to the East St. Louis, Illinois Ozone Non-attainment Area
This Final Rule responds to the Governor of Illinois’ July 10, 2006, request to have the Illinois portion of the St. Louis, Illinois-Missouri ozone nonattainment area opt into the Federal RFG program.
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Extension of the Reformulated Gasoline Program to Maine’s Southern Counties
This final rule is based on a request from the Governor of the State of Maine for areas within the ozone transport region established under CAA section 184.
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Extension of the Reformulated Gasoline Program to the St. Louis, Missouri, Moderate Ozone Non-attainment Area
On July 13, 1998, EPA received a letter from Governor Carnahan of Missouri officially requesting that the St. Louis area be included in the federal reformulated gasoline program.