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Stakeholder Workshop Presentations: Natural Gas in the Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks

Presentations presented at the Stakeholder Workshop on Natural Gas in the Inventory of U.S. GHG Emissions and Sinks on Thursday September 13, 2012,

Stakeholder Webinar: Waste Sector Data and Methodology in the U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory

Agenda and presentation slides for December 8, 2016 stakeholder webinar: Waste Sector Data and Methodology in the U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory

What You Can Do to Help Protect Coral Reefs

Coral reefs are among the most biologically diverse and valuable ecosystems on Earth. This web site describes the importance of coral reefs, threats to them, and ongoing efforts to protect them.

Tracking Outcomes and Metrics to Measure Progress

Description of the metrics that the Hypoxia Task Force is using to track its progress.

What basis is to be used for reconciliations, volume (gallons or barrels) or weight? What does EPA consider to be perpetual inventory? (Is a plant balancing considered a perpetual inventory?)

See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Section 80.128 (Agreed upon procedures for refiners and importers) provides for comparison of records on the basis of volume except in section 80.128(b) which provides for analysis of gasoline inventory reconciliation records. While EPA anticipates that the standard…

Last published: May 28, 2025

Aquatic Life Criteria - Ammonia

Documents related to EPA's final 2013 Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Ammonia (Freshwater). These documents pertain to the safe levels of Ammonia in water that should protect to the majority of species.

Stories of Progress in Achieving Healthy Waters in the District of Columbia

Stories of progress from EPA's Mid-Atlantic region about EPA programs helping to achieve healthy waters in the District of Columbia.

Popular Resources for Delaware

Popular resources for Delaware from EPA.

Stories of Progress in Achieving Healthy Waters in Delaware

Stories of progress from EPA's Mid-Atlantic region about EPA programs helping to achieve healthy waters in the state of Delaware.

What are the compliance requirements for pipelines?

See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Pipelines, unless they engage in blending gasoline, generally fit the definition of carrier under the regulations. As such, pipelines must ensure that the quality of the gasoline is not changed and provide product transfer documents. In order to…

Last published: May 28, 2025

Temple Terrace FL American Contract Systems

Learn about EPA actions at the International Sterilization Laboratory facility regarding ethylene oxide emissions in Temple Terrace FL, American Contract Systems.

What are the EPA test tolerances for each controlled variable related to RFG?

See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The downstream test tolerance for RVP is 0.30 psi. The downstream test tolerance for oxygen is 0.30 wt%. The downstream test tolerance for benzene is 0.21 vol%. (7/1/94) This question and answer was posted at

Last published: May 28, 2025

Hazardous Waste Cleanup: Stauffer Management Company in Skaneateles Falls, New York

Stauffer Management Company (SMC) is located at 4512 Jordan Road in Skaneateles, New York. The facility is approximately 120 acres in size, of which about 20 acres were used for industrial operations. The site has been used to manufacture various organic,

Certified Professionals in Action

Irrigation professionals certified by WaterSense labeled certifying organizations are trained in water-efficient practices. Learn more about how professionals are helping customers save water with better irrigation practices.

We are a domestic refiner who also will be importing (paying customs duties) conventional and reformulated gasoline into our own marketing terminal. It is our understanding that we would be the transferor, not the foreign refiner from whom the product was obtained. If we were importing into another party's terminal, the PTD would have to show them as receiving the product (transferee).
EPA reiterated they expect that most, if not all, of the PTD information would be included on existing type documents. New documents would only be required when there is no existing paper path with the necessary EPA information to follow product movements. If the necessary PTD
information is included on the foreign refiner's transfer papers, is it necessary to originate another
document since we are the first U.S. party involved in the transfer.

See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The foreign refiner's paperwork would satisfy the PTD requirements if you provide it to the transferee and it includes all of the required PTD information, including the proper date and location of the transfer. (10/31/94) This question and…

Last published: May 28, 2025