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Is Puerto Rico considered a domestic producer? There are no federal RVP standards there--do they use summer fuels in the winter complex model?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Puerto Rico refineries are considered federal gasoline producers. If their fuel remains seasonally the same throughout the year, they meet the criteria of a refiner marketing in an area with no seasonal changes, and they are only required to…
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For the purposes of the RFG sampling and testing requirements under § 80.65(e) and (f), may a refiner use the option under which the independent lab samples and tests 100% of the batches for some parameters, and use the option under which the refiner tests 100% of the batches and the independent lab samples 100% of the batches and tests 10% of the batches for other parameters?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Refiners and importers may not use the 100% independent lab analysis option for certain parameters and the 10% independent lab analysis option for other parameters, but must use the same option for all RFG parameters. However, a refiner or…
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A procedure has been outlined by the EPA for the certification of oxygen content by meter for the oxyfuel program. Can this method be used for certification of oxygen content in reformulated gasoline? Is an exemption for in-line blending required?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. No. The regulatory method for oxygen testing, or the approved temporary method discussed in question 39, must be used for certification of reformulated gasoline produced at the refinery and also for blending oxygenate with RBOB. For further discussion of…
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Prior to the RFS rule, industry has used an equation for standardization of ethanol volumes that carries the correction factor out to 5 digits rather than 7 digits as in the formula given in the RFS rule at 80.1126(d)(7)(i). Will use of the equation currently in practice suffice for purposes of compliance with the RFS rule?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Because the difference between the five-digit and seven-digit factors is extremely small, regulated parties may find that it makes no practical difference whether they use the shorter factor for batches of a certain size . If it makes no…
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Please confirm that a terminal can blend complying grades of gasoline to form another grade of gasoline and the terminal would not be considered to be a refiner. An example would be the blending of premium unleaded and unleaded regular to provide mid-grade unleaded.
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. The blending of two certified RFG gasolines to make a mid-grade gasoline is permitted provided that the segregation restraints specified in section 80.78 are not violated. The terminal or gasoline station will not be considered a refiner provided no…
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Please define any restriction in the RFG program on mixing ethanol and ether fuels.
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Under § 80.78(a)(8), no person may combine VOC-controlled RFG produced using ethanol with VOC-controlled RFG produced using any other oxygenate during the period of January 1 through September 15 of each year. This prohibition applies at all locations in…
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Please describe the survey areas which are currently applicable.
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Attached to this document as Attachment II is a list of the presently applicable survey areas including opt-in areas. This list is current as of June, 1994. (The Agency has promulgated a "corrections notice" which defines these areas.) (7/1/94)…
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Please comment on how laboratories can discard erroneous test results. Also, please comment on the example of a test result which is clearly an outlier, but without a discernible cause.
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Suspect test results should not be discarded, but should be treated according to the laboratory's quality assurance plan covering the test method. At a minimum, the plan should include steps to document that a result is suspect, the reason…
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Please clarify what is meant by industry standard.
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. API has assisted EPA in determining industry standard by preparing a list of alternate test methods in use in 1990. Other test methods may also be considered, but there must be concurrence from the auditor that such test methods…
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Please clarify how the facility aggregation option would work. Would the facility aggregation apply only to simple model RFG sulfur, T-90 and olefins compliance?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. A refiner may aggregate its refineries for anti-dumping compliance purposes under § 80.101(h). This aggregation option must be exercised for the 1995 averaging period, and may not thereafter be changed. In addition, under § 80.41(i) the refiner must use…
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At our terminal, we transfer ownership of ethanol to our customers simultaneously with blending that ethanol into gasoline. Who owns the RINs?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. A RIN assigned to a volume of renewable fuel is separated by the party that owns that volume of renewable fuel at the time of blending. If a downstream customer is the owner of the volume of renewable fuel…
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One pipeline has notified all shippers and suppliers that their metering ticket will be the official transfer document for all shipments. This appears to be appropriate for a transfer whereby the pipeline is delivering (or transferring custody to a party) but how can it be appropriate when the pipeline is receiving (or being the transferee) product from a shipper? Isn't the shipper required to provide its own document? Or can we rely on the pipeline's ticket which memorializes the transaction?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. EPA does not require that there be an "official" transfer document. While the approach described in the question seems appropriate, the enforcement liability still remains with the transferor. As a result, the transferor should verify that the transferee receives…
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Electronic Reporting Requirements for Certain Information under the Toxic Substances Control Act
Describes TSCA eReporting guidance and information.
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Many states have adopted a 1.0 psi waiver for ethanol blends during the RVP control period. In areas where RFG is required, do states need to amend that regulation in any fashion in order to not be in conflict with RFG requirements?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. In areas where RFG is required, states are preempted from having RVP requirements which are different from the RFG simple model requirements unless those requirements are approved by EPA as a SIP amendment which is necessary to attain a…
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Many refiners currently make a jet fuel meeting <500 ppm requirements. If refiners make a jet fuel meeting 15 ppm requirements, there may be compatibility (safety or performance) issues for jet engine manufacturers. Have these manufacturers been consulted in this rulemaking process? If so, what is their position on use of 15 ppm jet fuel?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. The highway and nonroad diesel programs do not require that refiners produce 15 ppm sulfur jet fuel and do not set sulfur limits for jet fuel that is not designated as motor vehicle diesel fuel. This would be their…
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Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings Guide: Chapter 3
The content on this page is based on the guide by the same name. However, updates have been made to some resources and links. Here you can find information on mold prevention and remediation.
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Flood Cleanup and the Air in Your Home Booklet
EPA 402-K-07-002: This booklet tells you how to clean up after a flood and how to prevent indoor air problems.
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Vietnamese Version of Flood Cleanup and the Air in Your Home Booklet
EPA 402-K-06-006-VIE: This booklet, in Vietnamese, tells you how to clean up after a flood and how to prevent indoor air problems. Revised August 2017
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Indoor airPLUS Leader Awards
The Indoor airPLUS Leader Award is an annual recognition opportunity for leading program partners. Winners are recognized as market-leading program partners who construct and verify Indoor airPLUS homes designed and built for improved indoor air quality.
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Indoor airPLUS Technical Guidance
This page provides links to technical guidance for Indoor airPLUS builders, raters and providers