Learn the Issues
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If re-transmission is necessary due to fault on EPA's part, why won't EPA pay for re-transmission?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . EPA will take all reasonable steps to properly maintain equipment, services, and testing necessary to effectively and reliably send and receive documents via EDI. Although EPA is unable to pay for re-transmission costs, we will exercise the highest…
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Applying CWA Section 401 Certification to Protect Wetlands
How EPA can assist States and Tribes in taking more active roles in making wetland decisions and how States and Tribes can use their water quality standards in Section 401 certifications to protect wetlands.
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NACEPT Assumable Waters Subcommittee Draft Agenda (April 17, 2017)
Draft agenda for the 8th meeting of the NACEPT Assumable Waters Subcommittee.
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If the oxygenate program remains in effect in California after CARB fuel in 1996, would we still need to identify the type and amount of oxygenate to meet the oxygenated program transfer document requirements? or will we be exempt for these record keeping/transfer document requirements?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . With regard to RFG product transfer documentation requirements as applied to California gasoline, § 80.81(c)(9) of the regulations exempts California gasoline (as defined in § 80.81(a)(2)) produced or imported subsequent to March 1, 1996 from the product transfer…
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Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations
Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations
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If a party identifies RFG that is out of spec for a downstream standard, and the party wants to bring the gasoline back into spec by blending it with other RFG or with blendstock, must the party be registered with EPA as a refiner, and must the party meet all the requirements that apply to refinery operations for this blending activity?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . If RFG at a location downstream of the refinery or import facility level is found to violate a downstream standard, a violation of the RFG requirements has occurred for which various parties will be liable, and for which…
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State Authorization Rule Checklists 125 through 134 for Hazardous Waste Rulemakings Published Between July 1993 and June 1994
Rules, checklists, summaries and Federal Register Notice links related to State Program Advisory 35 between July 1993 and June 1994.
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State Authorization Rule Checklists 135 through 144 for Hazardous Waste Rulemakings Published Between July 1994 and June 1995
Rules, checklists, summaries and Federal Register Notice links related to State Program Advisory 35 between July 1994 and June 1995.
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EPA Grants Overview for Applicants and Recipients
The purpose of this training seminar is to ensure that EPA's nonprofit recipient community understands the assistance agreement regulations and EPA's nonprofit recipient community understands how to manage assistance agreements.
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Dioxin
This site contains all of EPA's information on the chemical known as 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, which is more commonly referred to as "dioxin."
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State Authorization Rule Checklists 80 through 91 for Hazardous Waste Rulemakings Published between July 1990 and June 1991
Rules, checklists, summaries and Federal Register Notice links related to State Program Advisory 35 between July 1990 and June 1991.
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If a party buys a batch of ethanol, and through testing determines that the ethanol is synthetic (non-renewable), what happens to the RINs?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . If a volume of renewable fuel for which RINs have been generated is found to not be a valid renewable fuel under the RFS program, then the associated RINs are likewise deemed invalid. See regulation Section 80.1131. If…
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If an oxygenate blender adds oxygenate only to conventional gasoline downstream of the refinery, please confirm that the oxygenate blender is not considered a "refiner" and therefore is not subject to record keeping, reporting, or attest engagement requirements.
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . This party would not be considered a "refiner" for purposes of the anti-dumping requirements, and is not required to meet the anti-dumping requirements specified in the question. (7/1/94) This question and answer was posted at
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If one company acquires foreign product in transit, then sells it to a second company while still in transit, who is the importer?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The importer is the party identified above, the party primarily liable for payment of duties for Customs purposes when the gasoline enters the United States. (7/1/94) This question and answer was posted at
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If an obligated party (a refiner) imports non-denatured ethanol and denatures it, is the refiner considered a renewable fuel producer and is the refiner obligated to establish RIN numbers and file quarterly reports for the ethanol it denatures?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The party would be identified as a renewable fuel importer rather than a renewable fuel producer, and would need to establish RIN numbers and file reports required of an importer. The party in this example would also be…
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If an importer registers in a PADD, may the importer use a starting point other than zero, within the range of valid batch numbers, for generating the sequential batch numbers at each of its import facilities?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Yes. As long as no batches are assigned duplicate numbers this would be acceptable. (7/1/94) This question and answer was posted at
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If I have a renewable fuel that was assigned a specific Equivalence Value in regulation Section 80.1115, but I don't think that Equivalence Value is right for my product, what options do I have?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Producers or importers of renewable fuel may submit a petition to the EPA requesting a different Equivalence Value from that assigned in the regulations. However, the petition must use the calculation methodology described in regulation Section 80.1115(d). In…
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If an independent lab temporarily cannot run a required test, may the independent lab use a substitute lab for the test until the independent lab regains its testing capacity? May a refiner use one independent lab to collect samples at a refinery, and another independent lab to analyze those samples? If a second lab is used, must the primary independent lab notify EPA of the role of the second lab?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . An independent lab may use a second lab to collect samples or perform required tests, provided that: (1) the second lab is independent as defined in § 80.65(f)(2)(iii); (2) the primary independent lab is responsible for the quality…
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If a new area decides to opt-in to the reformulated gasoline program, what determines the effective date that reformulated gasoline must be supplied to that area?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The effective date of the program in any area which opts into the program is January 1, 1995, or one year after EPA receives the request to include the area in the program, whichever is later. EPA will…
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If an importer has more than two import terminals, may the importer of record elect "per gallon" compliance for some import terminals and "average" compliance for other import terminals, or must all imported RFG be designated consistently?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . All RFG must be designated consistently. For each of the RFG parameters, an importer must elect compliance on either a per-gallon basis or an average basis. These elections apply to all of the importer's facilities. (7/1/94) This question…
