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In light of the prohibition at § 80.78(a)(8) against mixing VOC-controlled RFG produced using ethanol with any other VOC-controlled RFG during the period January 1 through September 15 each year, how can a retail station change from ethanol-based RFG (that is not VOC-controlled) to MTBE-based RFG (that is VOC-controlled) in advance of the high ozone season, and back to ethanol-based RFG at the conclusion of the high ozone season?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . In the case of the transition at the conclusion of the high ozone season from MTBE-based RFG to ethanol-based RFG, the prohibition at § 80.78(a)(8) would not apply because by its terms this prohibition is limited only to…
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Learn about IAQ in Schools
Landing page for Adopting IAQ Best Practices in Schools. Includes taking action to improve IAQ in schools, developing your program, TfS Action Kit and Spanish link.
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Is a laboratory considered to be "independent" under the independent sampling and testing requirements and the gasoline quality survey provisions, if the company that operates the laboratory also is a refiner who produces conventional gasoline only?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The independent sampling and testing requirements of § 80.65(f)(2)(iii) and the gasoline quality survey provisions of § 80.68(c)(13)(i) each require that the sampling and testing must be carried out by a laboratory that is independent of any refiner…
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Healthy School Renovations
Integrating IAQ Tools for Schools in school renovations.
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Is a lab independent if any refiner has an interest in the lab?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Section 80.65(f)(2)(iii) specifies the criteria for independence for labs, and states that the laboratory must not be operated by any refiner or importer, the laboratory must be free from any interest in any refiner or importer, and the…
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Connecting and Networking for Schools
Resources for connecting and networking for schools through e-newsletters, finding school IAQ Champions and other EPA school programs such as Asthma, Energy Star, Clean School Bus USA, School Flag, etc.
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Parents, Students, and Healthy Indoor School Environments
School-aged children spend a great deal of time inside school buildings. Parents can play an important role in creating healthy indoor school environments. Parents and students alike can make a powerful case for protecting health in schools.
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The Importance of Asthma and Health Programs in Improving Academic Performance
School air quality has a major impact on asthma and other respiratory illnesses. Airborne allergens or irritants frequently trigger asthma attacks, yet environmental assessments demonstrate that schools often harbor allergen levels at or close to the th
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In its discussion of Enforcement Test Tolerances, EPA states that if test results "show the product to be above the standard, then the product is in violation regardless of whether or not it is within the tolerance." Since this is, technically, a violation how is this reconciled with the requirement that parties in the distribution chain must take corrective action to bring all product into compliance? Can we rely on stated EPA intention to bring no enforcement if samples are over the standard but within tolerance? Are records required for these instances?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Parties are expected to take corrective action when samples collected at locations downstream of the refinery or import facility exceed an applicable standard for a parameter plus the enforcement tolerance for that parameter. For example, if a distributor…
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IAQ Tools for Schools Resources
Different resources to improve IAQ in schools. Includes Master Class Training Webinar series, different IAQ publications about schools and videos about IAQ in schools.
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It is technically possible for a particular batch of RFG to meet all current ASTM and EPA volatility specifications and yet have an E200 value less than the 30% minimum specified in 40 CFR 80.45(f)(1)(ii). Does EPA consider it unlawful to produce and sell a particular batch of RFG with an E200 less than 30% even though the volume-averaged 18 parameters of the total RFG produced during the compliance period, including the E200 value, are well within the valid range of the Complex Model?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The valid range limits associated with the Complex Model are, in effect, per-gallon RFG standards. Thus it would be unlawful to produce RFG with an E200 value less than 30 vol%. The July 11, 1997 NPRM has proposed…
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The July 1, 1994 Question and Answer Document discusses the antidumping provisions that impact California gasoline -- a non-RFG California gasoline before 3/1/96 must meet all antidumping requirements (i.e., volumes and properties.) After 3/1/96, California gasoline is exempt from certain enforcement requirements of the antidumping rules. Does this mean that both the fuel parameters and fuel volumes associated with California gasoline are exempt from the antidumping rules, or are the volumes still included when comparing against the 1990 baseline volumes?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Section 80.81(d) provides that, subsequent to March 1, 1996, refiners, importers and oxygenate blenders of California gasoline shall demonstrate compliance with the RFG and antidumping standards specified in §§ 80.41 and 80.90 by excluding the volume and properties…
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It is our understanding that the conventional gasoline message for product transfer documents "this product does not meet the requirements for reformulated gasoline.." is intended to prevent the sale or use of conventional gasoline in reformulated gasoline covered areas, and that, while other PTD information can be conveyed via product codes, this message must be explicitly present on the PTD. It is understandable that this message be present on PTD's of shipments to service stations so that carriers and service station operators are aware that the product is conventional. However, for bulk custody transfers of gasoline between sophisticated parties within the petroleum industry such as pipelines, marine vessels, railroad cars, etc., the parties involved know what product they are handling, and the product is not directly bound for a service station. Based on this, we believe the explicit conventional message should only be required on PTD's of deliveries to service stations and that other PTD's should be allowed to convey this message implicitly via product code. Do you disagree with this rationale?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The language regarding conventional gasoline specified at § 80.106(a)(1)(vii) must be included in the product transfer documentation for all transfers of conventional gasolines, and this specific language requirement may not be satisfied through the use of product codes…
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The July 1, 1994 Question and Answer Document indicates that sulfur, T90, and olefins are the only simple model RFG standards that can be seen on a refinery aggregated basis. We interpret this clarification to apply only to simple model RFG compliance and believe that it does not affect the anti-dumping provisions of § 80.101(b). Please confirm that all simple model anti-dumping standards can be met on a refinery-aggregate basis including sulfur, olefins, T90, and the exhaust benzene standards.
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . All simple model anti-dumping standards can be met on a refinery-aggregate basis pursuant to § 80.101(h). (11/28/94) This question and answer was posted at
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Documents, Reports and Photographs for AHF Products Flooring Lancaster Facility (Formerly: Armstrong Flooring Incorporated) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
RCRA Corrective Action AHF Products Flooring Lancaster Facility (Formerly: Armstrong Flooring Incorporated) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Documents, Reports and Photographs for Blew Enterprises (Formerly: Lehighton Electronics Incorporated) in Lehighton, Pennsylvania
RCRA Corrective Action Blew Enterprises (Formerly: Lehighton Electronics Incorporated) in Lehighton, PennsylvaniaDocuments and Reports
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Documents, Reports and Photographs for Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation, Butler Works (Formerly AK Steel Corporation) in Butler, Pennsylvania
RCRA Corrective Action AK Steel Corp Butler (Armco) , Butler PA, Documents and Reports
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Documents, Reports and Photographs for Desotec US LLC (Formerly: Evoqua Water Technologies) in Darlington, Pennsylvania
RCRA Corrective Action Desotec LLC Former Siemans Industry Inc.(Formerly: Envirotrol Inc.), Darlington, PA, Documents and Reports, Now Evoqua Water Technologies LLC
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Documents, Reports and Photographs for Current Lighting Solutions (Formerly: Hubbell Lighting ) Christiansburg, Virginia
RCRA Corrective Action Current Lighting Solutions (Formerly: Hubbell Lighting ) Christiansburg, Virginia
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Documents, Reports and Photographs for EIDP Incorporated (Formerly: Dupont Waynesboro) in Waynesboro, Virginia
RCRA Corrective Action Dupont Waynesboro ( EIDP Inc), Waynesboro VA, Documents and Reports
