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The Complex Model upper limit for RVP of conventional gasoline is 11.0 psi. Will winter gasoline meeting ASTM Class C and D specifications of 11.5 psi and 13.5 psi vapor pressures be allowed?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . As described in §80.45(c)(2), (d)(2), and (e)(2)(i), use of the winter version of the Complex Model requires that the RVP be set to 8.7 psi for both the baseline and target fuels. Thus the valid range limits associated…
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Can refiners ship RFG with an RVP result of less than 6.4 psi, but use 6.4 psi in the emission parameter calculations?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The valid range limits associated with the Complex Model are given in §80.45(f). These standards apply to every batch of RFG. Since the lower end of the valid range limit for RVP is 6.4 psi, no valid batches…
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Can refiners use the E300 and E200 conversion equations in lieu of re-graphing the distillation data?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Refiners should use the most accurate means available to determine values for E200 and E300. If these parameters cannot be measured directly, they must be converted from distillation data via curve-fitting. Only if no distillation data exists can…
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Are there any circumstances where a pipeline could be considered an oxygenate blender?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . If a pipeline otherwise meets the definition of oxygenate blender (i.e., any person who owns, leases, operates, controls, or supervises an oxygenate blending facility, or who owns or controls the blendstock or gasoline used or the gasoline produced…
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What options are available to pipelines for dealing with interface material, i.e., mixtures of two different types of product that result when the different products are adjacent during pipeline movement?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Interface Mixtures Involving RFG or RBOB First, the pipeline must minimize the instances of prohibited mixing, through the sequencing together of product types that may be legally mixed, to the greatest extent possible. Second, in those instances where…
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What information in the baseline submittal will be considered Confidential Business Information?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Based on section 80.93(b)(6), the information listed in section 80.93(b)(5) cannot be considered CBI. Any other information in the baseline submission which the refiner wishes to be considered CBI must be clearly identified. Any such claims will be…
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What is the final form of the batch identification number?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . A batch ID is made up of the 4 digit company ID, 5 digit facility ID, 2 digit reporting year, and the 6 digit batch number (e.g., CCCC-FFFFF-YY-BBBBBB). (7/1/94) This question and answer was originally posted at
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Section 80.65(f)(2)(i) & (ii) Independent analysis requirement. states that any importer shall designate one independent laboratory for each import facility at which RFG or RBOB is imported and identify the designated independent laboratory to the EPA according to the registration requirements in § 80.76. However, § 80.76(c)(3) requires separate facility registrations only for refineries and oxygenate blending facilities. How and where do importers provide the required facility information?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . There are two ways that an importer may designate which independent lab(s) it will use. The first, which is reflected in § 80.76(c) of the corrections to the RFG regulations, is to complete a facility registration for each…
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Resources for Safer Choice Product Manufacturers
A portal to help Safer Choice partners locate technical and other information most relevant to their operations
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Webinar: Updates to GSA Advantage and what it means for Safer Choice-certified products
On April 9, 2024, EPA will host a webinar discussing updates to federal purchasing and GSA Advantage that highlight Safer Choice-certified products.
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Learn about water pollution at beaches, advisories at specific beaches, how the EPA protects beach water quality and what you can do to help.
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Section 80.74(a)(2)(ii) requires "the identification of the person who collected the sample and the person who performed the testing." In the case where samples are taken and analysis performed by an independent testing company, would it be sufficient to identify the independent testing company in place of the sampler and tester?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Yes. (4/18/95) This question and answer was posted at
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Section 80.65(e) states that oxygen, benzene, and RVP must be known for each batch of RFG prior to release from the refinery. Does this requirement apply to RBOB?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Section 80.75(a) requires a refiner or importer of RBOB to report the properties, pursuant to §§ 80.65 and 80.66, of each batch of RBOB it produces or imports. Section 80.69(a)(2) requires refiners and importers of RBOB to test…
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Section 80.41(p) states that if a maximum or minimum standard is changed to be more stringent, the effective date for such a change shall be ninety days following the date EPA announces the change. Yet in 80.40(k)-(o) it is stated that the more stringent standard goes into effect beginning in the following year. Is this inconsistent?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . In the case of the average standard, a more stringent ratcheted standard will be effective for the entire year even if the ratchet is not announced by EPA until late in the previous year or early in the…
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Section 80.101(d)(3) states that "Any refiner for each refinery, or any importer, shall include in its compliance calculations. . . any gasoline blending stock produced or imported during the averaging period which becomes conventional gasoline solely upon the addition of an oxygenate." Should the volume reported to the EPA be the blendstock volume or the volume after the addition of the oxygenate (blendstock + oxygenate)?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Under § 80.101(d)(3), the refiner or importer must include in its compliance calculations the volume of gasoline blending stock that was used in the production of conventional gasoline produced solely upon the addition of oxygenate, and not the…
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Review of fungibility issues - what types of RFG may or may not be combined: at terminals? at retail? by consumers?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Section 80.78(a) requires the segregation of several categories of gasoline. These categories are: RFG may not be mixed with conventional gasoline, and sold or used as RFG. RFG blendstock for oxygenate blending (RBOB) may not be mixed with…
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The regulations state that no person may combine any RFG with any non-oxygenated blendstock unless that person meets each requirement specified as a refiner. Does this mean that if any such blending is done at a terminal then they would be required to have the full analytical capabilities required of a refinery. Could metering at the terminal be an acceptable substitute? Can documented blendstocks be blended and certified using meters?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The addition of a blendstock to certified RFG, or the combination of several blendstocks to produce RFG, would result in the blender becoming a refiner under the RFG regulation with all the testing, certification and other requirements under…
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The regulations and reporting requirements imply that credit trading for oxygen and benzene is allowed across nonattainment areas [and] not just within an area. Is that correct? Is there any geographic restriction with regard to benzene and oxygen trading?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Oxygen and benzene credits may be traded across RFG areas. However, all conditions specified in 80.67(h) must be met. (7/1/94) This question and answer was posted at
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Climate Resilience: What to Expect, How to Prepare, and What You Can Learn from Others
Flyer, presentation, and additional resources for the Climate Resilience: What to Expect, How to Prepare, and What You Can Learn from Others, Oct.29, 2014
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At a recent seminar hosted by SIGMA, EPA officials indicated that transfer documentation would be satisfactory if initiated by the transferee as long as both parties agreed to this system. Please confirm this understanding?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Your understanding is correct. However, while EPA would not object to a cooperative agreement between the transferor and the transferee, the transferor remains liable if the transferee does not have all the required PTD information for each batch…