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The WaterSense Current: Spring 2018
By taking a little time to perform maintenance on your sprinkler system, your landscape and your wallet will thank you. Learn more!
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The applicability of standards in §80.101(c) is not clear. Do these provisions apply by refiner, regardless of how its refineries are aggregated? These provisions should apply to either individual refineries or aggregated refineries, depending on the refiner's choice of grouping refineries according to §80.101(h).
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The standards specified at §80.101(c) apply to individual refineries or refinery groupings as selected by the refiner under § 80.101(h). (7/1/94) This question and answer was posted at
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At what point in the import process must shipments of imported gasoline be sampled in order to meet the RFG and anti-dumping requirements?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Section 80.65(e)(1) requires importers to determine the properties applicable to the RFG standards for each batch of imported gasoline designated as RFG prior to the gasoline leaving the import facility, by analyzing a representative sample from the batch…
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What is the process to retire a RIN? Is this a reporting function that is done with the EPA?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . RINs are retired for reasons specified in the regulations and must be reported to EPA. A retired RIN may not be used for compliance purposes or traded to another party. A retired RIN is reported to EPA in…
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What procedures must be followed if product is downgraded, e.g., RFG is downgraded to conventional? What procedures apply at the refinery as opposed to downstream?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . There is no prohibition on the sale of RFG in conventional areas. Once a batch of gasoline is certified as RFG and released from the refinery its designation cannot be changed by the refiner. However, the refinery can…
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What options are available to refiners (and other regulated parties) in California for downgrading federal RFG in 1995, and CARB Phase II RFG in 1996 and beyond, to conventional gasoline for use outside the State of California. Such downgrading may be necessary, for example, at a terminal located in California downstream of the refinery but close to the California border with Arizona or Nevada, and that receives product via a pipeline that also goes into Arizona or Nevada. There undoubtedly will be situations where "California" gasoline is shipped via the pipeline to this terminal, but the terminal tanks are too full to receive all of this "California" gasoline. In such a case it will be necessary to allow the "California" gasoline to continue moving down the pipeline to a terminal outside California. In most cases, this gasoline would have been in fungible storage prior to shipment on the pipeline and the sample obtained at the refinery will not represent the gasoline diverted out of California.
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Normally, RFG may be redesignated as conventional gasoline without any restrictions, so long as the product transfer documents reflect this redesignation, and the redesignated gasoline is in fact used as conventional gasoline. See the Answers to Questions IX-B-13…
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EPA announces use of Sepulveda Basin as California National Guard personnel, equipment staging area
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EPA News Release: EPA announces use of Sepulveda Basin as California National Guard personnel, equipment staging area
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EPA announces $3M in Brownfields Grants to cleanup communities across Idaho
EPA News Release: EPA announces $3M in Brownfields Grants to cleanup communities across Idaho
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EPA announces $4M in Brownfields Grants to cleanup communities across Alaska
EPA News Release: EPA announces $4M in Brownfields Grants to cleanup communities across Alaska
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EPA announces over $6M in Brownfields Grants to cleanup communities across Oregon
EPA News Release: EPA announces over $6M in Brownfields Grants to cleanup communities across Oregon
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EPA announces $6M in Brownfields Grants to cleanup communities across Washington
EPA News Release: EPA announces $6M in Brownfields Grants to cleanup communities across Washington
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What procedures should independent labs use to identify the samples for analysis under the 10% independent analysis option? What samples will EPA want to receive from independent labs?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Please see the following Protocol. (10/3/94) REFORMULATED GASOLINE PROGRAM INDEPENDENT SAMPLING AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS PROTOCOL FOR USE BY INDEPENDENT LABS IN SELECTING SAMPLES FOR ANALYSIS UNDER THE 10% INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OPTION, AND FOR IDENTIFYING SAMPLES TO SHIP TO…
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EPA's Work in the Gulf of America
Program to facilitate collaborative actions to protect, maintain, and restore the health and productivity of the Gulf of America in ways consistent with the economic well-being of the Region.
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What mechanisms exist to suspend RFS program requirements, should renewable supply be limited due to natural disasters?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . A: EPAct contains a provision to address unforeseen circumstances that may occur which result in a shortage of renewable fuel and available RINs and we believe that the statutory provision is sufficient to address unforeseen circumstances that may…
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What is the maximum oxygen content a refiner, importer or blender may certify, including blending allowances? Does this maximum oxygen content vary according to oxygenate type?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . In general, refiners, importers, and oxygenate blenders may not certify fuel at an oxygen level above the maximum cap of 2.7% by weight for VOC controlled RFG, or 3.5% by weight for non-VOC controlled RFG. The maximum oxygen…
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What information needs to be included on RBOB product transfer documents? Is any information about min/max's required?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The PTD requirements pertaining to RBOB can be found in § 80.77. They include the type of RBOB and the type and amount of oxygenate to be added as well as the min/max's for benzene and RVP, for…
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What happens if, after submitting his annual compliance demonstration report, a refiner discovers that he exceeded the 20% cap on the use of previous-year RINs in meeting his RVO? Is he required to replace those RINs with new valid RINs at the old market price?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Annual compliance demonstrations must include a showing that the RINs used to comply with the RVO include no more than 20% previous-year RINs. If it is determined that this showing was incorrect due to either a mathematical error…
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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 posted at
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What is the frequency of correlation samples for laboratories to remain qualified for reform testing?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . There is no definition of "qualified" laboratories under the regulations. The principle requirement for correlation relates to the use of one of the alternate methods allowed until 1/1/97. When one elects to use ASTM D1319 for measuring aromatic…
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In what form should independent laboratories report batch test results?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Independent laboratories should use the same reporting forms and EDI formats used by regulated parties for reporting on batch test results. They will not need to report designations for each batch or the results of emissions calculations. (7/1/94)…