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Has EPA issued guidelines for security and audit procedures for electronic recordkeeping systems?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . No. The Agency does not plan to issue such guidelines. EPA recommends that recordkeeping systems be audited by an independent auditing firm to verify the efficacy of security and audit controls. (7/1/94) This question and answer was posted…
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Given that the number of surveys required in later years (after 1995) will, in part, be determined by survey failures, when will EPA announce the adjusted number of required surveys for 1996 (or subsequent years)? How can a survey plan be submitted by September 1, 1995, if the adjusted number of surveys for 1996 is not known?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The survey plan will have to take into account whatever contingencies may occur. Any change in the total number of surveys which may be triggered by areas "passing" or "failing" surveys (see section 80.68(b)(2)(ii)) will not result in…
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In general, how are the properties determined for blendstocks that fall outside the scope of the regulatory methods?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Some gasoline blendstocks have properties that cause them to fall outside the scope of the regulatory methods. If properties need to be obtained for these blendstocks, they must be determined by a different route, that being an interpolation…
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Since gasoline produced or imported for use in California on or after March 1, 1996 is not subject to the anti-dumping requirements, will all such gasoline be subject to the RFG requirements even if this gasoline is to be used outside to the RFG area?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . This question indicates a misunderstanding of the nature of the enforcement exemption for California gasoline at § 80.81. This exemption is from certain requirements intended to demonstrate compliance with the RFG and anti-dumping requirements, such as independent sampling…
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The federal oxy fuels program requires transfer documents to contain oxygen type and oxygen weight % and volume % information on each oxy gasoline movement. The RFG program requires a min/max oxygen statement which essentially duplicates the oxy program requirements. Is it sufficient to print the RFG required message rather than both the oxy program and RFG program messages?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The winter oxygenated fuels programs are state, not federal, programs. There are no federal oxy transfer document requirements, merely federal guidance to the states. Generally, the state winter oxy fuels programs do not have product transfer requirements. (7/1/94)…
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The following is a two-part question: a. We are a petroleum refiner and recognize that we are an obligated party under the regulation. We are considering importing ethanol that has not been denatured. We will hold title to the un-denatured ethanol. Title and custody will pass to another party who will denature the ethanol and transfer title back to us. We will sell it for use as a motor fuel. Are we an importer of renewable fuel under the RFS program? b. How would RINs be generated?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . A. Un-denatured ethanol is not a renewable fuel. See 80.1101(d)(3). Under the described scenario, the party to whom custody is transferred and who denatures the ethanol would be producer of the renewable fuel. B. Under the described scenario…
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Environmental Economics Reports
List of EPA environmental economic publications and reports.
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The final rule on page 23909 (Federal Register, volume 72) states that any non-obligated party that takes ownership of the renewable fuel with RINs will be required to transfer those RINs with a volume of renewable fuel. Does this refer to oxygenate blenders?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . No, as long as the blender actually blends the renewable fuel into gasoline or diesel. In that case, the blender would be required to separate the assigned RINs from the blended renewable fuel, and could then transfer the…
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Explain the volume determination requirement for independent labs.
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Section 80.65(f)(3)(i)(B) requires the independent lab to determine the volume of each RFG batch that is sampled. EPA expects the independent lab will determine the volume of a RFG batch in the same manner gasoline volumes currently are…
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Since ethanol use is expected to surpass the mandated EPAct levels, is there any mechanism available to EPA to allow compliance on a national collective basis, as was done under the 2006 default rule?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . No. The Energy Policy Act included a specific default provision for 2006 that was to go into effect if the RFS program regulations were not in place. That provision was expressed in general terms, allowing EPA to structure…
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EPA has stated that the transferor "must provide to the transferee... product transfer documents." On an import the transferor is a foreign entity presumably not subject to our laws. How do we ensure that the foreign refiner provides all information? As importers are we to generate it ourselves?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Foreign refiner are not subject to the PTD requirements, unless they are also importers. Importers are required to provide PTD information to all parties to whom they transfer title or custody of RFG, RBOB or Conventional gasoline. (8/29/94)…
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Ethanol is imported on an undenatured basis. Do we assign the RINs to the denatured volume or the undenatured volume?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Denatured. See regulation Sections 80.1101(d)(3) and 80.1115(b)(2). Question and Answer was originally posted at: Questions and Answers on the Renewable Fuel Standard Program (pdf) (55 pp, 221 KB, EPA420-F-07-041a, August 2007)
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Battery Collection Best Practices and Battery Labeling Guidelines
Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA is developing Battery Collection Best Practices and Voluntary Battery Labeling Guidelines.
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Does EPA agree that the California Exemption section of the RFG rule facilitates using the complex model for anti-dumping with the Commencement of CARB Phase 2 RFG effective 3\1\96?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Section § 80.41(i) of the federal regulation requires that during each calendar year 1995 through 1997 any refinery or importer shall be subject to the simple model standards or the Phase I complex model standards, at the option…
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Track 3: Large Format Batteries – Current Standards and Practices for Large Format Batteries
Battery Webinar Presentation
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Does a company that produces RFG have to register all oxygenate blending facilities or just those that produce RFG? All import locations or just those that import RFG?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Registration is required only for oxygenate blending facilities at which RFG is produced, and not for oxygenate blending facilities where oxygenate is blended with conventional gasoline only. If an oxygenate blender decides to blend RBOB with oxygenates to…
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Does blending oxygenate in conventional gasoline at a terminal require the terminal operator to be registered as an "oxygenate blender?"
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The downstream blender of oxygenates exclusively into conventional gasoline is not subject to the anti-dumping requirements and therefore does not require registration by the operator. (7/1/94) This question and answer was posted at
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Do third party marketers like X Company need to track RINs from the ethanol plant to the buyer?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . If X Company takes ownership of ethanol along with assigned RINs, it would be required to register with the EPA and would be subject to the recordkeeping, reporting, product transfer document and attest engagement requirements of regulation Sections…
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Does a company that produces RFG have to register all oxygenate blending facilities or just those that produce RFG? All import locations or just those that import RFG?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Registration is required only for oxygenate blending facilities at which RFG is produced, and not for oxygenate blending facilities where oxygenate is blended with conventional gasoline only. If an oxygenate blender decides to blend RBOB with oxygenates to…