Learn the Issues
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Meeting Notes from the April 7, 2016 Caño Martín Peña Urban Waters Partnership Meeting
Caño Martín Peña agenda and meeting notes from the Urban Waters Partnership Meeting
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Westside Creeks Ecosystem Restoration
This project will develop concepts for restoring the environmental condition of several creeks in SA to maintain current flood control components and provide increased opportunities for people to enjoy and interact with the urban creeks.
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Southwest Florida Assesses Salt Marsh Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise
Case Study on Southwest Florida Assessment of Salt Marsh Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise
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Accomplishments: Northwest Indiana Urban Waters Location
This page lists the accomplishments and achievements of this urban waters partnership location. Accomplishments are listed by year and project.
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Grand River, Grand Rapids - Presentations
This page houses partnership update presentations and webinars for this Urban Waters Federal Partnership location. These include progress to date and key projects
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Webinar: Unlocking SmartWay Data for GHG Reporting
This EPA presentation provides information on the SmartWay Shipper Carrier Tool: its background and development, participation in the program, application process, emission metrics, tool demonstration, data collection, and schedule for 2020.
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Meetings and Events - Proctor Creek
This page contains meeting and event updates from the Proctor Creek Urban Waters Partnership location. These include government-led, NGO, and community-led events and meetings.
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Mobile Source Pollution and Related Health Effects
This site provides information on the health effects of air toxics from vehicles to both groups and individuals looking to further their subject knowledge, learn about EPA’s role in reducing air toxics, and find out how individuals can play a role.
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State and Local Transportation Resources
This web area is designed to provide resources to state and local governments and their citizens about transportation and air quality.
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Transportation, Air Pollution and Climate Change
Learn how emissions reductions, advancements in fuels and fuel economy, and working with industry to find solutions to air pollution problems benefit human and environmental health, create consumer savings and are cost effective.
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Does the ratio of feedstock quantity used to volume of renewable fuel produced have any significance in the RFS program? Would it impact the qualification of a renewable fuel's pathway or the equivalence value of the fuel?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The amount of feedstock used to produce a biofuel is one of many factors that EPA takes into consideration in its assessment of the lifecycle GHG performance of a particular fuel pathway. However, once EPA establishes the lifecycle…
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Can 2009 Cellulosic Biomass ethanol RINs (with a D code of 1) be used to satisfy an obligated party?s Cellulosic Biofuel and/or Advanced Biofuel RVO in 2010? Is there a 20% rollover cap on this type of RIN being used to satisfy the Cellulosic and/or Advan
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . 2009 cellulosic biomass ethanol RINs with a D code of 1 that are not used for compliance purposes in 2009 can be used to meet the cellulosic biofuel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel RVOs in 2010. The…
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Where can I find more information and documentation on the EPA Moderated Transaction System (EMTS)?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . For more information on the EPA Moderated Transaction System (EMTS), please visit the User's Guide for the EPA Moderated Transaction System (EMTS) .
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How does a retiring party reinstate RFS1 RINs that were retired because renewable fuel was ultimately used for non-motor vehicle, heating oil or jet fuel purposes? What steps are required to be taken and do any codes require changing?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Pursuant to §80.1429(g), parties may reinstate 2009 RINs that were retired under RFS1 because the renewable fuel was ultimately used in a non-motor vehicle application, heating oil or jet fuel. As stated in question 11.1, since RFS1 RINs…
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80.1450 refers to a Fuel Supply Plan. Is this referring to the fuel used for process energy? If not, what is it referring to? If yes, by "source" do you mean the name of the supplier? The regulations ask for the locations from which the process energy fue
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The Fuel Supply Plan referred to in 80.1450(b)(3) refers to fuel used at a renewable fuel production facility to generate process energy. "Source" means the name of the supplier of that fuel. Since 80.1450(b)(1)(iv) asks for the locations…
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Are Canadian facilities included in the grandfathering provision? Does the grandfathering provision extend to facilities that commenced production up to December 31, 2009?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The grandfathering provisions apply equally to facilities inside and outside the RFS program area. Facilities that commenced construction (as defined in §80.1403(a)(4)) prior to December 19, 2007, and which satisfy the timely construction requirements of §80.1403(c)(1) and (2)…
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Are palm oil plantations considered agricultural land or tree plantations under RFS2?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Palm oil trees are planted and managed for the purpose of harvesting palm fruit and not for harvesting the trees themselves, in the same way that a fruit orchard is planted and managed to yield fruit and not…
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How long will it take me to complete the forms?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The hours provided below are based on the average hours estimated from a selection of fuel and fuel additive manufacturers: Additive Manufacturer Annual Report ~1 hour Fuel Manufacturer Annual Report ~3 hours Fuel Manufacturer Quarterly Report ~3 hours
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Fuel Economy and EV Range Testing
EPA's National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory (NVFEL) tests new cars and trucks sold in the U.S. to ensure that they comply with federal emissions and fuel economy standards.
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New Life for the Meramec River and Big River
The Urban Waters Federal Partnership