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Since other ASTM methods are being developed that would allow the use of one analyzer to obtain benzene, aromatics, and olefins, will EPA allow any of these new methods to be used for gasoline certification and/or a refiners’ defense?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . They are not allowed for the determination of properties of reformulated, or conventional gasoline at the refinery, but, as indicated above, they may be used downstream for quality assurance. In the future, EPA may consider amending the regulations…
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Please clarify and resolve the significant digit differences existing between the standard and enforcement tolerance specified, i.e. 8.3 psi RVP with a 0.30 psi enforcement tolerance.
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The significant digit differences between the RVP standard and the enforcement tolerance arise from EPA's desire to resolve any questions about rounding of RVP measurements when an enforcement tolerance has been applied. Accordingly, for example, the 0.30 psi…
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When a party lifts gasoline at a terminal, there is usually both a transfer of custody (to the carrier) and a transfer of title (to the person taking title). If all required PTD information is given to the carrier through a bill of lading, is it also necessary to provide a separate PTD to the person taking title? If so, does a single PTD suffice when the person taking title utilizes his own truck as opposed to common carrier trucks?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. The transferor must provide PTD information to both the transferee of custody and the transferee of title. As a result, the required PTD information must be provided to both the carrier (the transferee of custody) and the person taking…
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We believe that computer controlled sequential blending of oxygenates at the rack is at least as accurate as computer controlled in line blending. Is sequential blending of oxygenates at the rack considered sufficiently equivalent to computer in line blending to allow the sampling and testing rates under§ 80.69(a)(7)(i)(B) for in line blending?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help For purposes of § 80.69, computer controlled sequential blending is considered to be a form of computer controlled in line blending, and qualifies for the sampling and testing rates applicable to computer controlled oxygenate blending under §§ 80.69(a)(7)(i)(B)(2) and…
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In filing company and facility registrations, if a parent corporation has several subsidiary corporations it desires to register and report to EPA under one company ID number, would it be permissible to register all of the facilities operated by the subsidiaries under only one of the corporations even though for legal and tax purposes they are regarded as separate entities under the umbrella of the one parent corporation? Would it be necessary to obtain a registration number for the parent corporation or could one of the subsidiary corporations take responsibility for compliance for all of the facilities?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help In this situation the parent corporation should register for a company ID # and facilities operated by the subsidiary corporations should be registered as separate facilities but under the parent corporation's company ID #. (8/29/94) This question and answer…
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After a batch of gasoline is certified as RFG, it is given a batch number. How far "downstream" does the batch number follow the material? If a batch is commingled in a terminal with other compatible material belonging to a variety of terminalling customers, does the batch lose its batch number at that time?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help There are no requirements to identify the batch number in the transfer documentation. Once the batch is commingled with other RFG, the refineries' batch numbers are no longer useful to identify the resulting fungible RFG. (10/17/94) This question and…
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Concerning the OFID test method for oxygenates:a) The method has a program run of 20 minutes, but over half the eluting peaks on the table in the method come off after 20 minutes. For example, the last oxygenate present on the table elutes off at 38 38 minutes. Can one use other chromatographic conditions such as those conditions set in the ASTM draft method for OFID analysis to achieve shorter retention time and better analytical techniques?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. a) Yes (10/31/94) b) Yes (10/31/94) c) It would generally be inappropriate to purchase prepared Calibration and Independent Standards from the same purveyor; however, if one is purchasing pristine pure compounds for the purported purpose of preparing precise standards…
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The regulations dictate specific equipment and methodologies for reformulated gasoline analysis. We recommend that the EPA only specify the precision or level of accuracy it requires and let the chemist or laboratory decide which method and type of equipment they will employ for the required analysis.
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help Although this may be possible at some time in the future, at the present time, tolerance issues dictate that we specify equipment and method. (7/1/94) This question and answer was posted at Consolidated List of Reformulated Gasoline and Anti-Dumping…
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What is the small business exemption and how do I know if I qualify?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. In general, if your business is under $50 million in annual sales and your fuel or additive has traditional chemistry, then you are exempt from the health effects testing requirements. If you have non-traditional chemistry and are under $10…
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Am I required to contribute to health effects testing? If so, what are my obligations?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. One of the objectives of the registration program is to develop health effects information for specific groups of fuels and fuel additives. A great deal of information has been submitted since 1997. If your gasoline, diesel fuel, or fuel…
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How do I submit forms to EPA?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Completed forms must be sent by mail: Via U.S. Postal Service: U.S Environmental Protection Agency William Jefferson Clinton Building Mail Code-6405A 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20460 Via courier: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency William Jefferson Clinton Building Room…
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