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May an independent lab use the refiner's testing equipment? May the independent lab set up its lab on property that is owned by the refiner? May the independent lab use the refiner's facilities for storing gasoline samples?

See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . In order to ensure independence, the independent lab must operate in a manner that is completely separate from the refiner. This means that, in fulfillment of the independent sampling and testing requirements, the independent lab may not use…

Last published: June 2, 2025

May an importer classify imported product as GTAB when that product meets all the EPA requirements for RFG or conventional gasoline, and take advantage of any specification "slack" in imported gasoline through component blending under the GTAB guidance?

See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . An imported product that meets the definition of gasoline may be classified as GTAB by the importer if the conditions specified in the August 29, 1994 Question and Answer document are satisfied, regardless of whether the gasoline meets…

Last published: June 2, 2025

If there are two surveys for RVP/VOC for a covered area per year and both fail, does this result in two "additive" ratchets for the covered area?

See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . No. Failure of surveys during a single year are not "additive", i.e., if any or all surveys in an area are failed during a given year, a single ratchet will be applied for the following year. Additionally, as…

Last published: June 2, 2025

If we send a report via EDI prior to the reporting deadline, the reporting deadline passes, and then (i.e. after the deadline has passed, but still within the five days EPA has allowed for its functional acknowledgment) EPA sends a functional acknowledgment, can we still be fined if there is something wrong with the file?

See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . If we send a report via EDI prior to the reporting deadline or the reporting deadline passes, and then (i.e. after the deadline has passed, but still within the five days EPA has allowed for its functional acknowledgement)…

Last published: June 2, 2025

Strategies for Managing Pesticide Spray Drift-Webinar Materials

Transcript and slides for the Strategies for Managing Pesticide Spray Drift Webinar held March 15, 2018

Drift Reduction Technology (DRT) Documents

Documents for Drift Reduction Technology (DRT)

EPA Holds Online Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee Meeting in May

Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) will hold an online public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) on May 20-21, 2020

EPA Announces Ad Hoc Experts for Consideration for the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel PBPK Meeting, October 24-27, 2017

Announcement of upcoming meeting Ad Hoc Experts for Consideration for the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel PBPK Meeting, October 24-27, 2017

EPA Decision Documents for Emergency Exemption Requests for Use Of BIAXAM

On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved emergency exemption requests from Georgia, Utah, and Minnesota, allowing BIAXAM, a supplemental residual surface coating.

Antimicrobial Testing Methods & Procedures: QC-13-12

Information about ATMP - SOP Performance Verification of Autoclaves - QC-13-12

About Risk Assessment

This is the about risk assessment page covering an overview to commonly asked questions, history, contacts for help and related links.

TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C) Determination for Premanufacture Number (PMN) P-19-0134

This document describes EPA's pre-manufacture notice review determination under amended TSCA for P-119-0134.

Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program Tier 1 Assessments

EPA has completed weight-of-evidence (WoE) assessments under the Endocrine Distruptor Screening Program (EDSP) for 52 pesticides included in the final list of chemicals for Tier 1 screening. See weight of evidence reports and data evaluation records.

Need for Tolerances and Tolerance Exemptions for Minimum Risk Pesticides

The ingredients used in minimum risk products used on food, food crops, food contact surfaces, or animal feed commodities generally have a tolerance or tolerance exemption. Learn about tolerances and tolerance exemptions for minimum risk ingredients.

Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Modifications to the Minimum Risk Pesticide Listing Program and Other Exemptions under FIFRA Section 25(b)

EPA is issuing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to solicit information from industry and the public on the current pesticide exemption provision process.