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Quarterly Progress Report # 17
On behalf of ERP Compliant Coke, LLC (ERP Coke), Terracon Consultants, Inc. (Terracon) has prepared Quarterly Progress Report #17 for the work completed from October 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
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Quarterly Progress Report # 16
On behalf of ERP Compliant Coke, LLC (ERP Coke), Terracon Consultants, Inc. (Terracon) has prepared Quarterly Progress Report #16 for the work completed from July 1, 2016 to September 30, 2016.
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Approaches for Expressing and Resolving Differing Scientific Opinions
EPA Policy on Differing Scientific Opinions
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Reporting and Protections
Information on how to seek informal advice or formally report allegations. Details and links to Whistleblower Protections. Contact information for the Scientific Integrity Official, Office of Inspector General, and Office of General Counsel.
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Authorship Best Practices
Authorship Best Practices
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Policies and Practices
Scientific integrity policies and practices including Scientific Integrity Policy, Differing scientific opinions, Authorship best practices, Coordination Procedures with OIG in relation to Misconduct, Clearance best practices, and links to outside policies
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Are there different RBOBs for ethanol than for MTBE? Kindly list the types of RBOBs with all the acceptable oxygenates or ethers for each RBOB.
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Yes. The generic RBOB types are as follows: "Any oxygenate," "Any renewable oxygenate," "Any ether," "Any renewable ether," and "Non-VOC controlled renewable ether only." There are several legal oxygenates which may be blended with the various types of…
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Are specialty batches of gasoline (e.g. test fuels for the Auto-Oil research program) included in the baseline? Or are they considered "not introduced into commerce"?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Specialty batches of gasoline in very limited volumes may be interpreted to be "not introduced into commerce," subject to EPA approval. (7/1/94) This question and answer was posted at Consolidated List of Reformulated Gasoline and Anti-Dumping Questions and…
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Are sampling requirements based on 50% of volume or on one-half of the number of batches?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Sampling requirements are based on the number of batches, not the volume, over a minimum of six months. (7/1/94) This question and answer was posted at Consolidated List of Reformulated Gasoline and Anti-Dumping Questions and Answers: July 1…
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Would it be permissible to combine (i.e., commingle) any-oxygenate RBOB with an RBOB designated for blending with 10 vol% denatured ethanol, provided the new RBOB (resulting from the combination) is designated for blending with 10% denatured ethanol?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Section 80.78(a)(7) provides that "no person may combine any reformulated gasoline blendstock for oxygenate blending with any other gasoline, blendstock, or oxygenate...," and § 80.78(a)(7)(ii), states that an RBOB may be combined with "other RBOB for which the…
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Would it be permissible to send a manual to downstream parties detailing the minimum and maximum values and requirements of each standardized product code (including different product codes for the difference minimum and maximum standards that would apply
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . It would be permissible to use codes to represent all required PTD information except for the statements required under § 80.106(a)(1)(vii) and (b) for conventional gasoline and certain conventional blendstocks. The response to Question 4 of the Product…
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Would a refinery that receives RBOB from another refinery and blends oxygenate(s) with that RBOB to make RFG also have to register as an oxygenate blender?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Yes. Under § 80.2(mm), an oxygenate blender means "any person who owns, leases, operates, controls, or supervises an oxygenate blending facility, or who owns or controls the blendstock or gasoline used or the gasoline produced at an oxygenate…
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Are the samples in section 80.46(g) oxygen analysis brought to room temperature in an autosampler or similar device?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . No. (7/1/94) This question and answer was posted at Consolidated List of Reformulated Gasoline and Anti-Dumping Questions and Answers: July 1, 1994 through November 10, 1997 (pdf) (333 pp, 18.17 MB, EPA420-R-03-009, July 2003)
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Support Document for Tetrabromobisphenol A (“TBBPA”) Section 21 Petition
Documents supporting the Section 21 petition submitted by Earthjustice.
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Why is the Digital Herzog excluded as a compliance test acceptable for RVP measurement under section 80.46?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Method 3 was selected for RVP measurement because it has been shown to have much greater precision than the Digital Herzog. (7/1/94) This question and answer was posted at Consolidated List of Reformulated Gasoline and Anti-Dumping Questions and…
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Criminal Press Releases - 2021
This is a list of press releases announcing results of EPA criminal cases adjudicated in U.S. courts for 2021.
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To whom does the 20% limit on previous year RINs apply?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . This limit applies only to obligated parties. Under regulation Section 80.1127(a)(2), no more than 20% of the gallon-RINs used by an obligated party to meet its RVO can be previous-year RINs (having a YYYY code that is one…
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Who reports expired RINs?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Every party must report RINs owned that have expired as of the end of the fourth quarter of each year. This report is due on February 28 of the following year and will identify RINs that expired in…
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Disasters, Emergencies and Schools
Learn about the actions schools can take to stay open during, or reopen quickly and safely after, natural disasters and extreme weather events.
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Criminal Press Releases - 2023
This is a list of press releases announcing results of EPA criminal cases adjudicated in U.S. courts for 2022.