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No Equivalence Value was provided for ETBE. What value do I use for generating RINs for ETBE?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. The RFS program prohibits a party from generating RINs if the renewable feedstock used to make the renewable fuel was acquired from another party. Any RINs acquired with the renewable feedstock (e.g., ethanol) must be assigned to the renewable…
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Now that EPA has issued final regulations for reformulated and conventional gasoline, what if any state fuel controls are preempted?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. After EPA promulgates a federal fuel control or prohibition under section 211(c)(1) of the Act, state fuel controls respecting the same fuel characteristic or component as the federal regulation are preempted. A state may only adopt and enforce such…
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Where are the product transfer documents requirements found in the RFG regulations and what do they require?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. The product transfer documents (PTD) requirements are found in § 80.77 of the regulations for reformulated gasoline and RBOB and in § 80.106 for conventional gasoline. These sections require that on each occasion when any person transfers title or…
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When is a RIN generated for ethanol that is imported into the U.S.?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Ethanol imported for use as motor vehicle fuel would typically be downloaded from a ship into on-shore tankage and then denatured. (Ethanol shipped to the United States from other countries is not typically denatured prior to or during shipment.)…
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Approved Alternate Phase 2 Compliance Deadlines
Table of approved alternative compliance Phase 2 deadlines.
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Capacity-Building Programs Under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR)
The United States signed the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) in August 2004 with five Central American countries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua) and the Dominican Republic.
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Audit Survey Results
The intent of the survey was to aide EPA to better serve the regulated community and to help EPA evaluate and improve the Audit Policy.
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Sample Status for Use in Self-Disclosing Environmental Violations under EPA's Audit Policy
Some companies have used this report to provide information to EPA during the course of conducting an audit.
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eDisclosure Information Sheet - December 2015
This is the revised information sheet for eDisclosure.
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Audit Policy Survey and Invitation Form
Under a contract EPA conducted a voluntary and confidential survey of companies that have disclosed environmental violations under the EPA Audit Policy.
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eDisclosure – Getting Started Checklist
To facilitate your electronic disclosure, please have the following information readily available before you initiate the eDisclosure process.
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Corrective Action at Johnston Atoll
In response to the updated permit application EPA made a proposed draft permit decision to issue a RCRA permit to the United States Air Force for Corrective Action of Solid Waste Management Units and Areas of Concern at Johnston Atoll on October 29, 2018.
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Conflict Resolution in Public Participation
Conflict Resolution information as it pertains to public participation
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Protecting the Global Marine Environment
EPA works with U.S. government agency partners, foreign nations, industry and nongovernmental organizations to ensure that international decisions and management of marine pollution issues support EPA's mission
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International Efforts on Wasted Food Recovery
EPA seeks to champion, mobilize and recognize collaboration, innovation and success in solving the global food waste challenge.
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International E-Waste Management Network (IEMN)
EPA and the Environmental Protection Administration Taiwan (EPAT) have collaborated since 2011 to build global capacity for the environmentally sound management of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), which is commonly called e-waste.
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Public Participation Guide: Appreciative Inquiry Process
Appreciative Inquiry is a facilitated process to discover past and current practices that inform and inspire participants as they strive to collaboratively create and implement an ideal future.
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Air Quality Action Planning: Template and Video Training Modules for International Audiences
EPA plans air quality control actions to bring an airshed into attainment and to protect human health and the environment. An essential element of this planning is development of an Air Quality Action Plan.
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Public Participation Guide: Container Handling in the Port of Durban, South Africa
This case study describes the public participation process that was conducted in the context of an Integrated Environmental Management exercise related to the proposed expansion of container handling facilities at the Port of Durban, South Africa.
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Public Participation Guide: Sasol Natural Gas Project, Mozambique and South Africa
This case study describes the public participation component of an environmental assessment process related to the development of a natural gas pipeline from Mozambique into South Africa.