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A terminal provides gasoline to a truck at the terminal?s truck rack at the same time the terminal is receiving gasoline into the same storage tank that is supplying the truck. The gasoline already in the terminal?s storage tank is properly classified as
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Under the regulation, the terminal must obtain a representative sample of gasoline from the storage tank and test it for sulfur content after receipt of the new load of gasoline into the terminal tank in order to continue…
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EPA’s New Pet Product Reporting Format Seeks to Improve Safety Monitoring, Ease Regulatory Burden
EPA’s New Pet Product Reporting Format Seeks to Improve Safety Monitoring, Ease Regulatory Burden
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Pesticide Electronic Application Submission Portal Updated with New Features
EPA has published an updated version of the Pesticide Submission Portal. This Web-based system for electronic submission of pesticide registration applications to EPA, with new features and functionality.
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6. Is commingling of different types of ethanol permitted? If so, what systems must be employed?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . With one exception, the RFS program places no restrictions on the mixing of ethanol produced in different facilities, by different feedstocks, or through different processes. Also, RINs assigned to ethanol are fungible, in that a specific assigned RIN…
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Updated Pesticide Label Review Manual Now Available
EPA has updated Chapters 15 and 16 of the Pesticide Label Review Manual (LRM).
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Alternative Fuels
Alternative fuels include gaseous fuels such as hydrogen, natural gas, and propane; alcohols such as ethanol, methanol, and butanol; vegetable and waste-derived oils; and electricity. Overview of alternative fuels is here.
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Workshop on Biofuel Greenhouse Gas Modeling
EPA announces a virtual public workshop to solicit the most up-to-date information on modeling biofuel GHG emissions.
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Truckers may obtain both premium gasoline and regular gasoline from a terminal in order to supply a retail outlet with midgrade gasoline. In such cases, if a truck obtains a load of gasoline from a terminal that consists of a mixture of gasoline from a te
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The regulation specifically exempts gasoline in trucks from the testing requirement for S-RGAS, and instead allows truckers to rely on the test result of the terminal supplying the truck carrier. See § 80.210(d)(4). Where a tanker truck receives…
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Must a refinery that produces both California gasoline and federal RFG designate each batch produced as either federal RFG or California gasoline, and maintain segregation of both products, even though the gasoline meets the requirements of both programs?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Section 80.375(c) requires that each batch of California gasoline be designated as such by the refiner or importer, and that California gasoline be segregated from gasoline that is not California gasoline at all points in the distribution system…
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Can a refiner or importer use gasoline sulfur test methods other than ASTM D 2622-98, especially for sulfur levels of 10 ppm and less?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The rule designates ASTM D 2622 as the benchmark test method by which compliance will be determined, and that is the test that the Agency typically will use in establishing compliance. However, the rule does permit alternative test…
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If I certify a nonroad flexible-fuel engine under 40 CFR Part 1054, are owners and operators prohibited from using gasoline-ethanol blended fuels containing greater than 10 volume percent ethanol under 80.1504(a)(1) in my nonroad flexible-fuel engine?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . No, owners and operators of nonroad engines, vehicles, and equipment where the nonroad engine is certified under 40 CFR Part 1054 as a flexible-fuel engine are not prohibited from using gasoline-ethanol blended fuels containing greater than 10 volume…
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Endangered Species: Information For Pesticide Users
People planning to use pesticides can find information about restrictions on use to protect endangered species as well as tips for ways to protect the environment from pesticide effects.
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Contamination on ANCSA Conveyed Lands
EPA's program to address contamination on lands conveyed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA).
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Point-of-Sale Notification and Shelf Tags for Urban Uses of Certain Pesticides in the San Francisco Bay Area
A Stipulated Injunction and Court Order required EPA to develop a shelf tag to help retailers inform consumers about potential risks to endangered species related to use of certain pesticides. See the shelf tag and pesticide ingredients affected.
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Implementation Guidance for Enhanced Reporting for Registrants of Pet Spot-on Products
These documents provide background and summary information on the pet spot-on enhanced reporting pilot and guidance for implementing the use of standardized incident reporting templates
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EPA Pesticide Container and Repackaging Regulations - Flow Chart 2
A flowchart which diagrams the question "Can I fill this large portable refillable container (greater than 119 gallons)?
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EPA Participation in the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action
EPA participates in the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action, which generally takes place in October.
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City of Arkansas City, Kansas - Clean Water Act Public Notice
The EPA is providing notice of a proposed Administrative Penalty Assessment in the form of an Expedited Settlement Agreement against the city of Arkansas City, Kansas, for alleged violations associated with the management of sewage sludge in or around Arka
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Nuclear Weapons Production Waste
The creation of nuclear weapons produced a large amount of waste, which is still being managed today.