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Program Results
This page will include program results for the entire life of the program.
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Handbook for DWSRF Programs: Cash Flow Modeling to Maximize Efficiency and Use
This Handbook is a narrative guide for State DWSRF programs providing simple, step-by-step instructions on how to build a cash flow model and use it to help determine the States maximum prudent lending capacity for the year.
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Supplemental DWSRF Capitalization Grants Memorandum
The memorandum outlines how eligible states and public water systems can apply for the supplemental funding and describes new WIIN implementation requirements.
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July—August 2017 Pacific Southwest Newsletter
EPA Pacific Southwest Newsletter for July—August 2017: Lake Tahoe, Green Government, Closing Cesspools, and More!
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What will constitute a valid electronic signature for electronic submission of reports to EPA?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. EPA required that each party who wants to report electronically must sign an agreement that the use of electronic reporting methods will be considered equivalent to paper methods and that personal identification numbers assigned by EPA will be recognized…
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The regulations at 80.1427(a)(7)(iii) say that 2008 biodiesel RINS + 2009 biodiesel RINs cannot exceed 20% of the 2010 RVO. Does this mean that 80% of the 2010 biomass-based diesel RVO has to come from 2010 RINs?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. The 20% rollover cap under RFS2 is the same as the rollover cap under the RFS1 program. However, the rollover cap only places a limit on previous year RINs that were NOT used for compliance in 2008 or 2009…
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Terminal blending of mid-grade gasoline (using a premium and regular mix) is common practice in the industry. We interpret that terminals engaging in this practice are not considered refiners under the regulations based on the comment "that the EPA believes that multigrade mixing of RFG will result in gasoline that meets all reformulated standards." (Response to comments, fungibility section). We request clarification.
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Parties who only mix different grades of certified reformulated gasoline will not be considered refiners or blenders under the reformulated gasoline regulations. Similarly, parties who mix different grades of conventional gasoline which were produced in compliance with the anti-dumping…
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Which cities, including opt-in areas, are covered by this regulation and will have reformulated gasoline? What are the geographical boundaries of the covered areas? How many covered areas are there?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. A complete list of the covered areas current as of June 10, 1994, can be found in Attachment II to this Question and Answer document. The list includes descriptions of the covered areas. The current number of covered areas…
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The petition process referred to in § 80.65(f)(4) references RFG. Will in-line blenders of RBOB also be allowed to become exempt from the independent sampling/testing requirements through EPA approval of a petition?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Yes, refiners who blend RBOB using a computer-controlled in-line blending process are allowed to petition for exemption from the independent sampling and testing requirements. (7/1/94) This question and answer was posted at Consolidated List of Reformulated Gasoline and Anti-Dumping…
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Refiners and oxygenate blenders who produce averaged reformulated gasoline must report which covered areas products have been distributed to by each facility. How are these areas to be determined?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Unless a refiner or oxygenate blender has specific and detailed information indicating otherwise, it must be assumed that products have been delivered to all covered areas serviced by the distribution system(s) used. A list of covered areas as of…
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What is the final form of the batch identification number?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. A batch ID is made up of the 4 digit company ID, 5 digit facility ID, 2 digit reporting year, and the 6 digit batch number (e.g., CCCC-FFFFF-YY-BBBBBB). (7/1/94) This question and answer was posted at Consolidated List of…
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Federally Recognized Tribes in EPA's Pacific Southwest
Map and listing of Federally Recognized Tribes in EPA's Pacific Southwest (Region 9).
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Are Canadian facilities included in the grandfathering provision? Does the grandfathering provision extend to facilities that commenced production up to December 31, 2009?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. The grandfathering provisions apply equally to facilities inside and outside the RFS program area. Facilities that commenced construction (as defined in §80.1403(a)(4)) prior to December 19, 2007, and which satisfy the timely construction requirements of §80.1403(c)(1) and (2) are…
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Is there a "recommended" calculation tool for performing Complex Model calculations? Related question: In view of inconsistencies between the current regulations and the Complex Model spreadsheet posted by EPA, which should industry follow? If the answer is the regulation, can EPA confirm that the regulation is consistent with the actual Complex Model developed by EPA? Will EPA use the spreadsheet to determine if fuels are in compliance?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. The version of the Complex Model that is legally binding is that contained in the Federal Register. 9 The printed version of the Complex Model in the Federal Register does contain several minor errors which are under correction through…
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May a company have multiple designations?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. That is, may a company register as a refiner, an importer, a blender, and a marketer since aspects of our business cover all designations? Does each company have a designation, or can a company choose a designation. As discussed…
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Must batch numbers be assigned in both numerical and chronological order?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Batch numbers should be assigned in numerical and chronological order of production (not shipment). If a batch of gasoline must be re-blended because it is out of specification, and an independent laboratory has already sampled the batch, the resulting…
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What constitutes a batch of reformulated gasoline? What method should be used by refiners, importers and oxygenate blenders for determining the volume of a batch of reformulated gasoline? What method should be used by independent laboratories? If a refiner is to report the tank volume at the time that a sample is collected, this may result in double-counting because the tank would not be emptied before blendstocks are added to produce the next batch. For example, suppose the volume in a tank is 100,000 barrels for batch 1, which is sampled and tested. Subsequently, there are two shipments from this tank, a 50,000 barrel shipment and a 20,000 barrel shipment, leaving 30,000 barrels in the tank. The tank is then blended up to 90,000 barrels for batch 2, which is sampled and tested, with subsequent shipments of 28,000 barrels and 44,000 barrels. Should the reported volume for batch 1 be 100,000 barrels or 70,000 barrels? Should the reported volume for batch 2 be 90,000 barrels or 72,000 barrels?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Section 80.2(gg) defines a "batch of reformulated gasoline" as "a quantity of reformulated gasoline which is homogeneous with regard to those properties which are specified for reformulated gasoline certification." The reported volume for the batch should be the volume…
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Technical Support for Numeric Nutrient Water Quality Criteria Development
Technical Support for Numeric Nutrient Criteria Development
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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 the…
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Carter Carburetor Site in St. Louis, Missouri
Site overview of Carter Carburetor, Missouri