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• The July 1, 1994 Question and Answer Document indicates that sulfur, T90, and olefins are the only simple model RFG standards that can be seen on a refinery aggregated basis. We interpret this clarification to apply only to simple model RFG compliance and

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. All simple model anti-dumping standards can be met on a refinery-aggregate basis pursuant to § 80.101(h).(11/28/94) This question and answer was posted at Consolidated List of Reformulated Gasoline and Anti-Dumping

  • Last published: August 31, 2021

• The preamble to the final rule states that "oxygenate added to a refiner's or importer's gasoline or blendstock downstream of the refinery or import facility may be included in the refiner's or importer's compliance calculations only if the refiner or imp

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. a) Yes, provided there is sufficient documentation to calculate the proportion of gasoline produced by the refiner, and, all other requirements of §80.101(d)(4)(ii) are met. b) The configuration would have to be

  • Last published: August 31, 2021

• The regulations state that gasolines with RVP equal to or less than the RVP required under 40 CFR 80.27 (Summer Gasoline) shall use the applicable Summer Complex Model under 80.45 and the Winter Model for RVP's greater than that required under 40 CFR 80.2

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Section 80.101(g)(5) and (6) state that the emissions performance of gasoline with an RVP that is equal to or less than that required under § 80.27 must be determined using the appropriate summer complex model and

  • Last published: August 31, 2021

• The regulations require that if "refiners, importers, and oxygenate blenders" supplying a covered area do not complete a survey for that area, then the covered area would be deemed to have failed. Would the subsequent ratchet also apply to "suppliers" to

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Although, from a practical standpoint in the marketplace, there are "suppliers" in the sense it is used in the question, enforcement of average standards are refiner, blender, and importer-based. Therefore, as is

  • Last published: August 31, 2021

• The regulations and reporting requirements imply that credit trading for oxygen and benzene is allowed across nonattainment areas [and] not just within an area. Is that correct? Is there any geographic restriction with regard to benzene and oxygen trading

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Oxygen and benzene credits may be traded across RFG areas. However, all conditions specified in 80.67(h) must be met.(7/1/94) This question and answer was posted at Consolidated List of Reformulated Gasoline and

  • Last published: August 31, 2021

• Section 80.77 states that product transfer documents should include the name and address of the transferor and transferee. In the interest of keeping the PTD's as a single document, would it be permissible to retain the addresses of the transferees in a p

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Under § 80.77(a) and (b), the product transfer documents for each transfer of title or custody must include both the name and address of the transferor and the transferee. However, EPA will consider this

  • Last published: August 31, 2021

• Section § 80.65(e)(2) contains a mechanism for identifying the test result a refiner or importer must use if the independent lab's test result does not corroborate the refiner's or importer's test result. Does this mechanism apply in a case where the ind

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. The mechanisms specified in § 80.65(e)(2)(ii), for instances where a refiner's or importer's RFG test result is not corroborated by the independent lab's test result, apply whenever there is such a non

  • Last published: August 31, 2021

• Should separate samples be collected for RVP analysis?

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. One sample may be used for all of the RFG parameters that need to be determined, including RVP. However, because sample handling in the laboratory may affect various reformulated gasoline properties, such as RVP

  • Last published: August 31, 2021

• Starting with the first tender of RFG shipped later this year (1994), transferors are required to provide transferees with transfer documents detailing the type of RFG (VOC or non-VOC, oxygenate program or not, simple or complex) and various minimum or ma

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Not after March 1, 1996. Section 80.81(c)(9) provides an exemption from the RFG product transfer documentation requirements contained in § 80.77 for California gasoline manufactured or imported subsequent to March

  • Last published: August 31, 2021

• 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 believ

  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

  • Last published: August 31, 2021

• If a pipeline must be classified as a refiner, how would that be handled administratively by EPA? Since pipelines don't own the product, would pipeline have to become buyers and sellers for regulatory purposes?

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Refiners must be registered with EPA. The pipeline need not be an owner of the gasoline to be a refiner.(7/1/94) This question and answer was posted at Consolidated List of Reformulated Gasoline and Anti-Dumping

  • Last published: September 1, 2021

• How do I Obtain the Populations for Each of the MOVES Source Types?

  See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models. To output vehicle populations, when setting up your RunSpec select the "Inventory" calculation type from the Scale panel and the "Population" activity option from the General Output panel of the MOVES GUI. The movesactivityoutput table in

  • Last published: September 1, 2021

• How are Counties Mapped to Fuel Regions in MOVES? How Can I Substitute Alternate Fuel Formulations?

  See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models. The RegionCounty table in the MOVES default database maps each county to a MOVES fuel region (defined by regionCodeID). If you are conducting a County or Project Scale Run, you do not need to modify this table to use alternate fuel

  • Last published: September 1, 2021

• There are situations where ethanol will be present in very small quantities in RFG produced using other oxygenates. For example, ETBE often contains very small amounts of ethanol, less than 2%. As a result, will EPA apply a de minimis exception to the pro

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Section 80.78(a)(8) prohibits the mixing of VOC-controlled RFG produced using ethanol with VOC-controlled RFG produced using any other oxygenate during the period January 1 through September 15. EPA will not

  • Last published: September 1, 2021

• Calculating thresholds for toxic substances with concentration qualifiers

  Several toxic substances are listed as regulated substances under 40 CFR §68.130 with concentration qualifiers (e.g., "conc 37% or greater"). What does this concentration mean? When determining whether a threshold amount of these substances exists in a process, should I consider the weight of the

  • Last published: September 1, 2021