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Can exports of high olefins, high benzene, and/or nil oxygen gasolines from the U.S. generate credits for the exporter?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. No. Section 80.67(g)(6) provides that oxygen and benzene credits are generated if the actual total for the oxygen standard is greater than the compliance total, or if the actual total for the benzene standard is
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EPA has stated that product codes would satisfy the product transfer documentation requirements if each downstream party is given the information necessary to know the meaning of the product codes. Please explain how this should be done.
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. EPA believes that parties normally are able to meet the product transfer requirements by including the required information in the documents that the parties currently use to memorialize the transfer of title or
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All I do is produce corn ethanol and sell it all to X Company, which is an ethanol marketer. Do I have to do anything, or can X Company generate the RINs for me?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Each producer of renewable fuel is responsible for generating the RINs that represent that renewable fuel. This function cannot be delegated or assigned to any other party, including a party to whom a producer
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Can a producer aggregate multiple shipments into a single batch up to a threshold quantity as long as the batch is within one calendar month?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Yes. In the context of generating RINs and specifying the BBBBB code, producers and importers have the option to define a batch as being comprised of several discreet shipments within a calendar month, so long as
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Can conventional gasoline be used for off-road applications in an RFG area?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. No. Only reformulated gasoline may be sold or supplied in a covered area.(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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Clarify that the proper version of the Complex Model that is to be used with an augmentation is the version that was in effect at the time the augmentation was approved. The preamble and regulations are inconsistent on this issue, and confusion arises in
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. The proper version of the Complex Model that is to be used with an augmentation is the version that was in effect at the time the augmentation was approved.(7/1/94) This question and answer was posted at
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Has anyone given any thought as to what the other parameters will look like once ULSD is fully produced (i.e. aromatics, cetane number, nitrogen, etc.)? Are there any issues with respect to the energy content of diesel with the increased hydrotreating pot
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. There is a projected change in density and energy content per gallon, thus leading to a small change in fuel economy. In most cases it should be imperceptible- since the change still falls within the range of
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If a pipeline or terminal has test results indicating that motor vehicle diesel fuel sulfur content is 15 ppm and EPA tests show the sulfur content is greater than 18 ppm, would the pipeline's tests be an acceptable defense, or would the EPA's test result
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. EPA would treat this as a violation. Question and Answer was originally posted at Questions and Answers on the Clean Diesel Fuel Rules (PDF)(135 pp, 888 K, EPA420-B-06-010, July 2006, About PDF)
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In order to be in compliance with the lubricity requirements of the ASTM D 975 diesel fuel specification, refineries will have to use lubricity additives, some of which may contain sulfur. Most, if not all, pipelines will likely prohibit the use of these
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. No, volumetric calculations cannot be used to account for the sulfur content of these additives. Question and Answer was originally posted at Questions and Answers on the Clean Diesel Fuel Rules (PDF)(135 pp, 888 K
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In the past, EPA has, with the assistance of industry trade associations, produced fuels brochures for use at retail outlets explaining new fuel programs and addressing performance and air quality issues. Is EPA planning a similar effort with respect to t
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. In November 2005, the Clean Diesel Fuel Alliance was formed. Many public and private organizations are collaborating through the Clean Diesel Fuel Alliance to facilitate the introduction of ULSD. The U.S
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At the terminal, if a pour point depressant, conductivity improver, lubricity improver which is compliant to the 15 ppm standard is injected, must the terminal operator register as a refiner?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Injecting such additives to a batch of fuel would not make a terminal operator a refiner. Question and Answer was originally posted at Questions and Answers on the Clean Diesel Fuel Rules (PDF)(135 pp, 888 K
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Can EPA give some direction regarding, or an example of, an acceptable pump label?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. While it is possible for labels to look somewhat different in regards to color scheme, maximum font size, etc., all labels must meet the following requirements (unless otherwise approved by EPA) specified in §§ 80
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Could a fleet operator that owns and uses only pre-model year 2007 motor vehicles indefinitely use 500 ppm highway diesel fuel? Even after 2010? What if the fleet operator also produces his own motor vehicle diesel fuel?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. The regulations at § 80.500(d)(4) state that beginning December 1, 2010 the sulfur content standard of § 80.520(c) (i.e., the 500 ppm sulfur standard) shall no longer apply to any motor vehicle diesel fuel. After
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For consumers with a 2007 vehicle how will they be educated to look for sulfur content at a station to prevent inadvertent use of 500 ppm?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. The fuel regulations require that all fuel pumps be labeled to inform the user which fuel they are dispensing into their vehicle. These labels will state which engines/vehicles that the specific fuel is suitable
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Given the results of the recent ASTM round robin testing comparing the repeatability and reproducibility of the designated ASTM 6428 sulfur test and the alternative ASTM 5453 test, will EPA reconsider the issue and define the more precise ASTM 5453 test
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. The regulations finalized with the nonroad rule modified the sulfur test method requirements. Instead of a designated method, there are now simply performance-based requirements that must be met, allowing the use
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