Anti-dumping section 80.101(e) Products to which standards do not apply, indicates that "California gasoline" should be excluded from a refinery's compliance calculations. "California gasoline" is defined in 80.81 as "any gasoline that is sold, intended for sale, or made available for sale as a motor vehicle fuel in the State of California and that (i) is manufactured within the State of California; (ii) is imported into the State of California from outside the United States; or (iii) is imported into the State of California from inside the United States and that is manufactured at a refinery that does not produce reformulated gasoline."
Based on these sections, is it a correct interpretation that starting in 1995 a California refinery or importer producing or importing conventional gasoline solely for the California market would exclude all its gasoline from baseline compliance calculations and therefore not have any reporting requirements?
Refiners and importers providing gasoline for use in non-RFG areas in California prior to March 1, 1996 must meet all the anti-dumping requirements. Gasoline produced or imported for use in California on or after March 1, 1996 is not subject to the anti-dumping requirements. (7/1/94)
This question and answer was posted at List of Reformulated Gasoline and Anti-Dumping Questions and Answers: July 1, 1994 through November 10, 1997 (pdf)