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Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help

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E15 and Fuels & Fuel Additives (FFARs)

  • 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?


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Diesel Sulfur Program

  • Many refiners currently make a jet fuel meeting

  • If a terminal imports off-spec kerosene (higher than 15 ppm), terminal operators are planning to blend the kerosene with diesel fuel so that the ultimate diesel fuel leaving the terminal gate and entering into commerce meets the 15 ppm standard. Would EPA


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Gasoline Sulfur Program

  • A refiner produces a batch of gasoline at its refinery. It collects a sample of the gasoline and conducts certification testing. The sulfur content test result is less than the 80 ppm refinery level standard. The gasoline is then moved to another tank wit

  • Section 80.335(a)(2) requires refiners to retain sample portions for the most recent 20 samples collected, or for each sample collected during the most recent 21 day period, whichever is greater. Is a refinery that produces only one or two batches of gaso

  • What is the Tier 2 Vehicle & Gasoline Sulfur Program?


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Other

  • Please clarify whether oxygenates blended into either conventional gasoline or Reformulated Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending (RBOB) downstream of the refinery need to be included in sulfur compliance calculations.

  • It is our understanding that, if a portion of the gasoline produced by a refinery located within the GPA is sold outside of the United States, that gasoline is not subject to the sulfur standards and it only has to meet the standards of the country to whi

  • Is corn oil extracted from distiller?s grains and solubles (DGS) eligible for RINs under RFS2?


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Reformulated Gasoline & Anti-Dumping

  • If a refiner ships RBOB to an oxygenate blender at another location, is the refiner responsible for tracking properties following oxygenate addition?

  • If an RBOB refiner elects to engage in a quality assurance program at the blender's blending facility per the terms of a contract with the blender, must the refiner sample and test the RBOB as it is received at the blender's facility? If so, how often mus

  • If RBOB and oxygenate are blended upstream from the truck in an oxygenate blending facility, which of these parties would be considered an oxygenate blender and have the associated regulatory requirements: A. Terminal owner (if different than operator) B.


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Registration

  • If an importer registers in a PADD, may the importer use a starting point other than zero, within the range of valid batch numbers, for generating the sequential batch numbers at each of its import facilities?

  • If my fuel is already registered with the Fuels and Fuel Additives program under 40 CFR Part 79, do I still need to register with the RFS2 program under 40 CFR Part 80?

  • Will common carriers be required to register their transport trucks as oxygenate blending facilities?

  • Is the licensed professional engineer conducting the engineering review required to perform the site visit in person, or can they delegate the site visit to another person who maybe assisting them in the engineering review?


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Reporting

  • If a transaction must be reversed for some reason, does the reversal have to track specific RINs or will fungible RINs work? How is this reported?

  • We assume that a terminal operator who stores gasoline for a terminalling customer is responsible for receiving transfer documentation on RFG and conventional gas moved into the terminal for the customer. The terminal then records and stores copies of the

  • Question 14, Section VI.C., of the July 1, 1994 Question and Answer Document provides an example of the creation and addition of two different batches to form a composite mixture. All or a portion of this composite is shipped as RFG. How will the refinery


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Registration & Reporting under 40 CFR 79

  • Am I required to register biodiesel? How would I do that?

  • How do I register renewable diesel?

  • I am no longer producing a particular fuel or fuel additive. How do I deactivate the registration?

  • I recently began producing a new fuel/fuel additive that was not previously reported. How soon do I need to report it?

  • How do I notify EPA if I have changed some of the components of my fuel and/or fuel additive?

  • Where can I find the public list of registered fuels and fuel additives?

  • How do I register renewable gasoline?


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Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS1)

  • If a plant establishes RINs at the beginning of the month and defines it as one month's production estimate (e.g. 8 million gallons), what happens if the plant produces more than 8 million gallons by the end of the month? Does the plant then start issuing

  • If an oxygenate blender must transfer RINs with a volume of renewable fuel, who are they transferring to, if they are the final/end-user?

  • A tank of ethanol has become contaminated and must be disposed of. How would we treat this situation for RIN reporting under the RFS program?


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Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2)

  • How do I find a listing of all obligated parties pertaining to the new RFS2 Program?

  • Will current canola based biodiesel production fall under the grandfathering provisions of the RFS2 regulations?

  • For a transfer in ownership of a volume of renewable fuel, may a party include the applicable product transfer document (PTD) language required at §80.1453(a)(12) on an accompanying PTD for RINs assigned to that renewable fuel as described in §80.1453(a

  • Where can I find more information on biofuel subsidies?


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Last updated on September 6, 2024
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