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Relaxation of Summer Gasoline Volatility Standard for the Baton Rouge Area, Louisiana

Relaxation of Summer Gasoline Volatility Standard for the Baton Rouge Area, Louisiana
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Legal Authorities
  • 42 U.S.C. §7545
Code of Federal Regulations Citations
  • 40 CFR Part 80
Docket Numbers
  • EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0172

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  • Rule Summary
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Rule Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule (pdf) (215 KB, published October 24, 2018) to relax the federal volatility (RVP) standard applicable to gasoline supplied to the 5 Louisiana parishes of East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Livingston, Ascension, and Iberville (the Baton Rouge area) from 7.8 pounds per square inch (psi) to 9.0 psi during the summer ozone season.​

Additional Resources

  • Fact Sheet: EPA Approves Request from Louisiana to Relax the Federal Summer Gasoline Volatility Standard in Baton Rouge (pdf) (69.2 KB, EPA-420-F-18-022, October 2018)
  • Final Rule (pdf) (215 KB, published October 24, 2018)
  • Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (pdf) (204 KB, published June 14, 2018)

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