Relaxation of Summer Gasoline Volatility Standard for Jefferson and Shelby counties, Alabama (“the Birmingham area”) Final action
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Rule Summary
The EPA is taking final action to relax the federal volatility (RVP) standard applicable to gasoline supplied to the Birmingham area from 7.8 pounds per square inch (psi) to 9.0 psi during the summer ozone season. The final action will be effective as of July 2, 2015.
Additional Resources
- Fact Sheet: EPA Approves Request from Alabama to Relax the Summer Gasoline Volatility Standard for the Birmingham area (pdf) (141 KB, EPA-420-F-15-014a, July 2015)
- Final Rule (pdf) (212 KB, published July 2, 2015)
- Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule (pdf) (170 KB, published July 2, 2015)
- Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (pdf) (202 KB, published May 7, 2015)