Relaxation of the Summer Gasoline Volatility Standard for Shelby County (Memphis), Tennessee
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Rule Summary
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule on December 15, 2017, to relax the federal volatility (RVP) standard applicable to gasoline supplied to Shelby County (Memphis), Tennessee from 7.8 pounds per square inch (psi) to 9.0 psi during the summer ozone season.
Additional Resources
Rulemaking and supporting documents
- Fact Sheet: EPA Approves Request from Tennessee to Relax the Summer Gasoline Volatility Standard for Shelby County (Memphis) Tennessee (pdf) (436 KB, EPA-420-F-17-016, December 2017)
- Final Rule (pdf) (232 KB, published December 22, 2017)
- Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (pdf) (221 KB, published August 17, 2017)