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• Explain the volume determination requirement for independent labs.

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Section 80.65(f)(3)(i)(B) requires the independent lab to determine the volume of each RFG batch that is sampled. EPA expects the independent lab will determine the volume of a RFG batch in the same manner gasoline volumes currently are…

  • Last published: July 11, 2024

• For conventional gasolines, the annual compliance report is based on all gasolines. Can one monthly composite be made up of all grades of gasolines and all seasons produced in that month, rather than one composite for each grade and season when compliance

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . For the criteria for using composite samples for compliance calculations, see § 80.101(i)(2).(10/17/94) This question and answer was posted at Consolidated List of Reformulated Gasoline and Anti-Dumping Questions and Answers: July 1, 1994 through November 10, 1997 (PDF)…

  • Last published: July 15, 2024

• Must the refiner track the barrels and qualities of each batch of gasoline beyond the tank in which it was certified?

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . No, but the batch volume is not determined by tank volume; rather, it is determined based on shipment volume.(7/1/94) This question and answer was posted at Consolidated List of Reformulated Gasoline and Anti-Dumping Questions and Answers: July 1…

  • Last published: July 15, 2024

• Please describe the survey areas which are currently applicable.

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Attached to this document as Attachment II is a list of the presently applicable survey areas including opt-in areas. This list is current as of June, 1994. (The Agency has promulgated a "corrections notice" which defines these areas.)(7/1/94)…

  • Last published: July 11, 2024

• Question: What does EPA mean by "blending RVP of oxygenate" (equation in § 80.91(e)(4)(i)(B))?

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . This means the effect that an oxygenate has on RVP when it is assumed to have a constant RVP effect per volume added. This is analogous to the blending RVP for any other hydrocarbon, except that blending RVPs…

  • Last published: July 15, 2024

• Section 80.41(h)(1) specifies that RFG may contain no heavy metals. What specifically does that mean, and is a refiner required to test for the presence of heavy metals?

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The prohibition of heavy metals in RFG means that heavy metals may not be added, nor may it contain more than trace levels that may be picked up from the transportation/distribution system. In fact, no substantially similar unleaded…

  • Last published: July 15, 2024

• Section 80.101(i) provides a composite sampling and testing option to determine conventional gasoline properties. One provision to this option is that composite samples will need to be prepared as described in § 80.91(d)(4)(iii). Part B of this procedure

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The best process would be to avoid the butane adjustment by blending the fuels in such a way that butane loss is avoided. Practically, this means having all fuel samples at or below 32 degrees Fahrenheit before their…

  • Last published: July 15, 2024

• Section 80.67(a)(2) authorizes a compliance procedure for benzene and oxygen averaging on a "covered area" basis. If a refinery participates in a compliance survey, does this section apply? Does this section apply only if a refinery decides to average oxy

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The compliance procedure described in this section allows for oxygen and benzene averaging on an area-specific basis. Since the purpose of surveys is to assure that nationwide averaging provides adequate quality gasoline overall on an area-specific basis, a…

  • Last published: July 12, 2024

• Confirm that ASTM method D-1319, Fluorescent Indicator Adsorption (FIA) can be used to determine aromatic and olefin levels until January 1, 1997.

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Yes, the current version, ASTM method D-1319-93, is the regulatory method for olefins and may be used as an alternate for aromatics until January 1, 1997. For aromatics, it must also be correlated to the GC-MS method. Correlation…

  • Last published: July 15, 2024

• Confirm that an RFG property measured from a sample collected during an EPA inspection is in technical violation if that property exceeds an applicable standard, but that no enforcement action will be brought by EPA unless the property exceeded the standa

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . As stated in the preamble to the RFG final rule, at 59 FR 7764 (February 16, 1994), EPA will not initiate an enforcement action on the basis of a test result from a gasoline sample collected at a…

  • Last published: July 11, 2024

• Does blending oxygenate in conventional gasoline at a terminal require the terminal operator to be registered as an "oxygenate blender?"

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The downstream blender of oxygenates exclusively into conventional gasoline is not subject to the anti-dumping requirements and therefore does not require registration by the operator.(7/1/94) This question and answer was posted at Consolidated List of Reformulated Gasoline and…

  • Last published: July 15, 2024

• Does EPA know where the industry can purchase a standard with the list of aromatic analytes shown in method A?

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . No.(7/1/94) This question and answer was posted at Consolidated List of Reformulated Gasoline and Anti-Dumping Questions and Answers: July 1, 1994 through November 10, 1997 (PDF) (333 pp, 18.17 MB, EPA420-R-03-009, July 2003, About PDF )

  • Last published: July 15, 2024

• Does EPA have curves showing the effects of different oxygenate levels on the resulting T50/T90?

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The Agency has developed no such curves. However, since the Complex Model requires the use of E200 and E300 instead of T50 and T90, the effects of different oxygenate levels on E200 and E300 can be back-calculated from…

  • Last published: July 15, 2024

• Does EPA make any distinction in terms of timeliness between PTD's which memorialize a transfer of title as opposed to those which memorialize a transfer of custody? For example, exchange statements detailing liftings by an exchange partner ordinarily are

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Section 80.77 does not distinguish between transfers of custody and transfers of title. Nevertheless, EPA believes the two situations may be different in terms of the timing necessary for PTD information. In the case of transfers of custody…

  • Last published: July 11, 2024

• During a transition period, refiners will produce VOC-controlled RFG that is blended with non VOC-controlled RFG downstream of the refinery in order to blend down RVP prior to the beginning of the VOC season. How will the resultant mixture be classified a

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The resulting gasoline should be listed as non VOC-controlled RFG on the PTD's, unless the resulting blend meets the requirements to be designated as VOC-controlled gasoline.(7/1/94) This question and answer was posted at Consolidated List of Reformulated Gasoline…

  • Last published: July 11, 2024