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To blend gasoline from various components, must we be registered as a refiner?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Yes. Registration is required for any refiner, importer, and oxygenate blender that produces any reformulated gasoline, and any refiner and importer of conventional gasoline. (§§ 80.76(a) and 80.103.) Section 80.65(d)(3) requires each batch of reformulated or conventional gasoline…
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What is the frequency of correlation samples for laboratories to remain qualified for reform testing?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . There is no definition of "qualified" laboratories under the regulations. The principle requirement for correlation relates to the use of one of the alternate methods allowed until 1/1/97. When one elects to use ASTM D1319 for measuring aromatic…
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What RFG parameters should parties monitor as part of their downstream quality assurance programs?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Parties should monitor the applicable downstream standards as part of their downstream quality assurance programs under § 80.79(c). These are: under the simple model, oxygen and benzene, and RVP in the case of VOC-controlled RFG; and under the…
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When no oxygenates are added to gasoline, must an oxygenate analysis be performed?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Under the anti-dumping requirements, the refiner and importer is required to determine the properties of each batch of gasoline required for determining compliance with the applicable standards. Under the simple model, an analysis for oxygenates would clearly be…
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What is the relationship between a portion of a batch that is shipped during in-line blending and the remainder of that batch?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Both portions of the batch, i.e. the volume shipped and the remaining portion or portions of the total batch volume, are identified with the same fuel properties and the same batch identification number. The properties are determined from…
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When certifying a batch of gasoline, which property data should be used (analyzer, lab, calculated, etc.)?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . When certifying a batch of gasoline, a sample that is representative of the entire batch must be taken and tested according to the regulatory test methods specified in § 80.46 of the regulations. For information on independent sampling…
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When performing simple and complex model calculations, what number of decimal places need to be entered for each of the gasoline properties?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Fuel parameters should be rounded to the following decimal places: RVP 2 decimal places Olefins 1 decimal place Benzene 2 decimal places E200 1 decimal place Sulfer 0 decimal places E300 1 decimal place Aromatics 1 decimal place…
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When does the independent sampling and testing requirement begin?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The independent sampling and testing requirements apply to each batch of RFG that is produced or imported, unless an in-line blending waiver has been obtained. As a result, the independent sampling and testing requirements begin for any refiner…
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What options for meeting the importer requirements are available to an importer who imports gasoline into the United States by truck? How does such an importer meet the every-batch sampling and testing requirements, since every truck (or truck compartment
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . A party who imports RFG into the United States must meet all importer requirements for each batch of imported RFG, including those involving sampling and testing, independent sampling and testing, record keeping, reporting, and attest, regardless of the…
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U.S. Customs regulations allow duty free entry for certain products produced in the United States that are exported from one U.S. port and imported at another U.S. port. These products are classified under U.S. Customs regulations as American Goods Return
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . 40 CFR §§ 80.65 and 80.101 require importers of RFG or conventional gasoline to meet applicable standards, and to meet other requirements including sampling, testing, record keeping, and reporting. EPA considers gasoline to be imported for purposes of…
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We would expect to purchase or exchange for reformulated gasoline in reformulated areas. At any given time, a tank could contain product from upwards of 3 different commingled RFG batches. As a distributor, is it sufficient to state on a bill of lading th
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . This question assumes that PTD's must include batch identification numbers, which is incorrect. PTD's are not required to included the batch number or the name of the refinery that produced the gasoline. A distributor should include all the…
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In the case of oxygenate added downstream to a refinery's gasoline, what assumptions can the refiner make about the composition of ethanol? Is the refiner required to test the ethanol for its relevant properties?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Refiners who include in refinery compliance calculations the ethanol added downstream to the refinery's gasoline may assume that denatured ethanol is used, and that the denaturant comprises 5 vol% of the denatured ethanol. Such a refiner may assume…
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If a refiner elects to use composite sampling and testing as provided for in the regulations, may the refiner use composite sampling for one parameter and perform the required tests for the other relevant properties?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Section 80.101(i) requires refiners to separately sample each batch of gasoline and blendstocks that are included in anti-dumping compliance calculations, and either separately analyze each sample, or under § 80.101(i)(2), analyze a volume-weighted composite of the samples collected…
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On a shipment from our refinery to a pipeline we are often providing transfer of title to another oil company while simultaneously transferring custody to the pipeline. Pipeline companies are telling us that as long as the shippers code (as part of the ba
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . No. As the transferor, you would be responsible for providing PTD information to any party that directly receives custody or title of a delivery of RFG, RBOB or conventional gasoline from you. In the above scenario you would…
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In § 80.69(a)(2), the procedure for sampling and analysis of RBOB is defined. A hand blend with the specified type and amount of oxygenate is to be prepared and the blended sample analyzed, with those results to be used in compliance calculations. In §8
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The volume after blending with the specified oxygenate volume and type (i.e., the RBOB volume plus oxygenate) should be used for computing the compliance total.(11/28/94) This question and answer was posted at Consolidated List of Reformulated Gasoline and…
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