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  • How do I register renewable gasoline?

    See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Manufacturers/importers of renewable gasoline for on-road use are required to register the fuel with the EPA. To register, see: Register or Update a Fuel or Fuel Additive Request under 40 CFR Part 79 . Please indicate “renewable gasoline”…

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  • Where can I find the public list of registered fuels and fuel additives?

    See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . An online list of fuels and fuel additives registered with EPA is located here: Register or Update a Fuel or Fuel Additive Request under 40 CFR Part 79 .

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  • How do I register renewable diesel?

    See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Manufacturers/importers of renewable diesel for on-road use are required to register the fuel with the EPA. To register, see Register or Update a Fuel or Fuel Additive Request under 40 CFR Part 79 . Please indicate “renewable diesel”…

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  • When do I get an EPA assigned fuel ID/additive ID?

    See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . You will receive your assigned ID after registering your fuel and/or fuel additive with EPA.

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  • What changes did EPA finalize to the SPCC Rule in December 2006?

    The revised rule modifies requirements for facilities with smaller oil storage capacity and specific types of oil-filled operating equipment. If a facility has 10,000 gallons or less in aggregate aboveground oil storage capacity and the facility meets the oil discharge history criteria, then an owner/operator of a facility may prepare…

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  • SPCC change in ownership

    If there is a change in ownership at a facility, can the facility operate under the same SPCC Plan without the certification from a professional engineer (PE)? If no change in procedures has been made, it may still be feasible to operate under the existing SPCC Plan. The information in…

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  • Liability of oil retailers at SPCC regulated farm

    If a farm is out of compliance of Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations and is checked by EPA and/or has a spill, is the retailer that filled the tank liable? No, EPA considers the oil tank owner responsible for lack of compliance.

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  • Which fuels require registration?

    See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Under Part 79, manufacturers and importers of gasoline and diesel fuels for use in a motor vehicle or additives for such gasoline or diesel fuel are required to register them with the EPA prior to sale.

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  • We are a marketer of ethanol products. Sometimes personnel at ethanol plants make mistakes as to the number of gallons being loaded or produced. How do we "recall" erroneous RINs if the number of gallons we receive exceeds the number of RINs?

    See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . PTD documents may be corrected to reflect the appropriate volume associated with the volume received. The additional volume with assigned RINs may be addressed with a second PTD. Question and Answer was originally posted at: Questions and Answers…

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  • How do I notify EPA if I have changed some of the components of my fuel and/or fuel additive?

    See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Information related to updating fuel and fuel additive registrations is available here: Register or Update a Fuel or Fuel Additive Request under 40 CFR Part 79 .

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  • Am I required to register biodiesel? How would I do that?

    See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Manufacturers/importers of biodiesel for on-road use are required to register the fuel with the EPA. To register, see Register or Update a Fuel or Fuel Additive Request under 40 CFR Part 79 . Additionally, please attach the following…

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  • I recently began producing a new fuel/fuel additive that was not previously reported. How soon do I need to report it?

    See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . New fuels/fuel additives must be registered prior to introduction into commerce. Registration instructions and forms for registering new fuel/fuel additive are available here: Register or Update a Fuel or Fuel Additive Request under 40 CFR Part 79 .

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  • PE certifying a technical amendment

    Except as provided in 40 CFR §112.6 for qualified facilities, a Professional Engineer (PE) must certify all technical amendments to an existing SPCC Plan (§112.5(c)). When certifying a technical change to an existing SPCC Plan, does the PE have to inspect and certify the entire Plan or only the amended…

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  • How do I obtain an EPA assigned company ID?

    See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Upon registration of your company with EPA, you will receive a letter notifying you of your assigned company ID.

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  • I have already registered my fuel and/or additive. What are my ongoing obligations?

    See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Fuel manufacturers/importers are required to submit both quarterly and annual reports detailing the name, production volume, fuel properties, and additive content of each fuel. The forms are available here: Annual: Form 3520-12A: Fuel Manufacturer Annual Report for Motor…

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