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If a refiner of RBOB elects to engage in a quality assurance sampling and testing at the non-proprietary blender's facility by contractual provision, can the refiner contract for a third party to perform the quality assurance sampling and testing? If so,
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The refiner could meet the quality assurance sampling and testing requirement through sampling and testing carried out by a third party, although this third party could not be the oxygenate blender. The refiner would be liable, however, for…
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Although min/max standards do not apply to sulfur, olefins and T90, these parameters are regulated for both conventional and RFG. What tolerances will be available for these parameters?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Under the simple model only oxygen and benzene, and RVP in the case of VOC-controlled RFG, will involve downstream EPA testing for enforcement purposes. EPA has not set enforcement tolerances for standards that apply at the refinery or…
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A refinery has streams (alkylate, butane, platformate, etc.) being blended into two tanks, 95 and 85 octane. Products from these two tanks are in-line blended at the rack to give 87, 89, and 92 octane product. Can just the 85 and 95 octane tanks be certif
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Conventional gasoline that has been included in a refiner's compliance calculations may be fungibly mixed, including multi-grade mixing, without the need for additional sampling and testing.(8/29/94) This question and answer was posted at Consolidated List of Reformulated Gasoline…
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Can a refiner complying on a per gallon basis take domestic delivery of a product from a refiner or an importer that meets per gallon or minimum/maximum standards for averaged gasoline but does not meet per gallon standards?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Yes.(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 )
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Does a refiner have to use the same model at all of its refineries?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . If a refiner elects to aggregate its refineries under section 80.101(h), the same model (simple or complex) must be used at all refineries aggregated.(7/1/94) This question and answer was posted at Consolidated List of Reformulated Gasoline and Anti-Dumping…
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§ 80.77 of the proposed rule included conventional gasoline in the requirement for product transfer documents. This section, in the final rule, now excludes conventional gasoline and includes that product in § 80.106. This latter section however, states
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . No. All conventional gasoline, including blendstock that requires the addition of oxygenate only, must meet the product transfer document requirements in § 80.106.(7/1/94) This question and answer was posted at Consolidated List of Reformulated Gasoline and Anti-Dumping Questions…
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Will the EPA allow certain pipeline companies to maintain their recently elected 1.18 percent maximum benzene specification, which could tighten supply into major RFG consuming areas?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . EPA has no authority to allow or disallow gasoline specifications that are set by a pipeline or any other party, as long as they are in compliance with the applicable regulations.(8/29/94) This question and answer was posted at…
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Who is the EPA contact person for questions about the procedure for measuring total aromatics with a GC-MS?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Contact Carl Scarbro (313) 668-4209 or Bruce Kolowich (313) 668-4582.(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…
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Will EPA waive penalties imposed for late reports if reports are late due to mechanical or electronic failures?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . EPA will not waive penalties arising from late reporting. Reports must be submitted within the times specified in the regulations. EPA believes that parties have ample time (approximately 60 days) to prepare and submit reports following each reporting…
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Who is the oxygenate blender in a situation where a petroleum marketer who holds title to the gasoline engages a common carrier tank truck company to transport the gasoline, and, upon the completion of loading the truck, but before leaving the marketer's
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . In both scenarios, since the marketer owns the gasoline and the carrier owns the oxygenate blending facility (i.e., the truck in which blending takes place) and executes the blending operation, both parties fit the definition of an oxygenate…
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With no set procedure for declaring per gallon/averaging, it appears a refinery has until the first quarterly report to make a decision. As long as per-gallon standards were met up to the point the first quarterly report is filed, and the refiner meets th
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . It is true that EPA did not include in the RFG rule a process for regulated parties to notify EPA in advance of per-gallon versus averaging. As a result, the strategy described in the question would be appropriate.(7/1/94)…
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Would a refinery that receives RBOB from another refinery and blends oxygenate(s) with that RBOB to make RFG also have to register as an oxygenate blender?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Yes. Under § 80.2(mm), an oxygenate blender means "any person who owns, leases, operates, controls, or supervises an oxygenate blending facility, or who owns or controls the blendstock or gasoline used or the gasoline produced at an oxygenate…
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Why is the Digital Herzog excluded as a compliance test acceptable for RVP measurement under section 80.46?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Method 3 was selected for RVP measurement because it has been shown to have much greater precision than the Digital Herzog.(7/1/94) This question and answer was posted at Consolidated List of Reformulated Gasoline and Anti-Dumping Questions and Answers…
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Will EPA consider exempting Guam or the Northern Mariana Islands from the RFG/Anti-dumping regulations pursuant to § 325(a)(1) of the Clean Air Act, subject to a request from the Governor of these territories?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Section 325(a)(1) of the Clean Air Act (Act) provides that, upon petition by the Governor of Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Administrator of EPA may exempt any person…
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Will EPA cooperate in round robin efforts to provide correlation tests for users of method ASTM D-1319-93 for total aromatics?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . EPA will participate as we are able. Since we are unable to make open commitments of this type, labs should make arrangements with local labs for routine correlation testing.(7/1/94) This question and answer was posted at Consolidated List…
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