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What volume of gasoline should a sample collected by an independent lab contain?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . EPA believes that a one quart sample is adequate.(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…
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What documentation must a refiner or importer obtain to exclude exported gasoline from their compliance calculations per § 80.101(e)(4)?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Section 80.101(e)(4) does not designate any specific documentation required to exclude exported product from a refiner's or importer's compliance calculations. However, product transfer documents accompanying a product for export should clearly indicate that the product is intended for…
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What procedures should independent labs use to identify the samples for analysis under the 10% independent analysis option? What samples will EPA want to receive from independent labs?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Please see the following Protocol. (10/3/94) REFORMULATED GASOLINE PROGRAM INDEPENDENT SAMPLING AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS PROTOCOL FOR USE BY INDEPENDENT LABS IN SELECTING SAMPLES FOR ANALYSIS UNDER THE 10% INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OPTION, AND FOR IDENTIFYING SAMPLES TO SHIP TO…
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When a GC-MS is used for analyzing total aromatics, a benzene number will be produced that is different from that produced by method D-3606-92. Which result should be used?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The result from method D-3606-92 must be used.(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…
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If RBOB and oxygenate are blended upstream from the truck in an oxygenate blending facility, which of these parties would be considered an oxygenate blender and have the associated regulatory requirements: A. Terminal owner (if different than operator) B.
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . An oxygenate blender is defined at § 80.2(mm) as "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…
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In what areas outside the continental U.S. must refiners and importers comply with the RFG and anti-dumping requirements?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Under § 302(d) of the CAA, the term "State" means "a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa and includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands." Sections…
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In the case of refiners or importers using the 10% independent analysis option, if the independent lab analyses a particular sample before receiving notification from EPA that this sample should be analyzed, will the prior analysis meet the independent an
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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Is independent sampling and testing required of terminals that supply RFG?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The only parties who are required to meet the independent sampling and testing requirements are refiners and importers. A party that meets the definition of distributor or reseller, such as a terminal, therefore, is not required to meet…
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In the case where RFG is in-line blended through a holding tank, should the compositor be located before or after the holding tank?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The regulations do not specify where the compositor should be located; however, the location of the compositor will determine what qualifies as the certified batch. The refiner should include the location of compositors in their petition for a…
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What are the EPA test tolerances for each controlled variable related to RFG?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The downstream test tolerance for RVP is 0.30 psi. The downstream test tolerance for oxygen is 0.30 wt%. The downstream test tolerance for benzene is 0.21 vol%.(7/1/94) This question and answer was posted at Consolidated List of Reformulated…
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What is a satisfactory quality assurance program that ensures oxygenates are being added to RBOB at a non-proprietary terminal?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . For refiners and importers who wish to claim the actual oxygenate type and amount blended with RBOB, a program of contractual controls and quality assurance sampling and testing over the downstream oxygenate blending operation must be carried out…
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What downstream remedies are available if a batch of RFG is found to violate the minimum complex model VOC emissions reduction standard?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The remedies outlined in the December 5, 1994 RFG/Anti-dumping Questions and Answers document (VII.E.1) apply to complex model RFG that is found to violate the minimum VOC emissions reduction standard. (11/10/97) This question and answer was posted at…
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What constitutes "periodic sampling and testing"?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . EPA has not defined the frequency or scope of sampling and testing that is necessary to meet the quality assurance program defense element, because there is no single program that is appropriate in all situations. In addition, EPA…
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Refiner A is holding some of Refiner B's conventional gasoline in tanks at one of Refiner A's terminals or at Refiner A's refinery. Refiner A adds additional stocks to that gasoline at the request of Refiner B. Who is responsible for including the stocks
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The definition of "refiner" includes any person who owns, leases, operates, controls or supervises a refinery. Therefore, under this scenario, both the person who owns the gasoline being blended, and the person who owns the terminal tanks would…
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During tank transfers and other operations necessary to accommodate pipeline schedules, barrels of untested, uncertified reformulated gasoline may be mixed with barrels of previously certified product that have been included in the refiner's averaging cal
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . If, as discussed above, batch volumes are reported based on shipments out of the refinery or import facility (and averaging calculations are based on these volumes), a volume of previously tested reformulated gasoline remaining in a tank, which…
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