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• What will constitute a valid electronic signature for electronic submission of reports to EPA?

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . EPA will require that each party who wants to report electronically must sign an agreement that the use of electronic reporting methods will be considered equivalent to paper methods and that personal identification numbers assigned by EPA will…

  • Last published: July 23, 2024

• What is the definition of a responsible corporate officer (RCO) who is required to certify some of the submissions involved?

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Under § 80.75(n), reports to EPA must be signed and certified as correct by the owner or a responsible corporate officer of the refiner, importer, or oxygenate blender. "Owner" means the person who is the principal owner of…

  • Last published: August 2, 2024

• Could we become the delegated authority for submission of reports on behalf of our members?

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Individual blenders could rely on your association to submit reports to EPA on their behalf. . However you should understand that if any reports are not submitted or are submitted improperly then responsibility would fall upon the individual…

  • Last published: August 2, 2024

• By our reading of the regulations, the only reporting required of the oxygenate blender who elects to comply with the oxygen standard on a per gallon basis is a yearly report due the last day of February of each year (beginning in 1996) that states the to

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Your interpretation is correct.(10/31/94) This question and answer was originally 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…

  • Last published: August 2, 2024

• Question 14, Section VI.C., of the July 1, 1994 Question and Answer Document provides an example of the creation and addition of two different batches to form a composite mixture. All or a portion of this composite is shipped as RFG. How will the refinery

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Question 14 relates to in-line blending operations that have petitioned EPA for and received an exemption from the independent sampling and testing requirements of the RFG regulations. In such petitions, refiners often define a "batch" of in-line blended…

  • Last published: August 6, 2024

• The batch report requires reporting the volume percent for six oxygenates -methanol, MTBE, ethanol, ETBE, TAME and t-butanol. If a refiner or oxygenate blender uses MTBE or ethanol as an oxygenate, and does not include in its calculation of oxygen weight

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Trace amounts of oxygenates that may be present in MTBE or ethanol do not have to be reported. However, where a refiner reports total oxygen weight percent that includes MTBE or ethanol plus other oxygenates in larger than…

  • Last published: August 6, 2024

• How much flexibility do applicants have in refining the Outcomes and Outcomes over time using an adaptive management approach?

  Full Question How much flexibility do applicants have in refining the Outcomes and Outputs identified in their application over time using an adaptive management approach? Answer EPA recognizes that “adaptive management” can be an effective tool in getting the best results. Adjustments to outputs and outcomes based on the adaptive…

  • Last published: August 20, 2024

• Do we have to pair hands-on, place-based Great Lakes enviro education with one of the other GLRI actions/related MOP?

  Full Question Do we have to pair hands-on, place-based Great Lakes enviro education (i.e., GLRI Measure of Progress, GLRI MOP 5.1.1 youth impacted through education and stewardship projects) with one of the other GLRI actions/related MOP? Answer Projects that relate to 5.1.1 are not required to connect to another specific…

  • Last published: August 20, 2024

• Could an organization in the coalition be a Project Subrecipient if there is a conflict-of-interest policy in place?

  Full Question If we develop a conflict-of-interest policy and require recusal from evaluating or prioritizing projects where a conflict arises, would this allow EJ orgs to submit projects for funding even if they are getting paid to advise on the structure and process for the re-grant program and participation in…

  • Last published: August 20, 2024

• Should applications include Outputs and Outcomes related to Project Subrecipient evaluation criteria?

  EPA cannot provide a recommendation on this question. Applicants must decide whether or not they develop outputs and outcomes based on Project Subrecipient evaluation criteria for themselves. Please see section I.F. for information on Outcomes, Outputs, and Performance Metrics which includes information on performance measurement and evaluation plans.

  • Last published: August 20, 2024

• How do applicants reflect the 6th year of funding on the SF424A form, as there is only room for 5 years?

  We realize this is a limitation of the form and expect applicants to provide information to the best of their ability. Applicants should also provide sufficient information in the budget narrative section of their application.

  • Last published: September 5, 2024

• Is there an expectation on whether small subawards, for ~ $50K, or large subawards, for ~$750K are preferable? For example, a large subaward could be the only thing a regional PR could award if they ask for the minimum of $2,000,000.

  The RFA does not state a preference for the size of the subaward, so long as the subaward is within the $50,000 to $750,000 limit. GLNPO will look to applicants to describe the program to be carried out and why this amount of subaward funding makes sense for their specific…

  • Last published: September 5, 2024

• Do settlement communications, such as past “agreements in principle,” impact the implementation of the final Consent Decrees?

  The parties are bound by the terms of the various final, publicly available consent decrees. These consent decrees were made available for public comment before they were finalized and entered by the Court. Past settlement communications and documents created in the course of settlement discussions have been incorporated (or not)…

  • Last published: September 26, 2024

• What is the Confidentiality Order?

  The Confidentiality Order (Order) is a court order entered by the Federal District Court for the District of Montana (Court) on August 8, 2002, and amended by the Court on December 31, 2003, that applies to Superfund settlement negotiations in the Clark Fork River Basin, including the following sites: Silver…

  • Last published: September 26, 2024

• How does EPA ensure that the potentially responsible parties complete their work?

  All cleanup activities performed by the PRPs are subject to enforcement instruments (i.e., consent decrees or administrative orders) that provide for EPA approval of all deliverables and oversight of all work performed by the PRPs.

  • Last published: September 26, 2024