Proposed Rulemaking: Fuels Regulatory Streamlining Amendments Rule
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Rule Summary
On August 16, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency announces a proposed rule that makes revisions, updates, and corrections to its streamlined fuel quality regulations. This action does not propose to change the stringency of any existing fuel quality standard.
First, the action proposes minor revisions to provide clarity and flexibility to provisions that govern how fuel, fuel additives, and regulated blendstocks are sampled and tested to demonstrate compliance.
Second, the action proposes number of technical amendments, including:
- Clarification of definitions and general provisions.
- Clarification of the truthful reporting requirement.
- Clarification of the RVP standard in federal 7.8 psi RVP areas.
- Adjustments to notifications under the National Fuel Survey Program.
- Addition of provisions to allow for certifying fuel loaded onto domestic marine vessels.
- Numerous clarifications, corrections, and consistency edits to the regulations.
Discussion Draft Regulations
In advance of this proposed rulemaking, EPA released a staff-level, discussion draft of the regulations. This was an initial step in the process of developing revisions to the regulations for the purpose of fostering discussion and information exchange.
- February 2024 Fuels Regulatory Streamlining Amendments Discussion Draft Regulations (pdf) (1.9 MB, February 2024, EPA-420-D-001)
Additional Resources
- Proposed Rule: Fuels Regulatory Streamlining Amendments Rule (pdf) (972 KB, published August 28, 2024)
- Proposed Part 1090 Revisions Redline Strikeout
- Learn more about the Streamlining Final Rule.