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Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help

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E15 and Fuels & Fuel Additives (FFARs)

  • If I certify a nonroad flexible-fuel engine under 40 CFR Part 1054, are owners and operators prohibited from using gasoline-ethanol blended fuels containing greater than 10 volume percent ethanol under 80.1504(a)(1) in my nonroad flexible-fuel engine?


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Diesel Sulfur Program

  • A tank truck common carrier picks up a load of ULSD at a Shell terminal and delivers it to a Flying J truck stop. The carrier only provides a transportation service, does that carrier have any registration or reporting duties?

  • Section 80.600(a)(10) says, Any refiner or importer shall maintain copies of all product transfer documents required under §80.590. If all information required in paragraph (a)(6) of this section is on the product transfer document for a batch, then the p


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Gasoline Sulfur Program

  • A refiner produces a batch of gasoline at its refinery. It collects a sample of the gasoline and conducts certification testing. The sulfur content test result is less than the 80 ppm refinery level standard. The gasoline is then moved to another tank wit

  • Footnote b of Table IV.C.-2 of the preamble is inconsistent with the regulations at § 80.216(f). The regulations clearly state that the corporate pool average standards do not apply if a refiner's production volume is mostly GPA gasoline. If the refiner/

  • What is the Tier 2 Vehicle & Gasoline Sulfur Program?


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Other

  • Please clarify whether oxygenates blended into either conventional gasoline or Reformulated Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending (RBOB) downstream of the refinery need to be included in sulfur compliance calculations.

  • It is our understanding that, if a portion of the gasoline produced by a refinery located within the GPA is sold outside of the United States, that gasoline is not subject to the sulfur standards and it only has to meet the standards of the country to whi

  • 6. Is commingling of different types of ethanol permitted? If so, what systems must be employed?


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Reformulated Gasoline & Anti-Dumping

  • The regulations require that if "refiners, importers, and oxygenate blenders" supplying a covered area do not complete a survey for that area, then the covered area would be deemed to have failed. Would the subsequent ratchet also apply to "suppliers" to

  • Are there any temperature requirements for the shipping of samples?

  • May the six digit batch number in the batch ID contain non-numeric characters (i.e., to mark the grade of the batch)?


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Registration

  • Once I register my fuel for the RFS2 program under §80.1450, do I still need to register my fuel under 40 CFR Part 79?

  • Is the licensed professional engineer conducting the engineering review required to perform the site visit in person, or can they delegate the site visit to another person who maybe assisting them in the engineering review?

  • Does EPA consider it a conflict of interest for a third-party company to assist a group of renewable fuel producers and importers of renewable fuel to help meet the requirements of the re-registration and engineering review pursuant to section 80.1450?

  • If my fuel is already registered with the Fuels and Fuel Additives program under 40 CFR Part 79, do I still need to register with the RFS2 program under 40 CFR Part 80?


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Reporting

  • 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

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

  • We assume that a terminal operator who stores gasoline for a terminalling customer is responsible for receiving transfer documentation on RFG and conventional gas moved into the terminal for the customer. The terminal then records and stores copies of the


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Registration & Reporting under 40 CFR 79

  • What is the small business exemption and how do I know if I qualify?

  • Am I required to contribute to health effects testing? If so, what are my obligations?

  • How do I submit forms to EPA?

  • How long will it take me to complete the forms?

  • I am a new company. How do I register with the EPA?

  • Which fuels require registration?

  • Am I required to register E15?


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Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS1)

  • We are importers who import ethanol without denaturant, but with the intent to use it as motor fuel. When the RIN is generated, we maintain ownership of the ethanol, but we do not have custody and we do not add the denaturant. Would we include our company

  • Regulation Section 80.1126(d)(1), which says "must," seems in conflict with Section 80.1126(d)(2) which says "may". Is the correct reading that any volume of renewable fuel that leaves a producer's gate on or after 9/1/07 MUST have RINs assigned?

  • Does regulation Section 80.1128(a)(4) allow a marketer to change the K code from 1 to 2 and then not transfer the RIN with the renewable fuel as long as he sells the RINs to anyone by the end of the quarter?


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Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2)

  • Where can I find more information on biofuel subsidies?

  • For a transfer in ownership of a volume of renewable fuel, may a party include the applicable product transfer document (PTD) language required at §80.1453(a)(12) on an accompanying PTD for RINs assigned to that renewable fuel as described in §80.1453(a

  • How do I find a listing of all obligated parties pertaining to the new RFS2 Program?

  • Will current canola based biodiesel production fall under the grandfathering provisions of the RFS2 regulations?


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