&EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
EPA-420-B-11-003
   January 2011

Who

Large
Refiners/
Importers
Large
Refiners/
Importers

Small
Refiners
Transmix
Processor
& In-use
Transmix
Processor
& In-use

Covered
Fuel
Highway
Diesel
Fuel
NR
Highway and Nonroad Diesel Fuel
Standards
2006
2007
2008
2009
80% 15 ppm/
20% 500 ppm

LM
NRLM w/
credits (not in
NE/MA orAK)
NRLM
(not in NE/MA,
w/ approval in
AK)
NR
(not in NE/MA
orAK)
LM
(not in NE/MA
orAK)
ECA Marine
Fuel
2006 dates forHWdiesel fuel: Jur
parties, and October 15 for retailers
2010 dates for HW diesel fuel: As
ppm standard- June 1 for refiners/in
1 for retailers and wholesale purcha
2007 dates for NRLM diesel fuel: ,
area* only (August 1 for terminals, (
2010+ dates for NRLM diesel fuel
retailersAA/PCs, and December 1 fo
2014 dates forECA Marine fuel: J
retailersAA/PCs, and December 1 fo
500
500
HS
HS
HS
HS
500
500
HS
HS
HS
HS
500
500
HS
HS
HS
HS
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
100% 15 ppm
(including small refiner fuel)
15
500
500
500
500
500
15
500
500
500
500
500
15
15
500
500
500
500
15
15
500
500
500
500
(no EPA sulfur level requirements)
15
15
15
15
15
15
1,000
le 1 for refiners/importers, September 1 for downstream
and wholesale purchaser-consumers
of the following dates, all HW diesel fuel must meet the 15
iporters, October 1 for downstream parties, and December
ser-consumers (WPCs)
June 1 for refiners, downstream requirements for NE/MA
October 1 for retailers/WPCs, and December 1 for in-use)
June 1 for refiners, August 1 for terminals, October 1 for
r in-use
une 1 for refiners, August 1 for terminals, October 1 for
r in-use
** Anti-downgrading provisions begin October 15, 2006 **

*NOTE- No small refiner or credit NRLM can be used in the NE/MA area. Thus, the large
refiner NRLM standard is also the in-use standard in the NE/MA area.

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