Waiver Requests Under Section 211(f)
of the Clean Air Act
Revised August 29, 2013
&EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
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Waiver Requests Under Section 211(f)
of the Clean Air Act
Revised August 29, 2013
Compliance Division
Office of Transportation and Air Quality
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
EPA-420-B-13-041
August 2013
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WAIVER REQUESTS UNDER SECTION 211(1) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT
(Revised August 29, 2013)
APPLICANT (DOCKET #)
FUEL OR ADDITIVE
ACTION
DATE
Federal Register Cite
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Ethyl Corporation
(MSED-211(f)-MMT)
Gas Plus, Inc.
(MSED-211(f)-EtOH)
Petro-Tex Chemical Co.
(MSED-211(f)-MTBE)
ARCO (MSED-21 1 (f)-TBA
("Arconol"))
ARCO (MSED-21 1 (f)-MTBE)
Sun Petroleum
Products Co. (EN-79-12)
Beker Industries
MMT(1/16and
1/32gpgMn)
0-10% anhydrous
ethanol ("gasohol")
MTBE(0-15%)
TEA (0-7%)
MTBE (0-7%)
Methanol/TBA
(0-5.5%)
Petition to revoke
Crude Methanol
Denied
Granted w/o
decision
Interpret.
Denied
Granted
Granted
Conditionally
granted
Denied
Denied
9/12/78
12/16/78
3/30/82
12/16/78
2/6/79
2/23/79
6/13/79
11/10/80
4/11/80
43 FR 4 1424 (9/1 8/7 8)
44 FR 20777 (4/6/79)
47 FR 14596 (4/5/82)
44 FR 1447 (1/5/79)
44 FR 10530 (2/21/79)
44 FR 12242 (3/6/79)
44 FR 37074 (6/25/79)
45 FR 75755 (11/17/8C
45 FR 261 12 (4/1 7/80)
(EN-79-20)
(0-15%)
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APPLICANT (DOCKET #)
FUEL OR ADDITIVE
8. Conservation
Consultants of
New England (EN-80-5/7)
9. Texaco (EN-80-12)
Ethanol (5%)/
Methanol (5%)
"TC-11064"
10. Anafuel Unlimited
(EN-81-8)
"Petrocoal" (Methanol,
Cosolvent alcohols
with proprietary
inhibitor)
Petition to revoke
Court vacates proposal
to reconsider under 211 (f)
Court vacates original
decision
ACTION
DATE
Federal Register Cite
Characterization Report
Denied 8/8/80
45 FR 32760 (5/19/80)
45 FR 53861 (8/13/80)
Granted
8/29/80
45 FR 58954 (9/5/80)
Granted
9/28/81
46 FR 48975 (10/5/81)
Proposal to
reconsider
3/16/84
12/4/84
49 FR 11879 (3/28/84)
Consideration
of original
waiver
Original
waiver denied
7/26/85
8/4/86
51 FR 9114 (3/17/86)
51 FR 28757 (8/11/86)
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APPLICANT (DOCKET #)
FUEL OR ADDITIVE
ACTION
DATE
Federal Register Cite
11. ARCO(EN-81-10)
12. Ethyl Corp. (EN-81-15)
13. Synco 76 Fuel Corp.
(EN-81-20)
14. E.I. DuPont de Nemours
& Company (A-82-33)
15. American Methyl Corp.
(EN-83-03)
16. Ethanol Plus, Ltd.
(EN-84-01)
17. E.I. DuPont de Nemours
& Company (EN-84-06)
18. AM Laboratories, Inc.
(EN-87-05)
Up to 4.75% Methanol/
4.75% GTBA/3.5% oxygen
MMT(1/64gpgMn)
10% Ethanol +
proprietary additive
Methanol (0-3%)
"Methyl 10" (Methanol,
Cosolvent alcohols
and proprietary
inhibitor
"Ethanol Plus"
Ethanol/isopropanol/
metal deactivator (0-10%)
5% Methanol, 2.5%
cosolvent alcohols,
specified corrosion
inhibitor
"AM 5/5," 5% methanol,
5% cosolvent alcohols,
specified corrosion
inhibitor
Granted
Denied
Granted
Denied
Denied
Withdrawn
by applicant
Conditionally
granted
Modifications
of original
conditions
Denied
11/7/81
11/20/81
5/18/82
2/18/83
11/14/83
9/7/84
1/10/85
Reconsideration 4/10/86
10/22/86
5/13/87
1/19/88
46 FR 56361 (11/16/81)
46 FR 58360 (12/1/81)
47 FR 22404 (5/24/82)
48 FR 8124 (2/25/83)
48 FR 52634 (11/21/83)
49 FR 39381 (10/5/84)
50 FR 2615 (1/17/85)
51 FR 15064 (4/22/86)
51 FR 39800 (10/31/86)
52 FR 18736 (5/19/87)
53 FR 2088 (1/26/88)
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APPLICANT (DOCKET #)
FUEL OR ADDITIVE
ACTION
DATE
Federal Register Cite
19. Texas Methanol Corp.
(EN-87-06)
"OCTAMIX," 5% methanol,
2.5% (C2-C8) cosolvent
alcohols, specified
corrosion inhibitor
Conditionally
granted
Correction
of cosolvent
specifications
Modification
of original
conditions
Modification
of original
conditions
Modification
of original
conditions
Correction
of original
conditions
2/1/88 53 FR 3636 (2/8/88)
5/12/88 53 FR 17977 (5/19/88)
10/21/88 53 FR 43768 (10/28/88)
5/31/12 77 FR 3373 (6/7/12)
6/7/12 77 FR 35677 (6/14/12)
10/25/12 77 FR 66074 (11/1/12)
20. Sun Refining and
Marketing Co.
(EN-88-02)
21. Ethyl Corporation
(A-90-16)
22. Ethyl Corporation
(A-91-46 and A-90-16)
15%MTBE
MMT(1/32gpg Mn)
MMT(1/32gpgMn)
Conditionally
granted
Withdrawn by
applicant
Denied
8/25/88
11/1/90
1/8/92
53 FR 33846 (9/1/88)
55 FR 52215 (12/20/91)
57 FR 2535 (1/22/92)
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APPLICANT (DOCKET #)
FUEL OR ADDITIVE
ACTION
DATE
Federal Register Cite
23.
24.
25.
Ethyl Corporation MMT (1/32 gpg Mn)
(A-93-26, A-91-46, and A-90-16)
Ethyl Corporation MMT (1/32 gpg Mn)
Growth Energy 15% Ethanol
(EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-021 1)
Denied 7/13/94
Granted 7/11/95
Partial waiver 10/13/10
granted
Partial waiver 1/21/11
granted
59 FR 42227 (8/1 7/94)
60 FR 3641 4 (7/1 7/95)
75 FR 68094 (11/4/10)
76 FR 4662 (1/26/11)
NOTES:
(1) Public records for requests are available at the Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460. The public reading room is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air Docket is (202)
566-1742.
(2) In order to determine whether a waiver is required for a given gasoline or gasoline additive, see the "Substantially Similar" revised
interpretive rule in 73 FR 22277 (4/25/08).
(3) For further information contact:
Robert Anderson (202) 343-9718, Jim Caldwell (202) 343-9303, Jaimee Dong (202) 343-9672,
Jose Solar (202) 343-9027 or Joe Sopata (202) 343-9034
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Transportation and Regional Programs Division
Fuels Program Support Group
Mail Code 6406J
Washington, D.C. 20460
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