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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