EPA Proposal for Fuels Regulatory
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he Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to update
	 EPA's existing gasoline, diesel, and other fuels programs in 40 CFR part
80 to improve overall compliance assurance and maintain environmental
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This action does not change the stringency of the existing fuel quality standards nor does it
propose any new standards on fuels. This action also does not modify any substantive provisions of
the RFS program. Finally, this action does not propose to remove any statutory requirement
for fuels specified by the Clean Air Act.
The new part 1090 is designed to reduce compliance burdens for both industry and EPA, maintain
fuel quality, and potentially lower fuel costs for consumers. To accomplish these goals, we have
identified three key elements that are included in part 1090:
•	A simplification of the reformulated gasoline (RFG) summer volatile organic compound
(VOC) standards.
•	A consolidation of the regulatory requirements across the part 80 fuel quality programs.
•	Improving oversight through the leveraging of third parties to ensure in-use fuel quality.
The nature of this proposal is generally administrative or technical and includes amendments
for parties that produce and distribute fuels, fuel additives, and regulated blendstocks. These
amendments include the elimination of hundreds of pages of obsolete or redundant regulations.
Potential Health and Environmental Impacts
We are not proposing any changes to the existing fuel quality standards. As such, we do not expect
to have any adverse impacts.
Potential Costs Savings
We do not expect regulated parties would need to make significant changes to how fuels are made,
distributed, or sold, which are the factors EPA typically considers when determining the costs
associated with imposing or changing fuel quality standards. However, we believe this proposal could
result in savings to both regulated parties and EPA by simplifying how compliance with our fuel
quality standards is achieved and by allowing greater flexibility in the manufacture and distribution
of fuels. These savings would largely arise from the reduction of the administrative costs on both
regulated parties and EPA in complying with and implementing the existing fuel quality standards.
We estimate the administrative cost savings to industry to be $32.9 million per year. Other savings
associated with improving the fungibility of fuel and providing greater flexibility for fuel production
and distribution could potentially be even more significant but are difficult to quantify.
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Public Participation Opportunities
Comments will be accepted for 60 days beginning when this Proposed Rule is published in the
Federal Register. For information on how to submit written comments, please see the Federal
Register Notice. All comments should be identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0227
and submitted by one of the following methods:
Internet: www.regulations.gov
E-mail: A-and-R-Docket@epa.gov
For More Information
You can access the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and other documents related to our Fuels
Regulatory Streamlining Rule electronically on the EPA's website at:
www.epa.gov/ diesel-fuel-standards/fu els-regulatory-streamlining
For more information, please contact Nick Parsons at:
For more information, please contact Nick Parsons at:
Assessment and Standards Division
Office of Transportation and Air Quality
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
2000 Traverwood Dr.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734-214-4479
E-Mail: parsons.nick@epa.gov
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