EPA's Fuels Regulatory
Streamlining Rule
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The new 40 CFR part 1090 ("part 1090") is designed to reduce compliance burdens for both
industry and EPA, maintain fuel quality, and potentially lower fuel costs for consumers. There are
three key elements that EPA has employed in part 1090 to accomplish these goals:
•	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 action is generally administrative or technical in nature and includes amend-
ments for parties that produce and distribute fuels, fuel additives, or regulated blendstocks. These
amendments include the elimination of hundreds of pages of obsolete or redundant regulations.
Potential Health and Environmental Impacts
EPA is not changing the stringency of its existing fuel quality standards. As such, EPA does not
expect this action to have any adverse environmental impacts.
Potential Costs Savings
EPA does not expect that regulated parties will 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, this action will result
in cost savings to both regulated parties and EPA by simplifying how compliance with EPA's fuel
quality standards is achieved and by allowing greater flexibility in the manufacture and distribution
of fuels. These savings largely arise from the reduction of the administrative costs on both regu-
lated parties and EPA in complying with and implementing the existing fuel quality standards. EPA
estimates the administrative cost savings to industry to be $40.4 million per year. Other savings
associated with improving the fungibility of fuel and providing greater flexibility for fuel produc-
tion and distribution could potentially be even more significant but could not be quantified.
Public Participation
EPA developed the streamlined part 1090 regulations through close collaboration and communi-
cation with all affected stakeholders, including a public workshop and the public distribution of
four pre-proposal "discussion drafts" of the regulations to allow for detailed input and review of
the development of part 1090. These outreach efforts included participation from both industry
and state/local regulatory agencies. This process has also allowed the industry to prepare for the
conversion of their internal compliance systems and activities to align with the new regulations
upon implementation of the program on January 1, 2021. EPA is now turning to the implementa-
tion phase of the rulemaking and intends to continue to meet with affected stakeholders to ensure
a smooth and effective rollout.
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For More Information
The Final Rulemaking and other documents related to our Fuels Regulatory Streamlining Rule
may be accessed electronically on the EPA's website at:
www.epa.gov/ diesel-fuel-standards/fuels-regulatory-streamlining
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
Email: parsons.nick@epa.gov
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