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Can material that does not conform with commercial specifications for gasoline still be considered gasoline for compliance with the RFG regulations? For example, could a mixture of butane and MTBE be blended with non-VOC controlled simple model RFG? The b

Blending components that are added to RFG must meet the standards for RFG and the party who conducts such blending must meet all requirements that apply to refiners. The regulations, however, do not require them to also conform with commercial specifications for gasoline.(8/29/94)

This question and answer was posted at Consolidated List of Reformulated Gasoline and Anti-Dumping Questions and Answers: July 1, 1994 through November 10, 1997 (PDF)(333 pp, 18.17 MB, EPA420-R-03-009, July 2003, About PDF)