2011 and Prior Year Announcements for Gasoline
This page contains program announcements such regulations, Federal Register notices and guidance posted on or before calendar year 2011.
Gasoline Sulfur
Gasoline Mobile Source Air Toxics
Reformulated Gasoline (RFG)
- Testing Method
- Alternative Test Method for Olefins in Gasoline (PDF) (January 31, 2011) (5 pp, 168 K, About PDF)
- Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Test Methods (published February 6, 2009)
- Regulation
- Modification of Baselines for Gasoline Produced or Imported for Use in Hawaii, Alaska, and U.S. Territories (PDF) (October 25, 2007) (14 pp, 203 K, About PDF)
- Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Refiner and Importer Quality Assurance Requirements for Downstream Oxygenate Blending and Requirements for Disposition of Pipeline Interfaces (PDF) (June 2, 2006) (18 pp, 210 K, About PDF)
- Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Removal of Reformulated Gasoline Oxygen Content Requirement (PDF) (May 8, 2006) (12 pp, 190 K, About PDF)
- Removal of Reformulated Gasoline Oxygen Content Requirement (National) and Revision of Commingling Prohibition to Address Non-Oxygenated Reformulated Gasoline (National) (PDF) (February 22, 2006) (9 pp, 178 K, About PDF)
- Removal of Reformulated Gasoline Oxygen Content Requirement for California Gasoline and Revision of Commingling Prohibition to Address Non-Oxygenated Reformulated Gasoline in California (PDF) (February 22, 2006) (7 pp, 167 K, About PDF)
- Direct Final Rule: Modifications to Standards and Requirements for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline Including Butane Blenders and Attest Engagements (December 2, 2005)
- Original RFG Final Rule: Standards for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline Rule (February 16, 1994)
- RFG Opt-In
- Extension of the Reformulated Gasoline Program to the East St. Louis, Illinois Ozone Non-attainment Area (PDF) (April 24, 2007) (6 pp, 159 K, About PDF)
- Extension of the Reformulated Gasoline Program to the St. Louis, Missouri, Moderate Ozone Non-attainment Area (PDF) (March 3, 1999) (6 pp, 140 K, About PDF)
- Modification of the Covered Areas Provision for Reformulated Gasoline - RE: Former Non-attainment Areas (PDF) (September 29, 1998) (11 pp, 222 K, About PDF)
- Extension of the Reformulated Gasoline Program to the Phoenix, Arizona Moderate Ozone Non-attainment Area (June 3, 1997)
- RGF Opt-Out
- Removal of the RFG Program from the Phoenix, Arizona Serious Ozone Non-attainment Area (August 11, 1998)
- Transitional and General Opt-out Procedures for Phase II Reformulated Gasoline (PDF) (October 20, 1997) (7 pp, 145 K, About PDF)
- General Procedures to Opt Out of the RFG Requirements. Also, removal of certain counties in New York, Pennsylvania and Maine from the RFG Program (July 8, 1996)
- Extension of Stay of the RFG Program: parts of NY, PA, and ME (July 10, 1995)
Gasoline Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP)
- Alternative Test Method for Olefins in Gasoline (PDF)(5 pp, 168 K, published January 31, 2011, About PDF)
- Proposed Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Federal Volatility Control Program in the Denver-Boulder-Greeley-Ft. Collins-Loveland, Colorado, 1997 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area (PDF) (7 pp, 161 K, published August 24, 2009, About PDF)
- Direct Final Rule Approving Relaxation of Summer Gasoline Volatility Standard for Grant Parish Area (PDF) (5 pp, 157 K, published February 13, 2008, About PDF)
- Proposed Relaxation of Summer Gasoline Volatility Standard for Denver/Boulder Area (March 2002)
- Volatility Regulations for Gasoline and Alcohol Blends (June 1990)
Winter Oxygenates
- State Winter Oxygenated Fuel Program Requirements for Attainment or Maintenance of CO NAAQS (January 2008)
- Report: Interagency Assessment of Oxygenated Fuels (July 2, 1997)
- Memo: Water Phase Separation in Oxygenated Gasolines (February 1996)
- Oxyfuels Information Needs - May 1996 Office of Research & Development (ORD) report
Ethanol Waivers
- F.R. Notices
- Partial waiver for E15 for use in MY2001-2006 light-duty motor vehicles (January 26, 2011)
- Partial Waiver for E15 for use in MY2007 and newer light-duty motor vehicles (November 4, 2010)
- Extension of Comment Period: Notice (May 20, 2009)
- Notice of Receipt of Waiver Application (April 2009)
- Notice of EPA's interpretation of Gasohol waiver (E10) (April 1982)
- Regulations
- Regulation To Mitigate the Misfueling of Vehicles and Engines With Gasoline Containing Greater Than Ten Volume Percent Ethanol and Modifications to the Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline Programs (July 2011)
- Petition for New Rulemaking Under CAA to Require the Continued Availability of Gasoline Blends less than or equal to 10% Ethanol (April 2011)
Fuel Additives
- Health Effects Testing
- Final Notification: Requirements for Baseline Gasoline and Non-baseline (oxygenated) Gasoline groups under Section 211(b) of the CAA (November 1998)
- Extension of Comment Period: Proposed Alternative Tier 2 Requirements for Baseline Gasoline and Oxygenated Gasoline Categories of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether, Ethyl Alcohol, and Other Oxygenates (November 1997)
- Notification: Requirements for Baseline Gasoline and Non-baseline (oxygenated) Gasoline groups under Section 211(b) of the CAA (August 1997)
- Gasoline Additive MMT Health Effects Testing under Section 211 (b) of the CAA (May 2000)
- Waiver Modifications