Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA is announcing a public hearing to be held in Ypsilanti, MI on March 29, 2019 for the proposed rule "Modifications to Fuel Regulations to Provide Flexibility for E15; Modifications to RFS RIN Market Regulations." This proposed rule will be published separately in the Federal Register. The pre-publication version of this proposal can be found at https://www.epa.gov/renewable-fuel-standard- program/notice-proposed-rulemaking-modifications-fuel-regulations- provide. In the separate notice of proposed rulemaking, EPA has proposed regulatory changes to allow gasoline blended with up to 15 percent ethanol to take advantage of the 1-psi Reid Vapor Pressure waiver that currently applies to E10 during the summer months. EPA is also proposing an interpretive rulemaking which defines gasoline blended with up to 15 percent ethanol as "substantially similar" to the fuel used to certify Tier 3 motor vehicles. Finally, EPA is proposing regulatory changes to modify certain elements of the Renewable Fuel Standard compliance system, in order to improve renewable identification number market functioning and prevent market manipulation.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Environmental Protection Agency 40 CFR Part 80 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0775; FRL-9991-05-OAR] RIN 2060-AU34 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Announcement of public hearing. SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing a public hearing to be held in Ypsilanti, MI on March 29, 2019 for the proposed rule “Modifications to Fuel Regulations to Provide Flexibility for E15; Modifications to RFS RIN Market Regulations.” This proposed rule will be published separately in the Federal Register . The pre-publication version of this proposal can be found at https://www.epa.gov/​renewable-fuel-standard-program/​notice-proposed-rulemaking-modifications-fuel-regulations-provide . In the separate notice of proposed rulemaking, EPA has proposed regulatory changes to allow gasoline blended with up to 15 percent ethanol to take advantage of the 1-psi Reid Vapor Pressure waiver that currently applies to E10 during the summer months. EPA is also proposing an interpretive rulemaking which defines gasoline blended with up to 15 percent ethanol as “substantially similar” to the fuel used to certify Tier 3 motor vehicles. Finally, EPA is proposing regulatory changes to modify certain elements of the Renewable Fuel Standard compliance system, in order to improve renewable identification number market functioning and prevent market manipulation. DATES: The public hearing will be held on March 29, 2019 at the location noted below under ADDRESSES . The hearing will beg…
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Citation: 84 FR 9734
