EPA published the proposed rule in the January 19th Federal Register. See 86 Fed. Reg. 5094.
The proposed rule addresses the sale and distribution of gasoline-ethanol blends containing greater than 10 volume percent ethanol and up to 15 percent volume ethanol.
EPA is co-proposing to either:
Modify the E15 label; or
Remove the label entirely and seek comment on whether state and local governments may be preempted from requiring different labels on fuel dispensers
EPA is also proposing to modify the underground storage tank (“UST”) regulations to grant certain allowances for compatibility demonstration for storage of ethanol blends. The federal agency states that its purpose is to facilitate the proper storage of E15 in USTs. Further, it is proposing compatibility requirements for future UST installations or component replacements. This is stated to be an attempt to ensure compatibility with higher blends of ethanol.
BY Press Release | April 20, 2021
Monday, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA), Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF), and Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) jointly submitted regulatory comments to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan expressing the urgency of EPAâs proposed rulemaking for E15 Fuel Dispenser Labeling and Compatibility with Underground Storage Tanks. Together the Iowa agricultural organizations released the following statement:
âIowa leads the nation in both corn and ethanol production and growing the market for E15 is crucial to our stateâs economic, agricultural, energy and environmental future. Regulatory changes have the potential to accelerate the commercial expansion of E15, which is the most immediate, available, and affordable path to carbon reduction in the transportation sector. While the propos
by Corey Lavinsky and Zane McDonald (S&P Global Platts) US Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule to modify the label requirements for gasoline blended with 15% ethanol; EPA’s proposed mock-up labels are less likely to dissuade a customer from using the blend; E15 grew sharply during President Trump’s tenure, supported by several government and private initiatives
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In President Trump’s final week in office, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule to either modify the label requirement for E15 on fuel dispensers or eliminate it entirely.
The agency cited suggestions from biofuel groups that “the existing E15 label is no longer necessary and simply interferes with additional growth of E15 in the marketplace” and that changing the color and language on the label “would increase lawful use” of the fuel. Right now, a bright orange label is used, warning consumers in various-sized fonts to only use the fuel in certain vehicles and no
by Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) The Trump administration is considering requests from the oil refining industry and its backers for a sweeping nationwide waiver to exempt them from their obligations to blend biofuels, a measure they argue would help them weather the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting comment on the potential general waiver for the 2019 and 2020 compliance years and also is proposing a new rule that would remove or alter the labeling for retail gasoline that contains higher ethanol blends, according to notices to be published to the Federal Register on Tuesday.