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• Determining frequency of coordination activities
  

  The Risk Management Program regulations require owners and operators of stationary sources to coordinate their response needs annually, or more frequently if necessary, with local emergency planning and response organizations (40 CFR §68.93(a)). Are stationary sources responsible for determining if coordination activities should occur more often than annually? Ultimate responsibility…

  • Last published: June 5, 2024

• Who Must Develop an Emergency Response Program?

  The risk management program regulations require the owner or operator of a covered stationary source to develop and implement an emergency response program as described in 40 CFR §68.95, which must include an emergency response plan, emergency response equipment procedures, employee training, and procedures to ensure the program is up-to-date…

  • Last published: September 30, 2024

• In a situation where an importer leases tankage from another company, e.g., from a for-hire terminal, who must register such import facility, the company that owns the terminal, the importer that leases the tankage, or both?

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Under § 80.2(r), an importer is defined as "a person who imports gasoline or gasoline blending stocks or components from a foreign country into the United States...." Accordingly, it is the importer of the gasoline, and not the…

  • Last published: August 2, 2024

• If my fuel is already registered with the Fuels and Fuel Additives program under 40 CFR Part 79, do I still need to register with the RFS2 program under 40 CFR Part 80?

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Yes. Even if your fuel or fuel additive is already registered under 40 CFR Part 79, there are additional registration requirements for parties regulated under the RFS2 program, as specified in 40 CFR 80.1450.

  • Last published: August 2, 2024

• Once I register my fuel for the RFS2 program under §80.1450, do I still need to register my fuel under 40 CFR Part 79?

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Yes. Renewable fuels intended for use or used in motor vehicles are required to be registered under 40 CFR part 79 prior to any introduction into commerce. Manufacturers of renewable fuels and fuel additives not registered under part…

  • Last published: August 2, 2024

• Can you explain who has authority over the active mine vs the Superfund site?

  The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has regulatory authority over the active mine. EPA is the lead agency for the Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site and works in consultation with MDEQ to ensure the cleanup of the Site.

  • Last published: September 26, 2024

• Does EPA consider it a conflict of interest for a third-party company to assist a group of renewable fuel producers and importers of renewable fuel to help meet the requirements of the re-registration and engineering review pursuant to section 80.1450?

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . EPA does not restrict a renewable fuel producer or an importer of renewable fuel from seeking a third-party company to assist them in meeting the re-registration and engineering review requirements pursuant to section 80.1450. The renewable fuel producer…

  • Last published: August 2, 2024

• Will common carriers be required to register their transport trucks as oxygenate blending facilities?

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Normally, only the owner of the gasoline produced at an oxygenate blending operation must register as an oxygenate blender. If a common carrier blends gas in trucks that it owns it must meet all of the requirements for…

  • Last published: August 2, 2024

• Is the licensed professional engineer conducting the engineering review required to perform the site visit in person, or can they delegate the site visit to another person who maybe assisting them in the engineering review?

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Pursuant to §80.1450(b)(2), all verifications must be performed by the licensed professional engineer conducting the engineering review. This requirement includes conducting the site visits. The licensed professional engineer conducting the engineering review must perform the site visits to…

  • Last published: August 2, 2024

• Remote coordination with local authorities
  

  The Risk Management Program regulations require owners and operators of stationary sources to coordinate their response needs annually, or more frequently if necessary, with local emergency planning and response organizations (40 CFR §68.93(a)). If a stationary source is in a remote location and in-person annual coordination is deemed impractical, can…

  • Last published: June 5, 2024

• If an importer registers in a PADD, may the importer use a starting point other than zero, within the range of valid batch numbers, for generating the sequential batch numbers at each of its import facilities?

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Yes. As long as no batches are assigned duplicate numbers this would be acceptable.(7/1/94) 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…

  • Last published: August 2, 2024

• If an importer is unsure of what terminals might be involved in importing gasoline (RFG or conventional), may importers register more terminals than might be used?

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Yes. However, an importer does not need to register each import facility it uses (see previous question).(7/1/94) This question and answer was posted at Consolidated List of Reformulated Gasoline and Anti-Dumping Questions and Answers: July 1, 1994 through…

  • Last published: August 2, 2024

• Emergency Response Coordination Activities Effective Date

  The RMP Amendments finalized on January 13, 2017 included a requirement for owners or operators of a stationary source to engage in emergency response coordination activities (40 CFR §68.93). The regulatory text in 40 CFR §68.10(b) states that compliance with these activities must be completed by March 14, 2018. Because…

  • Last published: September 30, 2024

• Are exercises required as a part of the emergency response program requirements under 40 CFR Part 68, Subpart E?

  Yes. At least once each calendar year, the owner or operator of a stationary source with any Program 2 or Program 3 process must conduct an exercise of the stationary source's emergency response notification mechanisms per 40 CFR 68.90(b)(3) or 68.95(a)(1)(i), as appropriate, before December 19, 2024, and annually thereafter…

  • Last published: March 12, 2024

• Under "Business Activities" on the Company Details CDX web page, what does "Small Blender" mean?

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The small blender business activity is in relation to §80.1440: "What are the provisions for blenders who handle and blend less than 125,000 gallons of renewable fuel per year?" The small blender business activity entry is for those…

  • Last published: August 2, 2024