Search Frequent Questions
Filter By:
- Butte Area/Silver Bow Creek Total results: 17
- Air Emissions Inventories Total results: 34
- Asbestos Total results: 141
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Total results: 33
- East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment Total results: 148
- Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Total results: 301
-
Fuel Program
Total results: 693
- Other Total results: 6
- Diesel Sulfur Program Total results: 7
- E15 comments Total results: 1
- Fuels and Fuel Additives (FFARs) Total results: 2
- Gasoline Sulfur Program Total results: 17
- Reformulated Gasoline and Anti-Dumping Total results: 431
- Registration Total results: 9
- Registration and Reporting under 40 CFR 79 Total results: 19
- Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS1) Total results: 67
- Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) Total results: 111
- Reporting Total results: 22
- Great Lakes Funding Total results: 49
- Lead Total results: 401
- MOVES Total results: 57
- Norwood Landfill Site Total results: 30
- Oil Regulations Total results: 96
- Permitting Under the Clean Air Act Total results: 13
- Radiation Total results: 1
- Risk Management Program (RMP) Total results: 285
- Southeast Minnesota Groundwater Total results: 11
Displaying 1 - 15 of 40 results
-
Please clarify whether oxygenates blended into either conventional gasoline or Reformulated Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending (RBOB) downstream of the refinery need to be included in sulfur compliance calculations.
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Section 80.205(c) provides that a refiner or importer may include oxygenates added downstream from the refinery or import facility if the requirements under § 80.69(a) or § 80.101(d)(4)(ii) of the RFG/CG regulations are met. Therefore, a refiner or…
- Last published:
-
How much flexibility do applicants have in refining the Outcomes and Outcomes over time using an adaptive management approach?
Full Question How much flexibility do applicants have in refining the Outcomes and Outputs identified in their application over time using an adaptive management approach? Answer EPA recognizes that “adaptive management” can be an effective tool in getting the best results. Adjustments to outputs and outcomes based on the adaptive…
- Last published:
-
Do we have to pair hands-on, place-based Great Lakes enviro education with one of the other GLRI actions/related MOP?
Full Question Do we have to pair hands-on, place-based Great Lakes enviro education (i.e., GLRI Measure of Progress, GLRI MOP 5.1.1 youth impacted through education and stewardship projects) with one of the other GLRI actions/related MOP? Answer Projects that relate to 5.1.1 are not required to connect to another specific…
- Last published:
-
Should applications include Outputs and Outcomes related to Project Subrecipient evaluation criteria?
EPA cannot provide a recommendation on this question. Applicants must decide whether or not they develop outputs and outcomes based on Project Subrecipient evaluation criteria for themselves. Please see section I.F. for information on Outcomes, Outputs, and Performance Metrics which includes information on performance measurement and evaluation plans.
- Last published:
-
How do applicants reflect the 6th year of funding on the SF424A form, as there is only room for 5 years?
We realize this is a limitation of the form and expect applicants to provide information to the best of their ability. Applicants should also provide sufficient information in the budget narrative section of their application.
- Last published:
-
Do settlement communications, such as past “agreements in principle,” impact the implementation of the final Consent Decrees?
The parties are bound by the terms of the various final, publicly available consent decrees. These consent decrees were made available for public comment before they were finalized and entered by the Court. Past settlement communications and documents created in the course of settlement discussions have been incorporated (or not)…
- Last published:
-
What is the Confidentiality Order?
The Confidentiality Order (Order) is a court order entered by the Federal District Court for the District of Montana (Court) on August 8, 2002, and amended by the Court on December 31, 2003, that applies to Superfund settlement negotiations in the Clark Fork River Basin, including the following sites: Silver…
- Last published:
-
How does EPA ensure that the potentially responsible parties complete their work?
All cleanup activities performed by the PRPs are subject to enforcement instruments (i.e., consent decrees or administrative orders) that provide for EPA approval of all deliverables and oversight of all work performed by the PRPs.
- Last published:
-
Can letters of support be emailed directly to EPA?
Only materials submitted as part of the grant application submitted on Grants.gov will be considered. If supporters wish to send letters directly to EPA, they may email ( [email protected] ). However, for them to be considered with the application, the applicant organization should be copied on those email messages with…
- Last published:
-
In the NPRM, the sulfur standards were expressed without decimal places, but the final rule provides that the standards are expressed with two decimal places (§§ 80.195, 205). Why did EPA include this change?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . EPA included the decimal places to ensure that the sulfur standards are not exceeded by rounding down actual average sulfur levels. We do not believe reporting the average sulfur level to two decimals creates any additional burden as…
- Last published:
-
It is our understanding that, if a portion of the gasoline produced by a refinery located within the GPA is sold outside of the United States, that gasoline is not subject to the sulfur standards and it only has to meet the standards of the country to whi
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Gasoline that is exported for sale outside the United States is not subject to the requirements of the gasoline sulfur rule, including gasoline produced by a refiner located within the GPA. See § 80.200(c).
- Last published:
-
Is it better to not include letters of support from orgs given that they will ultimately be subject to have to apply in a competitive process?
Full Question: The RFA mentions that contractors and subawards must be awarded competitively, however in our niche field and in many of these underserved communities (especially in less urban environments) there may only be 1 or 2 sub-awardees/contractors to work with at all. Should we apply with support listed from…
- Last published:
-
Would it be possible at all to share the list of webinar attendees for coalition-building purposes?
While we encourage applications from coalitions, unfortunately we are not able to facilitate these relationships. EPA will announce the winners of the competition so you would be able to reach out to those winners at that time for subaward or partnership opportunities.
- Last published:
-
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:
-
Where can I go to learn more?
PitWatch.org is the online home of the Berkeley Pit Public Education Committee. This volunteer committee educates residents, students, and the public about the environmental management of the Berkeley Pit. Information includes the geology, hydrology, current events, and ongoing academic research associated with the Berkeley Pit. This committee frequently shares their…
- Last published: