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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>Air and Radiation</NAME>
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            <NAME>Environmental Protection Agency</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Alternative Affirmative Defense Requirements for Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel and Gasoline Benzene Technical Amendment</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[This rule provides flexibility to refiners, importers and distributors of diesel fuel by amending the ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) regulations to allow a nationwide sampling and testing program to be used as an alternative means of meeting the sampling and testing defense elements under 40 CFR section 80.613. This alternative method would consist of a comprehensive program of quality assurance sampling and testing calculated to achieve the same objectives as the current regulatory quality assurance requirement; i.e. that the sulfur content in ULSD does not exceed regulatory limits. This rule also amended the gasoline benzene regulations to allow disqualified small refiners the same opportunity to generate gasoline benzene credits as that afforded to non-small refiners and this proposed and final rule was finalized on May 3, 2010.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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            <CFR>40 CFR 80</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Clean Air Act sec 211</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/11/2010</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>75 FR  26165</FR_CITATION>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Direct Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/11/2010</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>75 FR 26121</FR_CITATION>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Jaimee</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Dong</LAST_NAME>
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                    <CODE>2060</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Air and Radiation</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OAR</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>202 343-9672</PHONE>
                <FAX>202 343-2802</FAX>
                <EMAIL>Dong.Jaimee@epamail.epa.gov</EMAIL>
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                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
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