2060-AU34 201910 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2060 Office of Air and Radiation OAR 2000 Environmental Protection Agency EPA Modifications to Fuel Regulations to Provide Flexibility for E15; Modifications to RFS RIN Market Regulations

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is adopting a new statutory interpretation and making corresponding regulatory changes to allow gasoline blended with up to 15 percent ethanol to take advantage of the 1-pound per square inch (psi) Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) waiver afforded under the Clean Air Act (CAA). In doing so, EPA is finalizing 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 making regulatory changes to modify certain elements of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) compliance system, in order to improve functioning of the renewable identification number (RIN) market and prevent market manipulation.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No Regulatory 40 CFR 80 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., Clean Air Act No Notice 03/18/2019 84 FR 9734 NPRM 03/21/2019 84 FR 10584 NPRM Comment Period End 04/29/2019 Final Rule 06/10/2019 84 FR 26980 Final Rule Effective 07/10/2019 No No State No No No No Thomas Boylan 2060 Office of Air and Radiation OAR 202 564-1075 boylan.thomas@epa.gov Mail Code 6405A, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC 20460 Robert Anderson 2060 Office of Air and Radiation OAR 734 214-4280 anderson.robert@epa.gov NVFEL, 2565 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor MI 48105