[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 133 (Tuesday, July 13, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 37687-37689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17496]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 80

[FRL-6375-1]
RIN 2060-AG76


Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Corrections to Standards 
and Requirements for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: Through the 1990 amendments to the Clean Air Act (CAA), 
Congress required EPA to publish rules requiring that gasoline sold in 
certain areas be reformulated to reduce vehicle emissions of toxic and 
ozone-forming compounds. EPA published rules for the certification and 
enforcement of reformulated gasoline (RFG) and provisions for non-
reformulated or conventional gasoline on February 16, 1994.
    In a final rule published on December 31, 1997, EPA took final 
action on several revisions to the RFG/conventional gasoline 
regulations. However, the December 31, 1997 final rule included two 
clerical errors. One of these errors involved an incorrect designation 
in the amendatory language published in the Federal Register, which 
resulted in the inadvertent deletion of certain regulatory text when 
the regulation was published in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
on July 1, 1998. The other was a typographical error in a revised chart 
for Phase II Complex Model Averaged Standards for RFG. The correct text 
for both appears in earlier editions of the CFR. This action corrects 
these errors in the current CFR. This action does not make any 
substantive changes to the RFG/conventional gasoline regulations.

DATES: This action will be effective on July 27, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Materials relevant to the final rule establishing standards 
for reformulated gasoline and anti-dumping standards for conventional 
gasoline are contained in Public Dockets A-92-01, A-92-12, and A-97-03 
and are incorporated by reference. These materials are available for 
review at EPA's Air Docket Section, Waterside Mall (Room M-1500), 401 M 
Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marilyn Bennett, Fuels and Energy 
Division, U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, S.W. (6406J), Washington, D.C. 20460. 
Telephone: (202) 564-8989.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulated Entities

    Regulated categories and entities affected by this action include:

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                                                   SIC Codes
               Category                  NAICS 1       2                Examples of regulated entities
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Industry..............................     324110       2911  Refiners, importers, and distributors of motor
                                                               vehicle fuel; motor vehicle fuel retail outlets
                                                               and wholesale purchaser-consumer facilities.
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1 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
2 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) System Code.


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    This table is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a 
guide for readers regarding entities likely to be regulated by this 
action. This table lists the types of entities that EPA is now aware 
could be potentially regulated by this action. Other types of entities 
not listed in the table could also be regulated. To determine whether 
your entity is regulated by this action, you should carefully examine 
the applicability criteria of part 80, subparts D, E and F, of title 40 
of the Code of Federal Regulations. If you have questions regarding 
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person 
listed in the preceding FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT SECTION
    Today's correcting amendments are available electronically on the 
day of publication from the Office of Federal Register Internet Web 
site listed below. Today's correcting amendments are also available 
from the EPA Office of Mobile Sources Web site listed below shortly 
after the rule is signed by the Administrator. This service is free of 
charge, except any cost that you already incur for Internet 
connectivity.

EPA Web Site:

http://www.epa.gov/docs/fedrgstr/EPA-air/
(either select desired date or use Search feature)

    Office of Mobile Sources (OMS) Web Site:

http://www.epa.gov/omswww/
(look in ``What's New'' or under the specific rulemaking topic)

    Please note that due to differences between the software used to 
develop the document and the software into which the document may be 
downloaded, changes in format, page length, etc., may occur.

I. Correction of Typographical Error in Sec. 80.41(f)

    On December 31, 1997, EPA published a final rule which made several 
revisions to the RFG/conventional gasoline regulations, including the 
deletion of the NOx per-gallon minimum standards for complex model 
averaged RFG. However, the December 31, 1997 Federal Register rule, 
which re-published the charts at Secs. 80.41(d) and (f) (Phase I and 
Phase II Complex Model Averaged Standards) to delete the NOx per-gallon 
minimum standards, included a typographical error in the entry for the 
benzene per-gallon standard in the chart at Sec. 80.41(f). The entry 
for the benzene per-gallon standard at Sec. 80.41(f) in the December 
31, 1997 notice reads ``Per-Gallon Minimum'' whereas the proper 
designation is ``Per-Gallon Maximum.'' As a result, this improper 
designation was published in the July 1, 1998 CFR. The proper 
designation appeared in the final RFG rule published in the Federal 
Register on February 16, 1994, and in all editions of the CFR published 
between the publication of the final rule in 1994 and the July 1, 1998 
edition. Today's action will correct the CFR to again properly 
designate the per-gallon standard for benzene at Sec. 80.41(f) as 
``Per-Gallon Maximum.''

II. Correction of Inadvertent Deletion of Regulatory Text at 
Sec. 80.101(f)(4)

    The December 31, 1997 Federal Register rule, which finalized 
several revisions to the RFG rule, included a revision to the 
introductory text of paragraph of Sec. 80.101(f)(4). However, the 
amendatory language in the Federal Register rule failed to designate 
that the revision to paragraph (f)(4) affected only the introductory 
text and that the remainder of paragraph (f)(4) was to remain 
unchanged. As a result, paragraphs (f)(4)(i) and (f)(4)(ii) were 
inadvertently deleted in the July 1, 1998 CFR. Today's action corrects 
this error.
    In a rule published on June 9, 1999, (64 FR 30904), a new paragraph 
(f)(4)(iii) was added to Sec. 80.101. The June 9, 1999 rule reserved 
paragraphs (f)(4)(i) and (f)(4)(ii), the original text of which is 
being reinstated by this action. The June 9, 1999 rule also 
inadvertently deleted the introductory text of Sec. 80.101(f)(4), which 
is being reinstated by today's action. Because the June 9, 1999 rule is 
effective on July 26, 1999, the effective date of today's action is 
July 27, 1999, so that this action will supersede the June 9, 1999 rule 
regarding the Sec. 80.101(f)(4) introductory text and the text of 
paragraphs (f)(4)(i) and (f)(4)(ii).

III. Administrative Requirements

    Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this 
action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and is therefore not 
subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget. In addition, 
this action does not impose any enforceable duty, contain any unfunded 
mandate, or impose any significant or unique impact on small 
governments as described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 
(Public Law 104-4). This rule also does not require prior consultation 
with State, local, and tribal government officials as specified by 
Executive Order 12875 (58 FR 58093, October 28, 1993) or Executive 
Order 13084 (63 FR 27655 (May 10, 1998), or involve special 
consideration of environmental justice related issues as required by 
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). Because this 
action is not subject to notice-and-comment requirements under the 
Administrative Procedure Act or any other statute, it is not subject to 
the regulatory flexibility provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act 
(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). This rule also is not subject to Executive 
Order 13045 (62 F.R. 19885, April 23, 1997) because EPA interprets E.O. 
13045 as applying only to those regulatory actions that are based on 
health or safety risks, such that the analysis required under section 
5-501 of the Order has the potential to influence the regulation. This 
rule is not subject to E.O. 13045 because it does not establish an 
environmental standard intended to mitigate health or safety risks. 
This rule is not subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., because it does not include any 
information collection requirements. This rule is not subject to the 
requirements of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act 
(NTTAA) because it does not include provisions for technical standards.

Congressional Review Act

    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally 
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating 
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, 
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the 
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this rule and other 
required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of 
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior 
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A Major rule cannot 
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal 
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 
804(2). This rule will be effective on July 27, 1999.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 80

    Environmental Protection, Fuel additives, Gasoline, Imports, 
Labeling, Motor vehicle pollution, Penalties, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: July 1, 1999.
Carol M. Browner,
Administrator.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, part 80 of title 40 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendments:

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PART 80--REGULATION OF FUELS AND FUEL ADDITIVES

    1. The authority citation for part 80 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: Secs. 114, 211, and 301(a) of the Clean Air Act, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 7414, 7545, and 7601(a)).

    2. Section 80.41 is amended by amending the paragraph (f) table 
``Phase II Complex Model Averaged Standards'' by revising the entry for 
``Benzene (percent, by volume)'' to read as follows:


Sec. 80.41  Standards and requirements for compliance.

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                Phase II Complex Model Averaged Standards
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Benzene (percent, by volume):
  Standard...................................................  i = The compliance baseline value for parameter or 
emissions performance i.
Bi = The refiner's or importer's individual baseline 
value for parameter or emission performance i calculated according 
to the methodology in Sec. 80.91.
DBi = The anti-dumping statutory baseline value for 
parameter or emissions performance i, as specified at 
Sec. 80.91(c)(5)(iii) or (c)(5)(iv), respectively.
V1990 = The 1990 baseline volume as determined under 
Sec. 80.91(f)(1).
Va = The total volume of reformulated gasoline, 
conventional gasoline, RBOB, and California gasoline as defined in 
Sec. 80.81(a)(2) produced or imported by a refiner or importer 
during the averaging period.
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[FR Doc. 99-17496 Filed 7-12-99; 8:45 am]
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