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Legislation & Rules
Boutique Fuels List, Federal Register Notice, December 28, 2006
This notice finalizes the draft list of boutique fuels, which was first
published in the
Federal Register on June 6, 2006.
It contains a list of states and Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts
(PADDs) where the fuels are used. This list will serve as the basis for any
future adoption of boutique fuels into State Implementation Plans.
Energy Policy Act of
2005, Section 1541
This law requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish a
list of boutique fuels that have been approved in all State Implementation Plans
(SIPs) as of September 1, 2004. A boutique fuel is a unique fuel blend developed
by a state or local air pollution agency and approved by EPA as part of a State
Implementation Plan to support meeting national air quality standards.
Publication of the list is intended to reduce the number of different
fuels required around the country.
Updates, Comments & Other Reports
March 2007:
Twelve states have adopted their own clean fuel programs for part or all of the
state. Most of these states require gasoline with lower volatility than federal
standards, and most are effective for only part of the year. These twelve state
fuel programs collectively call for eight different fuel blends. The federal
programs (Reformulated Gasoline and low Reid Vapor Pressure) require four
additional types of fuel. The combination of federal fuel programs and states'
abilities to adopt state fuel controls is intended to reflect a balance that
allows states or regions sufficient flexibility to meet thier air quality
needs. For more information, please visit EPA’s website at
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/boutique.htm.
June 2006:
ILTA
submitted
comments on June 23, 2006
to EPA, noting that the draft list failed to meet the standards outlined in
President Bush’s energy policy.
NACS and SIGMA
also submitted their
critique on
June 22, which expressed their
overall dissatisfaction with many of the Boutique Fuels Task Force's findings.
Related
ILTA Articles
ILTA
provides a monthly newsletter to its membership. Members may log in to the
Member Resources page to access archived newsletters. The following is a list of
articles ILTA has published in its newsletter relating to Boutique Fuels.
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Boutique Fuels Legislation has Industry “More Concerned
than Reassured.”
July 2006 Issue (p.4)
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EPA and State Governors Receive Industry Advice on
Reducing Boutique Fuels. June 2006 Issue
(p. 3-4)
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Extreme and Unusual Fuel Supply Circumstance Prompts EPA
to Extend Fuel Waivers. November 2005 Issue (p.2)
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