Fuel Additives

Stay Ahead with Federal Register Monitoring on Fuel Additives

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Why Monitoring Fuel Additives Matters

As fuel additives play a crucial role in reducing emissions and improving efficiency, keeping abreast of federal regulation changes is paramount for several sectors.

Fuel additives are chemical compounds formulated to enhance the performance and quality of fuels. They help in addressing specific engine-specific issues, such as enhancing gasoline stability or improving combustion efficiency. Moreover, as environmental concerns rise, additives that aid in reducing harmful emissions have become increasingly scrutinized by regulatory bodies.

Who Needs to Monitor Fuel Additives?

  • Environmental Compliance Managers need to ensure that their organizations are adhering to the latest eco-friendly fuel guidelines.
  • Petroleum Industry Executives must stay ahead of regulatory shifts that could impact fuel formulation and pricing.
  • Regulatory Affairs Specialists track changes that affect trade compliance and product development strategies.
  • Automotive Engineers follow additive policies to innovate and develop engines compatible with new fuels.

Recent Trends and Regulatory Impacts

Regulations concerning fuel additives have tightened globally. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continually updates rules to align with modern environmental goals. In recent years, there's been a significant push towards biofuel additives and cleaning agents that can lower air pollutants—a change that directly affects production protocols and compliance requirements. EPA Fuel Additives offers further insights into the ongoing regulatory adjustments.

Moreover, companies targeting international markets need to juggle both domestic and foreign regulations, a task made easier by real-time updates from credible sources, like the Federal Register.

Simplify Monitoring with FedMonitor

With so many updates to keep track of, businesses can find it challenging to remain compliant and proactive. This is where AI-driven monitoring tools like FedMonitor make a significant difference.

By implementing FedMonitor, organizations can:

  • Receive Real-Time Alerts: Integration with platforms like Slack, Microsoft Teams, or Salesforce ensures that your team is notified immediately about new, relevant updates.
  • Filter Out the Noise: Our AI technologies quickly sift through hundreds of documents, highlighting only the changes that matter to you.
  • Understand New Regulations Quicker: Concise summaries and segmented feeds mean you waste less time interpreting complex texts.

FedMonitor is indispensable for teams looking to stay competitive and compliant without having to manually parse through dense bureaucratic language.

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Latest Documents

Title Type Published
This final rule extends the effective date for removal of the 1-psi gasoline volatility waiver in Ohio and nine counties in South Dakota by one year from April 28, 2025, to April 28, 2026. This action responds to petitions from the Governors of Ohio...
Rule Mar 20, 2025
EPA is extending the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) compliance reporting deadline for the 2024 compliance year. EPA is also making several minor amendments and technical corrections to other RFS provisions.
Rule Mar 14, 2025
This action finalizes revisions, updates, and corrections to EPA's streamlined fuel quality regulations. This action does not change the stringency of the existing fuel quality standards.
Rule Jan 15, 2025
EPA is proposing to partially waive the 2024 cellulosic biofuel volume requirement and revise the associated percentage standard under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program due to a shortfall in cellulosic biofuel production. As a result of this...
Proposed Rule Dec 12, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to address outdated maximum and minimum statutory civil monetary penalty amounts by adding language that refers readers to the up-to-date maximum and minimum statutory civil...
Rule Nov 08, 2024
This action proposes revisions, updates, and corrections to EPA's streamlined fuel quality regulations. This action does not propose to change the stringency of the existing fuel quality standards.
Proposed Rule Aug 28, 2024
Pursuant to provisions specified by the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Governors of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin submitted petitions requesting that EPA remove the 1-pound per square inch (psi) Reid vapor...
Rule Feb 29, 2024
In this final action, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is amending its reformulated gasoline (RFG) regulations to reflect the reclassification of several ozone nonattainment areas as Severe for the 2008 ozone national ambient air quality sta...
Rule Oct 12, 2023
Pursuant to provisions specified by the Clean Air Act (CAA), governors of eight states submitted petitions requesting that EPA remove the 1-pound per square inch (psi) Reid vapor pressure (RVP) waiver for summer gasoline-ethanol blended fuels contain...
Proposed Rule Mar 06, 2023
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing a program to further reduce air pollution, including ozone and particulate matter (PM), from heavy-duty engines and vehicles across the United States. The final program includes new emission sta...
Rule Jan 24, 2023
Under the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to determine the applicable volume requirements for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for years after those specified in the statute. This action proposes the applicable v...
Proposed Rule Dec 30, 2022
In this action, EPA determines that renewable diesel, jet fuel, heating oil, naphtha, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) produced from canola/rapeseed oil via a hydrotreating process all meet the lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction thre...
Rule Dec 02, 2022
EPA is finalizing an optional alternative renewable identification number (RIN) retirement schedule for small refineries under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program for the 2020 compliance year. Small refineries that elect to use the alternative...
Rule Sep 02, 2022
In this final action, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is amending its reformulated gasoline (RFG) regulations to reflect that York, Cumberland, Androscoggin, Sagadahoc, Kennebec, Knox and Lincoln counties in Maine (the Southern Maine Area)...
Rule Aug 26, 2022
Under section 211 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to set standards every year to implement nationally applicable renewable fuel volume targets. This action modifies the 2021 and 2022 statutory volume...
Rule Jul 01, 2022
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing an alternative renewable identification number (RIN) retirement schedule for small refineries under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program for the 2020 compliance year. To provide small refine...
Proposed Rule Jun 13, 2022
In this proposed rule, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing an opportunity for comment on a proposed analysis of the lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with certain biofuels that are produced from canola/rapeseed oi...
Proposed Rule Apr 18, 2022
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a rule that would reduce air pollution from highway heavy-duty vehicles and engines, including ozone, particulate matter, and greenhouse gases. This proposal would change the heavy-duty emission...
Proposed Rule Mar 28, 2022
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing modifications of certain compliance dates under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. First, EPA is extending the RFS compliance reporting deadline and the associated attest engagement repo...
Rule Feb 02, 2022
Under section 211 of the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to set standards every year to implement nationally applicable renewable fuel volume targets. This action proposes to modify the 2021 and 2022 statutory vol...
Proposed Rule Dec 21, 2021