Instructions 

Fuel Manufacturer Notification for Motor Vehicle Fuel

GENERAL INFORMATION 

 A manufacturer of a motor vehicle gasoline or motor vehicle diesel fuel may not sell, offer for sale, or introduce into commerce 

such fuel unless it has been registered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in accordance with the 

regulations at 40 CFR 79. These regulations and a list of registered fuels are available at www.epa.gov/otaq/additive.htm . 

 A fuel manufacturer is any person who, for sale or introduction into commerce, produces, manufactures, or imports a fuel or

causes or directs the alteration of the chemical composition of a bulk fuel, or the mixture of chemical compounds in a bulk fuel, by 

adding to it an additive, except: 

 (1) A party (other than a fuel refiner or importer) who adds a quantity of additive(s) amounting to less than 1.0 percent by 

volume of the resultant additive(s)/fuel mixture is not thereby considered a fuel manufacturer. 

 (2) A party (other than a fuel refiner or importer) who adds an oxygenate compound to fuel in any otherwise allowable amount is 

not thereby considered a fuel manufacturer. 

 An additive is any substance, other than one composed solely of carbon and/or hydrogen, that is intentionally added to a fuel 

(including any added to a motor vehicle’s fuel system) and that is not intentionally removed prior to sale or use of the fuel. 

 The registration process is initiated by submitting a Fuel Manufacturer Notification for Motor Vehicle Fuel, EPA Form 3520-12, 

to: 

 Specific instructions for completing the form follow. For additional information see the regulations entitled "Registration of Fuels 

and Fuel Additives" at 40 CFR 79, or contact the office above. 

 The EPA is responsible for assessing the impact on public health and welfare from exposure to motor vehicle emissions. 

Knowledge of fuel composition, as reported by each manufacturer, is an important aspect of this program. 

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS 

Please type (best results are obtained using standard fonts such as Courier or Arial) or print the information using a dark-colored 

ink. If using a photocopied version of the form, please ensure the copy is clean and has been copied to 100% of the original page 

size. 

Via U.S. Postal Service

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

Attn: Fuel Registration/Suite 227 

Mail Code - 6406J 

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 

Washington, DC 20460-0001 

Telephone: (202) 343-9754 

Fax: (202) 343-2825 

email: caldwell.jim@epa.gov

 solar.jose@epa.gov

or Via Courier

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

Attn: Fuel Registration/Suite 227 

Mail Code - 6406J 

1310 L Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20005-4113 

 

Item 1. Brand Name(s): List the brand name(s) under which your company markets the fuel described on this form. If you market

it under more than one name, all names should be listed. The first name listed will be considered the primary name.

Item 2. Company Name: Enter the company's legal name.

Item 3. Company ID : If known, enter the EPA assigned four-digit ID. Leave blank if this is your first manufacturer notification. 

Item 4. Address : Enter the address of the company office responsible for submiting this form. 

Item 5. Type of fuel: Check the appropriate category. If you believe the fuel falls into the "Other" category, contact the

registration office for assistance. A separate notification should be filed for each fuel grade. However, for gasoline, the

three grades may be combined if covered by the properties in section 6. In that case, mark only Unleaded Regular

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Gasoline.

Item 6. Fuel Properties: To the extent known, provide the highest, lowest, and average concentrations, in weight percent, for the 

listed characteristics/properties. Also, to the extent known, provide methods of analysis for (a) through (f). For any item 

for which measurements are not available, enter "Not Measured." If a standard method of analysis is used, identify it

(e.g., ASTM D 1319). If not, describe the method used on a separate sheet. Please use metric measurements.

Items 7. Additives: Provide the full commercial identifying name, additive manufacturer's full name, range of concentration, and 

purpose-in-use for each additive that may be used in the fuel. For purpose-in-use, use the appropriate symbol(s) from 

the following list: 

 (sc) Scavenger

For range of concentration, give the expected or estimated concentration range. Concentration ranges should be

expressed in milligrams of additive per liter of fuel. However, fuel additives which are oxygenates may be expressed as a

percent volume. Please indicate on the form when a percent volume is used. Certified detergents must be expressed as

gallons of detergent additive package per thousand gallons of gasoline (gal/kgal). Use the following definitions: 

Highest concentration: The highest concentration at which the additive will be used in the finished fuel. 

Lowest concentration: The lowest concentration at which the additive will be used in the finished fuel. Note: If the additive

is used at one refinery producing the registered fuel but not at another producing the same fuel, the lowest concentration

figure is zero, as some of that fuel does not contain that additive. 

Average concentration: The average additive concentration in the fuel to be registered. The average is the total amount

of the additive proposed to be used in the fuel during a three-month period, divided by the anticipated total production of 

that fuel during the same period. Therefore, the divisor (total fuel production) will be the same for all additives listed on

this form. 

(a) Anti-icing agent/moisture absorbent (ac) Additive component

(b) Antiknock (gasoline only) (af) Anti-flamant

(c) Antioxidant (an) Acid neutralizer

(d) Antistall agent (bc) Blended component/blend stock

(e) Antistatic agent (bd) Biodiesel

(f) Cetane improver (diesel only) (ca) Carrier

(g) Combustion improver/modifier (cc) Combustion chamber cleaner

(h) Corrosion inhibitor (cp) Cloud point depressant

(i) Deposit modifier/control (dc) Detergent compound

(j) Non-certified detergent (df) Defoamer

(k) Dye (di) Dilutent

(l) Gum solvent (ec) Emission control

(m) Masking or odorizing agent (es) Exhaust system cleaner

(n) Metal deactivator (fr) Certified detergent

(o) Pour point depressant (diesel only) (ia) Identifying agent

(p) Sediment inhibitor (ic) Fuel injector cleaner

(q) Stabilizer or dispersant (iv) Intake valve cleaner

(r) Upper cylinder lubricant (la) Lubricity agent

(s) Octane enhancer (gasoline only) (mr) Marker

(t) Flow improver (ox) Oxygenate

(u) Volume extender (pc) Process chemical

(v) Carburetor and choke cleaner (ri) Rust inhibitor

(w) Algaecide/bactericide/fungicide (sf) Starting fluid

(x) Valve lubricant (sw) Sweetener

(y) Demulsifier/dehazer (tr) Tracer

Item 8. Detection : Self-explanatory

Item 9. Mechanisms of Action: Self-explanatory 

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Item 10. Market Distribution: Each Petroleum Administration for Defense District (PADD) is defined as follows: 

 

PADD1 PADD2 PADD3 PADD4 PADD5

 Connecticut Illinois Alabama Colorado Alaska

 Delaware Indiana Arkansas Idaho Arizona

 District of Columbia Iowa Louisiana Montana California

 Florida Kansas Missouri Utah Hawaii

 Georgia Kentucky New Mexico Wyoming Nevada

 Maine Michigan Texas Oregon

 Maryland Minnesota Washington

 Massachusetts Mississippi

 New York Nebraska

 New Hampshire North Dakota

 New Jersey Ohio

 North Carolina Oklahoma

 Pennsylvania South Dakota

 Rhode Island Tennessee

 South Carolina Wisconsin

 Vermont

 Virginia

 West Virginia

Item 11. Conventional source: Self-explanatory.

Item 12. Small Business Provision: 

A baseline gasoline: 

(1) contains no elements other than carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and/or sulfur, 

(2) contains less than 1.5 percent oxygen by weight, 

(3) possesses the physical and chemical characteristics of unleaded gasoline, as specified by American Society for

Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard D 4814-93a, in at least one Seasonal and Geographical Volatility Class, and 

(4) is derived only from conventional petroleum, heavy oil deposits, coal, tar sands, and/or oil sands. 

A nonbaseline gasoline meets the requirements for baseline gasoline, with the following exceptions: 

(1) contains 1.5 percent or greater oxygen by weight, and/or 

(2) is derived from sources other than conventional petroleum, heavy oil deposits, coal, tar sands, and/or oil sands. 

An atypical gasoline does not meet the requirements for a baseline gasoline or a nonbaseline gasoline. For example, it

could contain an additive which has an element other than carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur. 

A baseline diesel fuel: 

(1) contains no elements other than carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and/or sulfur, 

(2) contains 0.05 percent or less sulfur by weight, 

(3) contains less than 1.0 percent oxygen by weight, 

(4) possesses the characteristics of diesel fuel as specified by ASTM D 975-93, and 

(5) is derived only from conventional petroleum, heavy oil deposits, coal, tar sands, and/or oil sands. 

A nonbaseline diesel fuel meets the requirements for baseline diesel fuel, with the following exceptions: 

(1) contains 1.0 percent or more oxygen by weight, and/or 

(2) is derived from sources other than conventional petroleum, heavy oil deposits, coal, tar sands, and/or oil sands. 

An atypical diesel fuel contains 0.05 percent or less sulfur by weight and does not meet the requirements for a baseline

diesel fuel or a nonbaseline diesel fuel. For example, it could contain an additive which has an element other than

carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur. 

Item 13. Grouping: Self-explanatory.

Item 14. Confidentiality: Check the number(s) of those items for which your company asserts a claim of confidentiality.

Item 15. Attached Information: Check the appropriate box. List a description for each item attached to the notification.

Item 16. Certification: The notification form must be signed and dated by the fuel manufacturer or its authorized agent. The

printed name of the signer and the signer's telephone number should be given. If the form is signed by an authorized

agent, the company must provide a letter authorizing such agent.

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OMB Control No. 2060-0150

Approval expires 09-30-13

 The public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to

average 8 hours per response. Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the

accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent

burden, including through the use of automated collection techniques to the Director, Collection

Strategies Division, U.S Environmental Protection Agency (2822T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,

Washington, D.C. 20406. Include the OMB control number in any correspondence. Do not send the

completed form to this address. 

NOTE: This office is operated by a contractor, Compass Solutions Corporation (Alexandria, VA) for the EPA, under contract 

number EP-W-10-015. Information submitted with this form will be provided to Compass Solutions Corporation for

processing into a database at the registration office. 

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