Waiver Requests Under Section 211(f)

of the Clean Air Act

Revised August 29, 2013
Compliance Division

Office of Transportation and Air Quality

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Waiver Requests Under Section 211(f)

of the Clean Air Act

Revised August 29, 2013

EPA-420-B-13-041

August 2013
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 WAIVER REQUESTS UNDER SECTION 211(f) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT

(Revised August 29, 2013) 

APPLICANT (DOCKET #) FUEL OR ADDITIVE ACTION DATE Federal Register Cite

1. Ethyl Corporation MMT (1/16 and Denied 9/12/78 43 FR 41424 (9/18/78)

(MSED-211(f)-MMT) 1/32 gpg Mn)

2. Gas Plus, Inc. 0-10% anhydrous Granted w/o 12/16/78 44 FR 20777 (4/6/79)

(MSED-211(f)-EtOH) ethanol ("gasohol") decision

 Interpret. 3/30/82 47 FR 14596 (4/5/82)

3. Petro-Tex Chemical Co. MTBE (0-15%) Denied 12/16/78 44 FR 1447 (1/5/79)

(MSED-211(f)-MTBE)

4. ARCO (MSED-211(f)-TBA TBA (0-7%) Granted 2/6/79 44 FR 10530 (2/21/79)

("Arconol"))

5. ARCO (MSED-211(f)-MTBE) MTBE (0-7%) Granted 2/23/79 44 FR 12242 (3/6/79)

6. Sun Petroleum Methanol/TBA Conditionally 6/13/79 44 FR 37074 (6/25/79)

Products Co. (EN-79-12) (0-5.5%) granted

 Petition to revoke Denied 11/10/80 45 FR 75755 (11/17/80)

7. Beker Industries Crude Methanol Denied 4/11/80 45 FR 26112 (4/17/80)

(EN-79-20) (0-15%)
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 Characterization Report 45 FR 32760 (5/19/80)

8. Conservation Ethanol (5%)/ Denied 8/8/80 45 FR 53861 (8/13/80)

Consultants of Methanol (5%)

New England (EN-80-5/7)

9. Texaco (EN-80-12) "TC-11064" Granted 8/29/80 45 FR 58954 (9/5/80) 

10. Anafuel Unlimited "Petrocoal" (Methanol, Granted 9/28/81 46 FR 48975 (10/5/81)

(EN-81-8) Cosolvent alcohols

 with proprietary 

 inhibitor)

 Petition to revoke Proposal to 3/16/84 49 FR 11879 (3/28/84)

 reconsider

 Court vacates proposal 12/4/84

 to reconsider under 211(f)

 Court vacates original Consideration 7/26/85 51 FR 9114 (3/17/86)

 decision of original

 waiver

 Original 8/4/86 51 FR 28757 (8/11/86)

 waiver denied

 
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11. ARCO (EN-81-10) Up to 4.75% Methanol/ Granted 11/7/81 46 FR 56361 (11/16/81)

 4.75% GTBA/3.5% oxygen

12. Ethyl Corp. (EN-81-15) MMT (1/64 gpg Mn) Denied 11/20/81 46 FR 58360 (12/1/81)

13. Synco 76 Fuel Corp. 10% Ethanol + Granted 5/18/82 47 FR 22404 (5/24/82)

(EN-81-20) proprietary additive

14. E.I. DuPont de Nemours Methanol (0-3%) Denied 2/18/83 48 FR 8124 (2/25/83)

& Company (A-82-33)

15. American Methyl Corp. "Methyl 10" (Methanol, Denied 11/14/83 48 FR 52634 (11/21/83)

(EN-83-03) Cosolvent alcohols

 and proprietary

 inhibitor

16. Ethanol Plus, Ltd. "Ethanol Plus" Withdrawn 9/7/84 49 FR 39381 (10/5/84)

(EN-84-01) Ethanol/isopropanol/ by applicant

 metal deactivator (0-10%)

17. E.I. DuPont de Nemours 5% Methanol, 2.5% Conditionally 1/10/85 50 FR 2615 (1/17/85)

& Company (EN-84-06) cosolvent alcohols, granted

 specified corrosion

 inhibitor

 Reconsideration 4/10/86 51 FR 15064 (4/22/86)

 Modifications 10/22/86 51 FR 39800 (10/31/86)

 of original 5/13/87 52 FR 18736 (5/19/87)

 conditions

18. AM Laboratories, Inc. "AM 5/5," 5% methanol, Denied 1/19/88 53 FR 2088 (1/26/88)

(EN-87-05) 5% cosolvent alcohols,

 specified corrosion

 inhibitor
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19. Texas Methanol Corp. "OCTAMIX," 5% methanol, Conditionally 2/1/88 53 FR 3636 (2/8/88)

(EN-87-06) 2.5% (C2-C8) cosolvent granted

 alcohols, specified

 corrosion inhibitor

 Correction 5/12/88 53 FR 17977 (5/19/88)

 of cosolvent

 specifications

 Modification 10/21/88 53 FR 43768 (10/28/88)

 of original

 conditions

 Modification 5/31/12 77 FR 3373 (6/7/12)

 of original 

 conditions

 

 Modification 6/7/12 77 FR 35677 (6/14/12)

 of original 

 conditions

 Correction 10/25/12 77 FR 66074 (11/1/12)

 of original

 conditions

20. Sun Refining and 15% MTBE Conditionally 8/25/88 53 FR 33846 (9/1/88)

Marketing Co. granted

(EN-88-02)

21. Ethyl Corporation MMT (1/32 gpg Mn) Withdrawn by 11/1/90 55 FR 52215 (12/20/91)

(A-90-16) applicant

22. Ethyl Corporation MMT (1/32 gpg Mn) Denied 1/8/92 57 FR 2535 (1/22/92)

(A-91-46 and A-90-16)
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23. Ethyl Corporation MMT (1/32 gpg Mn) Denied 7/13/94 59 FR 42227 (8/17/94)

(A-93-26, A-91-46, and A-90-16)

24. Ethyl Corporation MMT (1/32 gpg Mn) Granted 7/11/95 60 FR 36414 (7/17/95)

 

25. Growth Energy 15% Ethanol Partial waiver 10/13/10 75 FR 68094 (11/4/10)

(EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0211) granted

 Partial waiver 1/21/11 76 FR 4662 (1/26/11)

 granted

NOTES:

(1) Public records for requests are available at the Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460. The public reading room is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 

legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air Docket is (202) 

566-1742.

(2) In order to determine whether a waiver is required for a given gasoline or gasoline additive, see the "Substantially Similar" revised 

interpretive rule in 73 FR 22277 (4/25/08). 

(3) For further information contact: Robert Anderson (202) 343-9718, Jim Caldwell (202) 343-9303, Jaimee Dong (202) 343-9672,

 Jose Solar (202) 343-9027 or Joe Sopata (202) 343-9034

 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

 Transportation and Regional Programs Division

 Fuels Program Support Group

 Mail Code 6406J

 Washington, D.C. 20460