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AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0893; FRL–9680–9] 

Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: 

Modification to Octamix Waiver 

(TXCeed) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency has reconsidered a portion of a 

fuel waiver that was granted to the 

Texas Methanol Corporation (Texas 

Methanol) under the Clean Air Act on 

February 8, 1988. This waiver was 

previously reconsidered and modified 

on October 28, 1988, in a Federal 

Register publication titled ‘‘Fuel and 

Fuel Additives; Modification of a Fuel 

Waiver Granted to the Texas Methanol 

Corporation.’’ Today’s notice approves 

the use of an alternative corrosion 

inhibitor, TXCeed, in Texas Methanol’s 

gasoline-alcohol fuel, OCTAMIX. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket ID 

Number EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0893. All 

documents and public comments in the 

docket are listed on the http://www.

regulations.gov Web site. Publically 

available docket materials are available 

either electronically through http://

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Air Docket, EPA Headquarters 

Library, Mail Code: 2822T, EPA West 

Building, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC. The Public Reading 

Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 

holidays. The Public Reading Room is 

open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1742, 

and the facsimile number for the Air 

Docket is (202) 566–9744. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information regarding this notice 

contact, Joseph R. Sopata, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Office of Air and Radiation, Office of 

Transportation and Air Quality, (202) 

343–9034, fax number, (202) 343–2800, 

email address: sopata.joe@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 211(f)(1) of the Clean Air Act 

(CAA or the Act) makes it unlawful for 

any manufacturer of any fuel or fuel 

additive to first introduce into 

commerce, or to increase the 

concentration in use of, any fuel or fuel 

additive for use by any person in motor 

vehicles manufactured after model year 

1974, which is not substantially similar 

to any fuel or fuel additive utilized in 

the certification of any model year 1975, 

or subsequent model year, vehicle or 

engine under section 206 of the Act. The 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA 

or the Agency) last issued an 

interpretive rule on the phrase 

‘‘substantially similar’’ at 73 FR 22281 

(April 25, 2008). Generally speaking, 

this interpretive rule describes the types 

of unleaded gasoline that are likely to be 

considered ‘‘substantially similar’’ to 

the unleaded gasoline utilized in EPA’s 

certification program by placing limits 

on a gasoline’s chemical composition as 

well as its physical properties, 

including the amount of alcohols and 

ethers (oxygenates) that may be added to 

gasoline. Fuels that are found to be 

‘‘substantially similar’’ to EPA’s 

certification fuels may be registered and 

introduced into commerce. The current 

‘‘substantially similar’’ interpretive rule 

for unleaded gasoline allows no more 

than 2.7 percent oxygen by weight for 

certain ethers and alcohols. 

Section 211(f)(4) of the Act provides 

that upon application of any fuel or fuel 

additive manufacturer, the 

Administrator may waive the 

prohibitions of section 211(f)(1) if the 

Administrator determines that the 

applicant has established that the fuel or 

fuel additive, or a specified 

concentration thereof, will not cause or 

contribute to a failure of any emission 

control device or system (over the useful 

life of the motor vehicle, motor vehicle 

engine, nonroad engine or nonroad 

vehicle in which such device or system 

is used) to achieve compliance by the 

vehicle or engine with the emission 

standards to which it has been certified 

pursuant to sections 206 and 213(a) of 

the Act. The statute requires that the 

Administrator shall take final action to 

grant or deny an application after public 

notice and comment, within 270 days of 

receipt of the application. 

The Texas Methanol Corporation 

received a waiver under CAA section 

211(f)(4) for a gasoline-alcohol fuel 


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1OCTAMIX waiver decision, 53 FR 3636 

(February 8, 1988). 2The co-solvents are any one or a mixture of 

ethanol, propanols, butanols, pentanols, hexanols, 

heptanols and octanols with the following 

constraints: the ethanol, propanols and butanols or 

mixtures thereof must compose a minimum of 60 

percent by weight of the co-solvent mixture; a 

maximum limit of 40 percent by weight of the cosolvents mixture is placed on the pentanols, 

hexanols, heptanols and octanols; and the 

heptanols and octanols are limited to 5 percent by 

weight of the co-solvent mixture. 

3Additional conditions were the final fuel must 

meet ASTM volatility specifications contained in 

ASTM D439–85a, as well as phase separation 

conditions specified in ASTM D–2 Proposal P–176 

and Texas Methanol alcohol purity specifications. 

4 53 FR 3637. 

5EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0893–03. 

6EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0893–004. 

7EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0893–006. 

8EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0893–005. 

9 53 FR 3637. 

10 53 FR 3637. 

11ASTM D130–04ε1 and ASTM D4814–10a. 

12NACE Standard TM0172–2001. 

13See EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0893–0003. 

14The co-solvents are any one or a mixture of 

ethanol, propanols, butanols, pentanols, hexanols, 

heptanols and octanols with the following 

constraints: the ethanol, propanols and butanols or 

mixtures thereof must compose a minimum of 60 

percent by weight of the co-solvent mixture; a 

maximum limit of 40 percent by weight of the cosolvents mixture is placed on the pentanols, 

hexanols, heptanols and octanols; and the 

heptanols and octanols are limited to 5 percent by 

weight of the co-solvent mixture. 

15See 40 CFR 79.56(e)(3)(i). 16For our most recent substantially similar 

gasoline interpretative rule, please see: http://www.

epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2008/April/Day-25/

a8944.pdf. 17See 40 CFR 80.27 for applicable volatility 

specifications for conventional gasoline, or 40 CFR 

part 80 subpart D for reformulated gasoline 

requirements, or any applicable state 

implementation plan approved by EPA that 

includes low RVP fuel. 

blend, known as OCTAMIX,1 provided 

that the resultant fuel is composed of a 

maximum of 3.7 percent by weight 

oxygen, a maximum of 5 percent by 

volume methanol, a minimum of 2.5 

percent by volume co-solvents 2 and 

42.7 milligrams per liter (mg/l) of 

Petrolite TOLAD MFA–10 corrosion 

inhibitor 3. In the OCTAMIX waiver, the 

Agency invited other corrosion inhibitor 

manufacturers to submit test data to 

establish, on a case-by-case basis, 

whether their fuel additive formulations 

are acceptable as alternatives to TOLAD 

MFA–10.4

On March 23, 2011, Spirit of 21st 

Century LLC requested EPA allow the 

use of its alternative corrosion inhibitor, 

TXCeed, in the OCTAMIX gasolinealcohol fuel blend which otherwise 

would not be allowed under the 

waiver.5 Spirit of 21st Century LLC 

subsequently followed up its March 23 

request with additional information on 

May 17, 2011, July 6, 2011 and August 

15, 2011.678 TXCeed is a fuel additive 

formulation consisting of a corrosion 

inhibitor. 

On December 14, 2011, EPA 

published a notice in the Federal 

Register (76 FR 77828) announcing 

receipt of Spirit of 21st Century LLC’s 

request and inviting comment on it. The 

comment period closed on January 13, 

2012. There were no public comments 

submitted to the Agency in response to 

the notice published on December 14, 

2011. 

II. Discussion 

One of the major areas of concern to 

EPA in reviewing any waiver request is 

the problem of materials compatibility. 

Materials compatibility data could show 

a potential failure of fuel systems, 

emissions related parts and emission 

control parts from use of the fuel or fuel 

additive. Any failure could result in 

greater emissions that would cause or 

contribute to the engines or vehicles 

exceeding their emissions standards. 

Initially, Texas Methanol requested the 

use of TOLAD MFA–10 or an 

appropriate concentration of any other 

corrosion inhibitor such that the fuel 

will pass the National Association of 

Corrosion Engineer’s TM–01–72 (NACE 

RUST TEST). However, EPA concluded 

that compliance with the NACE Rust 

Test alone was not adequate in 

determining suitability of a corrosion 

inhibitor for use under the OCTAMIX 

waiver.9 The Agency decided, therefore, 

to look at corrosion inhibitors on a caseby-case basis to establish whether each 

formulation would be acceptable as an 

alternative to the formulation of the 

original corrosion inhibitor, TOLAD 

MFA–10, used in the OCTAMIX 

waiver.10

In order to determine whether the 

OCTAMIX waiver would meet the 

criteria of section 211(f) if TXCeed were 

to be used as an alternative corrosion 

inhibitor, EPA reviewed all data 

submitted with or referenced by the 

Spirit of 21st Century LLC application. 

Spirit of 21st Century LLC provided 

data showing their corrosion inhibitor, 

TXCeed, met ASTM 11 and NACE 12

corrosion test results, as well as 

physical property information. 

TXCeed is a fuel additive mixture of 

naturally occurring triglyceride oils and 

terpenes that purports to eliminate the 

corrosion tendencies of alcohols. While 

both TOLAD MFA–10 and DMA–67 

were only evaluated with respect to 

their corrosion inhibitor efficacy under 

the NACE corrosion test, TXCeed was 

evaluated and passed the most current 

NACE corrosion test and two additional 

corrosion tests, the ASTM silver and 

copper corrosion tests.13 Moreover, 

TXCeed was evaluated on the most 

aggressive fuel formulation of alcohols 

allowed under the OCTAMIX waiver,14

which is an OCTAMIX fuel formulation 

that included only methanol at 5 

volume percent and ethanol at 2.5 

volume percent. The use of higher 

molecular weight cosolvent alcohols, 

such as propanols or butanols, would 

tend to be less corrosive. Since TXCeed 

passed the most current NACE corrosion 

test and the ASTM silver and copper 

corrosion tests using the most aggressive 

fuel formulation allowed under the 

OCTAMIX waiver, the Agency believes 

that Spirit of 21st Century LLC has met 

the burden of showing that it is an 

effective corrosion inhibitor for use 

under the OCTAMIX waiver. 

With regard to the question of the 

emissions impacts of TXCeed, Table 1 

compares the physical properties 

(including the treat rate) of TXCeed to 

a previously approved corrosion 

inhibitor under the OCTAMIX waiver, 

DMA–67. Normally we would compare 

the physical properties of the new 

corrosion inhibitor (TXCeed) to the 

physical properties of the corrosion 

inhibitor previously approved under the 

waiver (TOLAD MFA–10). In this 

instance, the physical property 

information for TOLAD MFA–10 is no 

longer available, so we are comparing 

the physical properties of TXCeed with 

the physical properties of an alternative 

corrosion inhibitor previously approved 

under the OCTAMIX waiver, DMA–67. 

TXCeed is added at about 30 times more 

than that of DMA–67, has a similar 

specific gravity, and a much improved 

ash content performance. Although 

TXCeed’s flash point and viscosity are 

larger than DMA–67, TXCeed’s 

chemical composition and treat rate of 

less than 0.1 mass percent by weight is 

such that it is a fuel additive falling 

under the baseline gasoline fuel 

grouping category 15 under our fuel and 

fuel additive registration regulations. In 

addition, TXCeed’s chemical 

composition and treat rate is such that 

it meets our substantially similar 

definition 16. Given that TXCeed is a 

fuel additive that is both substantially 

similar to the fuel additives used in our 

certification program and a fuel additive 

falling under the baseline gasoline fuel 

category, one would not expect 

significant emissions changes from the 

use of TXCeed compared to other fuel 

additives that fall under the baseline 

gasoline fuel category, which also 

includes TOLAD MFA–10 and DMA– 

67. Therefore, as long as the other 

conditions of the OCTAMIX waiver are 

met, which include applicable gasoline 

volatility specifications,17 gasoline 


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18See American Society for Testing and Materials 

(ASTM) D4814 for applicable gasoline phase 

separation conditions. 

19Additional conditions were the final fuel must 

meet ASTM volatility specifications contained in 

ASTM D439–85a, as well as phase separation 

conditions specified in ASTM D–2 Proposal P–176 

and Texas Methanol alcohol purity specifications. 

Since the time that the OCTAMIX waiver was 

granted, ASTM D4814 has superceded ASTM 

volatility specifications contained in ASTM D439– 

85a and the phase separation conditions specified 

in ASTM D–2 Proposal P–176. 

phase separation specifications 18 and 

alcohol purity conditions,19 the Agency 

believes that the use of TXCeed in place 

of TOLAD MFA–10 will allow engines 

and vehicles to remain compliant with 

their emissions standards when using 

fuels made as approved under the 

original conditions granted for the 

OCTAMIX waiver. 

TABLE 1—PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF DMA–67 AND TXCEED

Physical Properties ................................................................... DMA–67 ............................................................... TXCeed 

Treat Rate (mg/liter) ................................................................. 31.4 ...................................................................... 987.6 

Physical Form ........................................................................... Clear Amber Liquid .............................................. Liquid 20

Specific Gravity 60/60 °F ......................................................... 0.93 ...................................................................... 0.9662 

Flash Point, PMCC, °F ............................................................. 64 °F .................................................................... 230 °F 

Ash Content, weight percent .................................................... <0.1 ...................................................................... <0.0001 

Viscosity, cSt @0 °F ................................................................ 663 ....................................................................... 19210 

Viscosity, cSt @32 °F .............................................................. 180 ....................................................................... 3220 

Viscosity, cST @100 °F ........................................................... 30 ......................................................................... 151 

20According to Spirit of 21st Century LLC, the color of the liquid is dependent on the clarity of the chemical components comprised in fuel additive formulation of TXCeed. 

III. Finding and Conclusion 

Based on the information submitted 

by Spirit of 21st Century LLC in its 

application, I conclude that the 

performance of TXCeed in OCTAMIX 

would be comparable to TOLAD MFA– 

10 and DMA–67. Therefore, I am 

modifying condition (3) of the 

OCTAMIX waiver to read as follows: 

(3) Any one of the following three 

corrosion inhibitors must be included: 

(a) Petrolite’s corrosion inhibitor 

formulation, TOLAD MFA–10, blended 

in the final fuel at 42.7 mg/l; 

OR 

(b) DuPont’s corrosion inhibitor 

formulation, DMA–67, blended in the 

final fuel at 31.4 mg/l; 

OR 

(c) Spirit of 21st Century LLC’s 

corrosion inhibitor formulation, 

TXCeed, blended in the final fuel at 

3.9 ml/gal (987.6 mg/l). 

This action should provide additional 

flexibility to any manufacturer wishing 

to produce the OCTAMIX blend. At the 

same time, any manufacturer wishing to 

use a corrosion inhibitor other than the 

three permitted by the OCTAMIX 

waiver must apply for a further 

modification of the waiver. Since EPA is 

still unaware of any basis for 

extrapolating findings in the emissions 

impact of one inhibitor to other 

inhibitors, the Agency will continue to 

examine the emissions impact of 

specific corrosion inhibitor formulations 

on a case-by-case basis. 

IV. Miscellaneous 

This waiver modification decision is 

final agency action of national 

applicability for purposes of section 

307(b)(1) of the Act. Pursuant to CAA 

section 307(b)(1), judicial review of this 

final agency action may be sought only 

in the United States Court of Appeals 

for the District of Columbia Circuit. 

Petitions for review must be filed by 

August 6, 2012. Judicial review of this 

final agency action may not be obtained 

in subsequent proceedings, pursuant to 

CAA section 307(b)(2). This action is 

not a rulemaking and is not subject to 

the various statutory and other 

provisions applicable to a rulemaking. 

Dated: May 31, 2012. 

Lisa P. Jackson, 

Administrator. 

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Board Action: Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 

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