Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0775-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Hearing: Modifications to Fuel Regulations to Provide Flexibility for E15; Modifications to RFS RIN Market Regulations
Posted Date: 2019-03-18T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 52 (Monday, March 18, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 9734-9735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05034]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 80

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0775; FRL-9991-05-OAR]
RIN 2060-AU34

Public Hearing for Modifications To Fuel Regulations To Provide 
Flexibility for E15; Modifications to RFS RIN Market Regulations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Announcement of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing a public hearing to be held in 
Ypsilanti, MI on March 29, 2019 for the proposed rule ``Modifications 
to Fuel Regulations to Provide Flexibility for E15; Modifications to 
RFS RIN Market Regulations.'' This proposed rule will be published 
separately in the Federal Register. The pre-publication version of this 
proposal can be found at https://www.epa.gov/renewable-fuel-standard-program/notice-proposed-rulemaking-modifications-fuel-regulations-provide. In the separate notice of proposed rulemaking, EPA has 
proposed regulatory changes to allow gasoline blended with up to 15 
percent ethanol to take advantage of the 1-psi Reid Vapor Pressure 
waiver that currently applies to E10 during the summer months. EPA is 
also proposing an interpretive rulemaking which defines gasoline 
blended with up to 15 percent ethanol as ``substantially similar'' to 
the fuel used to certify Tier 3 motor vehicles. Finally, EPA is 
proposing regulatory changes to modify certain elements of the 
Renewable Fuel Standard compliance system, in order to improve 
renewable identification number market functioning and prevent market 
manipulation.

DATES: The public hearing will be held on March 29, 2019 at the 
location noted below under ADDRESSES. The hearing will begin at 9:00 
a.m. and end when all parties present who wish to speak have had an 
opportunity to do so. Parties wishing to testify at the hearing should 
notify the contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
by March 26, 2019. Additional information regarding the hearing appears 
below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at the following location: Ann 
Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest, 1275 S Huron St., Ypsilanti, 
MI 48197 (phone number 734-487-2000). A complete set of documents 
related to the proposal

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will be available for public inspection through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal: http://www.regulations.gov, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0775. 
Documents can also be viewed at the EPA Docket Center, located at 1301 
Constitution Avenue NW, Room 3334, Washington, DC between 8:30 a.m. and 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia MacAllister, Office of 
Transportation and Air Quality, Assessment and Standards Division, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 
48105; telephone number: (734) 214-4131; Fax number: (734) 214-4816; 
Email address: RFS-Hearing@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposal for which EPA is holding the 
public hearing will be published separately in the Federal Register. 
The pre-publication version can be found at https://www.epa.gov/renewable-fuel-standard-program/notice-proposed-rulemaking-modifications-fuel-regulations-provide.
    Public Hearing: The public hearing will provide interested parties 
the opportunity to present data, views, or arguments concerning the 
proposal (which can be found at https://www.epa.gov/renewable-fuel-standard-program/notice-proposed-rulemaking-modifications-fuel-regulations-provide). The EPA may ask clarifying questions during the 
oral presentations but will not respond to the presentations at that 
time. Written statements and supporting information submitted during 
the comment period will be considered with the same weight as any oral 
comments and supporting information presented at the public hearing. 
Written comments must be received by the last day of the comment 
period, as specified in the notice of proposed rulemaking.

How can I get copies of this document, the proposed rule, and other 
related information?

    The EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0775. The EPA has also developed a website at the 
address given above. Please refer to the notice of proposed rulemaking 
for detailed information on accessing information related to the 
proposal.

    Dated: March 12, 2019.
William Wehrum,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 2019-05034 Filed 3-15-19; 8:45 am]
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