Final Rulemaking: Fuels Regulatory Streamlining Amendments Rule
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Rule Summary
On December 20, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency announces a final rule that makes revisions, updates, and corrections to its streamlined fuel quality regulations. This action does not change the stringency of any existing fuel quality standard.
This action makes minor revisions to provide clarity and flexibility to provisions that govern how fuel, fuel additives, and regulated blendstocks are sampled and tested to demonstrate compliance.
This action also includes the following technical amendments:
- Clarification of definitions and general provisions.
- Clarification of the truthful reporting requirement.
- Clarification of the RVP standard in federal 7.8 psi RVP areas.
- Adjustments to notifications under the National Fuel Survey Program.
- Addition of provisions to allow for certifying fuel loaded onto domestic marine vessels.
- Numerous clarifications, corrections, and consistency edits to the regulations.
Additional Resources
- Final Rule: Fuels Regulatory Streamlining Amendments Rule (pdf) (2.0 MB, published January 15, 2025)
- Response to Comments Document (pdf) (695 KB, December 2024, EPA-420-R-24-029)
- Learn more about the Streamlining Amendments Proposed Rule.
- Learn more about the Streamlining Final Rule.