EPA Releases Final Rule Revising Gasoline Deposit Control Additive Regulations

November 28, 2005

The amendments:

• Allow flexibility in the formulation of the non-detergent active components in gasoline additive packages provided that the level of deposit control protection is not reduced.
• Clarify that the concentration of the detergent-active components in additive production batches may exceed the minimum required level established during certification testing.

The regulatory changes contained in the final rule do not affect the level of deposit control protection and associated emissions benefits under the EPA gasoline deposit control program.

This final rule does not impose new information collection requirements or increase the information collection burden on the regulated community, according to EPA.

For more information, visit the EPA Fuels and Fuel Additives web page.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).