Removal of the Federal Reformulated Gasoline Program From the Southern Maine Area
air-emissions · Rule · Published 2021-07-16 · Effective 2021-09-30 · ME · 86 FR 37681
Document
Document number
2021-15127
Federal Register citation
86 FR 37681
CFR reference
40 CFR 80
Type
Rule
Action
Notification of final action on petition.
Category
air-emissions
Publication date
2021-07-16
Effective date
2021-09-30
State
ME
EPA docket
EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0114
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action in announcing its approval of the petition by Maine to opt-out of the Federal reformulated gasoline (RFG) program and remove the requirement to sell Federal RFG for York, Cumberland, Androscoggin, Sagadahoc, Kennebec, Knox and Lincoln counties (the Southern Maine Area), which are part of the Portland and Midcoast Ozone Maintenance Areas for the 1997 ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). EPA has determined that this removal of the Federal RFG program for the Southern Maine Area is consistent with the applicable provisions of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and EPA's regulations.