Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Extension of the Reformulated Gasoline Program To the St. Louis, Missouri Moderate Ozone Nonattainment Area

Under section 211(k)(6) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (Act), the Administrator of EPA must require the sale of reformulated gasoline (RFG) in ozone nonattainment areas upon the application of the governor of the state in which the nonattainment area is located. This final action extends the Act's prohibition against the sale of conventional (i.e., non-reformulated) gasoline in RFG areas to the St. Louis, Missouri moderate ozone nonattainment area. The Agency will implement this prohibition on May 1, 1999, for all persons other than retailers and wholesale purchaser-consumers (i.e., refiners, importers, and distributors). For retailers and wholesale purchaser-consumers, EPA's final action implements the prohibition on June 1, 1999, as requested by Governor Mel Carnahan of the state of Missouri. On June 1, 1999, the St. Louis ozone nonattainment area will be a covered area for all purposes in the federal RFG program.