EPA published the proposed rule in the January 19th Federal Register. See 86 Fed. Reg. 5094.
The proposed rule addresses the sale and distribution of gasoline-ethanol blends containing greater than 10 volume percent ethanol and up to 15 percent volume ethanol.
EPA is co-proposing to either:
Modify the E15 label; or
Remove the label entirely and seek comment on whether state and local governments may be preempted from requiring different labels on fuel dispensers
EPA is also proposing to modify the underground storage tank (“UST”) regulations to grant certain allowances for compatibility demonstration for storage of ethanol blends. The federal agency states that its purpose is to facilitate the proper storage of E15 in USTs. Further, it is proposing compatibility requirements for future UST installations or component replacements. This is stated to be an attempt to ensure compatibility with higher blends of ethanol.
Updated May 7, 2021
A tidal wave of demand could be headed to a trucking segment that s the least capable of absorbing it.
A summer travel season that s expected to be defined by revenge vacations – people hitting the highways en masse following nearly a year stuck at home under pandemic restrictions – is expected to bring with it a surging demand for fuel, yet liquid bulk haulers already have more to haul than drivers to pull it.
Steve Rush, past-chairman of the National Tank Truck Carriers association and CEO of Whartron, New Jersey-based lubricant base oil petroleum product hauler Carbon Express, said the driver shortage is not perceived. It is real. Liquid bulk shipments are on average out two weeks right now with no immediate relief in sight.
Business and Community Leaders Urge Congress to Oppose Commercial Rest Areas
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ NATSO, representing truckstops and travel plazas, and a diverse coalition that includes restaurants, fuel retailers, city governments, trucking firms and blind entrepreneurs today urged lawmakers to oppose efforts to commercialize Interstate rest areas as Congress considers infrastructure legislation.
The groups, which represent hundreds of thousands of mostly small businesses that operate near the Interstate Highway System, urged lawmakers to reject proposals to carve out any exceptions to the longstanding ban that prohibits state departments of transportation from unfairly competing against the private sector by selling food, fuel or other commercial services, including electric vehicle charging, at Interstate rest areas.
Convenience Stores Prioritized for Vaccine Distribution
CDC committee recommends frontline essential workers for next-round access to COVID-19 shots.
December 21, 2020
WASHINGTON The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted yesterday to recommend that frontline essential workers including employees in the convenience store industry be next in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. In their recommendations for the second phase, Phase 1-B of vaccination distribution, the committee prioritized frontline essential workers and adults older than age 75 years. Yesterday’s vote follows the CDC’s recommendation for the first phase, Phase 1-A, that prioritized health-care professionals and long-term care facility residents.
Utility Investments and Consumer Costs of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (“Study”)
The
Study analyzes the costs of electric vehicle (“EV”) charging infrastructure.
EMA describes itself as a federation of 47 state and regional trade associations representing energy marketers throughout the United States. The members operate exclusively below the terminal rack and supply 80 percent of all finished motor and heating fuel products sold in the United States.
A focus of the
Study is the author’s view on the costs associated with what they describe as a “rapid buildup” of EV charging infrastructure involving distribution and transmission investments.
Three questions associated with EV-related distribution and transmission buildout are addressed. They include: