ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

July 19,

1990

IN THE MATTER OF:

LIMITS TO VOLATILITY

)

R88-30(B)

OF GASOLINE

)

(Rulemaking)

PROPOSED RULE.

SECOND FIRST NOTICE.

ORDER OF

THE

BOARD

(by J.D. Dumelle):

This matter comes before the Board upon its own petition for

rulemaking.

The Board initially introduced gasoline volatility

rules in January of 1989.

Subsequent

to its proposal

for First

Notice, the rulemaking was split

into two dockets

(A)

and

(B).

While docket

(A)

did proceed

to Final Adoption,

the Board

was forced to undertake an emergency rulemaking effective only

for the summer of 1990 due to some late—filed language from

USEPA,

the acceptance of which was necessary for federal

approval.

Since the Boardts proposal,

federal regulations have been

finalized.

Yet these gasoline volatility standards will not be

effectuated until 1992.

Accordingly,

the Board is proceeding

with this rulemaking to reduce the ozone levels

in Illinois

during the summer of 1991 and, further,

to adopt

those federal

standards which will apply to Illinois

in

1992.

In this

regard,

the Board notes

that this rulemaking will contain those

suggestions urged by the federal EPA which ultimately

necessita:ed the adoption of the emergency rule.

The Board notes

that this permanent rule will seek to reduce

the Reid Vapor Pressure

(“RVP”)

standard from 9.5

lbs. per square

inch

(“psi”)

(as enacted in the emergency rule)

to 9.0 psi.

In

this regard,

the Board emphasizes that it brings

this proposed

rule to First Notice without

the benefits of hearings on the

matter and,

as such,

takes

no position on the merits of the

proposal.

The Board initiates this proposal at this time

to

begin the rulemaking process pursuant to the Administrative

Procedure Act as well as

to allow the potentially affected

parties sufficient time

to argue substantive issues and possibly

adjust to new standards.

In addition,

the Board will use this opportunity to correct

the typographical error contained within the definition

of

“Transfer Efficiency”

(35 Ill. Adn. Code,

Section 211.122)

in

RACT Rulemaking

R89—l6(A)

pursuant to its Order dated July

3,

1990.

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ORDER

The Board hereby proposes for First Notice the following

amendments to the Illinois Administrative Code

to

be published

in

the Illinois Register.

TITLE

35:

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

SUBTITLE

B:

AIR POLLUTION

CHAPTER

I:

POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

SUBCHAPTER

C:

EMISSION STANDARDS AND LIMITATIONS FOR

STATIONARY SOURCES

PART 211

DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

SUBPART

B:

DEFINITIONS

Sect ion

211.121

Other Definitions

211.122

Definitions

“Transfer Efficiency”:

ratio of

the amount

of coating solids

deposited onto a part or product

to the total amount

of coating

solids used.

PART 215

ORGANIC MATERIAL EMISSION STANDARDS AND LIMITATIONS

SUBPART

Y:

GASOLINE DISTRIBUTION

Section

215.581

Bulk Gasoline Plants

215.582

Bulk Gasoline Terminals

215.583

Gasoline Dispensing Facilities

215.584

Gasoline Delivery Vessels

215.585

Gasoline Volatility Standards

Section 215.585

GasolIne Volatility Standards

a)

No person shall

sell,

offer

for sale,

dispense,

supply,

offer

for supply,

or

transport for use

in Illinois

gasoline whose Reid vapor pressure exceeds

the

applicable limitations set forth

in subsections

(b)

and

(c) during

the regulatory control periods,

which

shall

be ~

~ May

1

to ~

3±September

15

for retail

out1e~s, wholesae purchaser—consumer

facilities,

and

all other facilities.

b)

The Reid

vapor

pressure

of gasoline,

a measure of its

volatility,

shall

not exceed

9--i 9.0 psi

(65--5 62.1

kPa)

during the regulatory control period

in 19981 and each

year

thereafter.

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c)

The Reid vapor pressure

of ethanol blend gasolines shall

not exceed the limitations

for gasoline set

forth

in

subsection

(b)

by more than 1.0 psi

(6.9 kPa).

Notwithstanding this limitation, blenders

of ethanol

blend gasolines whose Reid vapor pressure

is less than

1.0 psi above the base stock gasoline immediately after

blending with ethanol are prohibited from adding butane

or any product that will increase the Reid vapor

pressure of the blended gasoline.

d)

All sampling of gasoline required pursuant

to the

provisions

of this Section shall be conducted by one or

more of the following

approved methods or procedures

which are incorporated by reference

in Section 215.105.

1)

For manual sampling,

ASTM D4057;

2)

For automatic sampling, ASTM D4177;

3)

Sampling procedures

for Fuel Volatility,

40 CFR 80

Appendix

D.

e)

The Reid vapor pressure of gasoline shall be measured

in

accordance with either ~

methed

ASPM B3~3er a

modification of ASTM D323 known as the “dry method”

as

set forth in 40 CFR 80, Appendix

E,

incorporated by

reference

in Section 215.105.

Per ~e±~e

—

exyge~~e

b±er~d~

whi~ehen~a~~a~er—ex~rae~b±e

ygema~e~7

the

Reed ~aper ~re~~re

~ha±± be n~e~tired~

the dry

methed ~

if)

The ethanol content of

ethanol blend gasolines shall be

determined by use of one of the approved testing

methodologies specified in 40 CFR 80, Appendix F,

incorporated by reference

in Section 215.105.

g)

Any alternate to the sampling or

testing methods or

procedures contained in subsections

(d),

(e), and

(if)

must

be approved by the Agency, which shall consider

data comparing the performance of the proposed

alternative to

the performance of one or more approved

test methods or procedures.

Such data shall accompany

any request for Agency approval of any alternate test

procedure.

If the Agency determines that such data

demonstrates that the proposed alternative will achieve

results equivalent

to the approved test methods or will

achieve

results equivalent

to the approved test methods

or procedures,

the Agency shall approve the proposed

alternative.

Upon approval of

the alternate

sampling or

test methods

or procedures contained

in subsections

(d),

(e), and

(f),

the Agency will

submit the methods

or

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procedures

to the United States Environmental Protection

Agency

(USEPA)

as

a revision

to the State

plan.

Alternate methods

or procedures become effective only

upon approval of

the incorporation of the alternate

method or procedure

in the State plan buy USEPA.

h)

Each refiner or supplier that distributes gasoline or

ethanol blends shall:

1)

During the regulatory

control period,

state that

the Reid vapor pressure of all gasoline or ethanol

blends

eaving the refinery or distribution

facility for use

in Illinois complies with the Reid

vapor pressure limitations set forth

in Section

215.585(b)

and

(c).

Any facility receiving

this

gasoline shall be provided with

a copy

of an

invoice, bill

of lading,

or other documentation

used

in

normal business practice stating

that

the

Reid vapor pressure

of the gasoline complies with

the State Reid vapor pressure standard.

2)

Maintain records

for

a period of one year on the

Reid vapor pressure, quantity shipped and date of

delivery of any gasoline or ethanol blends leaving

the refinery or distribution facility for use

in

Illinois.

The Agency shall

be provided with copies

of such

records

if requested.

1)

Each

retail outlet and facility operated by

a wholesale

purchaser—consumer shall,

for

a oeriod of

at

least

two

years during the regulatory control period,

maintain

records regarding each delivery of

gasoline,

which shall

include Reid vapor pressure,

quantity received and date

received.

The Agency shall be provided with copies of

such records,

if requested.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

I,

Dorothy M.

Gunn,

Clerk

of the Illinois Pollution Control

Board, hereby certify

that

the above Opinion and Order was

adopted on the

/

day of

_____________

,

1990

by a vote

of

.

Dorothy

M. Gunn,

Clerk

Illinois Pollution Control Board

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