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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 40 - Protection of Environment |
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Chapter I - Environmental Protection Agency |
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SubChapter U - Air Pollution Controls |
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Part 1090 - Regulation of Fuels, Fuel Additives, and Regulated Blendstocks |
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Subpart C - Gasoline Standards |
§ 1090.285 - RFG covered areas.
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§ 1090.285 RFG covered areas.
For purposes of this part, the RFG covered areas are as follows:
(a) RFG covered areas specified in 42 U.S.C. 7545(k)(10)(D):
Table 1 to Paragraph (a)—RFG Covered Areas Under 42 U.S.C. 7545(k)(10)(D)
Area designation State Counties Independent cities Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside California Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, San Bernardino,1 Riverside2 San Diego County California San Diego Greater Connecticut Connecticut Hartford, Middlesex, New Haven, New London, Tolland, Windham, Fairfield (only the City of Shelton), Litchfield (all except the towns of Bridgewater and New Milford) New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island-Connecticut Connecticut Fairfield (all except the City of Shelton), Litchfield (only the towns of Bridgewater and New Milford) New Jersey Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union New York Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Westchester Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton Delaware Kent, New Castle Maryland Cecil New Jersey Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Salem Pennsylvania Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia Chicago-Gary-Lake County Illinois Cook, Du Page, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Will, Grundy (only Aux Sable Township and Goose Lake Township), Kendall (only Oswego Township) Indiana Lake, Porter Baltimore Maryland Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, Howard Baltimore. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Texas Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Waller Milwaukee-Racine Wisconsin Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Washington, Waukesha (b) RFG covered areas based on being reclassified as Severe ozone nonattainment areas under 42 U.S.C. 7511(b):
Table 2 to Paragraph (b)—Additional RFG Covered Areas Under 42 U.S.C. 7545(k)(10)(D)
Area designation State or district Counties Independent cities Washington, DC-Maryland-Virginia District of Columbia Washington Maryland Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George's Virginia Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, Manassas Park. Sacramento Metro California Sacramento, Yolo, El Dorado (except Lake Tahoe and its drainage area), Placer,1 Solano,2 Sutter3 San Joaquin Valley California Fresno, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tulare, Kern4 Eastern Kern County California Kern County5 Dallas Texas Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant, Wise Denver-Boulder-Greeley-Ft. Collins-Loveland Colorado Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson, Larimer County,6 Weld County7 (c) RFG covered areas based on being classified ozone nonattainment areas at the time that the state requested to opt into RFG under 42 U.S.C. 7545(k)(6)(A)(i):
Table 3 to Paragraph (c)—RFG Covered Areas Under 42 U.S.C. 7545(k)(6)(A)(i)
Area designation at the time of opt-in State Counties Independent cities Sussex County Delaware Sussex St. Louis, Missouri-Illinois Illinois Jersey, Madison, Monroe, St. Clair Missouri Franklin, Jefferson, St. Charles, St. Louis St. Louis. Kentucky portion of Louisville Kentucky Jefferson, Bullitt,1 Oldham2 Kent and Queen Anne's Counties Maryland Kent, Queen Anne's Statewide Massachusetts All Strafford, Merrimack, Hillsborough, Rockingham Counties New Hampshire Hillsborough, Merrimack, Rockingham, Strafford Atlantic City New Jersey Atlantic, Cape May New Jersey portion of Allentown- Bethlehem-Easton New Jersey Warren Dutchess County New York Dutchess Essex County New York Essex (the portion of Whiteface Mountain above 4,500 feet in elevation) Statewide Rhode Island All Dallas-Fort Worth Texas Collin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant Norfolk-Virginia Beach, Newport News (Hampton Roads) Virginia James City, York Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg. Richmond Virginia Charles City, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Richmond. (d) RFG covered areas located in the ozone transport region established by 42 U.S.C. 7511c(a) that a state has requested to opt into RFG under 42 U.S.C. 7545(k)(6)(B)(i)(I).
[85 FR 78469, Dec. 4, 2020, as amended at 87 FR 52484, Aug. 26, 2022; 88 FR 70604, Oct. 12, 2023]