Summary and Analysis of the 2011 Gasoline Benzene Pre-Compliance Reports

摘要

Most refiners planning to produce gasoline after January 1, 2011 were required to submit annual pre-compliance reports to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicating their progress toward complying with EPAs gasoline benzene standards. Under the gasoline benzene regulations finalized on February 26, 2007, reports were due by June 1 of each year from 2008 through 2011 in order to provide updates on refiners compliance plans. This report summarizes information received from refiners in their 2011 precompliance reports, and is the last such report that will be issued under the benzene regulations. Refiners benzene pre-compliance reports had to contain estimates of average daily gasoline production and annual average benzene concentration from June 1, 2007 through December 31, 2015. For those refiners planning on participating in the credit program, the reports had to contain a projection of how many credits will be generated or used by each refinery. The pre-compliance reports had to also contain information outlining each refinerys timeline for complying with the gasoline benzene standards and provide information regarding engineering plans (e.g., design and construction), and capital commitments for making the necessary modifications to produce gasoline which meets the new benzene standards.