Notice 29 Sep 2025 data reporting, petroleum, regulation, compliance, energy, business operations

🛢️Department of Energy Notice on Petroleum Supply Reporting Extension

EIA invites public comment on the proposed three-year extension, with changes, to the Petroleum Supply Reporting System (PSRS), as required under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The PSRS consists of six weekly surveys that make up the Weekly Petroleum Supply Reporting System (WPSRS), eight monthly surveys that make up the Monthly Petroleum Supply Reporting System (MPSRS), and one annual survey.

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Rule 18 Sep 2025 hazardous substances, petroleum, epa, environmental regulations, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, hawaii, environmental protection, incorporation by reference, compliance, underground storage tanks, administrative practice and procedure

⛽Hawaii UST Program Amendment Approval Overview

On March 7, 2022, the State of Hawaii (Hawaii or State) received final approval, from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), of revisions to its Underground Storage Tank Program (UST Program) under subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Pursuant to RCRA, the EPA is taking direct final action, subject to public comment, to amend its final approval of the UST Program. The amendment clarifies the statutory provisions that are part of the approved UST Program and identifies some additional statutory provisions that are broader in scope and not part of the approved UST Program. This action also codifies the EPA's approval of Hawaii's revised UST Program and incorporates by reference those provisions of the State statutes and regulations that the EPA has determined meet the requirements for approval.

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Proposed Rule 18 Sep 2025 small refinery exemption, oil imports, gasoline, petroleum, epa, regulatory compliance, renewable identification number, fuel standards, environmental protection, incorporation by reference, imports, air pollution control, administrative practice and procedure, fuel additives, transportation fuels, renewable fuels

🌱EPA Proposes Renewable Fuel Standards Changes for 2026 and 2027

On June 17, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed volumes and percentage standards for four categories of renewable fuel that would apply to obligated parties in 2026 and 2027 under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. On August 22, 2025, the EPA issued decisions on 175 small refinery exemption (SRE) petitions under the RFS program. This supplemental proposal takes into consideration the expected impacts of the SRE decisions issued. Based on this information, the EPA is co-proposing additional volumes in 2026 and 2027 representing complete (100 percent) reallocation and 50 percent reallocation for SREs granted in full or in part for 2023 and 2024, as well as those projected to be granted for 2025, as part of the ongoing RFS rulemaking. The EPA is also providing more information on its projection of SREs to inform the calculation of the 2026 and 2027 percentage standards.

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Proposed Rule 18 Sep 2025 hazardous substances, environmental regulation, petroleum, epa, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, hawaii, environmental protection, incorporation by reference, compliance, underground storage tanks, administrative practice and procedure

🛢️EPA Approves Hawaii's Underground Storage Tank Program Revisions

On March 7, 2022, the State of Hawaii (Hawaii or State) received Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) final approval of revisions to its Underground Storage Tank Program (UST Program) under subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Pursuant to RCRA, the EPA is proposing to amend its final approval of the Hawaii UST Program to clarify the statutory provisions that are part of the approved UST Program and identify some additional statutory provisions that are broader in scope and not part of the approved UST Program. This action also proposes to codify the EPA's approval of Hawaii's revised UST Program and to incorporate by reference the State statutes and regulations that the EPA has determined meet the requirements for approval.

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Notice 15 Sep 2025 gauger services, u.s., compliance, customs, petroleum, bureau veritas, regulatory, gauging

⛽Bureau Veritas Approved as Commercial Gauger for Petroleum Products

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Sulphur, LA) has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of June 5, 2024.

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Notice 15 Sep 2025 regulation, sgs north america, customs, laboratory, texas, petroleum, gauging

⚗️SGS North America Accredited as Commercial Gauger for Petroleum

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that SGS North America, Inc. (Beaumont, TX), has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of August 14, 2024.

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Notice 15 Sep 2025 regulation, u.s. customs and border protection, customs, houston, laboratory, gauging, petroleum, accreditation, sgs

⚖️SGS North America Approved as Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that SGS North America, Inc. (Houston, TX) has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of July 26, 2023.

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Notice 15 Sep 2025 regulation, us, compliance, customs, department of homeland security, petroleum, gauging

⚖️Revocation of Freeboard International's Customs Approval

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations, that CBP's approval for Freeboard International's Linden, NJ facility has been revoked from gauging petroleum and petroleum products for customs purposes.

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Rule 11 Sep 2025 water supply, hazardous substances, incorporation by reference, surety bonds, oil pollution, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, environmental regulations, intergovernmental relations, compliance, insurance, environmental protection, administrative practice and procedure, penalties, underground storage tanks, water pollution control, confidential business information, epa, maryland, petroleum

⛽Maryland Underground Storage Tank Program Revisions Approved by EPA

Pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965, as amended (commonly known as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the State of Maryland's Underground Storage Tank (UST) program submitted by Maryland (Maryland or State). This action also codifies EPA's approval of Maryland's state program and incorporates by reference (IBR) those provisions of Maryland's regulations and statutes that EPA has determined meet the requirements for approval. The provisions will be subject to EPA's inspection and enforcement authorities under sections 9005 and 9006 of RCRA Subtitle I and other applicable statutory and regulatory provisions.

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Rule 11 Sep 2025 water supply, hazardous substances, incorporation by reference, surety bonds, oil pollution, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, intergovernmental relations, compliance, minnesota, insurance, environmental protection, administrative practice and procedure, environmental regulation, penalties, environmental protection agency, underground storage tanks, water pollution control, business operations, confidential business information, petroleum

⛽Approval of Minnesota’s Underground Storage Tank Program Revisions

Pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965, as amended (commonly known as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the State of Minnesota's Underground Storage Tank (UST) program submitted by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. This action also codifies EPA's approval of Minnesota's state program and incorporates by reference those provisions of Minnesota's statutes and regulations that EPA has determined meet the requirements for approval. The provisions will be subject to EPA's inspection and enforcement authorities under RCRA Subtitle I and other applicable statutory and regulatory provisions.

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