40 CFR § 1090.120 - Oxygenate producers.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s1090.120"
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title: "40 CFR § 1090.120 - Oxygenate producers."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "1090.120"
section_name: "Oxygenate producers."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "U"
subchapter_name: "AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS"
part_number: "1090"
part_name: "REGULATION OF FUELS, FUEL ADDITIVES, AND REGULATED BLENDSTOCKS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 7414, 7521, 7522-7525, 7541, 7542, 7543, 7545, 7547, 7550, and 7601."
regulatory_source: "85 FR 78469, Dec. 4, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1090"
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# 1090.120 Oxygenate producers.
This section provides an overview of general requirements applicable to an oxygenate producer (*e.g.,* a DFE or isobutanol producer). A DFE producer must comply with the requirements for an oxygenate producer in paragraph (a) of this section and the additional requirements specified in paragraph (b) of this section.
(a) *Oxygenate producers.* An oxygenate producer must comply with the following requirements:
(1) *Gasoline standards.* An oxygenate producer must comply with the applicable requirements of subpart C of this part.
(2) *Registration.* An oxygenate producer must register with EPA under subpart I of this part.
(3) *Reporting.* An oxygenate producer must submit reports to EPA under subpart J of this part.
(4) *Certification and designation.* An oxygenate producer must certify and designate the oxygenate they produce under subpart K of this part.
(5) *PTDs.* On each occasion when an oxygenate producer transfers custody or title to any fuel, fuel additive, or regulated blendstock, the transferor must provide to the transferee PTDs under subpart L of this part.
(6) *Sampling, testing, and retention requirements.* An oxygenate producer must conduct sampling, testing, and sample retention in accordance with subpart N of this part.
(b) *DFE producers.* In addition to the requirements specified in paragraph (a) of this section, a DFE producer must meet all the following requirements:
(1) Use denaturant that complies with the requirements specified in §§ 1090.270(b) and 1090.275.
(2) Participate in a survey program conducted by an independent surveyor under subpart O of this part if the DFE producer produces DFE made available for use in the production of E15.