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EPA extends comment period for Tier 3 emissions standard

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the period to submit public comments regarding the proposed “Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emissions and Fuel Standards,” the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) reported.

Originally slated to close on June 13, the American Petroleum Institute (API) requested additional time given the level of technical information they anticipated would need to be provided. The new public comment period closes July 1, 2013.

Maine governor signs bill to ban fuel with more than 10 percent ethanol

Legislation (LD 453) that prohibits a person from selling or offering for sale petrol that contains corn-based ethanol as an additive at a level greater than 10 percent by volume was signed into law by Maine Gov. Paul LePage, according to the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA).