AM-93-37 The SEARCH for the COMPLEX MODEL: Reformulated Gasoline, Science and Performance Standards

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The 1990 Clean Air Act outlined PERFORMANCES TANDARDG oals for Reformulated Gasoline, Beginning in iJ95, Reformulated Gasoline (RFG) will deliver a >15% reduction in summertime hydrocarbon emissions and in five specific air toxics while producing no NOx increase. Through the regulatory-negotiation process, the fuel, regulatory and public 'community' agreed to attain these goals by constructing )I Fuel ---> Emissions U Models. These models provide some flexibility in manufacturing via tailoring RFG fuel parameters while assuring that RFG attains the environmental performance standards. Presently, via the hard work by statisticians, research engineers and refiners, the guest for the Complex Model "GRAIL" is being mightily pursued