tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63223099957183006072024-03-05T05:52:02.048-08:00The Free Voice of General Aviation: Friends of 100 Low Lead AVGASAn awareness blog site to inform anyone interested about why 100 octane low lead aviation fuel should not be banned by the U.S. EPA now or in the future.Akfotomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10709109678834472063noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322309995718300607.post-20169004158825497882017-11-16T13:35:00.001-08:002017-11-16T13:35:19.387-08:00Aviation Link: Air Frames Alaska<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RdyytFswVbE" width="480"></iframe>Akfotomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10709109678834472063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322309995718300607.post-570947227868261182013-06-04T10:19:00.000-07:002013-06-04T10:19:58.178-07:00Take Action Now Against Government Imposed User Fees<iframe frameborder="0" height="360px" scrolling="no"
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<br /></div>Akfotomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10709109678834472063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322309995718300607.post-36091476842279719932012-01-04T23:41:00.000-08:002012-01-04T23:42:49.958-08:00Inospec Specialist to Meet With Concerned Aviators About Avgas Options<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Anchorage, AK (Jan.4, 2012)--A fuel additive specialist from England will meet with members of the Alaska aviation industry and concerned aircraft owners on Tuesday Jan. 10 at 4 p.m.at the <a href="http://www.alaskaairmuseum.org/">Alaska Aviation Museum</a> at Lake Hood.<br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> John Eason the </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="color: #222222;">Western Regional Performance and Marine Manager for </span><a href="http://www.innospecinc.com/fuel-specialties.html">Innospec </a><span style="color: #222222;">will be in Anchorage for discussions about diesel fuel additives to Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel but has acknowledged that will meet with Alaska aviators on Tuesday.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="color: #222222;"> <a href="http://www.innospecinc.com/">Innospec</a> is said to have additives that may offer an option for Alaska pilots and aircraft owners if and when the current 100 Low Lead Aviation fuel is discontinued.The <a href="http://www.epa.gov/otaq/regs/nonroad/aviation/420f10013.htm#4">Environmental Protection Agency</a> is targeting 100 Low Lead for its lead content.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> According to the EPA on October 15, 2008, EPA substantially strengthened the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for lead, finding that serious health effects occur at much lower levels of lead in blood than previously identified. The </span></span><a href="http://www.epa.gov/otaq/aviation.htm" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">EPA has studied airports</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> and will submit its finding which could lead to the discontinuation of the 100 Low Lead fuel in the near future.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anchorage, AK(Jan. 2, 2012)--An official from Innospec Fuel Specialities will be visiting Alaska on Jan. 9, 2012. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">John Eason the <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="color: #222222;">Western Regional Performance and Marine Manager for </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1530471847">Innospec</a> <span style="color: #222222;">will be in Anchorage for discussions about diesel fuel additives to Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel.</span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="color: #222222;">Innospec an international company that produces specialty chemicals, fuel specialties, active chemicals and octane additives.</span></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); line-height: 15px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As a side issue Eason may meet with local fuel industry experts to discuss the issue of 100 Low Lead Aviation fuel and the performance guidelines of aviation engines using a fuel additive that may meet the <a href="http://www.epa.gov/otaq/aviation.htm">EPA regulation standards</a>.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More information on this will be published in an upcoming post this month.</span></span><br />
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Sept. 01, 2011-<br />
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The current price for AvGas (100 Low Lead) in Alaska has risen to:<br />
Average price per gallon= $6.59<br />
Minimum price per gallon=$5.17<br />
Highest price per gallon =$11.00<br />
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For more information on Arctic fueling go to:<a href="http://www.colvilleinc.com/fuel.html">http://www.colvilleinc.com/fuel.html</a></div>
Akfotomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10709109678834472063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322309995718300607.post-16344068693059491682010-11-04T11:42:00.000-07:002010-11-04T11:42:45.819-07:00AOPA on the AVGAS issue: Lycoming's Approach<h2 style="background-color: #0a60c2; border-bottom-color: rgb(3, 47, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px; text-transform: uppercase;">AVGAS AND ENGINES: LYCOMING’S APPROACH</h2><div style="color: #323232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 20px;"><img align="right" alt="Feature" border="0" height="250" src="http://download.aopa.org/images/epilot/101103avgasfeature.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px;" width="460" />How are the engine manufacturers preparing for the eventual transition to an unleaded avgas? AOPA posed some questions to <a href="http://www.aopa.org/epilot/redir.cfm?adid=19331" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">Lycoming Engines</a> about the company’s approach to the challenge.</div><div style="color: #323232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #323232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong>AOPA:</strong> What is your primary focus in considering a transition to unleaded avgas?</div><div style="color: #323232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #323232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong>Lycoming:</strong> Flight safety is Lycoming’s top consideration and is at the forefront of our call for a 100 octane replacement fuel. Flying an aircraft is an inherently complex and demanding activity. An airplane works because it is designed as a system which involves (a) the fuel, (b) the engine, (c) the propeller, (d) the aircraft, (e) the pilot, and (f) the mechanic. A malfunction in any one of these elements can affect flight safety.</div><div style="color: #323232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #323232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px;">Few flight safety inputs are more important than the fuel that allows engines to create and maintain the power needed by the aircraft for predictable flight performance. Without a 100 octane replacement fuel, many legacy and current production aircraft will be unable to operate in the same entire flight envelope for which they were designed. This impact to the aircraft performance window is why—in Lycoming’s viewpoint—the aviation fuels issues are directly related to flight safety.</div><div style="color: #323232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #323232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong>AOPA:</strong> How are you organizing internally to respond to the eventual transition to unleaded avgas?</div><div style="color: #323232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #323232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong>Lycoming:</strong> We are engaged on this subject at several levels. In general, we have been anticipating a change for some time, thus have tried to remain as flexible as possible with our fuel approvals, as evident in our <a href="http://www.aopa.org/epilot/redir.cfm?adid=19332" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">Service Instruction 1070Q</a>. Here are three key categories of effort.</div><ul style="color: #323232; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" type="disc"><li style="margin-left: 15px;">First, we're working to build out our understanding of the relationship between our engines and unleaded fuels based on almost 20 years of data. Many Lycoming engine models have been approved to run on unleaded aviation grade fuels since 1995. This was made possible by the materials and component designs used in our engines combined with more than two decades of service history—and that data history is part of our baseline for taking steps for a next generation avgas.</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">Second, we have a public component to our strategy. We have provided the FAA with engines and component parts, as well as engineering support, to assist with the evaluation of potential future, unleaded, fuels; and we have moved Lycoming to a much more public stance via our ongoing fuels education campaign and our commitment to unbiased, independent fuels research.</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">Third, we are introducing new engine technology. In addition to their many other advanced features, the iE2 integrated electronic engine, now flying in the Lancair Evolution, and 233 series light sport aircraft engine are both capable of operating on lower octane unleaded fuels.</li>
</ul><div style="color: #323232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong>AOPA:</strong> From an engine manufacturer’s perspective, what do you see as the greatest technical challenge in a single-fuel solution for a future unleaded avgas?</div><div style="color: #323232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #323232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong>Lycoming:</strong> There are a number of challenges that will need to be addressed, and focusing on the technical aspects is only one dimension of the problem. So let’s assume—and it is a big assumption—that the market demand has been established for a 100LL equivalent and that the necessary capital investment has flowed to the innovators to make their processes economical. It has now been demonstrated that you can get to “100LL performance” without TEL (tetraethyl lead) via multiple paths.</div><div style="color: #323232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #323232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px;">The greatest technical challenge appears to be mitigating potential materials compatibility issues on legacy aircraft.</div><div style="color: #323232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #323232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px;">While this may seem to be a daunting challenge on the surface, one of the most rapidly advancing fields in engineering has been in the materials science area. Lycoming believes that there is a high probability that any materials compatibility challenges could be resolved within the natural maintenance life cycle of equipment. It is also the reason why we point out that we need to identify a solution in the next one to two years in order to be able to have 10 years for a roll-out without major economic impact.</div>Akfotomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10709109678834472063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322309995718300607.post-9258925917693266372010-08-25T23:27:00.000-07:002010-08-25T23:27:41.234-07:00Aug. 27 "Today" is the deadline for comments on the 100Low Lead Avgas issuePlease be advised that today Aug. 27, 2010 is the deadline for comments to the EPA about how a ruling restricting the use of 100 Low Lead Avgas will affect future aviation operations in the U.S.<br />
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Comments specific to Alaska (and the U.S. in general) need to be addressed in addition to those in the Lower-48 Please see previous posts as to how to comment on this issue.Akfotomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10709109678834472063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322309995718300607.post-13868624398073831502010-08-15T16:48:00.000-07:002010-08-15T16:48:20.946-07:00Stevens flight an irony of errors? - Anchorage Aviation Community<a href="http://www.examiner.com/aviation-community-in-anchorage/stevens-flight-an-irony-of-errors-3">Stevens flight an irony of errors? - Anchorage Aviation Community</a>Akfotomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10709109678834472063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322309995718300607.post-70197997542133142302010-08-15T16:38:00.000-07:002010-08-15T16:38:17.351-07:00Stevens flight an irony of errors? - Anchorage Aviation Community<a href="http://www.examiner.com/aviation-community-in-anchorage/stevens-flight-an-irony-of-errors-3">Stevens flight an irony of errors? - Anchorage Aviation Community</a>Akfotomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10709109678834472063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322309995718300607.post-1655808469707131812010-07-22T17:51:00.000-07:002010-07-22T17:51:15.853-07:00Alaska Sen. Murkowski comments on potential impacts if EPA regulates Avgas<div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">WASHINGTON, D.C. –( July 22,2010)- U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, has called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ensure that any new regulations on leaded aviation fuel under the Clean Air Act are implemented in partnership with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and aviation stakeholders and that no changes be implemented until an alternative aviation fuel can be developed and tested.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">The EPA has formally begun a regulatory process under the Clean Air Act which may result in standards mandating that the aviation industry transition to unleaded aviation gasoline, or avgas. The EPA has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR), providing an opportunity for the general aviation community to comment on this possible new environmental standard and the development of a plan for potentially transitioning to unleaded fuel. Murkowski submitted comments as part of the ANPR calling on the EPA to develop a substitute to leaded-gasoline and to test any developed alternatives in Alaska. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">These potential regulatory changes, if implemented by the EPA, would primarily affect piston-driven aircraft engines. In Alaska, there are more than 10,000 registered piston engine aircraft, many of which serve as the primary mode of transportation and source of goods and supplies for many Alaskans and are vital to the transportation, recreational and survival needs of numerous communities. A change in this regulation could result in approximately 30 percent of Alaska’s piston engine fleet requiring engine modification or being grounded completely due to a switch to unleaded fuel. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Aviation is a basic mode of transportation and the small general aviation aircraft is the equivalent of the minivan for a family in bush Alaska,” Murkowski wrote in her submitted comments. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Should the EPA move forward to implement changes requiring private aircraft to shift from leaded aviation gas to unleaded before the development of an alternative fuel for aircraft engines, Murkowski said the changes could result in severe economic and social impacts to communities across Alaska as aircraft owners are forced to modify or even replace their engines in order to meet new EPA regulations.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Over 95 percent of Alaskan aircraft are piston engine aircraft that burn leaded aviation fuel. Without these aircraft and their ability to access these rural and oftentimes remote communities, thousands of Alaskans could face extraordinarily negative socio-economic problems,” Murkowski wrote.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Murkowski also stressed the need for the EPA not to enact broad policy changes on the use of leaded aviation fuel without jointly working with the FAA and without a consensus of members of the aviation community who manufacture, service and operate aircraft engines using leaded fuel. <o:p></o:p></span></div>Akfotomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10709109678834472063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322309995718300607.post-53531178012139255092010-07-15T00:09:00.000-07:002010-07-15T00:09:26.757-07:00Sen. Begich making pitch for GA aircraft and 100 Low Lead Av users<a href="http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2010/100713begich.html">http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2010/100713begich.html</a><br />
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<div style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font: normal normal normal 12px/18px arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">A premature regulation of lead emissions from aviation fuel could have negative effects on the piston general aviation fleet across the nation. But GA-dependent communities in Alaska especially have a lot at stake, Senate General Aviation Caucus Co-Chair Mark Begich (D-Alaska) told the Environmental Protection Agency July 8, 2010.</div><div style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font: normal normal normal 12px/18px arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></div><div style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font: normal normal normal 12px/18px arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The impacts of a phaseout of lead from avgas would be magnified in Alaska, <a href="http://download.aopa.org/epilot/2010/100713begich.pdf" style="color: #1260b1; text-decoration: none;">Begich wrote in a letter</a> to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. Begich explained the potential impact of regulations on avgas, called for the FAA to invest resources in developing an unleaded alternative to 100LL, and asked the agency for an additional extension to the comment period on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking so that Alaskans would have more time to review the document and comment.</div><div style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font: normal normal normal 12px/18px arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">“The EPA should not phase out or eliminate 100LL until a suitable replacement is found,” Begich wrote. “A suitable substitute fuel should be affordable and should not require costly or impractical engine or airframe modifications to the in-use piston engine fleet.”</div><div style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font: normal normal normal 12px/18px arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The transition to an unleaded avgas presents significant challenges, he added. The FAA, working with the aviation and petrochemical industries, must direct additional resources in an effort to find a replacement fuel, Begich wrote. A general aviation avgas coalition, including AOPA, the American Petroleum Institute (API), the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), and the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association (NPRA), has similarly called for FAA leadership and dedicated funding to address the avgas issue.</div><div style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font: normal normal normal 12px/18px arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The issue of leaded avgas is particularly important to Alaska, Begich noted. The state’s expansive geography and limited road infrastructure results in it having six times more pilots and 16 times more airplanes per capita than the rest of the country, he wrote.</div><div style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font: normal normal normal 12px/18px arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">“Most of Alaska’s rural communities are served by shorter gravel airstrips which cannot accommodate larger jet aircraft. Because of these logistical limitations, general aviation and air taxis are a critical component of commerce and are the prevalent method of transporting people, goods, and mail to Alaska’s roadless communities. When Alaskans in a remote village require medical treatment at a hospital, most frequently they travel to a larger community via piston engine aircraft,” Begich wrote.</div><div style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font: normal normal normal 12px/18px arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Because of the potential impact on Alaska, Begich asked the EPA to extend the deadline for comments on its <a href="http://www.regulations.gov/" style="color: #1260b1; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">advance notice of proposed rulemaking</a> (EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0294-0100) regarding lead emissions from aviation until Oct. 31. The avgas coalition previously requested a 120-day extension on the comment period but was granted 60 days, so the extension Begich requested would make the deadline the same as what the coalition initially requested. Summer is the busiest time of year for Alaska’s aviators, he wrote, so the additional two months would allow them more time to review the proposed rulemaking and comment.</div><div><br />
</div>Akfotomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10709109678834472063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322309995718300607.post-39242358041178321372010-07-09T14:56:00.000-07:002010-07-09T15:00:29.446-07:00Begich urges EPA consideration of negative impact to Alaska<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: 21px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Press Release issued by Sen. Mark Begich on July 8</span> </i></b></span></span></span> </div><span style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Expressing deep concern for the potential negative impact on Alaska, U.S. Sen. Mark Begich has submitted formal comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding a proposed rule which may regulate or even ban the use of leaded gas in piston engine air craft. In a letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, Begich asks for the comment period to be extended to allow Alaskans an opportunity to be heard on this important issue and for the EPA to further consider the consequences in a state with over 10,000 piston engine aircraft.<br />
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“The premature regulation of leaded avgas will have a substantially negative impact on transportation, health and safety in Alaska. At this point the potential costs to Alaska associated with regulating avgas far outweigh the benefits and threaten to leave Alaska’s rural communities without a reliable means of transportation,” Begich writes.<br />
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In his letter, Begich outlines the geographic challenges of transportation in Alaska, noting the state has six times more pilots and 16 times more planes per capita than the rest of the country. He says the predominance of piston engine aircraft is a direct result of Alaska’s expansive geography and limited road infrastructure. Over 80 percent of Alaska communities have no road access and rely completely on piston engine aircraft to stay connected to the rest of the state.</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: 21px;"><b><i><br />
</i></b></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">“When Alaskans in a remote village require medical treatment at a hospital, most frequently they travel to the larger community via piston engine aircraft. The EPA’s regulatory announcement for the proposed rulemaking on avgas states, ‘lead is not used in jet fuel, the fuel utilized by most commercial aircraft.’ While this statement may hold true for the Lower 48 states, the vast majority of commercial aircraft in Alaska are smaller piston-driven aircraft, which use avgas,” Begich says.<br />
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While acknowledging the transition to an unleaded aviation gas is a desirable goal, Begich says the FAA and EPA need to first find a replacement fuel that will work for Alaska. With no substitute fuel for 100 Low Lead, the most common type of avgas, the EPA should not phase out or eliminate the fuel until a suitable, affordable replacement is found.<br />
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“I implore you to carefully consider the comments submitted by Alaskans who will be most directly affected by the EPA’s decision,” Begich said. “I am extremely concerned the EPA may move to regulate emission standards from piston engine aircraft through phasing out or eliminating avgas. This would have a direct and significant negative impact on Alaskans,” he said.<br />
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Begich asks the EPA to extend the comment period on this rulemaking to October 31, 2010 to accommodate Alaskans, especially aviators and small businesses, who are significantly busier in the summer months. The current deadline is August 27, 2010.<br />
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Sen. Begich is co-chair of the bi-partisan, 31-member Senate General Aviation Caucus and says he plans to hold a briefing on the avgas topic to make sure fellow caucus members are informed of the potential ramifications of the rule change on the GA community.</span></span></span><br />
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY<br />
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RIN 2060–AP79<br />
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Lead Emissions From Piston-Engine Aircraft<br />
Using Leaded Aviation Gasoline; Extension of Comment Period<br />
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).<br />
ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.<br />
SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 60-day extension of the public comment period for the<br />
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Lead Emissions From Piston-Engine Aircraft Using<br />
Leaded Aviation Gasoline (hereinafter referred to as the ANPR). EPA published this ANPR,<br />
which included a request for comment, in the Federal Register on April 28, 2010. The public<br />
comment period was to end on June 28, 2010 (60 days after its publication in the Federal<br />
Register). This document extends the comment period an additional 60 days until August 27,<br />
2010. This extension of the comment period is provided to allow the public additional time to<br />
provide comment on the ANPR.<br />
DATES: The comment period for the ANPR published April 28, 2010 (75 FR 22440) is<br />
extended. Written comments must be received on or before August 27, 2010.<br />
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–<br />
0294, by one of the following methods:<br />
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• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.<br />
• E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.<br />
• Fax: (202) 566-9744.<br />
• Mail: Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,<br />
NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include two copies.<br />
• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center (Air Docket), U.S. Environmental Protection<br />
Agency, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room: 3334 Mail Code: 2822T,<br />
Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of<br />
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.<br />
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–0294. EPA’s<br />
policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and<br />
may be made available online at http:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information<br />
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business<br />
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit<br />
information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://<br />
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ‘‘anonymous<br />
access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless<br />
you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA<br />
without going through http:// www.regulations.gov your e-mail address will be automatically<br />
captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made<br />
available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you<br />
include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk<br />
or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and<br />
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cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic<br />
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any<br />
defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA Docket<br />
Center homepage at http://www. epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. For additional instructions on<br />
submitting comments, please refer to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of the<br />
advance notice of proposed rulemaking document.<br />
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index.<br />
Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other<br />
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted<br />
material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are<br />
available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center,<br />
EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The Public<br />
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal<br />
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the<br />
telephone number for the Air Docket is (202) 566–1742.<br />
How Can I Get Copies of This Document, the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,<br />
and Other Related Information?<br />
The EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–<br />
0294. The EPA has also developed a Web site for aviation, including the ANPR, at: http://<br />
www.epa.gov/otaq/aviation.htm. Please refer to the ANPR for detailed information on accessing<br />
information related to this notice.<br />
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marion Hoyer, Assessment and Standards<br />
Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI<br />
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48105; telephone number: (734) 214–4513; fax number: (734) 214–4821; e-mail address:<br />
hoyer.marion@epa.gov.<br />
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:<br />
Background: In the ANPR, EPA described and invited comment from all interested parties on<br />
the data available for evaluating lead emissions, ambient concentrations and potential exposure<br />
to lead from the use of leaded aviation gasoline (avgas) in piston-engine powered aircraft. The<br />
ANPR is one of the steps EPA has taken in response to a petition submitted by Friends of the<br />
Earth (FOE) requesting that EPA find endangerment from and regulate lead emitted by pistonengine<br />
aircraft, or if insufficient information exists, to commence a study. In addition to<br />
describing and inviting comment on the current data, the ANPR also describes considerations<br />
regarding emission engine standards and requests comment on approaches for transitioning the<br />
piston-engine fleet to unleaded avgas.<br />
Extension of Comment Period: EPA received requests for an extension of the ANPR comment<br />
period that are available in the docket for this rule (EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0294). After<br />
considering the requests, EPA has determined that a 60-day extension of the comment period<br />
would provide the public adequate time to provide meaningful comment on the ANPR.<br />
Accordingly, the public comment period for the ANPR is extended until August 27, 2010. EPA<br />
does not anticipate any further extension of the comment period at this time.<br />
Dated: June 18, 2010<br />
Gina McCarthy,<br />
Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation.Akfotomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10709109678834472063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322309995718300607.post-49671612162949794282010-06-22T23:12:00.000-07:002010-06-22T23:17:53.715-07:00EPA reported to have granted a 60-day extension on ANPRM comment periodANCHORAGE, ALASKA-(June, 22, 2010)--Staffers inside of U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-AK office have reported that an extension to the Environmental Protection Agency's public comment period on an Advanced Notice of Public Rule Making about the future use of 100 Low Lead Avgas has been extended.<br />
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According to a Washington D.C. staffer who met with government affairs officials with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association on Tuesday, a 60-day extension was granted to allow further comment on how banning the fuel would affect the aviation industry.<br />
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The Alaska delegation, Sen. Murkowski, Sen. Mark Begich, Congressman Don Young, R-AK and the AOPA petitioned the EPA for the extension in May.<br />
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The comment period was previously scheduled to terminate on June, 28, 2010. See other posts on this blog for additional information that details the issue from an Alaskan aviation perspective.<br />
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When more information or press releases are available they will be posted on this blog site.Akfotomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10709109678834472063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322309995718300607.post-9676554393820613442010-06-14T14:02:00.000-07:002010-06-14T14:02:33.515-07:00User group joins AvGas frayHere is the link for the government information on the EPA's proposal: <a href="http://www.epa.gov/nonroad/aviation/420f10013.htm">EPA ANPRM</a><div>The story as reported by AVmail: <a href="http://www.avweb.com/news/avmail/AVmail_LettersToTheEditor_202717-1.html">AVmail_LettersToTheEditor</a></div><div><br />
</div><div>The PA-46 group has entered the EPA 100LL Avgas fray not trusting the wheels at AOPA and EAA to do the job. Please read the letter from <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Myriad, Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><b>Jonathan Sisk, </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Myriad, Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><i>President, MMOPA Board of Directors</i></span></div>Akfotomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10709109678834472063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322309995718300607.post-72136404225221983352010-06-05T23:59:00.000-07:002010-06-05T23:59:21.123-07:00Alaska bush pilot speaks on 100 LL fuel ban.wmv<object style="background-image:url(http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/D11aVeRlvrg/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/D11aVeRlvrg&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/D11aVeRlvrg&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="480" height="295" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>Akfotomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10709109678834472063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322309995718300607.post-76572806862628798032010-06-05T22:16:00.000-07:002010-06-05T22:16:49.285-07:00Alaskans for AVgas Dickens_0002.wmv<object style="background-image:url(http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/xKRPPIV2R8E/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xKRPPIV2R8E&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xKRPPIV2R8E&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="425" height="344" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>Akfotomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10709109678834472063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322309995718300607.post-22213693980577026552010-06-04T16:05:00.000-07:002010-06-04T16:05:57.666-07:00AlaskansforAvgasLars.wmv<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/McvJd9RA-j4&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/McvJd9RA-j4&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="425" height="344" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>Akfotomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10709109678834472063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322309995718300607.post-17344779768152865712010-05-24T10:27:00.000-07:002010-05-24T10:27:36.260-07:00AVWEB offers surveyAnyone interested there is a survey on the AVweb web site. Please take the survey and comment about what you see missing here for Alaskan pilots and their aircraft. <a href="http://www.avweb.com/blogs/insider/AVwebInsider_Fuelsurvey_202569-1.html">http://www.avweb.com/blogs/insider/AVwebInsider_Fuelsurvey_202569-1.html</a>Akfotomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10709109678834472063noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322309995718300607.post-21991733437387153682010-05-19T20:22:00.000-07:002010-05-19T20:27:47.198-07:00How to comment on EPA Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">EPA comment information--Remember to comment before June 28, 2010</span><br />
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"><b style="font-size: 12px;">Washington, May 14, 2020 </b>-</div><div style="font-size: 12px;"><b style="font-size: 12px;">Washington, D.C. –<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1255313008"> Alaskan Congressman Don Young</a></b><a href="http://www.donyoung.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=185993"> </a>sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding a proposed rule which would ban the use of leaded fuel in all piston engine aircraft in the United States. Currently, there is no suitable replacement for leaded aviation gasoline.</div><div style="font-size: 12px;">"Once again the EPA is trying to put the cart before the horse," <b style="font-size: 12px;">said Rep. Don Young.</b> "This premature ban on leaded fuel would kill rural communities in Alaska and across the United States. Many of these isolated communities depend on single or twin piston aircraft to provide them with food and other supplies. These communities cannot afford to pay increased shipping costs from new planes or new retrofitted engines as the EPA has suggested.</div><div style="font-size: 12px;">"Keep in mind that this whole idea is in response to a petition filed by an extreme environmental group called ‘Friends of the Earth.’ Like ‘Greenpeace’ and ‘Defenders of Wildlife, ‘Friends of the Earth’ is no friend of mine and they’re certainly no friend of Alaska."</div><div style="font-size: 12px;">According to the FAA, scheduled service single and twin piston engine aircraft made almost 200,000 departures in 2009 throughout Alaska. Of the 157 communities nationwide receiving a subsidy under the Essential Air Service program, 49 are served by piston engine aircraft, with 36 of those communities in Alaska.</div>Akfotomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10709109678834472063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322309995718300607.post-57847672865504435402010-05-13T13:41:00.000-07:002010-05-13T13:41:03.053-07:00Chevron Unveils Cuts In Branded Fuels Business | AVIATION WEEK<a href="http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/awx/2010/05/11/awx_05_11_2010_p0-225750.xml&headline=Chevron%20Unveils%20Cuts%20In%20Branded%20Fuels%20Business&channel=busav">Chevron Unveils Cuts In Branded Fuels Business | AVIATION WEEK</a>Akfotomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10709109678834472063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322309995718300607.post-24160464118256952102010-05-12T00:06:00.000-07:002010-05-12T00:06:02.314-07:00June 28 is the deadline for comments about eliminating 100 Low Lead Fuel Below is a link to the page to go to for your comments.<br />
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Please write your comment about how eliminating 100 Low Lead Avgas in Alaska will affect the commerce of the state. You know, you live here.<br />
<a href="http://yosemite.epa.gov/opei/RuleGate.nsf/byRIN/2060-AP79">http://yosemite.epa.gov/opei/RuleGate.nsf/byRIN/2060-AP79</a>Akfotomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10709109678834472063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322309995718300607.post-36750282623700739742010-05-10T00:59:00.000-07:002010-05-10T00:59:13.565-07:00FAA issues FAAST Blast to support GA users of 100 Low Lead fuel<b>"Despite ongoing research, currently there is no definitive replacement for unleaded avgas available that will meet the needs of all GA aircraft. EPA will use data gathered through this comment-seeking process, as well as work with FAA and industry, to decide whether to enact restrictions on the use of leaded avgas."</b><br />
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-<b>FAAST Blast</b><br />
Notice Number: NOTC2273<br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><em><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">FAAST Blast — May 06, 2010</span> </span></em></b><b><em>Biweekly FAA Safety Briefing News update</em> </b><b><em></em></b></span></div><b><em></em></b> <b><em>EPA Issues Proposed Rulemaking for Leaded Avgas</em> </b><br />
On April 28, 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM), the first step in a process that may lead to standards mandating GA’s transition to unleaded avgas. This action allows the public to comment on the current data being considered to develop standards to control lead emissions from piston-powered aircraft. <br />
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Avgas is the only remaining transportation fuel in the United States that contains lead. FAA is committed to continue working with the GA community to test, adopt, and certify a new aviation gasoline fuel standard. In addition, FAA established a GA alternative fuels program at the FAA Technical Center to continue research of unleaded aviation fuels and has issued many supplemental type certificates (STCs) to allow aircraft with lower-performance engines to operate with unleaded automobile gasoline. <br />
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Despite ongoing research, currently there is no definitive replacement for unleaded avgas available that will meet the needs of all GA aircraft. EPA will use data gathered through this comment-seeking process, as well as work with FAA and industry, to decide whether to enact restrictions on the use of leaded avgas. EPA estimates that lead emissions from aircraft using leaded avgas accounts for approximately half of the national inventory of lead emitted to air. <br />
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EPA will accept public comment on the ANPRM until June 28, 2010. To view the ANPRM and to provide comments, go to www.regulations.gov and search Docket ID: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480ae298f" target="_blank" title="EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0294">EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0294</a>.Akfotomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10709109678834472063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322309995718300607.post-46180042328331349372010-05-07T09:11:00.000-07:002010-05-07T09:11:12.736-07:00Will Alaska Continue To Receive Aviation Fuel?<b> Alaska is not on the list of states that Chevron will market and distribute its aviation fuel (100 Octane Low Lead)? Is this the beginning of a shift away from providing 100LL fuel for Alaska? We intend to find this out and post it here.</b><br />
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<b>Here is a press release from Chevron issued this week.</b><br />
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CHEVRON RESTRUCTURES GENERAL AVIATION DIVISION<br />
Effective June 1, 2010, Chevron's General Aviation business will only market Chevron- and Texaco-branded aviation fuels in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Washington. The planned market withdrawal will be completed by November 15, 2010. <br />
Chevron will continue to be a manufacturer of jet fuel and aviation gasoline but is changing its branded distribution channel to reduce costs while continuing to serve the aviation industry. Chevron will utilize its major distributor, Hiller/Air Petro, to sell aviation fuel to the general aviation market. The move is part of its downstream restructuring efforts to adapt to changing market conditions and to successfully compete in the marketplace. Learn more at <a href="http://www.chevronglobalaviation.com/">www.ChevronGlobalAviation.com</a>.Akfotomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10709109678834472063noreply@blogger.com0