DEQ fines Tyree Oil for Clean Fuels Program violation
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has fined Tyree Oil $275 for failing to submit its Clean Fuels Program quarterly report for the first quarter of 2018 to DEQ on time.
The program requires importers of transportation fuels to reduce the carbon intensity of such fuels by 10 percent from 2016 to 2025. Under the program, importers are required to file quarterly reports that show all fuel transaction for the quarter. First quarter reports were due July 2. The company submitted the report on July 20.
Timely and accurate reporting by all transportation fuel providers is critical to monitoring and determining compliance with the Clean Fuels Program.
More than a third of Oregon's greenhouse gas emissions come from the transportation sector. Use of cleaner fuels can improve public health and increase energy security. The Clean Fuels Program is a critical component of Oregon’s plan to reduce greenhouse gases in the transportation sector by supporting the use of cleaner fuels, vehicles that run on electricity and other alternative fuels, and reducing vehicle miles traveled.
The program has been in place since 2016 and had 100 percent compliance over its first two years.
More information on the program is available at: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/aq/programs/Pages/Clean-Fuels.aspx
The company has until Oct. 8 to appeal the penalty.
View the enforcement letter at: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/nr/091818tyreeoil.pdf
Contact
Katherine Benenati, Public Affairs Specialist, Eugene, 541-686-7997, benenati.katherine@deq.state.or.us