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THE LEADER IN MOTOR FUEL REGULATION

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Need to know what requirements your business has to meet? How to avoid costly fines?

Welcome

Welcome to Herman & Associates online. With over 30 years of experience in fuel regulation, Herman & Associates is uniquely qualified to provide you the information you need to comply with Federal and state motor fuel requirements.

No one knows more about state and Federal fuel laws and regulations, and our website is designed to help you find everything you need to know in order to comply with constantly changing motor fuel regulations. Whether it's new state requirements for ethanol and biodiesel, or the latest developments on the Low Carbon Fuel Standards (LCFS), Herman & Associates' service has the most accurate, detailed, and comprehensive information.

Most importantly, because of our experience, we can advise you on how such legal requirements impact your business. And as an additional tool, our service identifies who to contact at the Federal and state level.

What We Offer

Herman & Associates is the leader in motor fuel information because our staff has worked at the highest levels of government and knows the importance of up-to-date, accurate information. Our objective is to provide you the most accurate and up-to-date information. No one can match Herman & Associates' accuracy and analysis! The Herman & Associates' website is continuously updated to provide our clients the most high-quality, reliable, and up-to-date information available.

Legislative and Regulatory Motor Fuel Compliance Service Herman & Associates is now providing a comprehensive website for subscribers containing all the latest Federal, state, and county air quality laws and regulations. This service is an essential compliance tool for multi-state refiners and marketers, wholesalers, terminal operators, and other affected parties in the petroleum industry needing to be informed of constantly changing environmental and fuel quality requirements. The online service provides such essential information as:
EPA RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD	STATE BIOFUEL MANDATES
REFORMULATED GASOLINE	STATE LOW-RVP/ LOW-SULFUR STANDARDS
ETHANOL VOLATILITY EXEMPTIONS	ETHANOL AND BIODIESEL TAX INCENTIVES
PUMP LABELING LAWS	PRODUCT TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS
STATE MOTOR FUEL SPECIFICATIONS	OXYGENATED FUEL PROGRAMS
FEDERAL RVP STANDARDS	STATE RVP STANDARDS
FEDERAL AND STATE CONTACTS	AUTOMOBILE FUEL RECOMMENDATIONS

About Herman & Associates

Herman & Associates is a Washington-based consulting firm specializing in energy and environmental issues. The firm's clients include major refiners, chemical companies, trade associations, and oxygenate producers and marketers. The firm's president, Marilyn J. Herman is a widely recognized expert in the field of petroleum products and air quality regulations.

Prior to founding Herman & Associates, Ms. Herman was appointed to serve as Deputy Director of a Congressional Commission on Alcohol Fuels, Chaired the U.S. Department of Energy's Task Force on Alcohol Fuels, and held various senior positions within the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of the Administrator and Mobile Source Enforcement. Prior to joining the EPA, Ms. Herman served as legislative aide to Senator A. Ribicoff on Capitol Hill.

Ms. Herman has been a long-standing member of ASTM Committee D02 on Petroleum Products and Lubricants where she chairs the ASTM Section on Oxygenated Fuels and Components, governing ASTM fuel specifications for E10, Mid-Level Ethanol Blends, Flex Fuel (E51-E83), denatured ethanol, and other oxygenated fuel specifications. She also Chairs ASTM's Task Force on Reformulated Gasoline and the U.S. Renewable Fuels Standard. Ms. Herman also serves as a member of the Fuels and Lubricants Subcommittee of the National Conference on Weights and Measures, where she has participated in drafting the "Uniform Engine Fuels, Petroleum Products, and Automotive Lubricants Regulation" in NIST Handbook 130, which has been adopted by many states.

How to Order

Subscriptions to Herman & Associates' Legislative and Regulatory Compliance Service are available on an annual basis. We are also providing a time-limited free trial upon request.

To obtain further details on how to order or view the website, please contact us at the following:

Herman & Associates
3730 Military Road NW
Washington, D.C. 20015
(202) 362-9520 (office)
(202) 550-4282 (mobile)
MHerman697@aol.com