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RFG Property and Performance Averages for Los Angeles, CA

Summer Years & Standards:
Simple Model
Phase I
Complex
Phase II
Complex
 Data 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2005** 2006
Number of surveys 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 *
Average of oxygen (w%) 2.05 2.05 2.04 2.20 2.01 2.07 2.11 2.02 2.08 2.12 2.19
Average of benzene (v%)
Average of rvp (psi)
Average of aromatics (v%)
Average of sulfur (ppm)
Average of olefins (v%)
Average of E200 (%)
Average of E300 (%)
Average of T50 (F)
Average of T90 (F)
Average of MTBE (w%) 10.85 10.96 11.14 11.94 10.94 9.76 9.56 0.42 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of ethanol (w%) 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.77 1.00 5.59 5.96 6.09 6.29
Average of TAME (w%) 0.32 0.30 0.06 0.19 0.15 0.23 0.18 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00
Average of ETBE (w%) 0.00 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of TPA (w%) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of IPA (w%) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of NBA (w%) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of TBA (w%) 0.03 0.00 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of NPA (w%) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of SBA (w%) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of DIPE (w%) 0.14 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of IBA (w%) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of methanol (w%) 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02
Avg Ethanol Volume% 0.72 0.94 5.21 5.56 5.68 5.88
Avg Specific Gravity 0.740 0.740 0.741
Phase I Complex Model VOC Reduction (%)
Phase I Complex Model Toxics Reduction (%)
Phase I Complex Model NOx Reduction (%)
Phase II Complex Model VOC Reduction (%)
Phase II Complex Model Toxics Reduction (%)
Phase II Complex Model NOx Reduction (%)

*California surveys not conducted after 2005

**These surveys conducted between 9/2/05 and 9/15/05 are not included in the adjacent column averages.
EPA allowed early use of winter gasoline in a Hurricane Katrina-related waiver issued August 31, 2005.

RFG Property and Performance Averages for Los Angeles, CA

Winter Years & Standards:
Simple Model
Phase I
Complex
Phase II
Complex
 Data 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Number of surveys 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 *
Average of oxygen (w%) 2.03 2.15 2.16 2.23 2.12 2.05 2.01 2.13 2.01
Average of benzene (v%)
Average of rvp (psi)
Average of aromatics (v%)
Average of sulfur (ppm)
Average of olefins (v%)
Average of E200 (%)
Average of E300 (%)
Average of T50 (F)
Average of T90 (F)
Average of MTBE (w%) 10.63 11.37 11.82 12.12 9.66 9.86 0.79 0.00 0.00
Average of ethanol (w%) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.75 5.36 6.08 5.77
Average of TAME (w%) 0.28 0.08 0.09 0.17 0.13 0.03 0.01 0.03 0.00
Average of ETBE (w%) 0.00 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of TPA (w%) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of IPA (w%) 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of NBA (w%) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of TBA (w%) 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of NPA (w%) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00
Average of SBA (w%) 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of DIPE (w%) 0.21 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.04
Average of IBA (w%) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.00
Average of methanol (w%) 0.04 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00
Avg Ethanol Volume% 0.42 0.70 4.95 5.60 5.36
Avg Specific Gravity 0.731 0.739
Phase I Complex Model VOC Reduction (%)
Phase I Complex Model Toxics Reduction (%)
Phase I Complex Model NOx Reduction (%)
Phase II Complex Model VOC Reduction (%)
Phase II Complex Model Toxics Reduction (%)
Phase II Complex Model NOx Reduction (%)

*California surveys not conducted after 2005

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