The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) extended a Clean Air Act waiver that will allow the continued sale of E15 across the U.S. through August 8.

The waiver allows parties to produce, sell and distribute summer gasoline that exceeds the current one-pound PSI RVP standard if the fuel contains 15% ethanol. The current waiver was set to expire this Saturday.

In April, the EPA first announced that it would use its emergency waiver authority to allow for the sale of E15 through May 20. Additional waivers were announced May 17, June 6 and June 26. The waivers can be seen here.

“While NACS supports these short-term waivers that allow for the sale of E15, we continue to pursue permanent legislation that would allow for its year-round sale,” said Paige Anderson, director of government relations at NACS. “A permanent legislative solution would ensure certainty for fuel retailers that want to offer E15 to their customers.”

“This action [the waiver] is important to fuel retailers as it is vital that our members have a consistent, reasonably priced gasoline supply, especially as we face an uncertain economic climate this summer,” Anderson said at the time of the initial waiver in April.

NACS has been working with a broad group of stakeholders to pass legislation that would provide a permanent solution to ensure the year-round sale of E15. One of the key issues facing fuel retailers who want to sell E15 is the inability to sell E15 year-round.