Update adopted ASTM International quality specifications for motor fuels and adopted Federal requirements for product labeling; eliminate individualized volatility specifications for gasoline/ethanol blends as they are now incorporated into ASTM ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Division of Standards

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

5F-2.001Standards

5F-2.002Disposition of Below Standard Gasoline, Kerosene, Diesel Fuel Oils No. 1-D and No. 2-D, and Fuel Oils No. 1 and No. 2, and Alternative Fuels

5F-2.003Registration and Identification

5F-2.005Inaccurate Measuring Devices

5F-2.006Inspection Identification Stickers

5F-2.014Adoption of the General Code and the Codes of Liquid-Measuring Devices, Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Anhydrous Ammonia Liquid-Measuring Devices, Hydrocarbon Gas Vapor-Measuring Devices, Vehicle-Tank Meters, and Vehicle Tanks Used as Measures of National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44 Meter Sealing Requirements

5F-2.016Guidelines for Imposing Administrative Penalties

5F-2.018Vehicle Engine (Motor) Oil

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Update adopted ASTM International quality specifications for motor fuels and adopted Federal requirements for product labeling; eliminate individualized volatility specifications for gasoline/ethanol blends as they are now incorporated into ASTM International specifications, which are adopted in rule; allow provisions for base fuels to not meet selected specifications before blending, but require them to meet those specifications after blending with ethanol; update rule sections to reflect current versions of referenced Department forms; change adopted reference of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Handbook 44 from a direct reference to another rule reference to ensure consistency with regard to adopted versions; add transfer document requirements so purchasers in the distribution chain have adequate knowledge of the type and composition of the fuel they are purchasing; amend penalty section to more appropriately apply penalties to violations of this rule and update references in the penalty section; adopt specifications for compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) when used as motor fuels; update sections of rule to account for the recent Division and Bureau level mergers; adopt motor oil labeling requirements and quality specifications; add a sunset date for certain volatility offsets (to ASTM International specifications) for gasoline-ethanol blends; adopt diesel fuel nozzle size requirements for retail dispensers; adopt EPA labeling requirements for E15 fuel dispensers; adopt blending specifications for gasoline-ethanol blends containing between 10 and 15 percent ethanol; adopt labeling requirements for mid-level ethanol blends; and adopt a specific ASTM International test method to determine the corrosiveness of silver by spark-ignition engine fuels.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The proposed rule includes updating adopted ASTM International quality specifications for motor fuels and adopted Federal requirements for product labeling; eliminating individualized volatility specifications for gasoline/ethanol blends as they are now incorporated into ASTM International specifications, which are adopted in rule; allowing provisions for base fuels to not meet selected specifications before blending, but require them to meet those specifications after blending with ethanol; updating rule sections to reflect current versions of referenced Department forms; changing the adopted reference of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Handbook 44 from a direct reference to another rule reference to ensure consistency with regard to adopted versions; adding transfer document requirements so purchasers in the distribution chain have adequate knowledge of the type and composition of the fuel they are purchasing; amending the penalty section to more appropriately apply penalties to violations of this rule and update references in the penalty section; adopting specifications for compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) when used as motor fuels; updating sections of rule to account for the recent Division and Bureau level mergers; adopting motor oil labeling requirements and quality specifications; adding a sunset date for certain volatility offsets (to ASTM International specifications) for gasoline-ethanol blends; adopting diesel fuel nozzle size adopting blending specifications for gasoline-ethanol blends containing between 10 and 15 percent ethanol; adopting labeling requirements for mid-level ethanol blends; and adopt a specific ASTM International test method to determine the corrosiveness of silver by spark-ignition engine fuels.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 525.14, 526.09, 531.40, 531.41(3), 570.07(23) FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 525.01, 525.035, 525.037, 525.07, 525.09, 525.14, 525.16, 526.01, 531.40 FS.

A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: August 22, 2013, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon

PLACE: Doyle Conner Building, Eyster Auditorium, 3125 Conner Boulevard, Tallahassee, FL 32399

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Matthew D. Curran, Ph.D., Chief, Bureau of Standards, at [phone]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT IS: Matthew D. Curran, Ph.D., Chief, Bureau of Standards, 3125 Conner Blvd., Lab #2, Tallahassee, FL 32399, [phone]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.