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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.