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| FTC | RIN: 3084-AB08 | Publication ID: Fall 2008 |
| Title: Automotive Fuel Ratings, Certification and Posting | |
| Abstract: First issued in 1979 as required by section 203(c)(1) of the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act and last revised in 1993, the Automotive Fuel Ratings, Certification and Posting Rule (or the Octane Posting Rule or Rule) sets out a uniform method by which the octane rating of automotive gasoline can be certified from the refiner through the chain of distribution and then displayed at the point of retail sale. The Rule enables consumers to buy gasoline with an octane rating that is high enough to prevent inefficient and harmful "engine knock" and to avoid buying a gasoline with an octane rating that is needlessly higher than the requirements of their automobiles. The Rule establishes standard procedures for determining, certifying and posting (by means of a label on the fuel dispenser) the octane rating of automotive gasoline intended for sale to consumers. The certification requirement may be satisfied by industry documents (shipping receipts, delivery tickets, etc.) on which the octane rating is noted, or can be accomplished with a one-time letter of certification. In addition, the Rule contains recordkeeping requirements that require gasoline refiners and importers to retain octane rating test records and gasoline distributors and retailers to retain octane certification records for 1 year. The 1993 revisions amended the Octane Posting Rule to require sellers of alternative liquid automotive fuels to determine, certify, and post an automotive fuel rating consisting of the common name of the fuel with a disclosure of the amount, expressed as a minimum percentage by volume, of the principal component of the fuel. Section 205 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (or EIS Act) requires the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate biodiesel labeling requirements for two categories of biomass-based diesel blends and biodiesel blends. The EIS Act also contains definitions for the terms "biomass-based diesel," "biodiesel," and "biodiesel blends" (hereinafter referred to collectively as "biodiesel fuels"). In response to this statutory directive, the Commission promulgated amendments to the Octane Posting Rule to incorporate these congressionally mandated labeling requirements. Under the amendments, the rating and certification requirements of the existing rule apply to biodiesel fuels. | |
| Agency: Federal Trade Commission(FTC) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
| RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions |
| Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
| CFR Citation: 16 CFR 306 | |
| Legal Authority: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, PL 110-140 Petroleum Marketing Practices Act, 15 USC 2821 et seq | |
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| Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
| Small Entities Affected: Businesses | Federalism: No |
| Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
| RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
| Related RINs: Previously reported as 3084-AA45 | |
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Agency Contact: Matthew Wilshire Staff Attorney Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20580 Phone:202 326-2976 Email: mwilshire@ftc.gov |
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