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Notice: 13273012

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Division:

Division of Standards

Chapter:

GASOLINE AND OIL INSPECTION

Overview

RULE:

5F-2.001	Standards (Transferred)
5F-2.002	Disposition 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 (Transferred)
5F-2.003	Registration and Identification (Transferred)
5F-2.005	Inaccurate Measuring Devices (Transferred)
5F-2.006	Inspection Identification Stickers (Transferred)
5F-2.014	Adoption 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, and Other Related Requirements (Transferred)
5F-2.016	Guidelines for Imposing Administrative Penalties (Transferred)
5F-2.018	Vehicle Engine (Motor) Oil

PURPOSE:

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:

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:

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

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

7/22/2013 Vol. 39/141

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

525.14, 526.09, 531.40, 531.41(3), 570.07(23), FS., 525.01, 525.035, 525.037, 525.07, 525.09, 525.14, 525.16, 526.01, 531.40, FS.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=5F-2.001&PDate=7/22/2013&Section=1

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