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Notice: 14679512

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Division:

Division of Standards

Chapter:

GASOLINE AND OIL INSPECTION

Overview

RULE:

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)

PURPOSE:

Update rule sections to adopt Federal requirements for labeling; 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; amend biodiesel labeling requirements to better reflect current changes in the market with respect to diesel fuels blended with biodiesel; amend penalty section to more appropriately apply penalties to violations of this rule and update references in the penalty section; update sections of rule to account for the recent Division and Bureau level mergers; adopt diesel fuel nozzle size requirements for retail dispensers; adopt EPA labeling requirements for E15 fuel dispensers; adopt labeling requirements for mid-level ethanol blends; amend diesel fuel dispenser labeling requirements to reference applicable CFR requirements, which will update the labeling requirements to current codes; amend rule to reflect recent statutory changes to transfer collection of the petroleum inspection fee to the Florida Department of Revenue; and adopt labeling specifications for gasoline blended with butanol.

SUMMARY:

The proposed rule includes updating Federal requirements for product labeling; 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; amending labeling requirements to better reflect current changes in the market with respect to diesel fuels blended with biodiesel; amending the penalty section to more appropriately apply penalties to violations of this rule and update references in the penalty section; updating sections of rule to account for the recent Division and Bureau level mergers; adopting diesel fuel nozzle size requirements; adopting federal labeling requirements for E15 fuels; adopting labeling requirements for mid-level ethanol blends; amending diesel fuel dispenser labeling requirements to reference applicable CFR requirements, which will update the labeling requirements to current codes; amending rule to reflect recent statutory changes to transfer collection of the petroleum inspection fee to the Florida Department of Revenue; and adopting labeling specifications for gasoline blended with butanol.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

525.14, 531.40, 531.41(3), 570.07(23) FS.

LAW:

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

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

6/11/2014 Vol. 40/113

COMMENTS:

From 6/11/2014 To 7/2/2014 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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