[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 30]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR1065.210]

[Page 660-661]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 1065_TEST PROCEDURES AND EQUIPMENT--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart C_Test Fuels and Analytical Gases
 
Sec. 1065.210  Test fuel specifications for gasoline.

    Gasoline used as a test fuel must meet the following specifications:
    (a) Unless the standard-setting part requires testing with fuel 
appropriate for low temperatures, use gasoline test fuels meeting the 
specifications in the following table:

                    Table 1 of Sec. 1065.210--General Test-Fuel Specifications for Gasoline
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                  Item                              Procedure \1\                           Value
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Distillation Range:
    1. Initial boiling point, [deg]C....  ASTM D 86-01                       23.9-35.0\2\
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    2. 10% point, [deg]C................  ASTM D 86-01                       48.9-57.2
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    3.50% point, [deg]C.................  ASTM D 86-01                       93.3-110.0
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    4. 90% point, [deg]C................  ASTM D 86-01                       148.9-162.8
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    5. End point, [deg]C (maximum)......  ASTM D 86-01                       212.8.
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Hydrocarbon composition:
    1. Olefins, volume %................  ASTM D 1319-02                     10 maximum
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    2. Aromatics, volume %..............  ASTM D 1319-02                     35 maximum
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    3. Saturates........................  ASTM D 1319-02                     Remainder
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Lead (organic), g/liter.................  ASTM D 3237-97                     0.013 maximum
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Phosphorous, g/liter....................  ASTM D 3231-02                     0.0013 maximum
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Sulfur, weight %........................  ASTM D 1266-98                     0.008 maximum
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Volatility (Reid Vapor Pressure), kPa...  ASTM D 323-99a                     60.0 to 63.4.\2,3\
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\1\All ASTM standards are incorporated by reference in Sec. 1065.1010.
\2\For testing at altitudes above 1 219 m, the specified volatility range is 52 to 55 kPa (7.5 to 8.0) and the
  specified initial boiling point range is 23.9[deg] to 40.6[deg] C.
\3\For testing unrelated to evaporative emissions, the specified range is 55 to 63 kPa (8.0 to 9.1 psi).


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    (b) If the standard-setting part requires testing with fuel 
appropriate for low temperatures, use gasoline test fuels meeting the 
specifications in the following table:

                Table 2 of Sec. 1065.210--Low-Temperature Test-Fuel Specifications for Gasoline
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                  Item                              Procedure \1\                           Value
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Distillation Range:
    1. Initial boiling point, [deg]C....  ASTM D 86-01                       24.4-35.6.
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    2. 10% point, [deg]C................  ASTM D 86-01                       36.7-47.8.
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    3. 50% point, [deg]C................  ASTM D 86-01                       81.7-101.1.
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    4. 90% point, [deg]C................  ASTM D 86-01                       157.8-174.4.
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    5. End point, [deg]C (maximum)......  ASTM D 86-01                       211.7.
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Hydrocarbon composition:
    1. Olefins, volume %................  ASTM D 1319-02                     17.5 maximum.
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    2. Aromatics, volume %..............  ASTM D 1319-02                     30.4 maximum.
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    3. Saturates........................  ASTM D 1319-02                     Remainder.
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Lead (organic), g/liter.................  ASTM D 3237-97                     0.013 maximum.
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Phosphorous, g/liter....................  ASTM D 3231-02                     0.005 maximum.
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Sulfur, weight %........................  ASTM D 1266-98                     0.08 maximum.
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Volatility (Reid Vapor Pressure), kPa...  ASTM D 323-99a                     11.2--11.8 psi.
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\1\All ASTM standards are incorporated by reference in Sec. 1065.1010.

    (c) Use gasoline test fuel with octane values that represent 
commercially available fuels for the appropriate application.

[67 FR 68347, Nov. 8, 2002; 67 FR 72724, Dec. 6, 2002]