[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 16, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 16CFR306.0] [Page 323-324] TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES CHAPTER I--FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION PART 306_AUTOMOTIVE FUEL RATINGS, CERTIFICATION AND POSTING--Table of Contents Sec. 306.0 Definitions. General Sec. 306.0 Definitions. 306.1 What this rule does. 306.2 Who is covered. 306.3 Stayed or invalid parts. 306.4 Preemption. Duties of Refiners, Importers, and Producers 306.5 Automotive fuel rating. 306.6 Certification. 306.7 Recordkeeping. Duties of Distributors 306.8 Certification. 306.9 Recordkeeping. Duties of Retailers 306.10 Automotive fuel rating posting. 306.11 Recordkeeping. Label Specifications 306.12 Labels. Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2801 et seq. Source: 44 FR 19169, Mar. 30, 1979, unless otherwise noted. General As used in this part: (a) Octane rating means the rating of the anti-knock characteristics of a grade or type of gasoline as determined by dividing by 2 the sum of the research octane number plus the motor octane number. (b) Research octane number and motor octane number have the meanings given such terms in the specifications of the American Society for Testing and Materials (``ASTM'') entitled ``Standard Specification for Automotive Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel'' designated D4814-92c and, with respect to any grade or type of gasoline, are determined in accordance with test methods set forth in ASTM D2699-92, ``Standard Test Method for Knock Characteristics of Motor Fuels by the Research Method'' and ASTM D2700-92, ``Standard Test Method for Knock Characteristics of Motor and Aviation Fuels by the Motor Method.'' These incorporations by reference were approved by the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Copies of ASTM D4814-92c, ASTM D2699- 92, and ASTM D2700-92 may be obtained from the American Society for Testing and Materials, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103, or may be inspected at the Federal Trade Commission, Public Reference Room, room 130, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC., or at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal--register/code--of--federal-- regulations/ibr--locations.html. (c) Refiner means any person engaged in the production or importation of automotive fuel. (d) Producer means any person who purchases component elements and combines them to produce and market automotive fuel. (e) Distributor means any person who receives automotive fuel and distributes such automotive fuel to another person other than the ultimate purchaser. (f) Retailer means any person who markets automotive fuel to the general public for ultimate consumption. (g) Ultimate purchaser means, with respect to any item, the first person who purchases such item for purposes other than resale. (h) Person, for purposes of applying any provision of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 41 et seq., with respect to any provision of this part, includes a partnership and a corporation. (i) Automotive fuel means liquid fuel of a type distributed for use as a fuel in any motor vehicle, and the term includes, but is not limited to: (1) Gasoline, an automotive spark-ignition engine fuel, which includes, but is not limited to, gasohol (generally a mixture of approximately 90% unleaded gasoline and 10% denatured ethanol) and fuels developed to comply with the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., such as reformulated gasoline and oxygenated gasoline; and [[Page 324]] (2) alternative liquid automotive fuels, including, but not limited to: (i) Methanol, denatured ethanol, and other alcohols; (ii) Mixtures containing 85 percent or more by volume of methanol, denatured ethanol, and/or other alcohols (or such other percentage, but not less than 70 percent, as determined by the Secretary of the United States Department of Energy, by rule, to provide for requirements relating to cold start, safety, or vehicle functions), with gasoline or other fuels; (iii) Liquefied natural gas; (iv) Liquefied petroleum gas; (v) Coal-derived liquid fuels. (j) Automotive fuel rating means-- (1) For gasoline, the octane rating; or (2) For an alternative liquid automotive fuel, the commonly used name of the fuel with a disclosure of the amount, expressed as a minimum percentage by volume, of the principal component of the fuel. A disclosure of other components, expressed as a minimum percentage by volume, may be included, if desired. [58 FR 41372, Aug. 3, 1993, as amended at 69 FR 18803, Apr. 9, 2004]