[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 16]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR80.9]



[Page 617]

 

                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 80_REGULATION OF FUELS AND FUEL ADDITIVES--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart A_General Provisions

 

Sec.  80.9  Rounding a test result for determining conformance with a 

fuels standard.



    (a) For purposes of determining compliance with the fuel standards 

of 40 CFR part 80, a test result will be rounded to the nearest unit of 

significant digits specified in the applicable fuel standard in 

accordance with the rounding method described in the ASTM standard 

practice, ASTM E 29-02[isin]1, entitled, ``Standard Practice 

for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with 

Specifications''.

    (b) ASTM standard practice, E 29-02[isin]1 is 

incorporated by reference. This incorporation by reference was approved 

by the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. A copy may be obtained from the American 

Society for Testing and Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Dr., West 

Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. Copies may be inspected at the Air Docket, 

EPA/DC, EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., 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/[fxsp0]federal--register/

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[71 FR 16499, Apr. 3, 2006]