[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 29]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR600.107-08]

[Page 885-886]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 600_FUEL ECONOMY OF MOTOR VEHICLES--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart B_Fuel Economy Regulations for 1978 and Later Model Year 
                       Automobiles_Test Procedures
 
Sec. 600.107-08  Fuel specifications.

    (a) The test fuel specifications for gasoline, diesel, methanol, and 
methanol-petroleum fuel mixtures are given in Sec. 86.113 of this 
chapter, except for cold temperature FTP fuel requirements for diesel 
and alternative fuel vehicles, which are given in paragraph (b) of this 
section.
    (b)(1) Diesel test fuel used for cold temperature FTP testing must 
comprise a winter-grade diesel fuel as specified in ASTM D975-04c 
``Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils'' and

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that complies with part 80 of this chapter. 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. Copies may be 
obtained from the American Society for Testing and Materials, 100 Barr 
Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. Copies 
may be inspected at U.S. EPA Headquarters Library, EPA West Building, 
Constitution Avenue and 14th Street, NW., Room 3340, 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. Alternatively, EPA may approve 
the use of a different diesel fuel, provided that the level of kerosene 
added shall not exceed 20 percent.
    (2) The manufacturer may request EPA approval of the use of an 
alternative fuel for cold temperature FTP testing.

[71 FR 77933, Dec. 27, 2006]