[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 17]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR86.213-04]

[Page 580-581]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 86_CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM NEW AND IN-USE HIGHWAY VEHICLES AND 
ENGINES--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart C_Emission Regulations for 1994 and Later Model Year Gasoline-
 
Sec. 86.213-04  Fuel specifications.

    Gasoline having the following specifications will be used by the 
Administrator except that the Administrator will not use gasoline having 
a sulfur specification higher than 0.0045 weight percent. Gasoline 
having the specifications set forth in the table in this section, or 
substantially equivalent specifications approved by the Administrator, 
may be used by the manufacturer except that the octane specification 
does not apply. In lieu of using gasoline having these specifications, 
the manufacturer may, for certification testing, use gasoline having the 
specifications specified in Sec. 86.113-04 provided the cold CO 
emissions are not decreased. Documentation showing

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that cold CO emissions are not decreased must be maintained by the 
manufacturer and must be made available to the Administrator upon 
request. The table listing the cold CO fuel specifications described in 
the text in this section follows:

                                       Table--Cold CO Fuel Specifications
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                                                             Cold CO low octane value   Cold CO high octane \1\
                 Item                       ASTM test                or range                value or range
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(RON+MON)/2, min.....................   D 2699               87.8.3                      eq>0.5
Sensitivity, min.....................   D 2699               7.5                       7.5
Distillation range:..................
  IBP, deg.F.........................   D 86                 76-96                      76-96
  10% point, deg.F...................   D 86                98-118                      105-125
  50% point, deg.F...................   D 86                179-214                     195-225
  90% point, deg.F...................   D 86                316-346                     316-346
  EP, max, deg.F.....................   D 86                 413                        413
Sulfur, wt. %........................   D 3120               0.0015-0.008               0.0015-0.008
Phosphorous, g/U.S gal, max..........   D 3231               0.005                      0.005
Lead, g/gal, max.....................  ...................   0.01                       0.01
RVP, psi.............................   D 4953               11.5.3                      eq>.3
Hydrocarbon composition..............   D 1319              .........................  .........................
  Olefins, vol. pct..................  ...................   12.55.0                     eq>5.0
  Aromatics, vol. pct................  ...................   26.44.0                     eq>4.0
  Saturates..........................  ...................   Remainder                  Remainder.
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\1\ Gasoline having these specifications may be used for vehicles which are designed for the use of high-octane
  premium fuel.


[65 FR 6850, Feb. 10, 2000]