[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]