Indiana Administrative Code
Title 326 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION
Article 13 - MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSION AND FUEL STANDARDS
Rule 3 - Control of Gasoline Reid Vapor Pressure
Section 3-2 - Definitions
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 13-1-1-4; IC 13-1-1-5; IC 13-7-7-1
Affected: IC 13-1-1-2; IC 13-7-1
Sec. 2.
In addition to the definitions contained in IC 13-7-1 [IC 13-7 was repealed by P.L. 1-1996, SECTION 99, effective July 1, 1996.], IC 13-1-1-2 [IC 13-1 was repealed by P.L. 1-1996, SECTION 99, effective July 1, 1996.], and 326 IAC 1-2, the following definitions apply throughout this rule unless expressly stated otherwise:
(1) "Alternate fuel" means any of the following fuels or power sources:
(2) "Carrier" means any distributor who transports or stores or causes the transportation or storage of gasoline without taking title to or otherwise having any ownership of the gasoline, and without altering the quality or quantity of the gasoline.
(3) "Compliant fuel" means seven and eight-tenths (7.8) pounds per square inch (psi) low RVP gasoline, federal reformulated gasoline, or ethanol blended low RVP gasoline as described in section 5 of this rule.
(4) "Consumer" means any person who is the ultimate consumer of gasoline or who purchases fuel for use in a fleet of motor vehicles.
(5) "Distributor" means any person who transports, stores, or causes the transportation or storage of gasoline at any point between any gasoline refinery or importer's facility and any retail outlet.
(6) "Ethanol blender" means a person who owns, leases, operates, controls, or supervises an ethanol blending facility.
(7) "Federal reformulated gasoline" or "RFG" means gasoline which meets the requirements for RFG as specified in 40 CFR 80 *.
(8) "Gasoline" means any fuel sold for use in motor vehicles and motor vehicle engines, and commonly or commercially known or sold as gasoline.
(9) "Gasoline distributor network" means all persons involved with the distribution of gasoline starting with the refiner and ending with the retailer or wholesale purchaser-consumer.
(10) "Importer" means a person who imports gasoline or gasoline blending stocks or components from a foreign country into the United States.
(11) "Low RVP gasoline" means any gasoline which has a Reid vapor pressure of seven and eight-tenths (7.8) psi or less per gallon as determined in accordance with the appropriate sampling and testing methodologies set forth in 40 CFR 80 *.
(12) "Noncompliant gasoline" means any motor fuel that is not an alternate or a compliant fuel.
(13) "Psi" means pounds per square inch absolute.
(14) "Refiner" means any person who owns, leases, operates, controls, or supervises a refinery which produces gasoline for use in an area where low RVP gasoline is required.
(15) "Refinery" means a plant at which gasoline is produced.
(16) "Reid vapor pressure" or "RVP" means the absolute vapor pressure of gasoline or gasoline/ethanol blends as determined by the appropriate sampling and testing methodologies set forth in 40 CFR 80 *.
(17) "Reseller" means any person who purchases gasoline and resells or transfers it to a retailer or a wholesale purchaser-consumer.
(18) "Retail outlet" means any establishment at which gasoline is sold or offered for sale to the ultimate consumer for use in motor vehicles.
(19) "Retailer" means any person who owns, leases, operates, or supervises a retail outlet.
(20) "Wholesale purchaser-consumer" means any person who is the ultimate consumer of gasoline and who purchases or obtains gasoline from a distributor for use in motor vehicles.
*Copies of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) referenced may be obtained from the Government Printing Office, 732 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20401 or the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Air Quality, Indiana Government Center-North, Tenth Floor, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.
