Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a)
Petroleum products other than automotive fuels.
For any bulk shipment of petroleum products that is
transferred, sold or delivered to anyone who is not a consumer, the refiner or
distributor shall provide, at the time of each transfer, sale or delivery, a
delivery ticket or other written proof of the transfer. It shall contain the
following information and certifications:
(1) the business or corporate name and
address of the refiner or distributor supplying the products;
(2) the business or corporate name and
address of the distributor, wholesale purchaser consumer or retailer receiving
the products;
(3) the business or
corporate name and address of the person, firm, or corporation that delivered
the products, and the identification of the delivery vehicle
(e.g. truck number). This information shall be supplied by the
person, firm, or corporation that made the delivery, e.g.
common or contract carrier;
(4)
date of delivery;
(5) identity and
grade of each product transferred, sold, or delivered;
(6) quantity of each product, expressed in
gallons or liters, and recorded on a mechanically or electronically prepared
document.
(b)
Automotive fuels.
For any bulk shipment of automotive fuel that is transferred,
sold or delivered to a person who is not a consumer, the refiner or distributor
shall certify the fuel in accordance with
16 CFR sections
306.5 to
306.9 and
shall:
(1) With regard to automotive
gasoline:
(i) identify it as either leaded or
unleaded;
(ii) identify its maximum
vapor pressure in pounds per square inch;
(iii) certify its maximum percentage of
ethanol if it contains more than one percent ethanol by volume;
(iv) certify the maximum percentage of
methanol and the minimum percentage of co-solvent if it contains more than
three-tenths percent methanol by volume; and
(v) certify its maximum percentage of butanol
if it contains more than 1.0 percent butanol by volume.
(2) Identify diesel fuel as grade 1-D or 2-D;
such grade designation shall be an acceptable substitute for a minimum cetane
rating of 40.
(3) Identify kerosene
as grade 1-K or 2-K.
(4) Express
the quantity of each automotive fuel in gallons or liters on a mechanically or
electronically prepared document.
(5) Temperature compensation, wholesale.
Where automotive fuel is sold at wholesale compensated to 60°F
(15.6°C), documentation shall be provided to the purchaser thereof that
clearly indicates the following:
(i) the
uncompensated or gross volume before compensation. This value shall be recorded
on a mechanically or electronically prepared document;
(ii) product temperature at the time of
measurement in degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius;
(iii) the API gravity of the product;
and
(iv) the compensated or net
volume, when compensated to 60°F (15.6°C).
