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NOTICE OF EMERGENCY AMENDMENT  
 
 1) Heading of the Part :  Motor Fuel and Petroleum Standards Act  
 
2) Code Citation :  8 Ill. Adm. Code 850  
 
3) Section Number :  Emergency Action : 
850.60     Amendment  
 
4) Statutory Authority :  Motor Fuel and Petroleum Standards Act [815 ILCS 370/5.1(i)]  
 
5) Effective Date of  Rule :  April 26, 2016  
 
6) If this emergency rule  is to expire before the end of the 150 -day period, please specify the 
date on which it is to expire :  Emergency rule will expire at the end of the 150 -day 
period.  
 
7) Date Filed with the Inde x Department :  April 26, 2016  
 
8) A copy of the adopted rule, including any material incorporated by reference, is on file in 
the A gency's principal office and is available for public inspection.  
 
9) Reason for Emergency :  Concern was expressed by petroleum marketers regarding the 
cost of compliant fuels.  Removing the May 1, 2016 expiration date will allow the vapor 
pressure exceptions to continue in effect until ASTM adopts such exceptions.  
 
10) A Complete Description of the Subjects and Issues In volved :  Gasoline blended with 
ethanol has a higher vapor pressure than gasoline alone.  For gasoline -ethanol blends, 
Illinois adopts Section 2.1.2 of the Uniform Engine Fuels and Automotive Fuel 
Lubricants Regulations, NIST Handbook 130, which in turn ado pts ASTM D4814.  
Although considered by ASTM several times, ASTM has not adopted vapor pressure 
exceptions to ASTM D4814.  Handbook 130 therefore contains specific vapor pressure 
exceptions for gasoline -ethanol blends, but said exceptions expire on May 1, 2016. 
Without the vapor pressure exceptions, petroleum marketers are concerned with the cost 
of compliant fuel.  The rule also adopts the latest version of Handbook 130 (2016).  
 
11) Are there any other rulemakings pending on this Part ?  No  
 
12) Statement of Statewide Policy Objective :  Rulemaking would provide consistent 
standards and thereby provide certainty to petroleum marketers into Illinois markets.  
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NOTICE OF EMERGENCY AMENDMENT  
 
 13) Information and questions regarding this emergency rule shall be directed to : 
Susan Baatz  
Illinoi s Department of Agriculture  
State Fairgrounds, P. O. Box 19281  
Springfield, IL 62794 -9281  
 
217/524 -6905  
fax:  217/785 -4505  
 
The full text of the Emergency A mendment begins on the next page :  
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 TITLE 8:  AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS  
CHAPTER I:  DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE  
SUBCHAPTER s:  MOTOR FUELS  
 
PART 850  
MOTOR FUEL AND PETROLEUM STANDARDS ACT  
 
Section  
850.10  Written Complaint Required  
850.20  Access to Motor Fuels and Records  
850.30  Responsibility for Standards of Quality  
850.40  Administrative, Laboratory  and Sampling Fees  
850.50  Label on Motor Fuel Dispensing Device  
850.60  ASTM Standards  
EMERGENCY  
 
AUTHORITY:  Implementing and authorized by the Motor Fuel Standards Act [815 ILCS 370].  
 
SOURCE:  Emergency rules adopted at 8 Ill. Reg. 1455, effective January 12, 1984; adopted at 8 
Ill. Reg. 5993, effective April 23, 1984; amended at 9 Ill. Reg. 12711, effective August 6, 1985; 
amended at 14 Ill. Reg. 5072, effective March 26, 1990; emergency amendment at 28 Ill. Reg. 
16352, effective December 1, 2004, for a maximum of 150 days; amended at 29 Ill. Reg. 1886, 
effective January 24, 2005; amended at 29 Ill. Reg. 5372, effective April 1, 2005; emergency 
amendment at 34 Ill. Reg. 301, effective December 21, 2009, for a maximum of 150 days; 
amended at 34 Ill. Reg. 6050, effective April 19, 2010; emergency amendment at 34 Ill. Reg. 
10532, effective July 8, 2010, for a maximum of 150 days; amended at 34 Ill. Reg. 19468, 
effective December 3, 2010; emergency amendment at 35 Ill. Reg. 5615, effective March 17, 
2011 , for a maximum of 150 days; amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 11241, effective July 1, 2011; 
emergency amendment at 36 Ill. Reg. 7330, effective May 1, 2012, for a maximum of 150 days; 
amended at 36 Ill. Reg. 14685, effective September 24, 2012; amended at 37 Ill. Reg. 14004, 
effective September 16, 2013; emergency amendment at 40 Ill. Reg. 7478, effective April 26, 
2016, for a maximum of 150 days.  
 
Section 850.60  ASTM Standards  
EMERGENCY  
 
a) The standards set forth in the Annual Book of (ASTM) American Society for 
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 and supplements thereto, and revisions thereof are adopted unless modified or 
rejected by a regulation a dopted by the Department.   [815 ILCS 370/4]  
 
b) The effective date for the lubricity requirement contained in Table 1 (Detailed 
Requirements for Diesel Fuel Oils) of D 975 -04b is extended until October 1, 
2005.  
 
c) The quality of gasoline -ethanol oxygenate  blends sold or offered for sale in this 
State shall meet the standards set forth in Section 2.1.2 of the Uniform Engine 
Fuels and Automotive Lubricants Regulations as provided inunder the  National 
Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 130, 2016 2013 edition, as 
adopted by the 100th National Con ference on Weights and Measures November 
2015, http://www.nist.gov/pml/wmd/pubs/upload/hb 130-2016 -wfinal3.pdf . 
Notwithstanding the other provisions of this subsection, the Department expressly 
rejects the May 1, 2016 expiration of the vapor pressure exceptions in Section 
2.1.2 of Handbook 130.  Therefore, the vapor pressure exceptions in Section 2.1.2 
of Handbook  130 shall remain in effect until ASTM incorporates such exceptions 
into ASTM D4814 NIST Weights and Measures Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 
2600, Gaithersburg MD 20899 -2600, http://www.nist.gov/pml/wmd/pubs/  
hb13013.cfm .  These standards do not include a ny later amendments or editions  
of NIST Handbook 130 . 
 
(Source:  Amended by emergency rulemaking at 40 Ill. Reg. 7478 , effective April 26, 
2016 , for a maximum of 150 days)