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Filing Date (mm/dd/yy): 10/12/22 Filing Description: Administrative Amendments to the 

RBOB Gasoline Futures Contract 

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Organization Rules and Rule Amendments

Certification § 40.6(a)

Approval § 40.5(a)

Notification § 40.6(d)

Advance Notice of SIDCO Rule Change § 40.10(a)

SIDCO Emergency Rule Change § 40.10(h)

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Certification § 40.2(a) 

Certification Security Futures § 41.23(a)

Certification Swap Class § 40.2(d)

Approval § 40.3(a)

Approval Security Futures § 41.23(b)

Novel Derivative Product Notification § 40.12(a)

Swap Submission § 39.5

Product Terms and Conditions (product related Rules and Rule Amendments)

Certification § 40.6(a) 

Certification Made Available to Trade Determination § 40.6(a)

Certification Security Futures § 41.24(a)

Delisting (No Open Interest) § 40.6(a) 

Approval § 40.5(a)

Approval Made Available to Trade Determination § 40.5(a)

Approval Security Futures § 41.24(c)

Approval Amendments to enumerated agricultural products § 40.4(a), § 40.5(a)

“Non-Material Agricultural Rule Change” § 40.4(b)(5)

Notification § 40.6(d)

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Christopher Bowen 

Managing Director and Chief Regulatory Counsel

Legal Department

October 12, 2022 

VIA ELECTRONIC PORTAL

Mr. Christopher J. Kirkpatrick

Office of the Secretariat

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Three Lafayette Centre

1155 21st Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20581

Re: CFTC Regulation 40.6(a) Certification. Administrative Amendments to the

RBOB Gasoline Futures Contract. 

 NYMEX Submission No. 22-409

Dear Mr. Kirkpatrick:

New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (“NYMEX” or “Exchange”) is certifying to the Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”) amendments to Rule 191101. (“Contract Specifications”) 

of the RBOB Gasoline Futures contract (Rulebook Chapter: 191; Commodity Code: RB) (the “Contract”) 

to clarify the Exchange’s requirement of NACE Corrosion testing effective on November 1, 2022. 

Specifically, Rule 191101. provides, in part, that at the time delivery, RBOB delivery shall meet the 

requirements of Colonial Pipeline Company for Fungible F Grade gasoline. The specifications further notes 

that the NACE Corrosion test is not required. For clarification, the Exchange is deleting language stating 

that NACE testing in not required (the “Rule Amendments”). 

The Exchange previously issued SER 8932 to clarify that irrespective of not requiring NACE Corrosion 

testing, the Contract’s specifications require that deliverable gasoline meet all of Colonial Pipeline 

Company’s F Grade requirements, including a test result of a minimum of B+ (before blending of denatured 

fuel ethanol) when NACE Corrosion testing is undertaken. At this time, NYMEX is implementing the Rule 

Amendments to codify its current practice. The Rule Amendments will not impact the deliverable supply of 

the Contract.

The Rule Amendments, which are administrative in nature, are provided in Appendix A below in blackline 

format.

The Exchange reviewed the designated contract market core principles (“Core Principles”) as set forth in 

the Commodity Exchange Act (“Act” or “CEA”) and identified that the Rule Amendments may have some 

bearing on the following Core Principles:

• Contract Not Readily Subject to Manipulation: The Contract is not readily subject to 

manipulation because of its structural attributes and active underlying market.

• Availability of General Information: The Exchange will publish information on the changes via a 

SER to notify the marketplace of the Rule Amendments. The SER will also be posted on the CME 

Group website.
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• Daily Publication of Trading Information: The Exchange shall continue to make public daily 

information on settlement prices, volume, open interest, and opening and closing ranges for the 

Contract.

Pursuant to Section 5c(c) of the Act and CFTC Regulation 40.6(a), the Exchange hereby certifies that the 

Rule Amendments comply with the Act, including regulations under the Act. There were no substantive 

opposing views to this proposal. 

The Exchange certifies that this submission has been concurrently posted on the Exchange’s website at 

http://www.cmegroup.com/market-regulation/rule-filings.html. 

Should you have any questions concerning the above, please contact the undersigned at (212) 299-2200 

or via e-mail at CMEGSubmissionInquiry@cmegroup.com. 

Sincerely,

/s/ Christopher Bowen

Managing Director and Chief Regulatory Counsel

Attachment: Appendix A - Amendments to NYMEX Rule 191101. (blackline format)
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Appendix A

NYMEX Rulebook

(additions underscored; deletions struck though) 

Chapter 191

RBOB Gasoline Futures

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191101. CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS

The RBOB delivered shall be a hydrocarbon oil free from alkali, mineral acid, grit, fibrous or other 

foreign matter, meeting the specifications as are in effect for downstream parties at the time of 

delivery meeting the requirements of Colonial Pipeline Company (Atlanta, Georgia) for: 

Fungible F Grade, Reformulated Regular Gasoline Blendstock (RBOB) for blending with 10% 

Denatured Fuel Ethanol (92% Purity) as defined in ASTM D-4806 as listed by the Colonial Pipeline 

as being properly designated for sale in New York and New Jersey in accordance with EPA 

regulations; provided, however, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Colonial Pipeline 

specifications, the specifications set forth in Sections 101.1. through 101.5. below shall apply for Reid 

Vapor Pressure, Oxygenation, Corrosion, Distillation, and EPA Reformulated Gasoline requirements: 

1. Reid Vapor Pressure: RBOB delivered pursuant to this contract shall have Reid Vapor Pressure 

no greater than the following maximum levels after blending with denatured fuel ethanol:

MONTH P.S.I. 

January 15.0 

February 15.0 

March 13.5 

April 7.4 

May 7.4

June 7.4

July 7.4 

August 7.4

September 1-15 7.4

September 16-30 13.5 

October 13.5 

November 15.0 

December 15.0 

Provided that, deliveries on the September contract originally nominated for delivery on or before 

September 15 shall not exceed 7.4 p.s.i., regardless of the time of actual delivery. 

2. Oxygenation: RBOB shall not contain oxygenates, such as ethers or alcohols. The de minimis 

limit of MTBE, ETBE, and TAME allowed is 0.3% by volume maximum. 

3. Corrosion: RBOB shall comply with the Colonial Pipeline specifications for Copper and Silver 

Corrosion under ASTM D-130 and ASTM D-4814. The NACE Corrosion test is not required. 

4. Distillation: RBOB shall comply with the Colonial Pipeline distillation requirements, except for the 

T50 minimum requirement during the winter season when RBOB shall meet the T50 minimum 

requirement (for 50% by volume Evaporation) at 150 degrees Fahrenheit, as required by 

Buckeye Pipeline Grade 542. Deliveries against the March contract month shall meet the 
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Buckeye Pipeline Grade 542 requirements for the minimum T50 distillation standard and the 

minimum temperature for meeting the Vapor/Liquid Ratio (V/L) in effect for wintertime RBOB. 

5. (a) RBOB deliveries shall comply with EPA requirements for RBOB designated gasoline at all 

times, including the minimum and maximum standards set forth in 40 C.F.R. Part 80 as are in 

effect for downstream parties at the time and place of delivery, and shall be adjusted by the 

amount of any increase or decrease in such standards as required by EPA for RBOB sold and 

distributed for consumption in the New York Harbor area. RBOB deliveries shall comply with 

State and Federal requirements for oxygen content for RBOB sold for consumption as are in 

effect at the time and place of delivery. In the event that EPA issues a temporary waiver which 

impacts fuel standards at Exchange-approved terminals in New York Harbor, the Exchange, in 

its sole discretion, will review the provisions of the waiver on a case-by-case basis to determine 

whether to modify the existing delivery requirements for RBOB-designated gasoline to comply 

with such waiver.

(b)(i) All tests shall be performed in accordance with EPA regulations. 

(ii) Enforcement tolerances, as permitted by EPA for downstream parties, shall apply to all 

specifications governed by EPA regulations. Product delivered in conformance with such 

specifications, including enforcement tolerances, may not be rejected by the buyer as 

nonconforming to the specifications. 

(iii) ASTM refers to the American Society for Testing Materials. 

(iv) API. refers to the American Petroleum Institute. 

[Remainder of Chapter Unchanged.}