Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 003 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Division 11 - State Plant Board › Rule 003.11.06-006 - Amendment to Handbook 130 (2006): Biodiesel - 3.8 Fuel Ethanol

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
Uniform Engine Fuels, Petroleum Products, and Automotive
				Lubricants Regulation
Section 1.
			 Definitions
1.1.
ASTM.
- American
			 Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International means the international
			 voluntary consensus standards organization formed for the development of
			 standards on characteristics and performance of materials, products, systems,
			 and services, and the promotion of related knowledge.
1.2.
Antiknock Index (AKI).
-
			 means the arithmetic average of the Research Octane Number (RON) and Motor
			 Octane Number (MON): AKI = (RON+MON)/2. This value is called by a variety of
			 names, in addition to antiknock index, including: octane rating, posted octane,
			 (R+M)/2 octane.
1.3.
Automatic Transmission Fluid.
- means a product intended for use
			 in a passenger vehicle, other than a bus, as either a lubricant, coolant, or
			 liquid medium in any type of fluid automatic transmission that contains a
			 torque converter. For the purposes of this regulation, fluids intended for use
			 in continuously variable transmissions are not considered "Automatic
			 Transmission Fluid."
(Added 2004)
1.4.
Automotive Fuel Rating.
-
			 means the automotive fuel rating required under the amended Octane
			 Certification and Posting Rule (or as amended, the Fuel Rating Rule), 16 CFR
			 Part 306. Under this Rule, sellers of liquid automotive fuels, including
			 alternative fuels, must determine, certify, and post an appropriate automotive
			 fuel rating. The automotive fuel rating for gasoline is the antiknock index
			 (octane rating). The automotive fuel rating for alternative liquid fuels
			 consists of the common name of the fuel, along with a disclosure of the amount,
			 expressed as a minimum percentage by volume of the principal component of the
			 fuel. For alternative liquid automotive fuels, a disclosure of other
			 components, expressed as a minimum percentage by volume, may be included, if
			 desired.
1.5.
Automotive
			 Gasoline, Automotive Gasoline-Oxygenate Blend.
- means a type of fuel
			 suitable for use in spark-ignition automobile engines and also commonly used in
			 marine and non-automotive applications.
1.6.
Aviation Gasoline.
- means
			 a type of gasoline suitable for use as a fuel in an aviation spark-ignition
			 internal combustion engine.
1.7.
Aviation Turbine Fuel.
- means a refined middle distillate
			 suitable for use as a fuel in an aviation gas turbine internal combustion
			 engine.
1.8.
Base
			 Gasoline.
- means all components other than ethanol in a blend of
			 gasoline and ethanol.
1.9.
Biodiesel.
- means a fuel comprised of mono-alkyl esters of long chain
			 fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats, designated
			 B100.
1.10.
Biodiesel
			 Blend.
- means a fuel comprised of a blend of biodiesel fuel with
			 petroleum-based diesel fuel, designated BXX. In the abbreviation BXX, the XX
			 represents the volume percentage of biodiesel fuel in the blend.
1.11.
Cetane Index.
- means an
			 approximation of the cetane number of distillate diesel fuel, which does not
			 contain a cetane improver additive, calculated from the density and
			 distillation measurements.
1.12.
Cetane Number.
- means a numerical measure of the ignition
			 performance of a diesel fuel obtained by comparing it to reference fuels in a
			 standardized engine test.
1.13.
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).
- means natural gas which has been
			 compressed and dispensed into fuel storage containers and is suitable for use
			 as an engine fuel.
1.14.
Denatured Fuel Ethanol.
- means "ethanol" as defined in §
			 1.19.
1.15.
Diesel
			 Fuel.
- means a refined middle distillate suitable for use as a fuel in
			 a compression-ignition (diesel) internal combustion engine.
1.16.
Distillate.
- means any
			 product obtained by condensing the vapors given off by boiling petroleum or its
			 products.
1.17.
EPA.
-
			 means the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
1.18.
E85 Fuel Ethanol.
- means
			 a blend of ethanol and hydrocarbons of which the ethanol portion is nominally
			 85 to 75 volume percent denatured fuel ethanol.
1.19.
Engine Fuel.
- means any
			 liquid or gaseous matter used for the generation of power in an internal
			 combustion engine.
1.20.
Engine Fuels Designed for Special
Use. - means engine fuels designated
			 by the Director as requiring registration. These fuels normally do not have
			 ASTM or other national consensus standards applying to their quality or
			 usability; common special fuels are racing fuels and those intended for
			 agricultural and other off-road applications.
1.21.
Ethanol.
- also known as
			 "Denatured Fuel Ethanol," means nominally anhydrous ethyl alcohol meeting ASTM
			 D 4806 standards. It is intended to be blended with gasoline for use as a fuel
			 in a spark-ignition internal combustion engine. The denatured fuel ethanol is
			 first made unfit for drinking by the addition of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
			 and Firearms (BATF) approved substances before blending with
			 gasoline.
1.22.
Fuel
			 Oil.
- means a refined oil middle distillates, heavy distillates, or
			 residues of refining, or blends of these, suitable for use as a fuel for
			 heating or power generation, the classification of which shall be defined by
			 ASTM D 396.
1.23.
Gasoline.
- means a volatile mixture of liquid hydrocarbons generally
			 containing small amounts of additives suitable for use as a fuel in a
			 spark-ignition internal combustion engine.
1.24.
Gasoline-Alcohol Blend.
-
			 means a fuel consisting primarily of gasoline and a substantial amount (more
			 than 0.35 mass percent of oxygen, or more than 0.15 mass percent of oxygen if
			 methanol is the only oxygenate) of one or more alcohols.
1.25.
Gasoline Gallon Equivalent
			 (GGE).
- Gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE) means 2.567 kg (5.660 lb) of
			 natural gas.
1.26.
Gasoline
			 Liter Equivalent (GLE).
- Gasoline liter equivalent (GLE) means 0.678 kg
			 (1.495 lb) of natural gas.
1.27.
Gasoline-Oxygenate Blend.
- means a fuel consisting primarily of
			 gasoline along with a substantial amount (more than 0.35 mass percent of
			 oxygen, or more than 0.15 mass percent of oxygen if methanol is the only
			 oxygenate) of one or more oxygenates.
1.28.
Gear Oil.
- means an oil
			 used to lubricate gears, axles, or some manual transmissions. (Added
			 2004)
1.29.
Kerosene.
- (or "Kerosine") means a refined middle distillate suitable for use as a fuel
			 for heating or illuminating, the classification of which shall be defined by
			 ASTM D 3699.
1.30.
Lead
			 Substitute.
- means an EPA-registered gasoline additive suitable, when
			 added in small amounts to fuel, to reduce or prevent exhaust valve recession
			 (or seat wear) in automotive spark-ignition internal combustion engines
			 designed to operate on leaded fuel.
1.31.
Lead Substitute Engine
			 Fuel.
- means, for labeling purposes, a gasoline or gasoline-oxygenate
			 blend that contains a "lead substitute."
1.32.
Leaded.
- means, for
			 labeling purposes, any gasoline or gasoline-oxygenate blend which contains more
			 than 0.013 g of lead per liter (0.05 g lead per U.S. gal). NOTE: EPA defines
			 leaded fuel as one which contains more than 0.0013 g of phosphorus per liter
			 (0.005 g per U.S. gal), or any fuel to which lead or phosphorus is
			 intentionally added.
1.33.
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).
- means natural gas that has been liquefied
			 at -126.1 °C (-259 °F) and stored in insulated cryogenic tanks for use
			 as an engine fuel.
1.34.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).
- means a mixture of normally gaseous
			 hydrocarbons, predominantly propane, or butane, or both, that has been
			 liquefied by compression or cooling, or both to facilitate storage, transport,
			 and handling.
1.35.
Low
			 Sulfur.
- means low sulfur diesel fuel that meets ASTM D 975 (e.g.,
			 Grade Low Sulfur No. 1-D or Grade Low Sulfur No. 2-D) standards. Diesel fuel
			 containing higher amounts of sulfur for off-road use is defined by EPA
			 regulations.
1.36.
Low
			 Temperature Operability.
- means a condition which allows the
			 uninterrupted operation of a diesel engine through the continuous flow of fuel
			 throughout its fuel delivery system at low temperatures. Fuels with adequate
			 low temperature operability characteristics have the ability to avoid wax
			 precipitation and clogging in fuel filters.
(Added 1998)(Amended 1999)
1.37.
Lubricity.
- a qualitative
			 term describing the ability of a fluid to affect friction between, and wear to,
			 surfaces in relative motion under load.
(Added 2003)
1.38.
M100 Fuel Methanol.
-
			 means nominally anhydrous methyl alcohol, generally containing small amounts of
			 additives, suitable for use as a fuel in a compression-ignition internal
			 combustion engine.
1.39.
M85
			 Fuel Methanol.
- means a blend of methanol and hydrocarbons of which the
			 methanol portion is nominally 70 to 85 volume percent.
1.40.
Motor Octane Number.
-
			 means a numerical indication of a spark-ignition engine fuel's resistance to
			 knock obtained by comparison with reference fuels in a standardized ASTM D 2700
			 Motor Method engine test.
1.41.
Motor Oil.
- means an oil that reduces friction and wear between
			 the moving parts within a reciprocating internal combustion engine and also
			 serves as a coolant. For the purposes of this regulation, "vehicle motor oil"
			 refers to a motor oil which is intended for use in light-to-heavy duty vehicles
			 including cars, sport utility vehicles, vans, trucks, buses, and off-road
			 farming and construction equipment. For the purposes of this regulation,
			 "recreational motor oil" refers to a motor oil which is intended for use in
			 four-stroke cycle engines used in motorcycles, ATVs, and lawn and garden
			 equipment. For the purposes of this regulation, motor oil also means engine
			 oil.
(Added 2004)
1.42.
Oil.
- means motor oil,
			 engine oil, and/or gear oil. (Added 2004)
1.43.
Oxygen Content of
			 Gasoline.
- means the percentage of oxygen by mass contained in a
			 gasoline.
1.44. Oxygenate. - means
			 an oxygen-containing, ashless, organic compound, such as an alcohol or ether,
			 which can be used as a fuel or fuel supplement.
1.45.
Reformulated Gasoline.
-
			 means a volatile mixture of liquid hydrocarbons and oxygenates meeting the
			 reformulated gasoline requirements of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 and
			 suitable for use as a fuel in a spark-ignition internal combustion
			 engine.
1.46.
Research Octane
			 Number.
- means a numerical indication of a spark-ignition engine fuel's
			 resistance to knock obtained by comparison with reference fuels in a
			 standardized ASTM D 2699 Research Method Engine Test.
1.47.
SAE.
- means the Society
			 of Automotive Engineers, a technical organization for engineers, scientists,
			 technicians, and others in positions that cooperate closely in the engineering,
			 design, manufacture, use, and maintainability of self-propelled
			 vehicles.
1.48.
Substantially Similar.
- means the EPA's "Substantially Similar" rule,
			 Section 211 (f) (1) of the Clean Air Act [
			 42 U.S.C.
			 7545(f)(1) ].
1.49.
Thermal Stability.
- means
			 the ability of a fuel to resist the thermal stress which is experienced by the
			 fuel when exposed to high temperatures in a fuel delivery system. Such stress
			 can lead to formation of insoluble gums or organic particulates. Insolubles
			 (e.g., gums or organic particulates) can clog fuel filters and contribute to
			 injector deposits. (Added 1998)(Amended 1999)
1.50.
Total Alcohol.
- means the
			 aggregate total in volume percent of all alcohol contained in any fuel defined
			 in this Chapter.
1.51.
Total
			 Oxygenate.
- means the aggregate total in volume percent of all
			 oxygenates contained in any fuel defined in this Chapter.
1.52.
Unleaded.
- in conjunction
			 with "engine fuel" or "gasoline" means any gasoline or gasoline-oxygenate blend
			 to which no lead or phosphorus compounds have been intentionally added and
			 which contains not more than 0.013 g of lead per liter (0.05 g lead per U.S.
			 gal) and not more than 0.0013 g of phosphorus per liter (0.005 g phosphorus per
			 U.S. gal).
1.53.
Wholesale
			 Purchaser Consumer.
- means any person who is an ultimate gasoline
			 consumer of fuel methanol, fuel ethanol, diesel fuel, biodiesel, fuel oil,
			 kerosene, aviation turbine fuels, natural gas, compressed natural gas, or
			 liquefied petroleum gas and who purchases or obtains the product from a
			 supplier and receives delivery of that product into a storage tank.
(Added 1998)(Amended 1999)