Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 327d - Motor Fuel Quality Testing Standards › Section 14-327d-11 - Weights and measures sampling procedure for motor fuel octane and oxygenated levels

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Containers and Seals
Departmental inspectors shall use uncontaminated one-gallon
				steel containers, soldered on the outside to prevent contamination of the
				sample to obtain octane samples. Each container shall have an uncontaminated
				metal security seal. Departmental inspectors shall use uncontaminated one-pint
				aluminum containers, soldered on the outside to prevent contamination of the
				sample to obtain oxygenate samples. Each container shall have an uncontaminated
				plastic security seal. Each container shall have an official State of
				Connecticut sticker containing a sample number.
(b)
Collection of Samples
All samples shall be drawn from the dispenser nozzle. For
				octane testing the inspector shall draw 0.8 gallons. For oxygenate testing the
				inspector shall draw 0.09 gallons. When drawing samples from blend dispensers
				or any dispenser with multiple products available from a single shared nozzle
				the inspector shall flush 0.5 gallons through the dispenser before drawing the
				sample. After obtaining the samples the inspector shall fill out a report form
				provided by the department. The inspector shall have the person in charge of
				the station at the time of the inspection sign a copy of the report. The
				inspector shall give the person in charge of the station at the time of the
				inspection a copy of the signed report. After each sample is taken the
				inspector shall place the container in a locked plastic cooler that is kept in
				the inspector's vehicle.
(c)
Transportation and Storage of
			 Samples
At the end of the day the inspector shall deliver the samples
				to the testing laboratory and shall obtain a receipt from the laboratory
				showing the date brought to the laboratory, the condition of each sample and
				the sample number. In lieu of bringing the samples to the testing laboratory
				the inspector may bring the samples back to the department where the samples
				shall be logged in and stored in a suitable locked area for future pick-up by
				the laboratory.
(d)
Custody of Stored Samples
When picking up the samples from the department the laboratory
				shall give the departmental employee making the transfer a receipt showing the
				date picked up by the laboratory, the condition of each sample and the sample
				number. The laboratory shall provide to the department on a monthly basis a
				report showing the chain of custody for each sample from pick up to testing by
				the laboratory.
(e)
Laboratory Reports
If the sample fails to pass the minimum standards or levels a
				retest shall be made. The laboratory shall notify the department of the results
				of each test for each sample in writing. The department may require the
				laboratory to send by facsimile transmittal the results when a sample fails
				both tests. The sample shall fail the test if the octane level is 0.7 octane
				less than the posted figure for the product being tested.