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Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
G. Uniform Engine
			 Fuels, Petroleum Products, and Automotive Lubricants
Regulation as adopted by The National Conference on Weights and
				Measures*
1.
Background
In 1984, the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM)
				adopted a section 2.20. in the Uniform Regulation for the Method of Sale of
				Commodities requiring that motor fuels containing alcohol be labeled to
				disclose to the retail purchaser that the fuel contains alcohol. The delegates
				deemed this action necessary since motor vehicle manufacturers were qualifying
				their warranties with respect to some gasoline-alcohol blends, motor fuel users
				were complaining to weights and measures officials about fuel quality and
				vehicle performance, and American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
				International had not yet finalized quality standards for oxygenated (which
				includes alcohol-containing) fuels. While a few officials argued weights and
				measures officials should not cross the line from quantity assurance programs
				to programs regulating quality, the delegates were persuaded that the issue
				needed immediate attention.
A Motor Fuels Task Force was appointed in 1984 to develop
				mechanisms for achieving uniformity in the evaluation and regulation of motor
				fuels.
The Task Force developed the Uniform Motor Fuel Inspection Law
				(see the Uniform Laws section of this Handbook) and the Uniform Motor Fuel
				Regulation to accompany the Law.
The Uniform Law required registration and certification of
				motor fuel as meeting ASTM standards. The regulation defined the ASTM standards
				to be applied to motor fuel.
In 1992 the NCWM established the Petroleum Subcommittee under
				the Laws and Regulations Committee. The subcommittee recommended major
				revisions to the Regulation that was adopted at the 80th NCWM in 1995. The
				scope of the regulation was expanded to include all engine fuels, petroleum
				products, and automotive lubricants; its title was changed accordingly; and the
				fuel specifications and method of sale sections were revised to address the
				additional products. Other changes included expansion of the definitions
				section and addition of sections on retail storage tanks, condemned product,
				registration of engine fuels designed for special use, and test methods and
				reproducibility limits.
2.
Status of Promulgation
The Uniform Regulation for Engine Fuels, Petroleum Products,
				and Automotive Lubricants was adopted by the NCWM in 1995. The status of State
				actions with respect to this Regulation is shown in the table beginning on page
				10.
*The National Conference on Weights and Measures is supported
				by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in partial implementation
				of its statutory responsibility for "cooperation with the States in securing
				uniformity in weights and measures laws and methods of inspection."
Uniform Engine Fuels, Petroleum Products, and Automotive
				Lubricants Regulation