Code of Federal Regulations Title 40. Protection of Environment § 40.80.1500 Definitions

The definitions in § 80.2 apply to this subpart. For purposes of this subpart only:

Blendstock for oxygenate blending means gasoline blendstock which could become gasoline solely upon the addition of an oxygenate.

Conventional blendstock for oxygenate blending means gasoline blendstock which could become conventional gasoline solely upon the addition of an oxygenate.

Carrier has the same meaning as defined in § 80.2(t).

Conventional gasoline has the same meaning as defined in § 80.2(ff).

E0 means a gasoline that contains no ethanol.

E10 means a gasoline-ethanol blend that contains at least 9 and no more than 10 volume percent ethanol.

E15 means a gasoline-ethanol blend that contains greater than 10 volume percent ethanol and not more than 15 volume percent ethanol.

EX means a gasoline-ethanol blend that contains less than 9 volume percent ethanol where X equals the maximum volume percent ethanol in the gasoline-ethanol blend.

EXX means a gasoline-ethanol blend above E15 where XX equals the maximum volume percent ethanol in the gasoline-ethanol blend.

Ethanol blender has the same meaning as defined in § 80.2(v).

Ethanol importer means a person who brings ethanol into the United States (including from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands) for use in motor vehicles and nonroad engines.

Ethanol producer means any person who owns, leases, operates, controls, or supervises a facility that produces ethanol for use in motor vehicles or nonroad engines.

Flex-fuel vehicle has the same meaning as flexible-fuel vehicle as defined in § 86.1803–01.

Fuel dispenser means the apparatus used to dispense fuel into motor vehicles or nonroad vehicles, engines or equipment, or into a portable fuel container as defined at § 59.680.

Gasoline has the same meaning as defined in § 80.2(c).

Gasoline importer means an importer as defined in § 80.2(r) that imports gasoline or gasoline blending stocks that could become gasoline solely upon the addition of oxygenates.

Gasoline refiner means a refiner as defined as in § 80.2(i) that produces gasoline or gasoline blending stocks that could become gasoline solely upon the addition of oxygenates.

Oxygenate blender has the same meaning as defined in § 80.2(mm).

Oxygenate blending facility has the same meaning as defined in § 80.2(ll).

Regulatory control periods has the same meaning as defined in § 80.27(a)(2)(ii) or in any State Implementation Plan (SIP) approved or promulgated under §§ 110 or 172 of the Clean Air Act.

Retail outlet has the same meaning as defined § 80.2(j).

Retailer has the same meaning as defined in § 80.2(k).

Survey series means the four quarterly surveys that comprise a survey program.

Sampling strata means the three types of areas sampled during a survey which include the following:

(1) Densely populated areas;

(2) Transportation corridors;  and

(3) Rural areas.

Wholesale purchaser-consumer has the same meaning as defined in § 80.2(o).