Code of Federal Regulations Title 40. Protection of Environment § 40.80.335 What gasoline sample retention requirements apply to refiners and importers?

(a) Sample retention requirements. Beginning January 1, 2004, or January 1 of the first year allotments or credits are generated under §§ 80.275 and 80.305, whichever is earlier, any refiner or importer shall:

(b) Sample retention requirement for samples subject to independent analysis requirements.

(c) Sampling compliance certification. Any refiner or importer shall include with each annual report filed under § 80.370, the following statement, which must accurately reflect the facts and must be signed and dated by the same person who signs the annual report:

I certify that I have made inquiries that are sufficient to give me knowledge of the procedures to collect and store gasoline samples, and I further certify that the procedures meet the requirements of the ASTM procedures required under 40 CFR 80.330.

(d) Prior to January 1, 2004, for purposes of complying with the requirements of this section, refiners who analyze composited samples under § 80.330(a)(3) must retain portions of the composited samples. Portions of samples of each batch comprising the composited samples are not required to be retained.

(e) For purposes of complying with the requirements of this section for RBOB, a sample of each RBOB batch produced plus a sample of the ethanol used to conduct the handblend testing pursuant to § 80.69 must be retained.