Title 40

SECTION 80.1660

80.1660 Prohibited acts.

§ 80.1660 Prohibited acts.

No person shall -

(a) Averaging violation. Produce or import gasoline that does not comply with the applicable sulfur average standard under § 80.1603.

(b) Cap standard violation. Produce, import, sell, offer for sale, dispense, supply, offer for supply, store or transport gasoline, oxygenate, or ethanol denaturant that does not comply with the applicable sulfur cap standards under § 80.1603, § 80.1604, § 80.1610, or § 80.1611.

(c) Causing violating gasoline, oxygenate, or ethanol denaturant to be in the distribution system. Cause gasoline, oxygenate, or ethanol denaturant to be in the distribution system which does not comply with an applicable sulfur cap standard under § 80.1603, § 80.1604, § 80.1610, or § 80.1611.

(d) Oxygenate violation. Starting March 1, 2017, blend into gasoline, RBOB, or CBOB any oxygenate, including but not limited to denatured fuel ethanol, that has a sulfur content higher than 10 ppm.

(e) Additive blender violation. Unless acting in the capacity of a gasoline refiner or importer under § 80.1613, introduce an additive other than an oxygenate compound into gasoline, CBOB, or RBOB which contributes more than 3 ppm to the sulfur content of the finished gasoline, CBOB, or RBOB.

(f) Additive manufacturer violation. Introduce an additive with a maximum allowed treatment rate of less than 1.0 volume percent into gasoline, CBOB, or RBOB which contributes more than 3 ppm to the sulfur content of the finished gasoline, CBOB, or RBOB, or introduce more than 1.0 volume percent of any additive other than an oxygenate into gasoline, CBOB, or RBOB without complying with all the requirements of this subpart O, including the standards and requirements at § 80.1640 that apply to refiners producing gasoline by blending blendstocks into PCG.

(g) Denaturant violation. Cause or contribute to the introduction into commerce of an ethanol denaturant designated as suitable for the production manufacture of denatured fuel ethanol meeting federal quality requirements which does not comply with the requirements of § 80.1611.

(h) Credit violation. Generate, transfer, or use invalid credits or improperly transfer or use credits.

(i) Export violation. Distribute or dispense gasoline intended for export (pursuant to § 80.1603(b)(3)) for use in the United States.

(j) Failure to meet a requirement. Fail to meet a requirement that applies to that person under this subpart.