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Michigan One-Pager (State's Fuel Quality Regulation) |
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MI Department of Agriculture & Rural Development
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NCWM Region |
CWMA
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Primary Contact |
Craig VanBuren
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Last Modified |
06/21/12
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(517) 655-8202
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vanburenc9@michigan.gov
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What's needed for a
successful program?
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The MDA Motor Fuels Quality program has established regulations to address biodiesel and biodiesel blends for quality standards and labeling. Michigan Regulation 564, that contains rules on Biodiesel quality, has been approved and can be found at – http://www.state.mi.us/orr/emi/admincode.aspAdminCode=Single&Admin_Num=28500564001&Dpt=&RngHigh=29103101. It requires biodiesel and biodiesel blends to meet ASTM D6751, D975 and D7467. Purchasing equipment for the lab is an issue so arranging for a state lab to provide low-cost testing for MI is being explored.
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| AUTHORITY |
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Fuel Authority
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Statutory (enacted legislation); Regulatory (state regulations)
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Statutory/Regulatory Citation
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Motor Fuels Quality Act Statutory Citation is MCL
290.641 -290.650d
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| ADOPTED FUEL SPECIFICATIONS |
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Fuels Currently Regulated |
Biodiesel-Blends_yes; B100-Biodiesel_yes; Diesel Fuel_yes
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Fuel Specifications
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B1-B5_ASTM D975; PetroDiesel_ASTM D975; B100_ASTM D6751; B6-20_ASTM D7467
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Other Specifications |
gasoline: ASTM 4814
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If no spec - plan to adopt
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Process to Adopt Specifications
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Legislative Process; Administrative Rulemaking
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ASTM-Rev Adopted |
not automatic - use earlier revision, until law / regulations revised
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| TESTING PROGRAMS |
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Proactive Tests
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Gasoline only
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Reactive Test Circumstance
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Gasoline samples are obtained for complaints, randomly and for compliance follow up.
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Fuel Test Performed
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Where Sampled
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Producer; Retailer; Terminal / Blender
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Where Tested
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State's In-House Lab
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Penalties
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Progressive enforcement:
Administrative fines range from $200 to over $10,000.
Civil Prosecution: $1,000 per day for labeling violations and $10,000 per violation.
Criminal Prosecution: $10,000 per violation
License Revocation
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| REPORTING
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How to Report
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As notified on dispenser, Weights and Measures can be contacted at 1-800-632-3835. |
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| PRODUCT INDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
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Dispenser Labeling
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Can be found in R 185.562.3 as identified below:
R 285.562.3 Diesel, biodiesel, and biomass-based diesel dispenser notice; content.
Rule 3. (1) A retail dealer shall not transfer, sell, dispense, or offer diesel, biodiesel, biodiesel blend, biomass-based diesel, or biomass-based diesel blend for sale in this state unless every dispenser is posted with a notice which contains all of the following information listed in the following order:
(a) The statement: "MEETS MICH. QUALITY & PURITY STANDARDS FOR".
(b) The commodity name and content statement as follows:
(i) Diesel blended to contain greater than 5% and up to and including 20% by volume biodiesel must state "BIODIESEL BLEND: CONTAINS BIODIESEL IN QUANTITIES BETWEEN 5 PERCENT AND 20 PERCENT."
(ii) Diesel blended to contain greater than 20% by volume biodiesel must state "B____, BIODIESEL BLEND: CONTAINS MORE THAN 20% BIODIESEL" where the blank is to be filled in with the volume percentage of biodiesel in the diesel fuel blend.
(iii) 100% biodiesel must state "B 100 BIODIESEL; CONTAINS 100 PERCENT BIODIESEL"
(iv) Diesel blended to contain greater than 5% and up to 20% by volume biomass-based diesel or combination of biomass-based diesel and biodiesel must state "BIOMASS-BASED DIESEL BLEND; CONTAINS BIOMASS-BASED DIESEL OR BIODIESEL IN QUANTITIES BETWEEN 5 PERCENT AND 20 PERCENT"
(v) Diesel blended to contain greater than 20% by volume biomass-based diesel or combination of biomass-based diesel and biodiesel must state: "____% BIOMASS-BASED DIESEL BLEND; CONTAINS MORE THAN 20% BIOMASS-BASED DIESEL OR BIODIESEL" where the blank is to be filed in with the volume percentage of biomass-based diesel in the diesel fuel blend.
(vi) 100% biomass based diesel must state "100% BIOMASS BASED DIESEL; CONTAINS 100 PERCENT BIOMASS-BASED DIESEL"
(vii) Diesel not blended with biodiesel or biomass-based diesel or blended to contain 0-5% of biodiesel or 0-5% biomass-based diesel or 0-5% by volume combination thereof must be labeled as:
(A) "ULTRA-LOW SULFUR HIGHWAY DIESEL FUEL" for a diesel fuel containing 15 ppm sulfur maximum.
(B) "LOW SULFUR HIGHWAY DIESEL FUEL" for a diesel fuel containing 500 ppm sulfur maximum.
(C) "NON-HIGHWAY DIESEL FUEL" for a diesel fuel exceeding 500 ppm Sulfur.
(c) The statement: "CONSUMER COMPLAINT TOLL-FREE HOT LINE: CALL 1-800-MDA-FUEL."
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