(a) Applicable dates for marker requirements. Beginning June 1, 2006, all NRLM diesel fuel and ECA marine fuel shall contain less than 0.10 milligrams per liter of the marker solvent yellow 124, except for LM diesel fuel subject to the marking requirements of §80.510(e).

(b) Applicable dates for per-gallon standards.

(1) Beginning June 1, 2006, all NRLM diesel fuel must comply with the per-gallon sulfur standard for the designation or classification stated on its PTD, pump label, or other documentation. Based on the provisions of §80.510(h) and (j), there is no uniform downstream sulfur standard until the downstream dates identified in paragraphs (b)(3) through (b)(8) of this section.

(2) Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(5) and (b)(8) of this section, beginning December 1, 2010, all NRLM diesel fuel must comply with the cetane index or aromatics standard of §80.510.

(3) Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(5) through (b)(8) of this section, the per-gallon sulfur standard of §80.510(a) shall apply to all NRLM diesel fuel beginning August 1, 2010 for all downstream locations other than retail outlets or wholesale purchaser-consumer facilities, shall apply to all NRLM diesel fuel beginning October 1, 2010 for retail outlets and wholesale purchaser-consumer facilities, and shall apply to all NRLM diesel fuel beginning December 1, 2010 for all locations.

(4) Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(5) through (8) of this section, the per-gallon sulfur standard of §80.510(c) shall apply to all NRLM diesel fuel beginning August 1, 2014 for all downstream locations other than retail outlets or wholesale purchaser-consumer facilities, shall apply to all NRLM diesel fuel beginning October 1, 2014 for retail outlets and wholesale purchaser-consumer facilities, and shall apply to all NRLM diesel fuel beginning December 1, 2014 for all locations. This paragraph (b)(4) does not apply to LM diesel fuel produced from transmix or interface fuel that is sold or intended for sale in areas other than those listed in §80.510(g)(1) or (g)(2), as provided by §80.513(f).

(5) For all NRLM diesel fuel that is sold or intended for sale in the areas listed in §80.510(g)(1), the per-gallon sulfur standard and the cetane index or aromatics standard of 80.510(a) shall apply to all NRLM diesel fuel beginning August 1, 2007 for all downstream locations other than retail outlets or wholesale purchaser-consumer facilities, shall apply to all NRLM diesel fuel beginning October 1, 2007 for retail outlets and wholesale purchaser-consumer facilities, and shall apply to all NRLM diesel fuel beginning December 1, 2007 for all locations.

(6) For all NR diesel fuel that is sold or intended for sale in the areas listed in §80.510(g)(1), the per-gallon sulfur standard of §80.510(b) shall apply to all NR diesel fuel beginning August 1, 2010 for all downstream locations other than retail outlets or wholesale purchaser-consumer facilities, shall apply to all NR diesel fuel beginning October 1, 2010 for retail outlets and wholesale purchaser-consumer facilities, and shall apply to all NR diesel fuel beginning December 1, 2010 for all locations.

(7) For all NRLM diesel fuel that is sold or intended for sale in the areas listed in §80.510(g)(1), the per-gallon sulfur standard of §80.510(c) shall apply to all NRLM diesel fuel beginning August 1, 2012 for all downstream locations other than retail outlets or wholesale purchaser-consumer facilities, shall apply to all NRLM diesel fuel beginning October 1, 2012 for retail outlets and wholesale purchaser-consumer facilities, and shall apply to all NRLM diesel fuel beginning December 1, 2012 for all locations.

(8) The provisions of paragraphs (b)(5) through (b)(7) of this section shall apply for all NRLM or NR diesel fuel that is sold or intended for sale in the area listed in §80.510(g)(2), except for NRLM or NR diesel fuel that is produced in accordance with a compliance plan approved under §80.554.

(9) The per-gallon sulfur standard of §80.510(k) shall apply to all ECA marine fuel beginning August 1, 2014, for all downstream locations other than retail outlets or wholesale purchaser-consumer facilities, shall apply to all ECA marine fuel beginning October 1, 2014, for retail outlets and wholesale purchaser-consumer facilities, and shall apply to all ECA marine fuel beginning December 1, 2014, for all locations. Note that ECA marine fuel does not include fuel used in exempted steamships (or other exempted or excluded vessels) or fuel that exceeds the fuel sulfur limits while operating in an ECA or an ECA associated area as allowed by the U.S. government consistent with MARPOL Annex VI Regulation 3 or Regulation 4 (see §80.2(ttt)).

(10) For the purposes of this subpart, on any occasion where a distributor directly dispenses fuel into vehicles or equipment from a mobile facility such as a tanker truck, the distributor shall be treated as a retailer, and the mobile facility shall be treated as a retail outlet.

[69 FR 39169, June 29, 2004, as amended at 75 FR 22969, Apr. 30, 2010; 77 FR 75879, Dec. 26, 2012; 79 FR 23653, Apr. 28, 2014; 80 FR 9096, Feb. 19, 2015]