Any retailer or wholesale purchaser-consumer who sells, dispenses, or offers for sale or dispensing nonroad, locomotive or marine (NRLM) diesel fuel (including nonroad (NR) and locomotive or marine (LM)), or heating oil, must prominently and conspicuously display in the immediate area of each pump stand from which non-highway diesel fuel is offered for sale or dispensing, one of the following legible labels, as applicable, in block letters of no less than 24-point bold type, printed in a color contrasting with the background:
(a) From June 1, 2010 through November 30, 2014, any retailer or wholesale purchaser-consumer who sells, dispenses, or offers for sale or dispensing, motor vehicle diesel fuel subject to the 15 ppm sulfur standard of §80.520(a)(1), must affix the following conspicuous and legible label, in block letters of no less than 24-point bold type, and printed in a color contrasting with the background, to each pump stand:
ULTRA-LOW SULFUR HIGHWAY DIESEL FUEL (15 ppm Sulfur Maximum)
Required for use in all highway diesel vehicles and engines.
Recommended for use in all diesel vehicles and engines.
(b) From June 1, 2010, through September 30, 2012, for pumps dispensing NR diesel fuel subject to the 15 ppm sulfur standard of §80.510(b):
ULTRA-LOW SULFUR NON-HIGHWAY DIESEL FUEL (15 ppm Sulfur Maximum)
Required for use in all model year 2011 and later nonroad diesel engines.
Recommended for use in all other non-highway diesel engines.
WARNING
Federal law prohibits use in highway vehicles or engines.
(c) From June 1, 2010 through September 30, 2014, for pumps dispensing NRLM diesel fuel subject to the 500 ppm sulfur standard of §80.510(a):
LOW SULFUR NON-HIGHWAY DIESEL FUEL (500 ppm Sulfur Maximum)
WARNING
Federal law prohibits use in all model year 2011 and newer nonroad engines.
May damage model year 2011 and newer nonroad engines.
Federal law prohibits use in highway vehicles or engines.
(d) From June 1, 2010 through September 30, 2012 and from February 25, 2013 and thereafter, for pumps dispensing LM diesel fuel subject to the 500 ppm sulfur standard of §80.510(a):
LOW SULFUR LOCOMOTIVE AND MARINE DIESEL FUEL (500 ppm Sulfur Maximum)
WARNING
Federal law prohibits use in nonroad engines or in highway vehicles or engines.
(e) The labels required by paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section must be placed on the vertical surface of each pump housing and on each side that has gallon and price meters. The labels shall be on the upper two-thirds of the pump, in a location where they are clearly visible.
(f) Alternative labels to those specified in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section may be used as approved by EPA.
[69 FR 39183, June 29, 2004, as amended at 71 FR 25718, May 1, 2006; 75 FR 22970, Apr. 30, 2010; 77 FR 75880, Dec. 26, 2012; 79 FR 23653, Apr. 28, 2014]
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