Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
Title 16 - Commercial Practices |
Chapter I - Federal Trade Commission |
SubChapter C - Regulations Under Specific Acts of Congress |
Part 306 - Automotive Fuel Ratings, Certification and Posting |
Appendix A to Part 306 - Summary of Labeling Requirements for Biodiesel Fuels
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Appendix A to Part 306 - Summary of Labeling Requirements for Biodiesel Fuels
(Part 1 of 2)
Fuel type Blends of 5 percent or less Blends of more than 5 but not more than 20 percent Header Text Color Biodiesel No label required Either “B-XX Biodiesel Blend” or “Biodiesel Blend” contains biomass-based diesel or biodiesel in quantities between 5 percent and 20 percent Blue Biomass-Based Diesel No label required Either “XX% Biomass-Based Diesel Blend” or “Biomass-Based Diesel Blend” contains biomass-based diesel or biodiesel in quantities between 5 percent and 20 percent Orange (Part 2 of 2)
Fuel type Blends of more than 20 percent Pure (100%) Biodiesel or Biomass-Based diesel Header Text Color Header Text Color Biodiesel B-XX Biodiesel Blend contains more than 20 percent biomass-based diesel or biodiesel Blue B-100 Biodiesel contains 100 percent biodiesel Blue Biomass-Based Diesel XX% Biomass-Based Diesel Blend contains more than 20 percent biomass-based diesel or biodiesel Orange 100% Biomass-Based Diesel contains 100 percent biomass-based diesel Orange [73 FR 40164, July 11, 2008]