Section 16-1799. DEFINITIONS

 

Blended service station dispenser- a pump that has a single nozzle that dispenses more than one (1) octane rating.

 

Motor fuel testing lab - a lab that analyzes incoming petroleum products for their quality and to ensure that samples of various grades of motor fuels comply with state and/or federal Environmental Protection Agency guidelines.

 

Portable Octane Analyzer- a portable octane analyzer, for use with gasoline, that measures the octane number via near-infrared transmission spectroscopy. It consists of three primary components: the analyzer, a sample container and a light shield. (i.e., ZX-101XL Octane analyzer or similar device.)

 

Service station dispenser- a pump that draws gasoline from underground storage tanks.

 

Tolerance - a value fixing the limit of allowable error or departure from true performance or value.

 

 

authority

Section 18a(a) of An Act to establish standard weights and measures for the District of Columbia, to define the duties of the Superintendent of Weights, Measures, and Markets of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes, approved March 3, 1921 (41 Stat. 1223), as amended by the Gasoline and Fuel Pump Octane Measurement Amendment Act of 2012, effective September 20, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-168; D.C. Official Code § 37-201.18a(a) (2015 Supp.)), and Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1983, effective March 31, 1983.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 4071 (March 18, 2016).