O. Reg. 533/22: GASOLINE VOLATILITY

 

ontario regulation 533/22

made under the

Environmental Protection Act

Made: November 24, 2022
Filed: November 25, 2022
Published on e-Laws: November 25, 2022
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: December 10, 2022

Amending O. Reg. 271/91

(GASOLINE VOLATILITY)

1. (1) The definition of “late summer” in subsection 1 (1) of Ontario Regulation 271/91 is amended by striking out “14th” and substituting “15th”.

(2) Subsection 1 (1) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following definition:

“service station” means a facility whose primary function is the retail sale of gasoline or diesel dispensed into the fuel tanks of motor vehicles;

(3) The definition of “summer” in subsection 1 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

“summer” means the 16th day of May to the 15th day of September, inclusive;

2. The Regulation is amended by adding the following section:

Application

1.1 This Regulation does not apply with respect to motor gasoline that is reasonably expected to be transported for use or sale outside of Ontario.

3. Section 4 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:

(5) This section does not apply to a service station.

4. (1) Clause 5 (1) (b) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(b)  which both determines vapour pressure, subject to subsection (1.1), and makes a record of its determinations in a manner consistent with the accreditation program.

(2) Section 5 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:

(1.1) For the purposes of determining the vapour pressure of motor gasoline under subsection (1), if the determined vapour pressure is not a whole number, the vapour pressure must be rounded to the nearest whole number in accordance with the rounding method set out in ASTM E29, “Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications”, published by ASTM International, as it may be amended from time to time, and the vapour pressure must be recorded using that whole number.

(3) Subsection 5 (2) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “two” and substituting “five”.

(4) Subsection 5 (3) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(3) The person required by section 2, 3 or 4 to comply with this section shall, during the same year in which the records are prepared under subsection (1), prepare a summary of the records for the following periods:

1.  The period that begins on the 16th day of May and ends on the 15th day of June.

2.  The period that begins on the 16th day of June and ends on the 15th day of July.

3.  The period that begins on the 16th day of July and ends on the 15th day of August.

4.  The period that begins on the 16th day of August and ends on the 15th day of September.

(5) Subsection 5 (4) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(4) The summary shall contain the information required by the Director and shall be prepared by the 30th day of September in each year in which the records are prepared under subsection (1).

(4.1) The person required by section 2, 3 or 4 to comply with this section shall,

(a)  keep the summary prepared under this section for a period of five years following the day the summary was required to be prepared; and

(b)  produce the summary that is required to be kept under clause (a) to the Director upon request.

(6) Subclause 5 (5) (b) (ii) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “two” and substituting “five”.

(7) Clause 5 (5) (c) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “subsections (3) and (4)” at the end and substituting “subsections (3), (4) and (4.1)”.

(8) Subsection 5 (6) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “Subsections (3) and (4)” at the beginning and substituting “Subsections (3), (4) and (4.1)”.

5. Section 6 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

Test Methodology

6. The vapour pressure of motor gasoline shall be determined in accordance with,

(a)  ASTM D323, “Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Reid Method)”, published by ASTM International, as it may be amended from time to time;

(b)  ASTM D4814, “Standard Specification for Automotive Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel”, published by ASTM International, as it may be amended from time to time;

(c)  ASTM D5191, “Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products and Liquid Fuels (Mini Method)”, published by ASTM International, as it may be amended from time to time; or

(d)  another procedure acceptable to the Director.

6. Section 7 of the Regulation is revoked.

Commencement

7. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.