15 U.S.C. § 2822 : US Code - Section 2822: Automotive fuel rating testing and disclosure requirements

Search 15 U.S.C. § 2822 : US Code - Section 2822: Automotive fuel rating testing and disclosure requirements

(a) Determination and certification of automotive fuel rating by
refiner distributing automotive fuel
Each refiner who distributes automotive fuel in commerce shall -
(1) determine the automotive fuel rating of any such fuel; and
(2) if such refiner distributes such fuel to any person other
than the ultimate purchaser, certify, consistent with the
determination made under paragraph (1), the automotive fuel
rating of such fuel.
(b) Certification of automotive fuel rating by distributor
receiving and distributing automotive fuel with certified
automotive fuel rating; use of automotive fuel rating for
certification by distributor
Each distributor who receives automotive fuel, the automotive
fuel rating of which is certified to him under this section, and
distributes such fuel in commerce to another person other than the
ultimate purchaser shall certify to such other person the
automotive fuel rating of such fuel consistent with -
(1) the automotive fuel rating of such fuel certified to such
distributor; or
(2) if such distributor elects (at such time and in such manner
as the Federal Trade Commission may, by rule, prescribe), the
automotive fuel rating of such fuel determined by such
distributor.
(c) Display of automotive fuel rating by automotive fuel retailer;
use of automotive fuel rating for display
Each automotive fuel retailer shall display in a clear and
conspicuous manner, at the point of sale to ultimate purchasers of
automotive fuel, the automotive fuel rating of such automotive
fuel, which automotive fuel rating shall be consistent with -
(1) the automotive fuel rating of such automotive fuel
certified to such retailer under subsection (a)(2) or (b) of this
section;
(2) if such automotive fuel retailer elects (at such time and
in such manner as the Federal Trade Commission may, by rule,
prescribe), the automotive fuel rating of such automotive fuel
determined by such retailer for such automotive fuel; or
(3) if such automotive fuel retailer is a refiner, the
automotive fuel rating of such automotive fuel determined under
subsection (a)(1) of this section.
(d) Display or representation of automotive fuel requirements for
new motor vehicles by manufacturer of such vehicles; promulgation
of rules by Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission shall, by rule, prescribe
requirements, applicable to any manufacturer of new motor vehicles,
with respect to the display on each such motor vehicle (or
representation in connection with the sale of each such motor
vehicle) of the automotive fuel requirement of such motor vehicle.
(e) Representation of antiknock characteristics of automotive fuel
by person distributing automotive fuel; use of automotive fuel
rating in representation
No person who distributes automotive fuel in commerce may make
any representation respecting the antiknock characteristics of such
fuel unless such representation fairly discloses the automotive
fuel rating of such fuel consistent with such fuel's automotive
fuel rating as certified to or determined by such person under the
foregoing provisions of this section.
(f) Additional statutory considerations respecting certification,
display, or representation of automotive fuel rating of
automotive fuel
For purposes of this section, the automotive fuel rating of any
automotive fuel shall be considered to be certified, displayed, or
represented by any person consistent with the rating certified to,
or determined by, such person -
(1) in the case of automotive fuel which consists of a blend of
two or more quantities of automotive fuel of differing automotive
fuel ratings, only if the rating certified, displayed, or
represented by such person is the average of the automotive fuel
ratings of such quantities, weighted by volume; or
(2) in the case of fuel which does not consist of such a blend,
only if the automotive fuel rating such person certifies,
displays, or represents is the same as the automotive fuel rating
of such fuel certified to, or determined by, such person.
(g) Nonapplicability of statutory requirements
The foregoing provisions of this section shall not apply -
(1) to any representation (by display at the point of sale or
by other means) of any characteristics of any automotive fuel
other than its automotive fuel rating; or
(2) to the identification of automotive fuel at the point of
sale (or elsewhere) by the trademark, trade name, or other
identifying symbol or mark used in connection with the sale of
such fuel.
(h) Display or representation of automotive fuel requirement of
motor vehicle not to create express or implied warranty under
State or Federal law respecting knocking characteristics of
automotive fuel
Any display or representation, with respect to the automotive
fuel requirement of any motor vehicle, required to be made under
any rule prescribed under subsection (d) of this section shall not
create an express or implied warranty under State or Federal law
that any automotive fuel the automotive fuel rating of which equals
or exceeds such automotive fuel requirement -
(1) may be used as a fuel in all motor vehicles of the same
class as that motor vehicle without knocking; or
(2) may be used as a fuel in such motor vehicle under all
operating conditions without knocking.