NAC590.051. Biodiesel and diesel fuel: Adoption by reference of standards; requirements for certain biodiesel fuel blends.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the State Board of Agriculture hereby adopts by reference the following standards for biodiesel and diesel fuel set forth in Volumes 05.01, 05.03 and 05.04, “Petroleum Products and Lubricants,” of

the 2010 Annual Book of ASTM Standards published by ASTM International:

     (a) ASTM D6751, “Standard Specification for Biodiesel Fuel Blend Stock (B100) for Middle Distillate Fuels”;

     (b) ASTM D7467, “Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oil, Biodiesel Blend (B6 to B20)”; and

     (c) ASTM D975, “Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils.”

Ê Each new revision of those standards shall be deemed approved by the Board unless the revision is disapproved by the Board or its designee within 120 days after the date of publication of the revision by ASTM International. Each standard is available for inspection pursuant to NAC 590.045 and may be purchased from ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428, or at the Internet address http://www.astm.org. The price of ASTM D6751 is $41, the price of ASTM D7467 is $47 and the price of ASTM D975 is $59.

     2. The ratio for biodiesel fuel blended in accordance with ASTM D7467 must be not less than 6 percent but not more than 20 percent by volume of biodiesel fuel which complies with the specifications for feedstock and composition set forth in ASTM D6751. The remainder of the biodiesel blend which contains not less than 6 percent but not more than 20 percent by volume of biodiesel fuel must comply with the requirements for diesel fuel set forth in NAC 590.050.

     3. Biodiesel fuel blends which contain not more than 5 percent by volume of biodiesel fuel must comply with the requirements for diesel fuel set forth in NAC 590.050.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Agriculture by R064-01, eff. 12-17-2001; A by R209-08, 1-28-2010; R106-10, 2-20-2013)