Gasoline Marketing: States' Programs for Pump Labeling of Gasoline Ingredients : Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of RepresentativesThe Office, 1989 - 21 lappuses |
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50 respondents 50 state officials Accounting Office alcohol blended fuels alcohol content alcohol fuels Alcohol Labeling Requirements automobile manufacturers base gasoline basis to judge benzene changes were needed CHECK co-solvent commented comply with automobile Contains Alcohol Definitely yes District of Columbia enable consumers enforce their pump engine knock extent favored a federal federal label federal pump label federal uniform label federal uniform pump fuel specifications fuels contain ethanol gaso Gasohol gasoline ingredient pump gasoline pump labeling ingredient pump labeling label for gasoline label was evident labeling of alcohol List the percentage ments National Conference octane rating officials responded officials that responded oxygenates percentage and type percentage of alcohol Probably yes Puerto Rico pump labeling programs Pump Labeling Questionnaire pump labeling requirements require alcohol labeling require pump labeling requirements for gasoline responded that changes Results of Questionnaire Table II.1 type of alcohol U.S. territories uniform pump label Weights and Measures
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8. lappuse - TLD's and TLD readers in use at program activities. Precision TLD's are pre-exposed to exact amounts of radiation by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, formerly the National Bureau of Standards, and provided to program activities for reading.
8. lappuse - ... cooperation with the States in securing uniformity in weights and measures laws and methods of inspection...
9. lappuse - ... they require the disclosure of alcohol content in gasoline for consumer protection. Twenty states specifically indicated that alcohol labeling would enable consumers to comply with automobile manufacturers' fuel specifications. In addition, three states mentioned the National Conference on Weights and Measures' model law for motor fuel ingredients which includes guidelines for disclosing alcohol in gasoline. What Are the States' Alcohol Labeling Requirements? The states' pump labeling requirements...
4. lappuse - ... to the Secretary of Defense for improving the administration of the requirement which could result in further savings. B-133142 As requested by the Committee, we did not obtain written comments from the Department of Defense on the report, but we did discuss its contents with Department officials. As arranged with your office, we are providing copies of this report to the Secretary of Defense and other interested parties. Sincerely yours...
10. lappuse - ... Requirements Type of labeling Responses Alcohol 10 Ethanol 34 Methanol 29 Gasohol (10% ethanol blend) 8 Other 12 State requirements range from using a general label, such as "Contains Alcohol," to specific labels requiring the type and percentage of alcohol. The responses to our questionnaire show that most of the states require that the presence of ethanol and/or methanol in gasoline be specifically revealed on the gasoline pumps. For example, several states require that gasoline containing...
13. lappuse - ... primarily in the states' Weights and Measures offices, whom we had identified as being responsible for ingredient pump labeling programs. We received 50 responses to our questionnaires from 47 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. We contacted a few states to clarify individual responses to questions, but we did not verify any of the data that the states provided to us. We also did not evaluate or do any analysis of our own on issues, such as safety, health factors,...
12. lappuse - No basis to judge _£ 12 legal requirements, it should stay out of the process. Another state said labeling requirements are only meaningful if there is an effective compliance and enforcement program, and since only the states are likely to conduct such compliance and enforcement programs on motor fuel labeling, it makes no sense for the federal government, overextended as it is, to become involved in the gasoline ingredient labeling business. Two states that are opposed to a federal uniform pump...
13. lappuse - The questionnaires were sent to state officials, primarily in the states' Weights and Measures offices, whom we had identified as being responsible for ingredient pump labeling programs. We received 50 responses to our questionnaires from 47 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin...
20. lappuse - ... way, the proper behavior of a motor and the human body. This label should state the percentage of each ingredient present in the fuel. RHODE Alcohol, ethanol, methanol, and gasohol, and any ISLAND additive that has a health risk involved. SOUTH Information pamphlets and handouts would be more CAROLINA effective for the consumers who are really interested in the ingredients. State requires prominent labeling of alcohols by percentage, but most consumers do not understand the information provided....
12. lappuse - Another state said all necessary information that would benefit a buyer's and seller's health and help protect the vehicle should be included on a uniform pump label. More specifically, 17 states said alcohol should appear on a federal pump label.