40 CFR § 1090.1115 - PTD requirements for distillate fuel and residual fuel.

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title: "40 CFR § 1090.1115 - PTD requirements for distillate fuel and residual fuel."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "1090.1115"
section_name: "PTD requirements for distillate fuel and residual fuel."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "U"
subchapter_name: "AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS"
part_number: "1090"
part_name: "REGULATION OF FUELS, FUEL ADDITIVES, AND REGULATED BLENDSTOCKS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 7414, 7521, 7522-7525, 7541, 7542, 7543, 7545, 7547, 7550, and 7601."
regulatory_source: "85 FR 78469, Dec. 4, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1090.1115 PTD requirements for distillate fuel and residual fuel.

(a) *General requirements.* On each occasion when any person transfers custody or title of any distillate fuel or residual fuel, other than when fuel is sold or dispensed to the ultimate end user at a retail outlet or WPC facility, the transferor must provide the transferee PTDs that include the following information:

(1) The sulfur per-gallon standard that the transferor represents the distillate fuel or residual fuel to meet under subpart D of this part (*e.g.,* 15 ppm sulfur for ULSD or 1,000 ppm sulfur for ECA marine fuel).

(2) An accurate and clear statement of the applicable designation(s) of the distillate fuel or residual fuel under § 1090.1015 (*e.g.,* “ULSD”, “500 ppm LM diesel fuel”, or “ECA marine fuel”).

(3) If the distillate fuel or residual fuel does not meet the sulfur standard in § 1090.305(b) for ULSD, the following statement: “Not for use in highway vehicles or engines or nonroad, locomotive, or marine engines.”

(b) *500 ppm LM diesel fuel language requirements.* For batches of 500 ppm LM diesel fuel, in addition to the information required under paragraph (a) of this section, PTDs must include the following information:

(1) The following statement: “500 ppm sulfur (maximum) LM diesel fuel. For use only in accordance with a compliance plan under 40 CFR 1090.515(g). Not for use in highway vehicles or other nonroad vehicles and engines.”

(2) [Reserved]

(c) *ECA marine fuel language requirements.* For batches of ECA marine fuel, in addition to the information required under paragraph (a) of this section, PTDs must include the following information:

(1) The following statement: “1,000 ppm sulfur (maximum) ECA marine fuel. For use in Category 3 marine vessels only. Not for use in Category 1 or Category 2 marine vessels.”

(2) A party may replace the required statement in paragraph (c)(1) of this section with the following statement for qualifying vessels under 40 CFR part 1043: “High sulfur fuel. For use only in ships as allowed by MARPOL Annex VI, Regulation 3 or Regulation 4.”

(3) Under 40 CFR 1043.80, a fuel supplier (*i.e.,* the person who transfers custody or title of marine fuel onto a vessel) must provide bunker delivery notes to vessel operators.

(d) *Distillate global marine fuel language requirements.* For batches of distillate global marine fuel, in addition to the information required under paragraph (a) of this section, PTDs must include the following information:

(1) The following statement: “5,000 ppm sulfur (maximum) Distillate Global Marine Fuel. For use only in steamships or Category 3 marine vessels outside of an Emission Control Area (ECA), consistent with MARPOL Annex VI.”

(2) [Reserved]

[85 FR 78469, Dec. 4, 2020, as amended at 90 FR 4356, Jan. 15, 2025]