Sec. 104. Octane sensitivity study
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The Administrator shall seek to enter into appropriate arrangements with the Academy to— conduct a comprehensive study of the octane sensitivity of automotive fuel with a research octane number of 95 or higher; and submit reports described in subsection (b). In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Academy shall examine— the octane sensitivity of automotive fuel introduced into commerce for use in light-duty motor vehicles as of the date of enactment of this section; the economic and technological feasibility and impacts of adjusting the octane sensitivity of automotive fuel with a research octane number of 95 or higher to increase automobile and fuel efficiency performance; environmental and public health outcomes from increasing the octane sensitivity of automotive fuel with a research octane number of 95 or higher; and the acceptability of the commercial marketplace, including refiners, automotive fuel retailers, manufacturers, and ultimate users, of increasing the octane sensitivity of automotive fuel with a research octane number of 95 or higher.
The Administrator shall provide the Academy, at its request, any information which the Academy determines necessary to conduct the study under paragraph (1). Not later than July 1, 2019, and every 6 months thereafter until a final report is submitted under paragraph (2), the Academy shall submit to Congress and the Administrator a report on the progress of the study conducted under subsection (a). Not later than December 31, 2021, the Academy shall submit to Congress and the Administrator a final report on the study conducted under subsection (a).
In this section: The term Academy means the National Academy of Sciences, or if the National Academy of Sciences declines to enter into an arrangement pursuant to subsection (a), another appropriate entity. The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The term octane sensitivity means, with respect to automotive fuel used in an automotive spark-ignition engine, the difference between the research octane number and the motor octane number for such automotive fuel.
The terms research octane number and motor octane number have the meaning given such terms in section 201 of the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2821 ).
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