Code of Federal Regulations > Title 16 > Chapter I > Part 306 > Appendix Appendix A - Appendix A to Part 306—Summary of Labeling Requirements for Biodiesel Fuels

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Appendix Appendix A - Appendix A to Part 306—Summary of Labeling Requirements for Biodiesel Fuels

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Fuel type	Blends of 5 percent or less	Blends of more than 5 but not more than 20 percent
Fuel type	Blends of 5 percent or less	Header	Text	Color
Biodiesel	No label required	Either “B-XX Biodiesel Blend” or “Biodiesel Blend”	contains biomass-based diesel or biodiesel in quantities between 5 percent and 20 percent	Blue
Biomass-Based Diesel	No label required	Either “XX% Biomass-Based Diesel Blend” or “Biomass-Based Diesel Blend”	contains biomass-based diesel or biodiesel in quantities between 5 percent and 20 percent	Orange

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Fuel type	Blends of more than 20 percent			Pure (100%) Biodiesel or Biomass-Based diesel
Fuel type	Header	Text	Color	Header	Text	Color
Biodiesel	B-XX Biodiesel Blend	contains more than 20 percent biomass-based diesel or biodiesel	Blue	B-100 Biodiesel	contains 100 percent biodiesel	Blue
Biomass-Based Diesel	XX% Biomass-Based Diesel Blend	contains more than 20 percent biomass-based diesel or biodiesel	Orange	100% Biomass-Based Diesel	contains 100 percent biomass-based diesel	Orange

[73 FR 40164, July 11, 2008]

authority: 15 U.S.C. 2801

source: 44 FR 19169, Mar. 30, 1979, unless otherwise noted.