FTC Extends Gas Station Fuel Rating Rules
Published Date: 7/23/2026
Notice
Summary
The Federal Trade Commission wants to keep its rules for how gas stations and fuel sellers measure and share fuel quality for three more years. This affects refiners, importers, distributors, and retailers who must keep records and share fuel ratings. Comments on this plan are open until September 21, 2026, and the paperwork costs about $455,000 a year in labor.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
One-year record retention burden
Refiners, producers, importers, distributors, and retailers must keep records (delivery tickets, letters of certification, tests) showing how fuel ratings were determined for one year. The FTC estimates this recordkeeping causes 11,394 annual hours of work and about $188,098 in labor costs across the covered industry.
Retailer label posting and costs
Retailers of covered fuel types must produce, distribute, and post octane/fuel-rating labels; the FTC estimates 16,769 retailers (about one in eight) incur about one hour each year to do this. The agency estimates this disclosure causes 16,769 annual hours of labor ($267,633) and annualized label costs of $308,536 industry-wide (about $2.30 per retailer per year).
Octane rating posting helps consumers
Retailers are required to disclose octane and automotive fuel ratings by posting durable labels at fuel dispensers. The rule means consumers will see certified fuel ratings at the pump; the FTC estimates labeling practices involve durable labels costing about $3.06 each and an annualized label cost of $2.30 per retailer.
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