Cal. Code Regs. tit. 13, § 2709
(a) Applicability. These in-use compliance requirements apply to all diesel emission control strategies for on-road, off-road, stationary, marine, RTG crane, APU, and TRU applications. It is the responsibility of the applicant to perform in-use compliance testing for each verified diesel emission control strategy family (see section 2706(j)(2)). Field testing is required when 100 units within a given diesel emission control strategy family have been sold or leased in the California market and emissions testing when 300 units have been sold or leased in the California market. Diesel emission control strategies that consist solely of a fuel additive or an alternative diesel fuel are only required to perform in-use compliance emissions testing or comply with other tests and conditions approved by the Executive Officer at the time of verification. For entirely fuel-based strategies, in-use compliance emissions testing is required, if not specified in the Executive Order, when:
(2) The Executive Officer determines an alternative strategy is necessary based upon economic and engineering justifications provided by the applicant at the time of verification.
Applicants must submit an in-use compliance testing proposal for approval by the Executive Officer prior to performing either in-use compliance field or emissions testing.
(c) Age of Test Units. For both field and emissions testing, applicants must select test units for each diesel emission control strategy family based on the following:
(d) In-Use Compliance Testing Proposals. Applicants with entirely fuel-based strategies must submit to the Executive Officer an in-use compliance emissions testing proposal no later than 90 days after meeting the requirements specified in section 2709(a). All other applicants must submit to the Executive Officer a separate in-use compliance testing proposal for both field and emissions testing for each family name. The in-use compliance field testing proposal must be submitted to the Executive Officer no later than 90 days after selling or leasing in the California market the 100th unit. Applicants that fail to submit their field testing proposal within 90 days after selling or leasing the 100th unit will be required to follow the Alternative Test Schedule. The in-use compliance emissions testing proposal must be submitted to the Executive Officer within 90 days after selling or leasing in the California market the 300th unit. Each in-use compliance testing proposal shall be submitted in the format specified by the Executive Officer and at a minimum include:
1. In-Use Compliance Field Testing Proposal
1.1 A cover letter signed by the applicant that includes the following information:
1.1.1 Diesel emission control strategy family name.
1.1.2 A statement that the author of the cover letter has the authority to represent the applicant with their in-use compliance field testing for this diesel emission control strategy family name.
1.1.3 A statement that the applicant agrees to adhere to the in-use compliance requirements of this Procedure.
1.1.4 Anticipated dates of in-use compliance field tests and final test report submittal.
1.2 Applicant identification information including:
1.2.1 Primary contact responsible for in-use compliance field testing information including contact information (e.g. name, mailing address, email address, telephone numbers).
1.2.2 Brief description of the contact's association to the verification holder.
1.3 Diesel emission control strategy family name.
1.4 Parties to be involved in conducting in-use compliance field tests.
1.5 Identification and description of all test equipment, test personnel, and qualifications or certifications.
1.6 Quality control and quality assurance procedures for the test equipment.
1.7 List of 10 candidate test units for Executive Officer review with the following information for each:
1.7.1 Vehicle or equipment make, model, and model year upon which the proposed test unit is installed.
1.7.2 Statement that the applicant has access to and has reviewed each vehicles' or equipments' maintenance records.
1.7.3 Vehicle or equipment location of operation and description (e.g. route delivery, trash collection, front-end loader, etc.).
1.7.4 Engine information including engine family name, make, model, series, displacement, model year, and horsepower upon which the proposed test unit is installed.
1.7.5 Proposed test unit serial number and serial number of each component of the diesel emission control strategy.
1.7.6 Date of manufacture of the proposed test unit.
1.7.7 Date of installation of the proposed test unit and name of installer.
1.7.8 Proposed test unit size information, if applicable.
1.7.9 Proposed test unit cleaning/repair history, if available.
1.8 A description and explanation of the methodology used to ensure that the proposed test units are representative of the engines or vehicles equipped with the applicant's diesel emission control strategy (e.g. statistical analysis, sales data, etc.).
1.9 Cumulative sales of the diesel emission control strategy family name.
1.10 Current and predicted mileage or hours of use each proposed test unit will have accrued by the time it is tested by the applicant.
1.11 Information regarding warranty claims for the diesel emission control strategy family and a statement that these claims for the same properly maintained and used part or component of the diesel emission control strategy have not exceeded the four percent threshold of section 2707(c), if accurate. If not, additional information as required.
1.12 Identification of the specific test methodology that will be used to assess the in-field diesel emission control strategies.
1.13 Identification of the additional functional and visual tests that will be performed by the applicant to demonstrate the continuing functionality and durability of their diesel emission control strategy, including the criteria that will be used to analyze the results and determine compliance.
2. In-Use Compliance Emissions Testing Proposal
2.1 A cover letter signed by the applicant that includes the following information:
2.1.1 Diesel emission control strategy family name.
2.1.2 A statement that the author of the cover letter has the authority to represent the applicant with their in-use compliance testing for this diesel emission control strategy family name.
2.1.3 A statement that the applicant agrees to adhere to the in-use compliance requirements of this Procedure.
2.1.4 Anticipated dates of in-use compliance tests and final test report submittal.
2.2 Applicant identification information including:
2.2.1 Primary contact responsible for in-use compliance testing information including contact information (e.g. name, mailing address, email address, telephone numbers).
2.2.2 Brief description of the contact's association to the verification holder.
2.3 Diesel emission control strategy family name.
2.4 Parties to be involved in conducting in-use compliance emissions tests including: contact person for the selected emissions test facility or on-site testing company and identification of person or company responsible for removing test units.
2.5 Emissions test facility or on-site testing company identification and description of capabilities.
2.6 Quality control and quality assurance procedures for the test equipment, test procedures, and test facility.
2.7 List of 10 candidate test units for Executive Officer review with the following information for each:
2.7.1 Vehicle or equipment make, model, and model year upon which the proposed test unit is installed.
2.7.2 Statement that the applicant has access to and has reviewed each vehicles' or equipment's' maintenance records.
2.7.3 Vehicle or equipment location of operation and description (e.g. route delivery, trash collection, front-end loader, etc.).
2.7.4 Engine information including engine family name, make, model, series, displacement, model year, and horsepower upon which the proposed test unit is installed.
2.7.5 Proposed test unit serial number and serial number of each component of the diesel emission control strategy.
2.7.6 Date of manufacture of the proposed test unit.
2.7.7 Date of installation of the proposed test unit and name of installer.
2.7.8 Proposed test unit size information, if applicable.
2.7.9 Proposed test unit cleaning/repair history.
2.8 A description and explanation of the methodology used to ensure that the proposed test units are representative of the engines or vehicles equipped with the applicant's diesel emission control strategy (e.g. statistical analysis, sales data, etc.). If an applicant's representative sample would require multiple test engines to comply with the requirements of the this section, the applicant may propose an alternative selection strategy but must provide a detailed engineering argument that clearly shows that the alternative selections represent test units from the representative group that provide the greatest challenge in meeting the requirements of section 2709(m). All such requests require the approval of the Executive Officer.
2.9 Cumulative sales of the diesel emission control strategy family name.
2.10 Current and predicted mileage or hours of use each proposed test unit will have accrued by the time it is obtained by the applicant for in-use compliance emissions testing.
2.11 Information regarding warranty claims for the diesel emission control strategy family and a statement that these claims for the same properly maintained and used part or component of the diesel emission control strategy have not exceeded the four percent threshold of section 2707(c), if accurate. If not, additional information as required.
2.12 Description of the emissions test vehicles and/or engines (engine family name, make, model, series, model year, displacement, horsepower, verification that the test engine(s) are California exhaust emissions certified, verification that the test engine is listed in the applicants emission control group, identification of any maintenance, repairs, or reflash).
2.13 A testing plan for meeting the requirements of part (h) below including:
2.13.1 Identification of the procedures and equipment that will be used by the applicant, the applicant's emissions test facility or on-site testing company.
2.13.2 For strategies that were determined to have a propensity to increase emissions of NO2 during the initial verification process, identification of the reference test units specified in section 2706, the preconditioning procedures that will be used, and the determination of backpressure procedures that will be used during emissions testing.
2.13.3 For strategies that have a distinct regeneration event, identification of the procedures that will be used to quantify the regeneration emissions.
2.13.4 Identification of all test cycles and how many repetitions of each cycle will be performed.
2.13.5 Identification of the type of dynamometer testing that will be performed or the use of any load banks or other such devices.
2.13.6 Identification of the procedures that will be used to validate the test engine(s).
2.13.7 Identification of the specific sequence of events that will be followed during emissions testing.
2.13.8 Identification of the test fuel that will be used during emissions testing and any analytical procedures that will be used to validate the test fuel.
2.14 Identification of the additional functional and visual tests that will be performed by the applicant to demonstrate the continuing functionality and durability of their diesel emission control strategy, including the criteria that will be used to analyze the results and determine compliance.
Within 45 days of receipt of any completed testing proposal, the Executive Officer shall determine whether the applicant has an appropriate testing proposal to support in-use compliance testing. The in-use testing proposal will not be considered approved until the Executive Officer issues the applicant an in-use compliance test plan approval letter. If the Executive Officer determines that the testing proposal is insufficient or inappropriate, the applicant must, within 30 days, submit a revised testing proposal.
(g) Number of Diesel Emission Control Strategies to be Tested. The number of diesel emission control strategies an applicant must test will be determined as follows:
(k) In-Use Compliance Report. The applicant must submit an in-use compliance report to the Executive Officer after either field or emissions in-use compliance testing. The applicant must submit the in-use compliance field testing report no later than 18 months after selling or leasing the 100th unit in the California market, or for entirely fuel-based strategies, no later than 18 months after meeting the requirements specified in section 2709(a). The applicant must submit the in-use compliance emissions testing report no later than 18 months after selling or leasing the 300th unit in the California market. The following information must be reported for each of the diesel emission control strategies tested:
(1) In-Use Compliance Field Testing. Each diesel emission control strategy subject to the in-use compliance field testing requirements of section 2709(h) passes in-use compliance field testing if:
(B) The strategy meets the additional functional and visual test requirements defined in the applicant's in-use compliance test plan approval letter issued by the Executive officer.
If the first eight diesel emission control strategies tested within a diesel emission control strategy family meet these standards, the diesel emission control strategy family passes in-use compliance field testing. If any of the first eight diesel emission control strategies tested within a diesel emission control strategy family fail to meet these standards, and more than eight units are tested, at least nine units tested must meet these standards for the diesel emission control strategy family to pass in-use compliance field testing.
(2) In-Use Compliance Emissions Testing. Each diesel emission control strategy subject to the in-use compliance emissions testing requirements of section 2709(i) passes in-use compliance emissions testing if:
(C) If required, the strategy meets the requirements of section 2706(a) with the exception that the strategy does not increase emissions of NO2 by more than an increment equivalent in mass to 33 or 22 percent of the baseline NOx emission level for systems verified under the 30 or 20 percent NO2 limits, respectively.
If the first four diesel emission control strategies tested within a diesel emission control strategy family meet these standards, the diesel emission control strategy family passes in-use compliance emissions testing. If any of the first four diesel emission control strategies tested within a diesel emission control strategy family fail to meet these standards, and more than four units are tested, at least 70 percent of all units tested must meet these standards for the diesel emission control strategy family to pass in-use compliance emissions testing. Within 30 days of a test unit failing to meet the requirements of section 2709(m)(1) or section 2709(m)(2), the applicant must submit to the Executive Officer an investigative report detailing the causes of the failure and if necessary, a new in-use compliance testing proposal compliant with section 2709(d) for approval requesting additional test units. The Executive Officer shall, within 45 days of its receipt, determine whether the in-use compliance testing proposal is acceptable. After receiving approval from the Executive Officer, the applicant must complete testing.
(n) Failure of In-use Compliance Testing. If a diesel emission control strategy family does not meet the minimum in-use compliance requirements of this section, the applicant must submit a remedial report within 90 days after the in-use compliance report is submitted. The remedial report must include:
(q) Recall Plan. At a minimum, an applicant's recall plan shall contain the following information unless otherwise specified in the notification:
(r) Reporting Requirements. Unless otherwise specified by the Executive Officer, the manufacturer shall report on the progress of a recall campaign by submitting subsequent reports for six consecutive quarters commencing with the quarter after the recall campaign begins. Such reports shall be submitted no later than 25 days after the close of each calendar quarter to:
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Note: Authority cited: Sections 39002, 39003, 39500, 39600, 39601, 39650-39675, 40000, 43000, 43000.5, 43011, 43013, 43018, 43105, 43600 and 43700, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 39650-39675, 43000, 43009.5, 43013, 43018, 43101, 43104, 43105, 43106, 43107 and 43204-43205.5, Health and Safety Code; and Title 17 California Code of Regulations Section 93000.
1. New section filed 5-12-2003; operative 6-11-2003 (Register 2003, No. 20).
2. Amendment of subsection (b)(2) filed 12-2-2004; operative 1-1-2005 (Register 2004, No. 49).
3. Amendment of subsections (d)(1), (e) and (j) filed 2-9-2007; operative 2-9-2007 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2007, No. 6).
4. Amendment filed 1-20-2009; operative 2-19-2009 (Register 2009, No. 4).
5. Amendment filed 8-15-2013; operative 10-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 33).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (r) filed 7-16-2024 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2024, No. 29).