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Subject:
Amendments to the Verification Procedure, Warranty and In-Use Compliance Requirements for In-Use Strategies to Control Emissions From Diesel Engines
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CCR Title & Sections Affected:
Amend Title 13, sections 2701, 2702, 2703, 2704, 2705, 2706, 2707, 2708, 2709, and 2710
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Statutes Being Implemented:
Health and Safety Code sections 39002, 39003, 39500, 39600, 39601, 39650-39675, 40000, 43000, 43000.5, 43009.5, 43011, 43013, 43018, 43101, 43104, 43105, 43106, 43107, 43204-43205.5, 43600, and 43700
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Summary:
Staff will present to the Board proposed changes to the Verification Procedure, which is used by staff to evaluate diesel retrofits through emissions, durability, and field testing. The Verification Procedure is the Air Resources Board’s (ARB) key tool for ensuring that diesel retrofits used by fleet owners are an effective means to reducing emissions from existing diesel engines used in vehicles and equipment. Staff’s proposed changes are intended to reduce costs for retrofit manufacturers by reducing the amount of required in-use compliance emissions testing. In addition, new recall provisions will help protect system purchasers from potentially defective products. Additional proposed changes will improve the process of matching retrofits with their intended vehicles, strengthen ARB’s ability to quickly and effectively address systems with high warranty claim rates, provide additional information to fleets on the maintenance and appropriate use of their diesel retrofits, and provide better information to assist applicants in navigating the verification process.
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