1. Docket A
      2. Docket B

ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
April
12, 1990
IN THE MATTER OF:
)
APPLICATION OF CALIFORNIA
)
R89-l7(A)
&
(B)
MOTOR VEHICLE CONTROL PROGRAM
)
(Rulemaking)
IN ILLINOIS
PROPOSED RULE.
FIRST NOTICE.
OPINION AND ORDER OF THE BOARD
(by J. Theodore Meyer):
This matter is before the Board on its own motion.
On October
18,
1989,
the Board opened
this docket to
gather information
on
whether Illinois should adopt the California motor vehicle control
program.
An inquiry hearing was held on December 12, 1989,
and the
Board
accepted
written
public
comments
until
January
5,
1990.
Today
the
Board
proposes,
for
First
Notice,
that
part
of
the
California program be adopted in Illinois, to begin with 1993 model
year vehicles.
Although much progress has been made in reducing air pollution
in the past twenty years,
it
is obvious that more reductions
are
necessary
in
order
to
attain
compliance
with
the
health—based
federal air quality standards.
The Board
has acted upon all of the
reasonably available control technology
(PACT)
rules for industry
proposed by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
(Agency),
and is presently considering
(in docket P89—16) revisions to those
PACT rules.
Those. revisions are intended to
remedy deficiencies
identified
by
the United
States
Environmental Protection
Agency
(USEPA).
It is clear, however, that some new control measures must
be
imposed upon mobile
sources,
such
as motor vehicles.
Mobile
sources are the largest
source of carbon monoxide
(CO)
emissions
and
of
hydrocarbon
(HC)
emissions
and
a
significant
source
of
nitrogen
oxide
(NOx)
emissions,
all
of
which
contribute
to
the
formation
of ozone.
The Board has taken the first
step in that
direction
by
requiring
new
reductions
in
the
volatility
of
gasoline.
See Limits to
the Volatility
of Gasoline,
R88—30(A),
February
15,
1990.
Another strategy to
~urther
reduce emissions
from motor vehicles might be to adopt the California motor vehicle
control program in Illinois.
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Background
California has historically had stricter emission controls for
mobile sources than the rest
of the country.
The other
49 states
are all subject to the same federal standard;
in fact,
the Clean
Air Act
(CAA)
preempts the states from setting emission standards
for new motor vehicles.
42
USC 7543(a).
The
CAA
also allows
a
waiver of that preemption for California’s motor vehicle emissions
standards, however, and allows other states to adopt the identical
California
standards.
42 USC 7507 and 7543(b).
In other words,
a state may choose between the federal standards and the California
standards:
no
state
can
adopt
a third
standard.
The
test
in
deciding whether adoption of a proposed new standard complies with
the
CAA
is
whether
auto
manufacturers
would
be
burdened with
additional hardware requirements beyond the federal and California
standards,
i.e.
whether
a
third
vehicle
would
have
to
be
manufactured
in order to comply with the proposed standard.
The
eight states which belong to the Northeast States for Coordinated
Air Use Management
(NESCAUM) have announced that they will seek to
have the California
standards
adopted
by
their states,1 and the
individual
NESCAUN
states
are proceeding
through
that
adoption
process.
No
state
other
than
California
has
actually adopted
California’s emissions standards to date.
In
early
1989 NESCAUM
commissioned
Sierra Research
Inc.
to
assist in an analysis of the feasibility, the air quality benefits,
and the costs
of
adopting the California
motor
vehicle
control
program
in
the
northeast
states.
The
report
issued
by
Sierra
concludes that the northeast could reduce motor vehicle emissions
of HC by
16,
NOx by 27,
and CO by 39
by the year 2010, when the
current generation of vehicles controlled at the federal standards
is
replaced by lower emitting vehicles.
The Sierra report found
that the cost of these reductions would be about $150 per vehicle,
or about $600 per ton
of
1-IC and NOx removed.
(Ex.
2A..)
A graph
prepared
for the American Lung Association shows that reductions
in Illinois for mobile sources could be approximately 27
for HC,
25
for CO, and 39
for NOx.
(Ex.
3.)
Because
of the requirements
of
the
CAA
discussed above,
any
adoption by Illinois of the California standards would have to be
made identical to the California standards which are in effect at
the time of adoption.
The current federal and the 1993 California
1
The eight states which belong to NESCAUN are Connecticut,
Maine, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New York,
Rhode
Island,
and Vermont.
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standards2 are summarized below:
HC
CO
NOx
Federal
0.41 T*
3.4
1.0
California
0.25 N**
3.4
0.4
(1993)
*T means total hydrocarbons.
**N means non-methane hydrocarbons only.
The California program also includes other provisions relating to
production
line
testing,
certification
of
conformity,
nonconformance penalties,
tampering,
useful
life,
inspection and
maintenance testing, on-board diagnostics,
and recall.
INQUIRY HEARING AND PUBLIC COMMENT
The Board held an inquiry hearing in this docket
in Chicago
on December 12, 1989.
Testimony was received from representatives
of
the Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association
(MVMA),
Navistar
International Transportation
Corporation,
Caterpillar,
Inc.,
the
Engine
Manufacturers
Association
(EMA),
and
the
Chicago
Lung
Association
(CLA).
Two private citizens and a representative of
a state legislator also presented testimony.
Nine written public
comments were also received.
The testimony and comments ranged
from almost unqualified
support
for the
adoption
of
California
standards to concern about the effect of the California standards
for heavy-duty
engines
to
suggestions
that
the Board
defer
any
action
to
allow
the
United
States
Congress
to
act
on
the
possibility
of
adopting
the
California
standards
as
federal
standards.
The Board has reviewed and considered all testimony
and comments in deciding to proceed with this proposal.
THE PROPOSED REGULATIONS
The Board today proposes,
for First,Notice, adoption of parts
2 The Board proposes that the California
standards
go
into
effect
in
Illinois
for
the
1993
model—year
vehicles,
in
part
because the
CAA
requires the states to adopt standards at least two
years before those standards are effective.
42 USC 7507.
The Board notes that
the United States Senate has passed,
and
the
United
States
House
of
Representatives
is
currently
considering
amendments to the Clean Air Act.
Among the provisions
of those amendments
are various proposals to adopt the California
standards as nationwide requirements.
However, pending any final
action
on
those
amendments
,
the
Board will
proceed
with
this
proposal.
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of the California
motor vehicle
control
program.
The proposed
rules do not include adoption of the California program for heavy-
duty vehicles,
but do include
the standards
for passenger cars,
light-duty
trucks,
and
medium-duty
vehicles.
The
proposed
regulations cover testing, certification procedures,
importation,
tailpipe and evaporative emission standards for 1993 and subsequent
model year motor vehicles, motor vehicle engines, and aftermarket
parts.
The bulk of the regulations proposed by the Board have been
adapted from the rules proposed by the State of New York Department
of Environmental Conservation.
(Ex.
10.)
The rules are proposed
as
a new Part 241 to Title
35 of the Illinois Administrative Code.
The Board
invites comment on any additional
changes which should
be made to make the New York proposal conform with Illinois
law.
The Board today creates two dockets within docket R89—17, and
adopts regulations in both subdockets for First Notice.
Docket A
contains
the
regulatory
program
discussed
above.
The emission
standards established
in this proceeding are phased in over three
model
years.
Specifically,
Docket A requires that forty percent
(40)
of the
1993
model year vehicles sold
in
Illinois meet the
“California”
standards.
Eighty percent
(80)
of
the
1994 model
year vehicles must meet the California
standard,
and one hundred
percent
(100)
of
1995
and
subsequent model
year
vehicles must
attain that stricter standard.
In contrast, Docket B proposes that
all vehicles
sold or
registered
in
Illinois,
beginning with the
1993 model year,
attain the stricter standard.
There would be no
phase—in of the requirements.
Please note that Docket B contains
only the Appendix A table which sets forth the emission standards.
All
other
provisions
of
this regulatory
scheme
are
included
in
Docket
A.
In
essence,
the
table
proposed
in
Docket
B
is
an
alternative to the table proposed in Docket
A.
Docket A
Subpart
A
is
entitled
“Applicability
and
Definitions1’.
Section 241.100 “Applicability”
states that the rules of this Part
apply to all 1993 and subsequent model years motor vehicles,
motor
vehicle
engines,
and
air
contaminant
emission
control
systems
offered for sale or sold
for registration
in
Illinois.
Section
241.101
contains definitions
of
the terms used
in proposed Part
241.
Section 241.102 is a severability clause, and Section 241.103
contains incorporations
by reference.
Finally,
Section
241.104
states that determinations made by the Agency pursuant to this Part
are appealable to the Board pursuant to Sections 5(d) and 40 of the
Act.
Proposed Subpart B: Certification of Conformity
prohibits any
person,
including but not limited to, dealers registered under the
Illinois Vehicle Code
(Ill.Rev.Stat.
1987,
ch.
95
1/2,
pars.
5—
101 and
5—102)
from selling
any new or used motor vehicle which
does
not conform
to
the
requirements
of
this
Part.
The
only
exception
to
that
prohibition
is
for
vehicles
sold
to
another
I
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dealer,
sold for the purpose of being wrecked or dismantled,
sold
exclusively for off—highway use,
or sold for registration out of
state.
A
seller
must
furnish
the
purchaser
with
a
valid
certificate of conformity prior to or at the time of sale.
Subpart
C
is
entitled
“Importation”
and
establishes
requirements
for
importing
vehicles
into
Illinois.
Sections
241.140
through
241.142
are
prohibitions
against
the
use,
possession,
or sale of foreign or domestic vehicles which are not
certified for use in Illinois.
Section 241.140 also provides for
limited exceptions
to
allow for bonafide moves
to Illinois
from
other
states,
replacement
of
vehicles
damaged,
inoperative,
or
stolen
while
an
Illinois
resident was
out
of
state,
vehicles
transferred by inheritance, or vehicles transferred by a decree of
divorce,
dissolution,
or
legal
separation entered
by
a court
of
competent jurisdiction.
Subsection
(b) also contains an exception
for
vehicles which
are
owned
by
a
rental
vehicle
company
and
registered out of
state,
if that vehicle
is operated in Illinois
only on a temporary basis.
The section also contains an exception
for any vehicle sold after the effective date
of these rules
if
that
vehicle was registered
in Illinois before the rules became
effective.
Subpart
D:
Testing
classifies
motor
vehicle
engines
and
establishes the assembly—line test procedures which are required
before
a vehicle may be certified and sold
in Illinois.
Section
241.162
“Prohibitions”
prohibits the sale
of any new vehicle
if
the
manufacturer
has
failed
to
obtain
a
valid
certificate
of
conformity
for
the
engine
family,
or
has
violated
emission
standards
or
test procedures
and has failed to
take
corrective
action specified by the Agency.
Sections 241.164 and 241.165 set
forth the certification and assembly—line test procedures for 1993
and subsequent model year motor vehicles and motor vehicle engines.
Proposed Subpart E is called “Inspection and Compliance” and
establishes the reporting procedures for emissions—related defects
for vehicles certified for sale
in
Illinois.
The Board has not
proposed
rules
which
would
establish
a
separate
Illinois
comprehensive assembly
line
testing
program.
Manufacturers
are
required to test vehicles manufactured for sale in Illinois and to
certify
that those vehicles meet the emission standards
of this
proposed
Part.4
The manufacturer must maintain
the
results
of
actual
testing
and
furnish
those
results
to the Agency
at
the
Agency’s request.
Subpart F will be proposed at
a later date,
and will contain
The Board
notes that if New York adopts rules as currently
proposed in that state, New York will also conduct assembly line
testing,
in
addition to the testing currently
conducted
by
the
federal government and by California.
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warranty and recall provisions.
Subpart
G
is
entitled
“Surveillance
and
Standards1’.
Sections
241.220
and
241.221
set
forth
the
standards
and
requirements which dealers must meet before selling a new or used
motor
vehicle.
The requirements
include
adjusting
idle
speed,
timing,
and idle mixture,
as well
as ensuring that the required
exhaust and evaporative emission controls are operating properly.
Proposed Section 241.223 requires mandatory inspection of exhaust
systems for all vehicles in areas
of the state which are subject
to
inspection
pursuant
to
the Vehicle
Emissions
Inspection
Law
(Ill.Rev.Stat.
1987, ch.
95 1/2, pars. l3A—lol et. seq)
.
The Board
realizes that California
(and the proposed New York rules) require
inspection throughout the state, but believes that in Illinois only
those
areas
currently
subject
to
inspection
programs
may
be
included
in any inspection program.
Proposed Section 241.224
and Appendix A,
Table
I
set forth
vehicle
emission
standards
based
on
the
California
emission
standards.
The standards allow manufacturers to phase-in to the
more
stringent standards.
Sections
241.229
and 241.230
require
onboard diagnostic systems
for motor vehicles to aid consumers
in
knowing
when
the
emission
control
system
is
not
functioning
properly.
The onboard diagnostic system will signal that repairs
are necessary.
Other provisions
of
proposed Subpart
G
include:
1)
a requirement that manufacturers label vehicles to show that the
vehicle was made for sale in Illinois
(Section 241.228);
2)
test
procedures
and
standards
to
control
fuel evaporative
emissions
(Section 241.231)
,
and
3)
a provision prohibiting any person from
operating
or
leaving
standing upon
any highway
a
motor
vehicle
which
is not in compliance with the exhaust emission standards and
regulations
(Section 241.233).
Proposed
Subpart
H
is
entitled
“Used
Motor
Vehicles
and
Aftermarket Part Accreditation of Air Contaminant Emission Control
Systems”.
This
Subpart
sets
forth
the
requirements
and
test
procedures
for certification of aftermarket replacement parts for
air
contaminant
emission
control
systems.
The
Subpart
also
prohibits the advertisement of any device which modifies a required
air
contaminant
emissions
control
system unless that device
has
been
exempted
from
the
regulations,
and
prohibits
the
sale,
installation, or use of an aftermarket part which does not meet the
standards.
Finally,
Section 241.258
“Remedy”
requires a
retail
seller who sells
or
installs an air contaminant emission control
system which
does not meet the standards
of this Part to either
install a system which complies with the regulations or reimburse
the purchaser for the expense of
replacement and installation
of
a complying system,
at the purchaser’s election.
Subpart
I: Specification for Fill Pipes and Openings of
Motor
Vehicle Fuel Tanks sets forth the requirements and specifications
for fill pipes and openings of motor vehicle fuel tanks.
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Docket B
As
stated
above,
Docket
B contains only
an
alternative
to
Appendix
A,
Table
I
as
proposed
in
Docket
A.
This
Docket
B
alternative would require one hundred percent
(100)
of 1993 and
subsequent model year vehicles sold or registered
in Illinois to
attain the stricter emission standards.
The Board notes that the
United States Senate recently adopted amendments to the Clean Air
Act
(S.
1630)
which
adopt the California
emission standards
as
federal requirements.
This bill apparently uses the same “phase-
in” period for implementing the stricter standards
as is proposed
in Docket A.
If the California standards are indeed adopted on
a
nationwide
basis,
and do
include the phase-in period,
the Board
will consider proceeding with Docket B instead of Docket A.
The
Board
recognizes
that
requiring
all
cars
sold
or
registered
in Illinois to immediately meet the stricter standards
may
initially
appear
to
be
impermissibly
stricter
than
the
California program.
The Board notes,
however, that the Docket B
proposal
would
not require
manufacturers to manufacture
a third
vehicle in order to meet the requirement, and thus does not appear
to violate the Clean Air Act.5
The proposal would merely require
manufacturers
to
provide
Illinois
only with
cars that
meet
the
stricter standard, and does not significantly change the nationwide
percentage
of cars which must be manufactured
to those
stricter
standards.
ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY DETEPNINATION AND
FURTHER PROCEEDINGS
Pursuant to Section 27(a)
of the Environmental Protection Act
(Ill.Rev.Stat.
1987,
ch.
ill
1/2,
par.
1027(a)),
the Board
will
accept comments from any person that the Board determine that an
economic impact study (EcIS) should or should not be prepared until
May
3,
1990,
which
is 21 days after the date of this Order.
The
Board and the hearing officer will delay any decision on further
hearings until after the Board makes
its EcIS determination.
ORDER
The
Board
hereby directs
the
Clerk
of
the
Board
to
cause
publication
in the Illinois Register of the First Notice of the
following proposed regulations.
For
example,
if
a
state
adopted
the California
emission
standards but not the onboard diagnostic requirements, the actual
vehicle manufactured
in response to those rules would constitute
a third vehicle.
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Docket
A
PART 241
EMISSION STANDARDS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE
AND
MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINES
SUBPART A:
APPLICABILITY
AND
DEFINITIONS
Section
241.100
241.101
241. 102
241.103
241.104
241.120
Applicability
Definitions
Severability
Incorporations By Reference
Appeal of Agency Determinations
SUBPART
B:
CERTIFICATION OF CONFORMITY
Prohibitions
SUBPART
C:
IMPORTATION
Prohibition Against Use
Prohibition Against Possession
Prohibition Against Sale
Special Test Procedures for New Modifier
Certified Motor Vehicles
Definitions
Special Test Procedures for Used Modifier
Motor Vehicles
Classification
Plans Submitted
Prohibitions
SUBPART D:
TESTING
Material Similarity
Certification for 1993 and Subsequent Model Year
Vehicles
241.165
Assembly-line Test
Procedures
for
1993
and
Subsequent
Model Years
SUBPART
E:
INSPECTION AND COMPLIANCE
Section
241. 180
In-use
Vehicle
Emissions-Related
Defects
Reporting
Procedures
SUBPART G:
SURVEILLANCE
& STANDARDS
Section
241.140
241.141
241.142
241. 143
241. 144
245. 145
Section
245.160
245.161
241.162
241.163
241.164
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Section
241.220
241. 221
241.222
241.223
241.224
241.225
241.226
241.227
241.228
241.229
241.230
241.231
241.232
241.233
New Motor Vehicle Dealer Surveillance
Surveillance of Used Cars at Dealerships
Reimbursement of Costs
(Reserved)
Mandatory Inspection Exhaust Emissions-Light Duty
and Medium-Duty Vehicles
Emission Standards
Test Procedures
Small Volume Manufacturer
Optional Nitrogen Oxide Standards
Emission Control Labels
-
1993 and Subsequent Model Year
Motor Vehicles
Malfunction and Diagnostic Systems
1993 and Subsequent
Model Year
Malfunction and Diagnostic Systems
1994 and Subsequent
Model Year
Fuel Evaporative Emissions
Ringlemann Chart
Prohibitions
SUBPART H:
USED MOTOR VEHICLES AND AFTERNARKET PARTS
ACCREDITATION OF AIR CONTAMINANT EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEMS
Applicability
Requirements
Replacement Parts
Advertisement and Sale
Surveillance
Corrective Action
Business Prohibitions
Remedy
Prohibition
SUBPART I:
SPECIFICATION FOR FILL PIPES AND OPENINGS OF
MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TANKS
Section
241.270
Requirements
PART 241
EMISSION STANDARDS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
AND MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINES
Prohibition
Section
241.250
241. 251
241.252
241.253
241.254
241.255
241.256
241.257
241.258
241.259
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SUBPART
A:
APPLICABILITY
& DEFINITIONS
Section 241.100
Applicability
a)
This Part shall apply to all 1993 and subsequent model-
year
motor
vehicles;
motor
vehicle
engines,
and
air
contaminant emission control
systems offered for sale,
or sold,
for registration in this state.
b)
The provisions of this Part apply to motor vehicles of
the
United
States
or
its
agencies,
to
the
extent
authorized by federal
law.
Section 241.101
Definitions
The following definitions shall govern the provisions of this
Part:
“Act” means the Environmental Protection Act
(Ill.
Rev.
Stat.
1987,
ch. lll~,par.
1001 et seq.)
“Add-on—part” means any aftermarket part which
is not a
modified part or
a replacement part.
“Aftermarket part” means any part of an air contaminant
emission
control
system
sold
for
installation
on
a
vehicle after the original retail sale of the vehicle.
“Agency”
means
the
Illinois
Environmental
Protection
Agency.
“Air contaminant emission control system” means equipment
designed
for installation on a motor vehicle
or motor
vehicle
engine
for
the
purpose
of
reducing
the
air
contaminants
emitted
from
the
motor
vehicle
or
motor
vehicle engine,
or a system or engine modification on a
motor
vehicle
or motor
vehicle
engine
which
causes
a
reduction
of
air contaminants
emitted
from
the
motor
vehicle
or
motor
vehicle
engine,
including
but
not
limited
to
exhaust
control
systems,
fuel
evaporation
control systems and crankcase ventilating systems.
“Certification”
means
a
finding
by
the Agency
that
a
motor vehicle, motor vehicle engine,
or air contaminant
emission
control
system
has
satisfied
the
criteria
established in this Part for the control of specified air
contaminants from motor vehicles.
“Certificate
of conformity”
means
a document
issued by
the Agency certifying an engine
family for sale
in the
State of Illinois.
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“Certified
device”
means
an
air
contaminant
emission
control system with
a certification.
“Consolidated part”
means
a part which
is designed to
replace a group of original equipment parts.
“Director”
means
the
Director
of
the
Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency.
“Emissions—related—part” means any automotive part which
affects any regulated emissions from a motor vehicle or
motor vehicle engine which
is subject to Illinois state
or
federal
emission
standards.
This
includes,
at
a
minimum,
those
parts
specified
in
the
California
“Emission-Related Part Lists,”
(see Section 241.103)
“Emission standards” means specified limitations on the
discharge of air contaminants into the atmosphere.
“Engine family” means the basic classification unit
of
a manufacturer’s product
line used
for the purpose
of
test fleet selection and in accordance with regulations
promulgated by the department.
“Fuel evaporative
loss emissions” means
vaporized fuel
emitted into the atmosphere
from the fuel system
of
a
motor vehicle.
“Fuel
system” means the combination of
fuel tank,
fuel
lines and carburetor, or fuel injector, and includes all
vents
and fuel evaporative emission control
systems
or
devices.
“Gaseous
fuels”
means
any
liquefied
petroleum
gas,
liquefied natural gas,
compressed natural gas fuels,
or
hydrogen fuels for use
in motor vehicles.
“Identical device” means
a crankcase or air contaminant
emission
control
system
or
device
identical
in
all
respects,
including
design,
materials,
manufacture,
installation and operation, with a device which has been
certified by the Agency, but which
is manufactured by a
person
other
than
the
original
manufacturer
of
the
device.
“Inspection and maintenance certificate” means a document
issued by the Agency certifying that a vehicle ha.s passed
the inspection and maintenance program.
In areas of the
state
where
a
federally
approved
inspection
and
maintenance program has not been adopted, the inspection
shall consist of the present
vehicle inspection required
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for that area.
“Light-duty truck” means any motor vehicle, rated at 6000
pounds gross vehicle weight or
less,
which
is designed
primarily for purposes of transportation of property or
is a derivative of such a vehicle,
or is available with
special
features
enabling
off-street
or
off-highway
operation and use.
“Medium—duty vehicle” means any motor vehicle having a
manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of 8500 pounds
or less.
“Model year” means the manufacturer’s annual production
period which
includes January
1 of
a calendar year or,
if the manufacturer has not annual production period, the
calendar
year.
In
the
case
of
any
motor
vehicle
manufactured
in
two
or
more
stages,
the
time
of
manufacture
shall
be
the
date
of
completion
of
the
chassis.
“Modified part” means any aftermarket part intended to
replace an original equipment emissions—related part and
which
is
not
functionally
identical
to
the
original
equipment part
in all respects which
in any way affect
emissions,
excluding a consolidated part.
“Motor vehicle”
is a vehicle which is self—propelled.
“New motor vehicle” means
a motor vehicle, the equitable
or legal title to which has never been transferred to the
ultimate purchaser.
“New motor vehicle engine” means a new engine in
a motor
vehicle.
“Passenger
car”
means
any
motor
vehicle
designed
capability
for transportation
of
persons
and having
a
design capacity of twelve persons or less.
“Replacement
part” means any aftermarket part
intended
to replace an original equipment emissions—related part
and
which
is
functionally
identical
to
the
original
equipment part
in all respects which
in any way affect
emissions (including durability), or a consolidated part.
“Sale” means the transfer
of. title to a motor vehicle or
motor
vehicle
engine
to
the
ultimate
or
subsequent
purchaser,
or the lease or rental of
a new motor vehicle
to
a person.
“Subgroup” means a set of motor vehicles within an engine
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family distinguishable
by characteristics
contained
in
the manufacturer’s application for certification.
“Ultimate purchaser” means, with respect to any new motor
vehicle or new motor vehicle engine, the first person who
in good faith purchases a new motor vehicle or new motor
vehicle engine for purposes other than resale.
“Used motor vehicle” means any motor vehicle which is not
a new motor vehicle.
“Useful
life” means a period of use to be determined by
the Agency consistent with section one hundred seventy-
seven of the Clean Air Act
(42 U.S.C. §7507).
“Vehicle” means a device by which any person or property
may
be
propelled,
moved,
or
drawn
upon
a
highway,
excepting a device moved exclusively by human power or
used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
Section 241.102
Severability
Each Section
of this Part
shall
be deemed sGverable,
and
in the
event that
any Section
of this
Part
is
held to be
invalid,
the
remainder of this Part shall continue in full force and effect.
Section 241.103
Incorporations By Reference
The
following
materials
are
incorporated
by
reference.
These
incorporations do not include any later amendments
or editions.
a)
California Emissions Related Parts List (May
19,
1981).
b)
40 CFR Part
86.
c)
California Certification and Compliance Test Procedures
for New Modifier Certified Motor Vehicles
(February
3,
1986)
d)
California
Certification Procedures for 1975 and Later
Model—Year
Used
Modifier—Certified
Motor
Vehicles
(January 8,
1988).
e)
California Exhaust Emission Standards and Test Procedures
for 1988 and Subsequent Model Passenger Cars, Light-Duty
Trucks, and Medium-Duty Vehicles
(May 20,
1987).
f)
California
Assembly—line Test Procedures
for
1983
and
Subsequent Model-Year Passenger Cars, Light-Duty Trucks
and Medium-Duty Vehicles
(August 21,
1984).
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g)
California New Vehicle Compliance Test
Procedures
(May
9,
1979).
h)
California
Vehicle Emissions-Related
Defects
Reporting
Procedures for 1978 and Subsequent Model—Year Passenger
Cars, Light-Duty Trucks, Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicles,
and Motorcycles
(April 25,
1986).
1)
California
Motor
Vehicle
Emission
Control
Label
Specifications
(July
21,
1988).
j)
Malfunction and Diagnostic System Requirements
-
1994 and
subsequent Model-Year Passenger Cars, Light-Duty Trucks,
and
Medium-Duty
Vehicles
with
Feedback
Fuel
Control
Systems
(September
14,
1989).
k)
California
Evaporative
Emission
Standards
and
Test
Procedures
for
1978
and
Subsequent
Model
Liquefied
Petroleum
Gas
or
Gasoline—Powered
Motor
Vehicles
(October 30,
1985)
1)
Criteria
for
Evaluation
of
Add—on
Parts
and Modified
Parts
(May 19,
1981).
m)
Specifications
for
Fill
Pipes
and
Openings
of
Motor
Vehicles Fuel Tanks
(December
7,
1982).
Section 241.104
Appeals of Agency Determination
All determinations made by the Director or the Agency, pursuant to
this
Part,
may
be
appealed
to the Board within
35
days
of
the
challenged determination, pursuant to Section 40 of the Act and 35
Ill.Adm.Code
105.
SUBPART B:
CERTIFICATION OF CONFORMITY
Section 241.120
Prohibitions
a)
No dealer,
or
person registered
as
a dealer under the
Illinois Vehicle
Code
(Ill.
Rev.
Stat.
1987,
ch. 95~,
pars.
5-101 and
5—102)
shall sell
a
1993
or subsequent
model
year,
new or used motor vehicle which
is
not
in
compliance with the Act and this Part, unless the vehicle
is sold to another dealer,
sold for the purpose of being
wrecked or dismantled,
sold exclusively for off-highway
use,
or sold for registration and use out of state.
b)
No person shall sell,
offer or deliver for sale,
to the
ultimate purchaser or to any subsequent purchaser a 1993
or subsequent model year new or used motor vehicle for
registration
in this state,
which
is not
in compliance
with the rules and regulations
as
adopted
in this Part
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or any other
applicabl.e state or
federal rules
(40 CFR
86)
on emission control standards and emission control
systems and devices.
c)
Prior to or at the time of delivery for sale, the seller
shall provide the purchaser a certificate of conformity
with this Part.
SUBPART C:
IMPORTATION
Section 241.140
Prohibition Against Use
a)
No
person
who
is
a
resident
of
or
who
operates
an
established place
of
business within this
state
shall
import,
deliver,
purchase,
rent,
lease,
acquire,
or
receive
a
1993
or
subsequent
model
year
new
motor
vehicle, new motor vehicle engine, or motor vehicle with
a
new motor
vehicle
engine
for
use,
registration,
or
resale in this state unless such motor vehicle engine or
motor vehicle has been certified pursuant to this Part.
b)
This
Part
does
not apply
to
a vehicle
acquired
by
a
resident of this
state for the purpose
of replacing
a
vehicle registered to such resident which was damaged or
became inoperative beyond reasonable repair or was stolen
while out of this state; provided that such replacement
vehicle
is
acquired
out
of
state
at
the
time
the
previously owned vehicle was either damaged
or
became
inoperative or was stolen.
This Part shall not apply to
a vehicle transferred by inheritance,
or by a decree of
divorce,
dissolution,
or
legal separation entered
by
a
court of competent jurisdiction,
or to any vehicle sold
after the effective date of this Part if the vehicle was
registered
in
this
state
before
such
effective
date.
This Part does not apply to vehicles owned by a rental
vehicle company and registered in another state,
if such
vehicle
is
operated
in
Illinois
on
a temporary
basis.
“Temporary basis” means a period of 21 days or less.
c)
This Part does
not apply to any motor vehicle having
a
certificate
of conformity
issued pursuant to the Clean
Air
Act
(42
U.S.C.
§7401
et
seq.)
and
originally
registered in another state by a resident of that state
who subsequently establishes residence
in Illinois.
d)
“Established place of business”, as used in this Section,
means
a place actually occupied either continuously
or
at regular periods.
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Section 241.141
Prohibition Against Possession
No person who
is engaged
in this state in the business of selling
to an ultimate purchaser,
or renting or leasing new motor vehicles
or
new motor
vehicle
engines
(including,
but
not
limited
to,
manufacturers, distributors, and dealers),
shall import,
deliver,
purchase,
receive,
or otherwise acquire
a new motor vehicle,
new
motor vehicle engine,
or vehicle with a new motor vehicle engine
which
is
intended
for use primarily
in
this
state,
for sale
or
resale
to
an
ultimate purchaser
who
is
a resident
of
or
doing
business
in this state, or for registration,
leasing or rental
in
this state, which has not been certified.
Section 241.142
Prohibition Against Sale
No person who
is engaged in this state
in the business of selling
to an ultimate purchaser or renting or leasing new motor vehicles
or
new
motor
vehicle
engines
(including
but
not
limited
to,
manufacturers, distributors, and dealers),
shall sell,
or offer to
sell,
to
an
ultimate purchaser
who
is
a
resident
of
or
doing
business in this state,
or
lease,
offer to lease,
rent,
or offer
to
rent,
in
this
state
a
new motor
vehicle,
new motor
vehicle
engine,
or
vehicle
with
a
new motor
vehicle
engine,
which
is
intended primarily for use or for registration in this state,
and
which has not been certified.
Section 241.143
Special Test Procedures for New Modifier
Certified Motor Vehicles
New modifier
motor vehicles shall be certified in accordance with
“California Certification and Compliance Test Procedures
for New
Modifier
Certified
Motor Vehicles”
(See
Section
241.103).
The
results of testing performed by the manufacturer pursuant to this
Section shall be maintained
by the manufacturer
and furnished
to
the Agency at the Agency’s request.
Section 241.144
Definitions
a)
For purposes of this Subpart:
1)
“Direct
import
used
vehicle”
means
a
1993
or
subsequent model-year light-duty motor vehicle not
originally intended by the manufacturer for sale in
the United States which
is
at. least two years old
and was not certified .by the Agency.
2)
“New direct
import vehicle”
means
any
light-duty
motor
vehicle
manufactured
outside
of
the United
States and not intended by the manufacturer for sale
in the United States which
is less than two years
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old and was not certified
by the Agency.
b)
For purposes of this Subpart, it is conclusively presumed
that:
1)
the equitable or legal title to any motor vehicle
with an odometer reading of 7,500 miles or more has
been transferred to an ultimate purchaser,
except
as
provided
in
subdivision
(c),
and
that
the
equitable or legal title to any motor vehicle with
an odometer reading of less than 7,500 miles has not
been transferred to an ultimate purchaser.
2)
The equitable
or
legal
title
to
any
new direct
import vehicle which is less than two years old, has
not been transferred
to an ultimate purchaser and
that the equitable or legal title to any new direct
import vehicle, which is at least two years old, has
been transferred to an ultimate purchaser.
c)
For purposes of this Section, the age of a motor vehicle
shall be determined by the following,
in descending order
of preference.
1)
From
the
first calendar day of the model year
as
indicated in the vehicle identification number.
2)
From the last calendar day of the month the vehicle
was delivered
by the manufacturer
as shown
on the
foreign title document.
3)
From January
1
of the same
calendar year
as
the
model year shown on the foreign title document.
4)
From the last calendar day. of the month, the foreign
title document was issued.
Section 245.145
Special Test Procedures for Used Modifier
Motor Vehicles
Used modifier motor vehicles shall be certified in accordance with
“California Certification Procedures for 1975 and Later Model—Year
Used Modifier-Certified Motor Vehicles” (see Section 241.103).
The
results
of
testing performed
pursuant
to
this
Section
shall
be
maintained by the person who caused the testing and furnished to
the Agency at the Agency’s request.
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SUBPART
D:
TESTING
Section 245.160
Classification
Motor vehicles and portable or mobile internal combustion engines
for
which
air
contaminant
emission
control
systems
will
be
certified
or
accredited
are
divided
into
the
following
classifications:
a)
Under 50 cubic inches engine displacement.
b)
50 through 100 cubic inches engine displacement.
c)
Over
100 through 140 cubic inches engine displacement.
d)
Over
140 through 200 cubic inches engine displacement.
e)
Over 200 through 250 cubic inches engine displacement.
f)
Over 250 through 300 cubic inches engine displacement.
g)
Over 300 through 375 cubic inches engine displacement.
h)
Over 375 cubic inches engine displacement.
i)
Motor vehicles which
because of
unusual
engine
design
cannot be classified,
for purposes of emissions control,
by engine displacement.
Section 241.161
Plans Submitted
Any person
seeking
approval,
accreditation,
or
certification
by
the Agency for any device to control emissions from motor vehicles
shall
submit plans
thereof
to the
Agency.
Such
plans
shall
be
accompanied by reliable test data
indicating compliance with the
appropriate emission standards and test procedures established by
this Part.
Section 241.162
Prohibitions
No new motor vehicle, new motor vehicle engine,
or motor vehicle
with
a new motor
vehicle
engine
required
to
meet the
emission
standards established pursuant to this Part shall
be sold to the
ultimate purchaser,
offered or delivered for-sale to the ultimate
purchaser,
or registered
in this state
if:
a)
the
manufacturer
has
failed
to
provide
a
valid
certificate of conformity for the engine family,
or
b)
the manufacturer has violated emission standards or test
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procedures
and
has
failed
to
take
corrective
action
specified by the Agency.
Section 241.163
Material Similarity
Each new motor vehicle or engine required pursuant to this Part to
meet the emission standards shall
be,
in
all material respects,
substantially the same
in construction
as the test motor vehicle
or engine,
as
the case may ‘be,
which has been
certified by the
Agency in accordance with this Part.
However, changes with respect
to new motor vehicles or engines previously certified may be made
if such changes do not increase emissions above the standards under
which those motor vehicles
or engines,
as
the case may be,
were
certified and the changes are approved in advance by the Agency.
Section 241.164
Certification for 1993 and Subsequent Model
Year Vehicles.
No new motor vehicle or new motor vehicle engine shall be certified
by the Agency,
unless the vehicle
or
engine meets
the emission
standards established by this Part, and passes the test procedures
for certification
set forth in Section 241.225.
Section 241.165
Assembly—line Test Procedures for 1993 and
Subsequent Model Years
New
1993
and
subsequent
model
year
passenger
cars,
light—duty
trucks,
and
medium—duty
vehicles
subject
to
certification
and
manufactured
for
sale
in
Illinois
shall
be
tested
by
the
manufacturer in accordance with the “California Assembly—Line Test
Procedures
for
1983
and
Subsequent
Model—Year
Passenger
cars,
Light-Duty Trucks and Medium-Duty Vehicles”
(see Section 241.103).
The results
of
actual testing pursuant to this
Section
shall
be
maintained by the manufacturer and furnished to the Agency at the
Agency’s request.
SUBPART E:
INSPECTION AND COMPLIANCE
Section 241.180
In-use Vehicle Emissions-Related Defects
Reporting Procedures
All
1993
and
subsequent
model-year
passenger
cars,
light-duty
trucks,
and medium—duty vehicles certified for sale and registered
in Illinois shall be subject to the “California Vehicle Emissions-
Related Defects Reporting Procedures for 1978 and Subsequent Model-
Year
Passenger
Cars,
Light-Duty
Trucks,
Medium
and Heavy-Duty
Vehicles,
and Motorcycles”
(see Section 241.103).
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SUBPART
G:
SURVEILLANCE
AND
STANDARDS
Section
241.220
New Motor Vehicle Dealer Surveillance
No dealer shall sell,
or offer or deliver for sale a new passenger
car,
light-duty truck or medium-duty vehicle which
is required to
meet emission standards of this Part unless such vehicle conforms
to the following standards and requirements:
a)
Ignition
timing
shall
be
set
to
manufacturer’s
specification with an allowable tolerance of ±3°;
b)
Idle speed shall be set to manufacturer’s specification
with an allowable tolerance of ±100rpm;
c)
Required exhaust and evaporative emission controls, such
as Emission Gas Recirculator
(EGR) valves, are operating
properly;
d)
Vacuum hoses and electrical wiring for emission controls
are correctly routed; and
e)
Idle mixture
is
set to manufacturer’s specification or
according
to
manufacturer’s
recommended
service
procedure.
Section 241.221
Surveillance of Used Cars at Dealerships
a)
No dealer shall sell,
or offer or deliver for sale a used
passenger car,
light-duty truck, or medium-duty vehicle
which is required to meet emission standards unless such
vehicle conforms to the following requirements:
1)
Ignition timing shall be set to retrofit device or
vehicle
manufacturer’s
specification
with
an
allowable tolerance of ±3°;
2)
Idle
speed
shall
be
set
to
retrofit
device
or
vehicle
manufacturer’s
specifications
with
an
allowable tolerance of ±100rpm;
3)
Required exhaust and evaporative emission controls,
such as EGR valves,
are operating properly;
4)
Vacuum
hoses
and
eLectrical
wiring
for
emission
controls are correctly routed connected and;
5)
Idle mixture shall be set to retrofit device or
vehicle
manufacturer’s specification
or according
to manufacturer’s recommended service procedure.
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b)
The
requirements
set
forth
in
subparagraphs
(a) (1)
through
(a) (5)
shall
also
apply
to
a
dealer
when
servicing
emission related components.
However,
only
that requirement(s) appropriate to the service performed
shall apply.
Section 241.222
Reimbursement of Costs
(Reserved)
Section
241.223
Mandatory
Inspection
Exhaust
Emissions-Light
Duty
and
Medium-Duty Vehicles.
a)
Exhaust emissions
from light—duty
(6000 pounds
or less
gross vehicle weight)
and medium-duty
(8500 pounds
or
less gross vehicle weight) vehicles subject to inspection
shall not exceed the standards set forth
in this Subpart
by vehicle class
as
shown
in
Table
I
of
Appendix A
“Vehicles subject to inspection”
shall mean every motor
vehicle owned by a resident of an affected county.
b)
For purposes of this Section,
“affected counties” shall
mean COOK COUNTY; AND THOSE PARTS OF DUPAGE COUNTY WHICH
ARE NOT INCLUDED WITHIN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ZIP CODE
AREAS,
AS DESIGNATED BY THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE:
60103,
60120,
60174,
60184,
60185,
60187,
60188,
60189,
60190,
60504,
60505,
60519,
60540,
60555 AND 60565; AND THOSE
PARTS OF LAKE COUNTY WHICH ARE NOT INCLUDED WITHIN
ANY
OF THE FOLLOWING ZIP CODE AREAS, AS DESIGNATED BY THE U.S
POSTAL
SERVICE:
60002,
60010,
60013,
60020,
60021,
60030,
60041,
60042,
60046,
60047,
60050,
60060,
60073,
60075, 60081, 60083 AND 60084; AND THOSE PARTS OF
MADISON
COUNTY WHICH ARE NOT INCLUDED WITHIN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
ZIP CODE AREAS, AS DESIGNATED BY THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE:
62001,
62012,
62021,
62025,
62026,
62034,
62035,
62046,
62058,
62061, 62062,
62067,
62074,
62088,
62097,
62234,
62249,
62269, 62275,
62281 and 62294; AND THOSE PARTS OF
ST. CLAIR COUNTY WHICH ARE NOT INCLUDED WITHIN ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING
ZIP
CODE
AREAS,
AS
DESIGNATED
BY
THE
U.S.
POSTAL
SERVICE:
62208,
62220,
62221,
62222,
62223,
62225,
62232,
62234,
62236, 62243,
62248,
62254,
62254,
62255,
62257,
62258,
62260, 62264,
62269,
62278,
62282,
62285,
62289 AND 62298.
(Ill.
Rev. Stat.
1987, ch. 95~,
par.
l3A—l02(a)
.)
Section 241.224
Emission Standards
The emission standards for 1993,
1994,
1995,
and subsequent model
year vehicles subject
to this Part are set forth
in Appendix
A,
Table
I.
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Section
241.225
Test
Procedures
All vehicles required to meet the standards as set forth in Section
241.224
and
Appendix
A
are
subject
to the
“California Exhaust
Emission
Standards
and Test
Procedures
for
1988
and
Subsequent
Model Passenger Cars, Light-Duty Trucks,
and Medium-Duty Vehicles”
(see Section 241.103).
Section 241.226
Small Volume Manufacturer
For the purposes
of this
Subpart, “small volume manufacturer”
is
any vehicle manufacturer which was subject to “in lieu” standards
pursuant to Section 202(b) (1) (B) of the Federal Clean Air Act
(42
U.S.C.
Section
7521(b) (1) (B),
as amended November 16,
1977)
or
a
vehicle manufacturer with Illinois sales not exceeding
3,000 new
motor vehicles per model year based on previous model—year sales;
however,
for
manufacturers
certifying
for
the
first
time
in
Illinois,
model year
sales shall
be based on projected Illinois
sales.
Section 241.227
Optional Nitrogen Oxide Standards
Optional nitrogen oxide
(NOx)
standards for 1993 and later model
passengers
cars,
and light—duty trucks
and medium—duty vehicles
less than 4000
lbs,
equivalent
inertia weight
(EIW)
or 3751
lbs,
loaded vehicle weight
(LVW)
are as follows:
a)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this
subpart,
a
vehicle manufacturer may certify
1993 model
vehicles to optional NOx standards as follows:
1)
1993 Model year passenger
cars weighing more than
5000
lbs.
EIW may be certified to the 0.7 gm/mile
NOx standard.
2)
For the 1993 model year,
a vehicle manufacturer may
certify passenger
cars,
light-duty trucks
(0-3999
lbs.
EIW),
and medium-duty vehicles
(0—3999. lbs.
EIW to the optional 0.7 gm/mile NOx standard subject
to the following limitations:
a)
The total number of passenger cars (0-5000 lbs.
EIW)
each
manufacturer
.may
certify
at
0.7
gm/mile NOX
shall
be linüted
to
a maximum of
10
of the total previous Illinois model-year
sales of these vehicles.
b)
The total number of light-duty trucks
(0-3999
lbs. EIW) and medium-duty vehicles (0-3999 lbs.
EIW)
each
manufacturer
may
certify
at
0.7
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gm/mile
NOX
shall
be limited
to a maximum of
15
of the combined total
previous
Illinois
model—year
sales
of
these
vehicles.
c)
For manufacturers certifying for the first time
in
Illinois,
“previous
Illinois
model—year
sales”
shall
mean
projected
Illinois
model-
year
sales.
b)
Notwithstanding
any
other provisions of this Subpart,
a
small volume manufacturer may certify 1993 through 1995
model year passenger cars, light-duty trucks (0-3999 lbs.
EIW)
and medium-duty vehicles
(0-3999
lbs.
EIW)
to the
optional
0.7
gm/mile
NOx
standard
subject
to
the
following limitations:
1)
For each model year,
the total number of passenger
cars (0-5000 lbs. EIW) each manufacturer may certify
at 0.7 gm/mile NOx shall be limited to a maximum of
10
of the total previous Illinois model—year sales
of these vehicles.
2)
For each model year,
the total number of light duty
trucks
(0-3999
lbs.
EIW)
each
manufacturer
may
certify
at
0.7 gm/mile NOx shall
be
limited to
a
maximum
of
15
of
the
combined
total
previous
Illinois model-year sales of these vehicles.
3)
For manufacturers certifying for the first time
in
Illinois “previous Illinois model—year sales” shall
mean projected Illinois model-year sales.
c)
Testing
of vehicles certified under this section shall
be
conducted
in
accordance with
the
“Illinois
Exhaust
Emission
Test
Procedures”
applicable
to
1993
and
subsequent model passenger cars,
light—duty trucks,
and
medium-duty vehicles certified to the primary
Illinois
standards for 50,000 miles.
Section 241.228
Emission Control Labels
1993 and Subsequent
Model Year Motor Vehicles
In
addition to
all other
requirements,
emission
control
labels
required by Illinois certification procedures shall conform to the
“California Motor Vehicle
Emission Control
Label Specifications”
(see Section 241.103).
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Section 241.229
Malfunction and Diagnostic Systems
1993 and
Subsequent
Model
Year
a)
All 1993 and subsequent model year passenger cars, light-
duty
trucks,
and medium-duty vehicles equipped with
a
three-way catalyst system and feedback control shall be
equipped with
a means of informing the vehicle operator
of
the
malfunction
of
the
computer—sensed
emission—
related
components,
and
of
the
on—board
computer
processor,
and
of
the
malfunction
of
the
emission—
related functioning of the fuel metering device and EGR
system on vehicles
so equipped,
and which provides for
on-board diagnosis of the likely area of the malfunction
without the aid of any external device.
The system shal,l
include a means of informing the vehicle operator, upon
initiation
of
engine
starting,
that
it
is
functioning
properly.
No malfunction and diagnostic system shall be
required for malfunction which would significantly impair
vehicle driveability or prevent engine starting.
b)
This Section shall
be implemented as specified
in this
subsection.
The vehicles
shall
be
equipped
with
a
malfunction
indicator
light
and
an
on—board
self-
diagnostic system.
The on—board computer processor shall
interrogate
input
parameters
from
computer—sensed
emission—related components
and shall
also interrogate
the functioning of the fuel metering device and
of the
EGR system on vehicles so equipped.
Upon detection
of
a malfunction of any such component,
device,
or system,
the
computer
processor
shall
cause
the
malfunction
indicator
light
to
illuminate.
An
on—board
computer
processor malfunction
shall also cause the malfunction
indicator light to illuminate.
In the case of any such
component,
device
or
system
whose
malfunction
would
significantly
impair
vehicle
driveability
or
prevent
engine starting, no malfunction indication or diagnostic
code shall be required.
The indicator light shall also
illuminate in the engine-run key position before cranking
to
indicate
that
the
malfunction
indication
is
functioning.
The self—diagnostic
system shall provide
an on-board means of identifying, without the aid of any
external
device,
the
likely
area
responsible
for
the
detected malfunction when the vehicle is serviced.
The
malfunction
indicator
light
shall
be
located
on
the
instrument panel and shall when illuminated, display the
phrase
“Check Engine”
or
“Service
Engine
Soon”
or
may
display such other phrases determined by the Director to
be
likely to cause
a vehicle
owner
to seek
corrective
action.
c)
For purposes
of this Section:
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25
1)
A “computer—sensed emissions-related
component
of
the
three—way
catalyst
emission
control
system”
means
a
component
which
provides
emission
control
system
input
to
the
on—board
computer
processor.
2)
“Malfunction” means the partial or total failure of
one
or
more
computer—sensed
emission—related
components
or the on—board computer processor,
or
of
the
emission-related
functioning
of
a
fuel
metering
device
or EGR system
to
a degree
which
would
likely
cause
the
emissions
of
an
average
certification
vehicle
with
the
failure
or
failures,
individually
or
in
combination,
to
exceed
the
applicable
emissions
standards.
Section
241.230
Malfunction
and
Diagnostic
Systems
1994
and
Subsequent
Model
Year
All
1994
and
subsequent
model-year
passenger
cars,
light-duty
trucks, and medium-duty vehicles with feedback fuel control systems
shall
be equipped with
a malfunction
and diagnostic system that
conforms
to
the
proposed
California
“Malfunction
and
Diagnostic
System Requirements—l994 and
Subsequent
Model—Year
Passenger
Cars,
Light-Duty Trucks, and Medium-Duty Vehicles with Feedback Control
Systems”
(see Section 241.103)
Section
241.231
Fuel
Evaporative
Emissions
a)
Evaporative
emissions for
1993
and
subsequent
model
year
gasoline—powered
or
liquefied
petroleum
gas—powered
motor
vehicles
shall
not
exceed:
Hydrocarbons
Vehicle Type
Model
Year
(grams
per
test)
Passenger cars
1993 and subsequent
2.0
Light-duty trucks
Medium-duty vehicles
The
standards
set
forth
above
shall apply only to those
liquefied
petroleum
gas
or
gasoline—powered
motor
vehicles
which
are
subject
to
exhaust
emission
standards
under this Subpart.
b)
The
procedure
for
determining
compliance
with
these
standards
is
set
forth
in
the
“California
Evaporative
Emission
Standards
and
Test
Procedures
for
1978
and
Subsequent Model Liquefied Petroleum Gas—
or Gasoline—
Powered Motor Vehicles”
(See Section 241.103).
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Section 241.232
Ringlemann Ch&rt
No motor vehicle covered by this Subpart shall discharge into the
atmosphere at elevation of less than 4,000 feet any air contaminant
for a period of more than 10 seconds which is;
a)
As dark or darker in shade at that designated as No.
1
on
the
Ringlemann
Chart,
as
published
by
the
United
States
Bureau
of
Nines,
or
.b)
Of
such
opacity
as
to obscure
an observer’s
view to a
degree equal to or greater than does smoke described in
subsection
(a).
Section 241.233
Prohibitions
No
person
shall
operate
or
leave
standing upon
any highway any
motor
vehicle
which
is
required
to
be
equipped
with
an
air
contaminant emission control system under this Part
or
any other
certified air contaminant emission control system required by any
other state law or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to such
law),
o.r required to be equipped with an air contaminant emission
control system pursuant to the Clean Air Act
(42 U.S.C.,
Sec.
7401
et seq.)
and the standards and regulations promulgated thereunder,
unless
the
motor
vehicle
is
equipped
with
the
required
air
contaminant
emission control system which
is correctly installed
and
in operating condition.
No person shall disconnect,
modify,
or alter any such required device.
SUBPART H:
USED MOTOR VEHICLES & AFTERNARKET PARTS
ACCREDITATION OF AIR CONTAMINANT EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEMS
Section 241.250
Applicability
This Subpart shall apply to all aftermarket parts which are sold,
offered
for
sale,
or
advertised
for
sale
or
use
on
1993
and
subsequent model—year vehicles subject to Illinois state or federal
emission standards.
Section 241.251
Requirements
No
air contaminant
emission control
system
shall
be
accredited
unless such device meets the standards set forth
in this Subpart.
Section 241.252
Prohibition
Nd
air
contaminant
emission
control
system
intended
for
installation
on
used
motor
vehicles
shall
receive
accreditation
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27
from the Agency unless
it
meets
the
following
criteria:
a)
Such
system
shall
be
designed
so
as
to
have no adverse
effect
on
engine
operation
or
vehicle
performance,
unless
a test procedure otherwise specifies.
b)
The adequacy
of methods
of distribution, the financial
responsibility
of
the
applicant,
and
other
factors
affecting the economic interests of the motoring public
shall be satisfactory to protect the motorist.
Section 241.253
Replacement Parts
a)
Any replacement part subject to the provisions
of.this
Subpart shall be presumed to be in compliance with this
Subpart
unless
the
Director
makes
a
finding
to
the
contrary pursuant to Section 241.255.
b)
The manufacturer of any replacement part subject to the
provisions
of
this
Subpart
shall
maintain
sufficient
records, such as performance specifications, test data,
or
other
information,
to
substantiate
that
such
a
replacement part
is
in
compliance
with
this
Subpart.
Such records shall be open for reasonable inspection by
the Agency.
All such records
shall be maintained
for
four
years
from
the
year
of
manufacture
of
the
replacement part.
Section 241.254
Advertisement and Sale
a)
As
used
in
this
section,
the
terms
“advertise”
and
“advertisement”
include,
but
are not
limited
to,
any
notice, announcement, information, publication, catalog,
listing for sale,
or other statement concerning
a product
or service communicated to the public for the purpose of
furthering the sale of the product or service.
b)
No person or company doing business solely
in
Illinois or advertising only in Illinois shall advertise
any
device,
apparatus,
or
mechanism
which
alters
or
modifies
the
original
design
or
performance
of
any
required air contaminant emission control system unless
such part, apparatus, or mechanism has been exempted from
Section 241.259,
and the limitations of the exemption,
if
any,
are contained within the advertisement
in type
size to give notice of such limitations.
1)
No
person
shall
advertise,
offer
for
sale,
or
install
a
part
as
an
air
contaminant
emission
control
system
or
as
an
approved
or
certified
device,
when
in
fact
such
part
is
not
an
air
contaminant
emission
control
system
or
is
not
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28
approved or certified by the Agency.
2)
No person shall advertise,
offer for sale, sell or
install an add—on or modified part as a replacement
part.
3)
The Director may exempt add—on and modified parts
based on an evaluation conducted in accordance with
the California
“Criteria
for Evaluation
of Add-on
Parts and Modified Parts”
(see Section 241.103).
4)
Each person engaged in the business of retail sale
or installation of an add-on or modified part which
has not been exempted from
Section 241.259
shall
maintain
records
of
such activity which
indicate
date of
sale,
purchaser name and address,
vehicle
model
and
work
performed
if
applicable.
Such
records shall be open for inspection by the Agency.
All such records shall be maintained for four years
from the date of sale or installation.
Section 241.255
Surveillance
a)
Replacement
parts.
The
Director
may
require
the
manufacturer
of
any
replacement
part
subject
to
the
provisions of this Subpart to submit any records relating
to such part which are maintained
pursuant to
Section
241.254(b).
The Director may require the manufacturer
of any replacement part subject to the provisions of this
Subpart
to submit a reasonable number of parts typical
of
the
manufacturer’s
production
for
testing
and
evaluation.
If after a review of all records submitted
by
the
manufacturer
and
of
the
results
of
any
tests
conducted by the manufacturer or the Agency, the Director
finds that such part
is not in fact a replacement part,
the Director may
invoke Section
241.256.
Replacement
parts
evaluated
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
be
compared
with
the
specifications
contained
in
the
applicable
vehicle
manufacturer’s
application
for
certification..
b)
Add-on
parts
and
modified
parts.
The
Director
may
require the manufacturer of any add—on or modified part
subject
to
the provisions
of
this Subpart
to submit
a
reasonable number of parts typical of the manufacturer’s
production for testing and evaluation.
If after review
of the results
of any test. or evaluations conducted
by
the manufacturer
or the Agency and of any
information
submitted
by the manufacturer,
the Director
finds that
an add—on part or a modified part does not conform to the
California “Criteria for Evaluation of Add-on Parts and
Modified Parts”
(see Section 241.103), the Director may
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29
invoke Section 241.256.
Section 241.256
Corrective Action
a)
When this Section is invoked pursuant to other sections
of
this
Subpart,
the
Director
may
require
the
manufacturer
to
submit
a
plan
for
correcting
any
deficiencies found by the Agency.
The manufacturer shall
submit
the
plan
within
30
calendar
days
after
notification.
The
Director
may
require
any
of
the
actions contained in the plan, and/or may declare a part
of the plan to be not
in compliance with Section 241.259
unless he or she finds the plan adequate to correct the
deficiencies
found
by
the
Agency.
The
plan
may
be
required
to
include
such
corrective
actions
as
the
cessation of sale of non—complying parts and corrective
advertising to correct misleading
information regarding
the emission control capabilities
of the device
and to
ensure compliance with Illinois
laws.
Nothing
in this
Section
shall
prevent
the Director
from
also
seeking
fines for violations of Section 241.259 or other laws or
regulations.
b)
The manufacturer
may,
within
15
calendar
days
of
its
receipt of the Director’s demand for corrective action,
request
a public hearing on the necessity for or scope
of any corrective action required by the Director.
Section 241.257
Business Prohibitions
No person engaged in
a business which involves the selling of air
contaminant emission control systems shall
offer for
sale,
sell,
or
install,
an air contaminant emission control
system,
or part
thereof, unless it meets the regulations and standards as set forth
in this Subpart.
Section 241.258
Remedy
Any person holding a retail seller’s permit who sells or installs
an air contaminant emission control
system,
or part thereof,
in
violation
of
Section
241.257
shall
thereafter
be
required
to
install
an
air
contaminant
emission
control
system,
or
part
thereof, which is in compliance with the provisions of this Subpart
upon demand
of
the purchaser or registered
owner
of the vehicle
concerned or to reimburse the purchaser or registered owner for the
expense
of
replacement
and
installation
of
an
air
contaminant
emission control system,
or part thereof, which
is in compliance,
at the election of such purchaser or registered owner.
Section 241.259
Prohibition
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30
No
person shall
install,
sell,
offer for
sale,
or advertise
any
device, apparatus,
or mechanism intended for use with, or as a part
of,
any
required air contaminant
emission control
system
which
alters or modifies the original design or performance of any such
air contaminant emission control system.
This Section shall not
apply
to
an
alteration,
modification,
or
modifying
device,
apparatus,
or mechanism
found by the Agency to either:
a)
Not
reduce
the
effectiveness
of
any
required
air
contaminant emission control system;
or
b)
Result
in
emissions
from
any
such
modified
or
altered
vehicle
which
are
at
levels which
comply
with
existing
state or federal standards for that model year of vehicle
being modified or converted.
SUBPART:
I
SPECIFICATION FOR FILL PIPES
AND
OPENINGS OF
MOTOR
VEHICLE
FUEL
TANKS
Section
241.270
Requirements
New
1993
and
subsequent
model—year
fuel—powered
motor
vehicles
shall
not
be
sold,
offered
for sale
or
registered
in
Illinois
unless
such vehicles comply with the California
“Specifications
for
Fill
Pipes
and
Openings
of
Motor
Vehicle
Fuel
Tanks”
(see
Section 241.103.)
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Appendix A
Table
I
Vehicle Emission Standards for Non-Methane Hydrocarbons
(NNHC),
Carbon Monoxide
(CO)
and Oxides of Nitrogen
(NOr)
Vehicle
vehicles
meeting standard
for model years
Emissions in grams per mile of
Loaded
Type1
weight
(lhs)
NMHC
50K
Miles
upto
lOOK
Miles
CO
50K
Miles
upto
lOOK
Miles
NOx upto
50K
Miles2’3
‘93
‘94
?‘95
PC
All
All
0.4(0.7)4F5~6
60
20
0
40
80
100
0.39
0.25
——
0.31
7.0
3.4
——
4.2
0.4(0.7)416
LDT
0 to
3750
0.4
(0. 7) 4,5,6
60
20
0
40
80
100
0.39
0.25
——
0.31
9.0~
3.4
4.2
0.4(0.7)416
&
3750
to 5730
60
20
0
40
80
100
0.50
0.32
——
0.4
9.0
4.4
——
s.s
1.06
i.o5i6
5751
MDV
to 8500 100
100
100
0.6
——
9.0
1.56
1
“PC” means passenger cars.
“LDT” means light-duty trucks.
“MDV” means medium—duty vehicles.
The maximum projected emissions of oxides of nitrogen measured on
the federal Highway Fuel Economy Test
(HWFET; 40 CFR Part 600,
Subpart
B)
shall not be greater than 1.33 times the applicable
passenger car standards and 2.00 times the applicable light-duty
truck and medium-duty vehicle standards shown in the table.
Both
the projected emissions and HWFET standard shall be rounded in
accordance with ASTM E29—67 to the nearest 0.1 g/mile before being
compared.
This provision of the optional NOx standard
(0.7 g/mile)
is
applicable to the 1993 model year and for small volume
manufacturers
to the 1994 and 1995 model years pursuant to the
provisions of Section 241.228.
The optional NOx standards will
not be available for subsequent
(to 1995)
model years.
A maximum of 10
of PC
(all PC
over
5000
lbs) may be certified and
15
of LDT and MDV may be certified to the optional 0.7 g/mile
NOx
standard pursuant to the provisions of Section 241.228.
The emissions standards are phase-in standards.
Each manufacturer
2
3
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must certify a minimum of 40
of vehicles for 1993; 80
for 1994;
and 100
for 1995 and subsequent model years to the phase-in
standards.
The percentages are determined from the total previous
Illinois model-year production of these vehicles.
For
manufacturers certifying for the first time in Illinois,
“previous
Illinois model—year production” shall mean projected Illinois
6 production.
Diesel passenger cars,
light—duty trucks and medium-duty vehicles
are subject to
a 50,000 mile particulate exhaust emissions
standard of 0.08 g/mile for 1993 and subsequent model years.
The applicable CO standard for the 1994 model year LDT and MDV
with a loaded weight between
0 and 3750 pounds
is 7.0 g/mile.
Docket B
PART 241
EMISSION STANDARDS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE
AND
MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINES
Appendix
A, Table
I
Vehicle Emission Standards for Non-Methane Hydrocarbons
(NMHC),
Carbon Monoxide
(CO) and Oxides of Nitrogen
(NOr)
Vehicle
vehicles
meeting standard
for model years
Emissions
in grams per mile of
Type’
Loaded
weight
(lbs)
NMHC
upto
CO upto
NOx upto
50K
lOOK
50K
lOOK
50K
Miles Miles Miles Miles
Miles2’3
‘93
‘94
‘95
PC
All
100
100
100
0.25
0.31
3.4
4.2 O.4(0.7)~’~
LDT
0 to
100
100
100
0.25
0.31
3.4
4.2 O.4(0.7)~’~
3750
&
3750
100
100
100
0.32
0.4
4.4
5.5
l.0~
to 5730
5751
MDV
to 8500
100
100
100
0.6
——
9.0
——
l.5~
1
“Pc” means passenger cars.
“LDT”
means
light-duty
trucks.
“MDV” means medium—duty vehicles.
2 The maximum projected emissions of oxides of nitrogen measured on
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33
the federal Highway Fuel Economy Test
(HWFET;
40 CFR Part 600,
Subpart
B)
shall not be greater than 1.33 times the applicable
passenger car standards and 2.00 times the applicable
light-duty
truck and medium-duty vehicle standards shown
in the table.
Both
the projected emissions and HWFET standard shall be rounded
in
accordance with ASTM E29-67 to the nearest 0.1 g/mile before being
compared.
~ This provision of the optional NOx standard
(0.7 g/mile)
is
applicable to the 1993 model year and for small volume
manufacturers
to the 1994 and 1995 model years pursuant to the
provisions
of Section 241.228.
The optional NOx standards will
not be available for subsequent
(to 1995) model years.
A maximum of 10
of PC
(all PC over 5000 lbs) may be certified and
15
of LDT and MDV may be certified to the optional 0.7 g/mile NOx
standard pursuant to the provisions of Section 241.228.
~ Diesel passenger cars,
light—duty trucks and medium-duty vehicles
are subject to a
50,000 mile particulate exhaust emissions
standard of 0.08 g/mile for 1993 and subsequent model years.
IT
IS
SO ORDERED.
I,
Dorothy
M. Gunn,
hereby certify that the above Opinion
~nd
Order was adopted on the
/
Y
.~
day of
~
,
1990,
by
avoteof
/
:
.
Dorothy M.
Gunn,
Clerk
Illinois Pollution Control Board
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