[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 15]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR85.1512]

[Page 556]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 85--CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM MOBILE SOURCES--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart P--Importation of Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Engines
 
Sec. 85.1512  Admission of catalyst and O2 sensor-equipped vehicles.

    (a)(1) Notwithstanding other provisions of this subpart, any person 
may conditionally import a vehicle which:
    (i) Was covered by a certificate of conformity at the time of 
original manufacture or had previously been admitted into the United 
States under Sec. 85.1505 or Sec. 85.1509 (after June 30, 1988).
    (ii) Was certified, or previously admitted under Sec. 85.1505 or 
Sec. 85.1509 (after June 30, 1988), with a catalyst emission control 
system and/or O2 sensor;
    (iii) Is labeled in accordance with 40 CFR part 86, subpart A or 
subpart S, or, where applicable, Sec. 85.1510(c); and
    (iv) Has been driven outside the United States, Canada and Mexico or 
such other countries as EPA may designate.
    (2) Such vehicle must be entered under bond pursuant to 19 CFR 12.73 
unless it is included in a catalyst and O2 sensor control 
program approved by the Administrator upon such terms as may be deemed 
appropriate. Catalyst and O2 sensor programs conducted by 
manufacturers may be approved each model year.
    (b) For the purpose of this section, ``catalyst and O2 
sensor control program'' means a program instituted and maintained by a 
manufacturer, or any U.S. Government Agency for the purpose of 
preservation, replacement, or initial installation of catalytic 
converters and cleaning and/or replacement of O2 sensors and, 
if applicable, restricted fuel filler inlets.
    (c) For the purpose of this section, ``driven outside the United 
States, Canada and Mexico'' does not include mileage accumulated on 
vehicles solely under the control of manufacturers of new motor vehicles 
or engines for the purpose of vehicle testing and adjustment, and 
preparation for shipment to the United States.
    (d) Vehicles conditionally imported pursuant to this section and 
under bond must be modified in accordance with the certificate of 
conformity applicable at the time of manufacture. In the case of 
vehicles previously imported under Sec. 85.1509 or Sec. 85.1504 (prior 
to July 1, 1988), the replacement catalyst and O2 sensor, if 
applicable, must be equivalent (in terms of emission reduction) to the 
original catalyst and O2 sensor. Such vehicles may be granted 
final admission upon application to the Administrator, on forms 
specified by the Administrator. Such application shall contain the 
information required in Sec. 85.1504(a)(1) (i) through (v) and shall 
contain both an attestation by a qualified mechanic that the catalyst 
has been replaced and the O2 sensor has been replaced, if 
necessary, and that both parts are functioning properly, and a copy of 
the invoice for parts and labor.

[52 FR 36156, Sept. 25, 1987, as amended at 64 FR 23919, May 4, 1999]