[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 17]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR86.608-97]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 86--CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM NEW AND IN-USE HIGHWAY VEHICLES AND 
ENGINES (CONTINUED)--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart G--Selective Enforcement Auditing of New Light-Duty Vehicles
 
Sec. 86.608-97  Test procedures.

    Section 86.608-97 includes text that specifies requirements that 
differ from those specified in Secs. 86.608-90 and 86.608-96. Where a 
paragraph in Sec. 86.608-90 or Sec. 86.608-96 is identical and 
applicable to Sec. 86.608-97, this may be indicated by specifying the 
corresponding paragraph and the statement ``[Reserved]. For guidance see 
Sec. 86.608-90.'' or ``[Reserved]. For guidance see Sec. 86.608-96.''
    (a) The prescribed test procedures are the Federal Test Procedure, 
as described in subpart B and/or subpart R of this part, whichever is 
applicable, the cold temperature CO test procedure as described in 
subpart C of this part, and the Certification Short Test procedure as 
described in subpart O of this part. Where the manufacturer conducts 
testing based on the requirements specified in Chapter 1 or Chapter 2 of 
the California Regulatory Requirements Applicable to the National Low 
Emission Vehicle Program (October, 1996), the prescribed test procedures 
are the procedures cited in the previous sentence, or substantially 
similar procedures, as determined by the Administrator. The California 
Regulatory Requirements Applicable to the National Low Emission Vehicle 
Program are incorporated by reference (see Sec. 86.1). For

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purposes of Selective Enforcement Audit testing, the manufacturer shall 
not be required to perform any of the test procedures in subpart B of 
this part relating to evaporative emission testing, except as specified 
in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
    (1) [Reserved]. For guidance see Sec. 86.608-96.
    (2) The following exceptions to the test procedures in subpart B 
and/or subpart R of this part are applicable to Selective Enforcement 
Audit testing:
    (i) For mileage accumulation, the manufacturer may use test fuel 
meeting the specifications for mileage and service accumulation fuels of 
Sec. 86.113, or, for vehicles certified to the National LEV standards, 
the specifications of Sec. 86.1771. Otherwise, the manufacturer may use 
fuels other than those specified in this section only with the advance 
approval of the Administrator.
    (ii) [Reserved]. For guidance see Sec. 86.608-90.
    (iii) The manufacturer may perform additional preconditioning on 
Selective Enforcement Audit test vehicles other than the preconditioning 
specified in Sec. 86.132, or Sec. 86.1773 for vehicles certified to the 
National LEV standards, only if the additional preconditioning had been 
performed on certification test vehicles of the same configuration.
    (a)(2)(iv) through (a)(2)(vii) [Reserved]. For guidance see 
Sec. 86.608-90.
    (a)(2)(viii) The manufacturer need not comply with Sec. 86.142, or 
Sec. 86.1775, since the records required therein are provided under 
other provisions of this subpart G.
    (a)(2)(ix) through (a)(3) [Reserved]. For guidance see Sec. 86.608-
90.
    (a)(4) [Reserved]. For guidance see Sec. 86.608-96.
    (b) through (i) [Reserved]. For guidance see Sec. 86.608-90.

[62 FR 31234, June 6, 1997]