[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 18]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR89.2]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 89--CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM NEW AND IN-USE NONROAD COMPRESSION-IGNITION 
ENGINES--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 89.2  Definitions.

    The following definitions apply to part 89. All terms not defined 
herein have the meaning given them in the Act.
    Act means the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
    Adjustable parameter means any device, system, or element of design 
which is physically capable of being adjusted (including those which are 
difficult to access) and which, if adjusted, may affect emissions or 
engine performance during emission testing.
    Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency or his or her authorized representative.
    Aircraft means any vehicle capable of sustained air travel above 
treetop heights.
    Auxiliary emission control device (AECD) means any element of design 
that senses temperature, vehicle speed, engine RPM, transmission gear, 
or any other parameter for the purpose of activating, modulating, 
delaying, or deactivating the operation of any part of the emission 
control system.
    Auxiliary marine diesel engine means a marine diesel engine that is 
not a propulsion marine diesel engine.
    Blue Sky Series engine means a nonroad engine meeting the 
requirements of Sec. 89.112(f).
    Certification means, with respect to new nonroad engines, obtaining 
a certificate of conformity for an engine family complying with the 
nonroad engine emission standards and requirements specified in this 
part.
    Compression-ignition means relating to a type of reciprocating, 
internal-combustion engine that is not a spark-ignition engine.
    Constant-speed engine means an engine that is governed to operate 
only at rated speed.
    Crankcase emissions means airborne substances emitted to the 
atmosphere from any portion of the engine crankcase ventilation or 
lubrication systems.
    Emission control system means any device, system, or element of 
design which controls or reduces the emission of substances from an 
engine.
    Engine, as used in this part, refers to nonroad engine.
    Engine manufacturer means any person engaged in the manufacturing or 
assembling of new nonroad engines or importing such engines for resale, 
or who acts for and is under the control of any such person in 
connection with the distribution of such engines. Engine manufacturer 
does not include any dealer with respect to new nonroad engines received 
by such person in commerce.
    Engine used in a locomotive means either an engine placed in the 
locomotive to move other equipment, freight, or passenger traffic, or an 
engine mounted on the locomotive to provide auxiliary power.
    EPA enforcement officer means any officer or employee of the 
Environmental Protection Agency so designated in

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writing by the Administrator (or by his or her designee).
    Exhaust gas recirculation means an emission control technology that 
reduces emissions by routing exhaust gases that had been exhausted from 
the combustion chamber(s) back into the engine to be mixed with incoming 
air prior to or during combustion. The use of valve timing to increase 
the amount of residual exhaust gas in the combustion chamber(s) that is 
mixed with incoming air prior to or during combustion is not considered 
to be exhaust gas recirculation for the purposes of this part.
    Family emission limit (FEL) means an emission level that is declared 
by the manufacturer to serve in lieu of an emission standard for 
certification purposes and for the averaging, banking, and trading 
program. A FEL must be expressed to the same number of decimal places as 
the applicable emission standard.
    Full load governed speed is the maximum full load speed as specified 
by the manufacturer in the sales and service literature and 
certification application. This speed is the highest engine speed with 
an advertised power greater than zero.
    Gross power means the power measured at the crankshaft or its 
equivalent, the engine being equipped only with the standard accessories 
(such as oil pumps, coolant pumps, and so forth) necessary for its 
operation on the test bed. Alternators must be used, if necessary, to 
run the engine. Fans, air conditioners, and other accessories may be 
used at the discretion of the manufacturer, but no power adjustments for 
these accessories may be made.
    Identification number means a specification (for example, model 
number/serial number combination) which allows a particular nonroad 
engine to be distinguished from other similar engines.
    Intermediate speed means peak torque speed if peak torque speed 
occurs from 60 to 75 percent of rated speed. If peak torque speed is 
less than 60 percent of rated speed, intermediate speed means 60 percent 
of rated speed. If peak torque speed is greater than 75 percent of rated 
speed, intermediate speed means 75 percent of rated speed.
    Marine diesel engine means a compression-ignition engine that is 
intended to be installed on a vessel.
    Model year (MY) means the manufacturer's annual new model production 
period which includes January 1 of the calendar year, ends no later than 
December 31 of the calendar year, and does not begin earlier than 
January 2 of the previous calendar year. Where a manufacturer has no 
annual new model production period, model year means calendar year.
    New for purposes of this part, means a nonroad engine, nonroad 
vehicle, or nonroad equipment the equitable or legal title to which has 
never been transferred to an ultimate purchaser. Where the equitable or 
legal title to the engine, vehicle, or equipment is not transferred to 
an ultimate purchaser until after the engine, vehicle, or equipment is 
placed into service, then the engine, vehicle, or equipment will no 
longer be new after it is placed into service. A nonroad engine, 
vehicle, or equipment is placed into service when it is used for its 
functional purposes. With respect to imported nonroad engines, nonroad 
vehicles, or nonroad equipment, the term new means an engine, vehicle, 
or piece of equipment that is not covered by a certificate of conformity 
issued under this part at the time of importation, and that is 
manufactured after the effective date of a regulation issued under this 
part which is applicable to such engine, vehicle, or equipment (or which 
would be applicable to such engine, vehicle, or equipment had it been 
manufactured for importation into the United States).
    Nonroad engine means:
    (1) Except as discussed in paragraph (2) of this definition, a 
nonroad engine is any internal combustion engine:
    (i) In or on a piece of equipment that is self-propelled or serves a 
dual purpose by both propelling itself and performing another function 
(such as garden tractors, off-highway mobile cranes and bulldozers); or
    (ii) In or on a piece of equipment that is intended to be propelled 
while performing its function (such as lawnmowers and string trimmers); 
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    (iii) That, by itself or in or on a piece of equipment, is portable 
or transportable, meaning designed to be and capable of being carried or 
moved from one location to another. Indicia of transportability include, 
but are not limited to, wheels, skids, carrying handles, dolly, trailer, 
or platform.
    (2) An internal combustion engine is not a nonroad engine if:
    (i) the engine is used to propel a motor vehicle or a vehicle used 
solely for competition, or is subject to standards promulgated under 
section 202 of the Act; or
    (ii) the engine is regulated by a federal New Source Performance 
Standard promulgated under section 111 of the Act; or
    (iii) the engine otherwise included in paragraph (1)(iii) of this 
definition remains or will remain at a location for more than 12 
consecutive months or a shorter period of time for an engine located at 
a seasonal source. A location is any single site at a building, 
structure, facility, or installation. Any engine (or engines) that 
replaces an engine at a location and that is intended to perform the 
same or similar function as the engine replaced will be included in 
calculating the consecutive time period. An engine located at a seasonal 
source is an engine that remains at a seasonal source during the full 
annual operating period of the seasonal source. A seasonal source is a 
stationary source that remains in a single location on a permanent basis 
(i.e., at least two years) and that operates at that single location 
approximately three months (or more) each year. This paragraph does not 
apply to an engine after the engine is removed from the location.
    Nonroad equipment means equipment that is powered by nonroad 
engines.
    Nonroad vehicle means a vehicle that is powered by a nonroad engine 
as defined in this section and that is not a motor vehicle or a vehicle 
used solely for competition.
    Nonroad vehicle or nonroad equipment manufacturer means any person 
engaged in the manufacturing or assembling of new nonroad vehicles or 
equipment r importing such vehicles or equipment for resale, or who acts 
for and is under the control of any such person in connection with the 
distribution of such vehicles or equipment. A nonroad vehicle or 
equipment manufacturer does not include any dealer with respect to new 
nonroad vehicles or equipment received by such person in commerce. A 
nonroad vehicle or equipment manufacturer does not include any person 
engaged in the manufacturing or assembling of new nonroad vehicles or 
equipment who does not install an engine as part of that manufacturing 
or assembling process. All nonroad vehicle or equipment manufacturing 
entities that are under the control of the same person are considered to 
be a single nonroad vehicle or nonroad equipment manufacturer.
    Opacity means the fraction of a beam of light, expressed in percent, 
which fails to penetrate a plume of smoke.
    Operating hours means:
    (1) For engine storage areas or facilities, all times during which 
personnel other than custodial personnel are at work in the vicinity of 
the storage area or facility and have access to it.
    (2) For all other areas or facilities, all times during which an 
assembly line is in operation or all times during which testing, 
maintenance, service accumulation, production or compilation of records, 
or any other procedure or activity related to certification testing, to 
translation of designs from the test stage to the production stage, or 
to engine manufacture or assembly is being carried out in a facility.
    Post-manufacture marinizer means a person who produces a marine 
diesel engine by substantially modifying a certified or uncertified 
complete or partially complete engine, and is not controlled by the 
manufacturer of the base engine or by an entity that also controls the 
manufacturer of the base engine. For the purpose of this definition, 
``substantially modify'' means changing an engine in a way that could 
change engine emission characteristics.
    Presentation of credentials means the display of the document 
designating a person as an EPA enforcement officer or EPA authorized 
representative.
    Propulsion marine diesel engine means a marine diesel engine that is 
intended to move a vessel through the water or direct the movement of a 
vessel.

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    Rated speed is the maximum full load governed speed for governed 
engines and the speed of maximum horsepower for ungoverned engines.
    Spark-ignition means relating to a gasoline-fueled engine or other 
engines with a spark plug (or other sparking device) and with operating 
characteristics significantly similar to the theoretical Otto combustion 
cycle. Spark-ignition engines usually use a throttle to regulate intake 
air flow to control power during normal operation.
    Specific emissions means emissions expressed on the basis of 
observed brake power, using units of g/kW-hr. Observed brake power 
measurement includes accessories on the engine if these accessories are 
required for running an emission test (except for the cooling fan). When 
it is not possible to test the engine in the gross conditions, for 
example, if the engine and transmission form a single integral unit, the 
engine may be tested in the net condition. Power corrections from net to 
gross conditions will be allowed with prior approval of the 
Administrator.
    Test fleet means the engine or group of engines that a manufacturer 
uses during certification to determine compliance with emission 
standards.
    Tier 1 engine means an engine subject to the Tier 1 emission 
standards listed in Sec. 89.112(a).
    Tier 2 engine means an engine subject to the Tier 2 emission 
standards listed in Sec. 89.112(a).
    Tier 3 engine means an engine subject to the Tier 3 emission 
standards listed in Sec. 89.112(a).
    Ultimate purchaser means, with respect to any new nonroad engine, 
new nonroad vehicle, or new nonroad equipment, the first person who in 
good faith purchases such new nonroad engine, nonroad vehicle, or 
nonroad equipment for purposes other than resale.
    United States means the States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Trust 
Territory of the Pacific Islands.
    Used solely for competition means exhibiting features that are not 
easily removed and that would render its use other than in competition 
unsafe, impractical, or highly unlikely.
    U.S.-directed production volume means the number of nonroad 
equipment, vehicle, or marine diesel engine units produced by a 
manufacturer for which the manufacturer has reasonable assurance that 
sale was or will be made to ultimate purchasers in the United States.
    Vessel has the meaning given to it in 1 U.S.C. 3.

[59 FR 31335, June 17, 1994, as amended at 61 FR 52102, Oct. 4, 1996; 63 
FR 18998, Apr. 16, 1998; 63 FR 56996, Oct. 23, 1998; 65 FR 73331, Dec. 
29, 1999; 67 FR 68339, Nov. 8, 2002]