[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: 40CFR94.212]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 94--CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM MARINE COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES--
Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart C--Certification Provisions
 
Sec. 94.212  Labeling.

    (a) General requirements. (1) Each new engine covered by a 
certificate of conformity under Sec. 94.208 shall be labeled by the 
manufacturer in the manner described in this paragraph (b) of this 
section at the time of manufacture.
    (2) Each new marine engine modified from a base engine by post-
manufacture marinizers in accordance with the provisions of Sec. 94.209 
(b) and covered by a certificate of conformity under Sec. 94.208 shall 
be labeled by the PMM in the manner described in paragraph (b) of this 
section.
    (b) Engine labels. Engine labels meeting the specifications of this 
section shall be applied to every engine by the manufacturer at the 
point of original manufacture. Engine labels shall be permanent and 
legible and shall be affixed to the engine in a position in which it 
will be readily visible after installation of the engine in the vessel. 
The label shall be attached to an engine part necessary for normal 
operation and not normally requiring replacement during the useful life 
of the engine. The label shall be affixed by the manufacturer in such 
manner that it cannot be removed without destroying or defacing the 
label. The label shall not be affixed to any equipment which is easily 
detached from such engine. The label may be not be made up of more than 
one piece without the advance approval of the Administrator. The label 
shall contain the following information lettered in the English language 
in block letters and numerals, which shall be of a color that contrasts 
with the background of the label:
    (1) The label heading: Marine Engine Emission Control Information.
    (2) Full corporate name and trademark of the manufacturer.
    (3) The model year.
    (4) The per-cylinder displacement of the engine.
    (5) Engine family and configuration identification.
    (6) A prominent unconditional statement of compliance with U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency regulations which apply to marine 
engines designated by the parameters of paragraphs 5(b)(2)(v)(A) through 
(E) of this section.
    (7) The useful life of the engine.
    (8) The standards and/or FELs to which the engine was certified.
    (9) Engine tune-up specifications and adjustments, as recommended by 
the manufacturer in accordance with the applicable emission standards, 
including but not limited to idle speeds(s), injection timing, valve 
lash (as applicable), as well as other parameters deemed necessary by 
the manufacturer.
    (10) The application for which the engine family is certified. (For 
example:

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constant-speed auxiliary, variable-speed propulsion engines used with 
fixed-pitch propellers, recreational, etc.)
    (c) The provisions of this section shall not prevent a manufacturer 
from also providing on the label any other information that such 
manufacturer deems necessary for, or useful to, the proper operation and 
satisfactory maintenance of the vessel or engine.
    (d) Engines certified under the voluntary standards described in 
Sec. 94.8(f) to be designated as Blue Sky Series engines must contain 
the statement on the label: ``Blue Sky Series''.
    (e) If an engine can be modified to operate on residual fuel, but 
has not been certified to meet the standards on such a fuel, it must 
contain the statement on the label: ``THIS ENGINE IS CERTIFIED FOR 
OPERATION ONLY WITH DISTILLATE DIESEL FUEL. MODIFYING THE ENGINE TO 
OPERATE ON RESIDUAL FUEL MAY BE A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW SUBJECT TO 
CIVIL PENALTIES.'' The Administrator may approve alternate language.

[64 FR 73331, Dec. 29, 1999, as amended at 67 FR 68346, Nov. 8, 2002]