[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 30]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR1039.240]
[Page 496-497]
TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
PART 1039_CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM NEW AND IN-USE NONROAD
COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES--Table of Contents
Subpart C_Certifying Engine Families
Sec. 1039.240 How do I demonstrate that my engine family complies with
exhaust emission standards?
(a) For purposes of certification, your engine family is considered
in compliance with the applicable numerical emission standards in Sec.
1039.101(a) and (b) or in Sec. 1039.102(a) and (b) if all emission-data
engines representing that family have test results showing deteriorated
emission levels at or below these standards. (Note: if you participate
in the ABT program in subpart H of this part, your FELs are considered
to be the applicable emission standards with which you must comply.)
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(b) Your engine family is deemed not to comply if any emission-data
engine representing that family has test results showing a deteriorated
emission level above an applicable FEL or emission standard from Sec.
1039.101 for any pollutant.
(c) To compare emission levels from the emission-data engine with
the applicable emission standards, apply deterioration factors to the
measured emission levels for each pollutant. Section 1039.245 specifies
how to test your engine to develop deterioration factors that represent
the deterioration expected in emissions over your engines' full useful
life. Your deterioration factors must take into account any available
data from in-use testing with similar engines. Small-volume engine
manufacturers may use assigned deterioration factors that we establish.
Apply deterioration factors as follows:
(1) Additive deterioration factor for exhaust emissions. Except as
specified in paragraph (c)(2) of this section, use an additive
deterioration factor for exhaust emissions. An additive deterioration
factor for a pollutant is the difference between exhaust emissions at
the end of the useful life and exhaust emissions at the low-hour test
point. In these cases, adjust the official emission results for each
tested engine at the selected test point by adding the factor to the
measured emissions. If the factor is less than zero, use zero. Additive
deterioration factors must be specified to one more decimal place than
the applicable standard.
(2) Multiplicative deterioration factor for exhaust emissions. Use a
multiplicative deterioration factor if good engineering judgment calls
for the deterioration factor for a pollutant to be the ratio of exhaust
emissions at the end of the useful life to exhaust emissions at the low-
hour test point. For example, if you use aftertreatment technology that
controls emissions of a pollutant proportionally to engine-out
emissions, it is often appropriate to use a multiplicative deterioration
factor. Adjust the official emission results for each tested engine at
the selected test point by multiplying the measured emissions by the
deterioration factor. If the factor is less than one, use one. A
multiplicative deterioration factor may not be appropriate in cases
where testing variability is significantly greater than engine-to-engine
variability. Multiplicative deterioration factors must be specified to
one more significant figure than the applicable standard.
(3) Deterioration factor for smoke. Deterioration factors for smoke
are always additive, as described in paragraph (c)(1) of this section.
(4) Deterioration factor for crankcase emissions. If your engine
vents crankcase emissions to the exhaust or to the atmosphere, you must
account for crankcase emission deterioration, using good engineering
judgment. You may use separate deterioration factors for crankcase
emissions of each pollutant (either multiplicative or additive) or
include the effects in combined deterioration factors that include
exhaust and crankcase emissions together for each pollutant.
(d) Collect emission data using measurements to one more decimal
place than the applicable standard. Apply the deterioration factor to
the official emission result, as described in paragraph (c) of this
section, then round the adjusted figure to the same number of decimal
places as the emission standard. Compare the rounded emission levels to
the emission standard for each emission-data engine. In the case of
NOX+NMHC standards, apply the deterioration factor to each
pollutant and then add the results before rounding.
(e) For engines subject to NMHC standards, you may base compliance
on total hydrocarbon (THC) emissions. Indicate in your application for
certification if you are using this option. If you do, measure THC
emissions and calculate NMHC emissions as 98 percent of THC emissions,
as shown in the following equation:
NMHC = (0.98) x (THC).