[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 31]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR1039.610]



[Page 513-515]

 

                   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 G_Special Compliance Provisions

 

Sec.  1039.610  What provisions apply to vehicles certified under the 

motor-vehicle program?



    (a) General provisions. If you are a motor-vehicle manufacturer, 

this section allows you to introduce new nonroad engines or equipment 

into commerce if the vehicle is already certified to the requirements 

that apply under 40 CFR parts 85 and 86. If you comply with all of the 

provisions of this section, we consider the certificate issued under 40 

CFR part 86 for each motor vehicle to also be a valid certificate of 

conformity for the engine under this part 1039 for its model year, 

without a separate application for certification under the requirements 

of this part 1039. See Sec.  1039.605 for similar provisions that apply 

to motor-vehicle engines produced for nonroad equipment.

    (b) Equipment-manufacturer provisions. If you are not an engine 

manufacturer, you may produce nonroad equipment from motor vehicles 

under this section as long as the equipment has the labels specified in 

paragraph (d)(5) of this section and you do not make any of the changes 

described in paragraph (d)(2) of this section. You must also add the 

fuel-inlet label we specify in Sec.  1039.135(e). If you modify the 

motor vehicle or its engine in any of the ways described in paragraph 

(d)(2) of this section, we will consider you a manufacturer of a new 

nonroad engine. Such modifications prevent you from using the provisions 

of this section.



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    (c) Liability. Engines, vehicles, and equipment for which you meet 

the requirements of this section are exempt from all the requirements 

and prohibitions of this part, except for those specified in this 

section. Engines exempted under this section must meet all the 

applicable requirements from 40 CFR parts 85 and 86. This applies to 

engine manufacturers, equipment manufacturers, and all other persons as 

if the nonroad equipment were motor vehicles. The prohibited acts of 

Sec.  1068.101(a)(1) apply to these new pieces of equipment; however, we 

consider the certificate issued under 40 CFR part 86 for each motor 

vehicle to also be a valid certificate of conformity for the engine 

under this part 1039 for its model year. If we make a determination that 

these engines, vehicles, or equipment do not conform to the regulations 

during their useful life, we may require you to recall them under 40 CFR 

part 86 or 40 CFR 1068.505.

    (d) Specific requirements. If you are a motor-vehicle manufacturer 

and meet all the following criteria and requirements regarding your new 

nonroad equipment and its engine, the engine is eligible for an 

exemption under this section:

    (1) Your equipment must be covered by a valid certificate of 

conformity as a motor vehicle issued under 40 CFR part 86.

    (2) You must not make any changes to the certified vehicle that we 

could reasonably expect to increase its exhaust emissions for any 

pollutant, or its evaporative emissions if it is subject to evaporative-

emission standards. For example, if you make any of the following 

changes, you do not qualify for this exemption:

    (i) Change any fuel system parameters from the certified 

configuration.

    (ii) Change, remove, or fail to properly install any other 

component, element of design, or calibration specified in the vehicle 

manufacturer's application for certification. This includes 

aftertreatment devices and all related components.

    (iii) Modify or design the engine cooling system so that 

temperatures or heat rejection rates are outside the original vehicle 

manufacturer's specified ranges.

    (iv) Add more than 500 pounds to the curb weight of the originally 

certified motor vehicle.

    (3) You must show that fewer than 50 percent of the total sales as a 

motor vehicle or a piece of nonroad equipment, from all companies, are 

used in nonroad applications, as follows:

    (i) If you are the original manufacturer of the vehicle, base this 

showing on your sales information.

    (ii) In all other cases, you must get the original manufacturer of 

the vehicle to confirm this based on their sales information.

    (4) The equipment must have the vehicle emission control information 

and fuel labels we require under 40 CFR 86.007-35.

    (5) You must add a permanent supplemental label to the equipment in 

a position where it will remain clearly visible. In the supplemental 

label, do the following:

    (i) Include the heading: ``NONROAD ENGINE EMISSION CONTROL 

INFORMATION''.

    (ii) Include your full corporate name and trademark. You may instead 

include the full corporate name and trademark of another company you 

choose to designate.

    (iii) State: ``THIS VEHICLE WAS ADAPTED FOR NONROAD USE WITHOUT 

AFFECTING ITS EMISSION CONTROLS. THE EMISSION-CONTROL SYSTEM DEPENDS ON 

THE USE OF FUEL MEETING SPECIFICATIONS THAT APPLY FOR MOTOR-VEHICLE 

APPLICATIONS. OPERATING THE ENGINE ON OTHER FUELS MAY BE A VIOLATION OF 

FEDERAL LAW.''.

    (iv) State the date you finished modifying the vehicle (month and 

year), if applicable.

    (6) The original and supplemental labels must be readily visible in 

the fully assembled equipment.

    (7) Send the Designated Compliance Officer a signed letter by the 

end of each calendar year (or less often if we tell you) with all the 

following information:

    (i) Identify your full corporate name, address, and telephone 

number.

    (ii) List the equipment models you expect to produce under this 

exemption in the coming year.



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    (iii) State: ``We produce each listed engine or equipment model for 

nonroad application without making any changes that could increase its 

certified emission levels, as described in 40 CFR 1039.610.''.

    (e) Failure to comply. If your engines, vehicles, or equipment do 

not meet the criteria listed in paragraph (d) of this section, the 

engines will be subject to the standards, requirements, and prohibitions 

of this part 1039, and the certificate issued under 40 CFR part 86 will 

not be deemed to also be a certificate issued under this part 1039. 

Introducing these engines into commerce without a valid exemption or 

certificate of conformity under this part violates the prohibitions in 

40 CFR 1068.101(a)(1).

    (f) Data submission. We may require you to send us emission test 

data on any applicable nonroad duty cycles.

    (g) Participation in averaging, banking and trading. Vehicles 

adapted for nonroad use under this section may not generate or use 

emission credits under this part 1039. These vehicles may generate 

credits under the ABT provisions in 40 CFR part 86. These vehicles must 

be included in the calculation of the applicable fleet average in 40 CFR 

part 86.



[69 FR 39213, June 29, 2004, as amended at 70 FR 40463, July 13, 2005]