[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: 40CFR1051.110]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 1051_CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM RECREATIONAL ENGINES AND VEHICLES

--Table of Contents

 

          Subpart B_Emission Standards and Related Requirements

 

Sec.  1051.110  What evaporative emission standards must my vehicles meet?



    Your new vehicles must meet the emission standards of this section 

over their full useful life. Note that Sec.  1051.245 allows you to use 

design-based certification instead of generating new emission data.

    (a) Beginning with the 2008 model year, permeation emissions from 

your vehicle's fuel tank(s) may not exceed 1.5 grams per square-meter 

per day when measured with the test procedures for tank permeation in 

subpart F of this part. You may generate or use emission credits under 

the averaging, banking, and trading (ABT) program, as described in 

subpart H of this part.

    (b) Beginning with the 2008 model year, permeation emissions from 

your vehicle's fuel lines may not exceed 15 grams per square-meter per 

day when



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measured with the test procedures for fuel-line permeation in subpart F 

of this part. Use the inside diameter of the hose to determine the 

surface area of the hose.



[67 FR 68347, Nov. 8, 2002, as amended at 70 FR 40488, July 13, 2005]