[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 20]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 40CFR89.124]



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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 B_Emission Standards and Certification Provisions

 

Sec.  89.124  Record retention, maintenance, and submission.



    (a) The manufacturer of any nonroad compression-ignition engine must 

maintain the following adequately organized records:

    (1) Copies of all applications filed with the Administrator.

    (2) A detailed history of each test engine used for certification 

including the following:

    (i) A description of the test engine's construction, including a 

general description of the origin and buildup of the engine, steps taken 

to ensure that it is representative of production engines, description 

of components specially built for the test engine, and the origin and 

description of all emission-related components;

    (ii) A description of the method used for service accumulation, 

including date(s) and the number of hours accumulated;

    (iii) A description of all maintenance, including modifications, 

parts changes, and other servicing performed, and the date(s) and 

reason(s) for such maintenance;

    (iv) A description of all emission tests performed (except tests 

performed by the EPA directly) including routine and standard test 

documentation, as specified in subpart E of this part, date(s) and the 

purpose of each test;

    (v) A description of all tests performed to diagnose engine or 

emission control performance, giving the date and time of each and the 

reason(s) for the test; and

    (vi) A description of any significant event(s) affecting the engine 

during the period covered by the history of the test engine but not 

described by an entry under one of the previous paragraphs of this 

section.

    (3) Information required to be kept by the manufacturer in Sec.  

89.118(e)(3) for alternatives to service accumulation and testing for 

the determination of a deterioration factor.

    (b) Routine emission test data, such as those reporting test cell 

temperature and relative humidity at start and finish of test and raw 

emission results from each mode or test phase, must be retained for a 

period of one year after



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issuance of all certificates of conformity to which they relate. All 

other information specified in paragraph (a) of this section must be 

retained for a period of eight years after issuance of all certificates 

of conformity to which they relate.

    (c) Records may be kept in any format and on any media, provided 

that at the Administrator's request, organized, written records in 

English are promptly supplied by the manufacturer.

    (d) The manufacturer must supply, at the Administrator's request, 

copies of any engine maintenance instructions or explanations issued by 

the manufacturer.



[59 FR 31335, June 17, 1994. Redesignated and amended at 63 FR 56995, 

57005, Oct. 23, 1998]