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Greenhouse Gas Updates
EPA-420-D-11-002d

August 2011

Compliance and Innovative Strategies Division

Office of Transportation and Air Quality

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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Certification Test Group LD-CERT-TG-BR101

If the Process Code (TG-0.5) is 'C' (Correction) then there 

cannot be any locked and active Certificate Summary 

Information Reports (CSIs) which reference this Test Group 

Name (TG-2).

(TG-2) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Certification Test Group LD-CERT-TG-BR186

If Official Charge Depleting Highway Test Number (TG-219.4) 

is entered, then its associated Test Procedure (TI-8) must be 

equal to '84' (Charge Depleting Highway).

(TG-219.4) (TI-8) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Certification Test Group LD-CERT-TG-BR187

If Official Charge Depleting UDDS Test Number (TG-219.3) is 

entered, then its associated Test Procedure (TI-8) must be 

equal to '81' (Charge Depleting UDDS).

(TG-219.3) (TI-8) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Certification Test Group LD-CERT-TG-BR188

If GHG Exempt Status (TG-216.7) equals 'NE' (Not Exempt), 

then a Test Result/Emission Name (TG-209) in the 'Exhaust 

Emission Standards' section equal to either 'CREE' or 'OPTCREE' must exist and is required to include either an Additive 

DF (TG-214) or a Multiplicative DF (TG-215). Otherwise, it is 

optional.

(TG-219.3) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Certification Test Group LD-CERT-TG-BR189

If the Model Year (TG-6) is greater than or equal to 2012 and if 

the Exhaust Test Number (TG-202.5) has a Test 5-Cycle 

Category (TI-45) of 'FTP75' or 'HWY', then that Exhaust Test 

Number (TG-202.5) must have a Rounded Adjusted CREE (TI19.4) or Rounded Adjusted OPT-CREE (TI-19.8). 

The test number specified will need to be resubmitted to allow 

Verify to perform this calculation.

(TG-202.5) (TI-19.4) (TI19.8) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Certification Test Group LD-CERT-TG-BR190

If Official Test Numbers and Charge Depleting Official Test 

Numbers are present then they must also be entered in All 

Certification Exhaust Test Numbers section.

N/A Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Certification Test 

Data

Test 

Information LD-CTD-TI-BR068a

If a Test Result/Emission Name (TI-19) value of 'OPT-CREE' 

(Optional Carbon-Related Exhaust Emissions) is submitted, 

then Test Result/Emission Name (TI-19) values of 'HC-NM' 

(Non-methane Hydrocarbon), 'Methane' (Methane) and 'N2O' 

(Nitrous Oxide) are also required. Otherwise, they are optional.

(TI-19) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Certification Test 

Data

Test 

Information LD-CTD-TI-BR068a

If a Test Result/Emission Name (TI-19) value of 'OPT-CREE' 

(Optional Carbon-Related Exhaust Emissions) is submitted, 

then Test Result/Emission Name (TI-19) values of 'HC-NM' 

(Non-methane Hydrocarbon), 'Methane' (Methane) and 'N2O' 

(Nitrous Oxide) are also required. Otherwise, they are optional.

(TI-19) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Certification Test 

Data

Test 

Information LD-CTD-TI-BR069a

If Original Test Vehicle Model Year (VI-7) is greater or equal to 

2012, and if any of the following are true: Test 5-Cycle 

Category (TI-45) is equal to 'FTP75' (Federal Test Procedure 

(75 °F), Test 5-Cycle Category (TI-45) is equal to 'HWY' 

(Highway NOx), Test Procedure (TI-8) is equal to '81' (Charge 

Depleting UDDS) or Test Procedure (TI-8) is equal to '84' 

(Charge Depleting Hwy), then at least one Test 

Result/Emission Name (TI-19) value of 'CREE' or 'OPT-CREE' 

is required, otherwise they are optional. Note - For charge 

depleting tests, 'CREE' or 'OPT-CREE' values for the entire 

test should be submitted in Bag/Phase #1.

(TI-19) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

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Certification Test 

Data

Test 

Information LD-CTD-TI-BR069b

If Original Test Vehicle Model Year (VI-7) is greater or equal to 

2012, and if any of the following are true: Test 5-Cycle 

Category (TI-45) is equal to 'FTP75' (Federal Test Procedure 

(75 °F), Test 5-Cycle Category (TI-45) is equal to 'HWY' 

(Highway NOx), Test Procedure (TI-8) is equal to '81' (Charge 

Depleting UDDS) or Test Procedure (TI-8) is equal to '84' 

(Charge Depleting Hwy), then at least one Test 

Result/Emission Name (TI-19) value of 'CREE' or 'OPT-CREE' 

is required, otherwise they are optional. Note - For charge 

depleting tests, 'CREE' or 'OPT-CREE' values for the entire 

test should be submitted in Bag/Phase #1.

(TI-19) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

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Data

Test 

Information LD-CTD-TI-BR069c

If Original Test Vehicle Model Year (VI-7) is greater or equal to 

2012, and if any of the following are true: Test 5-Cycle 

Category (TI-45) is equal to 'FTP75' (Federal Test Procedure 

(75 °F), Test 5-Cycle Category (TI-45) is equal to 'HWY' 

(Highway NOx), Test Procedure (TI-8) is equal to '81' (Charge 

Depleting UDDS) or Test Procedure (TI-8) is equal to '84' 

(Charge Depleting Hwy), then at least one Test 

Result/Emission Name (TI-19) value of 'CREE' or 'OPT-CREE' 

is required, otherwise they are optional. Note - For charge 

depleting tests, 'CREE' or 'OPT-CREE' values for the entire 

test should be submitted in Bag/Phase #1.

(TI-19) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

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Test 

Information LD-CTD-TI-BR070

If Test 5-Cycle Category (TI-45) is FTP75 or HWY and if Test 

Result/Emission Name (TI-19) values of 'HC-NM' (Nonmethane Hydrocarbon), 'METHANE' (CH4 - Methane) and 

'N2O' (Nitrous Oxide) are submitted, then Unrounded 

Unadjusted OPT-CREE (TI-19.5) is required.

(TI-19.5) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR001a

If Process Code (CA-3) is equal to 'R' (Report) or 'C' 

(Correction), then a record must exist in the system with the 

same CAFE/GHG Compliance Category (CA-4), Manufacturer 

Code (CA-0), and Model Year (CA-1).

(CA-4) (CA-0) (CA-1) Active Under Development (To Be Updated)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR001b

If Process Code (CA-3) is equal to 'R' (Report) or 'C' 

(Correction), then a record must exist in the system with the 

same CAFE/GHG Compliance Category (CA-4), Manufacturer 

Code (CA-0), and Model Year (CA-1).

(CA-4) (CA-0) (CA-1) Active Under Development (To Be Updated)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR002

If Process Code (CA-3) is equal to 'N' (New), then a record 

must not exist in the system with the same CAFE/GHG 

Compliance Category (CA-4), Manufacturer Code (CA-0), and 

Model Year (CA-1).

(CA-4) (CA-0) (CA-1) Active Under Development (To Be Updated)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR003

If CAFE Compliance Category (CA-4) is equal to 'LT' (Light 

Trucks), then CAFE Standard Type Indicator (CA-10) is 

required.

(CA-10) Active Under Development (To Be Deleted)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR004

If Model Year (CA-1) is greater or equal to 2011, then CAFE 

Standard Type Indicator (CA-10) is required to equal 'R' 

(Reformed CAFE).

(CA-10) Active Under Development (To Be Updated)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR005a

If CAFE Standard Type Indicator (CA-10) is equal to 'R' 

(Reformed CAFE), then Reformed Model Type Index (CA-14) 

is required; otherwise, it is not allowed.

(CA-14) Active Under Development (To Be Updated)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR005b

If CAFE Standard Type Indicator (CA-10) is equal to 'R' 

(Reformed CAFE), then Reformed Model Type Index (CA-14) 

is required; otherwise, it is not allowed.

(CA-14) Active Under Development (To Be Updated)
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Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR005c

If CAFE Standard Type Indicator (CA-10) is equal to 'R' 

(Reformed CAFE), then Model Type Index (CA-14) is required; 

otherwise, it is not allowed.

(CA-14) Active Under Development (To Be Deleted)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR005d

If CAFE Type Indicator (CA-10) is equal to 'R' (Reformed 

CAFE), then Model Type Index (CA-14) is required; otherwise, 

it is not allowed.

(CA-14) Active Under Development (To Be Updated)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR006

If Model Type Index (CA-14) is provided, then a Fuel Economy 

Label must exist in the system for this Model Year (CA-1), 

Manufacturer Code (CA-0) and Model Type Index (CA-14).

(CA-1) (CA-0) (CA-14) Active Under Development (To Be Deleted)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR007a

If CAFE Standard Type Indicator (CA-10) is equal to 'R' 

(Reformed CAFE), then Footprint Final Model Year Production 

Units (CA-20) and Footprint Target FE Value (miles per gallon) 

(CA-21) are required; otherwise, they are not allowed.

(CA-20) (CA-21) Active Under Development (To Be Deleted)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR007b

If CAFE Standard Type Indicator (CA-10) is equal to 'R' 

(Reformed CAFE), then Footprint Final Model Year Production 

Units (CA-20) and Footprint Target FE Value (miles per gallon) 

(CA-21) are required; otherwise, they are not allowed.

(CA-20) (CA-21) Active Under Development (To Be Deleted)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR007c

If CAFE Standard Type Indicator (CA-10) is equal to 'R' 

(Reformed CAFE), then Footprint Final Model Year Production 

Units (CA-20) and Footprint Target FE Value (miles per gallon) 

(CA-21) are required; otherwise, they are not allowed.

(CA-20) (CA-21) Active Under Development (To Be Deleted)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR008

A Fuel Economy Label must exist in the system for the Model 

Type Index (CA-25), Carline Manufacturer Code (CA-25.1), and 

Model Year (CA-1).

(CA-25) (CA-0) (CA-1) Active Under Development (To Be Updated)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR010 Test Number (CA-35) must exist in Test Information (TI-1). (CA-35) Active Under Development (To Be Updated)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR011a

Test Number (CA-35) must be present when Subconfiguration 

Index (CA-29.5) is between 1 and 49 (inclusive) and 

Configuration Index (CA-26) is between 1 and 499 (inclusive), 

which indicates that the Subconfiguration is represented by a 

test.

(CA-35) Active Under Development (To Be Updated)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR011b

Test Number (CA-35) must be present when Subconfiguration 

Index (CA-29.5) is between 1 and 49 (inclusive) and 

Configuration Index (CA-26) is between 1 and 499 (inclusive), 

which indicates that the Subconfiguration is represented by a 

test.

(CA-35) Active Under Development (To Be Updated)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR011c

Test Number (CA-35) must be present when Sub Configuration 

Index (CA-29.5) is between 1 and 49 (inclusive) and 

Configuration Index (CA-26) is between 1 and 499 (inclusive), 

which indicates that the Sub configuration is represented by a 

test.

(CA-35) Active Under Development (To Be Updated)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR011d

Test Number (CA-35) must be present when Subconfiguration 

Index (CA-29.5) is between 1 and 49 (inclusive) and 

Configuration Index (CA-26) is between 1 and 499 (inclusive), 

which indicates that the Subconfiguration is represented by a 

test.

(CA-35) Active Under Development (To Be Updated)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR012a

The Test 5-Cycle Category (TI-45) for this Test Number (CA35) must be equal to 'FTP75' (Test Procedure equal to '2', '21', 

'25', '31', '35', '41', '45') or 'HWY' (Test Procedure equal to '3').

(CA-35) (TI-43) Active Under Development (To Be Updated)
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Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR012b

The Test 5-Cycle Category (TI-45) for this Test Number (CA35) must be equal to 'FTP75' (Test Procedure equal to '2', '21', 

'25', '31', '35', '41', '45') or 'HWY' (Test Procedure equal to '3').

(CA-35) (TI-43) Active Under Development (To Be Updated)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR013 If Averaging Method (CA-40) is equal to 'N' (No Averaging), 

then Averaging Group Indicator (CA-41) must not be present. (CA-41) Active Under Development (To Be Updated)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR014 If Averaging Method (CA-40) is not equal to 'N' (No Averaging), 

then Averaging Weighting Factor (CA-42) is required. (CA-42) Active Under Development (To Be Updated)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR015 Final Model Year Production Units (CA-5) must not equal zero. (CA-5) Active Under Development (To Be Deleted)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR016

If the Process Code (CA-3) is equal to 'R' (Report), then the 

Manufacturer Code of the Submission Author Details must 

match the Manufacturer Code (CA-0) of the dataset for which 

the report was requested.

(CA-0) Active Not Under Development

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR017

If the Process Code (CA-3) is equal to 'N' (New) or 'C' 

(Correction), then the Manufacturer Code of the Submission 

Author Details must match the Manufacturer Code (CA-0) of 

the submitted dataset.

(CA-0) Active Not Under Development

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR018

If CAFE Standard Type Indicator (CA-10) is equal to 'R' 

(Reformed CAFE), then Manufacturer Calculated Unrounded 

Reformed CAFE Standard (CA-22.3) is required; otherwise, it 

is not allowed.

(CA-22.3) Active Under Development (To Be Updated)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR020 The Fuel Usage for the Test Number (CA-35) must be the 

same as one of the Fuel Usages (GL-89) for the Label. (CA-35) (GL-89) Active Under Development (To Be Updated)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR021a Manufacturer Code (CA-0) must exist in the system. (CA-0) Active Not Under Development

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR021b Manufacturer Code (CA-0) must exist in the system. (CA-0) Active Not Under Development

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR022

If Footprint Index (CA-14.5) is provided, then a Footprint 

dataset must exist in the system for this Model Year (CA-1), 

Manufacturer Code (CA-0), Footprint Index (CA-14.5), and the 

Carline which is derived from Model Type Index (CA-14).

(CA-1) (CA-0) (CA-14) Active Under Development (To Be Deleted)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR023 Each Base Level within a Model Type must have a unique 

Inertia Weight Class (CA-25.6). (CA-25.6) Active Under Development (To Be Updated)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR024 Each Configuration within a Base Level must have a unique 

Configuration Index Number (CA-26). (CA-26) Active Under Development (To Be Updated)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR025 Each SubConfiguration within a Configuration must have a 

unique SubConfiguration Index Number (CA-29.5). (CA-29.5) Active Under Development (To Be Updated)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR026

Each Configuration within a Base Level must be a unique 

combination of Engine Code (CA-28), Axle Ratio (CA-29), and 

Transmission Configuration Code (CA-27).

(CA-29) (CA-27) (CA-28) Active Under Development (To Be Updated)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR027

Each SubConfiguration within a Configuration must be a 

unique combination of Equivalent Test Weight (CA-31) and 

Road Load Horsepower (CA-30).

(CA-31) (CA-30) Active Under Development (To Be Updated)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR028

A Configuration with a new Configuration Index (CA-26) must 

not have the same combination of Engine Code (CA-28), Axle 

Ratio (CA-29), and Transmission Configuration Code (CA-27) 

as a Configuration previously entered in FE Label for the same 

Model Type and Base Level.

(CA-26) (CA-28) (CA-29) 

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Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR032

If the Carline Manufacturer Code (CA-25.1) of the Model Type 

is different than the Submitter's Manufacturer Code (in 

Submission Author Details), then permission must be granted 

by the Carline Manufacturer for the Submitting Manufacturer to 

use the Carline associated with the FE Label submission 

referenced by the combination of Model Year (CA-1), Carline 

Mfr Code (CA-25.1), and Model Type Index (CA-14).

(CA-25) (CA-25.1) Active Under Development (To Be Updated)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR033

If Model Year (CA-1) is greater than or equal to 2012, and 

GHG Calculation Method (CA-128) is equal to 'OPT-CREE' 

(Opt-CREE) then Opt-CREE N2O Default Indicator (CA-129) is 

required. Otherwise it is optional.

(CA-129) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR034

If Model Year (CA-1) is greater than or equal to 2012, then 

GHG Exempt Indicator (CA-127) is required. Otherwise it is 

optional.

(CA-127) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR035

If Model Year (CA-1) is greater than or equal to 2012, then 

GHG Calculation Method (CA-128) is required. Otherwise it is 

optional.

(CA-128) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR039

If Model Year (CA-1) is greater than or equal to 2012, then 

Manufacturer Calculated Official Model Year GHG Production 

Units (CA-132) is required. Otherwise it is optional.

(CA-132) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR040

If CAFE/GHG Compliance category (CA-4) is equal to 'LT' 

(Light Truck), then Manufacturer Calculated Official Model Year 

Truck CAFE Production Units (CA-50) is required. Otherwise it 

is optional.

(CA-50) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR041

If CAFE/GHG Compliance category (CA-4) is equal to 'PV' 

(Passenger Vehicle), then Manufacturer Calculated Official 

Model Year Domestic Passenger Vehicle CAFE Production 

Units (CA-51) is required. Otherwise it is optional.

(CA-51) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR042

If CAFE/GHG Compliance category (CA-4) is equal to 'PV' 

(Passenger Vehicle), then Manufacturer Calculated Official 

Model Year Import Passenger Vehicle CAFE Production Units 

(CA-52) is required. Otherwise it is optional.

(CA-52) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR055

If Model Year (CA-1) is greater than or equal to 2012, then 

Manufacturer Calculated Baseline Average GHG Unrounded 4 

Decimal (CA-138) is required. Otherwise it is optional.

(CA-138) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR056

If GHG TLAAS Indicator (CA-156) is equal to 'Y' (Yes) for any 

Model Type in the CAFE/GHG submission then Manufacturer 

Calculated Baseline Average GHG TLAAS Unrounded 4 

Decimal (CA-139) is required. Otherwise it is optional.

(CA-139) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR057

If CAFE/GHG Compliance Category (CA-4) is equal to 'LT' 

(Light Truck), then Manufacturer Calculated Baseline Truck 

CAFE Unrounded 4 Decimal (CA-56) is required. Otherwise it 

is optional.

(CA-56) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR058

If CAFE/GHG Compliance category (CA-4) is equal to 'PV' 

(Passenger Vehicle), then Manufacturer Calculated Baseline 

Domestic Passenger Vehicle CAFE Unrounded Unadjusted 4 

Decimal (CA-57) is required. Otherwise it is optional.

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Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR059

If CAFE/GHG Compliance category (CA-4) is equal to 'PV' 

(Passenger Vehicle), then Manufacturer Calculated Baseline 

Import Passenger Vehicle CAFE Unrounded Unadjusted 4 

Decimal (CA-58) is required. Otherwise it is optional.

(CA-58) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR060

If Model Year (CA-1) is greater than or equal to 2012, then 

Manufacturer Calculated Baseline Average GHG Rounded 

Whole Number (CA-140) is required. Otherwise it is optional.

(CA-140) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR061

If GHG TLAAS Indicator (CA-156) is equal to 'Y' (Yes) for any 

Model Type in the CAFE/GHG submission then Manufacturer 

Calculated Baseline Average GHG TLAAS Rounded Whole 

Number (CA-141) is required. Otherwise it is optional.

(CA-141) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR062

If CAFE/GHG Compliance Category (CA-4) is equal to 'LT' 

(Light Truck), then Manufacturer Calculated Baseline Truck 

CAFE Rounded 1 Decimal (CA-62) is required. Otherwise it is 

optional.

(CA-62) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR063

If CAFE/GHG Compliance category (CA-4) is equal to 'PV' 

(Passenger Vehicle), then Manufacturer Calculated Baseline 

Domestic Passenger Vehicle CAFE Unrounded Test Procedure 

Adjusted 4 Decimal (CA-64) is required. Otherwise it is 

optional.

(CA-64) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR064

If CAFE/GHG Compliance category (CA-4) is equal to 'PV' 

(Passenger Vehicle), then Manufacturer Calculated Baseline 

Import Passenger Vehicle CAFE Unrounded Test Procedure 

Adjusted 4 Decimal (CA-65) is required. Otherwise it is 

optional.

(CA-65) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR065

If CAFE/GHG Compliance category (CA-4) is equal to 'PV' 

(Passenger Vehicle), then Manufacturer Calculated Baseline 

Domestic Passenger Vehicle CAFE Rounded Test Procedure 

Adjusted 1 Decimal (CA-68) is required. Otherwise it is 

optional.

(CA-68) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR066

If CAFE/GHG Compliance category (CA-4) is equal to 'PV' 

(Passenger Vehicle), then Manufacturer Calculated Baseline 

Import Passenger Vehicle CAFE Rounded Test Procedure 

Adjusted 1 Decimal (CA-69) is required. Otherwise it is 

optional.

(CA-69) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR079

If Model Year (CA-1) is greater than or equal to 2012, then 

Manufacturer Calculated Final Average GHG Unrounded 4 

Decimal (CA-146) is required. Otherwise it is optional.

(CA-146) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR080

If GHG TLAAS Indicator (CA-156) is equal to 'Y' (Yes) for any 

Model Type in the CAFE/GHG submission then Manufacturer 

Calculated Final Average GHG TLAAS Unrounded 4 Decimal 

(CA-147) is required. Otherwise it is optional.

(CA-147) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR081

If CAFE/GHG Compliance Category (CA-4) is equal to 'LT' 

(Light Truck), then Manufacturer Calculated Final Truck CAFE 

Unrounded 4 Decimal (CA-72) is required. Otherwise it is 

optional.

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Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR082

If CAFE/GHG Compliance category (CA-4) is equal to 'PV' 

(Passenger Vehicle), then Manufacturer Calculated Final 

Domestic Passenger Vehicle CAFE Unrounded Unadjusted 4 

Decimal (CA-73) is required. Otherwise it is optional.

(CA-73) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR083

If CAFE/GHG Compliance category (CA-4) is equal to 'PV' 

(Passenger Vehicle), then Manufacturer Calculated Final 

Import Passenger Vehicle CAFE Unrounded Unadjusted 4 

Decimal (CA-74) is required. Otherwise it is optional.

(CA-74) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR084

If Model Year (CA-1) is greater than or equal to 2012, then 

Manufacturer Calculated Final Average GHG Rounded Whole 

Number (CA-148) is required. Otherwise it is optional.

(CA-148) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR085

If GHG TLAAS Indicator (CA-156) is equal to 'Y' (Yes) for any 

Model Type in the CAFE/GHG submission then Manufacturer 

Calculated Final Average GHG TLAAS Rounded Whole 

Number (CA-149) is required. Otherwise it is optional.

(CA-149) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR086

If CAFE/GHG Compliance Category (CA-4) is equal to 'LT' 

(Light Truck), then Manufacturer Calculated Final Truck CAFE 

Rounded 1 Decimal (CA-150) is required. Otherwise it is 

optional.

(CA-150) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR087

If CAFE/GHG Compliance category (CA-4) is equal to 'PV' 

(Passenger Vehicle), then Manufacturer Calculated Final 

Domestic Passenger Vehicle CAFE Unrounded Test Procedure 

Adjusted 4 Decimal (CA-80) is required. Otherwise it is 

optional.

(CA-80) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR088

If CAFE/GHG Compliance category (CA-4) is equal to 'PV' 

(Passenger Vehicle), then Manufacturer Calculated Final 

Import Passenger Vehicle CAFE Unrounded Test Procedure 

Adjusted 4 Decimal (CA-81) is required. Otherwise it is 

optional.

(CA-81) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR089

If CAFE/GHG Compliance category (CA-4) is equal to 'PV' 

(Passenger Vehicle), then Manufacturer Calculated Final 

Domestic Passenger Vehicle CAFE Rounded Test Procedure 

Adjusted 1 Decimal (CA-84) is required. Otherwise it is 

optional.

(CA-84) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR090

If CAFE/GHG Compliance category (CA-4) is equal to 'PV' 

(Passenger Vehicle), then Manufacturer Calculated Final 

Import Passenger Vehicle CAFE Rounded Test Procedure 

Adjusted 1 Decimal (CA-85) is required. Otherwise it is 

optional.

(CA-85) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR096

If Model Year (CA-1) is greater than or equal to 2012, then 

Manufacturer Calculated Official Average GHG Grams Per Mile 

(CA-153) is required. Otherwise it is optional.

(CA-153) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR097

If GHG TLAAS Indicator (CA-156) is equal to 'Y' (Yes) for any 

Model Type in the CAFE/GHG submission then Manufacturer 

Calculated Official Average GHG TLAAS Grams Per Mile (CA154) is required. Otherwise it is optional.

(CA-154) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)
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Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR098

If CAFE/GHG Compliance Category (CA-4) is equal to 'LT' 

(Light Truck), then Manufacturer Calculated Official Truck 

CAFE Miles Per Gallon (CA-88) is required. Otherwise it is 

optional.

(CA-88) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR099

If CAFE/GHG Compliance category (CA-4) is equal to 'PV' 

(Passenger Vehicle), then Manufacturer Calculated Official 

Domestic Passenger Vehicle CAFE Miles Per Gallon (CA-89) is 

required. Otherwise it is optional.

(CA-89) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR100

If CAFE/GHG Compliance category (CA-4) is equal to 'PV' 

(Passenger Vehicle), then Manufacturer Calculated Official 

Import Passenger Vehicle CAFE Miles Per Gallon (CA-90) is 

required. Otherwise it is optional.

(CA-90) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR101

If CAFE/GHG Compliance category (CA-4) is equal to 'PV' 

(Passenger Vehicle), then CAFE Domestic/Import Indicator 

(CA-155) is required. Otherwise it is optional.

(CA-155) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR102

If Model Year (CA-1) is greater than or equal to 2012 and 

Model Year (CA-1) is less than or equal to 2016, then GHG 

TLAAS Indicator (CA-156) is required, otherwise it is not 

allowed.

(CA-156) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR104

If Model Year (CA-1) is greater than or equal to 2012, then 

Footprint Final Model Year GHG Production Units (CA-158) is 

required. Otherwise it is optional.

(CA-158) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR136

If Model Year (CA-1) is greater than or equal to 2012, then 

Manufacturer Subconfiguration Final Model Year GHG 

Production Units (CA-193) is required. Otherwise it is optional.

(CA-193) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR137 If Model Year (CA-1) greater than or equal to 2011, then 

Averaging Method (CA-40) cannot be 'S' (Simple Averaging). (CA-40) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR138

If CAFE Standard Type Indicator (CA-10) is equal to 'R', then 

Carline Manufacturer Code (CA-11.5) is required. Otherwise it 

is optional.

(CA-11.5) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR139

If CAFE Standard Type Indicator (CA-10) is equal to 'R' 

(Reformed CAFE) then Division Code (CA-12) is required. 

Otherwise it is optional.

(CA-12) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR140

If CAFE Standard Type Indicator (CA-10) is equal to 'R' 

(Reformed CAFE) then Carline Code (CA-13) is required. 

Otherwise it is optional.

(CA-13) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR143

If CAFE Standard Type Indicator (CA-10) is equal to 'R' 

(Reformed CAFE) then Footprint Index (CA-14.5) is required. 

Otherwise it is optional.

(CA-14.5) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR145

If CAFE Standard Type Indicator (CA-10) is equal to 'R' 

(Reformed CAFE) then Footprint Final Model Year Production 

Units (CA-20) is required, otherwise it is optional.

(CA-20) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR154

If Model Year (CA-1) is greater than or equal to 2012, then 

Manufacturer Calculated Unrounded GHG Standard (CA-160) 

is required. Otherwise it is optional.

(CA-160) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR156

If GHG TLAAS Indicator (CA-156) is equal to 'Y' (Yes) for any 

Model Type in the CAFE/GHG submission then Manufacturer 

Calculated Official Model Year GHG TLAAS Production Units 

(CA-133) is required. Otherwise it is optional.

(CA-133) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)
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Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR157

If Footprint Index (CA-14.5) is provided in a CAFE submission 

then the Footprint Index (CA-14.5) must exist in the system for 

this Model Year (CA-1), Carline Manufacturer Code (CA-11.5), 

Division Code (CA-12) and Carline Code (CA-13).

(CA-1) (CA-11.5) (CA-12) 

(CA-13) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR160

If GHG Calculation Method (CA-128) is equal to 'OPT-CREE' 

and if Test Procedure (TI-8) does not equal to '81' (Charge 

Depleting UDDS) or '84' (Charge Depleting Hwy), then 

Rounded Adjusted OPT-CREE (TI-19.8) must exist.

(TI-19.8) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR161

If GHG Calculation Method (CA-128) is equal to 'OPT-CREE' 

and if Test Procedure (TI-8) does not equal to '81' (Charge 

Depleting UDDS) or '84' (Charge Depleting Hwy), then Test 

Result/Emission Name (TI-19) equal to 'OPT-CREE' must 

exist.

(TI-19) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy CAFE LD-FE-CA-BR162

If a CAFE/GHG submission already exists in Verify for the 

same manufacturer and model year (but for a different 

CAFE/GHG Compliance Category (CA-4)), then GHG 

Calculation Method (CA-128) must be identical to the one 

already submitted.

(CA-128) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy Footprint LD-FE-FT-BR004

If the Manufacturer Code of the Submission Author Details is 

different from the Carline Manufacturer Code (FT-1), then the 

Manufacturer Code of the Submission Author Details must 

have the permission to use the specified Carline Manufacturer 

Code (FT-1).

(FT-0.7) (FT-1) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy Footprint LD-FE-FT-BR005

If Process Code (FT-0.5) equals 'C' (Correction) then a record 

must already exist in the system with the same Carline 

Manufacturer Code (FT-1), Model Year (FT-2), Division Code 

(FT-3), and Carline Code (FT-4).

(FT-1) (FT-2) (FT-3) (FT4) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy Footprint LD-FE-FT-BR006

If Process Code (FT-0.5) equals 'N' (New) then a record must 

not exist in the system with the same Carline Manufacturer 

Code (FT-1), Model Year (FT-2), Division Code (FT-3), and 

Carline Code (FT-4).

(FT-1) (FT-2) (FT-3) (FT4) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy Footprint LD-FE-FT-BR007

If Process Code (FT-0.5) equals 'R' (Report), then a record 

must already exist in the system with the same Carline 

Manufacturer Code (FT-1), Model Year (FT-2), Division Code 

(FT-3), and Carline Code (FT-4).

(FT-1) (FT-2) (FT-3) (FT4) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy Footprint LD-FE-FT-BR008 Carline Manufacturer Code (FT-1) must exist in the system. (FT-1) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy Footprint LD-FE-FT-BR009

For a Footprint submission, the Carline must already exist in 

the system with the same Model Year (FT-2), Division Code 

(FT-3), Carline Code (FT-4), and Carline Manufacturer Code 

(FT-1).

(FT-1) (FT-2) (FT-3) (FT4) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy Footprint LD-FE-FT-BR010 If Process Code (FT-0.5) is 'N' (New) then Footprint Index (FT5) is not allowed. (FT-5) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy Footprint LD-FE-FT-BR011

If Process Code (FT-0.5) is 'C' (Correction) and Footprint Index 

(FT-5) is not blank, then a Footprint Record must already exist 

in the system with the same Footprint Index (FT-5), Model Year 

(FT-2), Division Code (FT-3), Carline Code (FT-4), and Carline 

Manufacturer Code (FT-1).

(FT-1) (FT-2) (FT-3) (FT4) (FT-5) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)
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Fuel Economy Footprint LD-FE-FT-BR012

Each footprint record within the same submission must be a 

unique combination of 'Footprint Description' (FT-6), 

'Wheelbase (inches)' (FT-7), 'Front Track Width (inches)' (FT8), and 'Rear Track Width (inches)' (FT-9) for the same Model 

Year (FT-2), Division Code (FT-3), Carline Code (FT-4), and 

Carline Manufacturer Code (FT-1).

(FT-6) (FT-7) (FT-8) (FT9) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy Footprint LD-FE-FT-BR013

A new Footprint record with a Footprint Index that is blank 

cannot be the same combination of 'Footprint Description' (FT6), 'Wheelbase (inches)' (FT-7), 'Front Track Width (inches)' 

(FT-8), and 'Rear Track Width (inches)' (FT-9) as a previously 

submitted footprint for the same Model Year (FT-2), Division 

Code (FT-3), Carline Code (FT-4), and Carline Manufacturer 

Code (FT-1). 

(FT-1) (FT-2) (FT-3) (FT4) (FT-6) (FT-7) (FT-8) 

(FT-9)

Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy Footprint LD-FE-FT-BR014

If Process Code (FT-0.5) is 'D' (Delete) then at least one active 

footprint record must exist for the same Model Year (FT-2), 

Division Code (FT-3), Carline Code (FT-4), and Carline 

Manufacturer Code (FT-1).

(FT-1) (FT-2) (FT-3) (FT4) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy Footprint LD-FE-FT-BR015

If Process Code (FT-0.5) is 'D' (Delete) then the Carline 

associated with the Model Year (FT-2), Division Code (FT-3), 

Carline Code (FT-4), and Carline Manufacturer Code (FT-1) 

must not have been used in any active CAFE dataset.

(FT-1) (FT-2) (FT-3) (FT4) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy Footprint LD-FE-FT-IB004

If the Process Code (FT-0.5) equals 'R' (Report), then the 

Manufacturer Code of the Submission Author Details must 

match the Manufacturer Code (FT-0.7) of the dataset for which 

the report was requested. (NOTE: The footprint report can only 

be requested by users with the same manufacturer code as the 

submitting manufacturer code).

(FT-0.5) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy FE Label LD-FE-GL-BR001b

If Process Code (GL-0.5) equals 'R' (Report) or 'C' (Correction), 

then a record must already exist in the system with the same 

Model Type Index (GL-1), Manufacturer Code (GL-2), and 

Model Year (GL-3).

(GL-1) (GL-2) (GL-3) Active Under Development (To Be Updated)

Fuel Economy FE Label LD-FE-GL-BR042

If the Process Code (GL-0.5) is equal to 'R' (Report), then the 

Manufacturer Code of the Submission Author Details must 

match the Manufacturer Code (GL-2) of the dataset for which 

the report was requested.

(GL-2) Active Under Development (To Be Updated)

Fuel Economy FE Label LD-FE-GL-BR099

If the Process Code (GL-0.5) is equal to 'N' (New) and if the 

combination of Model Year (GL-3), Carline Manufacturer Code 

(GL-10), Division Code (GL-11), Carline Code (GL-12), Test 

Group (GL-13.5), Engine Configuration Number (GL-25), 

Transmission Type (GL-67), Transmission Lockup (GL-69), 

Transmission Creeper Gear (GL-70), Total Number of 

Transmission Gears (GL-71), Number of Transmission Modes 

(GL-76), and Drive System (GL-72) with the same values 

already exists in a fuel economy label, then Model Type 

Descriptor Field (GL-78.2) is required.

(GL-78.2) Active Not Under Development
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Fuel Economy FE Label LD-FE-GL-BR118

If Fuel Economy Label Calculation Approach (GL-79) is equal 

to '5C-MOD' (Modified 5-cycle), and EPA Vehicle Class (TG16) does not equal 'MDPV', and the Test Group (GL-126) 

specified in the subconfiguration sales section contains a Test 

Group Fuel (TG-217.1) equal to 'G' (Gasoline) or 'D' (Diesel), 

then Test Group (GL-126) must have valid values (non-Null) for 

EPA City Litmus Value (TG-219.3.1) and EPA City Litmus 

Threshold (TG-219.3.2), and EPA City Litmus Value (TG219.3.1) must be greater than or equal to EPA City Litmus 

Threshold (TG-219.3.2).

(GL-126) (TG-219.3.1) 

(TG-219.3.2) Active Not Under Development

Fuel Economy FE Label LD-FE-GL-BR119

If Fuel Economy Label Calculation Approach (GL-79) is equal 

to '5C-DRV' (Derived 5-cycle), and EPA Vehicle Class (TG-16) 

does not equal 'MDPV', and the Test Group (GL-126) specified 

in the subconfiguration sales section contains a Test Group 

Fuel (TG-217.1) equal to 'G' (Gasoline) or 'D' (Diesel), then 

Test Group (GL-126) must have valid values (non-Null) for 

EPA City Litmus Value (TG-219.3.1), EPA City Litmus 

Threshold (TG-219.3.2), EPA Highway Litmus Value (TG219.4.1), and EPA Highway Litmus Threshold (TG-219.4.2), 

and EPA City Litmus Value (TG-219.3.1) must be greater than 

or equal to EPA City Litmus Threshold (TG-219.3.2), and EPA 

Highway Litmus Value (TG-219.4.1) must be greater than or 

equal to EPA Highway Litmus Threshold (TG-219.4.2)

(GL-126) (TG-219.4.1) 

(TG-219.4.2) (TG219.3.1) (TG-219.3.2)Active Not Under Development

Fuel Economy Road Load LD-FE-RL-BR001

If Process Code (RL-1) is equal to 'R' or 'D' or 'C' (Correction) , 

then a record must exist in Verify for the primary key of this 

module.

(RL-1) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy Road Load LD-FE-RL-BR002

If process code (RL-1) is equal to 'N', then FE Model Type 

Index (RL-2) and Mfr Code and Model Year (RL-1.6) must not 

exist; otherwise, it must exist.

(RL-2) (RL-1.6) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy Road Load LD-FE-RL-BR003

If roadload information is being provided for an existing 

subconfiguration that was used in FE label, then the FE Label 

Subconfiguration Index (RL-3) is required.

(RL-3) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)

Fuel Economy Road Load LD-FE-RL-BR004

Manufacturer-Calculated Total Road Load Horsepower (RL-22) 

must equal the EPA-calculated Total Road Load Horsepower 

(RL-23) after both have been rounded to '0.1'.

(RL-22) (RL-23) Not in the System Under Development (To Be Added)