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1See 40 CFR part 51, subpart S for a complete 

description of EPA’s IM240 test. The IM240 test is 

essentially an enhanced motor vehicle emissions 

test to measure mass tailpipe emissions while the 

vehicle follows a computer generated driving cycle 

trace for 240 seconds and while the vehicle is on 

a dynamometer. 

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§ 52.1829 [Amended] 

■ 3. Section 52.1829 is amended by 

removing paragraphs (c) and (d). 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R08–OAR–2016–0016; FRL–9954–16– 

Region 8] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; State of 

Colorado; Motor Vehicle Inspection 

and Maintenance, Clean Screen 

Program and the Low Emitter Index, 

On-Board Diagnostics, and Associated 

Revisions 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is approving three State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions 

submitted by the State of Colorado. The 

revisions involve amendments to 

Colorado’s Regulation Number 11 

‘‘Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection 

Program.’’ The revisions address the 

implementation of the Low Emitter 

Index (LEI) component of Regulation 

No. 11’s Clean Screen Program, the 

implementation of the On-Board 

Diagnostics (OBD) component of 

Regulation No. 11, and several other 

associated revisions. The EPA is 

approving these SIP revisions in 

accordance with the requirements of 

section 110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). 

DATES: This final rule is effective on 

November 21, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket 

Identification Number EPA–R08–OAR– 

2016–0016. All documents in the docket 

are listed on the http://

www.regulations.gov index. Although 

listed in the index, some information 

may not be publicly available, e.g., 

Confidential Business Information or 

other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

will be publicly available only in hard 

copy. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either 

electronically through http://

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Air Program, Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, 

1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, 

Colorado, 80202–1129. EPA requests 

that you contact the individual listed in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section to view the hard copy of the 

docket. You may view the hard copy of 

the docket Monday through Friday, 8 

a.m. to 4 p.m., excluding federal 

holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim 

Russ, Air Program, EPA, Region 8, 

Mailcode 8P–AR, 1595 Wynkoop, 

Denver, Colorado 80202–1129, (303) 

312–6479, russ.tim@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

In this action, the EPA is approving 

SIP revisions to Colorado’s Regulation 

No. 11 (hereafter ‘‘Reg. No. 11’’) 

contained in three submittals from 

Colorado. The State’s submittals were 

dated June 11, 2008, March 15, 2013, 

and March 3, 2014. Much of the content 

of the revisions involved minor updates 

to several sections of Reg. No. 11 and 

deletion of obsolete language. Those 

revisions of greater significance 

involved: (1) Colorado’s 2007 revisions 

to Reg. No. 11 for the implementation of 

the LEI portion of the Clean Screen 

Program contained in Reg. No. 11; (2) 

Colorado’s 2012 revisions to Reg. No. 11 

for the implementation of the OBD test 

requirements contained in Reg. No. 11 

along with the Seven Model Year 

Emissions Test Exemption provisions; 

and (3) Colorado’s 2013 revisions to 

Reg. No. 11, Appendix A, Incorporation 

by Reference of Technical Materials, the 

addition of new Technical Information/ 

Requirements, and minor revisions to 

Appendix B. 

On August 12, 2016, the EPA 

published a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPR) which proposed to 

approve the State’s three Reg. No. 11 SIP 

revision requests and in addition, 

provided a thorough evaluation of the 

changes, additions, and deletions to 

Reg. No. 11 contained in each of the 

three SIP revision submittals. See 81 FR 

53370. The details of Colorado’s three 

SIP submittals and the rationale for the 

EPA’s proposed action to approve the 

SIP revision materials are explained in 

the NPR and will not be restated here. 

The EPA notes that the NPR’s public 

comment period closed on September 

12, 2016 and we did not receive any 

comments. 

II. Final Action 

The EPA is taking final action to 

approve the following revisions to Reg. 

No. 11 that were discussed in our 

August 12, 2016 NPR (81 FR 53370) and 

as provided below: 

a.) The sections of Reg. No. 11 that 

were revised with the State’s June 11, 

2008 submittal: 

1.) Part A, section II: Modify 

definition number 15 ‘‘Clean Screened 

Vehicle’’ to reflect the addition of the 

LEI; modify definition number 17 

‘‘Colorado ‘94’’ to clarify the use of the 

BAR 90 test analyzer systems for use 

after 1994; and add a new definition 

‘‘Low Emitting Vehicle Index.’’ 

Renumber definitions number 18 and 

higher. 

2.) Part C, section XII: Modify section 

XIIA.3 regarding the requirements and 

procedures to clean screen an eligible 

vehicle and add section XIIE.4 regarding 

low emitting vehicles and the LEI. 

3.) Part F, section VI: Renumber 

section VI.B as VI.C; add new section 

VI.B.1 which requires the development 

of the LEI each year; add new section 

VI.B.2 which establishes the 98% 

minimum passing criteria for the LEI; 

and add new section VI.B.3 which 

allows the Colorado Department of 

Public Health and Environment 

(CDPHE) to use a greater than 98% 

passing criteria if needed to equate to a 

second remote sensing device reading. 

4.) Appendix A, Technical 

Specifications, Attachment 1: Sections 

of Attachment 1 of the Technical 

Specifications contain the specifications 

for the PDF 1000 Scanner; some sections 

were unreadable and a full, retyped PDF 

1000 Scanner section was provided. 

5.) Appendix A, Technical 

Specifications, Attachment 2: Sections 

of Attachment 2 of the Technical 

Specifications contain the specifications 

for the Thermal Transfer Printer; some 

sections were unreadable and a full, 

retyped Thermal Transfer Printer 

section was provided. 

The EPA notes that Part F, section 

III.A.2 of Reg. No. 11 was also provided 

with the State’s June 11, 2008 submittal. 

This section contains IM240 1 test light 

duty vehicle emissions cutpoints for 

1996 and newer vehicles (all in grams 

per mile). The carbon monoxide (CO), 

hydrocarbon (HC), and nitrogen oxides 

(NOX) entries for calendar year 2006 are 

incorrect as the State had previously 

provided an August 8, 2006 SIP revision 

submittal to remove these 2006 

cutpoints (i.e., HC 0.6, CO 10.0, and 

NOX 1.5). The EPA approved the 

removal of these 2006 cutpoints on 

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b.) The sections of Reg. No. 11 that 

were revised with the State’s March 15, 

2013 submittal: 

1.) Part A, section I: Minor wording 

changes to add new language and 

remove obsolete language in sections 

I.B, I.C.3, I.C.3.a, I.C.3.b, I.C.3.c, I.C.4, 

I.C.7, I.C.7.c, I.C.8, and I.C.9.b. 

2.) Part A, section II: A new definition 

number 20 was added entitled 

‘‘Colorado On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) 

Test Analyzer System;’’ a new definition 

number 22 was added entitled 

‘‘Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC);’’ and 

definitions number 23 to 43 were 

renumbered. A new definition number 

44 was added and entitled ‘‘On-Board 

Diagnostics II (OBD or OBDII) Test’’ and 

definitions numbered 45 to 52 were 

renumbered. 

3.) Part A, section IV: Section IV.D 

was removed which involved obsolete 

language and section IV.E was 

renumbered IV.D and also had obsolete 

language removed. 

4.) Part B, section IX: Section IX was 

added and is entitled ‘‘Approval of the 

Colorado On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) 

Test Analyzer System.’’ Also, Part B, 

section X was added and is entitled 

‘‘The Colorado On-Board Diagnostic 

(OBD) Test Analyzer System.’’ 

5.) Part C, title: The title was modified 

by removing ‘‘Chlorofluorocarbon Leak 

Detection’’ and adding ‘‘On-Board 

Diagnostics (OBD).’’ 

6.) Part C, section I.C.3: This involved 

minor language changes to clarify data 

transmission and analyzer requirements. 

7.) Part C, section II.A: This section 

was renumbered from II.A through II.F 

to instead become II.A.1 through II.A.11. 

Minor clarification language was added 

along with revised references to sections 

in Part C. 

8.) Part C, section II.G: This section 

was renumbered to II.B and clarifying 

language was added regarding OBD 

testing. Sections II.G.1 through II.G.6 

were renumbered II.B.1 through II.B.6. 

Section II.B.4 had clarifying language 

added regarding applicable vehicles that 

were unable to be tested with the IM240 

test would then be OBD tested. 

9.) Part C, section II.C: A new section 

II.C (II.C 1 through II.C.9) was added 

which specifies which vehicles are to be 

OBD tested and the requirements and 

testing procedures for an OBD test. 

10.) Part C, section III.A: This section 

had clarifying language added and 

sections III.B and III.C were removed as 

they addressed the model year 1996 and 

newer visual inspection procedures. 

The remaining applicable portions of 

section III.C were then renumbered III.B. 

Sections III.D and III.E were renumbered 

to III.C and III.D. 

11.) Part C, section IV: The prior 

section IV was renumbered section V 

and the provisions of the existing 

section V were deleted. The new section 

IV addressed the requirements for 

applicable vehicles (1996 through those 

vehicles that had reached their 11th 

model year of age) to be evaluated with 

and OBD test. 

12.) Part C, prior section IV: The 

existing section IV was renumbered 

section V and also modified with 

clarifying language regarding the 

requirement for a full retest of vehicles 

which previously had a missing or 

malfunctioning gas cap. 

13.) Part C, section VIII.A.2: A new 

section VIII.A.2 was added which states 

that vehicles in their model years seven 

through ten need to meet the OBD 

passing criteria in Part F, section VII. 

Sections VIII.A.2 through VIII.A.4 were 

renumbered VIII.A.3 through VIII.A.5. 

14.) Part C, sections VIII.B.1, VIII.B.2, 

and VIII.B.3: These sections had minor 

wording changes and deletion of 

obsolete language. 

15.) Part C, sections VIII.D.A through 

VIII.D.E: These sections were 

renumbered VIII.D.1 through VIII.D.5. 

16.) Part C, sections IX.G and X.A: 

These sections had minor clarifying 

language added. 

17.) Part F, section V: This section 

was retitled ‘‘Visible Smoke.’’ 

18.) Part F, section VII: A new section 

VII was added (sections VII.A through 

VII.F) which stated the required OBD 

diagnostic inspection test passing 

criteria. 

19.) Part G: This part had previously 

contained obsolete high-emitting 

vehicle identification pilot project 

language which was removed and Part 

G was retitled ‘‘Reserved.’’ 

c.) The sections of Reg. No. 11 that 

were revised with the State’s March 3, 

2014 submittal: 

1.) Part A, section I.C.3.c: This section 

was revised to clarify that the seven year 

new vehicle exemption, which excused 

vehicles from an emissions test for 

seven years and was previously adopted 

by the Colorado Air Quality Control 

Commission (AQCC) in December 2012, 

would take effect on January 1, 2015. 

Also, this exemption would apply 

retroactively to existing vehicles in their 

fourth, fifth, and sixth years of service. 

2.) Part A, sections I.C.8, I.C.9, and 

I.C.10: These sections were revised to 

clarify ambiguous, contradictory and 

obsolete Reg. No. 11 language 

concerning the issuance of and duration 

periods for ‘‘Verification of Emissions 

Test’’ exemption windshield stickers 

issued by motor vehicle dealers. Part A, 

section I.C.8 was further clarified to 

note that vehicles in their fourth, fifth, 

and sixth years of service would have 

the seven year exemption applied 

retroactively. 

3.) Part A, section I.C.3 and Part C, 

sections III and IV: These sections were 

revised to clarify that the seven-year 

new vehicle exemption from emissions 

testing, OBD testing requirements and 

procedures, and other changes made to 

Reg. No. 11 by the AQCC in December 

2012, would go into effect January 1, 

2015. In addition, the visual inspection 

procedures for 1996 and newer vehicles 

would be retained through December 

2014. 

4.) Part C, section C VIII.B.3: This 

section was revised to codify in Reg. No. 

11 the vehicle emissions repair cost 

waiver amount of $715. The AQCC has 

previously directed the CDPHE to 

change the amount from $450 to $715 in 

November 2002, which was done. 

However, at that time, the AQCC had 

declined to note the changed repair 

amount in the text of Reg. No. 11. 

5.) Part C, section VIII.D.4: This 

section was revised regarding the 

qualifying criteria for an economic 

hardship waiver for a vehicle failing its 

emissions test. Section VIII.D.4 was 

further revised to allow the economic 

hardship waiver to apply to households 

owning two vehicles rather than 

restricting hardship waivers to 

households owning only one vehicle. 

6.) Appendix A of Reg. No. 11 was 

revised as follows: 

a.) Appendix A was revised to remove 

the text of three technical document 

attachments and to note that the 

documents are available at CDPHE’s 

Emissions Technical Center Procedures 

Manual. The technical documents are 

incorporated by reference into Reg. No. 

11. Appendix A. The technical 

documents that are incorporated by 

reference into Reg. No. 11 are: 

Attachment I ‘‘PDF 1000 Scanner,’’ 

Attachment II ‘‘Thermal Transfer 

Printer,’’ and Attachment III ‘‘Colorado 

Automobile Dealers Transient Mode 

Test Analyzer System.’’ 

b.) Updated Attachment IV, entitled 

‘‘Colorado Department of Public Health 

and Environment Specification for 

Colorado 97 Analyzer,’’ to reflect 

technological changes to data 

specifications, communications 

protocols, and forms generation. 

c.) To include a new Attachment V 

‘‘Test Analyzer Specification for Onboard Diagnostics’’ for licensed fleets 

who self-inspect their own vehicles. 

Note: Part B section X required this Test 

Analyzer Specification to be in place by 

December 31, 2013. 

7.) Appendix B of Reg. No. 11 was 

revised as follows: Attachment II; the 

‘‘Calibration Span Gas’’ labels were 


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updated to reflect the current version of 

the State-official labels. 

8.) Overall revised formatting and 

other non-substantive changes were 

made throughout Reg. No. 11. 

III. Incorporation by Reference 

In this rule, the EPA is finalizing 

regulatory text that includes 

incorporation by reference. In 

accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 

51.5, the EPA is finalizing the 

incorporation by reference of the 

Colorado Air Quality Control 

Commission, Regulation Number 11 

revisions as discussed in section II, 

Final Action, of this preamble. 

Therefore, these materials have been 

approved by the EPA for inclusion in 

the State Implementation Plan, have 

been incorporated by reference by the 

EPA into that plan, are fully federally 

enforceable under sections 110 and 113 

of the CAA as of the effective date of the 

final rulemaking of the EPA’s approval, 

and will be incorporated by reference by 

the Director of the Federal Register in 

the next update to the SIP compilation. 

The EPA has made, and will continue 

to make, these materials generally 

available through www.regulations.gov 

and/or at the EPA Region 8 Office 

(please contact the person identified in 

the ‘‘For Further Information Contact’’ 

section of this preamble for more 

information). 

IV. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the CAA, the Administrator is 

required to approve a SIP submission 

that complies with the provisions of the 

Act and applicable federal regulations 

(42 U.S.C. 7410(k), 40 CFR 52.02(a)). 

Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, the 

EPA’s role is to approve state choices, 

provided that they meet the criteria of 

the CAA. Accordingly, this final action 

merely approves some state law as 

meeting federal requirements; this final 

action does not impose additional 

requirements beyond those imposed by 

state law. For that reason, this final 

action: 

• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ subject to review by the Office 

of Management and Budget under 

Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

Oct. 4, 1993); 

• Does not impose an information 

collection burden under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); 

• Is certified as not having a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

• Does not contain any unfunded 

mandate or significantly or uniquely 

affect small governments, as described 

in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (Public Law 104–4); 

• Does not have federalism 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, Aug. 10, 

1999); 

• Is not an economically significant 

regulatory action based on health or 

safety risks subject to Executive Order 

13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); 

• Is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 

28355, May 22, 2001); 

• Is not subject to requirements of 

section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because 

application of those requirements would 

be inconsistent with the CAA; and, 

• Does not provide the EPA with the 

discretionary authority to address, as 

appropriate, disproportionate human 

health or environmental effects, using 

practicable and legally permissible 

methods, under Executive Order 12898 

(59 FR 7629, Feb. 16, 1994). 

The SIP is not approved to apply on 

any Indian reservation land or in any 

other area where the EPA or an Indian 

tribe has demonstrated that a tribe has 

jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian 

Country, the rule does not have tribal 

implications and will not impose 

substantial direct costs on tribal 

governments or preempt tribal law as 

specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 

FR 67249, November 9, 2000). 

The Congressional Review Act, 5 

U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides 

that before a rule may take effect, the 

agency promulgating the rule must 

submit a rule report, which includes a 

copy of the rule, to each House of the 

Congress and to the Comptroller General 

of the United States. The EPA will 

submit a report containing this action 

and other required information to the 

U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of 

Representatives, and the Comptroller 

General of the United States prior to 

publication of the rule in the Federal 

Register. A major rule cannot take effect 

until 60 days after it is published in the 

Federal Register. This action is not a 

‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 

804(2). 

Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean 

Air Act, petitions for judicial review of 

this action must be filed in the United 

States Court of Appeals for the 

appropriate circuit by December 20, 

2016. Filing a petition for 

reconsideration by the Administrator of 

this final rule does not affect the finality 

of this action for the purposes of judicial 

review nor does it extend the time 

within which a petition for judicial 

review may be filed, and shall not 

postpone the effectiveness of such rule 

or action. This action may not be 

challenged later in proceedings to 

enforce its requirements. (See CAA 

section 307(b)(2).) 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 

Incorporation by reference, 

Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen 

dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, and Volatile organic 

compounds. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Dated: September 21, 2016. 

Shaun L. McGrath, 

Regional Administrator, Region 8. 

40 CFR part 52 is amended to read as 

follows: 

PART 52—APPROVAL AND 

PROMULGATION OF 

IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Subpart G—Colorado 

■ 2. In § 52.320, the table in paragraph 

(c) is amended by: 

■ a. Revising the entries ‘‘I. 

Applicability’’; ‘‘II. Definitions’’; ‘‘IV. 

Clean Screen/Remote Emissions 

Sensing’’; and ‘‘IX. Approval of the 

Colorado On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) 

Test Analyzer System’’. 

■ b. Adding the entry ‘‘X. The Colorado 

On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) Test 

Analyzer System’’ in numerical order. 

■ c. Revising the center heading to ‘‘5 

CCR 1001–13, Regulation Number 11, 

Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection 

Program—Part C, Inspection Procedures 

and Requirements for Exhaust 

Emissions, Fuel Evaporation Control, 

Visible Smoke Emissions, Emissions 

Control Systems, On-Board Diagnostics 

(OBD); and Practices to Ensure Proper 

Emissions Related Adjustments and 

Repairs’’ and the entries ‘‘I. Preinspection Requirements’’; ‘‘II. Exhaust 

Emissions Inspection Procedures’’; ‘‘III. 

Emissions Control Systems Inspection 

Procedures’’; ‘‘IV. On-Board Diagnostic 

Inspection Procedures’’; ‘‘V. Evaporative 

Fuel Control Inspection Procedures’’; 

‘‘VIII. Certification of Emissions 

Control’’; ‘‘IX. Adjustment Procedures’’; 

‘‘X. Emissions Related Repairs’’; and 


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‘‘XII. Clean Screen Inspection Program 

Procedures’’. 

■ d. Revising the entries ‘‘V. Visible 

Smoke’’ and ‘‘VI. Clean Screen Program 

Maximum Allowable Emissions 

Limits’’. 

■ e. Adding the entry ‘‘VII. On-Board 

Diagnostic Inspection Passing Criteria’’ 

in numerical order. 

■ f. Revising the entries ‘‘Appendix A, 

Specifications for Colorado 94 

Analyzer’’ and ‘‘Appendix B, Standards 

and Specifications for the Suppliers of 

Span and Calibration Gases’’. 

The additions and revisions read as 

follows: 

§ 52.320 Identification of plan. 

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(c) * * * 

Title 

State 

effective 

date 

EPA 

effective 

date 

Final rule 

citation/date Comments 

*******

5 CCR 1001–13, Regulation Number 11, Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program—Part A, General Provisions, Area of Applicability, Schedules for Obtaining Certification of Emissions Control, Definitions, Exemptions, and Clean Screening/Remote Sensing

I. Applicability ............................................................. 2/15/2013 

12/30/2013 

11/21/2016 [Insert Federal Register 

citation], 10/21/2016.

II. Definitions .............................................................. 8/30/2007 

2/15/2013 

11/21/2016 [Insert Federal Register 

citation], 10/21/2016.

*******

IV. Clean Screen/Remote Emissions Sensing .......... 2/15/2013 11/21/2016 [Insert Federal Register 

citation], 10/21/2016.

5 CCR 1001–13, Regulation Number 11, Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program—Part B, Standards and Procedures for the Approval, Operation, Gas Span Adjustment, Calibration and Certification of the Division Approved Test Analyzer Systems for Use in

the Basic and Enhanced Areas and Test Analyzer Systems for Licensed Dealers in the Enhanced Area 

*******

IX. Approval of the Colorado On-Board Diagnostic 

(OBD) Test Analyzer System.

2/15/2013 11/21/2016 [Insert Federal Register 

citation], 10/21/2016.

X. The Colorado On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) Test 

Analyzer System.

2/15/2013 11/21/2016 [Insert Federal Register 

citation], 10/21/2016.

5 CCR 1001–13, Regulation Number 11, Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program—Part C, Inspection Procedures and Requirements for Exhaust Emissions, Fuel Evaporation Control, Visible Smoke Emissions, Emissions Control Systems, On-Board 

Diagnostics (OBD); and Practices to Ensure Proper Emissions Related Adjustments and Repairs 

I. Pre-inspection Requirements ................................. 2/15/2013 11/21/2016 [Insert Federal Register 

citation], 10/21/2016.

II. Exhaust Emissions Inspection Procedures ........... 2/15/2013 11/21/2016 [Insert Federal Register 

citation], 10/21/2016.

III. Emissions Control Systems Inspection Procedures.2/15/2013 11/21/2016 [Insert Federal Register 

citation], 10/21/2016.

IV. On-Board Diagnostic II Inspection Procedures .... 2/15/2013 11/21/2016 [Insert Federal Register 

citation], 10/21/2016.

V. Evaporative Fuel Control Inspection Procedures .. 2/15/2013 11/21/2016 [Insert Federal Register 

citation], 10/21/2016.

*******

VIII. Certification of Emissions Control ...................... 2/15/2013 

12/30/2013 

11/21/2016 [Insert Federal Register 

citation], 10/21/2016.

IX. Adjustment Procedures ........................................ 2/15/2013 11/21/2016 [Insert Federal Register 

citation], 10/21/2016.

X. Emissions Related Repairs ................................... 2/15/2013 11/21/2016 [Insert Federal Register 

citation], 10/21/2016.

*******

XII. Clean Screen Inspection Program Procedures ... 8/30/2007 11/21/2016 [Insert Federal Register 

citation], 10/21/2016.


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Title 

State 

effective 

date 

EPA 

effective 

date 

Final rule 

citation/date Comments 

*******

5 CCR 1001–13, Regulation Number 11, Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program—Part F, Maximum Allowable Emissions Limits 

for Motor Vehicle Exhaust, Evaporative and Visible Emissions for Light-Duty and Heavy-Duty Vehicles 

*******

V. Visible Smoke ........................................................ 2/15/2013 11/21/2016 [Insert Federal Register 

citation], 10/21/2016.

VI. Clean Screen Program Maximum Allowable 

Emissions Limits.

8/30/2007 11/21/2016 [Insert Federal Register 

citation], 10/21/2016.

VII. On-Board Diagnostic Inspection Passing Criteria 2/15/2013 11/21/2016 [Insert Federal Register 

citation], 10/21/2016.

5 CCR 1001–13, Regulation Number 11, Appendices 

Appendix A, Specifications for Colorado 94 Analyzer 8/30/2007 

12/30/2013 

11/21/2016 [Insert Federal Register 

citation], 10/21/2016.

Appendix B, Standards and Specifications for the 

Suppliers of Span and Calibration Gases.

12/30/2013 11/21/2016 [Insert Federal Register 

citation], 10/21/2016.

*******

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R03–OAR–2016–0308; FRL–9954–18– 

Region 3] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; 

Removal of Stage II Gasoline Vapor 

Recovery Requirements for Gasoline 

Dispensing Facilities 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is taking direct final 

action to approve revisions to the 

Commonwealth of Virginia’s state 

implementation plan (SIP). The revision 

serves to remove requirements for vapor 

recovery equipment (also referred to as 

Stage II vapor recovery, or simply as 

Stage II) from subject gasoline stations 

in areas of Virginia that were formerly 

required to install and operate Stage II 

under the prior approved SIP. In 2012, 

EPA determined that new, gasolinepowered vehicles equipped with 

onboard vapor recovery systems 

(beginning with those manufactured in 

model year 1998) were in widespread 

use and have, in great part, supplanted 

emission reductions formerly controlled 

via Stage II vapor recovery on gasoline 

dispensers at service stations. In two 

prior rulemakings, EPA has already 

approved Virginia’s demonstrations 

showing that the emission benefits 

generated by Stage II vapor recovery 

have been fully offset, without 

impacting the affected Virginia areas’ 

ability to attain and maintain any 

national ambient air quality standard 

(NAAQS). Virginia amended its existing 

rules to remove Stage II as a required 

measure by January 2017 and added 

decommissioning procedures for 

stations electing to opt out of the 

program. EPA is approving this SIP 

revision to amend the Virginia Stage II 

vapor recovery program in accordance 

with the requirements of the Clean Air 

Act (CAA). 

DATES: This rule is effective on 

December 20, 2016 without further 

notice, unless EPA receives adverse 

written comment by November 21, 

2016. If EPA receives such comments, it 

will publish a timely withdrawal of the 

direct final rule in the Federal Register 

and inform the public that the rule will 

not take effect. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R03– 

OAR–2016–0308 at http://

www.regulations.gov, or via email to 

pino.maria@epa.gov. For comments 

submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. Once submitted, comments 

cannot be edited or removed from 

Regulations.gov. For either manner of 

submission, EPA may publish any 

comment received to its public docket. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

confidential business information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Multimedia 

submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 

accompanied by a written comment. 

The written comment is considered the 

official comment and should include 

discussion of all points you wish to 

make. EPA will generally not consider 

comments or comment contents located 

outside of the primary submission (i.e. 

on the Web, cloud, or other file sharing 

system). For additional submission 

methods, please contact the person 

identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the 

full EPA public comment policy, 

information about CBI or multimedia 

submissions, and general guidance on 

making effective comments, please visit 

http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ 

commenting-epa-dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Rehn, (215) 814–2176, or by email 

at rehn.brian@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Stage II vapor recovery is a means of 

capturing volatile organic compounds 

(VOCs) emitted as vapors displaced 

from a vehicle’s gas tank during 

refueling operations, via vapor controls 

equipped on a gasoline pump at a 

gasoline dispensing facility (GDF). Stage 

II vapor recovery uses special refueling 

nozzles and coaxial hoses on the 

gasoline dispenser to capture these 

vapors that might otherwise be emitted 

to the atmosphere during vehicle 


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