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# Attachment 72 Record of Hearing held September 28, 2001

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1 BEFORE THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2 IN THE MATTER OF: ) ) 3 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ) TITLE 35, ILLINOIS ADMINI- ) 4 STRATIVE CODE, PART 276 ) 5 6 REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS taken at the 7 hearing of the above-entitled matter, held at 8 831 Busse, Elk Grove, Illinois, before Hearing 9 Officer Christopher P. Demeroukas, reported by 10 Janice H. Heinemann, CSR, RDR, CRR, a notary public 11 within and for the County of Du Page and State of 12 Illinois, on the 28th day of September, 2001, 13 commencing at the hour of 10:00 a.m. 14 15 APPEARANCES: 16 MR. CHRISTOPHER P. DEMEROUKAS, Acting IEPA Hearing Officer; 17 MS. ELIZABETH TRACY, Manager, Division of 18 Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance; 19 MR. JAMES MATHENY, Technical Services Manager, Division of Vehicle Inspection and 20 Maintenance; 21 MR. MICHAEL HILLS, Engineer, Division of Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance; 22 MR. BRAD FROST, Office of Community Relations. 23 24

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2 1 I N D E X 2 3 PROCEEDINGS PAGES 4 5 Hearing Officer's opening statement 3
- 5 6 7 Presentation by Ms. Tracy 5
- 6 8 9 Presentation by Mr. Hills 7
- 19 10 11 Questions/comments from public 19
- 27 12 13 Hearing Officer's Closure of Hearing 27
- 28 14 15 EXHIBITS 16 17 (No exhibits marked.) 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

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3 1 HEARING OFFICER DEMEROUKAS: Good morning. 2 My name is Chris Demeroukas. I'm an attorney with 3 the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and I 4 will be the hearing officer for this meeting. 5 This is an informational public 6 hearing under the provisions of Title 35, Part 164, 7 of the Illinois Administrative Code. The purpose 8 of this hearing is for the Agency to present 9 explanatory information and collect public comments 10 for the Agency's consideration before making a 11 final decision on whether to adopt or modify the 12 proposed amendments to Title 35, Part 276, of the 13 Illinois Administrative Code, entitled "Procedures 14 to be Followed in the Performance of Inspections in 15 Motor Vehicle Emissions." Copies of these proposed 16 amendments are located at the table in the back of 17 the room by Brad. 18 This hearing is not about any issues 19 other than those contained in the proposed 20 amendments. The Agency representatives and the 21 public will be required to focus their testimony 22 and comments, if any, solely upon the issues 23 contained in the proposed amendments. 24 The Agency will present testimony at

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4 1 this hearing, then take questions and receive 2 comments on their testimony and the proposed 3 amendments. If you plan to provide verbal comments 4 at this hearing, please register and identify on 5 the registration card found in the back of the room 6 that you wish to provide comments. You will be 7 called on in turn to make a statement. Statements 8 and questions must address the specific proposed 9 amendments, and speakers may be asked to clarify 10 their comments by the hearing panel after giving 11 oral testimony. No one may be interrupted or 12 harassed while making a statement. If a large 13 number of people wish to speak, I will set time 14 limits for each speaker, though, I don't think 15 that's a problem today. 16 You are not required to verbalize any 17 comments at this hearing. Written comments are 18 given equal consideration and may be submitted to 19 the Illinois EPA at any time within the public 20 comment period. The record will close at the end 21 of this comment period on October 26, 2001. That 22 means that the Agency will consider any comments 23 received or postmarked by that date, October 26. 24 All public hearings are conducted in

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5 1 an orderly manner and will be recessed or closed if 2 a member of the audience attempts to disrupt the 3 proceeding. The court reporter is present to 4 transcribe all statements to the official hearing 5 record. Speakers are asked to provide a written 6 copy of any written testimony to the Illinois EPA 7 during the comment period. 8 Now, I would like to introduce three 9 members of the Illinois EPA who will either present 10 testimony and/or receive and respond to comments. 11 They are to my immediate right, Elizabeth Tracy, 12 Manager of the Division of Vehicle Inspection 13 Maintenance; James Matheny, Technical Services 14 Manager of the Division; and Michael Hills, 15 engineer with the vehicle inspection and 16 maintenance program. 17 I understand that Ms. Tracy and 18 Mr. Hills will enter testimony into the record and 19 then they, along with Mr. Matheny, will receive 20 comments and respond to questions. Please do not 21 ask any questions until both speakers complete 22 their testimony. 23 Ms. Tracy. 24 MS. TRACY: Thank you. Good morning. My

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6 1 name is Elizabeth Tracy, and I am the Manager of 2 the Division of Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance 3 for the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. 4 The Agency has proposed amendments to the 5 procedures used in the Enhanced Inspection and 6 Maintenance Program. The purpose of the Agency's 7 proposed amendments to 35 Illinois Administrative 8 Code, Part 276, is to incorporate recent federal 9 rules and guidance and also to incorporate certain 10 procedures developed during our operation of the 11 program in order to provide a more efficient and 12 effective testing program. 13 These are relatively minor amendments. 14 They do not introduce a new test nor do away with 15 any portion of the current test. These proposed 16 amendments do not address vehicle damage issues 17 specifically, nor do they modify any test standard. 18 They are designed to take into account and utilize 19 the latest advances in testing procedures for the 20 types of vehicle emission tests that we perform in 21 our program. 22 Michael Hills of our technical support 23 group will now provide a detailed explanation of 24 the proposed amendments.

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7 1 MR. HILLS: Good morning. My name is Mike 2 Hills, and I'm with Vehicle Inspection and 3 Maintenance Technical Services section. 4 The Illinois EPA is proposing to amend 5 Title 35, Part 276, to incorporate recent federal 6 rules and program experience concerning enhanced 7 I/M exhaust test dilution criteria, drive trace 8 requirements, and onboard diagnostic or OBD testing 9 modifications. 10 The Illinois EPA is proposing to 11 revise the dilution requirements for exhaust 12 emission tests. This revision will add a dilution 13 CO2 threshold for vehicles receiving the transient 14 loaded mode test and will remove the fuel economy 15 check. 16 The Illinois EPA has discovered that 17 the current fuel economy check is not sufficient to 18 insure complete capture of the exhaust stream from 19 the tailpipe during the transient driving cycle. 20 Therefore, a new method of exhaust dilution 21 identification is necessary. 22 The Illinois EPA proposes that all 23 transient loaded mode tests be conducted with a 24 dilution check that looks at the CO2 level in the

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8 1 exhaust. This check will continuously monitor the 2 exhaust CO2 generated during the transient driving 3 cycle and compare it with a theoretical level of 4 CO2. Because all vehicles that burn a hydrocarbon 5 fuel produce CO2 during the combustion process, 6 vehicles that are tested with the collection hose 7 disconnected from the exhaust system will be 8 identified as having unrealistically low levels of 9 CO2. When this occurs, the test will be stopped 10 and the instructor will be instructed to verify the 11 connection of the collection hose to the exhaust 12 system. Once this is complete, the inspector will 13 be allowed to retest the vehicle. If the vehicle 14 again receives a dilution error, the inspector 15 will be instructed to notify the station manager 16 and will be allowed to retest with a manager 17 override. This will allow the testing of vehicles 18 that may, by design, have very low CO2 emission 19 levels. 20 At a minimum, a transient loaded mode 21 test shall receive a dilution error if five 22 consecutive one-second average CO2 values fall 23 below 0.085 percent during seconds 5 through 220 of 24 the transient driving cycle. This threshold may be

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9 1 changed at a later date if data indicates that the 2 different level or method is more effective. 3 As I stated above, the Illinois EPA 4 has discovered that the current fuel economy check 5 is not sufficient to insure complete capture of the 6 exhaust stream from the tailpipe during the 7 transient driving cycle. During the past two years 8 of enhanced I/M testing, state quality assurance 9 personnel have witnessed many tests that were 10 conducted with the exhaust collection hose 11 disconnected from the vehicle exhaust. Most of 12 these tests were completed without the fuel economy 13 check identifying the exhaust dilution. The USEPA 14 has been aware of this problem and as a result has 15 removed the fuel economy check from their IM240 16 technical guidance. Therefore, in order to reduce 17 the possibility of an enhanced test being conducted 18 improperly or fraudulently, the Illinois EPA 19 proposes that the fuel economy check be removed 20 from the enhanced I/M test procedure requirements 21 and the new dilution check discussed previously be 22 adopted. 23 In addition, the Illinois EPA is 24 proposing to revise the drive trace requirements

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10 1 for the enhanced I/M exhaust emissions test. This 2 revision will clarify the procedures to be followed 3 when an underpowered vehicle is encountered during 4 the transient loaded mode drive trace portion of 5 the enhanced I/M test. 6 During the transient drive trace, the 7 vehicle is required to maintain a certain speed for 8 each second of the test. Excursions from this 9 speed are allowed as long as they do not exceed 10 plus or minus two miles per hour or, if they do, 11 the exceedance does not last for more than two 12 seconds. An exception to this standard has always 13 been allowed for vehicles that are underpowered. 14 However, the current test procedures are not clear 15 on how to handle these underpowered vehicles. 16 Therefore, the Illinois EPA developed a new 17 procedure that clearly states how underpowered 18 vehicles are to be treated during the transient 19 driving cycle. 20 This procedure allows excursions below 21 the two mile per hour limit as long as they occur 22 only during acceleration periods. These 23 acceleration periods are defined as seconds 4 24 through 18, 97 through 115, and 154 through 219.

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11 1 If the vehicle speed falls below the drive trace 2 limits during one of these periods, the test will 3 be stopped and the inspector will be given the 4 option of performing a manager override to allow a 5 retest that allows the vehicle to complete the test 6 even if it falls below the trace limits during the 7 defined periods. This retest must be conducted 8 with the station manager as a witness to ensure 9 that the trace excursions are not being caused by 10 the inspector's driving technique. As in the 11 initial test, if any speed excursions occur that 12 are above the drive trace limits the retest will be 13 aborted and restarted. The retest shall be aborted 14 if the vehicle speed falls below the drive trace 15 limits outside the allowed periods or 16 decelerations. Once the retest is complete, the 17 manager will be allowed to override any trace 18 statistic or distance errors as long as the 19 requirements stated above are met. These changes 20 will allow those vehicles that by design or 21 condition cannot meet the speed requirements of the 22 drive trace to complete the enhanced I/M test. 23 The Illinois EPA is proposing to 24 revise the OBD test procedures. These

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12 1 modifications are the result of amendments made by 2 the United States Environmental Protection Agency 3 or USEPA as part of its April 5, 2001, rulemaking. 4 The amendments include the flexibility to allow 5 vehicles with unset readiness codes to complete the 6 full OBD-I/M inspection without being rejected, the 7 simplification of the list of diagnostic trouble 8 codes or DTCs that constitute the OBD failure 9 criteria, an addition of a malfunction indicator 10 light or MIL visual check, and the extension of the 11 date at which failure of the OBD test constitutes a 12 failure of the I/M inspection. This date will be 13 extended from January 1, 2001, to January 1, 2002. 14 In addition, the Illinois EPA is 15 proposing to clarify OBD test procedures by 16 specifying that a rejection of a vehicle during the 17 initial OBD test can only occur if unset readiness 18 codes are present, and a requirement that vehicles 19 which fail the initial OBD test for any catalyst 20 monitoring codes be rejected from the OBD retest if 21 the catalyst readiness monitor is not ready. 22 Finally, the Illinois EPA is proposing 23 to provide as part of the test report to motorists 24 of any vehicle rejected from the OBD test the

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13 1 rejection reason. 2 The vehicle OBD system monitors the 3 status of up to 11 emission control-related 4 subsystems by performing either continuous or 5 periodic functional tests of specific components 6 and vehicle conditions. When a vehicle is scanned 7 in an OBD test lane, these readiness monitors can 8 return a code of ready, meaning the monitor in 9 question has been evaluated; not ready, meaning the 10 monitor has not yet been evaluated; or not 11 applicable, meaning the vehicle is not equipped 12 with the component monitor in question. A 13 readiness code of not ready could mean that one of 14 following has occurred: 15 One, the vehicle has not yet been run 16 under specific conditions necessary for the OBD 17 system to evaluate the monitor in question; two, a 18 unique, vehicle-specific OBD system failure; or 19 three, a fraudulent attempt to avoid I/M program 20 requirements by clearing OBD codes just prior to 21 the OBD I/M test, by, for example, temporarily 22 disconnecting the battery. 23 To address these possibilities, the 24 USEPA and the current Illinois EPA regulations

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14 1 require that a vehicle be rejected from the OBD 2 test if one or more of these monitors returns a 3 readiness code of not ready. However, in reviewing 4 data from Wisconsin's OBD-I/M program, the USEPA 5 found that this rejection requirement might be more 6 rigorous than either is necessary or practical. 7 The Wisconsin data showed that up to 8 6 percent of the OBD-equipped fleet were presented 9 for testing with unset readiness codes. Most of 10 these vehicles were limited to the earliest of the 11 OBD-equipped model years, and the causes of the 12 readiness issue was largely beyond the control of 13 the motorist. 14 Therefore, to avoid unnecessarily 15 inconveniencing motorists, the USEPA decided to 16 allow states to adopt the flexibility to permit 17 model year 1996 through 2000 vehicles with two or 18 fewer unset readiness codes, and model year 2001 19 and newer vehicles with only one unset readiness 20 code to complete the full OBD-I/M inspection 21 without being rejected. However, the complete OBD 22 test will still be run in all cases, and the 23 vehicle must be failed if any of the failure 24 criteria are met. The Illinois EPA proposes that

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15 1 this new OBD test rejection flexibility be adopted 2 by the State to minimize motorist inconvenience. 3 In addition, when a motorist is rejected for unset 4 readiness codes, a list of these codes will be 5 provided at the time of the rejection in order to 6 assist the motorist in preparing his or her vehicle 7 for testing. 8 Despite these new flexibility 9 provisions, there will still be vehicles that 10 cannot be tested due to known readiness design 11 problems. The USEPA as well as the Illinois EPA 12 have found a small number of vehicles that have 13 problems with one or more of the continuous OBD 14 monitors, i.e., misfire, fuel trim, and/or 15 comprehensive components. This should not happen 16 because continuous monitors are designed to run 17 continuously and, therefore, should always be 18 flagged as ready. The USEPA has investigated this 19 issue and found that the problem is the result of 20 incompatibility between the vehicle and the OBD 21 test scanner software and is not indicative of a 22 fault with the vehicle's OBD system. Therefore, in 23 order to minimize motorist inconvenience, the 24 Illinois EPA proposes that when establishing the

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16 1 readiness status of vehicles, the continuous 2 monitors should be disregarded. 3 The Illinois EPA has addressed the 4 readiness code status of vehicles returning for a 5 retest as well. There is a good chance that a 6 vehicle returning to the test lane immediately 7 following repair will have had the fault code 8 memory cleared by the repair technician. Upon 9 clearing the fault code memory, however, all 10 readiness codes will also be cleared and set to not 11 ready. This can be especially true for OBD 12 catalyst monitors. Therefore, the USEPA has 13 recommended that any vehicle which fails the 14 initial OBD test for any catalyst monitoring codes 15 be rejected from the OBD retest if the catalyst 16 readiness monitor is not ready. The Illinois EPA 17 proposes that this recommendation be incorporated 18 into our rules to insure that catalyst repairs have 19 been performed correctly. 20 Currently, the Illinois EPA 21 regulations identify a subset of power train 22 diagnostic trouble codes or DTCs that are relevant 23 for I/M purposes. DTCs are alphanumeric codes 24 which are set in a vehicle's OBD system when a

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17 1 monitor detects a condition likely to lead to, or 2 has already produced, a component or system 3 failure, or otherwise contribute to exceeding 4 applicable emission standards. If a vehicle is 5 identified through OBD inspection as having a 6 malfunction indicator light or MIL commanded on for 7 one or more of these power train DTCs, then the 8 regulations require that the vehicle fail the 9 inspection. In an attempt to simplify these 10 failure criteria, USEPA amended the standards to 11 require the failure of a vehicle for the presence 12 of any DTC that results in the MIL being commanded 13 on. 14 Because USEPA regulations require that 15 the MIL only be illuminated for emission-related 16 malfunctions, nonemission-related components and 17 systems malfunctions would not result in the MIL 18 being commanded on. In order for the vehicle to 19 fail the OBD I/M inspection, DTCs must be present 20 and the MIL must be commanded on. Therefore, the 21 need for a specific list of emission-related DTCs 22 in the OBD test standard is unnecessary. 23 Furthermore, the USEPA has examined data from over 24 300,000 OBD-I/M checks performed in actual I/M

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18 1 lanes and has not found a single instance where the 2 presence of a nonemission-related DTC resulted in 3 the failure of the vehicle for the OBD test. 4 Therefore, in order to simplify the OBD test 5 procedure, the Illinois EPA proposes that the list 6 of OBD DTCs be dropped from our rules. 7 The malfunction indicator light visual 8 check, also known as the bulb check, was added by 9 the USEPA to ensure that the OBD system is fully 10 functional. The MIL visual check requires the lane 11 inspector to determine whether the vehicle's MIL 12 illuminates while the vehicle ignition is in the 13 key-on/engine-off position. If the MIL does not 14 illuminate, even momentarily, then the vehicle will 15 fail the OBD test, even if the MIL has not been 16 commanded on. 17 Vehicle OBD systems were designed with 18 a built-in check of the MIL that allows technicians 19 to check for MIL illumination when the ignition is 20 in the key-on/engine-off position. The MIL should 21 illuminate at least for a few seconds, even if the 22 MIL has not been commanded on. For the OBD system 23 to operate as designed, it must be able to alert 24 the motorist through the illumination of the MIL

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19 1 when a monitor detects a condition likely to 2 produce a component or system failure. If the MIL 3 is not functioning, the only time an OBD emission 4 problem will be identified is when the vehicle is 5 tested in an OBD-I/M test lane. With a properly 6 functioning MIL, the motorist will be made aware of 7 the OBD emission problem the moment it occurs. 8 This will increase the likelihood of vehicle 9 emission-related problems being corrected by the 10 motorist outside the normal I/M testing cycle, in 11 some cases, before additional component or system 12 failures occur due to the malfunctioning component 13 or system. 14 Finally, the Illinois Pollution 15 Control Board has extended the date at which 16 failure of the OBD test constitutes a failure of 17 the I/M inspection from January 1, 2001, to 18 January 1, 2002. The Illinois EPA recommends that 19 this new date be adopted in Part 276 to correspond 20 with the date in Part 240. 21 HEARING OFFICER DEMEROUKAS: Thank you. At 22 this point I would like to ask anyone in the 23 audience who has comments or questions for the 24 speakers or anyone up here to please state those

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20 1 comments or ask those questions. And if you do so, 2 please state your name and spell your last name. 3 Sir? 4 MR. BROOKS: Bob Brooks. That's 5 B-r-o-o-k-s. 6 I've got several questions about what 7 you just presented. Number one, can I have a copy 8 of everything that you have said? This is 9 extremely detailed, extremely complicated, 10 extremely technical; and I would like an 11 opportunity, of course, to have it reviewed by 12 people who are very close to this thing. Can I 13 have a copy of what you just said? 14 HEARING OFFICER DEMEROUKAS: Since what 15 was read into the record may have been modified 16 from his prepared statement, we can get you a copy 17 of the transcript, which should be available in 18 about a week, ten days. But we will be able to get 19 it to you within the public

-- 20 MR. BROOKS: This will be exactly what he 21 has said? 22 HEARING OFFICER DEMEROUKAS: What he has 23 said, right. It's the transcript. 24 MR. BROOKS: Well, I'm just asking to

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21 1 clarify. So I have got to wait a week or ten days 2 to get a copy or transcript of what he said, is 3 that correct? And how do I get that? 4 HEARING OFFICER DEMEROUKAS: We will send 5 it to you. 6 MR. BROOKS: You will send it to me. You 7 have my address and everything? 8 HEARING OFFICER DEMEROUKAS: Why don't you 9 go ahead and tell us that right now for the record. 10 Or Brad, you say he has it on the 11 registration card? 12 MR. BRAD: We have it on the registration 13 card. 14 HEARING OFFICER DEMEROUKAS: Should we send 15 it to that address? 16 MR. BROOKS: For the record, send it to 17 1342 North Jackson Street, Waukegan, 60085. Okay? 18 Second question. This, this enormous 19 amount of detail that you have just presented in 20 this, which will be in a transcript, what is the 21 source of all of that detail? Is this something 22 the federal EPA mandated that you apply to this 23 program? Did you think it up yourself? Are other 24 states going to do the same thing as you have

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22 1 described? 2 MR. HILLS: Most of the OBD items that I 3 discussed were part of the USEPA guidance on OBD 4 testing. 5 MR. BROOKS: Most of. 6 MR. HILLS: Primarily all of it was taken 7 from their guidance. 8 MR. BROOKS: Primarily all of it. 9 MR. HILLS: Yes. 10 MR. BROOKS: This is

-- In other words, 11 this is federal EPA's guidance to you with what to 12 do? 13 MR. HILLS: Correct. 14 MR. BROOKS: With what exceptions? In 15 other words, what was determined by Jim and the 16 others as to something you want to do that was not 17 in the mandated changes or guidance as you call it? 18 MR. HILLS: I can't really think of any 19 changes actually that
-- 20 MR. BROOKS: So it is all of the
-- All of 21 that is mandated by or directed by federal EPA? 22 MR. HILLS: Yes. 23 MR. BROOKS: It's all? 24 MR. HILLS: Uh-huh.

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23 1 MR. BROOKS: Okay. And as I understand 2 from what you are saying, you are going to go ahead 3 with this program on January 1, 2002, for all cars 4 '96 or newer; is that correct? 5 MR. HILLS: Correct. 6 MR. BROOKS: Okay. Now, the preamble to 7 this said that there was no opportunity to discuss 8 anything other than the detail of this, which is 9 very limiting, I find unfortunate. But are you 10 aware of the fact that the National Academy of 11 Sciences' study of the so-called I/M program is 12 very clear that it should not -- the OBD system 13 should not be used until its problems are solved. 14 And its problems are well described in this 15 document, which has
-- which shows that a very high 16 percentage of OBD faults do not correlate to 17 emissions problems. You are aware of that? 18 MR. HILLS: No, I'm not. 19 MR. BROOKS: Have you read this report? 20 MR. HILLS: No, I have not. 21 MR. BROOKS: You have not. So you are not 22 aware of what the National Academy of Sciences 23 recommended with respect to this program? 24 MR. HILLS: No.

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24 1 MR. BROOKS: You were about to say 2 something, Jim. 3 MR. MATHENY: We have reviewed the report, 4 and I'm not sure that your characterization of what 5 the report is recommending is entirely accurate. I 6 don't believe their recommendations

-- they 7 recommend in there that states should not or the 8 USEPA should not go ahead with OBD, OBD testing. 9 MR. BROOKS: I will see if I can find it. 10 HEARING OFFICER DEMEROUKAS: If I can 11 remind people in the audience, the question for 12 today's hearing is not whether or not any element 13 of the enhanced I/M test is going to continue to be 14 performed or not be performed. 15 MR. BROOKS: I understand. You are 16 strictly dealing with detail of this, not with any 17 aspect of the concept of it or the strategy. 18 HEARING OFFICER DEMEROUKAS: That's 19 correct. 20 MR. BROOKS: I understand that. I just 21 thought maybe this gentleman might

-- He has not 22 read this. He is not at all familiar with this. 23 And that's I think unfortunate, but we are not 24 permitted to discuss that. I will see if I can

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25 1 find it, Jim. It's in here. 2 HEARING OFFICER DEMEROUKAS: Take this off 3 the record. 4 (Discussion outside the record.) 5 HEARING OFFICER DEMEROUKAS: Yes, 6 Mr. Brooks. You have another comment? 7 MR. BROOKS: On another subject in here, I 8 notice there is another reference to the fact that 9 tires ought to be looked at for whether they are 10 low pressure or not. It's a matter of the judgment 11 of the emission test station people whether the 12 tire looks low and that they should, if they look 13 low, be brought up to 30 psi or the tiremaker's 14 recommended pressure. 15 Let me just point out in that 16 connection that a recent analysis of consumer 17 habits with respect to tire pressure by the 18 National Highway Transportation Safety 19 Administration found that
-- 20 HEARING OFFICER DEMEROUKAS: Excuse me, 21 Mr. Brooks. Where in the proposed amendments did 22 you find that? 23 MR. BROOKS: It was -- I apologize if it 24 was in a different copy of one that I received.

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26 1 HEARING OFFICER DEMEROUKAS: No. I'm just 2 asking where. 3 MR. BROOKS: Well, I'm trying to -- 4 HEARING OFFICER DEMEROUKAS: Okay. 5 MR. BROOKS: The copy it was referred to 6 was in a different one than I have here. 7 HEARING OFFICER DEMEROUKAS: The copy that 8 we brought with us, which is the publication in the 9 Illinois Register on page 10988
-- And I'm not 10 sure if you have that copy. If you don't, there is 11 a copy in the back of the room. 12 MR. BROOKS: 109
-- 13 9HEARING OFFICER DEMEROUKAS: Page 10988. 14 It's on the left side. 15 MR. BROOKS: 10988? 16 HEARING OFFICER DEMEROUKAS: Yes. In the 17 copy of the Illinois Register version. It's got 18 two pages on one page printed out sideways. 19 MR. BROOKS: Proposed amendments. 10988 20 did you say? 21 HEARING OFFICER DEMEROUKAS: Correct. And 22 on the left side I believe you are referring to 23 item No. 9, 30 psi. 24 MR. BROOKS: There you go.

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27 1 HEARING OFFICER DEMEROUKAS: Unfortunately, 2 that's not the subject of this hearing. It's not a 3 changed amendment. It's what is currently in 4 Part 276. So I will have to ask you not -- to 5 direct comments to something that's changed or 6 proposed to be changed in this rulemaking. 7 Are there any other questions? 8 (No response.) 9 HEARING OFFICER DEMEROUKAS: If none, I 10 would like to say thank you and remind everyone 11 that you may send written comments to the Agency's 12 hearing officer after this public hearing. 13 Comments must be postmarked before 14 midnight on October 26, 2001, and sent to William 15 Seltzer, Hearing Officer, Mail Code 21, Illinois 16 Environmental Protection Agency, 1021 North Grand 17 Avenue East, P.O. Box 19276, Springfield, Illinois, 18 62794-9276. 19 The Illinois EPA will consider all 20 comments received at the hearing and during the 21 comment period prior to making its final decision 22 concerning these proposed amendments. A response 23 summary that describes the Illinois EPA's final 24 decision and response to the questions and concerns

# 92801EPA.V1 10/15/2001

28 1 posed by the public concerning this rulemaking will 2 be mailed to everyone who has submitted written 3 comments and/or registered at the hearing. The 4 response summary will also be available upon 5 request to any other interested persons. 6 This hearing is now closed. 7 * * * 8 (Which were all the proceedings 9 had in the above-entitled 10 cause.) 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

# 92801EPA.V1 10/15/2001

29 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 2 ) ss. 3 COUNTY OF DU PAGE ) 4 5 6 7 8 9 I, JANICE H. HEINEMANN, CSR, RDR, CRR, 10 do hereby certify that I am a court reporter doing 11 business in the State of Illinois, that I reported 12 in shorthand the testimony given at the hearing of 13 said cause, and that the foregoing is a true and 14 correct transcript of my shorthand notes so taken 15 as aforesaid. 16 17 18 19 Janice H. Heinemann, CSR, RDR, CRR 20 License No. 084-001391 21 22 23 24

# Attachment 73 Agency’s Second Notice package sent to JCAR dated January 30, 2002

# J 

# C A R ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

# [G]f'Jl\ffTI-p-z: I q 1021**No~m** 

# CRAND 

# Av£NuE EAST, 

# P.O. Box i 

# 9276, SPR 1 NGFtcLD, ILuNOts 

# 62794-9276 R£Nf.f. CIPRIANO, DIRECTOR 

# il..LiriOiS**r'r::-''-t'<-'~L** 

# ASSEMBLY January 30, 2002

Ms. Vicki Thomas Executive Director Joint Committee on Administrative Rules 700 

# Stratton Building Springfield, Illinois 62706 I.... .... ,. 

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# Subject: Procedures to be Followed in the Performance ofinspections of Motor Vehicle Emissions (35 IlL Adm. Code 276) --Second Notice Dear Ms. Thomas: Pursuant to 1 Ill. Adm. Code 220.600 and Section 5-40(c) of the IIlinois Administrative Procedure Act, the Illinois EPA is submitting the Second Notice for the proposed. · rulemaking invoLving 35 Ill. Adm. Code 276: On-Board Diagnostic Testing. This proposed rulemaking was published at 25 Ill. Reg. 10,973 on August31, 2001. If you or your staffhave 

# any questions regarding the proposed rulemaking, please contact: Illinois Environmentat Protection Agency P .O
. Box 19276 Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276 217/782

- 5544 FAX: 21 71782

- 9807 Cordially ,

Charles E . Matoesian Enclosu r es 

# 2ND 

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# SECOND NOTICE REQUIRED INFORMATION Procedures to be Followed in the Performance oflnspcctions of Motor Vehicle Emissions 35 Ill. Adm. Code 276 

# l. Name of the Agency: Illinois Envirorunental Protection Agency. 2. Title of Proposed Rulemak.ing: Procedures to be Followed in the Performance of Inspections of Motor Vehicle Emissions (35 Ill. Adm. Code 276). 3. Date, Issue, and Page Number of the lllinoi s Register in Which the First Notice was Pub lished: at Vol. 25, Issue 35, page I 

# 0,973 (Aug. 31, 2001). 4. 

# Full Text and Sp ec ific Location of Changes Made During First Notice: The changes suggested by the staff of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules have bee n incorporat ed in the Agency version (see attachment "A"). 5. Response to any Recommendations Made 

# by the Administrative Code Division: No changes were recommended 

# by the Administrative Code Division. 

# 6. A Statement Whether 

# This Rulemaking Contains an Incorporation by 

# Reference: This rulemaking does not contain incorporations by reference pursuant to Section 5-75 of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 ILCS 100/5-75 (2000). 7. Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis: A. Summary of Issues Raised by 

# Small Businesses During First Notice: No comments have been received from people or organizations that identified themselves as specifically representing small businesses. B. Description of Actions

**Tais.~n** 

# on any Alternatives to the Proposed Rulemaking Suggested bv Small Businesses During First Notice: No suggestions by 

# individuals or organizations that identified themselves as small businesses or sma ll municipalities were r eceiv ed 

# by the Illinois EPA during the first n o tice period. 

# 8. Me thods Used 

# by the Agency to Comnly with Section 5-30 ofthe II!inois Administrative Procedure Act 

# 5 ILCS 100/5-30 (1996) and 1 Ill. Adrn. Code 220.285: In 

# order t o provi de an 

# opportunity for small businesses, not for profit corporations, or municipalities to participate in the rulemaking process, the Illinois EPA published a regulatory agenda in July of200l that indicated that small businesses> not for profit corporations> and municipalities that either own or

# .. , !

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# .... 

# -- -- operate any emission source that is subject to state emission testing requirements \Vould be affected 

# by the propo sal. 9. An 

# Evaluation of all Comments Received by 

# the Agency Concerning the Proposed Rulemaking 

# During the First '!'iotice Period: A. 

# A List of all Persons or Organizations Making Comments on the Proposed ; Rulemakjng: The only comments received 

# by the Il!inois EPA were from
. one individual and they were not germane to t he proceedings. B. A Li s t of Specific Cri5icisms, Su!!gestions , and Comments Raised bv

**Jn ~sted**  

# Persons and th _e Agency's Analvs i s o f Such: The only
. comments received 

# by the Illino i s 

# EPA were from one individual and they we r e not germane to the proceedings. C. Changes Made to the Ru l es by the Agency as a Result of Comments: There were no changes made to the proposed rules by the Agency as a result of any 

# comments .

. D. Names of all Per s ons or Organizations Request i ng a Public Hearing and the 

# Date of any su ch Hearing : No persons or organizations requested a public hearing. A public hearing was held at the Agency office in Elk Grove 

# on December 28, 2001, at 10 a.m. · 10. Just i ficat i o n a n d Rationale for the 

# Ru l emak i Qg;, A. C i tations to Changes in Illino i s Laws 

# that Require the Rulemak i ng: No changes to Jllinois 

# laws require this ru l emaki n g. B . Explanation of Changes in Agency Policies and Proced u res that Require the Rulemakin& No change s to Agency policies or procedures



# requir~ this rulemaking. C. Citations to Federal Laws. Rule s or Ref,rulations , or Funding Requirements that Require the Ru l emaking: The changes to federal rules and guidance i ncluded the following: " Amendments to Vehicle Inspection Maintenance Program Requirements Incorporating the Onboard Diagnostic Check; Final Rule", April 5, 2001(66 FR 18156) and "Performing Onboard Diagnostic System Checks as Part of a Vehicle Inspection and Mai nt enance Program,"

**EPA420~R~01** 

# 015, Transportation ru1d 

# Regional Prog r ams Division

**Offic~** 

# ofTransportation and Air Quality, 

# USEPA, Jtme 

# 200 1. D. Citat i on ru1d Copies of Court Order s or Decis i ons that Require the Rulemaking: No c ourt orders or decisions require this rulemaking. 

# 3

# -- -- E. 

# A Comp)ete 

# Explanation of Any 

# Other Reasons: Evidence 

# fwm field audits indicated that changes would lead to the better detection of dilution checks. Clarifications were made to the speed excursion limits. The requirement for having a low emissions tune-up was obsolete. Clarifications were 

# made to definitions 

# and other, minor 

# aspects of the 

# rule
.

. 11. 

# Name,**f\~ldn: $S,**  

# and**'I_-~lcphone** 

# and 

# Telefax 

# Numbers ofthe Agency's Representative Who 

# will Respond to the Joint 

# Committee on Ad1pinistrative 

# Rufes: Charles 

# E. Matoesian Assistant 

# Counsel' Division of 

# Legal Counsel Illinois Environmental Protection Agency 1021 North Grand Avenue East P. 0
. Box 19726 Springfield, 1llinois 62794-9276 217/524-9453 2171782-9807 Telefax J2. State Mandates Act Questionnaire: The State 

# Mandates Act questionnaire was not requested of the 

# Agency. 13
. Analysjs ofEcol)omic and Budgetary Effects of the Proposed 

# Bulemaking: 

# An analysis of Economic and Budgetary Effects of the Proposed Rulemaldng was requested of the Illinois EPA, and is included as Attachment "B". 14. 

# Any New or Revised Form Referenced in the Rules: There are no new or revis e d forms referenced in the proposed rule'making.

# ,, 

# -- Attachment A 

# First Notice Changes Agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Rulemaking: 35 Ill. Adm. Code 276 

# Changes: 1. In line 45, "Repealed" should be underlined. 2. In line 4 7
. "Repealed" should be underlined
. In lines 

# 107- l 

# 08 "amended at 25 Ill. 

# Reg .. _____ _, effective ."Should be added. 

# 4. In line 112 the 

# comma after "mathematics" should be 

# changed to a 

# semi -colon. 5. In line 310, "which" was changed to that. 

# 6. In line 311, "or not" should be inserted before, " ... a given" and after "whethe r ... '' 7. In Line 410. the entire line should be underlined. 8. ln line 459, the comma after "40 CPR 51.353(c)" 

# should be underlined and the parenthetical after "Subpart S" should 

# be eliminated. 

# 9. tn · line 901, the apostrophe in "DTC's" s hould be removed. 10. In line 920, "Repea led " should 

# be underlined. 11. In line 955, "Amended" s hould be changed to "Repealed" 12. After 

# line 956, sections 276.402 

# and 276.403 should be deleted.

# -- Attachment 

# B Analysis of Economic and Budgetary Effects Agency: Illinois Envirornnental Protection Agency Rulcmaking: 35 Ill. Adm. Code 276
Illinois Register Citation: 25 Ill. Reg. 10,973 (August 31, 2001) Please attempt to provide as dollar-specific responses as possible and feel free to add any relevant explanation. 1. Anticipated effect on State expenditures and revenues. Current cost to the agency for this program/activity. i58.8 

# million estimat5fd 

# expendi_tures for 2002. (b) If this rulemaking will 

# result in an increase or decrease in cost, specify the fiscal 

# year in which this change will first occur and the dollar amount of the effect. This rulemaking 

# :Vill not result in an increase or decrease in 

# cost. Indicate the funding source, including Fund and appropriation lines, for this program/activity. Motor Fuel Tax Fund 

# to the Vehicle Inspection Fund (963): Federal reimbursement through CMAQ. administered bv the 

# Ill. Dept. of Transportation (d) If an increase or decrease in the costs of another State agency is anticipated, specify the fiscal year in which this change will first occur and the estimated dollar amount of the effect. No increase or decrease in the costs of another state agency is anticiQated. 

# (e) Will this rulemaking have any effect on State revenues or expenditures not already indicated above? Specify effects and amounts. No additional e ffect on state**~ues** 

# or expenditures is anticipated. 2. Economic effect on persons affected by the rulemaking. (a) Indicate the economic effe ct an d specify the per sons affected: Positive
__ Negative_ No effect Persons affected No negative economic effects expected.:.

# Total Statewide cost$ (b) If an economic effect is predicted, please briefly describe how the effect will occur. (Example: Additional continuing education courses 

# will require expenditures for course fees.) Economic effects are a consequence of changes in 

# failu:ce rates, 

# wait times and re-tests. (c) Will the mlemaking have an indirect effect that may result in increased administrative costs? Will there be any 

# change in requirements such 

# as filing, documentation, reporting or completion of forms? Compare to current requirements. No effects are anticipated.



# 7

# Attachment 74 Memo from JCAR accepting Second Notice dated January 31, 2002

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# TO: 

# FROM:
DATE: 

# RE: 7 00 STRA TTON 6!JILOtN G SPRINGFIELD, 

# illiNOIS 62706 

# 2 t7nSS-2254 

# MEMORANDU M

Renee Cipriano, Director Env ironme ntal Protecti on Agency 

# Vic ki Thomeu> Executive 

# Director 1 / 31 / 02 REP
. 

# SIEV E DAV IS 

# REP
. PH I L NOVAK REP
. DAN R UTHERFORD



# Procedures to be Followed in the· Perfonnance of In s pections of

**~otor** 

# Vehicle Emissions 

# (35lll Adm Code 

# 276) 25 Ill Reg 

# 10973- 8/31 /0 1 

# The Office of the 

# Joint Committee on Administrative Rules 

# has accepted the Second Notice for the above-referenced rulemaking. The Second Notic e period began 

# on l/3 1/02 and ends no later than 3/l6/02 , 

# unless extended pursuant 

# to Section 5-4 0 of 

# the IAPA
. This rulemaking is scheduled lO 

# be considered by JCA R 

# at its 3/5/02 

# meering, currentl y scheduled for I 0:00 a.m., Room 

# C·l, 

# Stratton Office Building, Springfield, 

# lL. Staff 

# will. 

# be

. contacting you 

# if they have questions 

# concerning this rulemaking and will advise you of any



# cha ng e in time or location of the Committee meeting
. Please contact us 

# if you 

# hav e a ny 

# questi ons r eg arding the JCAR revi ew procedure. VT:DC:nn cc: 

# C ha rles Matoesian 

# Adm. Code 

# Div. 

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# : I

# Attachment 75 JCAR Certification of No Objection Second Notice changes

dated March 5, 2002

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# ~_;:J_;_O_JN_T_C_O_IT'[E!J_ 

# ()_N

**ADM/NJSTRATIV~=U~L=E=S ------~-**  ·t· ILLINOIS GENER AL ASSEMBLY
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# f~ **·** CO·CHAIR: SEN. 

# J . BRADLEY BURZYNSKI SEN. OORIS KAAPIEL • SEN
. LISA MADIGAN SEN. BARACK OBAMA CO·C f iAIA: SEN. WILLIAM O'DANIEL ReP
. 

# ART TEMiOVSE SEN
. STEVE RAVSCHENBERGER 

# REP . T OM CROSS 

# EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR : VICKI THOMAS 700 STRATI ON BUil.DING SPRINGFIELD
. ILL INOIS 62706 

# 2171785·225-l 

# JOINT COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES CERTIFICATION OF NO OBJECTION TO PROPOSED RULEMAKING REP
. STEVE DAVIS REP. PHIL NOVAK 

# REP. OAN 

# RUTHERFORD



# This i s to certify that the 

# Joint Committee on Administrative 

# Rules, at it s 3/5/02 meeting, COJ!S idered Procedures to 

# be Fo llow ed in 

# the Perfonnance of 

# Inspections of M o tor Vehicle 

# Emiss i ons (35 

# fll Adm Code 276), proposed 

# by the Envirorunental Protection Agency and 

# pu b li shed in the 8 / 31 /01 i ss ue of the 

# Illinois Register. After consideration, and 

# based upon the agreements, 

# if any, for modification of the rulemaking made by 

# the agency and attached to 

# this document, the 

# Committee detennined that no 

# Objection 

# will be 

# issued to the above

- mentioned 

# rule making.

V 

# i<fi Thomas Executive Director



# Attachment s: Agreements March 5, 

# 2002

# Agency: Rulemaking: Changes: 

# SECOND NOTICE CHANGES

Environmental Protection Agenc y Procedure s t o be Follow ed in t he Performan ce of Jnspections of Motor Vehicle Emissions (35 Ill Adm Code 276; 25 Ill Reg 1 0973)



# I . In line 46, delete "402" 

# and reinstate "403" . 

# 2. ln lin e 47 , delete "403" a nd reinstate ''404". 3. In line 3 1 l, delete 

# ".Q.t not" twice. 4. In line 908, delete "(or 2003 ". S. ln line 909, delete the closing parenthesis
. 6. 

# Jn l ine 915, delete "Q r 

# 2003".

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# Attachment 76 Notice of Adopted Amendments Illinois Register publication 26 Ill. Reg. 8113

May 31, 2002

# I 2002 

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Volume 

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# 7, 7 8 7 -8, 199

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# 1 11 East Monroe St reet 

# Spr ingfield , IL 627 56 (217) 782-7017 http://www.cyberdriveil lin o i s.com

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# \fiY Printed on recycled paper 

# PUBL I SHED BY JESSE WHITE • SECRETARY OF STATE1) 2) 3 ) 4 ) 5) 6 ) 7 ) 8) 9) ILL INO I S REGIST ER 8113 0

2

E N VIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

N OTICE O F ADOPTOED AMEN DMENT S

Headi ng of the P art: Proc e d ures to b e F o l lo w ed in t h e P erform a n ce o f
Inspections

of Moto r Vehicle Emissions

**~ode** Cit a tion: 3 5 Ill. Adm Code 276

**ection bers:**  E.f_o posed Act io n:

2

76.102 Amen de d 276.103

Amend e d 276.104

Amended 276.201

Amen d ed 276.20

3 Amen ded

2

76

. 207 Ame nded

276 . 209 Ame nd ed 276.402

Re p ealed **Statuto ~y**  Authori ty: The Il l inois Enviro n me n tal P rotec tio n

ILCS

5/ 27) and the Veh icle Em iss ions Ins pe ction L aw of 1995

5/13B) . Effectiv e Date of Amendments : May 17, 2002

Does th i1?._!_\l _lema king contain an au ' tomat i c repeal d ate? N o

Does thi s rulemaking conta i n In corporatio n s by refer e nce? Yes Act

. [625 [41 5 ILC

S

A copy of the adopted amendm e nts, including any mat e rial incorporated by

reference

, is on fil e in the agency's principal office and is availabl e

for

pu b l i c inspec t io n.

N ot i ce of Proposa l Pub lis he d i n Illinois Regist er: August 31

, 2001; 25

Ill.

Re g. 10973

10 ) Has JCAR issued a St a tement of O bjection to these am e ndments? N o

11) Differen c es between p roposal a nd fin a l version: The re w ere three changes

between the propos al an d the f i n a l version

. First, in Section 276.209(d)

,

de lete " ( or 2003"

. Also, in Secti o n 276.2 09(d)

, delete "1"· Fina lly

, in

the

AGENCY NOTE fo ll owing Secti o n 276.209

, delete "o r 2003"

.

12) Have al l changes agreed upon by the Agency and JCAR been made as indicated

in

th e a g r eeme n ts issued by JCAR? Yes

13) Will these amendmen t s replace e mergency .!!.mendments currently in effect? No

1 4 ) Are ther e any amen dm e n ts pendi ng on this Pa r t? No

15) Summary and Purpose of Amendments: The adopted amendments to 35 Ill. Adm.

Code

276 (vehicle emissions ins p ection procedures) will incorpo r ate recent ILLINOIS

**RF~ISTER** 8114 02 ENVIRONMENTAL PRar ECTION AGENCY NOTICE OF ADOP TOED Al-lENDMENTS

feder a l ru les and p rogram e xperience concern i n g enhanced I/M exha ust test

dilution

criteria, dr i ve trace requirements

, and on-board diagnostic

("OBD")

testing modifications, and eliminate obs olet e in formatio n .

Specific revisions to key test procedures ar e :

A ) DILUTION The

adopted amendm e nts revise the diluti on r e qu irements for exhau s t

emission

tests to insure the complete c a pture of the exhaust stream fror

the

tai l pipe during the transien t driving cycle for accurate testing.

B) TRANSIENT LOADED t•lODE DRIVE TRACE REQUIREMENTS

Th

is rev i sion clarifies the procedures to be fo l lowed when an und erpow erec

vehicle

is encountered during the transient lo a d e d m o de drive trac E

portion

of the enhance

**I/~1** test. T hese changes allow those vehicles th <ll

by

design or condition can not meet the speed requirements of the driv <

trace

to complete the enhanced

**I/~l** test .

C) OBD The

amendments include the flexibility to allow vehicles with unset

readiness

codes to complete· the full OBD-1 / H inspect io n without be

**n~**

rejected, the simplification of the list of diagnostic trouble code s

("DTC")

that constitute the OBD f ailure criteria, and the add ition of "
malfunction

indicator light ( "MI L " ) visual check. t\lso, t he **me ndment~** 

clarify

OBD reject test procedures and req uire motorists to receive th e

reject

reason (s) for any vehicl e rejected fr om the OBD tes t.

16) Information and questi o ns reaarding these adqp££d amendme n ts shall be

directed

to : Charles E. Mat o esian Assistant

Counsel Illinois

Environmental Protecti on Agency Division

of L e gal Counsel
l02l

North Grand Avenue East

P . 0. Box 19726 Springfield,

Illinois 6279 4 - 9276

(

217) 782-5544

The . .. Jull text of the adop t ed amendments l?egin on the next page:

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Section 276.101 276.102 276.103 276.104 Section 276.201 276.202 276.203 276.204 276 . 205 276.206 276.207 27 6 . 209 276.209 sep ·tior l 276.30

1 276.302 276.303 276.304 276.305 276 . 306 276 . 307 276.306 276.309 276.310 276 . 311 276 . 312 TT.T. TN OIS REGTSTER ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY NOTICE OF ADOPTOED AMENDMENTS
TITLE 3 5: ENVIROHMENTAL PROTECTION SUBTITf,E

B: AIR POLLUTION CHAPTER

II : ENVIRONJ>IENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
PART 276 PROCEDTJRES

TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF I NSPECT IO NS OF

MOTOR

VEHICJ,E EMISSIONS SUBPART A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
Purpose and Applicab i lity Definitions Abbreviations Incorporations by Reference SUBPART B: VF..!IICLE E !H SSJONS INSPECTION PROCEDURES

General Description of Vehicle Emissions Inspection Procedures
Pollutants

to be Tested - Exha ust Test 8ll5 02

Dilution - Steady-State Idle Exhaust Test and Transient Loaded

**~lode l'f~..ill!!!.L'Dli.!:.**  Steady-State Idle Exhaust Emiss ion s Test Procedures Evaporative

System Integ rity Test Procedures
Engine

and Fuel Type Modificati o ns **~·ransient**

Loaded M Ode Exhaus t Emissions Test Procedures

.On-Road

Remote Sensing Test Procedures

On

-Board Diagnostic Test Procedures SUBPART C : STICKER OR CERTIFICA'l'E ISSUANCE , DISPLAY, AND POSSESSION General Requirements Determination

of Affected Coun ties Emissions

Inspection Sticker or Certificate Design and Content

Tnitial

Emissions Inspection Stickers or Certificates

Exempt **~;missions** Inspection Stickers or Certificates
Renewal

Emissions Inspection . Stickers or Certificates Temporary

Emissions Inspecti on Stickers or Certificates Corrected

or Interim Emissions Inspection Stickers or Certificates

Waiver

Emissions Inspection Stickers or Certificates Emissions

Inspection Sticke;- and Certificate Display a nd Possession

Change

of Assigned T est M onth **Economi~**

Hardship E x tens i o n Stickei:s or Certificates

SUBPI\RT D: WAIVER AND

**ECO NO~IIC**  HARDSHIP EXTENSION R:E:QtriHEHF.NTS Section 276.401 276.402 276 . 403 276

.4 04 Section 276.501 276 . 502 276 . 503 276 . 504 276 . 505 276.506 276 . 507 276.508 Section 276 .6 01 276.602 276.603 276.604 276 .6 05 276 . 606 276.607 Section 276.701 276.702 276 . 703 276.704 276.705 Section 276.601 276.602 276.803 IL LIN OIS REGISTER ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY NOTICE OF ADOP TOED AMEN DME N TS
Waiver **Requi~ements**

Lo

w Emissions T uneups (R epea led) Denial

or Issuance of Wa iver Economic

Hardship Extens ion Requirements SUBPART E: TES T EQUIPMENT SPECIFICAT IONS
General Requ irem ents 8 ll6 o: Steady-State Idle Exh aus t T est Ana l ysis Systems Funct iona Requirements Steady-State Idle Exhaust Test Analysis Systems Performance Criteria Evaporative

System In t egrity Test Functional Requirements an•
Performance

Crite r i a **Tr~nsient**

Loaded M ode Test Systems Functional Requirements

Tr

a nsient Loaded Mode Test Systems Performance Criteria

On-Road

Remote Sensing Test systems Functional Requirements an
Performance

Criteria On-Board

Diagnostic Test Systems Functional Requirements an Performance

Criteria

.
SUBPART F : EQUIPMENT

**~!J\INTENANCE** AND CALIBRATION Steady-State Idle Test Equipment Ma intenance Steady-State

Idle Test Eq u ipment Calibrati o n Evaporative

System Inte g rit y Text Ma intenance and Calib rati on

Record

Keeping Transient

Loaded f1ode Test Equipment M aintenance and Calibratio n

On-Road

Remote Sensing Tes t Systems Ma intenance and Calibration

On-Board

Diag n ostic Tes t Systems Ma intenance and Calibration
SUBPART G: F LEET SELF-TESTING REQUIREMENTS
General Requireme nt s Fleet

Inspection Permit Fleet

Inspection Permittee Operating Requirements
Private

Official Inspection Station Audi t ing and Surveillance

Fleet

Vehicle Inspection Procedures (Renumbered) SUBPAR'!.' H : G RIEVA NC E PROCEDURE
General Requirements Procedure

for Filing Grievance Agency

Invest i gatio n276 .80 4 Section 276 .901 276.

902 276 . 90 3 276.904 Sect ion 276.1

001 276 . 10 02 TABL E A TABL

E B ILLINOIS REGISTER ENVIRONM:i!."'NT AL PROTECTION AGENC Y NOTICE OF ADO PTOED AMENDMENTS
Review of Agency's D eter mina tion SUB PART I : NOTICES

G e n era l Req uirem ents Initial

Emissio ns Insp ection Notice

W

arning Notice Sec

ond Warning N otice (Repealed) SUBPAR T J: RECIPR OCITY W ITH OTHER JURISD ICTI ONS 8117 02

Re quirem ents for Vehicles Regis tered in Affe cted Counti es and Locate d

in

Othe r Jurisd ictio ns Requiring Vehicl e Emiss io ns Inspection Requirements

for Vehic les Registered i n Other Juris d ic ti ons Requiring

Vehicle

Emissions Inspect ion and Locate d in an Affecte d Coun ty

Trans ient Dri ving Cycle Fast-Pas

s Spe ed Va ri ation Limits Usin g Positive Kine tic Ene rgy

(PKE)

Measurement s

A UTHORITY: Impleme nting and author ized by the Vehicle Emissions Inspecti on Law

of

199 5 [625 ILCS 5/Ch

. 13B]. SODRC E: Ad opted at 10 Ill . Reg . 13954, effectiv e Aug ust 13 , 1 986; amended at

16

Il l. Reg. 10230, effective J une 15, 1992; amended at 20 Ill . Reg. 8456,

effe

ctive Jun e 14 , 1996; ame nded at 22 Ill. Reg. 18867, effec tive Septemb er 28,

1

99 8 ; amended at 26 Ill. Reg. 8113

- ,effective MAY17ZOO£

NOTE: In t h is P ar t, unless th e c onte xt clearly indi cates otherwise,

s

uperscript nu mbers or le tters a r e den ote d by p aren theses ; subscr ipt are

denote

d by brac ke ts ; 'IN'r" means t h e integral symbo l as used in ma thematic" ;

and

"SUM" mean s the summat ion seri es or s igma f unction as used in mathem atics

.

SUB PART A : GENERA L **PROVISIO~S**

Section 276.102 Definitions

a) b) Excep t as hereinaf ter stated and un les s a dif ferent meaning of a

is

cl ear from its context , the defini tions of terms used in this

sh

a l l be the same a s those used in th e Environmen ta l Protec tion

[41

5 ILCS 5] and the Vehic le Emi s sions Inspe ctio n Law of 199 5

ILCS

5/Ch. 13B]. The

follo wing de finitions a pply to this P art : term Par

t Act [625

"Ac cur acy " means the combinati o n of bias
techni

cally def i ned as uncert ainty, and precision error s, that

quantifie s the ILLI NOIS REGISTER 8118 0

ENVIRO NMENTAL PROTECTION AGE NCY

N OTICE OF ADOPT OED AMENDMENTS

diffe ren ces between a measured and true value. "Adjusted loaded v ehicle wei ght (ALV W)" means the '/ehicle cu rl

weig

ht pl us the gros s vehi cle weigh t rating divi ded by two .
"Affected county" means any count y or porti on t hereof, a s defin e<

in

Secti on l3B-5 of the Vehicle emi ssi ons Insp ection L a w of 1995.

" Assigned test mo nt h " means the month and year all ocated by the

Agency

for testing a vehicle. The fi rst day o f the Assigned Tes l

Month

sha ll be 4 months prio r to the stic ker or certificat•

Exp

iration Date .

" Calib rati on gas " mea ns a gas of kn own conc entratio n use d tc
establish

the response curve of t h e exhaust gas an a lyzer.

" Corr ected or int erim emissions inspection sti c ker o r

ce

rtificate " means a sticker or cert ificate is sued in accorda nc E

with

Sect ion 276.308 of thi s Part tha t cont ains a **reassign e~** 

ve hicle test month issued to the owner(s) of a vehicle

**~ubject** tc

emis

sions in spect ion wh o has pet itione d the A g e n cy f or a chan gE

in

Assigned Test Month, and wh ose ve h icle has pre viou sly be e r

issued

an Initial Emissions Insp ect ion Sticker or Certificat E

with

an Assigned Test Month

.
**'Diag no~t**  **ic** trouble code ( OTC )" me ans a n _.A).£h_ anum eri c _ _ code th a t

is

set in a vehic le's onboard co mputer w h1n a monit or **detects~**

con dition li k ely to indica te the existenc e of an emissi on r elatec

malfun

ct ion of t he ve hi cle . "Drift " mea n s the amount of change in analy ze r r ea ding over a

pe

r io d of time

. Z ero drift refer s to the chan ge of zero reading

.

Sp

an drift refers to a change i n th e reading at a spe cified

**spa ~** 

gas calibration point

.

• ' Econ omic hard ship extensi on .. means a time exten si o n of o ne yearthat

may be granted to the owner (s) of a vehicle in order for th e

o

wner(s) to comply with the requirements of the Vehicle Emission s

Insp

ection Law of 1995 .

11 Emission control device s " mean s those cot np on ents of a vehic le

which

were designed and are used to c ontr ol ve hicle exhau st and

evapor

ativ e system emiss ions. For the purpose of this Part, this

term

refers to components wi th which the vehicle wa s originally

equ

ipped or direct replacements

.

"E quiv al ent test weight" means the loaded vehic le weight for

lig

ht duty vehicle s and light duty trucks 1 , and the a djust ed.... ... __ ___ _ , ___ · • ·• ILLI NOIS_ REGI S'rER 8119 02 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY NOTTCE OF ADOP1'0ED AMENDMENTS

loade d vehic le we igh t for light duty truc ks 2 and heavy duty

truc ks . "Evaporative system integrity test " means a test of the fuel cap

portion of a vehicle's evaporative system, which consists of

either a fuel cap leak flow test, a fuel cap pressure decay test ,

or a fuel cap visual functi onal test, a s applicable .

" Exemp t

stick er

of this

1\ffected em issions in sp ecti on st icke r or certif icate 11 me a ns a

or certific ate issued in accordance with Section 276.30 5

Part to the owner(s) of a vehicle registered in an

County which is exempt fr om emissions inspection

to Section 13B-15(f) or l3B-l5(g) of the Vehicle

puJ:suant

F!missions

Part . **In~pection** Law of 1995, and the req u ir emen ts of this

"Exhaust gas analyze r" m eans a devi ce

identif y unkn o wn concentrations of

motor vehicle exhaust gases by

conc e ntrations of an alyt ical gases . that has th e capab ility to

p a rticular constituents in

comparison with known

" .Expiration date" means the deadline for having a vehicle

inspecte d 1md obt aining · the appropr iate sticker or certificate .

"Fle_et inspection p er mit" means a permit issued to fle et

s elf-tester s in accordance w it h Subp ar t G.

" Fleet inventory" means those vehicle s which have been registered

with the Agency for the purpose of fleet self-testing and which

have been assigned a test mont h.

"Fl e et v ehicle " means an y non-exemp t vehicle regist e red with the

Agency for the pu'Iepo se of · fleet self-testing .

"Fuel cap• means a device used to seal a vehicle ' s fuel inlet .

" Fuel cap leak flow test" means a test performed in accordance

with this Vart on a vehic le's fuel cap using a ·fue l c a p leak flow

test er to determin e wh ether t h e vehicle compl i es w ith the

evaporative system· emission standa rds of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 240 .

"Fuel cap leak flow tester (fuel cap **teste~)"** means a device u sed

to determine the leak flow integrity of a vehicle ' s fuel cap by

comp arin g the measur ed leak flow of the fu el cap w ith an

c3tab lished fuel cap l ea k flow s tandard.

" Fuel cap pressure decay test " m eans the test performed i n

accordance with this Part on a vehicle's fuel cap using a fuel **:;-. :;:,~:**  --:;.:- ,: -;-' **,~))• :=:~':,~~·~**  _ .. _ • .,... c -.., .... **"f~ )~~"'1'~**  **!%4M\1f "'K**  **¥M --~!§...E.Ji9**  **I,S"-'T"'.ER"'.** "--- - · ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY NOTICE OF AOOPTOED AMENDMENTS **---~!lQ__** 02

cap press u re decay tester to determine whether the vehicle

compl ies with th e eva p orative syst e m em is sion standards of 35

Ill. Adm. Code 2 40. "Fuel cap pressure dec a y tester" means a device u sed to determine

the pressure decay integrity of a vehicle's fuel cap by

mon i toring the pressure behind the fuel cap for a 10 second

perio d and comparing t he me as ur ed pressure dec a y of the fue l cap

t o an established fue l cap pressure decay standar d .

" Fuel cap visual functional test " means the test performed in

accordance with this Pa ct on a vehicle' s f.uel cap using visual

analysis to determine whether the vehicle complies with the

evaporat iv e system emission standard s of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 240.

"Gross v e h icle w e igh t rat in g (GVWR) " means the value specified by

the manu facturer as the m aximum d e s i gn loaded weight of a single

vehicl e. "HC hangup" means hydrocarbons which cling to the surface of the

analyzer gas sampling stream causing errors in hydrocarbon

reading s. "Heavy d).lty vehicle (HDV)" means a motor vehicle ra ted at more

than B500 pounds GVWR or that has a vehicle curb weight of more

than 6000 pounds or that has a basic vehicle frontal area in

excess of 45 square f ee t. "High idle" means a vehicle op erating condition with engine

disconn e cted from an **xt ~rnal**  load (placed in either neutral or

park ) and operat ing at a speed of 2500 **~** 300 RPM . "Household income" means the gro ss income of all household

members, except wage or salary income earned by dependent minors

under 18 years of age . A head of household and his or her spouse

are not considered as minors . Gross income includes wages,

i nterest, annuities, pensions, social se curity, re tirem ent,

disability, public a i d, alimony , child support , un employment

be nefits, w orke rs ' compensation, and any eth e r indir ect incom e

suc h as util ity allow a nces. "Idle mode" means that port i on of a vehicle emi ssion test

procedure conducted with the engine disconnected from an extern al

load and op . erating at minimum thro t tle .

"Ini tial ern;.ssions inspection s t icke r or ce rtifi c a te" m e a ns a

sticker or certificate issued in accordance with Section 276 . 304

of this Part to the owner(s) of a vehicle that has not beenILLI NOIS REG ISTER ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGEN CY NOTIC E OF

**l\DOP~'OED** AMEN DMENT S

test ed bec a use such vehic le was n ot prev i ou s ly

in s pect ion,

. but has b ec ome subj e ct to inspection in

with

the Veh icle Emis sion s In spec tion Law of 19 95. 8121 02 subject to acc

ordance

"Initial idl e m od e" means the first of up to t wo idle mod e

sampling

perio d s during a steady-state idle mode test, during

which exhaust emission mea sur ement.s ar e made with the vehic le in



### "

as -rec eive d" co ndit ion. "Interference" means those exhaust gas a nalyzer read-out errors

caus

ed by instrument respon se to non-interest gases typically

occ

urri ng in veh icle exha ust . "Light duty truck l (LOTl)" means a motor vehicle ra t ed at 6 , 000

poun

ds maxim u m GVWR or less and which has a vehicle frontal area

of

45 square feet or less, and wh ich is designed primarily for

purp

oses of t ransp ortat i on of. prop erty or is a deriv atio n of such

a

veh ic le, or is desig ne d pri marily for transportation of pers ons

and

has a capacity of more than 12 persons, or is avai l able wlth

spec

ial featu res enabling off-s t reet or off-highway oper ati on and

use. "Light duty truck 2 (LDT2)" me an s a motor vehicle rated between

6 , 001 and 8,50 0 pounds maximum GVWR and which has a vehicle

fro

ntal area of 45 sq uare feet or less

, and which is des igned

pr

imari ly for purpos es of tran sport ati on o f property or is a

de

c iv a tion of such a vehicle

, or is designed pr ima ri ly for transportation

of persons and has a capacity of more than 12

perso

ns, or is available with speci a l features en a bling

off -street or of f- h ig hway ope ration and use.

" Light duty vehicle (LDV)" means a pass e nger car or passenger ca r
derivative

ca pab le of seating 12 p a ssengers or fe we r.

"Loaded vehicl e weight" mean s . the veh ic le cu rb weight plus 300

pounds .

" Low in come" mean s the household income during the prec edin g 12

month

period wa s no t more than 150 percent of the latest

ava

i l a ble poverty . guidelines established by the 

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of

Health and Human Services for the contiguous United States and

the

District of Columb i a .

"M a l function indicator light (MIL)" means the light found on the
dashboard

of OBD-equip.ped ve h icles th a t is r e quired to be

illum

ina ted when the OBD system detects malfunctions lik e ly to

result

in emissions exceeding applicable emission standards. The

MIL

must display the phrase "Check Engine" or " Service

**Enqil'\~** ILLIN OIS REGIST ER 8122 02 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY NOTICE Of' ADOP TOED AME NDMEN'rs

Soon " . The word " Powertrain" may be substituted for "Engine"

.

Alte r natively,

**the ~so**  engine syrnboL111ay be

**substitu;_~.Q_,_**
"National Ins tit ute of Standards a nd T echn ology

a

standard gas mai

. ntained o r made

. available Institute

of Standards and Technology for

dete

rmin ing th e ac cur acy of caljbration gase s . (N IST) gas " means

by

the Na tional the

purpOse of

"Non -e xempt vehi cle" means any vehicle subj e ct to emi ssion inspections , regardless of whether the vehicle is in a certified configuration , under the Vehicle Emissions Insp ectio n Law of

1995 . 

### "Non - fleet vehicle" means vehicles

registered with self-t

es ting. any th

e non-exempt vehicle except for Agency

for the purpose of fleet

" Official inspection stati on" means a v e hicle emission inspection

facility ope rated by th e Agency or the Agency's Contractor for

the

pur pose of conducting emis sion inspections on non- fleet

vehi

cles. "On-board diagnostic data 1 ink connector ( DLC)" means the

interf

ac e between a vehicle ' s OBD syst em and the OBD scan

egui

pme nt. "On-board diagnostic r ea diness code" m ea ns a st atus flag stored

**~**

vehicle's onboard computer that indicates whether a given

monitor has b een run ques

tion **~a s**  been properly

1

. {i.e

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mon

itor the performance of emiss io n control equipment

, fuel

meter

in g s ystems, ignition sys tems and o ther equipment and

opera

ting parameters for the pu rp ose of detecting ma l functions o r deterioration

in performance that would be expect ed to cause th e

vehicl

e to exc eed feder al emiss ion standards.

" On-board diagn ostic test " means the electronic ret d eval

**se~nning**

of stored readiness status,

_ diagn o stic tr o uble codesL

and

MIL illumination status from a **vehicle~~** in - the DBD s y stem to
determine

if any emis si on rel ate d trou ble code s a re prese n t an d

if

th e MIL is comm and ed to be on, w h i ch would indic ate the
existence

of an emission related malfunction w i th the vehicle.



### "On -r oad remote sensing test " means the observation, measurement,

and

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_________ . 8123 02

ENVIRO NMEN TAL PROTECTION AGENCY NOTICE OF ADOPTOED AMENDMENTS hydrocarbons (HC) , carb on monoxide (CO ), and c arb on d i o xide

(C0

[ 2 ) ) present in eac h in -us e vehicle while traveling on

roadways

or in specified areas by equipment that is not conne cted

to

the vehicle

.

" Preconditionin g mode" means · a period of steady-st ate loaded mo de

or

hig h-idle op erati on con duc te d t o.ens ur e that the engine and

e

m issio ns cont rol system componen ts are operat ing at n orm al
operating

t emperatures, thus mi nimizing false fail ure caused by

improper

o r ins ufficient wa rm-up. "Private offici al inspecti on stati on" mea n s a inspection

f ac ili ty ope ra ted by a registered

15

or more non-exempt f l eet vehic l es. vehicle emiss io n owne

r o r l e sse e o f

' 'Recognized repair

**technician~** means a person **profession~lly**

engaged· in vehicle re pair, employed by a going concern whos e

purpose

is vehicl e **~epair,** or possessing nationally recognized certification

for emission related diagnosis and rep a ir.

" Renewal emissions inspecti on sticker o r certificat e " me a ns a

sticker

or certific ate i ss ued in acc ordance with Sect i on 276 .3 06

of

this Part to an owner of a vehicle which successfull y passes a

vehicle

emissions test in accordance with the provisions of this

Part .

" Second-cha nce idle lllOde" means the second of two idle m o de

sampling

periods during a steady -state idle mode tes t , pr ece d ed

by

a preco nd it io n ing mode and u tilized as a second chance to pass

idle

ex haust e mission standards immedi ately follow i ng an i nit ial

idle

mode failure

.

u span gas 11 means a·gas of k no wn concent ra tions whic h is us ed to

check

or adjust the anal yz er response characte ri stics to those
determined

by the calibra t ion g a ses. "Steady-state idl e test " means a vehicle emission test proced

. ur e
consisting

of · an initial idle mode measurement of exhaust
emissions

followed, if necess a ry , by a loaded or high idle **preconditioning de** 

and a sec ond-ch ance idle mode . "Tcmperary emissions inspectio n sticker or certificate" means a

sticker

or certi fica t e issued in accordance with Sec ti on 276.3 0 7

of

this Part · t o an o w ner of a vehicle subject to inspection which
currently

has a v alid initial or rene wa l emission inspectio n

sticker

o r cer.tificat e, and whi ch has met the requi r ements o f

this

Part . ILLINOIS REGISTER ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

NOT I CE OF ADOPTOED AMENDMENTS

"Test cycle " means the two-year period Assigned

Test Months.

" Vehicle curb weight" means the actual standard

equipm ent and a full fuel tank. bet w een vehicle 8124 o:

a vehicle' weight p l u

"Vehicle inspe ction r ep o r t" means a repo r t issued t o the motor is
indicating

th e results o f an emiss i o n inspection or waive

.

determin

at ion .

'' Visual f t 1 n ction al test'' means a vehicle

's fuel cap for any r eadily defects

which would prevent the fuel visual apparent ca p from examination of wear,

tampering, o _ operating properly

"W aiver" vehicle attempts "Waiver sticker of this means a suspension of the requirement that a
comply

with exhaust emissi on standards after

to

do so, as provided for in this Part. non-exemp · two

or rno r•
emissions in spe ction sticker or certificateu means

or

c ertifica te i ssued in accordance with Section 276

. 30 •

P

a rt to th e own e r(s) of a vehicle which has failed

vehicle

em i ssion s t e st a nd at least on e retest, but successfu l ! :

complies

with th e applicable wa iver requirements of this P a rt .

' ' Waiver insp ect ion" means an inspect i t..) n conducted by a **wai ve~** 

ins pector to determine w a iv e r eligibi lity .

"Wai v er inspe ctor" m eans a conduct

wa ive r inspec tions

a

ppli c a tions fo r a waive r. person authorized by the A gency t <

and

t o ap prove o r disapprov•

11 W a iver insp ection L · e por.t" .means a form containing waive: eligibility

reqnir e m ents which is completed by a wai ver inspecto ;

to

determine whe t her a v ehicle is eligible for a w a iv e r .

(So urce : A me nded at 26 Ill. Reg . 81 13 effe c t ivE

Mt•Y

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ALVW cc/min co C0[ 2) CFV cvs adjusted lo ad ed vehicle weight cubic

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The f ol l o w i ng mat er ials a r e in c orpo ra ted b y ref er ence a nd i n c lu d e no l a te r

e dit ion s o r ame n dm e n ts :

a)

U nite d Sta te s Envi ronm ent al Pro te ct i o n Agen c y ( OSEPA )

, " I M 2 4 0 a n d

Ev ap ora tive T est Gui da nc e : 19 9 8 Re vi s e d T ec h ni cal G u ida nce, " Re p or t

E

P A -AA - R S PD- I M - 98 - 1 (Dr a ft)

, 25 6 5 P l ym o uth Road

, A n n A r bo r M I 48 10 5

(

Mar c h 19 9 8).

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OTE: Sec t io n s of t h is G ui da n c e a r e r ef e rence d as th o ugh th e y a r e

s

e c tions of 40 CFR 85.

b)

Unit e d Sta t e s Env iro nme nt al P ro tect io n Ag enc y (US EP A J , "Hig h-T e ch I / M

Te

st Proc e du r e s, Emi ssi on Standar ds, Qu al i ty C o ntr o l Requ i re me n ts, a n d

Equ i pmen t Sp e ci f ica t i on s : I M 2 4 0 and F u n ct io n al Ev a pora ti ve S ystem

Test s , Re vi sed Tech ni cal Guida n c e , " Re por t E PA - AA-RSP D-I M- 96 - 1

(D ra f t ), · 2 56 5 Pl ym o u t h R o ad

, Ann A rb o r M I 48 1 0 5 ( J u ne 19 9 6).

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## ':1 **~!I'Ilt' ~G'~**  **<'I m.**  **-... ~<.'><~.;---•**  **111t:M '>~~**  **\#'** "'D I HI''t' \!111 t I ' b..l.....O'Oii!lf;dJ;-..:Hrrn=z<?11'PT¥f5pj-------------·-··-·-··-·-·-··____}LLINOISREGISTER8127(Source:ENVIRONMENTALPROTECTIONAGENCYNOTICEOFADOPTOEDAMENDMENTSAmendedat·177'10726)Ill.Reg.811s02-'•effectiveSection276.207TransientLoadedModeExhaustEmissionsTestProceduresa)GeneralRequirementsl)The.testshallconsistofupto240secondsofmassemissionmeasurementusingaconstantvolumesamplerwhilethevehicleisdriventhroughacomputer-monitoreddrivingcycleonadynamometerwithinertiaweightsettingsappropriatefortheweightofthevehicle.Thedrivingcycleshallincludeacceleration,deceleration,andidleoperatingmodesasspecifiedinsubsection(e)(l)ofthisSection.The240-secondsequencemaybeendedearlierusingfastpassalgorithms.2)Theemissionstandardsanddynamometerinertiaandpowerabsorptionsettingsshallbeautomaticallyselectedforthevehiclebeingtestedbasedupontheidentificationandvalidationofthefollowing,asneeded:A)Vehicletype:L.DV,LDTl,LDT2,andothersasneeded;B)GVWR;C)6hassismodelyear;D)Make;E)Model;F)Numberofcylinders;G)Transmissiontype;H)LVWorALVW;andI)Enginedisplacement_Alternativecomputerizedmethodsofselectingdynamometertestconditions,suchasVINdecoding,maybeused.3)Theambienttemperature,absolutehumidity,andbarometricpressureshallberecordedcontinuouslyduringthetransientorasasinglesetofreadingsiftakenlessthan4min11t8spriortothetra_nsient._drivingcycle.4}Ifthevehicle·t·sshutoff,thevehicleshallberestartedassoonasbeforethetestand·shallberunningforatleast30:pr·ia·rtothetr.ansientd_rivif:19cyG:lebegins.Ifavehicleitailiduringatransientthetestshallbeabortedandrestar.ted.Ifafter3attemptsthetestcannotbecompleted,theveh.icl"e·shallberejected·.b).Pre-inspectionana'•.l)Initial(i.·e.·,.thoseoccurringforthefirsttimeinavehicle'sscheduled·.te·s·tcycle)shallbeperformedwithoutrepairoradjustmentattheinspectionfacilitypriortothetest.2)Atest,onceinitiated,shallbeperformedinitsentiretyregardlessofintermecliateoutcomes,except inthecaseofinvalidtestcon.ditionsorunsafeconditions.31Testsinvolvi'ngmeasurementshallbeperformedwithAgency-approvedequipmentthatisoperatedinaccordancewiththeILLINOISREGISTERENVIRONMENTALPROTECTIONAGENCYNOTICEOFADOPTOEDAMENDMENTS______.lli1..Lo:procedurescontainedin40CFR85.2234(Draft),incorporatedb•referenceinSection276.104[a)ofthisPart.4)Allaccessories[airconditioning,heat,defogger,radioautomatictractioncontrolifswitchable,etc.)shallbeturne<off(ifnecessary,bytheinspector).5)Thevehicleshallbeinspectedforexhaustleaks.Audi<assessmentwhileblockingexhaustfloworgasmeasurementolC0[2]orothergasesshallbeacceptable.Vehicleswithleakin<exhaustsystems shallberejectedfromtesting.6)Vehicleswithmissingtailpipe.sectionsthatprohibitplacemenloftheexhaust collectionsystemtocapturetheentireexhausistreamshallberejectedfromtesting.7)Thevehicletemperaturegauge,ifequippedandoperating,shal:becheckedtoassesstemperature.Ifthetemperaturegaug•indicatesthattheengineiswellbelownormaloperatin<temperature,thevehicleshallreceiveasecond-chanceemissio•testifitfailstheinitialtestforHCorCO.Vehiclesiioverheatedconditionshallberejectedfromtesting.8)Vehiclesshallberejectedfromtestingifdriveaxletires:A)exhibitvisiblecords,belts,bubbles,cuts,orotheldamage,orB)arespace-saversparetires,orC)arenotreasonablysizedtires.inspectedforpropelappearslow,itshal:ortotiresidewal:9)Vehicles•driveaxletiresshallbeinflation.Ifoneormoreofthesetiresbeinflatedtoapproximately30psi,pressure,ormanufacturer's10)Driveaxletiresofvehiclessubjecttoadditionaltestingfrnthepurposeofprogramevaluationunder40CFR51.353incorporatedbyreferenceinSection276-l.04(d)ofthisPartshallhavetheirtiresinflatedtotiresidewallpressure.11}BackgJ;oundconcentrationsofHC,CO,NO[x],andCOf2]shallb•sampledasspecifiedin40CFR85.2226(b)(2)(iv)(Draft)incorporatedbyreferenceinSection276.104(a)ofthisPart,t<determinebackgroundconcentrationofdilutionair.Thesampl1shallbetakenforaminimumof15s·econdswithin120second'afterthestartofthetransientdrivingcycle,usingthesam•analyzersusedtomeasuretailpipeAverageoverthe15secondsforeachgasshallberecordedintheteslrecord.Testingshallbepreventeduntiltheaverageambienlbackgroundlevelsarelessthan20ppmCHC,35ppmCO,and2pp1NO[x](whenapplicable),oroutsideambientairlevels(no<influencedbystationexhaust),whicheveraregreater.12)Whilealaneisinoperation,theCVSshallcontinuouslypurg<theCVShosebetweentests.Theblowermaybeturnedoffifth<CVSisnotinoperation,butthesystemshallbepurgedfor:minutespriortothestartofa testiftheblowerhasheelturnedoff.Theofftimeshallbecomputermonitoredan<· ,: --- -- ------ -·--- ILLI NOIS REGISTER 8129 02 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

N OTICE OF ADOPTOED AMENDMENTS

recor ded to a histor y file for qua l it y as surance .

c) Equipm ent Posit i oning and Sett ings

Ve

h icle positioning a n d settings shall be conducted according to the

met

hod sp e cified in 40

**'R** 85 . 222l(c) (Draft), inco rpo rated by

r

eference in Se ction 276 . 104(a) of this Part, with the following

exce

ptions : 1)

the c o oling fan need only be activat ed when the ambient

tempe

rature exceeds 72°1'';

2)

the parki n g brake

**sh~uld** only be activated on front whe el driv e

vehic

les wh en poss i ble; and

3)

the hood wi ll not be op ened for cooling purposes .

d) Ve h icle Conditioning

1

) Queuin g Time When

the mea s u red wait time exceeds 20 m inutes, the vehic le sh all

recei

ve a sec ond - chance emiss ion test if th e foll owing condition s

apply

: A

) fails the test ; a nd

B

) mea . sured va l ues f or HC, CO, and N O [ x ] (if applicable) are at

or

below 1 . 5 time s the applicab le standards of 35 Il l. Adm.

C

ode 24 0 .

2)

Program Evaluat ion Vehicl

es sele cted for add itional testin g for the pu rpose o f

pr

ogra m eva luation under 40 CFR 51 .353, inc o r po rated by reference

in

Sectio n 276.l04(d) of this Part, shall receive two full

transi

ent emission tests of 2 4 0 se conds e ach. Res u lts fr om both

tests

a n d the t est order shall be se para tely reco rded in t h e test

reco

rd. Emiss ion r esults shall be pr ovided to the motoris t

accor

ding t o the fol lowing criter ia:

A

) I f the vehi cle passes bo th tests, then the first test resul t

shall

be pro vided.

B

J If the v ehicl e pa sses one test an d f a ils the other test ,

th

en the test result s from the passing test shall be
provided.
C) If the vehicle fai ls both test s, then the tes t results from

the

secon d test shall be provided

.

e) Veh icle Emi ssion Test Sequ ence

1)

Trans ient Driv ing Cyc le
The

veh icle sha l l be driven over the dr iving cyc le con t a ined in

Section

2 76.Table A of this Part .

2 ) Driving T ra ce The

i ns p ector shall f ol l ow an electronic, visual depiction of th e
time/speed

relationship of the transient driv ing cycle

(herein

after, the tra ce). The visual depi ctio n of th e trace

shall

be of suff i cient magn ificatio n and ad eq uate detail to a llow

accurat

e track ing by the driver and shall permit the dr iver to

antici

pate upcoming sp eed c hange s . The trace sh all al so c lea rly

indicate

gea r shifts as speci f i ed in subsection ( e)( 3 ) of this

Section . I LLINOIS REGISTER ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY NOTICE OF ADOP TOED AME NDMENT S _ _ ___ _ _!LUL f)

3) Shift Sched ule

F

o r vehic les with manual transmiss io ns, i n sp ectors shall shi[

gears

acc o rdin g to the f ollowing shift

. schedule : Nomi nal

Shift

Seqven ce Approximate Sp eed C y cle 'l'ime

**~**

Mi les Per Hou r **Se<; QDJi~** 

1- 2 15 9.3

2

-3 25 . 47. 0

De-cl

utc h 15 87.9

1-

2 15 1 01 . 6

2

- 3 25 105.5

3-

2 17 119 . o

2 - 3 25 145.8

3-

4 40 16 3.6

4-5

45 167 . 0

S-6

50 180 . 0 De-clutch

15 2 3 4. 5

Gear shifts s hall occur at the po ints in Lhe driving cycle wher•

the

specifi ed s pee ds are obtaine d. For vehi c les wit h fewer tha;

6

fo rward gears , the same sc hedu l e sha l l be fo llowed with shift

,

above the · highest g ea r disr egar ded.

4

) Speed excursi o n l imits sha ll apply as f ollo ws :

A)

The upper l im i t is 2 mph high er th a n the highes t point o:

the

trace within 1 sec o nd of · the given tim e .

B J The low e r limi t is 2 mph lo wer than the lo wes t point o n t h·

trace

w ithin 1 seco nd of t he give n time

.

C) Speed va riat ions great er th a n the to ler ance s (such as m a:

occur

during g ear cha nges ) are acce ptabl e provide d that t he:

o

c cur f or no more than 2 seconds on any o cca si on .

D) Speeds l ower than those prescr ibed d u ring t h e underpow ere •

int

e rvals of seconds 4 thr o ugh 18, 97 th r o ugh US , and .li

through

219 of the trace will a llow the st ati on superviso r·

per

sonnel th e option of ov erri din g the auto ma tic v oid of th ·

test.

As part of the ov erride, th e st ation super viso r ·

pers

o nn el will be requ ired t o witne ss a seco nd tra ce . S p e ed ,

**iow er**  **---than---tho~ --**  **pr e~**  **er ±bed**  **--dttr± ng**  **-aeeeterat ±o**  **ns--arr**

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**~_£ Qnd** 

or su b s equent trace , the test will. b•

**~-- ~.t** 

a spe e d var iati on exists for m ore __ t h an twc

seconds

o n any occ asio n outsi de the underpowerec

inte

rvals. I f this conditi o n is detected, the tesl

shall

be st oope d , an d may b e re st arted, o r ab orte d a n d

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ENVIRON M ENTI \ L PROTE CTIO N **GENC~** NOTICE OF ADOPTO E D AMr:NDMENTS **f.£i~cted.**

**~ed** lo w e r than underpowered **in~Prvals** those prescrib e d during t h e

is detected, t h e vehicle will

have t he oppo r tu n i t y to regain the tes t t race speed.

Once t he t e s t t r a ce speed is a tt a i ned , t he ve hi cle

will be r equired to meet the speed excuxsion

limitatio n s f or the enti r ety of t h e trac e , ou t side the

underpo w ered interva ls.

iii) Station supe rvis ory personnel over r i de s ca n be used to

accept the r esults of the w itnessed second or

subsequent tr a c e( s) ·if the ov e rri d e is f l a gged with a

trace stati& t ic or distance error s o long as it meets

the requi r ements specified in subsec t ions (e ) ( 4 )(D)!il

and (e)(4!(D)(i i ).

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e o nd ±ti ons -sp ee± f ±ed-±n-subeee t±o n -t ett + ttBt-of - th is-S eet ± on

**oee rr**  **ed~--~ hese**  **eondi~ions -e**  **ha r%-b**  **ver f±ed--by**  **-- re**  **pe t±**  **g**

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**pee E~e**  **d-in eub**  **~eetio n-te**  **£-~h± -S**  **ee tiOft**  **•**

**~P)** The tesl shall be aborted and immediately rest a rted if speed
excursion limits ar e exceeded, except a s described in

subsection (e)(4)(D) of this Section.

5) S p e e d Variation Limits

Th e sp e ed var ia tion limits shall be determined by one of the

f ollow in g methods :

A) Li n ear Regression M ethod

i) A lin ear .r e g re s . si o n of f e edback val u e on reference

value sh a l l be perf ormed on ea ch transie nt driving

cycle for e a c h speed using t h e me t h od of least

**squa~es** with t h e best fit equ ati on having the

form: y = mx • b, where:

y : The feedback (actual) value of spe e d

m = The slope of the regression line

**~** = The refere n ce value

b = The y-inte r c e pt of the regression lin e

i i ) The SE of y on x shall be cal cul ated for each

regression lin e . A transient driving e yc le lasting the

full . 240 s eco nd s t ha t exceeds the follo w i n g criteria

shall be voi d a n d t h e test shall b e r e pe a ted:

SE = 2 .0 m ph maxi m um

m : 0 . 96 - 1. 0 1

r(2) = 0 . 97 min im um

b =2.0mph

iii) A transien t driving cycle th a t ends before the full

240 s e conds that exceeds the following criteria shall Bl I LL IN OIS REGIS T ER 8 1 32 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION **AGENC~** NOTICE OF ADOPTOED 1\MENDMENTS

be void and the test shall be r epeated:

SE : (Reserved)

m : (Reserved)

r(2) = (R e served)

b **~** (Reser v ed)

Positive Kinetic Energy (P KE) M ethod 02

i) T h e spe e d v a riation limits s ha l l be determined by t he

follo win g equation for Posi t ive Kinetic Energy (PKE):

N x

PKE = + S UM PPltl / INT x dx

t=O 0 where: PP{t] = V(2) [ t ] - V(2) { t-l]

mi(2)/h r( 2) for Vft ] > V [ t-1)

PP[t) = 0 for V[t ) S 0

x = distance (mi les )

PP [t) : P os itive Specific Powe r at t i me t

V ( t l = V elocity at tim e t

V [ t- 1 ) = Velocity a t ti me t - 1

ii) A tr a n s ient driving cycle last i ng the full 2 4 0 seconds

w ith a PKE value that is belo w the lower PKE limit for

passing vehicles or above the upper limit for failing

vehicles shall be void and the test shall be repeated:

Upper Limit: PRE> 3456 mi /h r ( 2)

Lower Limit: PKE < 30 82 mi/h r( 2)

iii) A transi e nt driving cycle **th~ t**  ends before the ful l

240 seconds with a PKE value th a t is below the low e r

second-by-second P KE lim i t for passing veh icl es or

ab ove t h e upper second-by-s e co nd PKE li mit for f a i l ing

ve h i c l e s shall be v o id and th e test shall be repeated.

T h e second-by-second upper a nd lower PKE limits . a r e

specified in Sec tion 276.Tabl e B .

iv) PKE valu e s shall not be used to make early pass/fail

determinatio n.

6 ) The actual distance traveled for t h e transien t driving cycle

shall be measure d . I( the absolute difference between th e

mea s ured distanc e and l h e theoretical dist a nce for the ac t ua l

test exceeds 0.05 m iles, the test shall be void a nd shall be

repeated .

7 ) The v ehicle s h a l l be r ejec te d if, d u rin9 the course o f th e

tra n sient lo ad ed m ode test, station supervisory personnel v erify

that the test cannot be completed due to t h e mec h a'nical conditio n

of t he vehicle .

8) Inertia Weight Selection

Operation of the inertia

verified as specified weight selected for the vehi c le shall b e

in Section 276 . 506(a) of this Part . ForIL LINOIS REGISTER 8133 02 ENVIRONMENT AL PROTECTION AGEN C Y

NOT ICE OF ADOPTOED AMENDMENTS systems employing electrical inert ia· simulation, an a lgorithm

identifyin g t h e a c tual inertia force applied during the transient

driving cy cle shall be used to determined proper in er ti a

simulation .

9 ) Th e CVS operat· ion shall be verif ied for each test for a c ·F V - type

CVS by measuring either the abso lute pressure differe nce acros s

the v enturi or measuring the blower va cuum behind the venturi for

minimum l evels needed to maintain choke flow for t he ven tur i

design . The operation of an SSV-type CVS shall be ve.rified

throughout the test by monitoring the di fference in pressure

bet w een ups tr eam and thr o at pr essure . The minimum values shall

be determined from system calibra tions. M onitored pressure

differences below · the minimum values shall v oid the test, and a

test lane s ystem lockout shal l be initiated. No furthe r testi n g

shal l be done until the problem is corrected by station

super vi sory personnel. At Official Inspection Stat ions , the

vehicle inv olve d s hal l be immediately retested in a properly

ope r ating lane.
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eeonomy -:-l imit--shail:l-be-ttsed-with-thl!! - h :i:gb e . l!t - hor:ol!!po wl!! r-s ettiftg

**typ ieall**  **el!!leeted-for-tbe--inertia --w.,ight**  **--Po test**  **-inertfa**

se ieetio ne - whe r l!!-the-rangl!!-of-horsl!!power - eettings -i s - grl!!atl!!r-tban

**borsepo rr--at-ieast-two-eete-o£-u**  **ppl!!r-a r-ftt**  **~eonomy**

!i mits -- ehaii -- be--determined--and -- appropriate % y -- ueed --f or--tbe

**eeleeted t-i"e**  **rtie.--~ests-witb-f ae%-eeono**  **alts-in-e xel!!ss** 

**-lr5- timee**  **thl!!-ttppl!!r-limit-sball-resu lt-~**  **id- etr** 

rl t System - boekoat **a-~eid-oeea e-as-deeeribl!!d-in-ettbseetiens**  **tt6tr 9tr--or** 

**tettl9t-of-this-S I!!etionT-th.,n**  **t~st-lanl!! ystem**  **-loe ttt-sha**  **ll-b**

**initi ate**  **d~-- o-fa**  **rther-teeting-eba he-do"e-unt**  **il- thl!!-**  **pro blem-te** 
eorreetl!!d --- by -- -etation-- - saperviso ry-- person""' *•--- At -- e££ieiai

**nsp~etion Stations**  **-th~-vebieie invorved**  **shai immediatl!!iy** 

**retested -in-a-**  **propl!!rly-operating ane~** 

f) Transie n t Loa ded M ode Exha us t Gas Test Score Calculations

The transient l o aded m ode **~xhaust** gas t e st score shall be determined

accord ing to the method specified in 40 CFR 8 5.2205(b) (Draft),

incorporated by reference in Section 2 7 6.104 . (a ) of this Part, wit h the

following exceptions:

1 ) T h e Phase 2 scores for the test sha ll b e determ ined by dividing ILLINOIS REGISTER 813 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECT;ON AGENCY

N OTICE OF ADOPTOED AMENDMENTS

t h e sum of the mass of eac h pollutant o btained in each second

t h e Phase 2 test by t he number of miles driven in th e Ph as•

test . The first data poi nt is the sample

t=95. The Phase 2 test score shall

follo wing equation:
s

SUM grams of emissions
**~** .... L9 .E.!! L :C. .... **!:.~ ----····--**  **-------­**

s

SUM m iles traveled

t=94 taken from t =94

be determined by

Where s = duration of test in seconds for fast pass, or s

seconds for complete transie nt loaded m o de exhaust gas test.

2) NO[xe j = Nitrogen oxide concentration of the dilute exha 1

sample as measured in ppm and **rnultipli~d** b y 1 . 03 .

3) NO[xdj = Background nitrogen o x ide cor.ccnlration of the dilut :

air, sampled a s d escribed in 40 CFR 85 . 222l(b)(5) (Draf '

incorpo rated by re ference in Section 276.104(a) of this Part,

measured in ppm a nd multiplied by 1. 03 .

g) Pass/Fail Determination

Compliance with the tr a nsient l o aded m ode exhnuGt emission t e s t sh;

be made in accordance with the stand ar ds contained in 35 111 . A•

Code 240, Subpart E. (Source: Amended at

MA Y 1 7 70 0 7 **Ll~ -'""-:::.**  effect

2fi ) Reg. 111.

Se c tion 2 7 6.2 09 On-Board Diagnostic Test Procedures

a) Test Procedures

The OBD test procedure shall be cond ucted according to the met:

specified in 4 0 CFR 85.2222( a) , (b), and (c), incorporated

r efere nce in Section 276.1 0 4 (c) of t his Part. aowever, once ipitiat•

the OBD tes t shall be cond ucted as completely as **possible,_ __r~gardl•** 

of interme d i ate reject or fail results.

b) Pass/Fail Determination

T h e pass / fail determination for OBD testing shall be conduc

according **t~** the method spe cified in 40 CFR 85.22 22(d), inco rpora

by reference i n Section 276.1 0 4 (c) of this Part.

c) Reject Determination **9BB -~e**  **t-R eport** 

The reiect d etermination f or OBD testing shall be conduct e d a ccord

to the met h od specified in 4 0 CFR 85.2222(c) with t he follo w

modifications , acc o rding to **~hich** a vehicle shall be rejected f

testing: **~he-eBB-t port-ehftli-bl!!**  **-pr ~pftrl!!d-aee**  **g-to -the-met** 

**epeeif ~a--±n--~e--ePR--85~~~~37**  **eorpor ftted**  **by- rl!!ferl!!nel!!**  **±n-Seet**

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N OTICE OF l\DOPTOED AMENDMENTS

**~'16:-±& 4tct-**  **t-hi"--t>"rtr--wH:h--th~--~xef!pt1:on --t**  **het -th~--fo!How1:ng** 

**st.etem~nt ehe**  **i%-- be--.,dded--to-the-report**  **-fo ±-eBB-t**  **eondueted**

pr io r -t o -J an u .,ry-ir - %9 9± ,.

**~~~t the**  **present t±me**  **-pess±ng-the-aBB-teet not**  **-reqnirf!ment**

**f"r eee±ng**  **the-Bnlu>neecl-'1:;-'M-teeb· ~herefore;**  **th±s nformat±on** 

te - - be ± ng --- provtcled--- .. triet±y---ae - -- an - -- .,±cl - - - ±n --- cl i "gnoe±ng

**em~ee±on re%cted**  **pr.obleme7~**

:U **th~** __ vehicl.e is presented for testing, passes t h e OBD inspection,

b u t the.numbe r of unset non-continuous readiness codes exceeds

the fo1lo.,ing :

1U 2 monitors "not ready" for MY 1996 to MY 2000 vehicles, and

!!1 1 monitor "not **ready~'** fOr MY 2001 and newer vehicles, or

£1 the vehicle is presented for retes ting after an OBD failure

invo l ving catalytic converter DTCs P 0 4 20 through P0439, ax•d th.,

catalyst monitor is •not rea d yM at the time of retest.

Q1 OBD Test Report

The OBD test **r~rt** shall be prepared according to the method

sp e c i fied i n 4 0 CFR **.22 23,**  incorporated by refere n c e in Section

276. !Q 4 (Cl o f this Part , with th e exception tha t the fo l l owing

statement shal l be added to the report for all OBD te s ts conducted

pr ior to **anu~,** 2002, in accordance w i th 35 Ill. 1\dm. Code

2 4 0 .191 : "At **~-Pl ~~~assin**  the OBD test is n o t a requirement

f o r pass i ng the Enhanced 1 / M test. Therefore , this i nformation

is being provided strict ly as an aid i n diagnosing

**~missio related**  problems ....

AGEN CY NOTE: N o vehicle shall fail the I/M test on the basis of the OBD

test until January 1 , £00 £.t ..... !n .. accordance with 35 Ill. Adm. Code 240.191

2993:. (Sou rce : Amended at 26

_ _ **Ji~l.Jj_ZOO** . . __ _ _ .l Ill. Reg. 8113 = :; e ff ective

SUBPART D: WA IVER AND ECONOMIC HARDSHIP EXTEN SIO N REQUIREMENTS

;ection 2 16 ,402 Low Emissions Tuneups (Repealed)

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i t A it - -l: ow -- em ies±o n,.--tunenps -- eha l:%--i nel ud e - - i nsp e et ion -- o£ - - t:he

**£oiiowing veh±cle**  **nents-or-sys**

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ft spark-pittgs-and-spark - p ± ng-w±res7 8136

ilt electron±e-£net - met:erfng-and-£eedbaek - eontro%-eystem-;--a,d

H7 <t±r-p.,mp.,-

**~t** hny-of-the-above-eomp.,nent:s-or - eyetems -- wh ie h -- .,re -- fottnd -- to--1

**operat±ng-~mproperly-ehal~-be-ad;nsted rf!pa**  **red or-repl"cedT-•**  appr.,pr±ete..-

**~t** 1\ - tow-em±ss±one-t"nettp-shall - not - reqn ir e - a - majo r - eng±ne-overh""l

**ineiuding--eii--r~pc~rs--wh±en--r~qui~e- aeces~**  **to-thft comb~e~~c** 

**ehamber-te~cf!pt--for--eperk plttg**  **fue% injeetfon--eqa±pmer**  repiaeement7-ae-appl±eeblet.,-

bt **Pr.,o£-of.-aow-Bm~ae±one-~ttnettps P~oo£--o£--iow-em~seions-~ttnettp~-~eeeseary-to**  **ee~isfy the**  **req~trement**

**in-6ect:±on-~T6..-•9~tbt-sha~%-eo~sist-o£-the £otio**  **ng~**

it **a-~epai~-order-o~-reee±pt:tet-prov±df!d by--the--person--pe~for~ir**  **the--repsirs;--the--date--o£--the repa**  **-it em±Eation**  **c~**

**dicgnoseeT--rll!'pai~fiT--ad;ttetm.ents,---e: part**  **-- rep%aeet'lents7--­**  statement--o£-eost:-;--and-the-eign!ltttre - of - the - perso"-who-per£or"''

the-repa ..tre;

**~t ±f-neeeee.,ryr-a-v±eaa±-inepeet~on-of-the**  **e-to-de erm±ne--;**  tfte-repa*rs-have-aetaaiiy-been-per£ormed7-and

3t **ii--i nfor**  **ation--r~quested --on**  **-the--reve~ee-s~de-of-the-Yeh±ei**

**nspeet±on eport-~aet**  **eted** (Source: **R~?ealed** at 26

MAY 1 7 ZOOZ l IlL Reg. 01 1 effecth