Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0072-0063
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2005-06-01T04:00Z

Manufacturer
In­
Use
Testing
Program
Data
Reporting
Preview
Detroit,
MI
December
1,
2004
2
Overview
°
Status
report
database
development
°
Possible
data
submission
methods
°
Guiding
principles
°
Review
of
data
requirements
(
elements)

and
electronic
reporting
format
°
Recordkeeping
versus
reporting
°
Next
steps
3
Database
Development
Status
°
Working
system
by
April
2005
°
Validated
system
on­
line
by
August
2005
 
Need
to
know
when
data
elements
must
be
frozen
°
In­
use
process
model
complete
 
Conceptual
flow
of
data
for
designers
°
Draft
data
requirements
and
reporting
format
a
work
in
progress
 
Internal
review
ongoing
 
No
final
design
decisions
yet
 
Modifications
likely
4
3
Data
Submission
Methods
°
Interactive
Web
Screens
°
File
Upload
°
Machine­
to­
Machine
°
No
decisions
at
this
time
5
Guiding
Principles
°
Confident
compliance
decisions
 
Engines
comply
with
NTE
Thresholds
 
Program
conducted
in
compliance
with
regs
 
Sample
results
fairly
represent
population
°
Independent
EPA/
ARB
evaluation
 
QA/
QC
intermediate
calculations
and
final
results
 
Understand
vehicle
and
testing
conditions
°
Reduce
burden
 
Electronic
data
generation
and
reporting
 
User
friendly
pull
down
menus
6
Basic
Data
Reporting
Elements
°
#
1
General
Program
Design
°
#
2
Program
Status
°
#
3
Engine
Family
Information
°
#
4
Test
Vehicle
Information
°
#
5
Procurement
°
#
6
Maintenance
Actions
°
#
7
Test
Information
°
#
8
Test
Results
7
E1:
General
Program
Design
°
Anticipated
vehicle
sources
°
Expected
driving
routes
°
Screening
criteria
different
from
guidance
°
Methods
used
to
collect
information
 
E.
g.
procurement
telephone
questionnaires
and
vehicle
maintenance
forms
°
Provide
per
engine
family
via
guidance
8
E2:
Program
Status
°
Date
engine
family
selected
for
testing
°
Date
testing
must
be
completed
°
Test
phase
°
Engines
tested;
remaining
to
be
tested
°
Engine
pass/
fail
count
°
Include
with
any
data
submission
9
E3:
Engine
Family
Information
°
Family
name
°
Applicable
emission
standards
°
NTE
Carve­
out
and
deficiency
information
°
AECD
Summary
°
Submit
once
per
selected
engine
family
 
Consider
retrieving
information
from
Certification
Database
10
E4:
Test
Vehicle
Information
°
Chassis/
cab
 
Manufacturer,
model,
build
year
 
Type
(
application),
identification,
weight
°
Engine
 
Model,
code,
calibration,
displacement,
identification
and
build
date
 
Performance
ratings
°
Certified,
advertised,
label,
scan
tool
°
Torque
curve
 
NTE
zone
parameters
°
N
low,
N
high,
15%
ECS,
A,
B,
C,
..
speeds,
30%
max
power,
30
%
torque
°
Transmission
 
Type
and
gearing
 
Number
of
drive
wheels
°
Trailer
 
Type,
identification,
weight,
number
of
axles
11
E5:
Procurement
Information
°
Vehicle
owner
contact
information
 
Mailing
Address
 
Phone
number
 
Email
°
Maintenance
and
usage
history
 
Acquired
via
manufacturer
devised
methods
 
Includes
known
"
OBD"
activity
°
Summary
of
rejected
vehicles
 
Includes
reason
why
rejected
°
Does
not
include
owners
who
decline
to
participate
12
E6:
Maintenance
Information
°
Pre­
test
actions
per
manufacturer
scheduled
maintenance
 
Includes
addressing
"
OBD"
codes
or
light
°
Voluntary
post­
test
diagnostic
routines
 
Include
purpose
and
conclusions
of
diagnosis
 
Results
from
any
subsequent
testing
included
in
elements
#
7
and
#
8
13
E7:
Test
Information
°
Date,
time,
test
identifier
°
Vehicle
odometer,
engine
hours
at
test
start
°
Driver
information
°
Shift­
days,
test
duration
°
Test
location
and
route
description
°
Test
conditions
°
PEMS
identifier
°
Pre­
test
QA/
QC
°
Post­
test
QA/
QC
°
Provide
above
for
diagnostic
or
other
voluntary
testing
°
Void
and
incomplete
test
summary
14
E8:
Test
Results
°
Raw
1
Hz
data
 
Date/
time
stamp
 
Emissions
by
concentration,
mass,
brake
specific
 
Running
30
sec
NTE
brake
specific
emissions
 
BSFC
(
also
need
description
of
calculation
method),
engine
work
 
Exhaust
flow
 
Basic
engine
parameters
(
speed,
load,
A/
F
ratio,
coolant,
exhaust
temperature)

 
Parameters
sensed
and
controlled
 
Test
conditions
(
altitude,
temperature,
humidity)

°
NTE
Event
summary
information
 
Brake
specific
emissions
 
Mass
emissions
 
Work
performed
 
Longest
and
shortest
events
°
Weighted
NTE
pass/
ratio
°
Average
results
over
test
 
Brake
specific
emissions
 
Engine
speed,
load
15
E9:
PEMS
Description
°
Manufacturer
name,
model
°
Analyzer
manufacturer
and
technique
description
°
Analyzer
ranges
°
Anticipate
one
time
submission
per
unit
16
Recordkeeping
Requirements
°
Information
retained
and
released
upon
request
°
Reported
information
°
PEMS
calibration
°
Actual
documents
used
for
procurement
and
testing
 
Telephone
questionnaires
 
Maintenance
forms
 
Diagnostic
procedures
17
Next
Steps
°
Revise
data
requirements
and
electronic
reporting
format
°
Next
meeting
 
Share
revised
database
elements
°
Guidance
 
General
test
plan
template
 
Vehicle
accept/
reject
criteria
 
NTE
deficiency
summary
charts