Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 52 - Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Requirements for Motor Vehicles › Article 9 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 52.990 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise
(1) "aftermarket part" means a part that is
				not manufactured by the original equipment manufacturer;
(2) "after-repair test" or "'A' test" means
				an I/M test performed after an I/M repair;
(3) "alternate fuel" means a fuel other than
				gasoline or diesel fuel used to power a motor vehicle; "alternate fuel" does
				not include an oxygenated fuel approved for use under 18 AAC 53;
(4) "BAR" means California Bureau of
				Automotive Repair;
(5) "CARB" means
				the California Air Resources Board;
(6) "centralized inspection program" means an
				I/M program under which an I/M test is conducted at a centralized test-only
				inspection facility operated by the implementing agency or its contractor; only
				inspections, not repairs, of motor vehicles are permitted at a test-only
				inspection facility;
(7)
				"certificate of inspection" and "certificate" mean the windshield sticker
				described in
				18 AAC 52.020(d);
(8) "certified mechanic" means a mechanic
				certified under this chapter for the performance of I/M tests and other
				inspections and repairs subject to this chapter;
(9) "certified mechanic or station" means a
				certified mechanic or a certified station, as applicable;
(10) "certified station" means a facility
				certified under this chapter for the performance of I/M tests and other
				inspections and repairs subject to this chapter;
(11) "commute" means to travel between a
				motorist's residence and an I/M area, a nonattainment area, or a maintenance
				area for purposes of work or school;
(12) "compliance rate" means the number of
				vehicles that obtain certificates under an I/M program during one year, divided
				by the estimated number of vehicles that should have been inspected during that
				year;
(13) "covert performance
				review" means an investigation conducted by the department, the department's
				contractor, an implementing agency, or an implementing agency's contractor to
				evaluate the performance of a certified mechanic or station without the
				knowledge of the mechanic or station;
(14) "curb idle" means the manufacturer's
				suggested engine operating speed in revolutions per minute when the vehicle
				transmission is placed in either the neutral or park position and the engine
				has reached its normal operating temperature;
(15) "custom-manufactured vehicle" means a
				vehicle that has not been certified by the EPA as meeting federal motor vehicle
				emissions standards or by the CARB as meeting California motor vehicle
				emissions standards;
(16)
				"decentralized inspection program" means an I/M program under which a certified
				mechanic conducts emissions testing at a privately owned and operated certified
				station;
(17) "department" means
				the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation;
(18) "documented vehicle" means a vehicle for
				which a referee facility has verified the state of the emissions control system
				repair and which is taken by the department, the department's contractor, an
				implementing agency, or an implementing agency's contractor to a certified
				mechanic or station for an overt or covert performance review of the mechanic
				or station;
(19) repealed
				3/27/2002;
(20) "dual-fuel vehicle"
				means a vehicle that is capable of operating on gasoline as well as on propane
				or some other fuel;
(21) "economic
				hardship" means a finding under this chapter that a person does not have
				sufficient assets, credit, or other means to pay for an emissions-related
				repair required by this chapter;
(22) "EIS" or "emissions inspection system"
				means the system, including exhaust gas sampling, and analysis equipment and
				computer control for that equipment, used at a certified station to measure and
				record vehicle exhaust emissions;
(23) "emissions control system" means any
				element of either a motor vehicle's air pollution control system or another
				mechanism of a motor vehicle that affects the vehicle's release of air
				pollutants into the atmosphere;
(24) "emissions-related adjustments" means
				idle mixture setting, curb idle speed setting, fast idle speed setting,
				ignition dwell angle (if applicable), spark advance setting, choke setting, and
				any other motor vehicle adjustment that affects a motor vehicle's release of
				air pollutants into the atmosphere;
(25) "emissions-related part" means a motor
				vehicle part that affects the vehicle's release of air pollutants into the
				atmosphere, including
(A) fuel metering system
				components, such as the carburetor or fuel injection system and internal parts,
				air/fuel ratio feedback and control system including exhaust oxygen sensor, and
				cold start air/fuel ratio enrichment system;
(B) air induction system components, such as
				the controlled hot air intake system, intake manifold, heat riser valve and
				assembly, and turbocharger systems;
(C) ignition system components, such as the
				distributor and internal parts, spark advance or retard system, spark plugs,
				ignition coil or control module, and ignition wires;
(D) evaporative control system components,
				such as the vapor storage canister, vapor-liquid separator, fuel tank and
				filler cap, positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) system, PCV valve, and oil
				filler cap;
(E) exhaust gas
				recirculation (EGR) system components, such as the EGR valve body and
				carburetor spacer, and EGR rate feedback and control system;
(F) air injection system components, such as
				the air pump or air aspirator, valves affecting distribution of air flow, and
				air distribution manifold;
(G)
				catalyst or thermal reactor system components, such as catalytic converters,
				thermal reactors, exhaust manifold, and exhaust port liners or double walled
				exhaust pipe;
(H) basic engine
				parts, such as the camshaft, pistons, and cylinder heads; and
(I) miscellaneous items used in the systems
				listed in (A) - (H) of this paragraph, such as
(i) hoses, clamps, fittings, and
				tubing;
(ii) sealing gaskets or
				devices;
(iii) mounting hardware,
				pulleys, belts, idlers, and electronic controls; and
(iv) vacuum, temperature, and time-sensitive
				valves and switches;