California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 3 - Air Resources Board › Chapter 15 - Additional off-Road Vehicles and Engines Pollution Control Requirements › Article 3 - Verification Procedure, Warranty, and in-Use Compliance Requirements for Retrofits to Control Emissions from off-Road Large Spark-Ignition Engines › Section 2782 - Application Process

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
Overview
. Before submitting a formal application for the
				  verification of an LSI retrofit emission control system for use with an
				  emission control group, the applicant must submit a letter of intent with a
				  proposed verification plan to ARB (pursuant to Section
				  2782(b)). To
				  obtain verification, the applicant must conduct emissions reduction testing
				  (pursuant to Section
				  2783), a durability demonstration
				  with testing (pursuant to Section
				  2784), and a field demonstration
				  (pursuant to Section
				  2785), and must submit the results
				  along with comments and other information (pursuant to Sections
				  2786 and
				  2787) in an application to the
				  Executive Officer, in the format shown in Section
				  2782(d). If the
				  Executive Officer grants a verification of an LSI retrofit emission control
				  system, he or she will issue an Executive Order to the applicant identifying
				  the verified emission reduction and any conditions that must be met for the LSI
				  retrofit emission control system to function properly. After the Executive
				  Officer grants verification of an LSI retrofit emission control system, the
				  applicant must provide a warranty, conduct in-use compliance testing of the
				  system after having sold or leased a specified number of units, and report the
				  results to the Executive Officer (pursuant to Section
				  2789). An LSI retrofit emission
				  control system that employs two or more individual sub-systems or components
				  must be tested and submitted for evaluation as one system.
(b)
Proposed Verification
				  Plan
. Before formally submitting an application for the verification
				  of an LSI retrofit emission control system, the applicant must submit a
				  proposed verification plan to ARB. The proposed verification plan should
				  outline the applicant's plans for meeting the testing and other requirements.
				  The Executive Officer shall use the information in the proposed plan to help
				  determine the need for additional analyses and the appropriateness of allowing
				  alternatives to the prescribed requirements and in determining whether the
				  control strategy relies on sound principles of science and engineering. The
				  proposed plan should include the following information:
(1) Identification of the contact persons,
				  phone numbers, names and addresses of the responsible party proposing to submit
				  an application.
(2) Description of
				  the LSI retrofit emission control system and principles of operation. A
				  schematic depicting operation should be included as appropriate. It is the
				  responsibility of the applicant to demonstrate that the product relies on sound
				  principles of science and engineering to achieve emission reductions. The
				  description of the LSI retrofit emission control system must include, at a
				  minimum, the information described in section
				  2782(d), items 2
				  and 3.
(A) If, after reviewing the
				  description of the LSI retrofit emission control system, the Executive Officer
				  determines that the applicant has not made a satisfactory demonstration that
				  its product relies on sound principles of science and engineering to achieve
				  emissions reductions, the Executive Officer shall notify the applicant of the
				  determination in writing. The applicant may choose to withdraw from the
				  verification process or submit additional materials and clarifications. The
				  additional submittal must be received by the Executive Officer no later than 60
				  days from the date of the notification letter or the Executive Officer may
				  suspend reviewing the proposed verification plan.
(B) If, after reviewing the additional
				  submittal, the Executive Officer determines that the applicant has not yet made
				  a satisfactory demonstration that its product relies on sound principles of
				  science and engineering to achieve emission reductions, the review shall be
				  suspended. If the Executive Officer has suspended reviewing the proposed
				  verification plan, it may only be reactivated at the discretion of the
				  Executive Officer.
(C) If at any
				  time, the Executive Officer has reason to doubt the scientific or engineering
				  soundness of a product, the Executive Officer may require the applicant to
				  submit additional supporting materials and clarifications no later than 60 days
				  from the date of the notification letter. If the additional submittal is not
				  received by the Executive Officer by the deadline established in the
				  notification letter, the review of the proposed verification plan may be
				  suspended. In deciding whether to suspend reviewing the proposed verification
				  plan the Executive Officer will review submittals as provided in subsection (B)
				  above.
(3) Preliminary
				  parameters for defining emission control groups that are appropriate for the
				  LSI retrofit emission control system. The Executive Officer will work with the
				  applicant to determine appropriate emission control group parameters.
(4) The applicant's plan for meeting the
				  requirements of Sections
				  2783-2786. Existing test data may
				  be submitted for the Executive Officer's consideration. The proposed
				  verification plan must focus on verification of the LSI retrofit emission
				  control system for use with a single emission control group.
(5) A brief statement that the applicant
				  agrees to provide a warranty pursuant to the requirements of Section
				  2787.