California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 3 - Air Resources Board › Chapter 16 - Certification Fees for Mobile Sources › Article 2 - Certification Fees for on-Road Mobile Sources › Section 2903 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following definitions shall govern the provisions of
					 this Article 2.
"Aerodynamic technologies" is defined in Title 17, section
					 95302 and is used to comply with
					 the requirements of the "California Greenhouse Gas Exhaust Emission Standards
					 and Test Procedures for 2014 and Subsequent Model Heavy-Duty Vehicles,"
					 incorporated by reference in Title 17, section
					 95663, subsection (d).
"Engine family" is a basic classification unit that is used
					 to demonstrate compliance with Title 13, section
					 1956.8.
"Evaporative emissions family" is a basic classification
					 unit that is used to demonstrate compliance with Title 13, section
					 1976.
"Family emission limit (FEL)" is defined in Title 13,
					 section 1956.8.
"Fuel-fired heater" means any idling emission reduction
					 device subject to the certification requirements in Title 13, sections
					 1956.8 and
					 2485, subsection (c)(3)(B).
"Heavy-duty compression ignition (HD CI) engine family"
					 means any heavy-duty compression ignition engine family subject to the
					 heavy-duty engine certification requirements in Title 13, section
					 1956.8 that apply to: heavy-duty
					 diesel engines, heavy-duty natural gas-fueled and
					 liquefied-petroleum-gas-fueled engines derived from diesel-cycle engines, and
					 heavy-duty methanol-fueled diesel engines.
"Heavy-duty Otto-cycle (HDO) engine family" means any
					 heavy-duty Otto-cycle engine family subject to the heavy-duty engine
					 certification requirements in Title 13, section
					 1956.8.
"Heavy-duty greenhouse gas vehicle family" means any
					 heavy-duty vehicle family subject to the requirements of the "California
					 Greenhouse Gas Exhaust Emission Standards and Test Procedures for 2014 and
					 Subsequent Model Heavy-Duty Vehicles," incorporated by reference in Title 17,
					 section 95663, subsection (d).
"Heavy-duty greenhouse gas (HD GHG) partial carry-over"
					 means an application that is identical to the previous model year's application
					 that resulted in the issuance of an certification except for one or more of the
					 following:
(1) model year;
(2) Engine or Vehicle family name;
(3) applicant contact information;
(4) projected sales data; and in addition one
				  or more of the following:
(5) model
				  names (only if the CO2 standard to which the vehicle is
				  certified or the lowest and highest FELs are not changed);
(6) part numbers (only if the
				  CO2 standard to which the vehicle is certified or the
				  lowest and highest FELs are not changed);
(7) Engine families, transmission families,
				  powertrain families, and axle families (only if the CO2
				  standard to which the vehicle is certified or the lowest and highest FELs are
				  not changed); and
(8) Tires (for
				  design-based standards only, tire changes must not impact the worst case
				  coefficient of rolling resistance).
"Heavy-duty vehicle evaporative emissions family" means any
					 heavy-duty vehicle family subject to the certification requirements in Title
					 13, sections
					 1976 and
					 1978.
"Incomplete medium-duty vehicle" means any medium-duty
					 vehicle that meets the definition of an "incomplete vehicle" in the "California
					 2015 and Subsequent Model Criteria Pollutant Exhaust Emission Standards and
					 Test Procedures and 2017 and Subsequent Model Greenhouse Gas Exhaust Emission
					 Standards and Test Procedures Passenger Cars, Light-Duty Trucks, and
					 Medium-Duty Vehicles," incorporated by reference in Title 13, section
					 1961.2, and is subject to the
					 emission standards in Title 13, section
					 1956.8.
"Incomplete medium-duty vehicle (MDV) evaporative emissions
					 family" means any medium-duty evaporative emissions family that is incorporated
					 in an incomplete medium-duty vehicle.
"Light-duty vehicle" means any passenger car or light-duty
					 truck that meets the applicable definitions in Title 13, section
					 1900 and is subject to the
					 certification requirements in Title 13, Division 3, Chapter 1, Article 2. A
					 street-use motorcycle is not a light-duty vehicle.
"Low California production manufacturer" means a
					 manufacturer that produces annually for sale in California a total of no more
					 than 300 heavy-duty vehicles that certify to the heavy-duty greenhouse gas
					 standards in Title 17, Division 3, Chapter 1, Subchapter 10, Article 4,
					 Subarticle 12 or a total of no more than 300 street-use motorcycles and
					 motorcycle engines. The annual number of units produced for sale in California
					 for purposes of this definition shall be based on the average number of
					 applicable heavy-duty vehicles or street-use motorcycles or motorcycle engines
					 produced for sale in California for the three previous consecutive model years
					 by the manufacturer that seeks certification as a low California production
					 manufacturer. For manufacturers seeking certification for the first time in
					 California, model-year production volume shall be based on projected California
					 sales. If actual reported sales numbers are available, projected production of
					 California sales cannot be used to determine compliance with this
					 definition.
1) For heavy-duty vehicles
				  that certify to the heavy-duty greenhouse gas standards, the production cap is
				  300 units based on final sales data reported in accordance with section
				  1037.250 of the "California
				  Greenhouse Gas Exhaust Emission Standards and Test Procedures for 2014 and
				  Subsequent Model Heavy-Duty Vehicles," incorporated by reference in Title 17,
				  section 95663, subsection (d). If final
				  sales data is not available, projected sales data reported in accordance with
				  section 1037.205 of the procedures shall
				  be used to determine eligibility under this definition.
2) For street-use motorcycles and motorcycle
				  engines, the production cap is 300 units based on final annual production for
				  sale volume reports submitted in accordance with Title 40, Code of Federal
				  Regulations, Part 86, section
				  86.415-78, incorporated in Title
				  13, section
				  1958, subsection (c) or projected
				  production for sale data reported in accordance with Title 40, Code of Federal
				  Regulations, Part 86, section
				  86.416-80, incorporated in Title
				  13, section
				  1958, subsection (c), if final
				  sales data is not available.
"Low California production for sale engine family" means a
					 street-use motorcycle family or street-use motorcycle engine family with a
					 maximum of 100 units. The maximum allowable number of units shall be calculated
					 based on the final annual production for sale volume reports submitted in
					 accordance with Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 86, section
					 86.415-78, incorporated in Title
					 13, section
					 1958, subsection (c) or projected
					 production for sale data reported in accordance with Title 40, Code of Federal
					 Regulations, Part 86, section
					 86.416-80, incorporated in Title
					 13, section
					 1958, subsection (c), if final
					 sales data is not available.
The number of "low California production for sale engine
					 family" applications that a manufacturer may submit for each model year is
					 based on the average total number of units that manufacturer produced for sale
					 in California for the three previous consecutive model years. For manufacturers
					 seeking certification for the first time in California, model-year production
					 volume shall be based on projected California sales.
1) A manufacturer that produced for sale in
				  California more than an average of 2,500 total units for the previous three
				  model years may submit no more than three "low California production for sale
				  engine family" applications for each model year and may not use the low
				  California production manufacturer provision for any other applications of the
				  same model year.
2) A manufacturer
				  that produces for sale in California an average of 2,500 or fewer total units
				  for the previous three model years may submit up to six "low California
				  production for sale engine family" applications for each model year and may not
				  use the low California production manufacturer provision for any other
				  applications of the same model year.
"Medium-duty compression ignition (MD CI) engine family"
					 means any engine family subject to the medium-duty compression ignition engine
					 certification requirements in Title 13, section
					 1956.8.
"Medium-duty Otto-cycle (MDO) engine family" means any
					 engine family subject to the medium-duty Otto-cycle engine certification
					 requirements in Title 13, section
					 1956.8.
"Medium-duty vehicle" means any vehicle that meets the
					 definition of a medium-duty vehicle (including medium-duty passenger vehicles)
					 in Title 13, section
					 1900 and is subject to the
					 certification requirements in Title 13, Division 3, Chapter 1, Article
					 2.
"On-road heavy-duty exempt engine" means a
					 federally-certified heavy-duty engine that can legally be sold in California
					 under the provisions of Title 13, section
					 1956.8, subdivision (f).
"Specially constructed vehicle (SPCNS) certified engine
					 package" is a "certified engine package," as defined in Title 13, section
					 2211, that is subject to the
					 certification requirements in Title 13, section
					 2212.
"Specially constructed vehicle (SPCNS) certified engine
					 package extension" is a "SPCNS certified engine package," that complies with
					 the requirements in Title 13, section
					 2209.2, subsection (b).
"Specially produced motor vehicle (SPMV) certified engine
					 package" is a "certified engine package," as defined in Title 13, section
					 2209.1, that is subject to the
					 certification requirements in Title 13, section
					 2209.2.
"Specially produced motor vehicle (SPMV) manufacturer" is
					 described in the "California Certification Procedures for Light-Duty Engine
					 Packages for Use in New Light-Duty Specially-Produced Motor Vehicles for 2019
					 and Subsequent Mode Years," incorporated by reference in Title 13, section
					 2209.1.
"Street-use motorcycle or motorcycle engine" means any
					 motorcycle or motorcycle engine subject to the certification requirements in
					 Title 13, section
					 1958.
"Test group" is a basic classification unit that has the
					 meaning given in the "California 2015 through 2025 Model Year Criteria
					 Pollutant Exhaust Emission Standards and Test Procedures and 2017 and
					 Subsequent Model Year Greenhouse Gas Exhaust Emission Standards and Test
					 Procedures Passenger Cars, Light-Duty Trucks, and Medium Duty Vehicles,"
					 incorporated by reference in Title 13, section
					 1961.2 (d) or the
					 "California 2026 and Subsequent Model Year Criteria Pollutant Exhaust Emission
					 Standards and Test Procedures for Passenger Cars, Light-Duty Trucks, and
					 Medium-Duty Vehicles," incorporated by reference in Title 13, section
					 1961.4(c)(1), as
					 applicable.
"Trailer Family" means any trailer family subject to the
					 certification requirements in Title 17, Division 3, Chapter 1, Subchapter 10,
					 Article 4, Subarticle 12.
"Zero-emission powertrain family" means any zero-emission
					 powertrain family subject to the certification requirements in the "California
					 Standards and Test Procedures for New 2021 and subsequent Model Heavy-Duty
					 Zero-Emission Powertrain," incorporated by reference in Title 13, section
					 1956.8.
1. New
					 article 2 (sections
					 2903-2904) and section filed
					 1-18-2022; operative 4-1-2022 (Register 2022, No. 3).
2. Amendment
					 of definition of "Test group" filed 11-30-2022; operative 11-30-2022 pursuant
					 to Government Code section
					 11343.4(b)(3)
					 (Register 2022, No. 48).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						39600,
						39601,
						43019,
						43019.1
						and
						43202.6,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						43000,
						43000.5,
						43013,
						43018,
						43019
						and
						43019.1,
						Health and Safety Code.