New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION › Chapter III - AIR RESOURCES › Subchapter A - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AIR CONTAMINATION AND AIR POLLUTION › Part 218 - Emission Standards For Motor Vehicles And Motor Vehicle Engines › Subpart 218-1 - Applicability and Definitions › Section 218-1.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The following definitions govern the provisions of this
						Part:
(a) Add-on part means any
					 aftermarket part which is not a modified part or a replacement part.
(b) Aftermarket part means any part of an air
					 contaminant emission control system sold for installation on a vehicle after
					 the original retail sale of the vehicle.
(c) Air contaminant emission control system
					 means equipment designed for installation on a motor vehicle or motor vehicle
					 engine for the purpose of reducing the air contaminants emitted from the motor
					 vehicle or motor vehicle engine, or a system or engine modification on a motor
					 vehicle or motor vehicle engine which causes a reduction of air contaminants
					 emitted from the motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine, including but not
					 limited to exhaust control systems, fuel evaporation control systems and
					 crankcase ventilating systems.
(d)
					 ATPZEV means advanced technology partial ZEV as defined in California Code of
					 Regulations, title 13, section 1962 (see Table I, section
					 200.9  of this
					 Title).
(e) BEV means battery
					 electric vehicle as defined in California Code of Regulations, title 13,
					 section 1962 (see Table I, section
					 200.9  of this
					 Title).
(f) California standards
					 means those standards for motor vehicles and motor vehicle engines that the
					 State of California has adopted and is permitted to adopt under
					 42 USC 7543 (see
					 Table 1, section
					 200.9 of this
					 Title) and that other states are permitted to adopt under
					 42 USC
					 7507 (see Table 1, section
					 200.9 of this
					 Title).
(g) CARB means the
					 California State Air Resources Board as defined in California's Health and
					 Safety Code, section 39003 (2004) (see Table 1, section
					 200.9 of this
					 Title).
(h) Certification means a
					 finding by the California Air Resources Board that a motor vehicle, motor
					 vehicle engine, or air contaminant emission control system has satisfied the
					 criteria adopted by CARB for the control of specified air contaminants from
					 motor vehicles.
(i) Certified
					 device means an air contaminant emission control system for which a
					 certification has been issued by CARB or the department.
(j) Consolidated part means a consolidated
					 part as defined in California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1900 (see
					 Table 1, section
					 200.9 of this
					 Title).
(k) Diesel-cycle means
					 powered by an engine where the primary means of controlling power output is by
					 limiting the amount of fuel that is injected into the combustion chambers of
					 the engine.
(l) Electric drive
					 system means an electric propulsion system as defined in California Code of
					 Regulations, title 13, section 1962 (see Table I, section
					 200.9 of this
					 Title).
(m) Emergency vehicle means
					 a vehicle as defined in section 165 of the California Vehicle Code (see Table
					 1, section
					 200.9 of this
					 Title).
(n) Emissions-related part
					 means any automotive part which affects any regulated emissions from a motor
					 vehicle or motor vehicle engine which is subject to California or Federal
					 emissions standards, as set forth in California Code of Regulations, title 13,
					 section 1900 (see Table 1, section
					 200.9 of this
					 Title).
(o) Emission standards
					 means specified limitations on the discharge of air contaminants into the
					 atmosphere.
(p) Engine family means
					 the basic classification unit of a manufacturer's product line used for the
					 purpose of test fleet selection.
(q) Enhanced ATPZEV means an enhanced
					 advanced technology partial ZEV as defined in California Code of Regulations,
					 title 13, section 1962.1 (see Table I, section
					 200.9 of this
					 Title).
(r) Established place of
					 business, as used in this Part, means a place actually occupied either
					 continuously or at regular periods for business use.
(s) FCV means fuel cell vehicle.
(t) Fuel evaporative loss emissions means
					 vaporized fuel emitted into the atmosphere from the fuel system of a motor
					 vehicle.
(u) Fuel system means the
					 combination of fuel tank(s), fuel lines and carburetor, or fuel injector, and
					 includes all vents and fuel evaporative emission control systems or
					 devices.
(v) Heavy-duty engine
					 means an engine which is used to propel a heavy-duty vehicle.
(w) Heavy-duty vehicle means heavy-duty
					 vehicle as defined in California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1900
					 (see Table 1, section
					 200.9 of this
					 Title).
(x) HEV means hybrid
					 electric vehicle.
(y) Intermediate
					 volume manufacturer means intermediate volume manufacturer as defined in
					 California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1900 (see Table 1, section
					 200.9 of this
					 Title).
(z) Large volume
					 manufacturer means large volume manufacturer as defined in California Code of
					 Regulations, title 13, section 1900 (see Table 1, section
					 200.9 of this
					 Title).
(aa) LEV means a
					 low-emission vehicle.
(ab)
					 Light-duty truck means light-duty truck as defined in California Code of
					 Regulations, title 13, section 1900 (see Table 1, section
					 200.9 of this
					 Title).
(ac) Medium-duty vehicle
					 means medium-duty vehicle as defined in California Code of Regulations, title
					 13, section 1900 (see Table 1, section
					 200.9 of this
					 Title).
(ad) Military tactical
					 vehicles and equipment means military tactical vehicles and equipment as
					 defined by California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1905 (see Table 1,
					 section
					 200.9 of this
					 Title).
(ae) Model-year means the
					 manufacturer's annual production period for each engine family which includes
					 January 1st of such calendar year or, if the manufacturer has no annual
					 production period, the calendar year. In the case of any motor vehicle
					 manufactured in two or more stages, the time of manufacture shall be the date
					 of completion of the chassis.
(af)
					 Modified part means modified part as defined in California Code of Regulations,
					 title 13, section 1900 (see Table 1, section
					 200.9 of this
					 Title).
(ag) Motor vehicle is a vehicle which is
						self-propelled.
(ah) New
					 motor vehicle means a motor vehicle, the equitable or legal title to which has
					 never been transferred to the ultimate purchaser.
(ai) New motor vehicle engine means a new
					 engine in a motor vehicle.
(aj) NEV
					 means neighborhood electric vehicle as defined in as defined in California Code
					 of Regulations, title 13, section 1962 (see Table I, section
					 200.9 of this
					 Title).
(ak) Offset vehicle means a
					 vehicle that has been certified by the State of California as set forth in the
					 California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1960.5 (see Table 1, section
					 200.9 of this
					 Title).
(al) Passenger car means
					 any motor vehicle designed with a capability for transportation of persons and
					 having a design capacity of 12 persons or less.
(am) Quarterly reporting means reporting
					 based upon the following calendar periods: January 1-March 31, April 1-June 30,
					 July 1-September 30, October 1- December 31.
(an) Replacement part means any aftermarket
					 part which is intended to replace an original equipment emissions-related part
					 and which is functionally identical to the original equipment part in all
					 respects which in any way affect emissions (including durability), or a
					 consolidated part.
(ao) Sale means
					 the transfer of title to a motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine to the
					 ultimate or subsequent purchaser.
(ap) Small volume manufacturer means small
					 volume manufacturer as defined in California Code of Regulations, title 13,
					 section 1900 (see Table 1, section
					 200.9 of this
					 Title).
(aq) Recall means recall as
					 defined in California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1900 (see Table I,
					 section
					 200.9 of this
					 Title).
(ar) Subgroup means a set
					 of motor vehicles within an engine family distinguishable by characteristics
					 contained in the manufacturer's application for certification of the California
					 standards.
(as) SULEV means a
					 super-ultra-low-emission vehicle.
(at) Test group means a grouping of vehicles as defined
						by   40 CFR section 86.1827-01   (see Table 1, section
						200.9  of this
						Title).
(au) TLEV means a
					 transitional-low-emission vehicle.
(av) ULEV means an ultra-low-emission
					 vehicle.
(aw) Ultimate purchaser
					 means, with respect to any new motor vehicle or new motor vehicle engine, the
					 first person who in good faith purchases a new motor vehicle or new motor
					 vehicle engine for purposes other than resale.
(ax) Used motor vehicle means any motor
					 vehicle which is not a new motor vehicle.
(ay) TZEV means a transitional-zero-emission
					 vehicle.
(az) Useful life means a
					 period of use to be determined by the department consistent with the
					 requirements of the California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 2112 (see
					 Table 1, section
					 200.9 of this
					 Title).
(ba) Vehicle means a device
					 by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a
					 highway, excepting a device moved exclusively by human power or used
					 exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
(bb) ZEV means a
					 zero-emission-vehicle.
(bc) PZEV
					 means partial ZEV as defined in California Code of Regulations, title 13,
					 section 1962 (see Table 1, section
					 200.9 of this
					 Title).
(bd) Independent low volume
					 manufacturer means independent low volume manufacturer as defined in California
					 Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1900 (see Table 1, section
					 200.9 of this
					 Title).
(be) Warrantable condition
					 means a warrantable condition as defined in California Code of Regulations,
					 title 13, section 2035 (see Table I, section
					 200.9 of this
					 Title).
(bf) Warrantable part means
					 a warrantable part as defined in California Code of Regulations, title 13,
					 section 2035 (see Table I, section
					 200.9 of this
					 Title).
(bg) Warranty period means
					 warranty period as defined in California Code of Regulations, title 13, section
					 2035 (see Table I, section
					 200.9 of this
					 Title).
(bh) Warranty station means
					 a warranty station as defined in California Code of Regulations, title 13,
					 section 2035 (see Table I, section
					 200.9 of this
					 Title).
(bi) Medium-duty passenger
					 vehicle means medium-duty passenger vehicle as defined in California Code of
					 Regulations, title 13, section 1900 (see Table I, section
					 200.9 of this
					 Title).