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).
(bj) Bus line means bus line as defined in
					 New York Consolidated Laws, Chapter 61-A, Article 1 § 2.