Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 257 - OREGON LOW EMISSION VEHICLES › Section 340-257-0100 - Fleet Average Greenhouse Gas Exhaust Emission Requirements, Reporting and Compliance

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Each
			 manufacturer subject to the greenhouse gas provisions of this regulation must
			 comply with emissions standards, fleet average greenhouse gas exhaust mass
			 emission requirements for passenger car, light duty truck, medium duty
			 passenger vehicle weight classes, and other requirements of CCR, Title 13,
			 section 1961.1 and 1961.3.
(2)
			 Requirements for Large Volume Manufacturers. The fleet average greenhouse gas
			 exhaust emission standards for passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and
			 medium-duty passenger vehicles produced and delivered for sale in the State of
			 Oregon by a large volume manufacturer for each 2009 and subsequent model year
			 are established in CCR, Title 13, section 1961.1 and 1961.3.
(3) Requirements for Small, Intermediate, and
			 Independent Manufacturers. The fleet average greenhouse gas exhaust emission
			 requirements for passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and medium-duty passenger
			 vehicles delivered for sale in the State of Oregon by small volume,
			 intermediate volume and independent low volume manufacturers are set forth in
			 CCR, Title 13, section 1961.1, which specifies that requirements for these
			 manufacturers are waived before the 2016 model year, and CCR, Title 13, section
			 1961.3, which specifies the requirements that apply for the 2017 and each
			 subsequent model year.
(4)
			 Greenhouse gas emission credits and debits. Greenhouse gas credits and debits
			 may be accrued and used based on each manufacturer's sale of vehicles in Oregon
			 in accordance with CCR, Title 13, section 1961.1 and 1961.3.
(5) Optional alternative compliance with
			 greenhouse gas emission standards. Greenhouse gas vehicle test groups that are
			 certified pursuant to CCR, Title 13, section 1961.1(a)(1)(B)2.a in the State of
			 California may receive equivalent credit if delivered for sale and use in the
			 State of Oregon.
(6) Alternative
			 compliance credit. A manufacturer must submit to the Department the data set
			 forth in CCR, Title 13, section 1961.1(a)(1)(B)2.a.i for Oregon-specific sale
			 and use in order to receive the credit identified in (5) above.
(7) Reporting on greenhouse gas requirements.
			 Effective model year 2009 and for each model year thereafter, each manufacturer
			 must report to the Department by May 1, end-of-model year data that calculates
			 the fleet average greenhouse gas emissions for the model year just ended. The
			 report must include the number of greenhouse gas vehicle test groups,
			 delineated by model type, certified pursuant to CCR, Title 13, section 1961.1
			 or 1961.3 as appropriate. The report must follow the procedures in CCR, Title
			 13, section 1961.1 or 1961.3 and be in the same format used to report such
			 information to the California Air Resources Board.
(8) Compliance with fleet average greenhouse
			 gas requirements. Effective model year 2009, if the report submitted by the
			 manufacturer under subsection (7)(b) of this rule demonstrates that the
			 manufacturer is not in compliance with the fleet average emission standards,
			 the manufacturer must submit to the Department within 60 days a Fleet Average
			 Remediation Report. The Fleet Average Remediation Report must:
(a) Describe how the manufacturer intends to
			 equalize any accrued debits, as required in CCR, Title 13, section 1961.1 or
			 1961.3 as appropriate;
(b) Identify
			 all vehicle models delivered for sale in Oregon, their corresponding
			 certification standards, and the percentage of each model delivered for sale in
			 Oregon and California in relation to total fleet sales in the respective state;
			 and
(c) Describe how the
			 manufacturer plans to achieve compliance with the fleet average in future model
			 years.