§ 2460. Inspections and Testing.
13 CA ADC § 2460Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
13 CCR § 2460
§ 2460. Inspections and Testing.
(1) Within 45 days after the date of initial issuance or renewal of a registration, the owner or operator shall contact the home district to arrange for inspection of the registered engine or equipment unit to be completed within one year of the initial registration or renewal date. If the registered engine or equipment unit shall be operating in a district, other than the home district, the owner or operator may request the home district to arrange for an inspection by the other district.
(2) For portable engines, each home district should conduct no more than 20 percent of the arranged inspections for that district as in-field inspections. All arranged inspections not conducted as in-field inspections shall be conducted as non-field inspections. If a portable engine is found in violation during an in-field inspection, the next arranged inspection for that engine shall be an in-field inspection. This section does not limit the authority of a district to conduct any number of non-arranged in-field or non-field inspections for which no fee is charged.
(3) For registered equipment units operating with registered engines, the owner or operator may not request that the registered engine be inspected at the hourly rate specified in Section 2461.1 for equipment unit inspections. Inspection fees for registered engines are to be paid as listed in item 14 in Section 2461.1.
(5) The time for an arranged inspection shall be agreed upon in advance with the district and company preferences regarding time of day shall be accommodated within reason. To the extent that an arranged inspection does not fall within the district's normal workday, the district may charge for the off-hour time based on a fee as specified in Section 2461.1.
(6) If an arranged inspection of a registered engine or registered equipment unit does not occur due to unforeseen circumstances, the owner or operator and the home district shall reschedule the arranged inspection no later than 90 days of the initially scheduled inspection. Any unreasonable actions on the part of the owner or operator that prevents the inspection to occur within the specified time frame shall be deemed a violation of this article. Actions taken by the owner or operator that could be deemed “unreasonable” include, but are not limited to:
(7) The owner or operator may request the scheduling of one or more arranged inspections for multiple engines in order to qualify for an inspection fee discount as specified in section 2461(d). Within 45 days of date of initial issuance of registration or by January 30 of each year for renewals, the owner or operator shall submit a letter of intent including an equipment list and registration numbers to the district to arrange for inspection of multiple engines. The inspections shall be completed within one year after the registration renewal date for each engine inspected. If the fleet owner pays the discounted inspection fee and then fails to qualify for the discount during the actual arranged inspection, then the district may bill the fleet owner for the difference between the discounted inspection fee and the full inspection fee. Upon the request of the district, the fleet shall not be eligible to use the discount in 2461(d) for any subsequent arranged inspections if the fleet failed to comply with the inspection fee discount requirements.
(c) After issuance of registration, the Executive Officer or district may at any time conduct an inspection of any registered portable engine or equipment unit in order to verify compliance with the requirements of this article. The district shall not charge the owner or operator an additional inspection fee for that inspection. Source testing of engines for compliance purposes shall not be required more frequently than once every three years (including testing at the time of registration), except as provided in section 2460(e), unless evidence of engine tampering, lack of proper engine maintenance, or other problems or operating conditions that could affect engine emissions are identified. In no event shall the Executive Officer or district require source testing of a portable engine for which there is no applicable emission standard, emission limit or other emission related requirement contained in this regulation.
Particulate Matter: | ARB Test Method 5 with probe catch and filter catch only |
VOC: | ARB Test Method 100 or U.S. EPA Test Method 25A |
NOx: | ARB Test Method 100 or U.S. EPA Test Method 7E |
Carbon Monoxide: | ARB Test Method 100 or U.S. EPA Test Method 10 |
Oxygen: | ARB Test Method 100 or U.S. EPA Test Method 3A |
Gas Velocity and Flow Rate: | ARB Test Method 1 & 2 or U.S. EPA Test Method 1 & 2 |
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Sections 39600, 39601, 41752, 41753, 41754, 41755, 43013(b) and 43018, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 41750, 41751, 41752, 41753, 41754 and 41755, Health and Safety Code.
History
1. New section filed 9-17-97; operative 9-17-97 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 97, No. 38).
2. Amendment filed 12-1-99; operative 12-1-99 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 99, No. 49).
3. Amendment of subsections (c) and (d)(1) and amendment of Note filed 8-2-2005; operative 9-1-2005 (Register 2005, No. 31).
4. Amendment of section heading and section filed 4-26-2007; operative 4-27-2007 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2007, No. 17).
5. Amendment of subsections (b)(3), (b)(5) and (e) filed 4-26-2007 as an emergency; operative 4-27-2007 (Register 2007, No. 17). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-23-2007 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-26-2007 order, including further amendment of subsections (b)(3) and (b)(5), transmitted to OAL 7-31-2007 and filed 9-12-2007 (Register 2007, No. 37).
7. Amendment of subsections (b)(1), (b)(3) and (b)(5) filed 10-19-2010; operative 10-19-2010 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2010, No. 43).
8. Amendment of subsections (b)(1), (b)(3), (b)(5) and (b)(7) filed 9-24-2018; operative 11-30-2018 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2018, No. 39).
This database is current through 4/26/24 Register 2024, No. 17.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 13, § 2460, 13 CA ADC § 2460
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