§ 2856. Certification Requirements.
13 CA ADC § 2856Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
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Title 13. Motor Vehicles (Refs & Annos)
Division 3. Air Resources Board
Chapter 15. Additional Off-Road Vehicles and Engines Pollution Control Requirements
Article 4. Evaporative Emissions Requirements for Spark-Ignition Marine Watercraft with Gasoline-Fueled Engines
13 CCR § 2856
§ 2856. Certification Requirements.
In order to facilitate SIMW design-based certification, ARB will certify evaporative emissions control system components relating to fuel hoses, fuel tanks, and venting control devices. Manufacturers of evaporative emissions control system components must apply for certification to obtain a Component Executive Order of Certification. The Component Executive Order of Certification numbers are then referenced in a SIMW design-based certification application. Evaporative system builders who certify to the performance-based standard are not required to reference certified evaporative emissions control system components but must submit SIMW performance data with the SIMW performance-based certification application.
Section 2856(a) describes the SIMW evaporative emissions control system component testing and certification requirements. Section 2856(b) describes the SIMW design-based certification requirements. Section 2856(c) describes SIMW performance-based certification requirements. Section 2856(d) details the administrative requirements for certifying SIMW and evaporative emissions control system components.
(F) If a carbon canister is being certified, it must meet the durability requirements as specified in TP-1503, section 5.1 Carbon Canister Durability Requirements. After meeting the durability requirements, the carbon canister must meet the design requirements as specified in the Evaporative Emissions Design Standards for Trailerable > 30 kW SIMW Table and/or Evaporative Emissions Design Standards for Nontrailerable > 30 kW SIMW Table, where applicable.
(D) The application must include data demonstrating that their evaporative emissions control system component meets the ARB testing requirements. The applicant must include the data generated by an independent laboratory from at least five representative samples of the evaporative emissions control system component and must include the supporting documentation that quantifies the emissions or shows the efficiency of the evaporative emissions control system components. All five representative evaporative emissions control system components must be tested using the ARB-approved test procedures. All information, including proprietary data submitted by a component manufacturer pursuant to this section will be handled in accordance with the disclosure of public records procedures specified in Cal. Code Regs., tit. 17, §§ 91000-91022.
(H) Within 90 calendar days after an application for certification has been deemed complete, the Executive Officer must approve or disapprove the evaporative emissions control system component. If approved, a Component Executive Order of Certification will be issued. The applicant and the Executive Officer may mutually agree to a longer time for reaching a decision. An applicant may submit additional supporting documentation prior to a decision.
(I) If the evaporative emissions design-based standards are amended for a product category, all Component Executive Order of Certifications granted for evaporative emissions control system components in the product category are void, as of the effective date of the amended standards, unless the applicable evaporative emissions control system component requirements are not amended.
(J) If the Executive Officer determines that an evaporative emissions control system component for which a Component Executive Order of Certification has been granted no longer meets the performance standards, the Executive Officer may deny, suspend or revoke the Component Executive Order of Certification following provisions of section 2868 of this Article.
(K) The component manufacturer must provide the ARB assigned evaporative emissions system Component Executive Order of Certification number to the evaporative system builder upon request. All ARB assigned Component Executive Order of Certification numbers for approved evaporative emissions control system components are also available from the ARB's website.
(A) Complete the installation as directed by the component manufacturer installation instructions; this includes (but is not limited to) the fuel hose, fuel tank, and carbon canister component, or other venting component. The evaporative system builder must also verify compliance with the limiting specifications contained within the respective Component Executive Order of Certification.
(B) If a certified carbon canister is not used on the evaporative system, the evaporative system builder or component manufacturer must design, install, test, and certify a venting system according to 2856(a)(1), using TP-1503, to ensure compliance with the venting standard or venting efficiency standard.
(2) In order to certify to the design-based standards, the applicant must apply for an Executive Order of Certification for the SIMW. The evaporative system builder must document all evaporative emissions control system components installed in the SIMW and record the Component Executive Order of Certification number or compliant emissions data for each evaporative emissions control system component. If the evaporative system builder is certifying an evaporative family for SIMW with engines less than 30 kW, they must submit the list of U.S. EPA-approved evaporative emissions control system components installed on the SIMW in the certification application.
(5) Upon submission of a design-based certification application, the application will be reviewed to determine if all information is true, accurate, and complete. Within 30 calendar days of receipt of the application, the Executive Officer must determine whether an application is complete. Within 90 calendar days after an application has been deemed complete, the Executive Officer must approve or disapprove the SIMW certification. If approved, an Executive Order of Certification will be issued.
(G) If a carbon canister is being certified, it must meet the requirements as specified in TP-1503, section 5.1 Carbon Canister Durability Requirements. After meeting the durability requirements, the carbon canister must meet the design requirements as specified in TP-1503, section 8 Carbon Canister Design Requirements.
2. The application must include data demonstrating that their SIMW meets the ARB testing requirements. The applicant must include the data from one SIMW test and the supporting documentation that quantifies the emissions measurement. The SIMW must be tested using the applicable ARB approved test procedure. All information, including proprietary data submitted by an evaporative system builder pursuant to this section, will be handled in accordance with the disclosure of public records procedures specified in Cal. Code Regs., tit. 17, §§ 91000-91022.
5. Upon submission of a performance-based certification application, the application will be reviewed to determine if all information is true, accurate, and complete. Within 30 calendar days of receipt of the application, the Executive Officer must determine whether an application is complete. Within 90 calendar days after an application has been deemed complete, the Executive Officer must approve or disapprove the SIMW certification. If approved, an Executive Order of Certification will be issued. Once the Executive Order of Certification has been issued, the SIMW may be offered for sale in California.
(B) For the purpose of this Article, actual sales are defined as shipments to distributors of SIMW sold or offered for sale in California. The evaporative system builder must submit actual California sales data as it becomes available for each model sold or offered for sale, but no later than 90 days after the end of the MY.
(C) The evaporative system builder shall retain all records required to be maintained under this section for a period of eight years from the due date for the end-of-MY report. Records may be retained as hard copy, or in electronic format, provided that information required to be retained is available upon request by the Executive Officer. An evaporative system builder shall submit all information requested by the Executive Officer within 30 days of the date of such request.
(D) The Executive Officer may revoke or suspend the Executive Order of Certification for an evaporative family for which the evaporative system builder fails to retain the records required in this section, or fails to provide such information to the Executive Officer upon request. No new Executive Orders of Certification will be issued to the evaporative system builder until the requested records are made available and/or the Executive Officer approves an evaporative system builder submitted plan addressing why the records were unavailable and steps being taken to ensure future records will be available upon request.
(C) Records may be retained as hard copy, or in electronic format, provided that information required to be retained is available upon request of the Executive Officer. A component manufacturer shall submit all information requested by the Executive Officer within 30 days of the date of such request.
(D) The Executive Officer may revoke or suspend the Component Executive Order of Certification for an evaporative emissions control system component for which the component manufacturer does not meet the requirements of subsections A-C, or does not provide the information as outlined in subsections A-C to the Executive Officer upon request. No new Executive Orders of Certification will be issued to the component manufacturer until the requested records are made available, and/or the Executive Officer approves a component manufacturer submitted plan addressing why the records were unavailable, and the steps being taken to ensure future records will be available upon request.
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Note: Authority cited: Sections 39600, 39601 and 43013, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 43013, Health and Safety Code.
History
1. New section filed 2-8-2016; operative 4-1-2016 (Register 2016, No. 7).
This database is current through 4/12/24 Register 2024, No. 15.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 13, § 2856, 13 CA ADC § 2856
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