Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 13, § 2211 - Definitions
(a) The definitions
in section 1900(b), chapter 1, title 13 of the California Code of Regulations
(CCR) apply to this Article with the following additions:
(1) "ARB Enforcement Officer" means any
employee of the Air Resources Board (ARB) so designated in writing by the
Executive Officer of ARB or by the Executive Officer's designee.
(2) "Certified engine configuration" means
all engine parts on a certified engine package engine that will affect
emissions, including, but not limited to pistons, cylinder heads, etc., as
described in the application for certification submitted to and approved by
ARB.
(3) "Certified engine package"
means a new engine package, intended for use only in a specially constructed
vehicle (SPCNS) with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) at or below 8,500
pounds, which includes a fully assembled and functioning engine, a controller,
emission control components, evaporative emissions system control components
(e.g. canister, purge control valves, etc.) and purge control logic.
(4) "Emission control system or ECS" includes
any component, group of components, or engine modification which controls or
causes the reduction of substances emitted from an engine or an
SPCNS.
(5) "Emission warranty
information report" means emission warranty information report as defined by
section 2144, title 13, CCR.
(6)
"Exhaust emissions" means substances emitted into the atmosphere from any
opening downstream from the exhaust port of an engine.
(7) "Installer" means any person who installs
a certified engine package in an SPCNS for compensation or consideration of
value; but does not include any person that assembles or produces an SPCNS for
resale. Installers must be registered as Automotive Repair Dealers under
California Business and Professions Code, section
9880
through section 9889.68. Ultimate purchasers are not considered to be
installers.
(8) "Light-duty motor
vehicle" refers to either a passenger car or light-duty truck.
(9) "Light-duty truck" means a light-duty
truck as defined in section 1900, title 13, California Code of
Regulations.
(10) "Manufacturer"
means the manufacturer granted certification for a certified engine
package.
(11) "Motor vehicle
inspection and maintenance program" means the program established under section
44000 et. seq. of the Health and Safety Code to identify and repair high
polluting vehicles for the purpose of reducing air pollution.
(12) "Passenger car" means a Passenger Car as
defined in section 1900, title 13, CCR.
(13) "Smog Check inspection" means a motor
vehicle inspection, established under section 44000 et. seq. of the Health and
Safety Code, of the vehicle and the installed certified engine package
performed at a Smog Check station or Smog Check referee.
(14) "Specially constructed vehicle or SPCNS"
means a Specially Constructed Vehicle as defined by California Vehicle Code
580.
(15) "Ultimate purchaser"
means ultimate purchaser as defined by California Health and Safety Code
39055.5.
(16) "Useful life" means
120,000 miles or 10 years for exhaust and crankcase emissions for vehicles
certified to the Low Emission Vehicle (LEV) II exhaust emission standards,
150,000 miles or 10 years for exhaust and crankcase emissions for vehicles
certified to the LEV III exhaust emission standards, and 150,000 miles or 15
years for evaporative emissions.
(17) "Warrantable condition" means any
condition of a certified engine package that triggers the responsibility of the
manufacturer to take corrective action pursuant to sections 2214 or
2215.
(18) "Warranted part" means
any part installed on a certified engine package by the manufacturer, or
installed in a warranty repair, which affects any regulated emissions from a
certified engine package that is subject to any of the standards prescribed in
this article and the documents incorporated by reference herein.
(19) "Warranty period" means the period of
time and mileage that the certified engine package or part are covered by the
warranty provisions.
(20) "Warranty
station" means a facility authorized by the manufacturer, or a repair facility
agreed upon by both the manufacturer and the ultimate purchaser, to service the
warranted engine.
(21) "Worst case
vehicle" means a vehicle configuration with a vehicle test weight, vehicle road
load, vehicle frontal area, calibration, emission control system configuration
and calibration, transmission, engine displacement, and engine speed to vehicle
speed (N/V) ratio which (1) with respect to emission deterioration over the
vehicle's useful life, produces the greatest stress on the emission related
components or (2) with respect to certification testing, has the greatest
probability of exceeding any of the applicable emission standards.
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Sections 39600, 39601, 43000, 43100, 43101, 43102, 43104 and 43105, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 39002, 39003, 43000, 43100, 43101, 43102, 43104, 43105, 43106 and 43205, Health and Safety Code; and Section 580, Vehicle Code.
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