N.M. Admin. Code § 20.11.101.7 - DEFINITIONS
In addition to the definitions in
20.11.101.7
A. "Air Care Inspection Facility " means a
business operated by an Independent Contractor authorized by contract in
accordance with
20.11.101.18 NMAC to inspect motor
vehicles and issue certificates of inspection . Repairs shall not be performed
at an AIR CARE Inspection Facility .
B. "Air Care Inspector " means an individual
authorized by a certificate issued by the Program to perform inspections of
motor vehicles and who has met the requirements of
20.11.101.21 NMAC .
C. "Air Care Technician " means an individual
certified in accordance with
20.11.101.18 NMAC to repair and
adjust motor vehicles, which are subject to inspection pursuant to 20.11.101
NMAC .
D. "Biennial" means every
other year.
E. "Chassis " means the
complete motor vehicle , including standard factory equipment, exclusive of the
body and cab.
F. "City " means the
City of Albuquerque, a New Mexico municipal corporation.
G. "Conditioning Mode " means either a fast
idle test condition or loaded test condition.
H. "County " means the County of Bernalillo, a
political subdivision of the state of New Mexico.
I. "Dealer " means any person who sells or
solicits or advertises the sale of new or used motor vehicles subject to
registration in the State of New Mexico and as further defined in the Motor
Vehicle Code Section
66-1-4.4.D, NMSA 1978.
J. "Distributor " means any person who
distributes or sells new or used motor vehicles to dealers and who is not a
manufacturer .
K. "Division or VPMD "
means the Vehicle Pollution Management Division of the City Environmental
Health Department , which provides the staff for the Albuquerque/Bernalillo
County Vehicle Pollution Management Program.
L. "Driver " means every person who drives or
is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway or upon
property used for inspections.
M.
"Essential Parts " means all integral and body parts of a vehicle of a type
required to be registered under the Motor Vehicle Code, the removal, alteration
or substitution of which would tend to conceal the identity of the vehicle or
substantially alter its appearance, model type or mode of operation.
N. "Exhaust Emissions " means carbon monoxide ,
hydrocarbon and all other substances emitted through a motor vehicle 's exhaust
system, after passing downstream of the engine block exhaust ports and exhaust
emissions control devices, if any.
O. "Exhaust Emissions Control Device " means
equipment designed by the manufacturer of the vehicle and installed on a motor
vehicle for the purpose of reducing pollutants emitted from the vehicle, or a
system or engine modification designed by the manufacturer of the motor vehicle
which causes a reduction of pollutants emitted from the vehicle, or equipment
designed by the vehicle manufacturer to prevent damage to or tampering with
other exhaust emission control devices.
P. "Field Audit Gas " means a gas mixture with
known concentrations of CO2, CO, and HC that is used by
the Program to check the accuracy of exhaust gas analyzers used by authorized
inspection facilities.
Q. "Fast
Idle Test Condition " means an exhaust emission inspection conducted with the
engine of vehicle running under an accelerated condition to an extent
prescribed by the Program Manager .
R. "Fleet Air Care Station " means any person ,
business, government entity, firm, partnership or corporation which provides
for the construction , equipping, maintaining, staffing, managing and operation
of authorized inspection station for the sole purpose of inspecting its private
fleet of motor vehicles subject to 20.11.101 NMAC , and not offering inspection
services to its employees or the general public. The fleet must include 10 or
more vehicles, which are capable of being centrally fueled.
S. "Fuel " means any material that is burned
by the engine of a vehicle in order to propel the vehicle.
T. "Gross Vehicle Weight " means the weight of
a vehicle without load, plus the weight of any load thereon.
U. "Government Vehicle " means a motor vehicle
exempt from the payment of a registration fee and owned or leased by any
federal, state, local, or other governmental entity.
V. "Headquarters " means the main office of
the Vehicle Pollution Management Program.
W. "Highway " means every way or place
generally open to the use of the public as a matter of right for the purpose of
vehicular travel, even though it may be temporarily closed or restricted for
the purpose of construction , maintenance, repair or reconstruction.
X. "Idle Mode Test " means an unloaded exhaust
emissions test conducted only at the idle condition, as described in the VPMP
Procedures Manual.
Y. "Independent
Contractor " means any person , partnership, corporation, or business entity with
whom the Program Manager enters into a contract providing for construction ,
equipment, maintenance, personnel, management and operation of official AIR
CARE inspection facilities.
Z.
"Inspection, Re-inspection or Test " means the mandatory vehicular
anti-tampering and emissions inspection conducted both visually and with
equipment required by 20.11.101 NMAC .
AA. "Loaded Mode Test " means an exhaust
emissions test conducted at cruise conditions as specified by 20.11.101 NMAC
and in compliance with 40 CFR PART 51 Appendix B Subpart S.
BB. "Low Emissions Tune-Up " means adjustments
and repairs, which can reduce motor vehicle emissions including but not limited
to the following procedures:
(1) checking and
setting to manufacturer 's specifications, the idle mixture, idle speed,
ignition timing and dwell, and
(2)
checking for proper connection of vacuum lines, electrical wires, and for
proper operation of pollution control devices, and
(3) checking and replacement of air breathing
filters and positive crankcase ventilation valve as necessary, and
(4) replacement of spark plugs, points,
wires, as necessary, and
(5) for
all motor vehicles equipped with computer controlled closed-loop feedback
exhaust emission control devices and systems, inspecting the operation of the
emission control system according to the motor vehicle manufacturer 's specified
procedures, including hose routing and on-board diagnostics, new vehicle
warranty, and repair or replacement as necessary.
CC. "Manufacturer " means every person engaged
in the business of constructing or assembling vehicles of a type required to be
registered under the laws of the State of New Mexico.
DD. "Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin or
MCO " means a certification, on a form supplied by or approved by the MVD ,
signed by the manufacturer , stating that the new vehicle described therein has
been transferred to the New Mexico dealer or distributor named therein or to a
dealer duly licensed or recognized as such in another state, territory or
possession of the United States and that such transfer is the first transfer of
such vehicle in ordinary trade and commerce. Every such certificate contains a
space for proper reassignment to a New Mexico dealer or to a dealer duly
licensed or recognized as such in another state, territory or possession of the
United States. The certificate also contains a description of the vehicle, the
number of cylinders, type of body, engine number and the serial number or other
standard identification number provided by the manufacturer of the vehicle,
where such exists.
EE. "Model Year "
means the year of manufacture of the vehicle based on the annual production
period of the vehicle as designated by the manufacturer and indicated on the
title and registration of the vehicle. If the manufacturer does not designate a
production period for the vehicle, then the model year means the calendar year
of manufacture.
FF. "Motor Vehicle "
means any vehicle which:
(1) is propelled by a
spark ignition, internal combustion engine, and
(2) has four or more wheels in contact with
the ground, and
(3) is subject to
registration with the New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division to an owner of record
who is domiciled within Bernalillo County , or is a government vehicle which is
assigned to a governmental unit within Bernalillo County , and
(4) has a GVW greater than 1,000 and less
than 26,000 pounds, and
(5) is for
use upon public roads and highways, and
(6) is a 1975 model year or newer,
and
GG. "New Motor Vehicle " is a vehicle, which
has undergone a transfer of ownership and is being registered for the first
time to any person except in the sale to another licensed motor vehicle dealer
for the purpose of resale as a new vehicle.
II. "Owner " means a
person who holds the legal title of the motor vehicle or, in the event a
vehicle is the subject of an agreement for conditional sale or lease thereof
with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the
agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional
vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to
possession, then such conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor.
JJ. "Pass Fail Criteria " means those
standards set by 20.11.101 NMAC which specify the maximum allowable motor
vehicle exhaust emissions under appropriate specified operating
conditions.
KK. "Person " means any
individual , partnership, firm, public or private corporation, association,
trust, estate, political subdivision or agency, or any other legal entity or
legal representative, agent, or assign.
LL. "Program or VPM Program " means the
Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Vehicle Pollution Management Program.
MM. "Program Manager " means the classified
City employee selected in accordance with the provisions of the Joint Powers
Agreement between the City and the County to perform for the Joint Air Quality
Control Board those duties required to enforce and administer the provisions of
20.11.101 NMAC or the Program Manager 's designee.
NN. "Reconstructed Vehicle " means any vehicle
which shall have been assembled or constructed largely by means of essential
parts , new or used, derived from other vehicles or makes of vehicles of various
names, models and types or which, if originally otherwise constructed, shall
have been materially altered by the removal of essential parts , new or used,
obtained from other vehicles.
OO.
"Registration and Re-registration " means both original registration and renewal
of registration of motor vehicles as provided in the New Mexico Motor Vehicle
Code, Chapter 66 NMSA 1978.
PP.
"Shall be Inspected " means the vehicle shall be subjected to testing and
inspection as applicable to model year and weight classification and shall
satisfy the criteria of 20.11.101 NMAC as evidenced by the issuance of a
certificate of inspection .
QQ.
"Standard Gases " means NIST certified emissions samples of gases maintained as
primary standards for determining the composition of working gases , field audit
gases, or the accuracy of analyzers.
RR. "Truck " means every motor vehicle
designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property. In
addition, all vans and all other vehicles with a GVW greater than 6000 pounds
shall be considered a truck .
SS.
"VEGAS " means a Program-certified, garage-type; computer controlled system,
which meets or exceeds the specifications adopted by the Program and is capable
of testing vehicles under idle mode and loaded mode conditions.
TT. "VIR " means Vehicle Inspection Report, a
Program-certified document signed by a certified AIR CARE inspector or other
Program authorized official stating that the vehicle described therein is
either in compliance (pass), not in compliance (fail), or has an approved time
extension in order to achieve compliance through additional repairs or
adjustments (time-limit extension).
UU. "Visible Emissions " means any fume,
smoke , particulate matter , vapor or gas, or combination thereof, except water
vapor or steam.
VV. "VPMP
Procedures Manual or Procedures Manual " means a compilation of procedures
developed by the Program Manager pursuant to
20.11.101.12 NMAC .
WW. "Wholesale " means the act of any person
selling or offering for sale vehicles of a type subject to registration in New
Mexico to a vehicle dealer licensed under the Motor Vehicle Code, Chapter 66
NMSA 1978, or who is franchised by a manufacturer , distributor or vehicle
dealer to sell or promote the sale of vehicles dealt in by such manufacturer ,
distributor or vehicle dealer and does not include the act of selling a vehicle
at retail as a dealer subject to the dealer -licensing provisions of the Motor
Vehicle Code.
XX. "Working Gases "
means Program-approved span gases maintained by an authorized AIR CARE
inspection facility or fleet AIR CARE station to perform periodic calibration
of approved exhaust gas analyzers.
YY. Abbreviations and Symbols:
(1) A/F: means air/fuel .
(2) ASE : means the National Institute for
Automotive Service Excellence.
(3)
CO: means carbon monoxide .
(4)
CO2 : means carbon dioxide.
(5) EPA : means the Environmental Protection
Agency.
(6) GVW: means gross
vehicle weight .
(7) HC: means
hydrocarbon.
(8) HP: means
horsepower.
(9) LNG: means
liquefied natural gas.
(10) LPG:
means liquefied petroleum gas.
(11)
MPH: means miles per hour.
(12)
MCO : means manufacturer 's certificate of origin.
(13) MVD : means the Motor Vehicle Division of
the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department .
(14) NDIR: means non-dispersive
infrared.
(15) %: means
percent.
(16) PCV: means positive
crankcase ventilation
(17) ppm :
means parts per million by volume.
(18) VIN: means vehicle identification
number.
(19)40 CFR PART 51: means
the EPA Regulations for Inspection /Maintenance Programs published November 5,
1992 mandated by the Federal Clean Air Act Amendment of 1990.
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