Vehicles registered in the Portland Vehicle Inspection Area and
Medford-Ashland AQMA and are temporarily operated at an address located South
of the US-Canada border, North of latitude line 40°N, and West of longitude
line 121°W must comply with the following requirements:
(1) For vehicles operated within another
Environmental Protection Agency approved Inspection and Maintenance (I/M)
program area, DEQ shall establish reciprocity provisions to ensure motor
vehicle compliance with the other state's I/M requirements. Compliance with the
other state's I/M program requirements is equivalent to the issuance of a
Certificate of Compliance.
(2) For
vehicles operated outside of the boundaries listed in
340-256-0370, but not within
another Environmental Protection Agency approved Inspection and Maintenance
(I/M) area, DEQ shall issue a temporary exemption from Oregon I/M Program
testing requirements until the vehicle returns to Oregon. Within 30 calendar
days of the date the vehicle returns to Oregon it must comply with the Oregon
I/M Program's test criteria, methods and standards.
(3) For vehicles operated in Oregon, but East
of longitude line 121°W, DEQ shall issue a temporary exemption from Oregon
I/M Program testing requirements until the vehicle returns to the registered
address. Within 30 calendar days of the date the vehicle returns to the
registered address it must comply with the Oregon I/M Program's test criteria,
methods and standards.
[NOTE: This rule is included in the State of Oregon Clean Air
Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR
340-200-0040.]
Notes
Or. Admin. Code
§
340-256-0370
DEQ 15-1994, f. 6-8-94,
cert. ef. 7-1-94; DEQ 25-1996, f. & cert. ef. 11-26-96; DEQ 14-1999, f.
& cert. ef. 10-14-99, Renumbered from 340-024-0318;
DEQ
21-2020, amend filed 11/19/2020, effective
11/19/2020;
DEQ
3-2025, amend filed 01/10/2025, effective
1/10/2025;
DEQ
5-2025, minor correction filed 01/27/2025, effective
1/27/2025
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
468A.360
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
468A.360
