§ 86.1008-97 - Test procedures.

Section 86.1008-97 includes text that specifies requirements that differ from those specified in §§ 86.1008-90 and 86.1008-96. Where a paragraph in § 86.1008-90 or § 86.1008-96 is identical and applicable to § 86.1008-97, this may be indicated by specifying the corresponding paragraph and the statement “[Reserved]. For guidance see § 86.1008-90.” or “[Reserved]. For guidance see § 86.1008-96.”

(a)(1) [Reserved]. For guidance see § 86.1008-96.

(2) For light-duty trucks, the prescribed test procedures are the Federal Test Procedure, as described in subpart B and/or subpart R of this part, whichever is applicable, the idle CO test procedure as described in subpart P of this part, the cold temperature CO test procedure as described in subpart C of this part, and the Certification Short Test procedure as described in subpart O of this part. Where the manufacturer conducts testing based on the requirements specified in Chapter 1 or Chapter 2 of the California Regulatory Requirements Applicable to the National Low Emission Vehicle Program (October, 1996), the prescribed test procedures are the procedures cited in the previous sentence, or substantially similar procedures, as determined by the Administrator. The California Regulatory Requirements Applicable to the National Low Emission Vehicle Program are incorporated by reference (see § 86.1). For purposes of Selective Enforcement Audit testing, the manufacturer shall not be required to perform any of the test procedures in subpart B of this part relating to evaporative emission testing, except as specified in paragraph (a)(3) of this section. The Administrator may select and prescribe the sequence of any Certification Short Tests. Further, the Administrator may, on the basis of a written application by a manufacturer, approve optional test procedures other than those in subparts B, C, P, and O of this part for any motor vehicle which is not susceptible to satisfactory testing using the procedures in subparts B, C, P, and O of this part.

(3) When testing light-duty trucks the following exceptions to the test procedures in subpart B and/or subpart R of this part are applicable:

(i) For mileage accumulation, the manufacturer may use test fuel meeting the specifications for mileage and service accumulation fuels of § 86.113-94, or, for vehicles certified to the National LEV standards, the specifications of § 86.1771. Otherwise, the manufacturer may use fuels other than those specified in this section only with the advance approval of the Administrator.

(ii) [Reserved]. For guidance see § 86.1008-90.

(iii) The manufacturer may perform additional preconditioning on Selective Enforcement Audit test vehicles other than the preconditioning specified in § 86.132, or § 86.1773 for vehicles certified to the National LEV standards, only if the additional preconditioning had been performed on certification test vehicles of the same configuration.

(a)(3)(iv) through (a)(3)(vii) [Reserved]. For guidance see § 86.1008-90.

(a)(3)(viii) The manufacturer need not comply with § 86.142 or § 86.1775, since the records required therein are provided under other provisions of this subpart.

(a)(3)(ix) [Reserved]. For guidance see § 86.1008-90.

(a)(4) [Reserved]. For guidance see § 86.1008-96.

(5) [Reserved]. For guidance see § 86.1008-90.

(6) [Reserved]. For guidance see § 86.1008-96.

(b) through (i) [Reserved]. For guidance see § 86.1008-90.