Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Revision to the Motor Vehicle Enhanced I/M Program-Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, South Central, and Northern Regions and Safety Inspection Program Enhancements for Non-I/M Regions, 58313-58321 [05-20003]
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40 CFR Part 52
[R03–OAR–2004–PA–0001, R03–OAR–2004–
PA–0002; FRL–7980–5]
Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans;
Pennsylvania; Revision to the Motor
Vehicle Enhanced I/M Program—
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, South
Central, and Northern Regions and
Safety Inspection Program
Enhancements for Non-I/M Regions
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA is approving several
State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revisions submitted by the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. These
revisions amend Pennsylvania‘s
existing, Federally-approved enhanced
vehicle inspection and maintenance
program (or I/M program) SIP. EPA is
herein taking a single final rulemaking
action to finalize two separately issued
proposed rulemakings on the subject of
Pennsylvania’s I/M program. The
intended effect of this combined final
action is to approve the
Commonwealth’s revised I/M program
SIP for the Philadelphia, Pittsburgh,
South Central and Northern Regions.
This action also serves to incorporate
into the SIP a visual emission
component inspection program done
under the Commonwealth’s annual
safety inspection program in those 42
counties of Pennsylvania not subject to
Federal I/M program requirements.
DATES: This final rule is effective on
November 7, 2005.
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EPA has established two
dockets for this action under Regional
Material in E-Docket (RME) ID Number
R03–OAR–2004–PA–0001 and Number
R03–OAR–2004–PA–0002. All
documents in the docket are listed in
the RME index at https://
www.docket.epa.gov/rmepub/. Once in
the system, select Aquick search,’’ then
key in the appropriate RME
identification number for each docket.
Although listed in the electronic docket,
some information is not publicly
available, i.e., confidential business
information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on
the Internet and will be publicly
available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically in RME or
in hard copy for public inspection
during normal business hours at the Air
Protection Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region III, 1650
Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19103. Copies of the State submittal are
available at the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental
Protection, Bureau of Air Quality, P.O.
Box 8468, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania 17105.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Rehn, at (215) 814–2176, or by email at rehn.brian@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
I. Background
EPA published two concurrent
notices of proposed rulemaking (NPR)
on April 26, 2005 proposing to approve
two separate SIP revisions submitted by
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
One of these April 26, 2005 NPRs (70 FR
21384) proposed approval of the
Commonwealth’s revised motor vehicle
enhanced I/M program as it applies to
select geographic regions of
Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania regions
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affected by that rulemaking action
include the South Central Region
(Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin,
Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh,
Northampton, and York Counties) and
the Northern Region (Blair, Cambria,
Centre, Lackawanna, Luzerne,
Lycoming, and Mercer Counties). EPA
also proposed to approve portions of
Pennsylvania’s revised safety inspection
program (for areas not subject to Federal
enhanced I/M requirements) related to
visual inspection of certain vehicle
components that serve to reduce
emissions. This emission component
visual inspection element of the state
safety inspection program is a new
requirement for 42 Pennsylvania
counties (see EPA’s NPR for the
complete list of affected counties). The
Commonwealth’s formal SIP revision,
which was the subject of this notice,
was submitted by Pennsylvania on
December 1, 2003, and was revised via
a technical SIP amendment submitted
by Pennsylvania on April 29, 2004.
In the second of April 26, 2005 (70 FR
21380) rulemaking actions regarding
Pennsylvania’s I/M, EPA proposed
approval of the revised enhanced I/M
programs applicable in the Pittsburgh
Region (Allegheny, Beaver, Washington,
and Westmoreland Counties) and the
Philadelphia Region (Bucks, Chester,
Delaware, Montgomery, and
Philadelphia Counties). The
Commonwealth submitted a formal SIP
revision on January 30, 2004 applicable
only to these two Regions. This SIP
revision was also revised by
Pennsylvania via a technical SIP
amendment submitted to EPA on April
29, 2004.
II. Summary of SIP Revision
EPA granted prior SIP approval to
Pennsylvania’s previously adopted I/M
SIP in June 1999. Pennsylvania
submitted formal SIP revisions to
amend that SIP-approved I/M program
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program on December 1, 2003 (as
revised April 29, 2004) and January 30,
2004 (as revised April 29, 2004).
Hereafter, we will refer to these SIP
revisions as the December 2003 and the
January 2004 SIPs, respectively.
These SIP revisions, when viewed
together, requested incorporation of
newly state-adopted provisions effecting
the Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, South
Central, and Northern I/M program
regions of Pennsylvania. These
Pennsylvania counties are required to
implement enhanced I/M under
authority of Sections 182 and 184 of the
Clean Air Act.
The December 2003 SIP revision
serves to amend Pennsylvania’s I/M
program applicable to the South Central
and Northern Regions by replacing a
previously SIP-approved tailpipe test
requirement for the South Central
Region with on-board diagnostic testing
of 1996 and newer subject vehicles,
coupled with gas cap testing on all 1975
and newer subject vehicles, and visual
emission component inspection of pre1996 vehicles. For the Northern Region,
the Commonwealth’s December 2003
SIP revision requires visual component
inspections and gas cap testing on 1975
and newer vehicles. This SIP revision
also adds visual emission component
inspections to the Commonwealth’s
existing, annual safety inspection
program as it applies in those regions of
Pennsylvania not subject to I/M
emissions testing under authority of the
Clean Air Act (i.e., the non-I/M Region).
The Commonwealth’s January 2004
SIP revision revises the I/M program for
the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
Regions. Changes to the prior SIPapproved I/M program affecting these
regions include addition of on-board
diagnostic (or OBD) computer checks for
1996 and newer vehicles and revision of
the I/M test regimen to phase out
tailpipe testing on pre-1996 vehicles
when those vehicles reach 25 years of
age. The January 2004 SIP revision
overlaps the December 2003 SIP in some
regards, including incorporation of
some of the same state regulatory
provision (i.e., minor updates to the
regulations made since the enhanced I/
M program’s inception in 1997) that are
overarching in scope to all geographic
areas to the Commonwealth.
For more detail on the substance of
the changes to Pennsylvania’s annual
enhanced I/M and safety inspection
programs, and the rationale for EPA’s
proposed actions, please refer to the two
concurrently published EPA proposed
rulemaking actions in the April 26, 2005
Federal Register, as that information is
not be restated here in its entirety. No
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public comments were received on
these two proposed rulemaking actions.
III. Final Action
EPA is approving Pennsylvania’s
enhanced I/M program SIP revisions
submitted on December 2003 and
January 2004 (as amended April 2005)
as a single revision to the Pennsylvania
SIP. While EPA took two separate,
concurrent proposed rulemaking actions
on these two SIP revisions on April 26,
2004, we have decided to take a single,
combined final rulemaking action to
approve them. The rationale for this
decision is that both the December 2003
and the January 2004 SIP revisions
contain portions of the same
Pennsylvania emission inspection
program regulation, which was
published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin
on November 22, 2003 (67 Pa Code
Chapter 177). Pennsylvania initially
submitted redacted portions of the same
regulation as part of each separate SIP
revision (submitted November 2003 and
January 2004 SIP). Pennsylvania
redacted those regulatory provisions not
relevant to the geographic areas that
were the subject of each SIP revision.
Pennsylvania later amended each of the
SIP revisions (via the April 29, 2004
technical correction SIP revision) to
submit the entire, revised emission
program regulation (67 Pa Code Chapter
177) as part of both SIP revisions. Since
EPA received no adverse comments on
our concurrent proposed rulemaking
actions taken upon the December 2003
and the January 2004 SIP revisions, and
in order to simplify incorporation by
reference of Pennsylvania’s emission
program regulations into the Federal
SIP, we are moving to take this single,
combined final rulemaking action for
these SIP revisions.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
A. General Requirements
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR
51735, October 4, 1993), this action is
not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ and
therefore is not subject to review by the
Office of Management and Budget. For
this reason, this action is also not
subject to Executive Order 13211,
‘‘Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use’’ (66 FR 28355, May
22, 2001). This action merely approves
state law as meeting Federal
requirements and imposes no additional
requirements beyond those imposed by
state law. Accordingly, the
Administrator certifies that this rule
will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
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entities under the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because this
rule approves pre-existing requirements
under state law and does not impose
any additional enforceable duty beyond
that required by state law, it does not
contain any unfunded mandate or
significantly or uniquely affect small
governments, as described in the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104–4). This rule also does not
have tribal implications because it will
not have a substantial direct effect on
one or more Indian tribes, on the
relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
FR 67249, November 9, 2000). This
action also does not have Federalism
implications because it does not have
substantial direct effects on the States,
on the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government, as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255,
August 10, 1999). This action merely
approves a state rule implementing a
Federal requirement, and does not alter
the relationship or the distribution of
power and responsibilities established
in the Clean Air Act. This rule also is
not subject to Executive Order 13045
‘‘Protection of Children from
Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks’’ (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997),
because it is not economically
significant.
In reviewing SIP submissions, EPA’s
role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of
the Clean Air Act. In this context, in the
absence of a prior existing requirement
for the State to use voluntary consensus
standards (VCS), EPA has no authority
to disapprove a SIP submission for
failure to use VCS. It would thus be
inconsistent with applicable law for
EPA, when it reviews a SIP submission,
to use VCS in place of a SIP submission
that otherwise satisfies the provisions of
the Clean Air Act. Thus, the
requirements of section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C.
272 note) do not apply. This rule does
not impose an information collection
burden under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
B. Submission to Congress and the
Comptroller General
The Congressional Review Act, 5
U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small
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Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides
that before a rule may take effect, the
agency promulgating the rule must
submit a rule report, which includes a
copy of the rule, to each House of the
Congress and to the Comptroller General
of the United States. EPA will submit a
report containing this rule and other
required information to the U.S. Senate,
the U.S. House of Representatives, and
the Comptroller General of the United
States prior to publication of the rule in
the Federal Register. This rule is not a
‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by December 5,
2005. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of
this final rule does not affect the finality
of this rule for the purposes of judicial
review nor does it extend the time
within which a petition for judicial
review may be filed, and shall not
postpone the effectiveness of such rule
or action. This action may not be
challenged later in proceedings to
enforce its requirements. (See section
307(b)(2).)
C. Petitions for Judicial Review
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference,
Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen
dioxide, Ozone, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Volatile
organic compounds.
Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean
Air Act, petitions for judicial review of
this action to approve Pennsylvania’s
revised motor vehicle inspection and
maintenance program must be filed in
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Dated: September 27, 2005.
Donald S. Welsh,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
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40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:
PART 52—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 52
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart NN—Pennsylvania
2. In § 52.2020, the table in paragraph
(c)(1) is amended by revising the entries
for Title 67, Chapters 175 and 177 to
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Title 67. Transportation
Part I. Department of Transportation
Subpart A. Vehicle Code Provisions
Article VII. Vehicle Characteristics
Chapter 175 Vehicle Equipment and Inspection
Subchapter A. General Provisions
175.2 .......................................
Definitions ..............................
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175.2 .......................................
Definitions ..............................
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175.3 .......................................
Application of equipment
rules.
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175.4 .......................................
Vehicles required to be inspected.
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175.6 .......................................
Annual inspection ..................
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175.7 .......................................
Inspection of vehicle reentering this Commonwealth.
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Newly purchased vehicles .....
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175.11 .....................................
Coordination of safety and
emission inspection.
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‘‘Temporary Inspection Approval Indicator’’ only.
Definitions which apply to
safety inspection program
in non-I/M counties.
Applies to safety inspection
program in non-I/M counties.
Applies to safety inspection
program in non-I/M counties.
Applies to safety inspection
program in non-I/M counties.
Applies to safety inspection
program in non-I/M counties.
Applies to safety inspection
program in non-I/M counties.
(c)(139)
Subchapter B. Official Inspection Stations
175.21 .....................................
Appointment ...........................
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Making application .................
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Approval .................................
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Required certificates and station signs.
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175.25(a), (b)(1), (b)(3), and
(c).
Inspection area ......................
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175.26(a) introductory sentence and (a)(3).
Tools and equipment .............
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Hours .....................................
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175.28 [Except for (c)(2),
Certified Inspection Mechan(g)(2), (g)(3), and (g)(5)–(9)].
ics.
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175.29 .....................................
Obligations and responsibilities of stations.
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175.31 .....................................
Fleet inspection stations ........
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Applies to safety inspection
program in non-I/M counties.
Applies to safety inspection
program in non-I/M counties.
Applies to safety inspection
program in non-I/M counties.
Applies to safety inspection
program in non-I/M counties.
Applies to safety inspection
program in non-I/M counties (except for (f)(4), which
applies to I/M and non-I/M
programs).
Applies to safety inspection
program in non-I/M counties.
Subchapter C. Certificate of Inspection
175.41(a), (b)(1), (b)(3), (c),
(d), (e)(1), (e)(3), (e)(5), and
(f)(4).
175.42 .....................................
175.43 .....................................
175.44 .....................................
175.45 .....................................
Procedure ..............................
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Recording inspection .............
Security ..................................
Ordering certificates of inspection.
Violation of use of certificate
of inspection.
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Subchapter D. Schedule of Penalties and Suspensions: Official Inspection Stations and Certified Mechanics
175.51 .....................................
Cause for suspension ............
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175.52 .....................................
Reapplication .........................
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non-I/M counties.
New section; Applies to safety inspection program in
non-I/M counties.
Subchapter E. Passenger Cars and Light Trucks
175.61 .....................................
Application of subchapter ......
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175.72(d) .................................
Fuel system ...........................
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175.80(d) .................................
Inspection procedure .............
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non-I/M counties.
New section; Applies to safety inspection program in
non-I/M counties.
New section; Applies to safety inspection program in
non-I/M counties.
Subchapter H. Motorcycles
175.141 ...................................
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Subchapter K. Street Rods, Specially Constructed and Reconstructed Vehicles
175.201 ...................................
Application of subchapter ......
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175.202 ...................................
Conditions ..............................
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Inspection procedure .............
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Applies to safety inspection
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Applies to safety inspection
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Subchapter L. Animal-Drawn Vehicles, Implements of Husbandry and Special Mobile Equipment
175.221 ...................................
Application .............................
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Chapter 177 Enhanced Emission Inspection Program
Subchapter A. General Provisions
177.1 .......................................
177.2 .......................................
177.3 .......................................
Purpose ..................................
Application of equipment
rules.
Definitions ..............................
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Implementation of Emission Inspection Program
177.22 .....................................
Commencement of inspections.
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177.23 .....................................
Notification of requirement for
emission inspection.
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177.24 .....................................
Program evaluation ................
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Retitled and revised.
Excludes paragraphs (c)(1),
(c)(2), and (c)(3), and reference to those paragraphs.
I/M Program
177.51 .....................................
Program requirements ...........
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Emission inspection prerequisites.
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Subchapter B. Subject Vehicles
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Subject vehicles .....................
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177.102 ...................................
Inspection of vehicles reentering this Commonwealth.
Used vehicles after sale or
resale.
Vehicles registered in nondesignated areas or other
states.
Vehicles requiring mission inspection due to change of
address.
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General
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General requirements ............
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Emission test equipment .......
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OBD–I/M check equipment ....
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177.202b .................................
Equipment for gas cap test
and visual inspection.
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177.203 ...................................
Test procedures .....................
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177.204 ...................................
Basis for failure ......................
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Recall Provisions
177.231 ...................................
177.232 ...................................
177.233 ...................................
Requirements regarding manufacturer recall notices.
Compliance with recall notices.
Failure to comply ...................
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Record of test results ............
Emission inspection report ....
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Issuance of Waiver
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Procedures relating to certificates of emission inspection.
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Authorization to conduct onroad emission testing.
On-road testing devices .........
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correction of on-road emission test failure.
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Subchapter D. Official Emission Inspection Station Requirements
General
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Appointment ...........................
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Approval of emission inspection station.
Required certificates and station signs.
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Obligations and Responsibilities of Station Owners/Agents
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Obligations and responsibilities of station owners/
agents.
Commonwealth emission inspection stations.
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Fleet emission inspection stations.
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General emission inspection
stations.
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Security ..................................
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Ordering certificates of emission inspection.
Violations of use of certificate
of emission inspection.
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Equipment Manufacturers’ Requirements
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Equipment approval procedures.
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Contractor obligations and responsibilities.
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Schedule of Penalties and Suspensions
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Definitions ..............................
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Schedule of penalties for
emission inspection stations.
Schedule of penalties for
emission inspectors.
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Notice of alleged violation
and opportunity to be heard
prior to immediate suspension.
Official documents .................
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Restoration After Suspension
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177.672 ...................................
177.673 ...................................
Restoration of certification of
an emission inspector after
suspension.
Restoration of certification of
an emission inspection station after suspension.
Restoration of certification of
certified repair technician
after suspension.
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[TN–200507; FRL–7972–5]
Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans;
Nashville-Davidson County; Revised
Format for Materials Being
Incorporated by Reference
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule; notice of
administrative change.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA is revising the format of
part 52 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (40 CFR part 52) for
materials submitted by NashvilleDavidson County that are incorporated
by reference (IBR) into the State
Implementation Plan (SIP). The
regulations affected by this format
change have all been previously
submitted by the local agency and
approved by EPA.
This format revision will affect the
‘‘Identification of Plan’’ sections of 40
CFR part 52, by adding a table for the
Nashville-Davidson portion of the
Tennessee SIP. This revision will also
affect the format of the SIP materials
that will be available for public
inspection at the Office of the Federal
Register (OFR), the Air and Radiation
Docket and Information Center, and the
Regional Office.
DATES: This action is effective October
6, 2005.
ADDRESSES: SIP materials which are
incorporated by reference into 40 CFR
part 52 are available for inspection at
the following locations: EPA, Region 4,
61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, GA
30303; the EPA, Air and Radiation
Docket and Information Center, Air
Docket (Mail Code 6102T), 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
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A.
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B.
Washington, DC 20460, and the
National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of this
material at NARA, call 202–741–6030,
or go to: https://www.archives.gov/
federal_register/code_of_federal
_regulations/ibr_locations.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Stacy DiFrank at the above Region 4
address or at (404) 562–9042. Email:
difrank.stacy@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each state
has a SIP containing the control
measures and strategies used to attain
and maintain the national ambient air
quality standards (NAAQS). The SIP is
extensive, containing such elements as
air pollution control regulations,
emission inventories, monitoring
networks, attainment demonstrations,
and enforcement mechanisms.
Each state must formally adopt the
control measures and strategies in the
SIP after the public has had an
opportunity to comment on them and
then submit the SIP to EPA. Once these
control measures and strategies are
approved by EPA, after notice and
comment, they are incorporated into the
federally approved SIP and are
identified in 40 CFR part 52 ‘‘Approval
and Promulgation of Implementation
Plans.’’ The full text of the state
regulation approved by EPA is not
reproduced in its entirety in 40 CFR part
52, but is ‘‘incorporated by reference.’’
This means that EPA has approved a
given state regulation with a specific
effective date. The public is referred to
the location of the full text version
should they want to know which
measures are contained in a given SIP.
The information provided allows EPA
and the public to monitor the extent to
which a state implements a SIP to attain
and maintain the NAAQS and to take
enforcement action if necessary.
The SIP is a living document which
the state can revise as necessary to
address the unique air pollution
problems in the state. Therefore, EPA
from time to time must take action on
SIP revisions containing new and/or
revised regulations as being part of the
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EPA revised the procedures for IBR into
the Code of Federal Regulations,
materials submitted by states in their
EPA-approved SIP revisions. These
changes revised the format for the
identification of the SIP in 40 CFR part
52, streamlined the mechanisms for
announcing EPA approval of revisions
to a SIP, and streamlined the
mechanisms for EPA’s updating of the
IBR information contained for each SIP
in 40 CFR part 52. Pursuant to these
revised procedures, EPA is revising the
format for the identification of the
Nashville-Davidson County portion of
the Tennessee SIP, appearing in 40 CFR
part 52. EPA has previously revised the
format for the identification of the
Tennessee SIP and the Memphis Shelby
County, Knox County and Chattanooga
portions of the SIP.
EPA has determined that today’s
action falls under the ‘‘good cause’’
exemption in section 553(b)(3)(B) of the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA)
which, upon finding ‘‘good cause,’’
authorizes agencies to dispense with
public participation, and APA section
553(d)(3) which allows an agency to
make an action effective immediately
(thereby avoiding the 30-day delayed
effective date otherwise provided for in
the APA). Today’s administrative action
simply codifies provisions which are
already in effect as a matter of law in
Federal and approved state programs.
Under section 553 of the APA, an
agency may find good cause where
procedures are ‘‘impractical,
unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest.’’ Public comment for this
administrative action is ‘‘unnecessary’’
and ‘‘contrary to the public interest’’
since the codification only reflects
existing law. Immediate notice of this
action in the Federal Register benefits
the public by providing the public
notice of the Nashville-Davidson County
portion of the Tennessee SIP in
Tennessee’s ‘‘Identification of Plan’’
portion of the Federal Register.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[R03-OAR-2004-PA-0001, R03-OAR-2004-PA-0002; FRL-7980-5]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Pennsylvania; Revision to the Motor Vehicle Enhanced I/M Program--
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, South Central, and Northern Regions and
Safety Inspection Program Enhancements for Non-I/M Regions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is approving several State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revisions submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. These
revisions amend Pennsylvania`s existing, Federally-approved enhanced
vehicle inspection and maintenance program (or I/M program) SIP. EPA is
herein taking a single final rulemaking action to finalize two
separately issued proposed rulemakings on the subject of Pennsylvania's
I/M program. The intended effect of this combined final action is to
approve the Commonwealth's revised I/M program SIP for the
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, South Central and Northern Regions. This
action also serves to incorporate into the SIP a visual emission
component inspection program done under the Commonwealth's annual
safety inspection program in those 42 counties of Pennsylvania not
subject to Federal I/M program requirements.
DATES: This final rule is effective on November 7, 2005.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established two dockets for this action under
Regional Material in E-Docket (RME) ID Number R03-OAR-2004-PA-0001 and
Number R03-OAR-2004-PA-0002. All documents in the docket are listed in
the RME index at https://www.docket.epa.gov/rmepub/. Once in the system,
select Aquick search,'' then key in the appropriate RME identification
number for each docket. Although listed in the electronic docket, some
information is not publicly available, i.e., confidential business
information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is
not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard
copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either
electronically in RME or in hard copy for public inspection during
normal business hours at the Air Protection Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the State submittal are
available at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection,
Bureau of Air Quality, P.O. Box 8468, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania 17105.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Rehn, at (215) 814-2176, or by
e-mail at rehn.brian@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
EPA published two concurrent notices of proposed rulemaking (NPR)
on April 26, 2005 proposing to approve two separate SIP revisions
submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. One of these April 26,
2005 NPRs (70 FR 21384) proposed approval of the Commonwealth's revised
motor vehicle enhanced I/M program as it applies to select geographic
regions of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania regions affected by that
rulemaking action include the South Central Region (Berks, Cumberland,
Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Northampton, and York Counties)
and the Northern Region (Blair, Cambria, Centre, Lackawanna, Luzerne,
Lycoming, and Mercer Counties). EPA also proposed to approve portions
of Pennsylvania's revised safety inspection program (for areas not
subject to Federal enhanced I/M requirements) related to visual
inspection of certain vehicle components that serve to reduce
emissions. This emission component visual inspection element of the
state safety inspection program is a new requirement for 42
Pennsylvania counties (see EPA's NPR for the complete list of affected
counties). The Commonwealth's formal SIP revision, which was the
subject of this notice, was submitted by Pennsylvania on December 1,
2003, and was revised via a technical SIP amendment submitted by
Pennsylvania on April 29, 2004.
In the second of April 26, 2005 (70 FR 21380) rulemaking actions
regarding Pennsylvania's I/M, EPA proposed approval of the revised
enhanced I/M programs applicable in the Pittsburgh Region (Allegheny,
Beaver, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties) and the Philadelphia
Region (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia
Counties). The Commonwealth submitted a formal SIP revision on January
30, 2004 applicable only to these two Regions. This SIP revision was
also revised by Pennsylvania via a technical SIP amendment submitted to
EPA on April 29, 2004.
II. Summary of SIP Revision
EPA granted prior SIP approval to Pennsylvania's previously adopted
I/M SIP in June 1999. Pennsylvania submitted formal SIP revisions to
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program on December 1, 2003 (as revised April 29, 2004) and January 30,
2004 (as revised April 29, 2004). Hereafter, we will refer to these SIP
revisions as the December 2003 and the January 2004 SIPs, respectively.
These SIP revisions, when viewed together, requested incorporation
of newly state-adopted provisions effecting the Pittsburgh,
Philadelphia, South Central, and Northern I/M program regions of
Pennsylvania. These Pennsylvania counties are required to implement
enhanced I/M under authority of Sections 182 and 184 of the Clean Air
Act.
The December 2003 SIP revision serves to amend Pennsylvania's I/M
program applicable to the South Central and Northern Regions by
replacing a previously SIP-approved tailpipe test requirement for the
South Central Region with on-board diagnostic testing of 1996 and newer
subject vehicles, coupled with gas cap testing on all 1975 and newer
subject vehicles, and visual emission component inspection of pre-1996
vehicles. For the Northern Region, the Commonwealth's December 2003 SIP
revision requires visual component inspections and gas cap testing on
1975 and newer vehicles. This SIP revision also adds visual emission
component inspections to the Commonwealth's existing, annual safety
inspection program as it applies in those regions of Pennsylvania not
subject to I/M emissions testing under authority of the Clean Air Act
(i.e., the non-I/M Region).
The Commonwealth's January 2004 SIP revision revises the I/M
program for the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh Regions. Changes to the
prior SIP-approved I/M program affecting these regions include addition
of on-board diagnostic (or OBD) computer checks for 1996 and newer
vehicles and revision of the I/M test regimen to phase out tailpipe
testing on pre-1996 vehicles when those vehicles reach 25 years of age.
The January 2004 SIP revision overlaps the December 2003 SIP in some
regards, including incorporation of some of the same state regulatory
provision (i.e., minor updates to the regulations made since the
enhanced I/M program's inception in 1997) that are overarching in scope
to all geographic areas to the Commonwealth.
For more detail on the substance of the changes to Pennsylvania's
annual enhanced I/M and safety inspection programs, and the rationale
for EPA's proposed actions, please refer to the two concurrently
published EPA proposed rulemaking actions in the April 26, 2005 Federal
Register, as that information is not be restated here in its entirety.
No public comments were received on these two proposed rulemaking
actions.
III. Final Action
EPA is approving Pennsylvania's enhanced I/M program SIP revisions
submitted on December 2003 and January 2004 (as amended April 2005) as
a single revision to the Pennsylvania SIP. While EPA took two separate,
concurrent proposed rulemaking actions on these two SIP revisions on
April 26, 2004, we have decided to take a single, combined final
rulemaking action to approve them. The rationale for this decision is
that both the December 2003 and the January 2004 SIP revisions contain
portions of the same Pennsylvania emission inspection program
regulation, which was published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin on
November 22, 2003 (67 Pa Code Chapter 177). Pennsylvania initially
submitted redacted portions of the same regulation as part of each
separate SIP revision (submitted November 2003 and January 2004 SIP).
Pennsylvania redacted those regulatory provisions not relevant to the
geographic areas that were the subject of each SIP revision.
Pennsylvania later amended each of the SIP revisions (via the April 29,
2004 technical correction SIP revision) to submit the entire, revised
emission program regulation (67 Pa Code Chapter 177) as part of both
SIP revisions. Since EPA received no adverse comments on our concurrent
proposed rulemaking actions taken upon the December 2003 and the
January 2004 SIP revisions, and in order to simplify incorporation by
reference of Pennsylvania's emission program regulations into the
Federal SIP, we are moving to take this single, combined final
rulemaking action for these SIP revisions.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
A. General Requirements
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this
action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and therefore is not
subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget. For this
reason, this action is also not subject to Executive Order 13211,
``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001). This action
merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and imposes
no additional requirements beyond those imposed by state law.
Accordingly, the Administrator certifies that this rule will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because
this rule approves pre-existing requirements under state law and does
not impose any additional enforceable duty beyond that required by
state law, it does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4). This rule also does not
have tribal implications because it will not have a substantial direct
effect on one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the
Federal Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes,
as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
This action also does not have Federalism implications because it does
not have substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship
between the national government and the States, or on the distribution
of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government,
as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999).
This action merely approves a state rule implementing a Federal
requirement, and does not alter the relationship or the distribution of
power and responsibilities established in the Clean Air Act. This rule
also is not subject to Executive Order 13045 ``Protection of Children
from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks'' (62 FR 19885, April
23, 1997), because it is not economically significant.
In reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act. In
this context, in the absence of a prior existing requirement for the
State to use voluntary consensus standards (VCS), EPA has no authority
to disapprove a SIP submission for failure to use VCS. It would thus be
inconsistent with applicable law for EPA, when it reviews a SIP
submission, to use VCS in place of a SIP submission that otherwise
satisfies the provisions of the Clean Air Act. Thus, the requirements
of section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) do not apply. This rule does not
impose an information collection burden under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
B. Submission to Congress and the Comptroller General
The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small
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Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this rule and other
required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. This rule is not a
``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
C. Petitions for Judicial Review
Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action to approve Pennsylvania's revised motor
vehicle inspection and maintenance program must be filed in the United
States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by December 5,
2005. Filing a petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of
this final rule does not affect the finality of this rule for the
purposes of judicial review nor does it extend the time within which a
petition for judicial review may be filed, and shall not postpone the
effectiveness of such rule or action. This action may not be challenged
later in proceedings to enforce its requirements. (See section
307(b)(2).)
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen
dioxide, Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile
organic compounds.
Dated: September 27, 2005.
Donald S. Welsh,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
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PART 52--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart NN--Pennsylvania
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2. In Sec. 52.2020, the table in paragraph (c)(1) is amended by
revising the entries for Title 67, Chapters 175 and 177 to read as
follows:
Subpart NN--Pennsylvania
Sec. 52.2020 Identification of plan.
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Title 67. Transportation
Part I. Department of Transportation
Subpart A. Vehicle Code Provisions
Article VII. Vehicle Characteristics
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Chapter 175 Vehicle Equipment and Inspection
Subchapter A. General Provisions
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175.2........................... Definitions........ 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 ``Temporary
Inspection
Approval
Indicator'' only.
175.2........................... Definitions........ 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page Definitions which
number where the apply to safety
document begins] inspection program
in non-I/M
counties.
175.3........................... Application of 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page Applies to safety
equipment rules. number where the inspection program
document begins] in non-I/M
counties.
175.4........................... Vehicles required 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page Applies to safety
to be inspected. number where the inspection program
document begins] in non-I/M
counties.
175.6........................... Annual inspection.. 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page Applies to safety
number where the inspection program
document begins] in non-I/M
counties.
175.7........................... Inspection of 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page Applies to safety
vehicle reentering number where the inspection program
this Commonwealth. document begins] in non-I/M
counties.
175.8........................... Newly purchased 2/19/94 10/6/05 [Insert page Applies to safety
vehicles. number where the inspection program
document begins] in non-I/M
counties.
175.11.......................... Coordination of 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139)
safety and
emission
inspection.
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Subchapter B. Official Inspection Stations
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175.21.......................... Appointment........ 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page Applies to safety
number where the inspection program
document begins] in non-I/M
counties.
175.22.......................... Making application. 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page Applies to safety
number where the inspection program
document begins] in non-I/M
counties.
175.23(a) and (c)............... Approval........... 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page Applies to safety
number where the inspection program
document begins] in non-I/M
counties.
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175.24.......................... Required 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page Applies to safety
certificates and number where the inspection program
station signs. document begins] in non-I/M
counties.
175.25(a), (b)(1), (b)(3), and Inspection area.... 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page Applies to safety
(c). number where the inspection program
document begins] in non-I/M
counties.
175.26(a) introductory sentence Tools and equipment 9/28/96 10/6/05 [Insert page Applies to safety
and (a)(3). number where the inspection program
document begins] in non-I/M
counties.
175.27.......................... Hours.............. 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page Applies to safety
number where the inspection program
document begins] in non-I/M
counties.
175.28 [Except for (c)(2), Certified 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page Applies to safety
(g)(2), (g)(3), and (g)(5)-(9)]. Inspection number where the inspection program
Mechanics. document begins] in non-I/M
counties.
175.29.......................... Obligations and 9/27/97 10/6/05 [Insert page Applies to safety
responsibilities number where the inspection program
of stations. document begins] in non-I/M
counties (except
for (f)(4), which
applies to I/M and
non-I/M programs).
175.31.......................... Fleet inspection 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page Applies to safety
stations. number where the inspection program
document begins] in non-I/M
counties.
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Subchapter C. Certificate of Inspection
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175.41(a), (b)(1), (b)(3), (c), Procedure.......... 9/27/97 10/6/05 [Insert page Applies statewide
(d), (e)(1), (e)(3), (e)(5), number where the (to I/M program
and (f)(4). document begins] and non-I/M safety
inspection
program.
175.42.......................... Recording 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 ...................
inspection.
175.43.......................... Security........... 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 ...................
175.44.......................... Ordering 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 ...................
certificates of
inspection.
175.45.......................... Violation of use of 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411
certificate of
inspection.
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Subchapter D. Schedule of Penalties and Suspensions: Official Inspection Stations and Certified Mechanics
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175.51.......................... Cause for 2/19/94 10/6/05 [Insert page New section;
suspension. number where the Applies to safety
document begins] inspection program
in non-I/M
counties.
175.52.......................... Reapplication...... 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page New section;
number where the Applies to safety
document begins] inspection program
in non-I/M
counties.
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Subchapter E. Passenger Cars and Light Trucks
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175.61.......................... Application of 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page New section:
subchapter. number where the Applies to safety
document begins] inspection program
in non-I/M
counties.
175.72(d)....................... Fuel system........ 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page New section;
number where the Applies to safety
document begins] inspection program
in non-I/M
counties.
175.80(d)....................... Inspection 5/13/99 10/6/05 [Insert page New section;
procedure. number where the Applies to safety
document begins] inspection program
in non-I/M
counties.
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Subchapter H. Motorcycles
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175.141......................... Application of 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page New section;
subchapter. number where the Applies to safety
document begins] inspection program
in non-I/M
counties.
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Subchapter J. Motor-Driven Cycles and Motorized Pedalcycles
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175.171......................... Application........ 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page New section;
number where the Applies to safety
document begins] inspection program
in non-I/M
counties.
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Subchapter K. Street Rods, Specially Constructed and Reconstructed Vehicles
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175.201......................... Application of 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page New section;
subchapter. number where the Applies to safety
document begins] inspection program
in non-I/M
counties.
175.202......................... Conditions......... 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page Applies to safety
number where the inspection program
document begins] in non-I/M
counties.
175.220(d) [introductory Inspection 5/13/99 10/6/05 [Insert page Applies to safety
sentence only]. procedure. number where the inspection program
document begins] in non-I/M
counties.
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Subchapter L. Animal-Drawn Vehicles, Implements of Husbandry and Special Mobile Equipment
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175.221......................... Application........ 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page
number where the
document begins]
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Chapter 177 Enhanced Emission Inspection Program
Subchapter A. General Provisions
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177.1........................... Purpose............ 10/1/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139)
177.2........................... Application of 10/1/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139)
equipment rules.
177.3........................... Definitions........ 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page
number where the
document begins]
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Implementation of Emission Inspection Program
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177.22.......................... Commencement of 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page Retitled and
inspections. number where the revised.
document begins]
177.23.......................... Notification of 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page ...................
requirement for number where the
emission document begins]
inspection.
177.24.......................... Program evaluation. 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page
number where the
document begins]
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I/M Program
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177.51.......................... Program 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page Excludes paragraphs
requirements. number where the (c)(1), (c)(2),
document begins] and (c)(3), and
reference to those
paragraphs.
177.52.......................... Emission inspection 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page ...................
prerequisites. number where the
document begins]
177.53.......................... Vehicle inspection 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page
process. number where the
document begins]
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Subchapter B. Subject Vehicles
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177.101......................... Subject vehicles... 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page
number where the
document begins]
177.102......................... Inspection of 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139)
vehicles
reentering this
Commonwealth.
177.103......................... Used vehicles after 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139)
sale or resale.
177.104......................... Vehicles registered 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139)
in nondesignated
areas or other
states.
177.105......................... Vehicles requiring 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page
mission inspection number where the
due to change of document begins]
address.
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Subchapter C. Emission Test Procedures and Emission Standards
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General
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177.201.........................................................................................................
177.202.........................................................................................................
177.202a........................................................................................................
177.202b........................................................................................................
177.203.........................................................................................................
177.204.........................................................................................................
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Recall Provisions
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177.231......................... Requirements 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139)
regarding
manufacturer
recall notices.
177.232......................... Compliance with 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139)
recall notices.
177.233......................... Failure to comply.. 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139)
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Emission Inspection Report
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177.251......................... Record of test 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139)
results.
177.252......................... Emission inspection 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page Retitled and
report. number where the revised.
document begins]
177.253......................... Responsibility of 11/22/03 10/6/05, [Insert Retitled and
the station owner page number where revised.
for vehicles which the document
fail the emission begins]
inspection.
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Retest
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177.271......................... Procedure.......... 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page ...................
number where the
document begins]
177.272......................... Prerequisites...... 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page ...................
number where the
document begins]
177.273......................... Content of repair 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page ...................
data form. number where the
document begins]
177.274......................... Retest fees........ 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page ...................
number where the
document begins]
177.275......................... Repair technician 11/22/03 10/6/05 New section.
training and
certification.
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Issuance of Waiver
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177.281......................... Issuance of waiver. 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page ...................
number where the
document begins]
177.282......................... Annual adjustment 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page Excludes/removes
of minimum waiver number where the the sentence and
expenditure for document begins] partial sentence,
emission ``The minimum
inspection. expenditure for
the first 2 years
after commencement
of the program in
an affected area
is $150. Beginning
with the 3rd year
of the program in
an affected
area''.
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Procedures Relating to Certificates of Emission Inspection
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177.291......................... Procedures relating 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page Retitled and
to certificates of number where the revised.
emission document begins]
inspection.
177.292......................... Recording 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page
inspection. number where the
document begins]
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On-Road Testing
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177.301......................... Authorization to 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139)
conduct on-road
emission testing.
177.302......................... On-road testing 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139)
devices.
177.304......................... Failure of on-road 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page ...................
emission test. number where the
document begins]
177.305......................... Failure to produce 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139)
proof of
correction of on-
road emission test
failure.
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Subchapter D. Official Emission Inspection Station Requirements
General
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177.401......................... Appointment........ 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page ...................
number where the
document begins]
177.402......................... Application........ 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139)
177.403......................... Approval of 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139)
emission
inspection station.
177.404......................... Required 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page ...................
certificates and number where the
station signs. document begins]
177.405......................... Emission inspection 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page
areas. number where the
document begins]
177.406......................... Equipment.......... 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page Retitled and
number where the revised.
document begins]
177.407......................... Hours of operation. 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page
number where the
document begins]
177.408......................... Certified emission 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page
inspectors. number where the
document begins]
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Obligations and Responsibilities of Station Owners/Agents
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177.421......................... Obligations and 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page
responsibilities number where the
of station owners/ document begins]
agents.
177.422......................... Commonwealth 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page Retitled and
emission number where the revised.
inspection document begins]
stations.
177.423......................... Fleet emission 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page Retitled and
inspection number where the revised.
stations. document begins]
177.424......................... General emission 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page
inspection number where the
stations. document begins]
177.425......................... Security........... 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page
number where the
document begins]
177.426......................... Ordering 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139)
certificates of
emission
inspection.
177.427......................... Violations of use 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139)
of certificate of
emission
inspection.
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Quality Assurance
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177.431......................... Quality assurance.. 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page
number where the
document begins]
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Subchapter E. Equipment Manufacturers' and Contractors' Requirements and Obligations
Equipment Manufacturers' Requirements
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177.501......................... Equipment approval 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page
procedures. number where the
document begins]
177.502......................... Service commitment. 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page
number where the
document begins]
177.503......................... Performance 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page
commitment. number where the
document begins]
177.504......................... Revocation of 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139)
approval.
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Contractor Obligations
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177.521......................... Contractor 11/22/03 [ 10/6/05 [Insert page
obligations and number where the
responsibilities. document begins]
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Subchapter F. Schedule of Penalties and Hearing Procedure
Schedule of Penalties and Suspensions
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177.601......................... Definitions........ 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page New section.
number where the
document begins]
177.602......................... Schedule of 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page ...................
penalties for number where the
emission document begins]
inspection
stations.
177.603......................... Schedule of 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page ...................
penalties for number where the
emission document begins]
inspectors.
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Additional Violations
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177.605......................... Subsequent 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page ...................
violations. number where the
document begins]
177.606......................... Multiple violations 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139)
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Departmental Hearing Procedure
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177.651......................... Notice of alleged 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page Retitled and
violation and number where the revised.
opportunity to be document begins]
heard prior to
immediate
suspension.
177.652......................... Official documents. 09/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139)
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Restoration After Suspension
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177.671......................... Restoration of 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139)
certification of
an emission
inspector after
suspension.
177.672......................... Restoration of 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139)
certification of
an emission
inspection station
after suspension.
177.673......................... Restoration of 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139)
certification of
certified repair
technician after
suspension.
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Registration Recall Procedure for Violation of Sec. Sec. 177.301-177.305 (Relating to On-Road Resting)
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177.691......................... Registration Recall 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page ...................
Committee. number where the
document begins]
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Appendix A...................... Acceleration 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page Replaces previous
Simulation Mode: number where the Appendix A.
Pennsylvania document begins]
Procedures,
Standards,
Equipment
Specifications and
Quality Control
Requirements.
Appendix B...................... Department 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page Replaces previous
Procedures and number where the Appendix B.
Specifications. document begins]
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