Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(b) Scope and
Applicability. Except as provided in section
2012(c), this
regulation applies to each of the following entities:
(1) Any entity with gross annual revenues
greater than $50 million in the United States for the 2019 tax year, including
revenues from all subsidiaries, subdivisions, or branches, who operated a
facility in California in 2019 and had one or more vehicles over 8,500 lbs.
GVWR under common ownership or control that were operated in California in
2019;
(2) Any fleet owner in the
2019 calendar year that had 50 or more vehicles with a GVWR greater than 8,500
lbs. under common ownership or control and operated a facility in
California;
(3) Any broker or
entity that dispatched 50 or more vehicles with a GVWR greater than 8,500 lbs.
into or throughout California, and operated a facility in California, in the
2019 calendar year;
(4) Any
California government agency including all state and local municipalities that
had one or more vehicles over 8,500 lbs. GVWR that were operated in California
in 2019; and
(5) Any federal
government agency that had one or more vehicles over 8,500 lbs. GVWR that were
operated in California in 2019.
(c) Exemptions. The following entities,
facilities, or vehicles are exempt from the requirements of sections
2012 through
2012.2:
(1) K-12 schools and school districts and
other entities whose fleet is comprised primarily of school buses as defined in
the California Vehicle Code section 545, which for the purposes of this
regulation, means the registered owner, lessee, licensee, school district
superintendent, or bailee of any school bus, who operates or directs the
operation of any such bus on either a for-hire or not-for-hire basis;
(2) Transit vehicles that are subject to the
Innovative Clean Transit regulation,
13 CCR
section 2023, and their vehicles used
exclusively to support transit service;
(3) Light-duty vehicles dispatched but not
owned by transportation network companies;
(4) Military tactical vehicles as described
in 13 CCR
section 1905 and military tactical facilities
owned or operated by the United States Department of Defense and/or the United
States military services;
(5)
Vehicles awaiting sale as defined in section
2012(d)(23);
or
(6) Emergency vehicles as
defined in the California Vehicle Code section 165.
(d) Definitions. The following definitions
shall apply for sections
2012 through
2012.2:
(1) "Backup vehicle" means a self-propelled
motor vehicle designed for on-highway use that is used intermittently to
maintain service during periods of routine or unplanned maintenance, unexpected
vehicle breakdowns, or accidents but is not used in everyday or seasonal
operations.
(2) "Broker" means an
entity or person who has broker authority from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration and, for compensation, arranges or offers to arrange the
transportation of property by an authorized motor carrier. A motor carrier, or
person who is an employee or bona fide agent of a carrier, is not a broker when
it arranges or offers to arrange the transportation of shipments which it is
authorized to transport and which it has accepted and legally bound itself to
transport.
(3) "Common ownership or
control" means being owned or managed day to day by the same person or entity.
Vehicles managed by the same directors, officers, or managers, or by
corporations controlled by the same majority stockholders are considered to be
under common ownership or control even if their title is held by different
business entities. Common ownership or control of a federal government vehicle
shall be the primary responsibility of the unit that is directly responsible
for its day to day operational control.
(4) "Corporate parent" means a business that
possesses the majority of shares in another business, which gives them control
of their operational procedures.
(5) "Dispatched" means provided direction or
instruction for routing a vehicle(s), whether owned or under contract, to
specified destinations for specific purposes, including but not limited to
delivering cargo, passengers, property or goods, providing a service, or
assisting in an emergency.
(6)
"Executive Officer" means the Executive Officer of the California Air Resources
Board (CARB) or his or her authorized representative.
(7) "Facility" means any property with one or
more unique physical addresses.
(8)
"Facility category" means a classification of different facility types based on
a facility's primary purpose. Facility categories are defined as the following:
(A) "Administrative/office building" means a
building or structure used primarily for day-to-day activities that are related
to administrative tasks such as financial planning, record keeping &
billing, personnel, physical distribution and logistics, within a
business.
(B) "Distribution
center/warehouse" means a location used primarily for the storage of goods
which are intended for subsequent shipment.
(C) "Hotel/motel/resort" means a commercial
establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent
residents.
(D)
"Manufacturer/factory/plant" means a location with equipment for assembling
parts, producing finished products, intermediate parts, or energy
products.
(E)
"Medical/hospital/care" means an institution engaged in providing inpatient
diagnostic and therapeutic services or rehabilitation services by or under the
supervision of physicians.
(F)
"Multi-building campus/base" means a property typically operated by a single
entity with several buildings, often serving multiple purposes.
(G) "Restaurant" means a business
establishment where the primary purpose is serving meals or
refreshments.
(H) "Service center"
means a facility that supports a business operation that generates revenue by
providing a specific service or product, or a group of services or products to
a customer.
(I) "Store" means an
establishment that sells goods or a variety of goods and services to the
general public.
(J)
"Truck/equipment yard" means an establishment that primarily stores or
dispatches trucks and equipment such as a garage or parking lot.
(K) "Any other facility type" means any
facility that is not included in 2012(d)(8)(A-J).
(9) "Fleet" means one or more self-propelled
on-road vehicles under common ownership or control of a person, business, or
agency as defined in California Vehicle Code section 460. This includes
vehicles that are rented or leased from a business that regularly engages in
the trade or business of leasing or renting motor vehicles without drivers
where the vehicle rental or leasing agreement for the use of a vehicle is for a
period of one or more years.
(10)
"Fleet owner" means, except as modified below in paragraphs (A) and (B), either
the person registered as the owner or lessee of a vehicle by the California
Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), or its equivalent in another state,
province, or country; as evidenced on the vehicle registration document carried
in the vehicle.
(A) For vehicles that are
owned by the federal government and not registered in any state or local
jurisdiction, the owner shall be the department, agency, branch, or other
entity of the United States, including the United States Postal Service, to
which the vehicles in the fleet are assigned or which have responsibility for
maintenance of the vehicles.
(B)
For a vehicle that is rented or leased from a business that is regularly
engaged in the trade or business of leasing or renting motor vehicles without
drivers, the owner shall be the rental or leasing entity if the rental or lease
agreement for the use of a vehicle is for a period of less than one year,
otherwise the owner shall be the renter or lessee.
(11) "Government agency" means any federal,
state, or local governmental agency, including, water districts, or any other
public entity with taxing authority.
(12) "Gross annual revenue" means the total
revenue, receipts, and sales reported to the Internal Revenue Service for a
consecutive 12 month period.
(13)
"Gross vehicle weight rating" or GVWR has the same meaning as defined in
California Vehicle Code, section 350.
(14) "Motor carrier" is the same as defined
in California Vehicle Code section 408.
(15) "Municipality" means a city, county,
city and county, special district, or a public agency of the State of
California, and any department, division, public corporation, or public agency
of this State.
(16) "Responsible
official" means one of the following:
(A) For
a corporation: A president, secretary, treasurer, or vice president of the
corporation in charge of a principal business function, or their delegate,
designee, or any other person who performs similar policy or decision-making
functions for the corporation;
(B)
For a partnership or sole proprietorship: A general partner or the proprietor,
or the delegate or designee of the aforementioned, or any other person who
performs similar policy or decision-making functions for the business;
or
(C) For a municipality, state,
federal, or other governmental agency: Either a principal executive officer or
ranking elected official. For the purposes of this part, a principal executive
officer of a federal agency includes the chief executive officer having
responsibility for the overall operations of a principal geographic unit of the
agency (e.g., a Regional Administrator of the U.S. EPA). For the purposes of
the Department of Defense Military Services, a principal executive officer
includes a commanding officer of an installation, base, or tenant
organization.
(17)
"Subsidiary" means a company controlled by another company.
(18) "Subhauler" means a for-hire motor
carrier who enters into an agreement to provide transportation services on the
behalf of another motor carrier or broker.
(19) "Transportation network company" means
any entity or person that provides prearranged transportation services for
compensation using an online-enabled application or platform (such as smart
phone apps) to connect drivers using their personal vehicles with
passengers.
(20) "Vehicle" means
self-propelled equipment intended for use on highways, and does not include
motorcycles.
(21) "Vehicle body
type" means commonly used vehicle body descriptions to be used in responding to
questions about the fleet of vehicles including the following: beverage truck,
boom/bucket, box reefer, box dry van, bus-shuttle, bus-other, car/SUV, car
carrier, concrete mixer, concrete pump, crane, drill rig, dump, flatbed or
stake bed, garbage front loader, garbage side loader, garbage packer, garbage
roll-off, other, pickup bed, service body, sweeper, tank, tractor day cab,
tractor sleeper cab, tow, vacuum, water, van-cargo, van-step, van-passenger,
on-road or off-road yard tractor.
(22) "Vehicle home base" means the location
where a vehicle is domiciled meaning a business location where a vehicle is
typically kept when not in use. Vehicles that are kept at a personal residence
or kept at a location that is not operated by the entity shall use the location
where the vehicle is dispatched from or where the vehicle is repaired or
maintained.
(23) "Vehicles awaiting
sale" means vehicles in the possession of dealers, financing companies, or
other entities that do not intend to operate the vehicle in California or offer
the vehicle for hire for operation in California, and that are operated only to
demonstrate functionality to potential buyers or to move short distances while
awaiting sale for purposes such as maintenance or storage.
(24) "Weight class bin" means a list of
vehicles categorized by GVWR. The weight class bins are one of the following:
(A) "Light-duty" means a self-propelled motor
vehicle designed for on-highway use with a GVWR of 8,500 lbs. or less. Also
referred to as Class 1-2a. This includes passenger cars, sport utility
vehicles, minivans, and light pickup trucks.
(B) "Class 2b-3" means a self-propelled motor
vehicle designed for on-highway use with a GVWR from 8,501 lb. to 14,000 lb.
The types of vehicle in this category generally includes full-size pickup
trucks, smaller utility trucks, cargo vans, and passenger vans.
(C) "Class 4-6" means a self-propelled motor
vehicle designed for on-highway use with a GVWR from 14,001 lb. to 26,000
lb.
(D) "Class 7-8" means a
self-propelled motor vehicle designed for on-highway use with a GVWR greater
than 26,000 lbs.
(e) General Requirements.
(1) Reporting. All regulated entities must
submit information specified in sections
2012.1 and
2012.2 to the Executive Officer.
Subsidiaries, parent companies, or joint ventures may independently report, or
the corporate parent or joint venture business may report on their behalf, as
long as all information for subsidiaries, corporate parents, and joint ventures
with vehicles over 8,500 lbs. are reported. These entities with brokerage
and/or motor carrier authority must be reported even if no vehicles are owned
by that subsidiary, corporate parents, or joint venture. Vehicles that are
under common ownership or control may be submitted separately by each fleet
owner. Complete information must be reported by April 1, 2021. Vehicle data
must be reported as the fleet was comprised on a date of the fleet owner's
choosing any time after January 1, 2019. To the extent reports submitted
contain confidential data, entities may choose to designate that information as
confidential per
17 CCR
sections 91000 to
91022.
(2) Method of Reporting. Reports submitted to
comply with sections
2012.1 and
2012.2 must be submitted online
through CARB's Advanced Clean Trucks webpage.
(3) Record Retention. The fleet owner or
responsible official shall maintain the records of their information required
by sections
2012.1 and
2012.2 until December 31, 2024,
for the overall fleet. In addition, the fleet owner or responsible person must
maintain all fleet, vehicle, contract, and facility records used to compile
responses to sections
2012.1 and the data and analysis
period used for 2012.2. Records must include the following:
(A) For owned on-road vehicles and off-road
yard tractors, mileage records and dates from records such as maintenance logs,
vehicle logs, odometer readings, or other records with the information that the
reporting entity used to determine their response;
(B) For on-road vehicles and off-road yard
tractors not owned but dispatched by the entity, dispatch records and dates,
contracts, or other records with the information that the reporting entity used
to determine their responses;
(C)
Vehicle registration for each owned vehicle in the California fleet;
and
(D) Contracts with entities, or
contracts with subhaulers, or other records with the information that an entity
used to determine their responses.
(4) Request to Clarify Reported Data. A fleet
must respond to requests for clarification of reported information within 14
days of receiving the request from the Executive Officer.
1. New
article 3.1 (sections 2012-2012.2) and section filed 3-15-2021; operative
3-15-2021 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(b)(3)
(Register 2021, No. 12). Transmission deadline specified in Government Code
section
11346.4(b)
extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order
N-71-20.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
38501,
38510,
38560,
38566,
39500,
39600,
39601,
43013,
43018
and
43101,
Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
38501,
38505,
38510,
38560,
39000,
39003,
43000,
43000.5,
43013,
43018
and
43101,
Health and Safety Code.