Indiana Administrative Code
Title 326 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION
Article 19 - MOBILE SOURCE RULES
Rule 3 - Clean Fuel Fleet Vehicles
Section 3-5 - Registration and record keeping requirements

Universal Citation: 326 IN Admin Code 3-5

Current through March 20, 2024

Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-17-3-4; IC 13-17-3-14; IC 13-17-5-1

Affected: IC 13-12-3-1

Sec. 5.

Registration and record keeping requirements are as follows:

(1) Fleet operators who control and operate ten (10) or more vehicles in Lake or Porter County shall register their fleet with the department by July 1, 1996, regardless of where the fleet is located.

(2) Covered fleet operators who desire to obtain early purchase credits before the 1999 purchase requirements shall register their fleet at least thirty (30) days before the purchase of clean fuel vehicles.

(3) The owner or operator of a fleet which meets the applicability requirements after the effective date of this rule, because of an increase in fleet size or because of newly obtained central fueling capability, shall register with the department within sixty (60) days after attaining covered fleet status.

(4) On or before November 1 of each year beginning in 1999, each covered fleet operator shall submit an annual report to the department. The report shall include the following:

(A) Name, address, and telephone number of fleet owner or operator.

(B) Signature of responsible official as defined in 326 IAC 2-7-1(34).

(C) The total number of vehicles in the fleet, including both covered and exempt vehicles.

(D) Identification of the covered vehicles to include flexible fuel and dual fuel vehicles shall provide the following information:
(i) Vehicle identification number.

(ii) Type.

(iii) Whether flexible fuel or dual fuel.

(iv) Yearly mileage per vehicle.

(v) Miles operated in covered area.

(vi) Yearly fuel usage and type per vehicle.

(E) Identification of covered dedicated vehicles shall provide the following information:
(i) Vehicle identification number.

(ii) Type.

(F) Identification of exempt vehicles by type of vehicle that is exempt with documentation of exempt status.

(G) The report shall include the total number of vehicles purchased with a description of the type of vehicle, model year, and the number of vehicles purchased or converted that are certified as clean fuel vehicles for the previous and current model years.

(H) Clean fuel certification for all clean fuel vehicles purchased or converted as follows:
(i) The number of credits that have been accumulated.

(ii) The credit market activities from the previous year.

(I) Number and type of vehicles that are garaged at a personal residence.

(5) Determination of covered fleet status shall be submitted to the department by covered and noncovered fleets by November 1, 1999, and every odd-numbered year thereafter to determine if the fleet is covered. This report shall include the number of vehicles that are centrally fueled, or capable of being centrally fueled, and supporting documentation showing how the numbers were determined in accordance with 40 CFR 88 *.

(6) The following records shall be maintained for compliance audit purposes:

(A) Information required in the annual report.

(B) Routine maintenance records of all vehicles.

(C) Fuel economy information, and fuel usage for dual fuel or flexible fuel vehicles.

(D) Copies of converted vehicle certification for all converted clean fuel vehicles.

(E) Clean fuel vehicles shall at all times be accompanied by certification that they are clean fuel vehicles.

(7) The department may request other information as necessary to determine compliance with this rule.

*This documents [sic., document] is incorporated by reference. Copies may be obtained from the Government Printing Office, 732 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20401 or are available for review and copying at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Air Quality, Indiana Government Center-North, Tenth Floor, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.

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