Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) After January
1, 2015, self-certification documentation submitted to the department, under
WAC 173-901-060, will fulfill brake
friction materials manufacturers' reporting requirements, under
RCW
70.285.070.
(2) By January 1, 2013, manufacturers of
brake friction material offered for sale in Washington state are required to
file an initial baseline report with the department.
(3) For the initial baseline report, due by
January 1, 2013, each manufacturer of brake friction material must report the
following information to the department, in a form and format prescribed by the
department:
(a) Contact information for the
brake friction material manufacturer, including the mailing address, phone
number, and e-mail address of a representative of the company who can serve as
a point of contact for the department;
(b) A table containing the following
information:
(i) Each friction material
formula manufactured, during 2011, identified by a code assigned by the brake
friction material manufacturer. While manufacturers of brake friction material
may assign the code, the code must conform to data specifications outlined by
the department, including the length of the code, the characters that may be in
the code, or other data specifications identified by the department.
(ii) The percent by weight concentrations of
copper, nickel, zinc, and antimony in each formula manufactured by the brake
friction material manufacturer. These concentrations must be reported using the
guidelines in subsection (4) of this section for each formula, whether it is
used on light vehicles, heavy/commercial vehicles, or both.
(4)
How will
manufacturers of brake friction material determine concentrations of copper,
nickel, zinc, and antimony in brake friction materials?
(a) For the initial report, manufacturers of
brake friction material are not required to conduct laboratory tests on brake
friction materials to determine the concentrations of copper, nickel, zinc, and
antimony. A brake friction material manufacturer may report the concentrations
of copper, nickel, zinc, and antimony, by percent by weight:
(i) Using the design intent or formula of
brake friction materials; and
(ii)
If necessary, consulting with suppliers to determine the concentrations of
these elements in raw materials.
(b) Brake friction material manufacturers
must report the average concentration based on the amount of the element
present in the brake friction material. For example: Only 79.9 percent of the
amount of copper oxide (CuO) used in a brake friction material formula would be
reported as copper.
(c) Averages,
reported to the department, must be rounded to the hundredth of a
percent.
(5)
How
should brass be calculated into the average reported to the department?
When possible brake friction material manufacturers should calculate the
average concentrations of copper, nickel, zinc, and antimony using the actual
amounts of these elements in the brass they are using. If this information
cannot be obtained, the brake friction material manufacturer may assume that
the brass it is using contains seventy percent copper and thirty percent zinc,
by weight.
(6)
How will brake
friction material manufacturers transmit the initial report to the
department? Initial baseline reporting must follow a process similar to
the certification procedure outlined in WAC
173-901-060. Initial baseline
reporting must follow the following process:
(a)
Step 1: Manufacturers of
brake friction material must determine the concentrations of copper, nickel,
zinc, and antimony in each brake friction material formulation they
manufacture;
(b)
Step
2: Manufacturers of brake friction material must transmit this
information to an industry-sponsored registrar;
(c)
Step 3: Manufacturers of
brake friction material must ensure that the industry-sponsored registrar
transmits this information to the department in an electronic form and format
prescribed by the department.
(7)
How will new market entrants
fulfill the baseline reporting prerequisite for certification?
(a) Manufacturers of brake friction material
offered for sale in Washington state are required to file a baseline report by
January 1, 2013.
(b) Brake friction
material manufacturers that do not currently offer products for sale in
Washington state or that fail to file a report by January 1, 2013, may not
certify their brake friction material until they file a baseline
report.
(c) Manufacturers of brake
friction materials seeking to certify brake friction material manufactured
prior to January 1, 2016, must provide the baseline report described in this
section.
(d) Manufacturers of brake
friction material seeking to certify brake friction materials manufactured on
or after January 1, 2016, must provide the same baseline report described in
this section except that it shall be for brake friction materials manufactured
during 2014 as opposed to 2011.
(e)
Manufacturers of brake friction material that did not manufacture brake
friction materials sold or offered for sale in Washington state between January
1, 2011, and December 31, 2014, must certify to this fact and the department
may waive the baseline reporting prerequisite for certification.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.285 RCW. 12-21-082 (Order
10-17), § 173-901-110, filed 10/19/12, effective
11/19/12.