Conn. Agencies Regs. § 14-164c-1a

Current through June 15, 2024

Section 14-164c-1a - Definitions

The following definitions shall apply to sections 14-164c-1 a to 14-164c-18 a of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:

(1) "Acceleration Simulation Mode (ASM) 25/25 Test" means the test procedure for the exhaust emissions of gasoline-powered vehicles found in the EPA technical guidance document, "Acceleration Simulation Mode Test Procedures, Emissions Standards, Quality Control Requirements, and Equipment Specifications," EPA-420-P-03-001 (2003)," as may be amended from time to time, except for the following provisions:

(A) the test procedure is limited to the ASM 25/25 mode;

(B) dynamometer identification plates are not required;

(C) the dynamometer power absorber unit is not required to operate in the reverse direction;

(D) inertia simulation is not required; and

(E) other exceptions shall be noted by the department as applicable and warranted.

(2) "Certificate of origin" means the original written instrument or document required to be executed and delivered by the manufacturer to an agent, dealer, or person purchasing directly from the manufacturer, certifying the origin of the vehicle, as provided in subsection (l) of section 14-165 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(3) "CFR" means the Code of Federal Regulations, as the same may be amended from time to time.

(4) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.

(5) "Commissioner's certificate" means a written instrument issued by the commissioner extending the time for compliance with a periodic emissions inspection.

(6) "Compliance" means meeting requirements under this state's enhanced vehicle emissions inspection program.

(7) "Contract" means an agreement entered into between the commissioner and a contractor to establish and operate a system of official emissions inspection stations, as authorized by subsection (e) of section 14-164c of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(8) "Contractor" means an independent contractor, which operates a system of official emissions inspection stations.

(9) "Dealer" includes any person licensed pursuant to chapter 246 of the Connecticut General Statutes and who is actively engaged in buying, selling, or exchanging motor vehicles in this state and who, incidental to such business, repairs motor vehicles, or causes them to be repaired by persons in his employ. A dealer may be hired by the contractor or authorized by the commissioner to conduct emissions inspections in accordance with section 14-164c of the Connecticut General Statutes and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

(10) "Department" means the Department of Motor Vehicles or its duly authorized agents or representatives.

(11) "DEP" means the Department of Environmental Protection or its duly authorized agents or representatives.

(12) "Diagnostics" means the identification of the problem area or areas, which cause a vehicle to fail to meet emissions or other inspection standards.

(13) "EDBMS" means the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicle's Emissions Database Management System that has been established for this state's enhanced vehicle emissions inspection program.

(14) "Emissions" means products of combustion and volatile organic compounds including carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen and hydrocarbons emitted into the atmosphere from any motor vehicle and its engine.

(15) "Emissions inspection" means any procedure authorized and approved by the commissioner that is used for determining compliance with federal and state motor vehicle emissions standards.

(16) "Emissions inspector" means an individual trained and certified to perform emissions inspections in accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR section 51.367 and section 14-164c-18 a of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, as amended.

(17) "Emissions standards" means the current maximum allowable emissions for vehicles defined by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection in section 22a-174-27 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, as amended. Emissions standards shall include standards for exhaust emissions, air pollution control system integrity standards (pressure test) and fuel evaporative control system standards for vehicles subject to this state's enhanced vehicle emissions inspection program.

(18) "Enhanced vehicle emissions inspection program" means the program administered by the commissioner and the department pursuant to chapter 246a of the Connecticut General Statutes and sections 14-164c-1 a to 14-1 64c-18a, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, in order to meet the requirements of 40 CFR Part 51, Subpart S.

(19) "EPA" means the United States Environmental Protection Agency or its duly authorized agents or representatives.

(20) "Fail mark" means a mark indicated on a vehicle inspection report which signifies the vehicle does not meet emissions standards.

(21) "Fail sticker" means a sticker that may be issued for a motor vehicle on which an emissions inspection has been performed if the vehicle does not meet emissions standards.

(22) "Failure and repair report" means that part of the vehicle inspection report describing the nature of the failure of the vehicle to meet emissions standards and the repairs made to correct the reason for failure.

(23) "Gas cap leak test" means the vehicle's gas cap will be tested for leakage as defined in the EPA technical guidance documents, "I/M240" and "Evaporative Technical Guidance", EPA 420-R-00-007, as amended, in order to meet the requirements of 40 CFR section 85.2222(d).

(24) "Gross vehicle weight rating" or "GVWR" means that value specified by the manufacturer as the maximum loaded weight of a single or combination vehicle, or its registered gross weight, whichever is greater, as further defined in section 14-1 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(25) "Idle test" means an exhaust emissions test sampling and analysis performed while the vehicle engine is operating at or approximately at the vehicle manufacturer's recommended normal curb idle speed. The idle test may involve conditioning the vehicle on a dynamometer at a vehicle drive-wheel speed of approximately thirty (30) miles per hour.

(26) "Initial inspection" means the first emissions inspection of a vehicle during each biennial period in which the vehicle is required to be inspected.

(27) "Inspection" means the mandatory periodic vehicle emissions inspection. The term includes "Initial Inspection" and "Reinspection."

(28) "Model-year" means the year designated by the manufacturer of the motor vehicle and appearing on the registration certificate.

(29) "Motor vehicle" means motor vehicle as defined in section 14-1 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(30) "New vehicles at the time of initial registration" means all motor vehicles coming within the definition of "New Motor Vehicle" as provided in section 14-1 of the Connecticut General Statutes, which are of the previous, current or succeeding model-year, relative to the current calendar year, for a period not to exceed five (5) years from the month of issuance of the first permanent registration for such motor vehicles.

(31) "New vehicle sticker" means that sticker that may be issued upon initial registration of a motor vehicle of the previous, current or succeeding model-year in relation to the calendar year of such initial registration to vehicles that have not previously undergone emissions inspection in this state.

(32) "Official emission inspection station" means an emission inspection facility, other than a self-test emissions inspection station, that is (a) operated by a licensed dealer or repairer hired by the contractor and which meets qualifications and standards for the performance of emissions inspections established under the contract, or (b) operated by a licensed dealer or repairer appointed directly by the commissioner in accordance with the provisions and requirements of subsection (f) of section 14-164c of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(33) "On-board diagnostic II (OBDII) inspection" means an inspection of the on-board diagnostic system of applicable 1996 and newer motor vehicles pursuant to EPA 420-R-01015, as amended, in order to meet the requirements of 40 CFR Parts 51 and 85.

(34) "On-road testing" means an emissions inspection as provided in subsection (j) of section 14-164c of the Connecticut General Statutes, and as defined in 40 CFR section 51.37.

(35) "Opacity test" means the testing procedure for diesel-powered vehicles with a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or less that measures the amount of light transmitted through an exhaust plume.

(36) "Pass mark" means a mark indicated on the vehicle inspection report that signifies that the vehicle meets emissions standards.

(37) "Pass sticker" means the sticker that may be issued for a motor vehicle, for which an emissions inspection has been performed, if the vehicle meets emissions standards.

(38) "Permanent replacement windshield sticker" means that sticker that may be affixed to a motor vehicle which has a replacement windshield for the purpose of replacing a previous validly issued sticker.

(39) "Pre-conditioned two speed idle test" means the exhaust emissions test described in 40 CFR section 85.2220.

(40) "Recycler" means a motor vehicle recycle business or a motor vehicle recycler licensed pursuant to chapter 246 of the Connecticut General Statutes to which dismantler plates may be issued.

(41) "Reinspection" means a paid or unpaid inspection conducted within thirty (30) days after a vehicle has failed its initial inspection.

(42) "Repairer" means a qualified person licensed to repair motor vehicles in accordance with the provisions of chapter 246 of the Connecticut General Statutes including any person licensed as a limited repairer. A repairer may be authorized by the commissioner to conduct emissions inspections in accordance with section 14-164c of the Connecticut General Statutes and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

(43) "Self-test emissions inspection station" means a facility to conduct emissions inspections operated by the owner or operator of a fleet of twenty-five (25) or more motor vehicles with respect to such owned or operated motor vehicles only, as licensed by the commissioner in accordance with subsection (i) of section 14-164c of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(44) "Self-test sticker" means that sticker that may be issued for a self-test motor vehicle, identified in section 14-164c-12 a of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, which meets emissions standards.

(45) "State" means the State of Connecticut.

(46) "Steady-state loaded test" means the testing procedure for the exhaust emissions of a vehicle where a constant load is placed on the vehicle at a fixed vehicle speed.

(47) "Sticker" means a label that may be applied to the inside of the windshield or as otherwise provided by the commissioner showing the status of the vehicle with respect to its compliance with periodic emissions inspection requirements.

(48) "Temporary compliance sticker" means that sticker that may be affixed to a motor vehicle displaying valid dealers' or repairers' plates, dismantler plates or transporter plates.

(49) "Temporary new vehicle sticker" means that sticker which may be affixed by a new car dealer to a new motor vehicle upon registration of the vehicle for a purchaser by the dealer.

(50) "Temporary replacement windshield sticker" means that sticker that may be affixed by a glass dealer or a repair shop to a replacement motor vehicle windshield.

(51) "Transporter" means a person who has been issued a transporter's registration and number plate pursuant to chapter 246 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(52) "Vehicle" means the term as defined in section 14-1 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(53) "Vehicle description information" means the information describing the vehicle such as identification number, make, registration class and registration number, year of vehicle, emissions compliance date and name of registrant or lessee, or both.

(54) "Vehicle identification number" or "VIN" means a series of Arabic numbers and Roman letters that is assigned to each new motor vehicle that is manufactured within or imported into the United States, as is more fully defined in section 14-1 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(55) "Vehicle inspection report" means a document issued by the contractor or a licensed dealer or repairer authorized by the commissioner to conduct emissions inspections, which, when validated by a pass or fail mark constitutes proof of inspection. Waiver, failure and repair report, diagnostics, vehicle test results, vehicle description information, and certification of inspection are all parts constituting the vehicle inspection report, in accordance with 40 CFR section 51.358(a)(3).

(56) "Waiver sticker" means that sticker that may be issued for a motor vehicle which has qualified for a waiver pursuant to subsection (d) of section 14-164c of the Connecticut General Statutes.

Conn. Agencies Regs. § 14-164c-1a

Effective January 1, 1995; Amended April 7, 1998; Amended May 28, 2004