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Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles and New Motor Vehicle Engines: Regulations Requiring On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) Systems--Acceptance of Revised California OBD II Requirements

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 [Federal Register: August 30, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 170)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 45898-45903]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]




ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 86
[AMS-FRL-5602-3]
RIN 2060-AC65
 
Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles and New Motor 
Vehicle Engines: Regulations Requiring On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) 
Systems--Acceptance of Revised California OBD II Requirements

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final Rule.




SUMMARY: This final rulemaking revises requirements associated with onboard 
diagnostic (OBD) systems. The federal OBD rulemaking, published 
February 19, 1993, allowed for compliance with California OBD II 
requirements to satisfy federal OBD requirements through the 1998 model 
year. The California Air Resources Board has recently revised their OBD 
II requirements. This rulemaking promulgates appropriate revisions to 
federal OBD regulations such that compliance with the recently revised 
OBD II requirements will satisfy federal OBD. This rulemaking does not 
require that manufacturers comply with OBD II anti-tampering 
provisions. OBD systems in general provide substantial ozone benefits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This final rule is effective October 29, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Materials relevant to this rulemaking are contained in 
Docket No. A-90-35, and are available for public inspection and 
photocopying between 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The 
telephone number is (202) 260-7548 and the facsimile number is (202) 
260-4400. A reasonable fee may be charged by EPA for copying docket 
material.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Sherwood, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 2565 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, telephone 
(313) 668-4405, or Internet e-mail at 

``sherwood.todd@epamail.epa.gov.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulated Entities

    Entities potentially regulated by this action are those which 
manufacture new motor vehicles and engines. Regulated categories and 
entities include:



                                                Examples of regulated   
                 Category                             entities
                                             manufacturers.

 
 

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