Diesel World: How to implement the Clean Air Act?
It means dismantling pollution controls, something that has always been federally illegal, is now being done more strictly than ever.
If you didn't know before, you know now, the EPA has begun to implement the Clean Air Act aggressively over the last year. It means dismantling pollution controls, something that has always been federally illegal, is now being done more strictly than ever. If they follow it or not, it does not matter what the local government says, eliminating pollution device is and has always been federally unconstitutional.
We have gotten away from this old Smoke is Power or Smoke is Cool mentality, which has been extraordinary to see. So many guys are making gobs of diesel power on the track with very little smoke. That is amazing. We ought to proceed with this drift.
You know, the recent reform is going to affect the diesel performance market. We had a heavily modified truck installed before CA started smog diesel fueling when we lived in California. When that changed, we saw the industry go through the change. Not to worry, it is not going to end diesel performance. In the late 70s and 80s, gassers went through this, look at the industry today, we have 840hp production cars. It'll be hard for us, that's for sure, but we're going to get through this just fine as an industry and enthusiastic party. A Seminar was about emission compliance and how it impacts the entire automotive performance industry, which was hosted by SEMA. The important thing at the seminar was Evan Belzer, Associate Director of the Air Enforcement Division for the EPA, and Jeremiah Bairden, Vehicle Enforcement Section Manager of CARB (California Air Resource Board). The two discussed separately what their government departments are doing and explained what they are looking for as far as regulatory regulation of pollution is concerned.
Mr. Belser's EPA definitions were relatively cut and dry, and there weren't too many details about them. He said that the Clean Air Act includes everything.
Closed course racing vehicles are excluded from the Clean Air Act, saying that a vehicle is for off-road use only. It does not make transportation exempted. However, the EPA is currently concentrated only on on-road vehicle pollution deletion systems.
Vehicles with production dates before 1965 are exempt from the act. The act extends to foreign businesses exporting to the US as well.
The EPA is not going after the end-users, just the suppliers and those who sell the parts.
Belser noted that this is very numbers-based, suggesting that if you sell just a few, then it would potentially be perfect for closed-course racing vehicles. But if you sold 500, the business will be subject to penalties, etc.
It is not illegal to change entirely. If you are concerned with getting into trouble with a product that you make in the future, get a third party to check it.
CARB
A specific story had been the California Air Management Commission. CARB targets just about everyone selling products without the state granting them an Exemption Order. It includes just about everything that impacts emissions.
Vehicles originally designed for on-road use can currently be converted into closed course racing vehicles. And any vehicle that has a construction date before 1976 is excluded (diesel prior to 1998 are exempt). Others are also exempt, see CARB 's website for more.
CARB recommends that parts that could violate CA laws be serialized. That way, selling a non-E.O. Equipped to someone out of CA, and that part makes its way into CA, you can prove you didn't actually sell it in the state.
Final Say
All this is being said, which goes against what was said in this meeting. Many times, people find it difficult to sell companies' items, while down the road they are told that they are not good to sell. It seems that everyone in the industry will see this thing. We think the grey area is going away and we can all move forward towards the future. In the end, don’t roll coal, keep the emissions devices on, and just use common sense.
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