A/C No. 6B
                       state*             Off,«o«                 December 31,1987
                    Environmental Protection       Air •nd R«di«won             Page 1 Of 4
                    Agency                Washington. DC 20460
cxEPA          QMS
                   Advisory  Circular
    SUBJECT:  Duration  of   Certificates   of   Conformity,   Annual
              Production Period,  and  Model Year


          The purpose of this advisory circular is to clarify EPA's
    definitions  of  model  year,  annual  production period,  and  the
    duration of  certificates  of  conformity.   Advisory Circular No.
    6A is obsolete and should be  discarded.


    B.    Background
          Under  the  Clean  Air   Act  of   1970,   a  certificate  of
    conformity is  to  be issued for  a period  "not in excess of one
    year."   Advisory  Circular No.  6A interpreted  the  phrase  one
    year" to  mean  one model year.  It did not, however,  define all
    relevant  limitations  governing the duration  of  one  model year
    and  the  annual  production  period  associated with   such model
    year.   This  advisory  circular clarifies  the  definitions of the
    terms  "model year" and  "annual  production period" in  relation
    to  the  coverage of certificates of conformity and  to Corporate
    Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) calculations.


    C.    Applicability
          The  definitions   provided  by  this  advisory circular are
    effective  immediately  and apply to all light-duty  vehicles and
    trucks, heavy-duty  vehicles and engines,  and motorcycles.


    D.    Duration  of Model Year
          A—specific model  year must always  include January l  ot
    the  calendar  year  for  which  it  is  designated  and  may  not
     include a  January 1  of  any  other  calendar year.  Thus,  the
    maximum duration  of a model year is one  calendar year plus  364
    days.


     E.     Definition  of Production Period
          •The"annualproductionperiod"  for  any  specific  model
    within  an engine  family  of  light-duty  vehicles  or  heavy-duty
     engines begins either: (1) when such  vehicle or engine is first
     produced,  or  (2)  on January  2  of  the calendar year preceding
     the year for which the model year is designated, whichever date
     is later.   The  annual  production period ends  either:  (1)  when
     the last such vehicle or engine is produced, or  (2)  on December
     31 of  the  calendar  year for  which  the  model  year is named,
     whichever date is sooner.

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F.    Duration and Applicability of Certificates of Conformity
      T!Section206(a)(l)oftEeCleanAirActof1970
provides  that  certificates  of  conformity may  be issued for  a
period  "not  in  excess of one year."   EPA regulations interpret
"year"  to mean  "model  year" (40 CFR  86.085-30(a) (2.)).   "Model
year" is  in  turn defined by  section  202(b)(3)(A)(i)  of  the Act
to   mean   the   manufacturer's   annual   production   period.
Therefore,  except  as  provided  in  paragraph  F.2,   below,  a
certificate of  conformity is deemed to  be  effective  and covers
the  vehicles or  engines named  in  such certificate  and produced
during  the annual production period defined in paragraph E.

      2.  Section 203 of  the Clean Air  Act  prohibits the sale,
offering  for sale,  delivery for introduction into commerce, and
introduction  into commerce  of  any  new  vehicle  or  engine  not
covered by a certificate  of conformity unless it  is an imported
vehicle  exempted by  the  Administrator  or  otherwise  authorized
jointly   by   EPA   and    U.S.   Customs   service   regulations.1
However,  the  Act does  not  prohibit  the  production of vehicles
or  engines  without  a certificate of  conformity.  Vehicles  or
engines produced prior  to  the  effective date of  a certificate
of conformity, as defined in paragraph F.I,  may also  be covered
by the  certificate if the following conditions are met:

          a.   The vehicles  or  engines  conform in  all respects
to the  vehicles  or  engines  described  in the application for the
certificate of conformity.

          b.   The vehicles  or engines  are not sold, offered for
sale,  introduced into  commerce,  or  delivered  for  introduction
into commerce prior  to  the  effective  date of the certificate of
conformity.

          c.   The Agency  is notified  prior  to  the  beginning of
production when  such production will  start, and the Agency is
provided  full  opportunity  to  inspect and/or  test  the vehicles
during  and after  their  production.   For  example,  the  Agency
must  have  the  opportunity  to  conduct  SEA  production  line
testing   as  if   the  vehicles   had   been  produced  after   the
effective date of the certificate.

      3.  Vehicles or engines imported  by an original equipment
manufacturer after  December 31 of  the  calendar  year for which
the  model year  is named  are still covered by the certificate of
1.   EPA has  issued  regulations  that  permit  entry  of  certain
imported nonconforming  vehicles  if  they are modified to conform
with  emission  standards  even  if  they  are  not  covered  by
certification.

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conformity  as  long as  the  production of  the  vehicle  or engine
was  completed  before  December  31  of  that   year.2   (However,
see CAFE consideration  in Section G.)

      4.  Vehicles or engines produced  after  December  31 of the
calendar year  for  which the  model  year is named are not covered
by  the  certificate of  conformity  for  that  model  year.   A new
certificate   of   conformity   demonstrating    compliance   with
currently  applicable   standards  must  be  obtained  for  these
vehicles or  engines,  even if they are  identical  to vehicles or
engines built before December 31.

      5.  The  extended   coverage  period  described  here  for  a
certificate  of  conformity (i.e.,  up  to  one year  plus  364 days)
is  primarily  intended to allow flexibility in the introduction
of  new  models.   Under no circumstances should it  be interpreted
that existing  models  may "skip" yearly certification by pulling
ahead  the  production  of every  other  model  year.  While this
situation,   to  our knowledge,  has  not  occurred in the  past,  a
practice of producing  vehicles  for  a  two  year  period  would
violate Congress's intent of annual  certification based upon an
annual  production  period.   EPA  is not  currently  setting forth
rules for  how to  determine  when  abuse  has occurred  since this
has not been a problem  to date.   However, manufacturers should
note our concern  in this  area  and  should continue to use normal
yearly production periods for existing models.


G.    CAFE  Considerations
      The  Motor  Vehicle  and  Cost  Savings Act, section  501(9),
does  not   use  the   concept  of  "introduction into  commerce."
Rather,   it  defines   "manufacture"   to  mean  "to  produce  or
assemble in  the customs  territory  of the United  States,  or to
import.""   The   resultant  definition  of  "model year"  for  CAFE
purposes  is  equivalent  to  the   definition   for  certification
purposes for  all  vehicles  except  for  those produced  before
December 31  of the calendar year for  which  the  model  year is
named but  not  actually  imported  until after December  31  of that
year.   These  vehicles,   as  discussed  in paragraph  F.3,   are
included in  that  model  year  for certification because  they were
produced before  December 31  of  that year.  However,  they must
be  included  in the subsequent  model year CAFE calculation,  as
they were  not  "manufactured"  (i.e., imported) until  after- the
expiration   of that year.  As an example, consider the case of a
t.This section does not  apply  to  vehicles  that  may be covered
by certificates held by  independent commercial importers unless
specifically approved by EPA.

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       1987 model  year  vehicle "produced" on December  15,  1987 but not
       "imported"  until  January 21, 1988.  This vehicle  would  still be
       covered  by  the   1987  certificate,  as  it  was  produced  before
       December  31 of  the  calendar year for which the  model year is
       named.   However, it  must  be  included  in  the  1988 model year
       CAFE calculations,  as it  was  imported,  and thus  "manufactured"
       for  CAFE purposes,  after  the  expiration  of the 1987  calendar
       year.
                             Richard Dr Wilson
                     Director, Office .of Mobile Sources
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                   Environmental Protection       Air and Radiation    December 31  1987
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  ENVIRONMENTAL PROfECllON AGENCY
       LIBRARY, REGION V
                 SUBJECT INDEX AND TABLE OF CONTENTS TO
                     QMS ADVISORY CIRCULAR SYSTEM
           Attached  is  an  updated  cross-reference subject  index  and
     an updated  table of contents to the QMS  Advisory Circular (A/C)
     System.   These  documents  reflect  additions and replacements  of
     A/C's.   This  index and table of contents supersede those issued
     November  17f  1982 which are  obsolete and  should be discarded.

           The  index  and   table  of  contents  reflect  deletion  of
     several   A/C's  which   have  been   superseded  or  are   no  longer
     necessary as  explained in  the  attached list.

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                             SUBJECT INDEX
                                                          Circular
                          Subject                          Humber
     Access to Certification  Information                      66
        Application Format Data  Release                       66
        National Technical Information Service (NTIS)         66

     Administrative Ruling Appeals                            45

     Advisory Circular  System, Description, Numbering,         1A
        Organization and  Scope

     Air-Conditioning Usage
        Alternative Dynamometer  Settings                      55C
        Inertia Weight  Determination                          53
        Road-Load Power                                      53
        Test Vehicle Selection                                53

     Alternative Dynamometer  Settings                         55C

     Annual Production  Period                                6B

     Appeals
        Administrative  Rulings                                45

     Application for Certification  of Heavy-Duty Engines
        Auxiliary Emission Control  Devices                    76
        Public Release, Information, Voluntary                66
          Submission
        Trade Secrets                                        66

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      Application  for  Certification  of Light-Duty
         Vehicles/Light-Duty  Trucks
         Alternative Dynamometer  Settings
         Auxiliary Emission Control  Devices
         California Certification Used for Federal
           Certification
         Frontal Area  and  Protuberance Calculations for
           Road-Load Power Determination
         Fuel  Economy  Regulations
         Public Release of Information
         Trade Secrets

      Assigned Deterioration  Factor

      Assurance of  Public  Health
         Compliance with 40 CFR 86.078-5(b)(1)(ii)
         Compliance with CAA  202{a)(4) and 206(a)(3)

      Auxiliary Emission Control  Device
         Carryover
         Criteria  for  Judging Acceptability
         Definition
         Defeat Device
         Field Fixes
         Running Change

      Before and After Testing
         Scheduled Maintenance
         Unscheduled Maintenance
                                         55C
                                       76/76-1
                                         86

                                         73

                                         77
                                         66
                                         66

                                         51C
                                         46
                                       76/76-1

                                       24/24-2
                                         24
                                         24-2
                                       24/24-2
                                       24/24-2
                                         24
                                       24/24-2


                                         12A
                                         4A-1

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Break-In Maintenance                                    12A
California Test Vehicles,  Retest                        40
California Standards
   Federal Certification Based on  California             86
     Certification
   Fuel Economy Labels                                  83A
   Light-Duty                                           84A

Car Line and Truck Line Determinations                   89
Carry-Across Data                                       17P
Carryover Data
   Application Procedures                                17F
   Defeat Device                                        24
   Durability Data                                      17F
   Emission Data                                        17F
   Evaporative Emissions                                17F
   Running Changes                                      17F
Certificate of Conformity
   Scope, Duration                                      6B
Coastdown Test Procedure                                55C

Confidential Information                                66

Confirmatory Testing  at EPA                           84A/54A

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      Components
         Auxiliary Emission Control Devices
         Failure
         Field  Fixes
         Malfunction
         Modification

      Correlation, Laboratory

      Defeat  Devices
         Optional Objective Criteria for Determination

      Definitions
         Auxiliary Emission Control Devices
         Certificate of Conformity
         Deterioration Factor
         Emission Control System
         Engine Family Determination
         Field  Fix
         Model  Year
         Production Period
         Unscheduled Maintenance

      Deterioration Factors, Assigned

      Diagnostic Procedures, Required

      Driving Traces, Supplied with Test Vehicle
                                         24
                                       4A-1/36B
                                         2B
                                         4A-1
                                         2B

                                         52A

                                       24/24-2
                                         24-2
                                         24
                                         6B
                                         51C
                                       20B/20B-1
                                       20B/20B-1
                                         2B
                                         6B
                                         6B
                                         4A-1

                                         51C

                                         4A-1

                                         23A
      Durability-Data Vehicles/Testing (See Testing, Durability Data)

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Dynamometer
   Air-Conditioning                                    53
   Alternative Road-Load Determination                  55C
   Outdoor Chassis Dynamometer  Approval                 35B
Emission Control Component  Modification  (Field Fixes)   2B

Emission Control System
   Approval for Use of Emission control  Devices         76
   Classification                                     20B/20B-1
   Definition                                         20B/20B-1
   Evaporative Emission Control Systems                 59
   Identification                                      77
   Technological Advances                              24-2

Emission-Data Vehicle/Testing (See Testing,  Emission  Data)

Engines, Shipment to EPA (Heavy-Duty Engines)           22A

Engine Family Determination
   Heavy-Duty Engines                                  20B-1
   Light-Duty Vehicle/Light-Duty Truck                  20B

Engineering Report, Required                           4A-1

Export Requirements                                    34

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      Evaporative Emissions
         Carryover Data
         Control Systems
         Family Determination
         Preconditioning

      Field Fixes

      Freedom of Information

      Fuels
         Service Accumulation Fuel, Representativeness

      Fuel Economy
         Car Line and  Truck Line Determinations
         Guidelines for Data Vehicle Packages
         High-Altitude Labels
         Label Program
         Test Schedules
         Testing

      Fuel Tank, Test  Vehicle Heating

      High-Altitude
         Fuel Economy  Labels
      Inertia Weight Class
         Inertia Weight Testing Option
         Air-Conditioning Usage
                                         17F
                                         59
                                         59
                                         50A

                                       2B/24/41A

                                         66
                                       26B/26B-1
                                         89
                                         77
                                         77
                                         83A
                                         84A
                                       72A/73/77

                                         23A


                                       77/83A
                                         38
                                         53
      Laboratory Correlation
                                         52A

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Labeling
   California Requirements
   Fuel Economy

Maintenance
   After Shipment
   Before and After Testing
   Break-In
   Instructions to Ultimate Purchaser
   High-Altitude Modifications
   Scheduled
   Unscheduled
   Warning Devices
   Warranty Statement in Owner's  Manual

Mileage Accumulation (See Also  Service Accumulation)
   Alternative Mileage Accumulation Procedures
   Fuel
   Outdoor Chassis Dynamometer
   Transport to EPA

Manufacturers, Small-Volume

Model Year

Modification of Certified Vehicles
                                          83A
                                          83A

                                        4A-1,  12A
                                          23A
                                          12A
                                        12A/15A/38
                                        15A, 24
                                          ISA
                                        12A, 36B
                                        4A/4A-1/36B
                                          36B
                                          ISA


                                          37A
                                        26-B/26B-1
                                          35B
                                          23A

                                          51C

                                          6B

                                        2B/64
MMT (Methylcyclopentadienyl Manganese  Tricarbonyl)     26B/26B-1
Outdoor Chassis Dynamometer,  Criteria  for  Approval
                                          35B

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      Production Period
      Public Disclosure  of Certification Information
      Public Health Assurance
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                                         91

                                         50A

                                         6B

                                         66

                                       46/76/76-1
      Retesting
         California Waivers
         Valid and Voided Tests

      Road-Load Power
         Air-Conditioning
         Alternative Procedure for  Determination and
           Use of Dynamometer Power Absorber Setting
         Measurement of Vehicle  Frontal  Area and
           Protuberance

      Running Changes
         Carryover Data
         Defeat Devices (Auxiliary  Emission  Control
           Devices)
         General
         Testing Schedule

      Scheduled Maintenance
         Criteria for Approval
         Durability Data Vehicles
         Emission-Data Vehicle Testing
         Warning Devices
                                         84A
                                         84A


                                         53
                                         55C

                                         73
                                          17F
                                        24/24-2

                                          41A
                                          84A


                                          12A
                                          12A
                                          12A
                                          36B

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Service Accumulation
   Alternate Schedule
   Chassis Dynamometer Approval
Shift Points, Manual Transmission Vehicles
Shipment of Vehicles/Engines
   Export Requirements
   Heavy-Duty Engine Shipment
   Light-Duty Vehicle Shipment
Small-Volume Engine Families,  Assigned Deterioration
   Factors
Statements of Compliance
Sulfur

Test Equipment
   Air-Conditioning  Usage
   Lab Correlation
   Manufacturer Test Sites, Secondary Laboratory
   Outdoor Chassis Dynamometer
   Use of Equipment  Not Specified in Regulations
Test Fuels
   Service Accumulation Fuels
                                                            37A
                                                            35B
                                                          26B/26B-1

                                                          23A/72A

                                                            34
                                                            22A
                                                            23A

                                                            51C

                                                            46

                                                            26B
                                                            53
                                                            52A
                                                            23A
                                                            35B
                                                            18

                                                          26B/26B-1

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                                                             23A
                                                           4A-1/12A
                                                             84A
                                                             17F
                                                             17F
                                                             72A
                                                             38
                                                           23A/50A/52A
Testing
   After Shipment
   Before and After
   Confirmatory Testing at EPA Facility
   Durability Data
   Emission Data
   Fuel Economy, Shift Points of Transmissions
   inertia Weight Testing Option
   Manufacturer Test Site

   Preconditioning                                     50A
   Retesting
     California Waivers                                84A
     Valid and Voided Tests                            84A
   Scheduling of Tests                                 84A
   Shift Point of Manual Transmissions                  72A
   Vehicle Requirements                                23A
Trade Secrets                                          66

Truck Line  (See Car Line and Truck  Line Determination)

Unscheduled Maintenance                                4A-1
   Warning Devices                                     36B

Vehicle Shipment/Preparation/Shipment  (General)       22A/23A
   Preconditioning Prior to Testing  by  Manufacturer     50A
     Warning Devices
     Warranty Statement
                                                       36B

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A/C Table of Contents
December 31, 1987
    1 of 4
QMS
Advisory  Circular
                             TABLE OP CONTENTS

      Circular
       Number                Title

         1A     Introduction of Advisory
                Circular  System

         2B     Field Fixes Related to Emission
                Control-Related Components

         4A     Unscheduled Maintenance

         4A-1   Unscheduled Maintenance

         6B     Duration  of Certificates of
                Conformity, Production Period,
                and Model Year

         12A    Break-In  and  Other Scheduled
                Maintenance

         15A    EPA Review and  Approval of
                Maintenance  Instructions of  1975
                and Later Model  Light-Duty Vehicles
                and Heavy-Duty  Engines

         17F    General Criteria  for  the Carryover
                and Carry-Across  of Certification
                Data and the  Carryover  of  Fuel
                Economy Data  for  Light-Duty  Vehicles
                and Light-Duty  Trucks

         18     Approval of Use of Instruments  Other
                than Those Specified in  the  Motor
                Vehicle Emission Control Regulations

         20B   Determination of Engine Families  and
                Classification of Emission Control
                Systems for Heavy-Duty Engines
                                       Date of
                                       Issuance

                                   February 27,  1978
                                   March 17,  1975


                                   November  14,1972

                                   December  14,1973

                                   December  31,  1987



                                   April 2,  1974


                                   July 30,  1974




                                   November 16,  1982
                                   September 7, 1972
                                   June 27,1974

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        20B-1  Determination of Engine Families and
               Classification of Emission Control
               Systems for Heavy-Duty Engines

        22A    Shipment of Heavy-Duty Engines to
               EPA for Testing

        23A    Shipment of Light-Duty Vehicles and
               Trucks to EPA for Testing

        24     Prohibition of Use of Emission
               Control Defeat Devices

        24-2   Prohibition of Emission, Control
               Defeat Devices - Optional Objective
               Criteria

        26B    Representativeness of Unleaded
               Service Accumulation Fuels

        26B-1  Representativeness of Unleaded
               Mileage Accumulation Fuels

        34     Export Requirements for Light-Duty
               Vehicles and Heavy-Duty Engines

        35B    Criteria for Approval of Use of an
               Outdoor Chassis Dynamometer for
               Mileage Accumulation

        36B    Warning Devices for Emission
               Control System Maintenance

        37A    Alternate Mileage Accumulation
               Procedure

        38     Inertia Weight Testing Option -
               Relationship to Coverage of
               Certificate of Conformity

        41A    Changes to Vehicle or Engine Covered
               by Certificate (Running Change)
September 20,1974
April 3,  1973
July 5,  1978
December 11,  1972
December 6,  1978
January 7,  1977
August 12, 1977
November 2, 1973
April 30, 1982
October 25, 1982
July 22, 1975
February 15, 1974
March 24, 1975

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         45     Appeals Procedure on Administrative
               Rulings

         46     Qualification by Manufacturers
               of Statement of Compliance

         50A   Test Vehicle Preconditioning

         51C   Assigned Deterioration Factors
               for 1988 Model Year Light-Duty
               Trucks and Heavy-Duty Engines

         52A   EPA MVEL Laboratory Correlation

         53     Air-Conditioning Usage

         55C   Determination and Use of Alternative
               Dynamometer Power Absorber Setting

         59     Determination of Evaporative
               Emission Families and
               Evaporative Control Systems

         64     Certificates of Conformity for
               Certified Vehicles Modified
               Subsequent to Original Manufacture

         66     Public Access to Applications
               for Certification

         72A   Shift Points for Manual Transmission
               Test Vehicles

         73     Measurement of Vehicle Frontal
               Area and Protuberance

         76     Compliance with the Requirements
               of §202(a)(4) and §206(a)(3)
               of the Clean Air Act

         76-1   Compliance with the Requirements
               of §202(a)(4) and §206(a)(3)
               of the Clean Air Act

         77     Guidelines for Submission of Fuel
               Economy Data Vehicle Packages
May 12, 1975


June 12, 1975


December 16, 1976

December 4, 1986



May 1, 1987

December 31, 1975

December 12, 1986


August 31, 1976



March 7, 1977



May 17, 1977


February 10, 1984


March 15,  1978


June 28, 1978



November 30, 1978



September  1, 1978

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         83A     Policies Applicable to the Fuel
                Economy Labeling and Compliance
                Program

         84A     EPA Confirmatory Testing of Light-
                Duty Vehicles and Light-Duty Trucks

         86      Federal Certification Based on
                California Certification

         89      General Criteria for Making
                Car Line and Truck Line
                Determination

         91      Parameter Adjustment

         92      Application Formats for
                Certification of 1982 Model Year
                Light-Duty Motor Vehicle
                                 July 6,  1984



                                 July 29,  1983


                                 July 17,  1979


                                 December  14, 1979



                                 February  8, 1980

                                 September  23, 1980

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       11       Importation   of    Certification   Test    Vehicles;
                Approval of Operation on the Public Roads.
                This  A/C  was adopted  on May  5,  1972;  it  has  been
                superseded by 40 CFR 85.1701, et seq.


       16       Approval of  Emission  Control Modifications for  High
                Altitudes on New Motor Vehicles or Engines.
                This  A/C  was issued  on  June 8~,1972.   Subsequently
                there  have  been  two  Clean  Air  Act revisions,  1974
                and  1977,  as well  as  numerous  regulation  changes.
                This  A/C  has  been  completely  superseded  by  the
                subsequent  high-altitude  rulemaking;  Subpart  Q  of
                Part  86  (Altitude Performance  Adjustments)  issued  in
                1980.
       19B      "Zero Miles."
                The  requirement  for  a  zero  mile  test  was  deleted
                many  years  ago;  there  are no  continuing  zero  mile
                requirements.
       24-1     Modifications    to    High-Altitude   Vehicles    for
                Temporary Operation at Low  Altitudes;  Prohibition  of
                Use of Emission Control Defeat Devices.
                This  A/C,  issued August  27,  1976, expands  upon  A/C
                No. 24  issued  December 11,  1972 prohibiting  the  use
                of  defeat  devices.   It  is  directed  at  altitude
                adjustment  devices  or  maintenance instructions  for
                modifying vehicles  for low  altitude  operation.   This
                A/C has  been  superseded  by  the subsequent  Clean  Air
                Act amendments and high-altitude regulations.


       25       Quarterly Production Reports.
                Quarterly Production  Reports  are  no  longer  required
                under our regulations.

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        27
Public   Release
of
Information    Contained   in
                 Applications   for    Certification
                                      of
                       Light-Duty
                 vehicles and Heavy-Duty Engines.
                 This   A/C,   issued   March  19, 1973,   contains   an
                 outdated  fee  schedule and  does not  reflect  changes
                 in  the  Freedom of  Information  regulations  in  the
                 past several years.
        29-1     Emission Testing of Certification Vehicles.
                 This  A/C  is  concerned  with  testing  prior  to  the
                 "zero  mile" test  as  well  as  other  emission  tests
                 performed  during  the  life  of  an  emission  data  or
                 durability  vehicle.    Our   regulations  have   been
                 amended  to allow  manufacturers  more  flexibility  in
                 how they conduct their test programs.
        30A
Use   of   Unleaded   Fuel   in  Noncatalyst   Equipped
Vehicles.
Published  on  March  24,  1975,   this  A/C  prohibited
manufacturers  from  gaining  an  advantage  by  using
unleaded  fuel  in test  vehicles  representing  pro-
duction  vehicles  which would use  leaded  fuel.   Our
fuels  regulations,  40 CFR  80.24,  were  subsequently
amended to accomplish the same  result.
      32B/32B1   Compliance   with    Fuel    Requirements
                                           of
                             Lead
                 Regulations Regarding Unleaded Fuel.
                 These   two   A/C's   were   published   shortly   after
                 vehicles  requiring  unleaded  fuel   were  available.
                 They  add  very little  to  the labeling  and  immediate
                 shut off requirements in 40 CFR 80.24.
        60
EPA Leaded Gasoline Test Fuels.
Adopted  on  November 15,  1976,  this A/C describes  a
change  in  EPA  test  fuel.   Applicable  regulations
were subsequently adopted.
        71/71-1  Criterion  for   Obtaining   Exemption  from  Running
                 Change Fuel Economy Data Requirements.
                 These A/C's, adopted  December  22,  1977  and  April  11,
                 1979 have  been  superseded  by  subsequent  fuel  economy
                 regulations.

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   74       Adjustment   of    Governors    on   Gasoline   Fueled
           Heavy-Duty Certification Engines."
           This A/C  concerns the effect  of  engine  governors on
           the  heavy-duty  durability cycle.  Since  there  is no
           longer a  specified durability  procedure  and manufac-
           turers develop  their  own  deterioration factors,  this
           A/C is no longer necessary.


   78       1979 Model Year Fuel Economy Labeling Program.
           This  A/C  has  been  superseded  by  the  subsequent
           regulations and by A/C No. 83A.


   80       Altitude Performance Adjustments for Vehicles In Use.
           This A/C  was adopted  December  8,  1978 and deals with
           voluntary submissions to EPA of high-altitude adjust-
           ments under section 215 of the amended Clean Air Act.
           This, by  its  own  statement,  was an  interim  A/C and
           was  superseded  by  Subpart  Q  of  Part 85,  which was
           adopted on October 8, 1980.


   35       1980 Model Year Fuel Economy Label Format.
           Thelatestfueleconomy  regulationprovided  new
           requirements for   label  formats;  this  A/C  has  been
           entirely superseded.


   87       Guidelines for  Submitting Supplemental Running Change
           Fuel Economy Data.
           This A/C  was  adopted  'September  11,  1979.   As  with
           other fuel  economy A/C's, this A/C  has  been super-
           seded  by  the   subsequent  fuel  economy  regulation
           changes.


   90       Guidelines  for    the   Submission   of   Preliminary
           Corporate Average Fuel Economy Report.
           The PCAFE report has been eliminated.
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