United States Environmental Protection Agency Air and Radiation EPA420-F-99-041 October 1999 Office of Mobile Sources v>EPA Resource Information Office of Mobile Sources Year 2000 Readiness The Office of Mobile Sources (OMS) is working to make the date change from 1999 to 2000 as seamless as possible. As of July, 100 percent of all mission-critical systems were compliant These systems have been tested and will be able to accurately process data in the Year 2000. Desktop computer systems are still being worked on; however, all are expected to be compliant by the end of October. OMS has prepared business continuity and facility contingency plans to ensure that, even if systems fail, all operations will continue through the date change. Certification and Fuel Economy Information System (CFEIS) Status of OMS Information Systems and NVFEL Testing Systems CFEIS has nine major subsystems, all with various year and date stamps. Vehicle manufacturers have successfully submitted Model Year 2000 certificate applications, leaving at issue only three calendar year date fields in one subsystem untested with real Calendar Year 2000 dates (Manufacturer Test Data System). The entire system has been validated for Year 2000 compliance, so we do not expect any delays in the issu- ance of Certificates of Conformity for vehicle manufacturers. For addi- tional information, please contact Richard Parsons at 734-214-4324 or by email at parsons.richard@epa.gov. ) Printed on Recycled Paper ------- Engine Certification Information Management System (IMS) Engine manufacturers have successfully submitted Model Year 2000 certificate applications. The entire information management system has been validated for Year 2000 compliance, so we do not expect any delays in the issuance of Certificates of Conformity for engine manufacturers. For additional information, please contact Jim Blubaugh at 202-564-9244 or by email at blubaugh.jim@epa.gov. National All vehicle, engine, and fuels testing systems at NVFEL will be com pi i- Vehicle ant by the end of October. Equipment vendors have certified that systems and Fuel will continue to work in the Year 2000. We do not anticipate any failures; Emissions however, we are prepared to operate manually. For additional informa- Laboratory tion, please contact Manuel Arana at 734-214-4860 or by email at (NVFEL) arana.manuel@epa.gov. For More Information Future updates on OMS's preparations for the date change to 2000 will be available electronically on the OMS web site at: http://www.epa.gov/oms For additional information on general issues related to OMS's Year 2000 readiness, please contact John Kargul at: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Mobile Sources 2000 Traverwood Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48105 734-214-4386 email: kargul.john@epa.gov 2 ------- |