Section 2197.2 - Reporting Requirements(a) Various sections of this HD I/M Regulation require affected entities to report information to CARB. Such requirements are described in this section. (1) Submitting to CARB a false oral or written statement, including a material misstatement or a material omission, in connection with the requirements of this reporting section is a violation of this HD I/M Regulation that may subject the submitter to penalties as described in section 2198.2(d).(2) The Executive Officer may revoke a vehicle's HD I/M compliant status or refuse to deem a vehicle in compliance with the HD I/M Regulation in response to one or more violations of this reporting section.(b) Vehicle owners or a designee shall report pertinent owner and vehicle identifying information specified by the Executive Officer to the electronic reporting system, including: (1) Owner information. (A) Registered Owner Name.(C) Fleet/Secondary Name (if applicable).(D) Designee (if applicable).(E) Title of Designee (if applicable).(F) Contact Email Address.(G) Contact Mailing Address.(H) Contact Phone Number.(I) Entity Physical Address.(J) United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) number (if applicable).(K) California Motor Carriers Permit (MCP) ID (if applicable).(L) Public Utilities Commission (PUC) ID (if applicable).(2) Vehicle Information. (B) License plate number.(C) State in which the vehicle is registered with a DMV.(3) A vehicle owner or designee shall attest, in the electronic reporting system, to the complete list of vehicles subject to this HD I/M Regulation for which they are responsible. (A) A vehicle owner or designee shall verify and attest the list of vehicles claimed is true and accurate and updated in accordance with the following requirements: 1. The vehicle owner or designee shall add each vehicle to the list of applicable vehicles within 30 calendar days of purchase.2. The vehicle owner or designee shall remove each vehicle from the list of applicable vehicles within 30 calendar days of sale.(B) Upon attesting responsibility for the complete list of vehicles, the Executive Officer shall provide the vehicle owner or designee with an Affirmation of Fleet Wide Compliance within 72 hours, if and when the vehicle owner or designee has demonstrated that each vehicle within the fleet complies with the requirements of this HD I/M Regulation.(c) Required OBD Testing Data (1) OBD data as specified in subsection (E)(6.1) of PART II, California Standards for Heavy-Duty Remote On-board Diagnostics Devices shall be submitted via the file format specified in subsection (E)(4) of PART II, California Standards for Heavy-Duty Remote On-board Diagnostic Devices for each OBD vehicle compliance test specified in section 2196.3(a)(1) and (2).(2) OBD data as specified in section 2193(f)(3) shall be submitted for each OBD vehicle compliance test specified in section 2196.3(a)(3).(d) Required Smoke Opacity Testing Data.(1) For each vehicle subject to the smoke opacity testing requirements of section 2196.4, and for each smoke opacity test, the vehicle owner shall cause to be submitted through a HD I/M tester all of the following data and information to CARB. (C) The initial smoke test opacity levels (for three successive test readings), the average of the three snap-acceleration test cycles, and the range.(D) The name and tester identification number of the HD I/M tester who performed the smoke opacity inspection.(E) Smoke meter brand name, make, model.(F) The dates of the last calibration of the opacity meter.(e) The vehicle emissions control equipment inspections specified in section 2198 shall be submitted to the electronic reporting system via a file template available on CARB's website (arb.ca.gov).(f) HD I/M Testers. (1) HD I/M testers shall provide the following information to CARB prior to performing and submitting compliance test results.(B) HD I/M tester credential number.(D) Tester mailing address.(E) Tester cellular phone number.(H) Entity physical address.(J) Certified NCC-ROBD device registered to tester (if applicable).(g) Five-Day Pass. When applying for a Five-Day pass, a vehicle owner shall submit an application form to the electronic reporting system. The owner shall submit the following information: (2) Registered owner's name.(3) Street address, city, state, zip code of owner.(4) Telephone number of owner.(5) Email address of owner (if available).(7) License plate number and state of registration.(8) Date(s) the vehicle will begin travel, or enter California if traveling from out of state location.(9) Origin and destination travel information.(h) ROBD Device Vendors: ROBD device vendors granted certification to use devices to test vehicles for compliance with the requirements of section 2196.3 shall report the data fields specified in California Standards for Heavy-Duty Remote On-board Diagnostic Devices Part III, section E to the electronic reporting system.(i) Parts Unavailability Compliance Time Extensions. When applying for a compliance time extension due to an unavailability of parts, a vehicle owner shall submit the following information from at least one repair facility.(1) The repair(s) that is needed to correct the vehicle's non-compliance issue.(2) The part(s) needed to repair the compliance issue.(3) What part(s) needed to repair the compliance issue are unavailable.(4) The reason(s) as to why the part(s) are unavailable.(5) An estimate as to when the parts are expected to become available.(6) Repair facility contacted in an effort to complete the needed vehicle repairs.(C) Business contact information.(7) Evidence of an effort to contact repair facilities after the noncompliance issue was first identified.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 13, § 2197.2
1. New section filed 10-5-2022; operative 1-1-2023 (Register 2022, No. 40). Note: Authority cited: Sections 39002, 39003, 39600, 39601, 43000, 43013, 43018, 43701, 44011.6 and 44152, Health and Safety Code; and Section 27153, Vehicle Code. Reference: Section 44152, Health and Safety Code.
1. New section filed 10-5-2022; operative 1/1/2023 (Register 2022, No. 40).