N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-34.8

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 7:27-34.8 - Opacity limits

(a) Except as provided at (c) below, on or after March 1, 2025, for new cargo handling equipment and on or after the compliance deadlines at Table 1 above for in-use cargo handling equipment, or any approved compliance extension(s), any cargo handling equipment subject to this subchapter shall not exceed the opacity limits at Table 2 below. Compliance with the opacity limits will be determined by the Department with a smoke meter that meets, and is used in accordance with, the Society of Automotive Engineers "Surface Vehicle Recommended Practice, Snap Acceleration Smoke Test

Procedure for Heavy-Duty Powered Vehicles" (SAE J1667, February 1996).

(b) Except as provided at (c) below, an owner or operator shall take out of service and repair any cargo handling equipment that exceeds the opacity limit at Table 2 below. The owner or operator shall not return the cargo handling equipment to service until it meets the opacity limits at Table 2 below. The owner or operator shall maintain all service and repair records in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:27-34.15.

Table 2: Opacity Limits

PM emissions limit to which cargo handling equipment powered by a diesel CI engine is certified	Opacity Limit
>0.40 g/bhp-hr PM	55%
0.31-0.40 g/bhp-hr PM	45%
0.21-0.30 g/bhp-hr PM	35%
0.11-0.20 g/bhp-hr PM	25%
0.05-0.10 g/bhp-hr PM	15%
<0.05 g/bhp-hr PM	5%

(c) Cargo handling equipment that is a registered motor vehicle is subject to the applicable tests, procedures, and standards set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:27-14, 7:27B-4, and 13:20-26.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-34.8

Adopted by 55 N.J.R. 142(b), effective 2/6/2023