§ 610.10 Program purpose
§ 610.11 Definitions
§ 610.12 Program initiative
§ 610.13 Program structure
§ 610.14 Payment of program costs
§ 610.15 Eligibility for participation
§ 610.16 Applicant’s responsibilities
§ 610.17 Application format

Terms Used In CFR > Title 40 > Chapter I > Subchapter Q > Part 610 > Subpart A - General Provisions

  • Automobile: means any four-wheeled vehicle propelled by fuel which is manufactured primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways (except any vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or rails), and which is rated at 6,000 lbs. See 40 CFR 610.11
  • Configuration: means the mechanical arrangement, calibration and condition of a test automobile, with particular respect to carburetion, ignition timing, and emission control systems. See 40 CFR 610.11
  • device: means :

    (i) Any component, equipment, or other device (except a flow measuring instrument or other driving aid, or lubricant or lubricant additive) which is designed to be installed in or on an automobile as an addition to, as a replacement for, or through alteration or modification of, any original component, or other devices; or

    (ii) Any fuel additive which is to be added to the fuel supply of an automobile by means other than fuel dispenser pumps; and

    (iii) Which any manufacturer, dealer, or distributor of such device represents will provide higher fuel economy than would have resulted with the automobile as originally equipped, as determined under rules of the Administrator. See 40 CFR 610.11

  • Fuel economy: means the average number of miles traveled by an automobile per gallon of gasoline (or equivalent amount of other fuel) consumed, as determined by the Administrator in accordance with procedures established under subpart D or F. See 40 CFR 610.11
  • Manufacturer: means a person or company which is engaged in the business of producing or assembling, and which has primary control over the design specifications, of a retrofit device for which a fuel economy improvement claim is made. See 40 CFR 610.11
  • Preliminary analysis: means the engineering analysis performed by EPA prior to testing prescribed by the Administrator based on data and information submitted by a manufacturer or available from other sources. See 40 CFR 610.11
  • program: means the sequence of analyses and tests prescribed by the Administrator as described in § 610. See 40 CFR 610.11
  • Retrofit: means the addition of a new item, modification or removal of an existing item of equipment beyond that of regular maintenance, on an automobile after its initial manufacture. See 40 CFR 610.11
  • Test data: means any information which is a quantitative measure of any aspect of the behavior of a retrofit device. See 40 CFR 610.11