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• (2) The end of model year report shall contain the following information:

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  • (d) for each of a company’s fleets described in section 24.10

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    • (ii) the average evaporative emission value achieved under section 24.11 or 25.3 and either the percentage of vehicles in the fleet that conform to the applicable fleet average evaporative emission standard or a statement that every vehicle in the fleet meets the requirements of paragraph 24.10(2)(a) or (b), as applicable,

• (2.1) The end of model year report for the 2017 to 2021 model years shall also contain either the percentage of vehicles in a company’s groups of vehicles that conform to the applicable particulate matter exhaust emission standards referred to in subsection 17.2(1) or a statement that every vehicle in the group meets the requirements of paragraph 17.2(3)(a) or (b), as applicable.

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• (5) A company that makes an election under subsection 31(1) or 31.1(1) in respect of a group of vehicles in a fleet shall include in the end of model year report

  • (a) the following average values:

    • (i) for the 2016 and earlier model years, the average NO_X value, determined under subsection 31(4) or (6), as the case may be,

    • (ii) for the 2017 model year,

      • (A) in the case of a company’s heavy light-duty trucks and medium-duty passenger vehicles, the average NO_X value, determined under subsection 31(4) or (6), as the case may be, and the average cold NMHC or evaporative emission value, as the case may be, determined under subsection 31.1(4) or (6), or

      • (B) in the case of a company’s vehicles other than its heavy light-duty trucks and medium-duty passenger vehicles, the average NMOG + NO_X, cold NMHC or evaporative emission value, as the case may be, determined under subsection 31.1(4) or (6), as the case may be, or

    • (iii) for the 2018 and later model years, the average NMOG + NO_X, cold NMHC or evaporative emission value, as the case may be, determined under subsection 31.1(4) or (6), as the case may be;

  • (b) the values used in calculating the average values referred to in subparagraph (a)(i), clause (a)(ii)(A) or (B) or subparagraph (a)(iii), as the case may be; and

  • (c) information demonstrating compliance with subsection 31(3) or 31.1(3), as the case may be.

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• 31.1 (1) Subject to subsection (8), a company may elect to exclude the group of vehicles in a fleet that are covered by an EPA certificate and that are sold concurrently in Canada and the United States from the requirement to meet the standards set out in sections 24.1 to 24.4, 24.6, 24.7 and 24.10, as applicable, and from the NMOG + NO_X, cold NMHC or evaporative emission deficit calculations, as the case may be, in respect of a fleet under section 28.

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• (3) A company shall not include in the group referred to in subsection (1) any vehicle that is covered by an EPA certificate and

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  • (b) that conforms, as applicable, to

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    • (ii) a family emission limit for cold NMHC or evaporative emissions, as the case may be, that is greater than the applicable fleet average cold NMHC or evaporative emission standard for the model year in respect of which the election is made.

• (4) Subject to subsection (5), if a company makes an election under subsection (1), it shall calculate an average NMOG + NO_X, cold NMHC or evaporative emission value in accordance with section 24.5, 24.8 or 24.11, as the case may be, with the necessary modifications, in respect of

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• (5) A company may elect not to make the calculations referred to in subsection (4) for a group of vehicles described in paragraph (4)(a) or (b) if every vehicle in the group conforms to

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  • (b) a family emission limit for cold NMHC or evaporative emissions, as the case may be, that is equal to or less than the fleet average cold NMHC or evaporative emission standard that would otherwise apply under section 24.6, 24.7 or 24.10.

• (6) If a company makes an election under subsection (5), the average NMOG + NO_X, cold NMHC or evaporative emission value, as the case may be, for the group of vehicles of a fleet for which the election was made shall be the applicable fleet average NMOG + NO_X, cold NMHC or evaporative emission standard.

• (7) If a company makes the election referred to in subsection (1) and the average NMOG + NO_X, cold NMHC or evaporative emission value, as the case may be, for the group that is subject to the election, calculated under paragraph (4)(a), exceeds the fleet average NMOG + NO_X, cold NMHC or evaporative emission standard that would otherwise apply under section 24.1, 24.2, 24.3, 24.4, 24.6, 24.7 or 24.10, the company shall

  • (a) forfeit any NMOG + NO_X, cold NMHC or evaporative emission credits, as the case may be, obtained for previous model years; and

  • (b) not obtain any NMOG + NO_X, cold NMHC or evaporative emission credits, as the case may be, for the model year in respect of which the election was made.

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• 1 (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

  CFR

  CFR  means the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States, as amended from time to time. (CFR)

  GVWR

  GVWR  means the gross vehicle weight rating specified by a manufacturer as the maximum design loaded weight of a single vehicle. (PNBV)

  model year

  model year  means the year, as determined under section 5, that is used by a manufacturer to designate a model of vehicle or engine. (année de modèle)

  NOx

  NOx  means oxides of nitrogen, which is the sum of nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide contained in a gas sample as if the nitric oxide were in the form of nitrogen dioxide. (NOx)

  on-road vehicle

  on-road vehicle  means a self-propelled vehicle designed for or capable of transporting persons, property, material or permanently or temporarily affixed apparatus on a highway, but does not mean a vehicle that

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  • (b) lacks features customarily associated with safe and practical highway use such as a reverse gear, unless the vehicle is a motorcycle, a differential, or safety features required by federal or provincial laws;

  • (c) exhibits features that render its use on a highway unsafe, impractical, or highly unlikely, such as tracked road contact means or inordinate size; or

  useful life

  useful life , in respect of a vehicle or engine, means the period of time or use, whether full or intermediate, during which an emission standard applies as set out in the CFR. (durée de vie utile)

• (2) Standards that are incorporated by reference in these Regulations from the CFR are those expressly set out in the CFR and shall be read as excluding

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• 1 (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

  CFR

  CFR  means the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States, as amended from time to time. (CFR)

  GVWR

  GVWR  means the gross vehicle weight rating specified by a manufacturer as the maximum design loaded weight of a single vehicle. (PNBV)

  model year

  model year  means the year, as determined under section 5, that is used by a manufacturer to designate a model of vehicle or engine. (année de modèle)

  NOx

  NOx  means oxides of nitrogen, which is the sum of nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide contained in a gas sample as if the nitric oxide were in the form of nitrogen dioxide. (NOx)

  on-road vehicle

  on-road vehicle  means a self-propelled vehicle designed for or capable of transporting persons, property, material or permanently or temporarily affixed apparatus on a highway, but does not mean a vehicle that

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  • (b) lacks features customarily associated with safe and practical highway use such as a reverse gear, unless the vehicle is a motorcycle, a differential, or safety features required by federal or provincial laws;

  • (c) exhibits features that render its use on a highway unsafe, impractical, or highly unlikely, such as tracked road contact means or inordinate size; or

  useful life

  useful life , in respect of a vehicle or engine, means the period of time or use, whether full or intermediate, during which an emission standard applies as set out in the CFR. (durée de vie utile)

• (2) Standards that are incorporated by reference in these Regulations from the CFR are those expressly set out in the CFR and shall be read as excluding

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• 44 (1) A company applying under section 156 of the Act for an exemption from conformity with any standard prescribed under these Regulations shall, before importing an engine or vehicle or applying a national emissions mark to an engine or vehicle, submit in writing to the Minister

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  • (f) if the company is requesting that the information submitted be treated as confidential under section 313 of the Act, the reasons for the request.

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• (3) If the basis of an application for exemption is the development of new emission monitoring or emission control features that are equivalent or superior to those that conform to the prescribed standards, the company shall include in the submission to the Minister

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  • (e) a statement as to whether the company intends, at the end of the exemption period,

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• (4) If the basis of an application for exemption is the development of new kinds of vehicles, engines or vehicle or engine systems or components, the company shall include in the submission to the Minister

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  • (c) a statement as to whether the company intends, at the end of the exemption period, to conform to the standards prescribed by these Regulations.

• (5) If a company wishes to obtain a new exemption to take effect after the expiration of an exemption referred to in subsection (3) or (4), the company shall submit, in writing, to the Minister

  • (a) the information required under subsection (3) or (4), as the case may be; and

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