Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on September 11, 2002.
As of Thursday, December 26th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

ModelsModification
1996-2002 4.3, 5.0, 5.3, 5.7, 6.0, 7.4, and 8.1 liter GM G-series vansReplace 31-35 gallon stock tank with Transfer Flow's 29-gallon midship or 35-gallon aft-axle tank

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-288-31
  • Executive Order 288-31 / D288-31
  • ARB # D-288-31
  • Executive Order No: D-288-31
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-288-31
  • Resolution D-288-31
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Download: Executive Order D-288-31 PDF

D-288-31 Document:


CARB_D-288-31

                                     State of California
                                 AIR RESOURCE$ BOARD

                               EXECUTIVE ORDER D—288—31
                                Relating to Exemptions under
                              Section 27156 of the ehicle Code

                                     Transfer Flow Inc.
                              Replacement Fuel Storage System

Pursuant to the authority vested in the Air Resources Board (ARB) by Section 27156 of
the Vehicle Code; and

Pursuant to the authority vested in the undersigned by Sections 39515 and 39516 of the
Health and Safety Code and Executive Order G—02—003;

M IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That installation of the Replacement Fue! Storage
System manufactured by Transfer Flow, Inc. (TFI) of 1444 Fortress Street, Chico,
California 95973, has been found not to reduce the effectiveness of the apphcable vehicle
pollution control system, and therefore, the Replécement Fuel Storage System is exempt
from the prohibitions in section 27156 of the California Vehicle Code for installation on the
following vehicles:

Model—Year    Vehicle Model         Enginé Size    |   Stock Tank      TF! Tank

1996—2002      GMG—series vans      4.3/5.0/5.3/5.7/; —31—35 gallons   29 gallons midship
                                    6.0/7.4/8.1                        35 gallons aft—axle

This exemption is based on an evaluation of the Replacement Fuel Storage System for
impact on the vehicles‘ evaporative emissions and their On—Board Diagnostic !I (OBD II)
System. Based on test results and engingering avaluatlon it was concluded that TFI‘s
Replacement Fuel Storage System would not adversely affect the vehicles‘ evaporative
emissions or reduce the effectiveness of their O$D 11 System.

This Executive Order is valid provided that lnstallatlon instructions for the Replacement
Fuel Storage System do not recommend tuning tthe vehicles to specifications different
from those of the vehicle manufacturer

Changes made to the design or operatlng conditions of the Replacement Fuel Storage
System, as exampt by the ARB, which adversely affect the performance of the vehicle‘s
pollution control system, shall invalidate this Exebutive Order.

Marketmg of the Replacement Fuel Storage System using identification other than that
shown in this Executive Order or for an application other than that listed in this
Executive Order shall be prohibited unless priorpprovalis obtained from the ARB.

Exemption of the Replacement Fuel Storage Sy$tem shall not be construed as an
exemption to sell, offer for sale, or advertise anycomponent of the Replacement Fuel
Storage System as individual devices.


                                              «2.

This Executive Order shall not apply to any Replacement Fuel Storage System
advertised, offered for sale, sold with, or installed on a motor vehicle prior to or
concurrent with transfer to an ultimate purchaser.

This Executive Order does not constitute any opinion as to the effect the use of the |
Replacement Fuel Storage System may have on any warranty either expressed or
implied by the vehicle manufacturer.

No claim of any kind, such as "Approved by the Air Resources Board," may be made
with respect to the action taken herein in any advertising or other oral or written
communication.

In addition to the foregoing, the ARB reserves the right in the future to review this
Executive Order and the exemption provided herein to assure that the exempted add—on
or modified part continues to meet the standards and procedures of California Code of
Regulations, Title 13, Section 2222, et seq.

THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CERTIFICATION,
ACCREDITATION, APPROVAL, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF ENDORSEMENT BY THE
AIR RESOURCES BOARD OF ANY CLAIMS OF THE APPLICANT CONCERNING
ANTI—POLLUTION BENEFITS OR ANY ALLEGED BENEFITS OF TRANSFER FLOW,
INC.‘S REPLACEMENT FUEL STORAGE SYSTEM.

Violation of any of the above conditions shall be grounds for revocation of this Executive
Order. The Executive Order may be revoked only after a ten—day written notice of
intention to revoke the Executive Order, in which period the holder of the Executive
Order may request in writing a hearing to contest the proposed revocation. If a hearing
is requested, it shall be held within ten days of receipt of the request, and the Executive
Order may not be revoked until a determination is made after a hearing that grounds for
revocation exist.

Executed at El Monte, California, this     /z T#    day of September 2002.




                                         Allé Lyons, Chief
                                         Mobile Source Operations Division




 TRANSFER FLOW, INC. — REPLACEMENT FUEL STORAGE SYSTEM —— D—288—31



Document Created: 2005-09-01 12:41:06
Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:41:06

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