Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on August 22, 1994.
As of Sunday, December 22nd, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Models
1994 and older model-year gasoline and diesel powered vehicles.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-339-2
  • Executive Order 339-2 / D339-2
  • ARB # D-339-2
  • Executive Order No: D-339-2
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-339-2
  • Resolution D-339-2
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Download: Executive Order D-339-2 PDF

D-339-2 Document:


CARB_D-339-2

                                                           (Page 1 of 3)

                               State of California
                               AIR RESOURCES   BOARD


                             EXECUTIVE ORDER D—339—2
                   Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156
                               of the Vehicle Code

                        AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES GROUP,    INC.
                               THE FORCE WINTER PAC

WHEREAS, Vehicle Code Section 27156 and Title 13 California Code of
Regulations (hereafter "CCR") Section 2222(e), authorizse the California Air
Resources Board (ARB) and its Executive Officer to exempt add—on and
modified parts from the prohibitions of Vehicle Code Section 27156.

WHEREAS,   American Technologies Group,   Inc.,   of 425 East Huntington Drive,
Monrovia, California 91016, has applied to the ARB for exemption from the
prohibitions of Vehicle Code Section 27156 for the The Force Winter Pac.

WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority vested in the Executive Officer by Health
and Safety Code Section 39515 and in the Chief, Mobile Source Division by
Health and Safety Code Section 39516 and Executive Order G—45—5, the Air
Resources Board finds:

     1.     The Force Winter Pac is an add—on device that is placed in the air
            filter in a motor vehicle.

     2.    The air filter is part of the required motor vehicle pollution
           control system.

     3.    The Force Winter Pac is intended for use with a required pollution
           control system.

     4.    The Force Winter Pac by being placed in the air filter alters the
           original design of a motor vehicle pollution control system.

     5.    The Force Winter Pac is a device subject to the prohibitions of
           Vehicle Code Section 27156 and an add—on part as defined by 13 CCR
           Section 1900(b)(1).

    6.     The Force Winter Pac does not reduce the effectiveness of any
           required motor vehicle pollution control device.

    7.     The ARB,   in the exercise of technical judgement,   is aware of no
           basis on which the The Force Winter Pac will provide either a
           decrease in emission or an increase in fuel economy.

    8.     It has not been determined what effect use of the The Force Winter
           Pac may have on any warranty, either expressed or implied, by the
           manufacturer of a motor vehicle on which the device is installed.

    9.     The Force Winter Pac is not a certified motor vehicle pollution
           control device pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 43644.


AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.                              EXECUTIVE ORDER D—339—2
THE FORCE WINTER PAC                                           (Page 2 of 3)




     10.   The ARB by granting an exemption to American Technologies Group,
           Inc. for the The Force Winter Pac does not recommend or endorse in
           any way the The Force Winter Pac for emissions reduction,          fuel
           economy,    or any other purpose.

IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that The Force Winter Pac is exempt from the
prohibitions of Vehicle Code Section 27156 for installation on 1994 and
older model—year gasoline and diesel powered vehicles subject to the
following conditions:

     1.    This exemption shall not apply to any device, apparatus, or
           mechanism advertised, offered for sale or sold with, or installed
           on,   a motor vehicle prior to or concurrent with transfer to an
           ultimate purchaser.

     2.    No changes are permitted to the device as described in the
           application for exemption.  Any changes to the device, applicable
           model year, or other factors addressed in this order must be
           evaluated and approved by the ARB prior to marketing in
           California.

     3.    Marketing of this device using an identification other than that
           shown in this Executive Order or marketing of this device for an
           application other than those listed in Executive Order shall be
           prohibited unless prior approval is obtained from the ARB.
           Exemption of this product shall not be construed as an exemption
           to sell, offer for sale, or advertise any component of the product
           as an individual device.

     4.    Any oral or written references to this Executive Order or its
           content by the American Technologies Group, Inc. its principals,
           agents,    employees,   distributors,   dealers,   or other representatives
           must include the disclaimer that the Executive Order or the
           exemption it provides is not an endorsement or approval of any
           fuel economy or emissions reduction claims for the The Force
           Winter Pac and is only a finding that the device is exempt from
           the prohibitions of Vehicle Code Section 27156.

     5.    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.

Violation of any of the above conditions shall be grounds for revocation of
this order.  The order may be revoked only after a ten—day written notice of
intention to revoke the order, in which period the holder of the 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 order may not be revoked until a determination after hearing
that grounds for revocation exist.


AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES GROUP,   INC.                     EXECUTIVE ORDER D—339~—2
THE FORCE WINTER PAC                                    (Page 3 of 3)




Executed at El Monte,   California,   this ;Lfil   day of August,   1994.




                                      R. 8. Summerf}
                                                           a
                                      Assistant Di   ion Chief
                                      Mobile Source Division



Document Created: 2005-09-01 12:43:37
Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:43:37

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