Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on January 16, 2007.
As of Friday, January 3rd, 2025 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Models
2007 and older model-year heavy-duty diesel vehicles

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-394-4
  • Executive Order 394-4 / D394-4
  • ARB # D-394-4
  • Executive Order No: D-394-4
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-394-4
  • Resolution D-394-4
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Download: Executive Order D-394-4 PDF

D-394-4 Document:

CARB_D-394-4

State of California AIR RESOURCES BOARD EXECUTIVE ORDER D—394—4 Relating to Exemptions under Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code Rentar Environmental Solutions, Inc. Rentar Fuel Catalyst WHEREAS, Vehicle Code Section 27156 and Title 13, Califonia Code of Regulations (CCR) Section 2222(e) authorize the California Air Resources Board and its Executive Officer to exempt add—on and modified parts from the prohibitions in Vehicle Code Section 27156; WHEREAS, Rentar Environmental Solutions, Inc. has applied to the Air Resources Board for exemption from the prohibitions in Vehicle Code Section 27156 for the Rentar Fuel Catalyst for use on 2007 and older model—year heavy—duty diesel vehicles; WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority vested in the Executive Officer by Health and Safety Code Section 39515 and in the Chief of the Mobile Source Operations Division by Healith and Safety Code Section 39516 and Executive Order G—02—003, the A|r Resources Board finds that; 1. The Rentar Fuel Catalyst is an add—on device that is attached to the fuel line in a motor vehicle. 2. The fuel line is part of the required motor vehicle pollution control system. 3. The Rentar Fuel Catalyst is intended for use with a required motor vehicle pollution control system. 4. The Rentar Fuel Catalyst by being installed on the fuel line alters the original design of a motor vehicle pollution control system. 5. The Rentar Fuel Catalyst is a device subject to the prohibitions of Vehicle Code Section 27156 and an add—on part as defined by 13 CCR 1900(b)(1). 6. The Rentar Fuel Catalyst does not reduce the effectiveness of any required motor vehicle pollution control system. 7. The Air Resources Board, in the exercise of technical judgment, is aware of no basis on which the Rentar Fuel Catalyst will provide either a decrease in emissions or an increase in fuel economy. 8. It has not been determined what effect the use of the Rentar Fuel Catalyst may have on any warranty, either expressed or implied, by the manufacturer of a motor vehicle on which the device is installed.

«2. The Rentar Fuel Catalyst is not a certified motor vehicle pollution control device pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 43644. 10. The Air Resources Board by granting an exemption to Rentar Environmental Solutions, Inc. for the Rentar Fuel Catalyst does not recommend or endorse in any way the Rentar Fuel Catalyst for emission reduction, fuel economy, or any other purpose. [T IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Rentar Fuel Catalyst is exempt from the prohibitions of Vehicle Code Section 27156 for installation on 2007 and older model—year heavy—duty diesel 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. 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 Executive Order must be evaluated and approved by the Air Resources Board prior to marketing in California. 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 the Executive Order shall be prohibited unless prior approval is obtained from the Air Resources Board. Exemption of the device shall not be construed as an exemption to sell, offer for sale, or advertise any component of the device as individual devices. Any oral or written references to this Executive Order or its content by Rentar Environmental Solutions, 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 emission reduction or fuel economy claims for the Rentar Fuel Catalyst and is only a finding that the device is exempt from the prohibitions of Vehicle Code Section 27156. 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 advertlsmg or other oral or written communication. 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. RENTAR ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, INC. RENTAR FUEL CATALYST — D—394—4

—3— 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 éé day of January 2007. —»~N< Annette Hebert, Chief Mobile Source Operations Division RENTAR ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, INC. RENTAR FUEL CATALYST —D—394—4


Document Created: 2007-03-02 14:22:55
Document Modified: 2007-03-02 14:22:55

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