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This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on June 25, 2007.
As of Monday, October 21st, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

ModelsModification
2004-2005 model year 3.5 liter GM Colorado cab chassisReplacement of the 19.6-gallon stock fuel tank is allowed using Transfer Flow, Inc.'s 17-gallon tank on cab chassis converted for taxicab use by Metroking Motors LLC

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-288-66
  • Executive Order 288-66 / D288-66
  • ARB # D-288-66
  • Executive Order No: D-288-66
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-288-66
  • Resolution D-288-66
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Download: Executive Order D-288-66 PDF

D-288-66 Document:


CARB_D-288-66

                                    State of California
                                AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                             EXECUTIVE ORDER D—288—66
                               Relating to Exemptions under
                            Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code

                                  Transfer Flow, Inc.
                             Replacement Fuel Storage System

Pursuant to the authority vested in the Air Resources Board 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;

IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That installation of the Replacement Fuel Storage
System, manufactured by Transfer Flow, Inc. (TFl) of 1444 Fortress Street, Chico,
California 95973, has been found not to reduce the effectiveness of the applicable vehicle
pollution control system, and therefore, the Replacement Fuel Storage System is exempt
from the prohibitions in Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code for installation on the following
General Motors Corporation vehicles converted for taxicab use by Metroking Motors LLC. :

Model—Year      Vehicle Model        ‘    Engine Size      Stock Tank       TFI Tank

2004—2005       Colorado cab chassis      3.5 liter        19.6 gallons     17 gallons
2006—2007       Colorado cab chassis      3.5/3.7 liter    19.6 gallons     19.6 gallons

This Executive Order is based on previous fuel tank temperature, On—Board Refueling
Vapor Recovery emissions, and On—Board Diagnostic II System tests TFI conducted
with similar Replacement Fuel Storage Systems.

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

This Executive Order shall not apply .to any device.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 is valid provided that installation instructions for the Replacement
Fuel Storage System do not recommend tuning the vehicle to specifications different
from those of the vehicle manufacturer.                 '

Changes made to the design or operating conditions of the Replacement Fuel Storage
System, as exempt by the Air Resources Board, which adversely affect the performance
of the vehicle‘s pollution control system shall invalidate this Executive Order.

Marketing of the Replacement Fuel Storage System using an identification other than
that shown in this Executive Order or for an application other than those listed in this


                                             2.

Executive Order shall be prohibited unless pnor approval is obtained from the Air
Resources Board.

In addition to the foregoing, the Air Resources Board 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
Title 13, California Code of Regulations, Section 2222 et seq.

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. >

THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CERTIFICATION,
ACCREDITATION, APPROVAL, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF ENDORSEMENT BY THE
AIR RESOURCES BOARD OF 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 the hearing that grounds
for revocation exist.

Executed at El Monte, California, this     2\5— day of June 2007.



                                    /smhok
                                         Annette Hebert, Chief
                                         Mobile Source Operations Division




                          TRANSFER FLOW, INC.
                REPLACEMENT FUEL STORAGE SYSTEM — D—288—66



Document Created: 2007-08-02 10:15:34
Document Modified: 2007-08-02 10:15:34

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