Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on August 19, 1993.
As of Tuesday, April 1st, 2025 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Models
1993 and earlier model-year vehicles equipped with gasoline engines.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-326
  • Executive Order 326 / D326
  • ARB # D-326
  • Executive Order No: D-326
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-326
  • Resolution D-326
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Download: Executive Order D-326 PDF

D-326 Document:

CARB_D-326

(Page 1 of 3) State of California AIR RESOURCES BOARD EXECUTIVE ORDER D—326 Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code SAVECO ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS, INC. GASROOSTER WHEREAS, Vehicle Code Section 27156 and Title 13 California Code of Regulations (hereafter "CCR") Section 2222(e), authorizes 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, Saveco Environmental Products, Inc. has applied to the ARB for exemption from the prohibitions of Vehicle Code Section 27156 for the GASBOOSTER. 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 ARB finds: 1. The GASBOOSTER 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 GASBOOSTER is intended for use with a required pollution control systenm. 4. The GASBOOSTER by being installed on the fuel line alters the original design of a motor vehicle pollution control system. 5. The GASBOOSTER 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 GASBOOSTER does not reduce the effectivauess 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 GASBOOSTER will provide either a decrease in emission or an increage in fuel economy. 8. It has not been determined what effect use of the GASBOOSTER may have on any warranty, either expressed or implied, by the manufacturer of a motor vehicle on which the device is installed.

SAVECO ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS, INC. EXECUTIVE ORDER D—326 GASBOOSTER j (Page 2 of 3) 9. The GASBOOSTER is not a certified motor vehicle pollution control device pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 43644. 10. The ARB by granting an exemption to Saveco Environmental Products, Inc. for the GASBOOSTER does not recommend or endorse in any way the GASBOOSTER for emissions reduction, fuel economy, or any other purpose. IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the GASBOOSTER is exempt from the prohibitions of Vehicle Code Section 27156 for installation on 1993 and earlier model—year vehicles with gasoline engines 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 the 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 Saveco Environmental Products, 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 GASBOOSTER and is only a finding that the device is exempt from the prohibitions of Vehicle Code Section 27156. S. 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.

SAVECO ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS, INC. EXECUTIVE ORDER D—326 GASBOOSTER (Page 3 of 3) 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. Executed at El Monte, California, this _/ z | of Afigust, 1993. Assistant Division Chief Mobile Source Division


Document Created: 2005-09-01 12:43:35
Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:43:35

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