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CARB_D-353-47

                                 State of California
                              AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                             EXECUTIVE ORDER D-353-47
                Relating to Exemptions under Section 27156 and 38391
                                 of the Vehicle Code

                              Miller Catalyzer Corporation
                        "Series 59000 Three-way Catalytic Converter"

WHEREAS, Vehicle Code Sections 27156 and 38395, and Title 13, California Code of
Regulations (hereafter "CCR") Section 2222(h), authorize the California Air Resources Board
and its Executive Officer to exempt new aftermarket catalytic converters from the prohibitions
of Vehicle Code Section 27156 and 38391.

WHEREAS, Miller Catalyzer Corporation (Miller) of 3295 Depot Road, Hayward, California
94545, has applied to the Air Resources Board for exemption from the prohibitions in Vehicle
Code Sections 27156 and 38391 to market its new aftermarket Series 59000 three-way
catalytic converter (TWC) for installation on 1995 and older model year non-on-board
diagnostic II (non-OBD II) trucks equipped with one catalytic converter per exhaust bank, and
categorized T-1 application. The catalytic converter may be sold as a universal or direct-fit
system.

WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority vested in the Executive Officer by Health and Safety
Code Section 39515 and in the Chief, Mobile Source Operations Division by Health and
Safety Code Section 39516 and Executive Order G-02-003, the Air Resources Board finds
that the above aftermarket catalytic converter complies with the California Vehicle Code
Sections 27156 and 38395 and Title 13, California Code of Regulations, Section 2222(h).
Emission performance of the catalytic converter was based on durability bench-aging by
Urnicore Automotive Catalysts, using the Air Resources Board-modified RAT-A bench-aging
cycle for 100 hours, as specified in Appendix A to the "California Evaluation Procedures for
New Aftermarket Catalytic Converters" as adopted on October 25, 2007, and testing
conducted at Automotive Testing and Development Services (ATDS).

WHEREAS, emissions tests conducted at ATDS, Ontario, California, using a 1999 5.9L
Dodge Durango, test group XCRXA0360H32, certified to the Medium-Duty Vehicle 2, Low
Emission Vehicle emission standards (MDV2, LEV), showed that the vehicle met the
applicable emission standards with Series 59000 TWC (1 unit) installed. The following are
the test results in grams per mile:

                                         NMOG         -
                                                      CO            NOx Remarks
MDV2 120K LEV standards                  0.230        6.4           0.6
Series 59000 TWC Test 1                  0.149        2.8           0.6 Pass
Series 59000 TVVC Test 2                 0.154        3.0           0.6 Pass

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that Miller Catalyzer-Corporation'sSeries 59000
nnlC is exempted from the prohibitions in Vehicle Code Sections 27156 and 38391 for
installation on appropriate T-1 trucks subject to the following conditions:


   different facility and marketed under this Executive Order without approval from the
   Air Resources Board.

10. Miller Catalyzer Corporation shall comply with the quality control procedures and
    reporting requirements in Section (9(5) of the "California Evaluation Procedures for
    New Aftermarket Catalytic Converters," as adopted October 25, 2007.

11. Quality control reports must be submitted on a quarterly basis and warranty
    information reports on a semi-annual basis, starting with periods covering
    January 1 through March 31,2009 and January 1 through June 30,2009,
    respectively.

12. Miller Catalyzer Corporation must provide a permanent label or stamp as specified
    under Section (f)(l) of the "California Evaluation Procedures for New Aftermarket
   Catalytic Converters," as adopted on October 25, 2007.

-13. Miller Catalyzer Corporation's vehicle application catalog must conform with the
     requirements as specified under Section (9(4) of the "California Evaluation
     Procedures for New Aftermarket Catalytic Converters," as adopted on October 25,
     2007.

Violation of any of the above conditions shall be grounds for revocation of this order.
The order may be revoked only after a 30-day written notice of intention to revoke it,
during 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 30 days of
receipt of the request, and the order may not be revoked until a determination is made,
after the hearing, that grounds for revocation exist.

Executed at El Monte, California, this   1[   day of June 2009.



                                 -
                                     Annette Hebert, Chief
                                     Mobile Source Operations Division




   MILLER CATALYZER CORPORATION - CATALYTIC CONVERTER - 0-353-47



Document Created: 2009-06-16 13:06:35
Document Modified: 2009-06-16 13:06:35

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