Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on June 6, 1995.
As of Friday, November 29th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

ModelsModification
1995 and older model-year vehicles powered by diesel engines.The EcoBeam XL is an add-on device that is attached to the fuel line in a motor vehicle. The EcoBeam XL is intended for use with a required motor vehicle pollution control system.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-379
  • Executive Order 379 / D379
  • ARB # D-379
  • Executive Order No: D-379
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-379
  • Resolution D-379
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Download: Executive Order D-379 PDF

D-379 Document:

CARB_D-379

{Page 1 of 2) State of California AIR RESOURCES BOARD EXECUTIVE ORDER D—379 Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code ECOTECH . ECOBEAM XL WHEREAS, Vehicle Code Section 27156 and Title 13 California Code of Regulations (hereafter "CCR") Section 2222(e) authorize 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, Ecolech has applied to the ARB for exemption from the prohibitions of Vehicle Code Section 27156 for the EcoBeam XL device for 1995 and older model—year vehicles powered by diesel engines. WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority vested in the Executive Officer by the Health and Safety Code Section 39515 and in the Chief, Mobile Source Division by the Health and Safety Code Section 39516 and Executive Order G—45—9, the ARB finds: 1. The EcoBeam XL 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 poltution control system. 3. The EcoBeam XL is intended for use with a required motor vehicle pollution control system. 4. The EcoBeam XL by being installed on the fuel line alters the original design of a motor vehicle pollution control system. 5. The EcoBeam XL 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 EcoBeam XL 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 EcoBeam XL 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 EcoBeam XL may have on any warranty, either expressed or implied, by the manufacturer of a motor vehicle on which the device is installed. 9. The EcoBeam XL is not a certified motor vehicle poliution control device pursuant to the Health and Safety Code Section 43644. 10. The ARS by granting an exemption to Ecolech for the EcoBeam XL does not recommend or endorse in any way the EcoBeam XL for emissions reduction, fuel economy, or any other purpose.

ECOTECH EXECUTIVE ORDER D—379 ECOBEAM XL (Page 2 of 2) IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the EcoBeam XL is exempt from the prohibitions of Vehicle Code Section 27156 for installation on 1995 and older model—year vehicles powered by diesel 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. 1 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 Executive Order (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 Order or marketing of, this device for an application other than those listed in the 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 Order or its content by EcoTech, its principals, agents, employees, distributors, dealers, or other representatives must include the disclaimer that the Order or the exemption it provides is not an endorsement or approval of any emissions reduction or fuel economy claims for the EcoBeam XL 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 heretn 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. Executive Order D—311, dated March 11, 1993, has been superseded and is of no further force and effect. Executed at El Monte, California this (2% day June 1995. . B. Summerfield Assigtant Division Thief Mobile Source Division


Document Created: 2005-09-01 12:42:48
Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:42:48

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