Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on January 20, 1999.
As of Saturday, September 14th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

ModelsModification
1994 and older vehiclesCylindrical shaped device spliced in the vehicle's fuel line.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-472
  • Executive Order 472 / D472
  • ARB # D-472
  • Executive Order No: D-472
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-472
  • Resolution D-472
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Download: Executive Order D-472 PDF

D-472 Document:


CARB_D-472

                                                          (Page 1 of 2)

                              State of California
                              AIR RESOURCES BOARD



                             EXECUTIVE ORDER D—472
                   Relating to Exemption Under Section 27156
                              of the Vehicle Code


                             CLEAN AIR FLOW, INC.
                            CLEAN AIR FLOW CATALYST

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, Clean Air Flow, Inc. of 525 Great Southwest Parkway, Arlington, Texas
76011 has applied to the ARB for exemption from the prohibitions of Vehicle
Code Section 27156 for the Clean Air Flow Catalyst.

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—9,     the ARB
finds:

         1.    The Clean Air Flow 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 Clean Air Flofi Catalyst is intended for use with a required
               pollution control system.

         4.    The Clean Air Flow Cafalyst by being installed on the fuel line
               alters the original dMesign of a motor vehicle pollution control
               system.

         5.    The Clean Air Flow Catalyst is a device subject to the
               prohibitions of Vehicle Code Section 27156 and an add—on part
               as defined by Title 13, CCR Section 1900(b)(1).

         6.    The Clean Air Flow Catalyst 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 Clean Air Flow Catalyst will provide either
               a decrease in emission or an increase in fuel economy.

         8.    It has not been determined what effect use of the Clean Air
               Flow Catalyst may have on any warranty, either expressed or
               implied, by the manufacturer or a motor vehicle on which the
               device is installed.

         9.    The Clean Air Flow Catalyst 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 Clean Air Flow,    Inc.   for
               the Clean Air Flow Catalyst does not recommend or endorse in
               any way the Clean Air Flow Catalyst for emissions reduction,
               fuel economy, or any other purpose.


CLEAN AIR FLOW, INC.                                            EXECUTIVE ORDER D~472
CLEAN AIR FLOW CATALYST                                         (Page 2 of 2)



IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Clean Air Flow Catalyst is exempt from the
prohibitions of Vehicle Code Section 27156 for installation on 1994 and older
model—year gasoline, diesel and propane powered 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.

       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 this 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 Clean Air Flow, 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 Clean Air
                    Flow Catalyst 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 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.

The Bureau of Automotive Repair will be notified b                opy of this order.
                                                        L
Executed    at El   Monte,   California,   this     0       a     January   1999.




                                                  R. B. Summerfield, Chief
                                                  Mobile Source Operations Division



Document Created: 2005-09-01 12:43:15
Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:43:15

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