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D-596-1 Document:


CARB_D-596-1

                                        State of California
                                  AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                             EXECUTIVE ORDER D—596—1
                      Relating to Exemptions under Section 27156
                                   of the Vehicle Code

                             CATERAN PTY LIMITED
          "NON—OBD II THREE—WAY CATALYTIC CONVERTER, SERIES 64000"

WHEREAS, Vehicle Code Sections 27156 and 38391, 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 converter from the prohibitions
of Vehicle Code Section 27156.

WHEREAS, Cateran Pty Ltd (Cateran) of P.O. Box 79, Factory 4/60 Miller Street, Epping,
Victoria 3076, Australia, has applied to the Air Resources Board for exemption from the
prohibitions in Vehicle Code Sections 27156 and 38391 to market its new aftermarket
three—way catalytic converter (TWC) listed on the table below for the application limits of 5.9L
and 6875 lbs. equivalent test weight, except for vehicles equipped with an on—board
diagnostic |I (OBD—II) system:

 Series   Shape    Total      .   Minor Axis      Major Axis   Total          Substrates
              +    Length         (inch)          (inch)       Volume (ins)   per can
                   (inch)
| 64000   Oval     4.00           6.4             11.4         57.30          2

 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
 Section 27156 and Title 13, California Code of Regulations, Section 2222(h). Emission
 performance of the catalytic converter was based on durability bench—aging by Umicore
 Autocat Canada Corporation using the Air Resources Board—modified RAT—A bench—aging
 cycle for 50 hours, in lieu of the AMA driving cycle (Reference Appendix IV, Title 40, part 86,
 Code of Federal Regulations (June 28, 1977)).

 WHEREAS, emissions tests conducted at Siemens Automotive VDO (Siemens) laboratory,
 Auburn Hills, Michigan, and Roush Industries (Roush), Livonia, Michigan, using a 1994 5.9L
 Dodge Pickup 2500 showed the following conversion efficiencies which meet the minimum
 requirements for new aftermarket catalytic converter:


                  Siemens and Roush
    Emissions (g/mi) and Conversion Efficiencies (%)
Component             Simulator        64000
|HC                      2.310              0.432
CO                       25.6               5.9
NOx                      5.68               0.255
Conversion                                  81.3/77.0/95.5 >
Efficiency
Min. Required                                70/70/60
Efficiency


T IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the above catalytic convertef is exempt from the prohibitions
in Vehicle Code Section 27156 for installation on the approved vehicle applications subject to
the following conditions:

       1.    No changes are permitted to the catalytic converter as described in the
             application for exemption. Any changes to the catalytic converter or any of its
             components, and other factors addressed in this order must be evaluated and
             approved by the Air Resources Board prior to marketing in California.

       2.       Marketing of the catalytic converter using identifications other than those shown
             in the exemption application, and in this Executive Order, or marketing of the
              catalytic converter for applications other than the ones shown in this Executive
              Order shall be prohibited unless prior approval is obtained from the Air
              Resources Board. Exemption of this product shall not be construed as an
              exemption to sell, offer for sale, or advertise any components of the catalytic
              converter as individual devices.

       3.       Any oral or written references to this Executive Order or its content by Cateran,
                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 emission reduction claims
                for the catalytic converter and is only a finding that the catalytic converter is
                exempt from the prohibitions of Vehicle Code Section 27156.

       4.       Cateran installation instructions for the new catalytic converter must conform to
                requirements in Paragraphs | and IX of California Evaluation Procedures for
                New Aftermarket Non—Original Equipment Catalytic Converter.

       5.       Upon installation, the catalytic converter must carry a manufacturer‘s warranty
                for 25,000 miles on the substrates and 50,000 miles or five years on the shell
                and end pipes.




                CATERAN PTY LIMITED — CATALYTIC CONVERTER — D—596—1


      6.     Cateran and its vendors may not advertise the new aftermarket catalytic
             converter as "performance, high or easy flow" catalytic converter or use any
             phrase that could make it appear to perform better than an OEM catalytic
             converter.

      7.     Cateran and its vendors may not advertise the new aftermarket catalytic
             converter as "OBD 1| Compliant", "EPA OBD II" , "OBD I| 49—States" or "OBD I1
             Exc. CA."

      8.      Cateran, its associates, vendors, other businesses, and individuals may not sell
             or supply the substrates of the new aftermarket catalytic converter to a third
             party to be assembled in a different facility and marketed under this Executive
             Order.

      9.      Any marketing arrangement of the new aftermarket catalytic converter by a third
              party, which involves the use of packaging identification different from the ones
              described in this Executive Order, must be approved by the Air Resources
              Board prior to shipment.

       10.    Cateran must submit the required quality audit and production quantity reports
              for its aftermarket catalytic converter on a semi—annual basis, covering the
              periods January 1 through June 30, and July 1 through December 31.

Violation of any of the above conditions shall be grounds for revocation of this order. The
order may be revoked only after ten 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 ten 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     I Z    day of June 2008.


                                    mCtdes"
                                    Annette Hebert, Chief
                                    Mobile Source Operations Division




              CATERAN PTY LIMITED — CATALYTIC CONVERTER — D—596—1



Document Created: 2009-01-23 11:16:38
Document Modified: 2009-01-23 11:16:38

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