86.1712-99—Maintenance of records; submittal of information.
(a) Maintenance of records.
(1)
The manufacturer producing any light-duty vehicles and/or light light-duty trucks subject to the provisions in this subpart shall establish, maintain, and retain the following information in adequately organized and indexed records for each averaging set of each model year:
(2)
The manufacturer producing any light-duty vehicles and/or light light-duty trucks subject to the provisions in this subpart shall establish, maintain, and retain the following information in adequately organized and indexed records for each vehicle or truck subject to this subpart:
(iii)
EPA engine family, or if applicable for model year 1999 or 2000, the California engine family;
(3)
The manufacturer shall retain all records required to be maintained under this section for a period of eight years from the due date for the annual report. Records may be retained as hard copy or reduced to microfilm, ADP diskettes, and so forth, depending on the manufacturer's record retention procedure; provided, that in every case all information contained in the hard copy is retained.
(4)
Nothing in this section limits the Administrator's discretion to require the manufacturer to retain additional records or submit information not specifically required by this section.
(5)
Pursuant to a request made by the Administrator, the manufacturer shall submit to the Administrator the information that the manufacturer is required to retain.
(6)
EPA may void ab initio a certificate of conformity for a vehicle certified to National LEV certification standards as set forth or otherwise referenced in § 86.1708 or § 86.1709 for which the manufacturer fails to retain the records required in this section or to provide such information to the Administrator upon request.
(b) Reporting.
(1)
Each covered manufacturer shall submit an annual report. Except as provided in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, the annual report shall contain, for each averaging set, the fleet average NMOG value achieved, all values required to calculate the NMOG value, the number of credits generated or debits incurred, and all the values required to calculate the credits or debits. For each applicable region (NTR and ASTR), the annual report shall contain the resulting balance of credits or debits.
(2)
When a manufacturer calculates compliance with the fleet average NMOG standards using the provisions in § 86.1710(a)(3)(iii) or § 86.1710(a)(4)(iii), then the annual report shall state that the manufacturer has elected to use such provision and shall contain, for each averaging set, the fleet average NMOG values as specified in § 86.1710(a)(3)(iii) or § 86.1710(a)(4)(iii).
(3)
The annual report shall also include documentation on all credit transactions the manufacturer has engaged in since those included in the last report. Information for each transaction shall include:
(4)
Unless a manufacturer reports the data required by this section in the annual production report required under § 86.085-37(b) and subsequent model year provisions, a manufacturer shall submit an annual report for each model year after production ends for all affected vehicles and trucks produced by the manufacturer subject to the provisions of this subpart and no later than May 1 of the calendar year following the given model year. Annual reports shall be submitted to: Director, Vehicle Programs and Compliance Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2565 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48105.
(5)
Failure by a manufacturer to submit the annual report in the specified time period for all vehicles and trucks subject to the provisions in this section is a violation of section 203(a)(1) of the Clean Air Act for each subject vehicle and truck produced by that manufacturer.
(6)
If EPA or the manufacturer determines that a reporting error occurred on an annual report previously submitted to EPA, the manufacturer's credit or debit calculations will be recalculated. EPA may void erroneous credits, unless transferred, and shall adjust erroneous debits. In the case of transferred erroneous credits, EPA shall adjust the manufacturer's credit or debit balance to reflect the sale of such credits and any resulting generation of debits.
(c) Notice of opportunity for hearing.
Any voiding of the certificate under paragraph (a)(6) of this section will be made only after EPA has offered the manufacturer concerned an opportunity for a hearing conducted in accordance with § 86.614 for light-duty vehicles or § 86.1014 for light-duty trucks and, if a manufacturer requests such a hearing, will be made only after an initial decision by the Presiding Officer.