Section 173-422-070. Gasoline vehicle exhaust emission testing procedures.

All persons certified by, or under contract to, the department to conduct motor vehicle emission inspections shall use the exhaust emission testing procedures described in (II) Two Speed Idle Test of Appendix B-Test Procedures of Subpart S-Inspection/Maintenance Program Requirements of Part 51 of chapter 1, Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations adopted November 1, 1992, except that the department may require that the following Acceleration Simulation Mode (ASM) test procedure replace the 2500 rpm mode of the Two Speed Idle Test. Equivalent procedures may be approved by the department.

Variations to the procedures specified may be established by the department for all or certain vehicles. Vehicles, not repaired as required by an emission recall for which owner notification was attempted after January 1, 1995, shall not be inspected until compliance with the recall is established.

Acceleration Simulation Mode (ASM)

[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.120.120. WSR 02-12-072 (Order 02-04), § 173-422-070, filed 6/3/02, effective 7/4/02. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.120 RCW. WSR 96-21-029 (Order 95-11), § 173-422-070, filed 10/9/96, effective 11/9/96; WSR 95-06-068 (Order 93-35), § 173-422-070, filed 2/28/95, effective 3/31/95; WSR 94-05-039 (Order 93-10), § 173-422-070, filed 2/8/94, effective 3/11/94; WSR 93-10-062 (Order 91-46), § 173-422-070, filed 5/3/93, effective 6/3/93; WSR 90-06-062, § 173-422-070, filed 3/6/90, effective 4/6/90. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.120.120, 43.21A.080, 70.94.331 and 70.94.141(1). WSR 83-23-115 (Order DE 83-31), § 173-422-070, filed 11/23/83, effective 1/2/84. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.120.120. WSR 82-02-027 (Order DE 81-32), § 173-422-070, filed 12/31/81; WSR 80-03-070 (Order DE 79-35), § 173-422-070, filed 2/28/80.]

Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency.

RCW 70.120.120. WSR 02-12-072 (Order 02-04), § 173-422-070, filed 6/3/02, effective 7/4/02. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.120 RCW. WSR 96-21-029 (Order 95-11), § 173-422-070, filed 10/9/96, effective 11/9/96; WSR 95-06-068 (Order 93-35), § 173-422-070, filed 2/28/95, effective 3/31/95; WSR 94-05-039 (Order 93-10), § 173-422-070, filed 2/8/94, effective 3/11/94; WSR 93-10-062 (Order 91-46), § 173-422-070, filed 5/3/93, effective 6/3/93; WSR 90-06-062, § 173-422-070, filed 3/6/90, effective 4/6/90. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.120.120, 43.21A.080, 70.94.331 and 70.94.141(1). WSR 83-23-115 (Order DE 83-31), § 173-422-070, filed 11/23/83, effective 1/2/84. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.120.120. WSR 82-02-027 (Order DE 81-32), § 173-422-070, filed 12/31/81; WSR 80-03-070 (Order DE 79-35), § 173-422-070, filed 2/28/80.