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omb -- On-line reporting (DOORS) is now available for fleets subject to the off-road Large Spark-Ignition (LSI) Engine Fleet Regulation
Posted: 04 Jan 2017 15:51:16
Do you own or operate forklifts, sweeper/scrubbers, industrial tow tractors, or airport ground support equipment? If so, this notice applies to you. The Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) is pleased to announce the availability of the off-road Large Spark- Ignition Engine Fleet Requirements Regulation's (LSI Regulation) on-line reporting tool (DOORS). DOORS allows fleets to complete the initial reporting required by the Board approved July 2016 amendments to the LSI Regulation. ARB strongly encourages fleets to begin the reporting process early to ensure that there is sufficient time to label equipment. The reporting deadline for medium and large forklift fleets and non-forklift fleets is June 30, 2017. The DOORS reporting homepage can be accessed at: https://ssl.arb.ca.gov/ssldoors/doors_reporting/doors_login.html For assistance with reporting, or with other aspects of the LSI Regulation, please call (877)59-DOORS, or email doors@arb.ca.gov The LSI forklift and non-forklift equipment types subject to the upcoming reporting and labeling requirements include the following types of equipment used to comply with the Fleet Average Emission Limits (FAEL) of the LSI Regulation: * Forklifts in class 1, 2, 4, and 5, including electric. * Non-forklift industrial tow tractors, sweepers/scrubbers, and airport ground support equipment, including electric. Fleets with up to three forklifts and/or up to three non-forklifts are exempt from the regulation but can voluntarily report and label their LSI equipment. Once LSI equipment has been reported in DOORS an Equipment Identification Number (EIN) will be issued. The LSI Regulation reporting user guides, importing equipment guides, the amended regulation language, and other useful LSI regulation information are available at https://www.arb.ca.gov/lsi. Background The LSI Fleet Regulation applies to operators of forklifts, sweeper/scrubbers, industrial tow tractors, and airport GSE. These vehicles are found in approximately 2,000 LSI fleets in California in industries as diverse as manufacturing, wholesale, transportation and utilities, retail, services, and construction, as well as public agencies. The 2006 LSI rulemaking and 2010 amendments required operators of in-use fleets to achieve specific hydrocarbon + oxides of nitrogen FAEL standards that became more stringent over time, the lowest FAEL for large and medium fleets was to be achieved in 2013. The standards are also more stringent for forklifts than they are for non-forklift LSI equipment. Small fleets and in-field equipment are exempt from the LSI Fleet Regulation. In July 2016, ARB approved amendments to the LSI Fleet Regulation These amendments require operators to: * Submit an initial report by June 30, 2017, and then annually thereafter; * Label all affected equipment with an ARB issued EIN; and * Continue recordkeeping as they have been required to do pursuant to the existing regulation. The existing performance requirements, including FAEL standards, were not modified by the amendments and continue to remain in effect. The amendments will improve enforcement effectiveness and compliance rates of the LSI Fleet Regulation when they take effect, and provide ARB staff with the necessary data to inform a future control measure for accelerating deployment of zero emission technology in the LSI sector. California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.
