Large Spark-Ignition Engine - Regulatory and Certification Documents

This page last reviewed October 1, 2012


This page provides a list of the Manufacturers Advisory Correspondence (MACs), mailouts, correspondence, regulations, test procedures, and guidelines applicable to Off-Road Large Spark-Ignition Engines 25 Horsepower and greater, and is primarily for the interest and needs of manufacturers and others that are required to obtain certification from ARB. For more public-oriented materials, please visit our Off-Road Large Spark-Ignition Engines main program page.

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Regulation and Test Procedures
Manufacturers Advisory Correspondence
Mobile Source Mailouts
Correspondence
Guidelines
Certification Database (includes Executive Orders)
Document Management System (DMS)

Regulation and Test Procedures:

Regulations Off-Road Large Spark-Ignition Engines (2001-2006)

Sections 2430-2439, Title 13, California Code of Regulations (PDF - 206K) (adopted September 1, 1999)

Off-Road Large Spark-Ignition Engines (2007 and later)

Amended Sections 2430-2431, 2433-2434,and 2438, Title 13, California Code of Regulations (PDF - 237K) (amended March 2, 2007)

Amended Section 2433, Title 13, California Code of Regulations (PDF - 33K) (amended November 21, 2008)

View the informal documents pertaining to this rulemaking.

Spark-Ignition Small Off-Road Engines

Sections 2400-2409, Title 13, California Code of Regulations (PDF - 270K)
Test Procedures Off-Road Large Spark-Ignition Engines

California Exhaust Emission Standards and Test Procedures for New 2001 through 2006 Off-Road Large Spark-Ignition Engines (PDF - 181K) (amended March 2, 2007)

California Exhaust and Evaporative Emission Standards and Test Procedures for New 2007 through 2009 Off-Road Large Spark-Ignition Engines (2007 - 2009 Test Procedure 1048) (PDF - 105K) (adopted March 2, 2007)

California Exhaust and Evaporative Emission Standards and Test Procedures for New 2010 and Later Off-Road Large Spark-ignition Engines (2010 and Later Test Procedure 1048) (PDF - 211K) (adopted March 2, 2007)

Amended California Exhaust and Evaporative Emission Standards and Test Procedures for New 2010 and Later Off-Road Large Spark-ignition Engines (2010 and Later Test Procedure 1048) (PDF - 15K) (amended November 21, 2008)

California Exhaust and Evaporative Emission Standards and Test Procedures for New 2007 and Later Off-Road Large Spark-Ignition Engines (Test Procedures 1065 and 1068) (PDF - 124K) (adopted March 2, 2007)

Spark-Ignition Small Off-Road Engines

California Exhaust Emission Standards and Test Procedures for 1995 and Later Small Off-Road Engines (PDF - 536K) (last amended March 23, 1999)

Manufacturers Advisory Correspondence:

MAC # Subject
MAC 05-02 Cost Limit For High-Priced Warranted Parts For 2006 Model-Year (MY) Passenger Cars (PC), Light-Duty Trucks (LDTs), Medium-Duty Vehicles (MDVs) And Engines Used In These Vehicles (MDEs), And Off-Road Large Spark-Ignition Engines (LSIEs) (PDF - 99K) (added May 13, 2005)
MAC 01-01 Optional Use of the Federal Engine Test Cycle Speed and Load Specifications for Exhaust Emission Testing of Spark-Ignition Small Off-Road Engines (added June 6, 2001)

Mobile Source Mailouts:

Mailout # Subject
MSO 07-03 New Requirement to Report Carbon Dioxide Emissions from 2008 and Subsequent Model Year California Certified Vehicles and Engines (PDF - 85K)
MSO 01-03 Format for Electronic and Hard-Copy Submittal of Quarterly Off-Road Large Spark-Ignition Engine (LSI) Manufacturer Production Line Testing Reports (PDF - 40K).
Attachments (Excel - 72K) or (PDF - 63K).
Microsoft Database (Access - 308K).
MSO 00-13 Certification Guideline For 2001 Model-Year (MY) And Later LSI Engines (PDF - 151K)

For Model Year 2001 - 2007 For Model Year 2008 And Later
MSO 96-30 Tamper-Resistance Requirements for Gaseous-Fueled Engines (PDF - 9248K)

Correspondence:

Reference No. C-2001-503 Dunway & Cross July 31, 2001 Letter to ARB on CARB LSI Regulation-assigning engines to model years (PDF - 360K)

Guidelines:

  Large Spark-Ignited Engine/Equipment (Less Than or Equal To 1 Liter) Evaporative Certification

LSIE ≤1 Liter regulations incorporate by reference the Small Off-Road Engine and Equipment certification and approval procedures. As a result, the evaporative certification procedures for 2011 and Later LSIE ≤1 Liter are the same as those for Small Off-Road Engines and Equipment (except Small Production Volume Tank Exemption). The following are the relevant SORE documents:

  • Guidelines for Evaporative Certification of 2006 and Later Small Off-Road Engine/Equipment (PDF - 284K)
  • TP - 901 ~ Test Procedure for Determining Permeation Emissions from Small Off-Road Engine Equipment Fuel Tanks (PDF - 51K)
  • TP-902 ~ Test Procedure for Determining Diurnal Evaporative Emissions from Small Off-Road Engines (PDF - 60K)
  • CP - 901 ~ Certification And Approval Procedures for Small Off-Road Engine Fuel Tanks (PDF - 43K)
  • CP - 902 ~ Certification And Approval Procedures for Evaporative Emission Control Systems (PDF - 139K)

Engine Sampling Plan Requirements (PDF - 61K) (last updated November 15, 2002)

Certification Database:

The following link provides the certification database and the Executive Orders for Off-Road Large Spark-Ignition Engines.

Off-Road Certification Database

Document Management System (DMS):

The following link is for information and guidelines regarding the electronic Document Management System used to submit certification applications and supporting documents:

DMS Homepage

For more information on Off-Road Large Spark-Ignition Engine certification procedures, please contact: Byron Ng at (626) 459-4312.

(Less Than or Equal To 1 Liter Evaporative Only) Sophia Mahmood at (626) 350-6435.

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