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The California Air Resources Board (ARB) reminds model year (MY)
2009 transport refrigeration unit (TRU) owners:  If you want to
qualify for compliance extensions, only about three and a half
weeks remain before the purchase order deadline for ordering
Level 3 verified diesel emissions control strategies (VDECS),
such as diesel particulate filters (DPF) for retrofitting your
engines. 

MY 2009 TRU and TRU generator set engines must comply with the
TRU Regulation’s in-use performance standards by December 31,
2016.  Please be aware that replacement engines are no longer a
compliance option because replacement engines must be cleaner
than the old engine being replaced and there is no replacement
engine that fits and functions that is cleaner than a MY 2008
engine (see TRU Advisory 13-18, page 7 for more detailed
explanation at: 
http://www.arb.ca.gov/diesel/tru/advisories.htm).  

Also, be aware that orders for replacement units that are placed
after August 31st will NOT be eligible for compliance extensions
if delivery or installation will be completed after December
31st, 2016.

The TRU Regulation does not allow compliance extensions if orders
for VDECS, such as Level 3 DPFs, are placed after October 31,2016
and installation is not completed by December 31st, 2016.

However, if MY 2009 TRU owners order Level 3 DPFs before the end
of October, installation by the end of 2016 is very likely
possible.  More importantly, if you order a Level 3 DPF before
October 31st and delivery or installation is delayed so that you
can’t comply by the end of 2016, you may qualify for a compliance
extension.

To qualify for compliance extension:
•	Purchase orders for Level 3 DPFs must be placed before October
31st,
•	The TRU must be registered in ARB’s Equipment Registration
(ARBER) system, and
•	An application for extension must be submitted to ARB with the
required documentation before December 31, 2016.

Again, MY 2009 TRU owners that place orders for Level 3 VDECS
after October 31st will NOT qualify for this compliance extension
if they discover they cannot comply by December 31st due to
delays in delivery or installation.

Owners must exercise due diligence in attempting to comply by the
end of 2016.  Due diligence means conducting the compliance
process with a measure of prudence, responsibility, and diligence
that is expected from, and ordinarily exercised by a reasonable
and prudent person under the circumstances.  For example, start
the research, budgeting, and financing well in advance of the
compliance deadline, and purchase the compliance technology
before the purchase order deadline.  The compliance extension
application (with attached supporting documentation that
demonstrates due diligence was used) must be received at ARB by
December 31, 2016.

For general information about the TRU Regulation and VDECS
information, the TRU Website is at: 
http://www.arb.ca.gov/diesel/tru/tru.htm

Scroll down toward the end of the webpage for Level 3 VDECS
information.

The ARBER registration website is at: 
http://www.arb.ca.gov/arber/arber.htm

ARBER Registration Help pages are at: 
http://www.arb.ca.gov/arber/trureg/trureg.htm

TRU Advisories are listed at: 
http://www.arb.ca.gov/diesel/tru/advisories.htm

TRU Compliance extension applications are at:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/arber/trureg/truextensions.htm

If you have questions about compliance or registration in ARBER,
please call the TRU Help Line at 1-888-878-2826 or call
1-916-327-8737.



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