NJ DEPARTMENT of ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION
AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Notice of Rule Proposal
N.J.A.C. 7:27-32, 7:27-14, 7:27A-3.10(m) and 7:27B-4, Diesel
Retrofit Program

Public Notice
Take notice that the NJ Department of Environmental Protection
(Department) is proposing new rules at N.J.A.C. 7:27-32, Diesel
Retrofit Program, and amendments to N.J.A.C. 7:27-14, Control
and Prohibition of Air Pollution from Diesel-Powered Motor
Vehicles, 7:27A-3.10(m), Air Administrative Procedures and
Penalties, and 7:27B-4, Air Test Method 4: Testing Procedures
for Diesel-Powered Motor Vehicles.

The proposed new rules will require the installation of closed
crankcase ventilation systems (CCVS) or tailpipe retrofit devices
on certain diesel-powered vehicles and equipment, including
school buses, solid waste collection vehicles, publicly owned
commercial buses, privately-owned commercial buses, and publicly
owned on-road vehicles and off-road equipment.

The Department is jointly proposing rules with the Motor Vehicle
Commission regarding the installation of CCVS and the training
of persons who inspect a vehicle pursuant to the periodic or
roadside inspection program or who repair any vehicle because
it failed emissions testing under those inspection programs.
The Department is jointly proposing rules with the State Treasurer
regarding reimbursement of the cost of the purchase and installation
of the required CCVS and retrofit devices.

The proposal is scheduled to be published in the New Jersey
Register dated December 18, 2006.  A
copy of the proposal is available from the Department’s
web site(PDF).

A public hearing concerning the proposal is scheduled as follows:

Tuesday, January 30, 2007, at 9:00 a.m.
First
Floor Public Hearing Room
Department
of Environmental Protection
401
E. State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08625

Written comments may be submitted by close of business February
16, 2007 to:

Alice
A. Previte, Esq.
ATTN:
22-06-11/559
NJ
Department of Environmental Protection
Office
of Legal Affairs
PO
Box 402
Trenton,
New Jersey 08625-0402