BAY AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
BAAQMD
Engineering Division
375 Beale St., Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94105
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Instructions:FleetORVRExemptionForm
Introduction UsethefollowinginstructionstohelpguideyouthroughtheFleetORVRExemption
Form.Ifyouarenotclaimingthisexemption,thenskipthisform.
Whoshoulduse
thisform?
Thisformshouldbesubmittedifyouareclaimingthatyourgasdispensingfacility
(GDF)isexemptfromPhaseIIvaporrecoveryrequirementsperBAAQMDRegulation8,
Rule7,Section112.9.
Applicability ThisexemptiononlyappliestoGDFsthat:
Thevehiclesrefueledatthefacilityinanytimeperiodareownedbyacommon
operator;AND
90%ofthefleetiscomprisedofvehicleswithonboardrefuelingvapor
recovery(ORVR).
ExamplesoffacilitiesthatmayhaveGDFsthatserviceafleetofvehicles(common
operator)arecarrentalcompanies,taxicabcompaniesanddeliverybusinesses.
Determining
ORVRVehicles
ManufacturesstartedinstallingORVRinvehiclessince1998,butnotallatonce.
Usethehelpdocumentcalled“HowtoDetermineORVR”attheendoftheseinstructions
tohelpyoudeterminewhichvehiclesinyourfleetareclassifiedasORVR.Thetableis
has4columns;Vehicleclass,Non‐ORVRVehicles,ORVRPhase‐inModelYearsand
ORVRModelYears.
Youwouldneedtoknowthetypeofvehiclesinyourfleetandthevehicles’modelyear.
Foreachvehiclewithamodelyearduringthetransitionperiodfromnon‐ORVRto
ORVR,youwillneedtochecktheemissionlabel(tune‐uplabel)intheengine
compartment.
Determiningif
90%oftheFleet
isORVR
Examples:
If90ormorevehiclesinatotalfleetof100areORVR,youqualifyforthe
exemption.(90÷ 100=0.90)
If50vehiclesinatotalfleetof100areORVR,youdonotqualifyforthe
exemption.(50÷ 100=0.50)0.50islessthan0.90.
Facility
Information
BAAQMDFacilityID ‐ Ifyouareanexistingfacility,filloutthisfieldsothatBAAQMD
canassociateyourchangestoyourfacility.ThefacilityIDisavailableonyourpermitor
invoiceissuedbyBAAQMD.
Stillneedhelp? CalltheEngineeringDivisionat(415)749‐4990.