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Engine Certification Information, Templates, and Tutorials
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This web page provides the electronic file templates, and tutorials on using these forms, for certifying some internal combustion engines to EPA standards in EPA's engine Information Management System (IMS). The industries to which this information applies are shown below. All new engines sold in the US must be certified.
On this page
- Engine Certification Templates
- Engine Certification Template Tutorials
- Non-Road Spark Ignition (NRSI) Evaporative Component Certification Templates
- Annual Production Report Template
- Engine Compliance Averaging, Banking & Trading Report Templates
- Engine Compliance Production Line Testing Templates
- Engine Compliance In-use Testing Templates
- Engine Certification and Compliance Guidance Documents
- Aircraft Engine Greenhouse Gas Reporting Template
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| Class | Ignition Type | Size | Templates (containing FileMaker Pro, Excel, and Word files) |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-highway | Compression Ignition (CI) and Spark Ignition (SI) | Large | 770K ZIP (March 2011) |
| Marine and IMO (Ver. 2.1) | Compression Ignition (CI) | -- | 100K ZIP (March 2009) |
| Snowmobile (Ver. 1.5) | Spark Ignition (SI) | -- | 80K ZIP (May 2007) |
Note: Certification for most mobile source industries has moved to the Verify compliance information system, including,
- Motorcycle/All Terrain Vehicle (ATV)
- Locomotive
- Non-Road Spark Ignition (NRSI) Large, Small, and Marine
- Non-Road Spark Ignition (NRSI) Evaporative Component
- Non-Road Compression Ignition (NRCI)
IMS Engine Certification Template Tutorials
- Installation of the Templates (ZIP file of an EXE file) (610K)
- How to create a record (ZIP file of an EXE file) (710K)
- Sending records to the database (ZIP file of an EXE file) (700K)
- How to submit a running change (ZIP file of an EXE file) (690K)
- How to certify a carry-over engine family ( ZIP file of an EXE file) (690K)
- Issues and information (ZIP file of an EXE file) (620K)
Annual Production Report Template (For Engine Manufacturers)
- Annual Production Report Template - All Industries (XLS) (1 pg, 50k, EPA Form Number 5900-90, August 2010)
Non-Road Spark Ignition (NRSI) Evaporative Component Certification Templates
- Template A (Version 2.0) (Zip file of Excel files) (100K, December 2011)
Engine Compliance Averaging, Banking & Trading Report Templates
- Heavy Duty On Highway Compression-Ignition Engine
- Report Template (XLS) (3 pp, 170k, EPA Form Number 5900-134, August 2010)
- User Guide (PDF) (4 pp, 20K, June 2008)
- Manufacturer Letter (PDF) (1 pg, 40K, March 2006)
- Heavy Duty On Highway Spark-Ignition Engine
- Report Template (XLS) (3 pp, 190k, EPA Form Number 5900-134, August 2010)
- User Guide (PDF) (5 pp, 80K, May 2008)
- Non-road Compression-Ignition Engine (Tiers 2 and 3)
- Report Template (XLS) (6 pp, 520k, EPA Form Number 5900-125, August 2010)
- User Guide (PDF) (6 pp, 60K, June 2006)
- Snowmobile Spark-Ignition Engine
- Report Template (XLS) (4pp, 50K, EPA Form Number 5900-132, June 2007)
- User Guide (PDF) (3p, 40k, April 2006)
- Manufacturer Letter (PDF) (1pg, 30k, June 2006)
- Small Non-road Spark-Ignition Engines
- Report Template (XLS) (5 pp, 380K, EPA Form 5900-131, August 2010)
- Small Non-road Spark-Ignition Engine Phase 2 Credit Allowance
- Report Template (XLS) (1 pg, 30K, EPA Form 5900-131, August 2010)
- Marine Spark-Ignition Engines
- Report Template (XLS) (6 pp, 290K, EPA Form 5900-92, August 2010)
- Locomotive Engine
- Report Template (XLS) (6 pp, 570K, EPA Form 5900-125, August 2010)
Engine Compliance Production Line Testing (PLT) Templates
- Small Non-road Spark-Ignition Engine Production Line Testing (XLS) (4 pp, 640K, EPA Form 5900-133, August 2010)
- Marine Spark-Ignition Engine Production Line Testing (XLS) (4 pp, 700K, EPA Form 5900-91, August 2010)
- Large Spark-Ignition Engine Production Line Testing (XLS) (4 pp, 680K, EPA Form 5900-130, August 2010)
- Locomotive Production Line Testing (XLS) (9 pp, 1.2MB, EPA Form Number 5900-135, August 2010)
Engine Compliance In-use Testing Templates
- Small Non-road Spark-Ignition Engine In-Use Testing (XLS) (3 pp, 90K, EPA Form 5900-93, August 2010)
- Marine Spark-Ignition Engine In-use Testing (XLS) (3 pp, 100K, EPA Form 5900-93, August 2010)
- Large Non-road Spark-Ignition Engine In-Use Testing (XLS) (3 pp, 100K, EPA Form 5900-93, August 2010))
Engine Certification and Compliance Guidance Documents
- Bond Requirements for Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines (PDF) (7 pp, 530K, EPA-420-F-10034a, August 2010)
- Bond Worksheet (XLS) (2 worksheets, 80K, April 2011)
- On-Highway & Non-road Compression-Ignition Engine (PDF) (85 pp, 320K, EPA420-B98-002, March 1999)
- Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)
- Control of Emissions from New Highway Vehicles and Engines; Guidance on EPA’s Certification Requirements for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines Using Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) Technology (PDF) (11pp, 240K, published on June 7, 2011)
- Nonroad Compression Ignition (CI) Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) Certification Web Conference Presentation (PDF) (22 pp; 250K; July 26, 2011)
Aircraft Engine Greenhouse-Gas Reporting Template
- Aircraft Engine Greenhouse-Gas Reporting Template (XLS) (1pg, 40K, EPA Form No. 5900-223, January 2011)