Direct Final Rule for Heavy-Duty Highway Program: Revisions for Emergency Vehicles
Rule Summary
This direct final rule revises the heavy-duty diesel regulations to enable emergency vehicles, such as dedicated ambulances and fire trucks, to perform mission-critical life-saving work without risking that abnormal conditions of the emission control system could lead to decreased engine power, speed or torque. The revisions will allow manufacturers to request and EPA to approve modifications to emission control systems on emergency vehicles so they do not interfere with the vehicles’ missions.
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- Direct Final Rule (PDF)(20 pp, 324 K, published June 8, 2012)
Additional Resources
Fact Sheet
- EPA Grants Relief for Fire Trucks and Ambulances; Proposes SCR Maintenance and Short-Term Relief for Nonroad Equipment (PDF) (4 pp, 560 K, EPA-420-F-12-025, published May 2012)