Certification for Portable Fuel Containers
Follow these steps for certification.
STEP 1: Confirm that you have access to Verify.
STEP 2: Update manufacturer information in Verify.
To update information, users must have the "Maintain Manufacturer Information" role in the Verify system. Otherwise, users will only be able to view the information.
Information to Update
- Industry sector(s);
- Addresses;
- Contacts and Industry/Compliance Programs;
- Test labs; and
- Notification email addresses (used for Verify's broadcast notifications).
STEP 3: Review all applicable regulations and guidance.
Regulations provide requirements for certification and compliance.
Regulations
- 40 CFR Part 59, Subpart F
Control of evaporative emissions from new and in-use portable fuel containers.
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Selected Guidance Letters
- Information about Family Naming Conventions
- Deployment Details for the Portable Fuel Container and Electric Motorcycle Verify Certification Modules (PDF)(2 pp, May 2015, About PDF)
STEP 4: Pay appropriate certification fees, as applicable.
A fee payment may be required for each certificate issued by EPA.
For more details, go to: Fees Information
STEP 5: Prepare certification application materials.
For each model year for an Engine Family, you must provide the applicable certification dataset and supporting materials.
Support Documentation for Submissions
Materials Specific to Portable Fuel Containers
- System Documentation
Includes data requirements and business rules. - Presentation on onroad electric motorcycle and portable fuel container verify module deployment
Provides information about CROMERR and user registration, certification submission, requesting a certificate, and deployment.
Materials for All Verify Users
- Software release notes for Verify
- Verify system documentation for request for certificate (RFC) module
Includes data requirements and business rules. - Verify system documentation for cross-industry services
Includes data requirements and business rules.
STEP 6: Submit the completed certification application materials in Verify.
Login to the Verify System through the CDX portal: Central Data Exchange (CDX)
- For more about roles, see: Information about "MyCDX" roles in the Verify system
Submit the completed certification dataset and upload any required supporting materials.
STEP 7: Confirm that your submission(s) from Step 6 were accepted by Verify.
Within a few minutes of all submissions, the submitter will receive a notification in their CDX inbox indicating whether the submission was accepted or rejected.
To access your CDX inbox, click the "Inbox" link on the left navigation bar of the MyCDX homepage.
STEP 8: Submit a request for certificate (RFC).
A CROMERR signer must submit an RFC for each Engine Family.
To do so, click the "CROMERR Signer" role on your MyCDX homepage.
- For more about roles, see: Information about "MyCDX" roles in the Verify system
STEP 9: Receive Certificate of Conformity.
The CROMERR signer will receive the certificate in his or her CDX inbox.
To access your CDX inbox, click the "Inbox" link on the left navigation bar.