There
have been several changes in the requirements for emissions testing of fleet vehicles
under the new Gateway Vehicle Inspection Program (GVIP).
The GVIP contractor, SysTech International (SysTech),
will administer, and track
the compliance with, the government fleet vehicle requirements.
Fleet operators must now submit applicable vehicle data to SysTech
rather than to the Department of Natural Resources.
Vehicle requirements as well as methods of
submittal are described herein.
The Missouri Code of State Regulations 10 CSR 5.381explains the emissions test requirements
for all vehicles. Government fleet
vehicles must meet the same testing requirements as private motorists.
Section (4)(F) of the rule requires that each federal, state, and local government
agency submit a list of vehicles operated by the agency, that are required to be
emissions inspected during each calendar year.
See the "Summary of GVIP Fleet Testing Requirements" for the vehicles this
rule applies to and the cycle for submitting the list.
Government agencies must submit this list of vehicles,
by VIN, to SysTech by February 1 of the calendar year they are required to be emissions
tested in. If the first is not a business
day, or if it is a state holiday, the list must be submitted to the SysTech by the following
business day.
In order to track government fleet compliance, SysTech will audit government fleets
by comparing the lists of submitted vehicles to the database of all vehicles inspected
under the GVIP program. SysTech will provide
fleet compliance reports to the Department of Natural Resources - Air Pollution
Control Program (DNR-APCP). Staff from
DNR-APCP may also visit the agency as part of the audit process.
Information Submittal Process
SysTech will send out data for all fleet vehicles subject to emissions testing.
This mailing will be sent to the last
known contact person for each fleet, as supplied by the DNR.
Fleet operators
may then submit their agency's vehicle data in one of several ways:
- Via e-mail, with attached paper
report or electronic ExcelŽ spreadsheet
- Via regular mail, with attached
paper report or electronic ExcelŽ spreadsheet
- By Faxing the paper
report
Fleet operators should supply the vehicle data for their fleets within 30 days of receipt
of the letter sent by SysTech. The current calendar year is an even
year, so fleet operators may submit information for only their even model year vehicles,
if that is more practical.
Information
for odd model year vehicles will be due by February 1 of 2009.
The ExcelŽ spreadsheet template may be downloaded from this website if desired.
The vehicle data may be entered electronically and supplied to SysTech electronically
via email or CD, or this template may be printed, with the
details for fleet vehicles entered manually on the paper form and provided to SysTech by regular mail or by email.
Each year's
data list should
include vehicle identification number (VIN), vehicle year, make, model, plate number (if permanent), fuel type,
GVWR, and an indication as to which
vehicles, if any, were added
or removed from the fleet.
Agencies
may also request that their agency name be removed from the SysTech database if
they no longer have fleet vehicles that require emissions testing.
Keep in mind when entering VINs that vehicles have 17 digit VINs.
The alphabetical characters "I" and "O" and "Q" are not allowed.
If these characters appear to be present, they are actually numerals one
or zero. Be careful as a letter "S"
and the numbers "5" and "2" are often confused.
E-mail address for sending completed form or spreadsheet:
MOFleets@websti.com
FAX number for faxing completed form: (314)
567-5344
Mailing address for sending completed form or spreadsheet:
SysTech International
2151 Welsch Industrial
Court
St. Louis, MO 63146
Attn: GVIP Fleet Data
Phone: (314) 456-4891
Summary of GVIP Fleet Testing Requirements
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1996 and newer gasoline powered vehicles less than 8501 GVWR are required to be
tested
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1997 and newer diesel powered vehicles less than 8501 GVWR are required to be tested
(NOTE: Diesel testing is a new requirement
for the GVIP program)
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Even model vehicle years are
required to be tested in even calendar years
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Odd model vehicle years are required
to be tested in odd calendar years
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Includes vehicles owned or leased by federal, state and
local government agencies that are operated primarily within the GVIP area
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Includes vehicles operated on federal installations within the GVIP area regardless
of where the vehicles are registered.
- Includes
employee-owned or leased vehicles,
vehicles owned, leased or operated by civilian and military personnel
on federal installations, as well as agency-owned or operated
vehicles.
Fleet vehicles
exempt from emissions testing
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Heavy duty gasoline powered and heavy duty diesel
powered vehicles greater than 8501 GVWR
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Light duty gasoline powered model year vehicles and trucks manufactured prior to
1996
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Light duty diesel powered model year vehicles and trucks manufactured prior to 1997
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Motorcycles and motortricycles
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Vehicles which are powered exclusively by electric
or hydrogen
power or by fuels other
than gasoline, ethanol (E10 and E85), or diesel
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Motor vehicles registered in an area subject to the
inspection requirements of sections 643.300 to 643.355 which are domiciled and operated
exclusively in an area of the state not subject to the inspection requirements of
sections 643.300 to 643.355, if the vehicle is granted an out of area waiver
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New and unused motor vehicles, of model years of
the current calendar year and of any calendar year within two (2) years of such
calendar year, which have an odometer reading of less than six thousand (6,000)
miles at the time of original sale by a motor vehicle manufacturer or licensed motor
vehicle dealer to the first user
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New motor vehicles that have not been previously
titled and registered, for the four (4)-year period following their model year of
manufacture, provided the odometer for such motor vehicles has fewer than forty
thousand (40,000) miles showing at the first required biennial safety inspection
conducted under sections 307.350 to 307.390, RSMo
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Motor vehicles that are documented at the time of
the safety inspection with fewer than twelve thousand (12,000) miles between biennial
safety inspections
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Historic motor vehicles registered pursuant to section
301.131, RSMo
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School buses
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Tactical military vehicles
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Visitor, employee or military personnel vehicles
on federal installations provided appointments do not exceed sixty (60) calendar
days
Fleet exception
vehicles
Fleet operators may contact the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to apply for
mileage exemptions and Out of Area exemptions
Department of Natural Resources
Gateway Vehicle Inspection Program
P.O. Box
176
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone:
(573) 751-4817
FAX:
(573) 751-2706
