EPA certification

EPA is the United States Environmental Protection Agency ( U.SEnvironmentalProtectionAgency ) of English abbreviations. Its main task is to protect human health and the natural environment.
EPA certification introduction
EPA is headquartered in Washington, there are 10 local office and dozens of laboratories. In the United States had 18000 employees. More than half of them are engineers, scientists and policy analysts. Responsible for many environmental projects to establish national standards, monitoring of implementation and compliance with mandatory standards. EPA combined with state and local government issued a series of commercial and industrial license. The United States Environmental Protection Agency Certification of EPA EPA 's main purpose is to protect the health of people, the protection of ecological environment - air, water and land these our survival environment. In its over the next 30 years, EPA has been to give the American people to create a clean and healthy environment and efforts.
At the headquarters of the EPA has 18000 employees, the whole nation has 10 local offices, 17 laboratories, employ high degree, after the technical training of staff, mostly engineers, scientists and experts of environmental protection. EPA chief executive officer appointed by the president.
EPA in the country's environmental science and related research, education and assessment has a leadership position. EPA and other federal agencies, state and local government and the Indian reserve in close cooperation, the existing environmental laws and regulations on the basis of further development and strengthening the work of. EPA is responsible for a wide variety of environmental planning are investigated and the formulation of national standards, and represent the States and the Department issued a licence, monitoring and enhanced consistency. If you do not meet the national standards, EPA may issue the approval by taking other measures to help state and local environmental standards to achieve the required level. Similarly, EPA offices and other industry organizations and governments at all levels with various voluntary pollution prevention plan and the energy conservation work.
EPA certification work content
EPA led the United States Environmental Science, research, education and assessment work in development and implementation of laws and regulations EPA is responsible for many environmental projects to establish national standards, monitoring of implementation and compliance with mandatory standards. EPA combined with state and local government issued a series of commercial and industrial license. To provide financial assistance to state EPA, non-profit organizations and educational institutions of high quality research project to provide support. Environmental studies sponsored voluntary organization and project EPA through the headquarters and local office and more than 10000 industrial and commercial, nonprofit organizations, state and local governments in 40 of several voluntary pollution prevention and energy conservation project cooperation.
January 1, 2006, the United States EPA will introduce the new environmental regulations, exported to the United States automobile, motorcycle must be certified by EPA, EPA certificate and affix logo before entering the United States market.
If the product is in the United States except California in 49 states for sale, only need to apply for EPA certification can; if the product needs to export to the United States of California, need to handle the CARB authentication.
EPA certification project process
Previous work applying the manufacturer code ( need the match ) determine the contact for product information ( required for the match ) as well as on small engine test ( need the match ) to submit the application * product information includes product information, contact person, need to be certified gasoline engine model, serial number, if necessary please specify "commercial secret the secret".
EPA scope of certification
EPA Supervisor: Diesel / gasoline engine equipment, retail auto parts, gas, water treatment equipment, drinking water, pesticides such as inspection and certification.
EPA EPA approval process takes 30 days ( the shortest time ) if the materials submitted for review, determine whether comply with its requirements. As part of the review process, EPA will be needed to determine whether additional information and / or required to do confirm test. In this process, if there are any problems or need to submit other information, EPA will contact the factory contact. This process takes longer time.
EPA certification certification
If you meet the requirements of EPA, EPA issued certificate of conformity once EPA to determine compliance with regulatory requirements, will be awarded the certificate of conformity to this engine family. Certificate lists the date of certificate covering the engine can be introduced into the commercial to date. Certificate in production at the end of the specified type or the year December 31st failure, at which date earlier. In most cases, the date of the certificate certificate issuing date.
EPA certification and testing laboratory of commonly used terms
AECD ( Auxiliary emission control device ): auxiliary emission control device
ASME ( American Society of Mechanical Engineers ): American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASTM ( American Society for Testing and Materials ): American Society for testing and materials
CAA ( Clean Air Act ): the Clean Air Act
CAAA ( Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 ): the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendment
CLD ( chemiluminescent detector ) - chemiluminescence detector
CO: carbon monoxide
CO2: carbon dioxide
EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
FTP ( Federal Test Procedure ): Federal Test Procedure
G / KW-Hr: grams per kilowatt-hour
HC: hydrocarbons
HCLD ( heated chemiluminescent detector ): chemical luminous detector
HFID ( heated flame ionization detector ): hot flame ionization detector
ICI ( independent Commercial Importer ): independent commercial importer
NDIR ( non-dispersive infrared analyzer ): non dispersive infrared analyzer
NIST ( National Institute for Standards and Testing ): National Institute for standards and testing
NO: nitric oxide
NO2: nitrogen dioxide
NOX: compounds of nitrogen and oxygen
O2: oxygen
OEM ( original equipment manufacturer ) : original equipment manufacturer
PMD ( paramagnetic detector ): often the magnetic detector
SAE ( Society of Automotive Engineers ): Society of Automotive Engineers
SEA ( selective enforcement auditing ): may choose to perform the audit
SI ( spark-ignition ): Spark - ignition
U.S.C ( United States Code ): the United States Code
VOC ( Volatile organic compounds ): volatile organic compounds