Code of Federal Regulations Title 40. Protection of Environment § 40.1068.315 Permanent exemptions for imported engines/equipment

(a) National security exemption. You may import an engine or piece of equipment under the national security exemption in § 1068.225, but only if it is properly labeled.

(b) Manufacturer-owned engine/equipment exemption. You may import manufacturer-owned engines/equipment, as described in § 1068.215.

(c) Replacement engine exemption. You may import a nonconforming replacement engine as described in § 1068.240. To use this exemption, you must be a certificate holder for a family we regulate under the same part as the replacement engine.

(d) Extraordinary circumstances exemption. You may import a nonconforming engine or piece of equipment if we grant hardship relief as described in § 1068.245.

(e) Small-volume manufacturer exemption. You may import a nonconforming engine or piece of equipment if we grant hardship relief for a small-volume manufacturer, as described in § 1068.250.

(f) Equipment-manufacturer hardship exemption. You may import a nonconforming engine if we grant an exemption for the transition to new or revised emission standards, as described in § 1068.255.

(g) [Reserved]

(h) Identical configuration exemption. Unless specified otherwise in the standard-setting part, you may import nonconforming engines/equipment if they are identical to certified engines/equipment produced by the same manufacturer, subject to the following provisions:

(i) Ancient engine/equipment exemption. If you are not the original engine/equipment manufacturer, you may import nonconforming engines/equipment that are subject to a standard-setting part and were first manufactured at least 21 years earlier, as long as they are still substantially in their original configurations.