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Adopted Part 248 - Use of Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel and Best Available Retrofit Technology for Heavy Duty Vehicles, and Part 200 - General Provisions

The Department filed a Notice of Adoption with the Department of State on June 30, 2009. The Notice will be published in the State Register on July 15, 2009. The effective date of this rulemaking is July 30, 2009.

The Department has adopted 6NYCRR Part 248 and attendant amendments to Part 200. Part 248 implements the requirements of the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2006 (DERA). The purpose of DERA and the adopted regulation is to address the public health threat posed by the combustion of diesel fuel from certain heavy duty vehicles (HDVs). Part 248 and the attendant amendments to Part 200 implement requirements for the use of ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) fuel, best available retrofit technology (BART), and low NOx rebuild kits on certain heavy duty vehicles owned by, operated by, on behalf of, or leased by state agencies and state and regional public authorities.


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