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U.S and Canada I/M
Programs
by State or
Province
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Primary Contact:
Gregory English, P.E.
Environmental Engineer 2
Dept of Environmental Conservation
Bureau of Mobile Sources and Technology Development
625 Broadway, 2nd Floor
Albany, NY 12233-3255
Phone: 518-402-8292
Fax: 518-402-9035
gaenglis@gw.dec.state.ny.us
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Secondary Contact:
James Clyne, P.E.
Section Chief, In-Use Programs
Dept of Environmental Conservation
Bureau of Mobile Sources and Technology Development
625 Broadway, 2nd Floor
Albany, NY 12233-3255
Phone: 518-402-8292
Fax: 518-402-9035
jjclyne@gw.dec.state.ny.us
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CURRENT I/M PROGRAMS: NYVIP, NYTEST, and Heavy Duty Diesel I/M
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Date
Started:
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NYTEST:1998, NYVIP: 2004, Heavy Duty Diesel I/M:1999
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EPA
Designation:
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OTR low enhanced (53 ‘Upstate’ counties), High Enhanced (9 county
NYMA)
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Program Type:
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Decentralized test and repair
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Program Areas:
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NYMA:the five boroughs of New York City, Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland and Westchester (NYTEST,
HDD I/M).
‘Upstate” : remaining 53 counties of NYS
NYVIP is statewide.
NYTEST is limited to NYMA.
HDD I/M is limited to NYMA, but there is also an on-road HDD component (visible smoke)
statewide
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Enforcement Method:
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Registration denial (NYVIP, NYTEST) and sticker-based enforcement (NYVIP, NYTEST, HDD
I/M) and roadside (statewide HDD I/M)
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Model
Years:
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Varies by program with exemptions. NYTEST
to 25 MYs old; NYVIP OBD II beginning with MY 1996;
HDD I/M: all MYs
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Vehicle Types:
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LDGV, LDGT, HDGV, HDGVs
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Exempt
Vehicles:
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For NYVIP/NYTEST: new vehicle (first 2 model years), diesels, electric-powered,
motorcycles, and historic registrations
For HDD I/M: diesels <8,501 GVW
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Test
Type:
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Upstate: Anti-tampering visual, OBD II, low
enhanced
NYMA: anti-tampering visual inspections, NYTEST idle,
NYTEST transient, OBD II, HDD opacity check.
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Non-OBD Testable:
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OBD II applicable vehicles
must receive the OBD II inspection
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Cut
Points:
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NYTEST is at final cutpoints, vary by MY.
HDD I/M varies by MY.
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OBD:
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Statewide, beginning with MY 1996 LDVs
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Max
Not Ready Flags:
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EPA
guidance
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Visual
Checks
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Catalyst, Air pump, EGR, PCV, Evap disable
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Evaporative System Test:
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NYVIP: gas cap
presence; NYTEST: gas cap pressure check
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Safety
Test:
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Yes
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Test
Frequency:
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Annual and change of
ownership
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Annual
Test Volume
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LDGVs: +/- 6,000,000
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# of
Decentralized Bays:
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Statewide (NYTEST/NYVIP):
+/- 10,000
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Test
Fee:
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Enhanced: NYMA $27 emissions, Upstate $11
emissions
Diesel opacity : $25
There are additional safety inspection fees, which is $10 for light-duty vehicles
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Re-test Procedures:
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Vary by I/M
program
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Contracted Services:
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SGS Testcom is the NYVIP program manager, and
provides data management services for the NYTEST program.
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Comments:
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NY has proposed to end the
NYTEST I/M program on January 1, 2011.
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