Notification, 2016

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EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 109] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2016/ MAGHA 28 , 1937 II, (i)

(i) (i)

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, 16th February, 2016

G.S.R.176(E).—The following draft of certain rules further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, which the Central Government proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 110 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), is hereby published as required by sub-section (1) of

Section 212 of the said Act for information of all persons likely to be affected thereby; and notice is hereby given that the said draft rules shall be taken into consideration after the expiry of thirty days from the date on which the copies of this notification as published in the Official Gazette, are made available to the public; Objections or suggestions, if any, may be sent to the Joint Secretary (Transport), Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Transport Bhawan, Parliament Street, New Delhi-110001; The objections or suggestions which may be received from any person in respect of the said draft rules before the expiry of the aforesaid period will be considered by the Central Government. Draft Rules

1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Motor Vehicles (……Amendment) Rules, 2016

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 (herein referred to as principal rules), in rule 115E, for the heading, the following heading shall be substituted, namely:- “115E. Mass emission standard for flex-fuel ethanol (E85) or (E100) and ethanol (ED95) vehicles”.

3. In the principal rules, in rule 115E, for sub-rule 1, the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:- “ (1) The newly manufactured gasoline vehicles fitted with spark ignition engine compatible to run on gasoline or a mixture of gasoline and ethanol up to 85 per cent. ethanol blend (E85) or mixture of gasoline and ethanol up to 100 per cent (E100), (hereinafter referred to as flex-fuel ethanol vehicle), shall be type approved as per prevailing gasoline emission norms.”.

4. In the principal rules, in rule 115E, for sub-rule 3, the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:- “The compatibility of vehicle to level of ethanol blend of E85 or E100 or ED95 shall be defined by the vehicle manufacturer and the same shall be displayed on vehicle by putting a clearly visible sticker.”.

5. In the principal rules, in rule 115E, in sub-rule 4, for the Table 1 and Table 2 the following Tables shall be substituted, namely:- “Table 1 Test requirements for type approval and extension For four wheeled vehicles with Gross Vehicle Weight less than or equal to 3,500 kg Sr. No. Test Flex-fuel ethanol vehicle

1. Gaseous pollutants (Type I test) On both Gasoline and E85 or E100 fuel

2. Idle and high idle emission ( type II Test) On both Gasoline and E85 or E100 fuel

3. Crankcase emission (Type III) Only on Gasoline fuel

4. Evaporative emissions (Type IV) Only on Gasoline fuel

5. Durability (Type V) Only on Gasoline fuel

6. Onboard diagnostics (OBD II) On both Gasoline and E85 or E100 fuel Table 2 Test requirements for type approval and extension For two or three wheeled vehicles Sr. No. Test Flex-fuel ethanol vehicle

1. Gaseous pollutants (Type I test) On both Gasoline and E85 or E100 fuel

2. Idle and emission ( Type II Test) On both Gasoline and E85 or E100 fuel

3. Crankcase emission (Type III) Only on Gasoline fuel

4. Evaporative emissions (Type IV) Only on Gasoline fuel

5. Durability (Type V) Only on Gasoline fuel”

6. In the principal rules, in rule 115E, in sub-rule 4, in Notes, after item (XI), the following item shall be inserted, namely:- “(xii) “The reference fuel shall be as specified in Annexure IV-J for gasoline; Annexure S for E100 vehicles.”.

7. In the principal rules, after ANNEXURE IV-R, the following Annexure shall be inserted, namely:- “ANNEXURE IV-S Technical specifications of the reference fuel E100(As per IS15464:2004) Sr. no. Characteristic Requirement 1 Relative density at 15.6/15.6 O C, max 0.7961 2 Ethanol content percent by volume at 15.6/15.6 O C, min ( excluding denaturant) 3 Miscibility with water Miscible 4 Alkalinity Nil 5 Acidity ( as CH3COOH) mg/l, max 30 6 Residue on evaporation percent by mass, Max 0.005 7 Aldehyde content (as CH3CHO) mg/l, max 60 10 Methyl alcohol, mg/litre, max 300 11 Appearance Clear and bright”.

[No. RT-11028/13/2014-MVL] ABHAY DAMLE, Jt. Secy.

Note.-The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide notification number

G.S.R. 590(E), dated the 2nd June, 1989 and lastly amended vide notification and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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