Small Volume Engine Manufacturer

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025828",
  "term": "Small Volume Engine Manufacturer",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definitions": [
    "1. For nonhandheld engines, any engine manufacturer whose total eligible production of nonhandheld engines are projected at the time of certification of a given model year to be no more than 10,000 nonhandheld engines.\n\n2. For handheld engines, the term small volume engine manufacturer means any engine manufacturer whose total eligible production of handheld engines are projected at the time of certification of a given model year to be no more than 25,000 handheld engines.",
    "1. Manufacturer of Category 1 and/or Category 2 engines with annual worldwide production of fewer than 1,000 internal combustion engines (marine and nonmarine). For manufacturers owned by a parent company, the limit applies to the production of the parent company and all its subsidiaries. Manufacturers that certify or produce any Category 3 engines are not small-volume engine manufacturers.\n\n2. Small business engine manufacturer that had engine families certified to meet the requirements of 40 CFR part 89 before 2003 (40 CFR part 89, revised as of July 1, 2002), had annual U.S.-directed production of no more than 2,500 units in 2002 and all earlier calendar years, and has 1000 or fewer employees. For manufacturers owned by a parent company, the production limit applies to the production of the parent company and all its subsidiaries and the employee limit applies to the total number of employees of the parent company and all its subsidiaries.\n\n3. Engine manufacturer with 250 or fewer employees. This includes any employees working for a parent company and all its subsidiaries.Small-volume vessel manufacturer means a vessel manufacturer with 500 or fewer employees. This includes any employees working for a parent company and all its subsidiaries.\n\n4. One of the following:(1) For handheld engines, an engine manufacturer that had U.S.-directed production volume of handheld engines of no more than 25,000 handheld engines in any calendar year. For manufacturers owned by a parent company, this production limit applies to the production of the parent company and all its subsidiaries.(2) For nonhandheld engines, an engine manufacturer that had U.S.-directed production volume of no more than 10,000 nonhandheld engines in any calendar year. For manufacturers owned by a parent company, this production limit applies to the production of the parent company and all its subsidiaries.(3) An engine manufacturer that we designate to be a small-volume engine manufacturer under § 1054.635.\n\n5. Company meeting either of the following characteristics:(1) An engine manufacturer with U.S.-directed production volumes of engines subject to the requirements of this part totaling no more than 2,000 units in any year. This includes engines produced by parent or subsidiary companies.(2) An engine manufacturer with fewer than 200 employees. This includes any employees working for parent or subsidiary companies.\n\n6. Engine manufacturer with 1,000 or fewer employees that has had annual U.S.-directed production volume of no more than 2,500 units. For manufacturers owned by a parent company, these limits apply to the total number of employees and production volume from the parent company and all its subsidiaries."
  ],
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 90.3 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 1042.901 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 1039.801 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 1045.801 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 1054.801 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 1048.801 (CFR 2013)",
    "86 FR 34308; 40 CFR 1039.801 (CFR 2021)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/small-volume-engine-manufacturer/"
}