40 CFR § 610.12 - Program initiative.

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title: "40 CFR § 610.12 - Program initiative."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "610.12"
section_name: "Program initiative."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "Q"
subchapter_name: "ENERGY POLICY"
part_number: "610"
part_name: "FUEL ECONOMY RETROFIT DEVICES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Sec. 511, Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act, as amended (sec. 301, Pub. L. 94-163, 89 Stat. 915 (15 U.S.C. 2011))."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 17946, Mar. 23, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
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# 610.12 Program initiative.

A retrofit device evaluation program will be initiated as follows:

(a) At the request of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) when it has reason to believe that fuel economy representation made for a retrofit device being marketed may be inadequate,

(b) At the EPA Administrator's initiative, or

(c) Upon the application of any manufacturer of a retrofit device (or prototype thereof) for which a fuel economy improvement claim is made.