One week remains for diesel performance parts manufacturers to have these parts placed on the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) “Parts in Progress List,” thereby providing a one-year period for obtaining emissions compliance for these components. Unless parts have previously been CARB certified, failure to be included on this list by the July 1, 2010, deadline will cause products to fail the current Bureau of Automotive Repair’s (BAR) diesel smog-check program administered in California.

Diesel parts manufacturers choosing to become listed must submit a traditional CARB E.O. application that now includes a requirement that applicants explain how they would institute a recall program for existing products, which may require modification to pass emissions standards. Upon successful completion of these documents, assuming products can reasonably be assured to pass emissions requirements, applicants will be given one year (July 1, 2010–July 1, 2011) to obtain an E.O.

To review the current CARB “Parts in Progress List,” go to www.arb.ca.gov, click on “aftermarket parts” and identify and click on the “Parts in Progress List.”

While CARB will be updating this list on a frequent basis as the July 1 deadline approaches, only one week remains for SEMA members to obtain additional time for compliance testing and not have vehicles rejected during smog checks. BAR will be referencing the CARB website to determine which components are on the "Products in Progress List" to identify parts not causing failure of the visual portion in the smog-check inspection procedure.

SEMA continues to monitor this program and will provide updates when available.

For additional information, contact Jim McFarland at 901/377-1210 or jmcfar1@aol.com.

One week remains for diesel performance parts manufacturers to have these parts placed on the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) “Parts in Progress List,” thereby providing a one-year period for obtaining emissions compliance for these components. Unless parts have previously been CARB certified, failure to be included on this list by the July 1, 2010, deadline will cause products to fail the current Bureau of Automotive Repair’s (BAR) diesel smog-check program administered in California.

Diesel parts manufacturers choosing to become listed must submit a traditional CARB E.O. application that now includes a requirement that applicants explain how they would institute a recall program for existing products, which may require modification to pass emissions standards. Upon successful completion of these documents, assuming products can reasonably be assured to pass emissions requirements, applicants will be given one year (July 1, 2010–July 1, 2011) to obtain an E.O.

To review the current CARB “Parts in Progress List,” go to www.arb.ca.gov, click on “aftermarket parts” and identify and click on the “Parts in Progress List.”

While CARB will be updating this list on a frequent basis as the July 1 deadline approaches, only one week remains for SEMA members to obtain additional time for compliance testing and not have vehicles rejected during smog checks. BAR will be referencing the CARB website to determine which components are on the "Products in Progress List" to identify parts not causing failure of the visual portion in the smog-check inspection procedure.

SEMA continues to monitor this program and will provide updates when available.

For additional information, contact Jim McFarland at 901/377-1210 or jmcfar1@aol.com.

As of January 1, 2011, it will be illegal to sell or install a wheel weight that contains lead or mercury in Illinois. The state joins several others that have enacted laws banning the manufacture, sale and use of lead wheel weights. California’s law went into effect on January 1, 2010. Maine, Vermont and Washington also ban the products while Iowa, Maryland, New York, Rhode Island and Wisconsin have considered a ban.

The automakers have already agreed to stop using lead weights as original equipment, and the three major manufacturers of wheel weights in the United States stopped distributing lead weights in 2009. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency launched a voluntary nationwide initiative in 2008 and began a rulemaking process in 2009 which may eventually translate into a mandatory federal ban. The weights have been banned in the European Union since 2005. Automakers, tire makers and the aftermarket are turning to three main substitute materials—steel, zinc or composites.

If lead weights fall off tires, there is concern that they then become environmental hazards or contaminants in the metal recycling process. In the environment, the weights may be ground into fine dust particles and turn into lead oxides, hydroxides or bicarbonates. Lead particles and chemical combinations also pose the risk of contaminating surface and ground water supplies.

For more information, contact Stuart Gosswein at stuartg@sema.org.

As of January 1, 2011, it will be illegal to sell or install a wheel weight that contains lead or mercury in Illinois. The state joins several others that have enacted laws banning the manufacture, sale and use of lead wheel weights. California’s law went into effect on January 1, 2010. Maine, Vermont and Washington also ban the products while Iowa, Maryland, New York, Rhode Island and Wisconsin have considered a ban.

The automakers have already agreed to stop using lead weights as original equipment, and the three major manufacturers of wheel weights in the United States stopped distributing lead weights in 2009. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency launched a voluntary nationwide initiative in 2008 and began a rulemaking process in 2009 which may eventually translate into a mandatory federal ban. The weights have been banned in the European Union since 2005. Automakers, tire makers and the aftermarket are turning to three main substitute materials—steel, zinc or composites.

If lead weights fall off tires, there is concern that they then become environmental hazards or contaminants in the metal recycling process. In the environment, the weights may be ground into fine dust particles and turn into lead oxides, hydroxides or bicarbonates. Lead particles and chemical combinations also pose the risk of contaminating surface and ground water supplies.

For more information, contact Stuart Gosswein at stuartg@sema.org.

As of January 1, 2011, it will be illegal to sell or install a wheel weight that contains lead or mercury in Illinois. The state joins several others that have enacted laws banning the manufacture, sale and use of lead wheel weights. California’s law went into effect on January 1, 2010. Maine, Vermont and Washington also ban the products while Iowa, Maryland, New York, Rhode Island and Wisconsin have considered a ban.

The automakers have already agreed to stop using lead weights as original equipment, and the three major manufacturers of wheel weights in the United States stopped distributing lead weights in 2009. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency launched a voluntary nationwide initiative in 2008 and began a rulemaking process in 2009 which may eventually translate into a mandatory federal ban. The weights have been banned in the European Union since 2005. Automakers, tire makers and the aftermarket are turning to three main substitute materials—steel, zinc or composites.

If lead weights fall off tires, there is concern that they then become environmental hazards or contaminants in the metal recycling process. In the environment, the weights may be ground into fine dust particles and turn into lead oxides, hydroxides or bicarbonates. Lead particles and chemical combinations also pose the risk of contaminating surface and ground water supplies.

For more information, contact Stuart Gosswein at stuartg@sema.org.

A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate to create a large, new wilderness reserve in central Idaho has been endorsed by the Obama administration. The legislation threatens to designate nearly 330,000 acres of land in central Idaho as wilderness, the most restrictive designation that can be placed on public lands. SEMA opposes the legislation as drafted since many off-highway vehicle (OHV) trails in the Sawtooth and Challis National Forests could be closed as a result of its passage.

For nearly a decade, lawmakers have proposed several variations of the Boulder/White Clouds Wilderness bill, also known as the “Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act.” The current bill is pending before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. There has been no action in the House.

Wilderness legislation is consequential since it potentially denies access to off-roaders and the equipment that they purchase, much of which is manufactured by SEMA members.

SEMA supports land-use decisions that allow local communities and government authorities to participate in the decision-making process. Within that context, SEMA supports compromise approaches on wilderness areas that balance the need to preserve access to appropriate motorized recreation while protecting some of our nation’s natural wonders. This would include “cherry-stemmed roads,” which are corridors within wilderness areas that allow motorized recreation.

For details contact, Ethan Landesman at ethanl@sema.org.

A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate to create a large, new wilderness reserve in central Idaho has been endorsed by the Obama administration. The legislation threatens to designate nearly 330,000 acres of land in central Idaho as wilderness, the most restrictive designation that can be placed on public lands. SEMA opposes the legislation as drafted since many off-highway vehicle (OHV) trails in the Sawtooth and Challis National Forests could be closed as a result of its passage.

For nearly a decade, lawmakers have proposed several variations of the Boulder/White Clouds Wilderness bill, also known as the “Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act.” The current bill is pending before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. There has been no action in the House.

Wilderness legislation is consequential since it potentially denies access to off-roaders and the equipment that they purchase, much of which is manufactured by SEMA members.

SEMA supports land-use decisions that allow local communities and government authorities to participate in the decision-making process. Within that context, SEMA supports compromise approaches on wilderness areas that balance the need to preserve access to appropriate motorized recreation while protecting some of our nation’s natural wonders. This would include “cherry-stemmed roads,” which are corridors within wilderness areas that allow motorized recreation.

For details contact, Ethan Landesman at ethanl@sema.org.

A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate to create a large, new wilderness reserve in central Idaho has been endorsed by the Obama administration. The legislation threatens to designate nearly 330,000 acres of land in central Idaho as wilderness, the most restrictive designation that can be placed on public lands. SEMA opposes the legislation as drafted since many off-highway vehicle (OHV) trails in the Sawtooth and Challis National Forests could be closed as a result of its passage.

For nearly a decade, lawmakers have proposed several variations of the Boulder/White Clouds Wilderness bill, also known as the “Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act.” The current bill is pending before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. There has been no action in the House.

Wilderness legislation is consequential since it potentially denies access to off-roaders and the equipment that they purchase, much of which is manufactured by SEMA members.

SEMA supports land-use decisions that allow local communities and government authorities to participate in the decision-making process. Within that context, SEMA supports compromise approaches on wilderness areas that balance the need to preserve access to appropriate motorized recreation while protecting some of our nation’s natural wonders. This would include “cherry-stemmed roads,” which are corridors within wilderness areas that allow motorized recreation.

For details contact, Ethan Landesman at ethanl@sema.org.

A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate to create a large, new wilderness reserve in central Idaho has been endorsed by the Obama administration. The legislation threatens to designate nearly 330,000 acres of land in central Idaho as wilderness, the most restrictive designation that can be placed on public lands. SEMA opposes the legislation as drafted since many off-highway vehicle (OHV) trails in the Sawtooth and Challis National Forests could be closed as a result of its passage.

For nearly a decade, lawmakers have proposed several variations of the Boulder/White Clouds Wilderness bill, also known as the “Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act.” The current bill is pending before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. There has been no action in the House.

Wilderness legislation is consequential since it potentially denies access to off-roaders and the equipment that they purchase, much of which is manufactured by SEMA members.

SEMA supports land-use decisions that allow local communities and government authorities to participate in the decision-making process. Within that context, SEMA supports compromise approaches on wilderness areas that balance the need to preserve access to appropriate motorized recreation while protecting some of our nation’s natural wonders. This would include “cherry-stemmed roads,” which are corridors within wilderness areas that allow motorized recreation.

For details contact, Ethan Landesman at ethanl@sema.org.

KIA is hosting a Measuring Session for SEMA manufacturing members featuring its 2011 Sorento and 2011 Sportage on Wednesday, June 30, at its Irvine, California, headquarters. The 2011 Sorento offers two engine choices, a 2.4L four-cylinder making 175-hp, and a 3.5L V6 with a six-speed Sportmatic transmission making 276 hp. The 2011 Sportage, meanwhile, offers a 2.4L, 176-hp four-cylinder with a six-speed Sportmatic transmission and all-wheel drive.

Attendance is by pre-registration only and cameras are permitted. But act soon, as the deadline to register is Monday, June 28. RSVP with name(s), company name, address, phone number with reference to Kia at: measuringsession@sema.org.

For additional information, contact Bill Wolf, 909/978-6739 or Kelly Clancy, 909/978-6735.