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Term	Acronym	Vocabulary	Vocabulary Type	Definitions
Nonroad Vehicle		Importing Vehicles and Engines Glossary	Glossary and Key Word List	Definition: A vehicle that is not capable of being safely and practically driven on public roads or highways, including both offroad/recreational vehicles (such as dirt bikes, ATVs, ORUVs and snowmobiles) and other vehicles with features including, but not limited to, tracked road contact means, inordinate size, or features ordinarily associated with military combat or tactical vehicles such as armor and/or weaponry. EPA regards vehicles that exceed any of the federal weight or dimensional limitations placed on vehicles using the Interstate Highway System to be of an inordinate size.
Nonroad Vehicles	NRV		Abbreviation and Acronym List
Nonroad Vehicle		EPA EV-Built Environments-Transportation	Taxonomy	Definition 1: Vehicle that is powered by a nonroad engine, and that is not a motor vehicle or a vehicle used solely for competition. [40 CFR 63.11132 (CFR 2013)] [40 CFR 49.123 (CFR 2013)] [40 CFR 89.2 (CFR 2013)] Definition 2: A vehicle that is not capable of being safely and practically driven on public roads or highways, including both offroad/recreational vehicles (such as dirt bikes, ATVs, ORUVs and snowmobiles) and other vehicles with features including, but not limited to, tracked road contact means, inordinate size,... or features ordinarily associated with military combat or tactical vehicles such as armor and/or weaponry. EPA regards vehicles that exceed any of the federal weight or dimensional limitations placed on vehicles using the Interstate Highway System to be of an inordinate size. [Importing Vehicles and Engines Glossary] Definition 3: Vehicle that is powered by a nonroad engine as defined in this section and that is not a motor vehicle or a vehicle used solely for competition. Nonroad vehicle also includes equipment that is powered by nonroad engines. [40 CFR 90.3 (CFR 2013)] Definition 4: As defined in Section 216(11) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7550(11)). [40 CFR 80.1401 (CFR 2013)] [40 CFR 80.2 (CFR 2024)]
Nonroad Vehicle Manufacturer		EPA EV-Regulatory Activities-Regulatory Roles	Taxonomy	Definition 1: Any person engaged in the manufacturing or assembling of new nonroad vehicles or importing such vehicles for resale, or who acts for and is under the control of any such person in connection with the distribution of such vehicles. A nonroad vehicle manufacturer does not include any dealer with respect to new nonroad vehicles received by such person in commerce. [40 CFR 90.3 (CFR 2013)] Definition 2: Any person engaged in the manufacturing or assembling of new nonroad vehicles or equipment or importing such vehicles or equipment for resale, or who acts for and is under the control of any such person in connection with the distribution of such vehicles or equipment. A nonroad vehicle or equipment manufacturer does not include any dealer with respect to new nonroad vehicles or equipment received by such person in commerce. A nonroad vehicle or equipment manufacturer does not include any person engaged in the manufacturing or assembling of new nonroad vehicles or equipment who does not install an engine as part of that manufacturing or assembling process. All nonroad vehicle or equipment manufacturing entities that are under the control of the same person are considered to be a single nonroad vehicle or nonroad equipment manufacturer. [40 CFR 89.2 (CFR 2013)]

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