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Motorcycle-emissions-tester quality management and auditing

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(1) Checking and examining of Motorcycle I&M stations: Totally 264 stations were being checked through field investigation and 75 defects found;Checking By using pre-modified vehicles to check on and found 41 defects. This year, three stations’ licenses were being revoked, and six stations’ licenses were being suspended for three months. One station was fined NT$15,000. (2) Auditing the I&M test numbers and fees of the licensed stations, 6,776,322 tests were considered valid and 199,594 tests invalid. Totally NT$ 542,105,760 were subsidized to the licensed stations for the valid tests, and NT$ 15,967,520 were saved because of the invalid tests. (3) Establishment of test data system for I&M stations: Update and demonstrate the I&M test information system t. Adding station management and SOP functions. Authorize Local Environment Protection Bureau to update stations test data. (4) Evaluating the cost effectiveness of I&M tests that were being carried out by the licensed stations. Collected the information such as monthly test numbers, rate of annual test required motorcycles that actually reported to the I&M stations, test failed rate, repeat test rate, and analyze the relationship among motorcycle type, age, and traveling mileage. The evaluation also included the capital required for setting up licensed stations, estimate the emission reduction after motorcycle maintenance and the evaluation report will be posted on the web site of R.O.C. EPA. (5) Promoted quality control system for I&M stations: By modifying motorcycle emissions test cycle and quality assurance plan to improve this system. Held three Stations Quality Improvement training and 267 licensed stations were being trained. Selected the excellent stations for the year 2003 and the activities also included opinion consulting with related organizations etc. (6) Transfer in-use motorcycle emission tests plan: Estimate the feasible number for new stations setting. Executed five new stations on line training, held four consulting and eight discussion meet
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Motorcycle Emission
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