Section 207.308  Notification of Intent to  Retire Vehicles

a)         If the vehicle scrappage plan targets certain vehicles, as provided in Subpart D of this Part, the vehicle scrappage manager or sponsor may request that the Agency provide notice of the applicable vehicle scrappage activities to owners of vehicles that meet the specifications in the plan.  This notice will provide information to allow the vehicle owners to contact the relevant vehicle scrappage sponsor or manager for more information about the proposed vehicle scrappage activities.

b)         If a vehicle scrappage manager or sponsor does not request the Agency to provide notification as provided in subsection (a) of this Section, the vehicle scrappage sponsor or manager must notify owners of vehicles that are prospective candidates for retirement of the proposed vehicle scrappage activities.  Notification may be provided by general public notification methods.

c)         Any notification provided to vehicle owners by vehicle scrappage sponsors or managers must, at a minimum, convey the following information:

1)         That participation in the program or project is strictly voluntary;

2)         The name and address of the vehicle scrappage sponsor or manager;

3)         All conditions that the vehicle owner and the vehicle itself must satisfy in order to participate in the vehicle scrappage project or program;

4)         The amount of money that is being offered to the owner by the vehicle scrappage sponsor or manager for the purchase of the owner's vehicle if all conditions of vehicle eligibility are met;

5)         That the identification of the owner's vehicle as a candidate for retirement does not constitute an allegation of any environmental or other violation by that owner; and

6)         A clear statement that the notice is being provided by that sponsor or manager, not by the Agency or by any other governmental entity, unless the Agency is the vehicle scrappage sponsor.