49 CFR §599.201
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- (a)Participating entities. Subject to the conditions and requirements of paragraph (b), participation in the transfer and disposal of a trade-in vehicle under the CARS program is limited to the following entities:
- (1)A salvage auction that will transfer trade-in vehicles received under this program only to a disposal facility identified in paragraph (a)(2) or (a)(3) of this section.
- (2)A disposal facility listed on the Web site at http://www.cars.gov/disposal; or
- (3)A facility that disposes of vehicles in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
- (b)Conditions of Participation. A participating entity identified in paragraph (a) of this section must:
- (1)Comply with all the provisions and restrictions and make all the required certifications contained in subpart D of this part.
- (2)In the case of a disposal facility identified in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, be currently listed on the Web site at http://www.cars.gov/disposal, as of the date of its participation in the disposal of the trade-in vehicle.
- (c)Removal of authority to participate.
- (1)A disposal facility that qualifies as such by active membership in ELVS and that fails to maintain active ELVS membership may be automatically removed as a matter of course from the agency's list of disposal facilities maintained at http://www.cars.gov/disposal authorized to participate in the CARS program.
- (2)The agency may also suspend or remove a salvage auction's or disposal facility's authority to participate in the CARS program in accordance with the procedures of § 599.504.