LOCATION OF THE MEETING: Air Resources Board 1001 I Street, 2nd Floor Byron Sher Auditorium Sacramento, California 95814 |
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*REVISED PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA JUNE 24, 2010
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June 24, 2010
9:00 a.m.
CONSENT
CALENDAR: All items on the consent calendar will be voted on by the Board immediately after the start of the public meeting. Any item may be removed from the consent calendar by a Board member or if someone in the audience wishes to speak on that item. The following item is on the consent calendar: |
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10-6-1 | Public Meeting to Consider Approval of the Coso Junction PM10 Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan |
Staff will present to the Board for approval the 2010 PM10 Maintenance Plan and Redesignation Request for the Coso Junction Planning Area. Coso Junction has attained the 24‑hour PM10 National Ambient Air Quality Standard based on 2007-2009 air quality data. | |
DISCUSSION
ITEMS: Note: The following agenda items may be heard in a different order at the Board meeting. |
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10-5-3 |
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO THE JULY BOARD MEETING Continuation from the May Board Meeting--Public Meeting to Provide a Status Report on new United States Environmental Protection Agency Requirements for Near-Roadway Monitoring of Nitrogen Dioxide |
Staff will present to the Board information on new near-roadway monitoring requirements for nitrogen dioxide that were adopted earlier this year by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. | |
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10-6-2 | Public
Hearing to Consider Adoption of Proposed Amendments to the Regulation
to Reduce Emissions from Diesel Engines on Commercial Harbor Craft
Operated Within California Waters and 24 Nautical Miles of the
California Baseline |
Staff will present to the Board proposed amendments to the Commercial Harbor Craft Regulation to impose on certain crew and supply, barge, and dredge vessels in-use engine requirements and provide other clarifying amendments. | |
More Information Staff Presentation | |
10-6-5 | Public Meeting to Consider Staff Recommendations for Commitments between ARB and UP and BNSF Railroads to Accelerate Further Diesel PM Emission Reductions at Four High Priority Railyards in the South Coast Air Basin |
Staff will present to the Board proposed railyard-specific commitments in which UP and BNSF will be required to meet interim and final railyard specific diesel PM emissions levels between 2010 and 2020 and provide other specified periodic reporting requirements. | |
More Information Staff Presentation | |
10-6-3 | Public Meeting to Consider the Adoption of Prop 1B: Grants for FY 2008-09 and FY 2009-10 Funds to Reduce Emissions from Goods Movement |
Staff will present to the Board for adoption a list of grant awards totaling up to $200 million in incentive funding for specific local agency projects to reduce freight-related emissions in the four trade corridors. | |
More Information Staff Presentation | |
10-6-4 | Public Meeting to Consider the Proposed Assembly Bill 118: Air Quality Improvement Program FY 2010-11 Funding Plan |
Staff will present to the Board a Proposed Air Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) FY 2010-11 Funding Plan which provides recommendations for program changes and the allocation of AQIP funds to specific project categories. Assembly Bill (AB) 118 (Nunez, 2007) provides the Air Resources Board with up to $50 million annually. AB 118 allows for the AQIP to fund a variety of air quality incentive projects to address criteria pollutant emissions, including low-emission vehicles and equipment, research, and workforce training. | |
More Information Staff Presentation | |
10-6-6 | Public Meeting to Report to the Board on Target Setting Efforts under Senate Bill 375 |
Staff will present to the Board a status report on efforts to establish regional greenhouse gas reduction targets pursuant to Senate Bill 375 (Steinberg, Chapter 728, Statutes of 2008.) | |
More Information Staff Presentation 4 Large MPO Guest Speaker Andy Chesley Guest Speaker | |
CLOSED SESSION
– LITIGATION The Board will hold a closed session, as authorized by Government Code section 11126(e), to confer with, and receive advice from, its legal counsel regarding the following pending or potential litigation:
American Trucking Associations, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al., U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, Case No. 09-1090. POET, LLC, et al. v. Goldstene, et al., Superior Court of California (Fresno County), Case No. 09CECG04850. Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, et al. v. Goldstene, U.S. District Court (E.D. Cal. Fresno), Case No. 1:09−cv−02234−LJO−DLB. National Petroleum & Refiners Association, et al. v. Goldstene, et al., U.S. District Court (E.D. Cal. Fresno) Case No. 1:10-cv-00163-AWI-GSA. |
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