LOCATION OF THE MEETING:
Air Resources Board
1001 I Street, 2nd Floor
Byron Sher Auditorium
Sacramento, California 95814

*REVISED (7/19/2010)

PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA

JULY 22, 2010

WEBCAST

Electronic Board Book

This facility is accessible by public transit. For transit information, call: 
(916) 321-BUSS, website http://www.sacrt.com/
(This facility is accessible to persons with disabilities.)

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July 22, 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:

Consent Item #

Agenda Topic

None.

DISCUSSION ITEMS:

Note:  The following agenda items may be heard in a different order at the Board meeting. 
Agenda Item #
 Agenda Subject/Topic
10-5-3

Public Meeting to Provide a Status Report on new United States Environmental Protection Agency Requirements for Near-Roadway Monitoring of Nitrogen Dioxide

(THIS ITEM WAS RESCHEDULED FROM THE MAY 27, 2010 BOARD MEETING)
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.

More Information      Staff Presentation
10-7-1 *THIS ITEM HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL THE SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 BOARD MEETING
Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of a Proposed Regulation for a California Renewable Electricity Standard
Staff will present to the Board a proposed regulation to implement the California Renewable Electricity Standard.
More Information 
10-7-2 Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of a Proposed Regulation for Energy Efficiency and Co-Benefits Assessment of Large Industrial Facilities
Staff will present to the Board a proposed regulation requiring large industrial facilities to provide information to ARB on energy usage, emissions, potential energy efficiency improvement projects, and greenhouse gas and pollutant co-benefits if the identified improvement projects were implemented.
More Information     Staff Presentation 
10-7-3 Public Meeting to Update the Board on the Western Climate Initiative
Staff will update the Board on progress in the Western Climate Initiative regional greenhouse gas emissions reduction program.
Staff Presentation
  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:

Pacific Merchant Shipping Association v. Goldstene, U.S. District Court (E.D. Cal Fresno), Case No. 2:09-CV-01151-MCE-EFB.

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 Petrochemical & Refiners Association, et al. v. Goldstene, et al., U.S. District Court (E.D. Cal. Fresno) Case No. 1:10-cv-00163-AWI-GSA.
OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD TO COMMENT ON MATTERS OF INTEREST
Board members may identify matters they would like to have noticed for consideration at future meetings and comment on topics of interest; no formal action on these topics will be taken without further notice.

OPEN SESSION TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON SUBJECT MATTERS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD
Although no formal Board action may be taken, the Board is allowing an opportunity to interested members of the public to address the Board on items of interest that are within the Board’s jurisdiction, but do not specifically appear on the agenda.  Each person will be allowed a maximum of three minutes to ensure that everyone has a chance to speak.

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IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT THE CLERK OF THE BOARD
1001 I Street, 23rd Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814, (916) 322-5594
ARB Homepage: http://www.arb.ca.gov

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION REQUEST

Special accommodation or language needs can be provided for any of the following:
•    An interpreter to be available at the hearing;
•    Documents made available in an alternate format (i.e., Braille, large print, etc.) or another language;
•    A disability-related reasonable accommodation.

To request these special accommodations or language needs, please contact the Clerk of the Board at (916) 322-5594 or by facsimile at (916) 322-3928 as soon as possible, but no later than 10 business days before the scheduled Board hearing.  TTY/TDD/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for the California Relay Service.

Comodidad especial o necesidad de otro idioma puede ser proveído para alguna de las siguientes:
•    Un intérprete que esté disponible en la audiencia;
•    Documentos disponibles en un formato alterno (por decir, sistema Braille, o en impresión grande) u otro idioma;
•    Una acomodación razonable relacionados con una incapacidad.

Para solicitar estas comodidades especiales o necesidades de otro idioma, por favor llame a la oficina del Consejo al (916) 322-5594 o envíe un fax a (916) 322-3928 lo más pronto posible, pero no menos de 10 días de trabajo antes del día programado para la audiencia del Consejo.  TTY/TDD/Personas que necesiten este servicio pueden marcar el 711 para el Servicio de Retransmisión de Mensajes de California.


SMOKING IS NOT PERMITTED AT MEETINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD


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