(Statewide Truck and Bus Regulation) 

ARB Staff has been working hard to finalize its two regulatory proposals to reduce PM, NOx and GHG emissions from on-road trucks. These proposals are commonly known as the “Statewide Truck and Bus Rule” and the “AB 32 Truck Efficiency Rule”. An important part of this effort is to complete our analysis of the economic impact on the many different types of fleets that will be affected by these rules. We have also been meeting with many stakeholders, and are analyzing alternative regulatory proposals some have offered. Because of this effort, when coupled with the freeze on overtime associated with the budget impasse, we have concluded we will not be ready for the October, 2008, Board meeting. As a result, we have delayed the Board’s consideration of these two regulatory items to its December 11 & 12, 2008, hearing in Sacramento..

We have posted a fleet average calculator for the school buses on a new calculator web page.  It is a tool designed to assist school bus fleet owners in determining compliance strategies to meet the optional fleet average requirements or the best available control technology percent limits in the proposed regulation.  We have also moved the truck calculator to this new page as well.

We have posted 2nd errata to the revised proposed regulation.  We have also posted the erratas and the workshop presentation for the July/August 2008 workshops.  

We have posted errata to the revised proposed regulation.  The errata shows the correction to the requirements for schoolbuses that extends the compliance deadline for completing the installation of the highest level VDECS on all buses in a schoolbus fleet.  

We have posted an updated version of the Proposed Statewide Truck and Bus Regulation for the July-August workshops.  ARB staff have considered the comments received, and have modified the proposal as appropriate.  The current release incorporates the comments taken in the previous round of workshops, as well as in other forums.  At the workshops, ARB staff plans to provide an overview of the current proposal and to discuss the associated changes in the proposed regulation.  

We have posted fact sheets that provide an overview of the proposed regulation and summary of changes made to the January 2008 proposed regulation.    

We have posted the cost methodology workshop presentation for the Proposed Statewide Truck and Bus Regulation.  The presentation focuses mainly on the methods and modeling for determining the costs for the proposed regulation.  It is available for download:  http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onrdiesel/workshops.htm

We have posted the emission analysis workshop presentation for the Proposed Statewide Truck and Bus Regulation.  The presentation details the methodology, data sources and assumptions made in the analysis.  It is available for download:   http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onrdiesel/workshops.htm

We invite you to participate in a series of workshops to discuss the proposed regulation to reduce emissions from existing diesel-fueled vehicles.  At the workshops, staff plans to provide an overview of the proposed regulation and to discuss the associated costs and emissions benefits.  The workshops will be held during the day and in some locations in the evening as well.  For more information on the workshops, please see the workshop notice.

The day workshops will be held:                          San Diego on July 22 El Monte on July 24      School bus breakout session from 2 - 4 pm Redding on July 28 San Jose on July 30 Sacramento on July 31 Fresno on August 5

The evening workshops will be held:     El Centro on July 22 Redding on July 28 San Jose on July 30 Riverside on August 4 Arvin on August 5

We have posted the cost methodology white paper for the workshop series beginning on July 8th.  It details the method and the model used in developing the costs associated with the proposed Statewide Truck and Bus Regulation. http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onrdiesel/workshops.htm

We invite you to participate in a series of workshops to discuss the methodology that ARB staff is planning to use to estimate the costs attributed to the proposed regulation and to update the emission inventory.  These workshops will primarily be a technical discussion on these methodologies, and the proposed regulation will not be discussed at these meetings.  Additional workshops to discuss the potential future changes to the proposed regulation are being planned for early August.  The workshops will be held in Fresno on July 8, in El Monte on July 11, and in Sacramento on July 14.  The workshop in Sacramento will be webcast.  For more information on the workshops:  http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onrdiesel/workshops.htm. Additional information will be made available before the workshops.  

We have posted the May/June 2008 workshop presentations for the Proposed Statewide Truck and Bus Regulation and the Proposed Heavy Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Regulation.  The Proposed Regulatory Language for the Heavy Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Regulation has also been posted.

We have posted a second errata regarding provisions affecting two engine cranes.

We have posted an errata to the revised proposed regulation for May 2008 version.

We have posted the revised proposed regulation to reduce emissions from in-use on-road heavy-duty diesel-fueled vehicles. We will discuss the revised proposal at the public workshop series scheduled to be held at various locations between May 21 and June 10.

We have posted an updated fleet average calculator and a fact sheet describing the significant health impacts associated with on-road heavy-duty diesel trucks and buses.

We invite you to participate in the next series of public workshops to discuss revised proposed regulatory language to reduce emissions from existing diesel-fueled trucks, buses, and other vehicles operating in California. In addition to discussing revisions to the proposed regulation, staff will also discuss revised emission benefits and cost estimates, revisions to the Public Agency and Utility Regulation, and how school districts would be affected by the proposed regulation. The workshops will be held during the day and in some locations, in the evening as well, with breakout sessions to discuss the proposed school bus requirements.

The day workshops will be held:        El Monte on May 21 San Diego on May 27 San Jose on May 30 Redding on June 2 Sacramento on June 4 Fresno on June 10

The evening workshops will be held:      El Centro on May 27 Riverside on May 29 San Jose on May 30 Redding on June 2 Sacramento on June 4 Fresno on June 10

The workshops in Sacramento will also be webcast. For more information on the workshops: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onrdiesel/workshops.htm. Additional information, including revised regulatory language and fact sheets, will be made available before the workshops, and will be available at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onrdiesel/onrdiesel.htm

We have posted the presentations for the public workshops scheduled between January 28 through February 11.

We have posted the revised proposed regulation to reduce emissions from on-road in-use heavy-duty diesel-fueled vehicles. We have also posted an updated fleet average calculator. We will discuss the revised proposal at the public workshop series scheduled January 28 - February 11. More information on the workshops.

Please note that ARB staff has changed the date of the workshops (day and evening) to be held in Berkeley. The new date of the Berkeley workshops is February 11, 2008. ARB staff has also added an additional evening workshop to be held in El Centro on February 4, 2008. The other workshop dates and locations have not changed. The day workshops will be held in Sacramento on January 28, in Fresno on January 30, in El Monte on January 31, in San Diego on February 4, and in Redding on February 6. The evening workshops will be held in Fresno on January 30, in Riverside on January 31, and in Redding on February 6. The workshop in Sacramento will also be webcast.

We invite you to participate in a series of ten public workshops to discuss revised proposed regulatory language, preliminary results from vehicle surveys, economic impacts, and additional outreach efforts. The workshops will be held during the day and in some locations, in the evening as well. The day workshops will be held in Sacramento on January 28, in Fresno on January 30, in El Monte on January 31, in San Diego on February 4, in Redding on February 6, and in Berkeley on February 12. The evening workshops will be held in Fresno on January 30, in Riverside on January 31, in Redding on February 6, and in Berkeley on February 12. The workshop in Sacramento will also be webcast.