Low Carbon Fuel Standard Program Meetings

Public workshop to discuss information on the formation of an expert workgroup to assist in refining and improving the land use and indirect effect analysis of transportation fuels regulated under the LCFS.

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: Cal/EPA Headquarters Building Room: Sierra Hearing Room
1001 I St.  Sacramento CA, 95814 (This meeting will be webcast)

• Workshop Meeting Notice and Agenda (PDF-255k)

• To participate via phone:  Dial-in number:1-800-593-0735 (for domestic) and 1-773-756-4813 (for international) and give
  the participant code, 10271, and leader name John Courtis.
• For those attending in person: Due to the small size of the group, we will not have a sign in at the lobby.  Please bring your business card and sign up in the meeting. 
• Presentation and documents:
• Draft Establishing New Fuel Pathways under the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard Procedures and Guidelines for Regulated Parties (PDF-164k)
• Draft LCFS Sustainability Workplan (PDF-41k) 
• ARB Staff Presentation Hand Out (PDF-173k) - For Printing (PDF-209k)

LCFS Compliance and Reporting Tool (CRT) System Working Group Meeting to review the mockup screens and discuss the technical details for the reporting and credit tracking pages.  The workshop will be held at:

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Cal/EPA Headquarters Building Room: Sierra Hearing Room
1001 I St.  Sacramento CA, 95814 (This meeting will be webcast)

• To participate via phone:  Dial-in number: 1-888-989-7527 - Passcode: 3092401
• For those attending in person: Due to the small size of the group, we will not have a sign in at the lobby.  Please bring your business card and sign up in the meeting.
• Presentation: 
  • LCFS Working Group: Compliance and Reporting Tool (CRT) (PDF-230k)

Public Workshop to discuss the proposed changes to the LCFS regulation as directed by the Board Resolution 09-31 and provide updates on the status of the Resolution items. The workshop will be held at:

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Cal/EPA Headquarters Building - Room: Coastal Hearing Room
1001 "I" St - Sacramento CA 95814 - (This meeting will be webcast)

(Please email your comment or question to coastal@calepa.ca.gov )

• Revised Workshop Agenda (PDF-15.7k)
• Workshop Meeting Notice and Agenda (PDF-58k)

Presentations

• Proposed 30-Day Amendments to the Regulation (PDF)
• Updates on the Resolution Items
  • Guidelines for New Pathways (PDF)
  • Expert Workgroup (PDF)
  • Compliance/Reporting Tool (PDF)
• Electricity Items
  • Metering (PDF)
  • Credits for Forklifts and Other Of-Road Equipment (PDF)
• Environmental Impacts - Best Practices for Siting Biorefineries (PDF)
• Credit Trading (PDF) and Fee Schedule (PDF)

Documents

• Establishing New Fuel Pathways under the California Low Carbon Fuels Standard
• Proposal for an Expert Workgroup
• Best Practices Guidance Document for Siting Biorefineries and Other Alternative Fuel Facilities
  

 Presentations at the Board Hearing regarding the Proposed Low Carbon Fuel Standard Regulation

• ARB Staff (link to the Board Hearing website)
• Professor Michael O'Hare (UC Berkeley) (link to the Board Hearing website)
• Professor Thomas W. Hertel (Purdue University) (link to the Board Hearing website)

Public Workshop to discuss the proposed LCFS regulation including the economic and environmental impact analyses, and other portions of the Staff Report. The workshop will be held at:

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Cal/EPA Headquarters Building - Room: Byron Sher Auditorium
1001 "I" St - Sacramento CA 95814 - (This meeting will be webcast)

(Please email your comment or question to auditorium@calepa.ca.gov)

• Workshop Meeting Notice and Agenda (PDF-58k)
• ARB Staff Presentation - Color (PDF-98k), BW for printing (PDF-101k)
• Other Presentations:
  • "Biofuels and land-use change" by John Sheehan - University of Minesota (PDF-3.16 mb)
  • "RFA Comments at March 27, 2009 ARB LCFS Workshop" by AIR, Inc. (PDF-22k)

Brief Report to the Board on the proposed LCFS Regulation.  For more information...  (This is an informational hearing only; no action will be taken by the Board)

• Presentation (PDF-62k)

Public Meeting to discuss the updates of the draft LCFS, the fuel pathways, and the economic and environmental impact analyses . The meeting will be held at:

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Cal/EPA Headquarters Building - Room: Coastal Hearing
1001 "I" St - Sacramento CA 95814 - (This meeting will be webcast)

(Please email your comment or question to coastal@calepa.ca.gov)

• Meeting Notice and Agenda (PDF-152k)
• Revised Meeting Agenda (PDF-11k)
• Revision to the Draft LCFS Regulation (PDF-110k)
• ARB Staff Presentations:
  • Introduction and Meeting Overview (PDF-32k)
  • Revision to the Draft Regulation (PDF-111k)
  • Fuel GHG Pathways Update (PDF-171k)
  • Indirect Land Use Technical Considerations (PDF-201k)
  • Indirect Land Use Policy Considerations (PDF-30k)
  • LCFS Economic Impacts Analysis (PDF-105k)
  • LCFS Environmental Impacts Analysis (PDF-42k)
• Other Presentations:
  • "Treatment of Time in Lifecycle Analysis" by Union of Concerned Scientists (PDF-29k)
  • "Assessment of Direct and Indirect GHG Emissions Associated with Petroleum Fuels" by Life Cycle Associates, LLC (on behalf of the New Fuels Alliance) (PDF-140k)
  • "Comments on ARB's Indirect Land Use Technical Considerations" by Renewable Fuels Association (PDF-21k)

Public Meeting to discuss the LCFS environmental and economic analyses, update to the draft regulatory language, and fuel lifecycle pathways. The meeting will be held at:

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Cal/EPA Headquarters Building - Room: Sierra Auditorium
1001 "I" St - Sacramento CA 95814 - (This meeting will be webcast)

• Meeting Notice and Agenda (PDF-147k)
• Staff Contact for the LCFS Regulations (PDF-11k)
• ARB Staff Documents:
  • Changes to the Draft Regulation for the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (PDF-196k) (as of December 1, 2008)
  • Proposed Economic Analysis for the LCFS (PDF-35k)
  • Proposed Environmental Analysis Workplan for the LCFS (PDF-30k)
• ARB Staff Presentations:
  • LCFS Workshop Introduction/Schedule (PDF-14k)
  • Revisions to the Draft LCFS Regulations (PDF-55k)
  • LCFS Proposed Economic Analysis (PDF-46k)
  • LCFS Proposed Environmental Analysis (PDF-40k)
  • LCFS Fuel Pathways Lifecycle Analysis Updates (PDF-29k)
• Other Presentations:
  • "Comments on ARB October 16 Land Use Emission Estimates" by Air Improvement Resource (on behalf of Renewable Fuels Association) (PDF-21k)
  • "A Discussion of Indirect Effects In General Terms" by New Fuels Alliance (PDF-361k)

Public Meeting to discuss the LCFS draft policy framework and the status to assess indirect land use impacts for alternative fuels. The meeting will be held at:

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Cal/EPA Headquarters Building - Room: Byron Sher Auditorium
1001 "I" St - Sacramento CA 95814 - (This meeting will be webcast)

• Meeting Notice and Agenda (PDF-148k)
• Draft Regulation for the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (PDF-200k) (as of October 16, 2008)
• ARB Staff Presentations:
  • Low Carbon Fuel Standard Workshop: Review of the Draft Regulation (PDF-120k)
  • Life Cycle Analysis and Land Use Change Effects (PDF-97k)
  • Requirements for Multimedia Evaluation and the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) (PDF-24k)
• Supporting Document: "Supporting Documentation for the Draft Regulation for the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard" (PDF-627k)

Cancellation of the meeting previously scheduled on October 10, 2008 to discuss questions and comments on the draft preliminary analysis released on September 9, 2008, which compares the full fuel-cycle Greenhouse Gas emission of CNG, LNG, and diesel. The draft was conducted as part of our effort to develop a LCFS regulation. The following documents are used in the draft analysis:

• Cancellation Notice (PDF-20k)
• Preliminary Draft (PDF- 40k)
• Underlying Assumptions and Data Sets (PDF-25k)

Staff is seeking comments about the above draft documents. Please submit your comments by October 24, 2008.

The Public Workshops to discuss topics concerning the development of staff's proposal for a Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). The Life cycle Analysis Working Group will be providing updates and seeking comments from stakeholders.

LCFS Life cycle Analysis Working Group 1
Time: 11:00 am to 5:00 p.m.
Group Leader: Anil Prabhu
(916) 327-1501
Email: aprabhu@arb.ca.gov
Location: Cal/EPA Headquarters Building - Room: Byron Sher Auditorium
1001 "I" St - Sacramento CA 95814 - (This meeting will be webcast)

• Recheduled Meeting Notice (PDF-85k)
• Presentations:
  • ARB Staff: (PDF-115k)
  • U.S EPA: "Overview of EPA Life Cycle Modeling for EISA" (PDF-26k)
  • Purdue University: by Tom Hertel
    • "Implications of U.S Biofuels Production for Global Land Use" (PDF-2.08 mb)
    • "What is GTAP? (Global Trade Analysis Project)" (PDF-138k)

The Public Workshops to discuss topics concerning the development of staff's proposal for a Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). The Lifecycle Analysis Working Group and the Compliance and Enforcement Working Group will be providing updates and seeking comments from stakeholders.

1) LCFS Lifecycle Analysis Working Group 1
Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 p.m.
Group Leader: Anil Prabhu
(916) 327-1501
Email: aprabhu@arb.ca.gov

2) LCFS Compliance and Enforcement Working Group 2
Time: 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Group Leader: Jing Yuan
(916) 322-8875
Email: jyuan@arb.ca.gov

Location: Cal/EPA Headquarters Building - Room: Sierra Hearing Room
1001 "I" St - Sacramento CA 95814 - (This meeting will be webcast)

• Revised Meeting Notice and Agenda (PDF-25k) Re-scheduled from May 2 to May 9, 2008
• Draft Documents of Lifecycle Analysis for Fuel Pathways: Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) (PDF-675k), Corn Ethanol (PDF-835k), CARBOB (PDF-657k), CaRFG (PDF-271k), Natural Gas (PDF-580k), Electricity (PDF-682k)
• Presentations:
  • LCFS Lifecycle Analysis Group 1 - in color (PDF-2.8mb), in black and white for printing (PDF-1.1mb)
  • LCFS Compliance and Enforcement Group 2 - in color (PDF-350k), in black and white for printing (PDF-137k)
  • University of California - Davis: "Compliance Pathways for Meeting the Low Carbon Fuel Standard in California - Biofuel Supply Curves" (PDF-3.5mb)
  • Renewable Fuels Associate: "LCFS and Corn Ethanol: Status of Issues" (PDF-66k)

The Public Workshop to provide materials related to early draft regulatory language and information on fuel pathways of Low Carbon Fuel Standard.

Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: California Energy Commission - Hearing Room A
1516 Ninth St - Sacramento CA 95814 - This meeting will be webcast

• Meeting Notice and Agenda (PDF-1.1mb)
• Proposed Concept Outline for the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard Regulation (PDF- 186k)
• Presentations:
  • ARB Staff Presentation - in color (PDF-299k), in black and white for printing (PDF-298k)
  • Environmental Group Presentation (PDF-186k)
  • Western States Petroleum Association Presentation (PDF-103k)
  • Western States Petroleum Association LCFS Implementation Proposal (PDF-28k)

GREET Seminar presented by Michael Wang from Argonne National Laboratory.
Sponsored by the U.S Department of Energy (DOE).

Time: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Location: ARB Monitoring and Laboratory Division
Room: Conference Room North - 1st floor
1927 13th St. - Sacramento - CA 95814
The venue and sign-up procedure for the seminar has been changed. 60 seats are available on the first come first serve basis. Please see the notice for the sign-up procedure (PDF-11k)

• Agenda (PDF-9k)
• Presentations at the Seminar can be downloaded from Argonne National Lab website

CA-GREET Model Training

Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: California Energy Commission - Hearing Room B
1516 Ninth St - Sacramento CA 95814

• CA-GREET Training Agenda (PDF-90k) 
• CA-GREET Training Presentation in color (PDF-652k) - in black and white (PDF-861k)
• CA-GREET Model (XLS-7.93Mb)

The working group meeting is scheduled as following: (This meeting has been canceled)

LCFS Policy and Regulatory Working Group 3
Time: 9:00 am to 4:30 p.m. (lunch break 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m.)
Phone: (916) 324-0340
Email: czhangti@arb.ca.gov
Group Leader: Christina Zhang-Tillman
Location: Cal/EPA Building - Room CR550 (5th Floor)
1001 I St - Sacramento - CA 95814

• Meeting Notice (PDF-10k) - (CANCELED)

The working group meeting is scheduled as following:

LCFS Lifecycle Analysis Working Group 1
Time: 9:00 am to 4:30 p.m.
Group Leader: Anil Prabhu
(916) 327-1501
Email: aprabhu@arb.ca.gov
Location: Cal/EPA Building - Room CR550 (5th Floor)
1001 I St - Sacramento - CA 95814

• Meeting Notice (PDF-10k) - Agenda (PDF-9k)
• GREET Training Agenda (PDF-90k) 
• Co-product Credit draft spreadsheets provided by Life Cycle Associates
  • Electricity (XLS-59k)
  • DDGS for Corn EtOH and Soy for Biodiesel (XLS-238k)
• Land Use Impacts analysis by UC Berkeley 
  • Memorandum: RE: Greenhouse Gases Emissions from Indirect Land Use Change (PDF-43k)
  • Land Use Change Calculation spreadsheet (XLS-114k)
  • Presentation:  "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Indirect Land Use Change"  - in color (PDF-278k), in black and white (PDF-307k)
• Possible Feedstock Fuel Pathways to be considered for the LCFS (PDF-124k)
• Input Values of GREET Model currently used in AB-1007 Analysis for CaRFG (PDF-20k)
• Presentations:
  • ARB Staff Presentation - in color (PDF-442k), in black and white (PDF-229k)
  • University of Nebraska, Lincoln: "BESS Model: Biofuel Energy System Simulator" (PDF-1.4mb)

The working group meeting is scheduled as following:

LCFS Compliance and Enforcement Working Group 2
Time: 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Group Leader: Jing Yuan
(916) 322-8875
Email: jyuan@arb.ca.gov

Location: ARB Monitoring & Laboratory Division
Conference Room MLD-North (1st floor)
1927 13th St. Sacramento CA 95814

• Meeting Notice (PDF-10k)
• ARB Staff Presentation in color (PDF143k) , in black and white (PDF-68k)

The working group meeting is scheduled as following:

LCFS Policy and Regulatory Working Group 3
Time: 9:00 am to 4:30 p.m.
Group Leader: Christina Zang-Tillman
(916) 324-0340
Email: czhangti@arb.ca.gov
Location: Cal/EPA Building - Room CR550
1001 I St - Sacramento - CA 95814

• Meeting Notice (PDF-10k)
• Presentations:
  • ARB Staff Presentation in color (PDF-212k) , in black and white (PDf-200k)
  • SASOL Chevron: "Life Cycle Assessment of Transportation Fuel Technologies" (PDF-345k)

The working group meeting is scheduled as following:

LCFS Compliance and Enforcement Working Group 2
Time: 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Group Leader: Jing Yuan
(916) 322-8875
Email: jyuan@arb.ca.gov
Location: Cal/EPA Building - Room CR550
1001 I St - Sacramento - CA 95814

• Meeting Notice (PDF-10k)
• Presentations:
  • ARB Staff Presentation: in color (PDF-119k)
  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: "Determination of BioCarbon Content of Transportation Fuels by Carbon-14 Analysis" (PDF-278k)
  • Valero: "Using U.S. EPA RINs for CA LCFS Compliance" (PDF-45k)
• Background Papers:
  • ARB Staff Discussion of the Renewable Identification Number (PDF-107k)
  • ARB Staff Discussion of the Reporting Program in the UK Renewable Transportation Fuel Obligation (PDF-473k)

The third working group meetings are scheduled as following:

1) LCFS Policy & Regulatory Development Working Group 3
Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 p.m.
Group Leader: Christina Zhang-Tillman
(916) 324-0340
Email: czhangti@arb.ca.gov

2) LCFS Lifecycle Analysis Working Group 1
Time: 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Group Leader: Anil Prabhu
(916) 327-1501
Email: aprabhu@arb.ca.gov

Location: California Energy Commission - Room: Conference Room 1A
1516 Ninth St Sacramento CA 95814

Please note the following call-in procedure for these Working Groups:
Call-In: 800-988-9469
Participant Passcode: CARBON
Leader: JOHN COURTIS

• Meeting Notice (PDF-10k) (This meeting will be webcast at the CEC website)
• Draft ARB Consideration of Co-products in Lifecycle Analysis of Fuels (PDF-189k)
• ARB Staff Presentations
  • Working Group 3 (Policy and Regulatory) Presentation in color (PDF-300k), in black and white (PDF-167k)
  • Working Group 1 (Life Cycle Analysis) Presentation in color (PDF-239k), in black and white (PDF-174k)
• Other Presentations
  • Shell Global Solutions:: "California Low Carbon Fuel Standard Discussion document : Coproducts" (PDF-124k)
  • Chevron: "A Little of A Lot: Stimulating Innovation in Fuel Technology Using the Market" (PDF-34k)

The Public Workshop to discuss the key issues raised in the Working Group Meetings and the selected recommendations from the UC Report starting from 9:00 am.

• Meeting Notice and Agenda (PDF-96k) - (This meeting will be webcast. During the meeting, questions and comments can be e-mailed to onair@arb.ca.gov)
• ARB Staff Presentation
  • Low Carbon Fuel Standard (PDF-207k)

The second working group meetings are scheduled as following:

1) Lifecycle Analysis Working Group 1
Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Group Leader: Anil Prabhu
(916) 327-1501
Email: aprabhu@arb.ca.gov

2) Compliance and Enforcement Working Group 2
Time: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Group Leader: Jing Yuan
(916) 322-8875
Email: jyuan@arb.ca.gov

Location: California Energy Commission - Room: Hearing Room A
1516 Ninth St - Sacramento - CA 95814

Please note the following call-in procedure for these Working Groups:
Call-In: 800-369-1142
Participant Passcode: LIFECYCLE
Leader: ANIL PRABHU

• Meeting Notice (PDF-10k) (This meeting will be webcast)
• ARB Staff Presentation
  • Working Group 1: Lifecycle Analysis (PDF-88k)
  • Working Group 2: Compliance and Enforcement (PDF-114k)

The first working group meetings are scheduled as following:

1) Lifecycle Analysis Working Group
Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Group Leader: Anil Prabhu
(916) 327-1501
Email: aprabhu@arb.ca.gov

2) Compliance and Enforcement Working Group
Time: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Group Leader: Jing Yuan
(916) 322-8875
Email: jyuan@arb.ca.gov

• Meeting Notice (Revised) (PDF-10k) - (This meeting will be webcast)
• ARB Staff Presentation
  • Working Group 1: Lifecycle Analysis (PDF-54k) - for printing handout (PDF-19k)
  • Working Group 2: Compliance and Enforcement (PDF-164k) - for printing handout (PDF- 40k)

The first Public Consultation meeting to discuss Low Carbon Fuel Standard pursuant to the California Assembly Bill (AB) 32 and the Governor's Executive Order S-01-07 will be held in Sacramento, CA starting from 9:00 A.M.

• Meeting Notice and Agenda (PDF-22k) - (This meeting will be webcast. During the meeting, questions and comments can be e-mailed to onair@arb.ca.gov)
• Updated Meeting Agenda (PDF-25k)
• ARB Staff Presentation (PDF-588k)
• California Energy Commission Presentation (PDF-11k)
• University of California Presentation: "The Low Carbon Fuel Standard" (PDF-104k)