Low Carbon Fuel Standard Policy and Regulatory Workgroup

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

• 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)

• 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

• 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 )

• 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)

• Presentation (PDF-62k)

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.

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)

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 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 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 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)