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itr -- ARB Innovative Technology Regulation Public Work Group Meeting
Posted: 15 Jul 2016 09:30:13
California Air Resources Board (ARB) staff invites interested parties to participate in the Innovative Technology Regulation (ITR) Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Hybrid Technology Emission Test Procedures Public Work Group meeting on July 26, 2016. This ITR public work group meeting will provide an opportunity for stakeholders to provide feedback on staff’s draft proposed test procedures for evaluating emissions from hybrid heavy-duty engines and medium- and heavy-duty vehicle hybrid conversion systems. Staff’s draft proposal would require that emission testing conducted pursuant to these test procedures demonstrates no oxides of nitrogen (NOx), hydrocarbon, or carbon monoxide emission increase, and at least a ten percent carbon dioxide (CO2) emission decrease, relative to its non-hybrid counterpart for a new hybrid heavy-duty engine to be eligible for ITR certification flexibility, or for a truck or bus hybrid conversion system to be eligible for ARB approval. The details of this Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Hybrid Technology Emission Test Procedures Public Work Group meeting are as follows: Date: July 26, 2016 Time: 10:00 a.m. – noon Pacific Time Location: By teleconference only Tel. 800-369-1908 Passcode: 63918 This ITR Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Hybrid Technology Emission Test Procedures Public Work Group meeting is open to all interested stakeholders, and will be conducted by conference call only. A work group meeting agenda and handouts will be available on ARB’s ITR website at www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/itr/itr.htm prior to the meeting. Work group meeting handouts are only intended to encourage stakeholder feedback and should not be construed as a formal regulatory proposal. Any stakeholder feedback submitted prior to the “45-day” formal comment period will not be considered part of the official rulemaking record. If you would like any feedback submitted to be considered part of the record, you must re-submit it during the formal public comment period. Background: Certification requirements for on-road heavy-duty engines and vehicles provide a critical and effective mechanism to ensure that expected emission benefits are achieved and maintained in-use. However, traditional certification requirements, particularly on-board diagnostic (OBD) system requirements, may discourage some manufacturers from developing promising new heavy-duty engine and vehicle technologies that are uncertain to achieve market acceptance. OBD compliance can also present a resource and engineering challenge for aftermarket manufacturers that convert existing trucks or buses to operate as hybrids, since conversions typically alter the functionality of the certified base engine’s or vehicle’s OBD system. The proposal for the ITR is being developed to provide certification flexibility to address some of the OBD compliance challenges that may discourage some new truck and bus engine and hybrid conversion system manufacturers from bringing innovative new technologies to market, while still ensuring emissions are appropriately controlled, both when new and in-use. The draft regulatory language staff is considering for proposal would provide near-term certification flexibility to encourage development and market launch of heavy-duty engines meeting California’s optional NOx emission standards, heavy-duty hybrid engines, and potentially transformative heavy-duty tractor engine technologies that California needs to meet its air quality and climate goals. This draft language staff is considering would also define certification procedures for truck and bus hybrid conversion systems, commonly referred to as hybrid aftermarket kits, to encourage near-term hybridization of the in-use truck and bus fleet. Certification pathways for both new innovative truck and bus engines and hybrid conversion systems under consideration for proposal would provide near-term flexibility to encourage initial technology deployment, with such potential flexibility sunsetting as the market has an opportunity to mature. Staff anticipates bringing the ITR proposal to the Board for its consideration on October 20, 2016. If the proposed ITR is adopted by the Board, ARB staff intends to request expedited review and approval by the Office of Administrative Law to enable implementation beginning in early 2017. We welcome and encourage your participation in this effort. If you have questions regarding this public work group meeting or the draft ITR proposal, please contact Mr. Joe Calavita, Staff Air Pollution Specialist, at (916) 445-4586, or by email at jcalavit@arb.ca.gov, or Mr. David Chen, Manager of the Advanced Emission Control Strategies Section, at (626) 350 6579, or by email at david.chen@arb.ca.gov. Special Accommodation. If you require a special accommodation or need this document in an alternate format (i.e., Braille, large print), please visit http://www.arb.ca.gov/html/ada/ada.htm for assistance or contact the Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator by telephone at (916) 323-4916 no later than 10 business days before the scheduled meeting. If you are a person who needs assistance in a language other than English, please visit www.arb.ca.gov/eeo/bilingual-services.htm or contact the Bilingual Coordinator by telephone at (916) 322-0473 no later than 10 business days before the scheduled meeting. 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