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arbcombo -- School Bus Workgroup Meeting
Posted: 18 Oct 2016 15:09:33
In June 2016, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) members requested that staff provide an update on the California school bus population along with a plan for cleaning up remaining dirty school buses in the state. A public workshop will be held on November 4, 2016, and will cover the following: • Recent statewide school bus fleet survey. • Update on the school bus population in California. • Upcoming and potential funding sources available. • Discussion of possible strategies to clean up the California school bus fleet. The workshop is open to the public and will be an interactive and open discussion. Participation is encouraged. The public workshop will be held at the following time and place: Date: Friday, November 4, 2016 Time: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm Location: Cal/EPA Headquarters Building Coastal Hearing Room, 2nd Floor 1001 I Street Sacramento, California 95814 Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/x1iswHHwiJT2 For more information about the workshop, please go to: https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/mailouts/msc1612/msc1612.pdf This meeting will also be accessible through GoToWebinar for participants unable to attend in person. Stakeholders participating via webinar can submit comments and questions to staff during the workgroup meeting by using the chat function on the GoToWebinar navigation panel. To participate via webinar, please pre-register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5748126221470615297. Before the meeting, be sure to check system requirements to avoid any connection issues. A copy of the presentation and other workshop materials will be available on the Lower Emission School Bus Program webpage at: https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/schoolbus/schoolbus.htm Ms. Danielle Chambers, Air Pollution Specialist, at (916) 323-0027 or via email at danielle.chambers@arb.ca.gov Background: The primary goal of the ARB Lower-Emission School Bus Program is to reduce school children's exposure to both cancer-causing and smog-forming pollution. The program provides grant funding for new, safer school buses, and to put air pollution control equipment (i.e., retrofit devices) on buses that are already on the road. California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. You are receiving this single arbcombo email because you are a subscriber to or have made a public comment to one or more of the following lists: moyer, ms-mailings, onrdiesel, schoolbus, workshops.
