CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF GUIDELINES FOR THE
GENERATION OF MOBILE SOURCE EMISSION REDUCTION CREDITS THROUGH THE PURCHASE
OF NEW, REDUCED-EMISSION HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES.

The Air Resources Board (the "Board" or "ARB") will conduct a public meeting
at the time and place noted below to consider an addition to the guidelines
for air pollution control and air quality management districts (districts)
on the generation and use of mobile source emission reduction credits.

	 DATE:          October 26, 1995

	 TIME:          9:30 a.m.

	PLACE:          California Air Resources Board
			Board Hearing Room, Lower Level
			2020 L Street
			Sacramento, CA

This item will be considered at a two-day meeting of the Board, which will
commence at 9:30 a.m., October 26, 1995, and may continue at 8:30 a.m.,
October 27, 1995.  This item may not be considered until October 27, 1995.
Please consult the agenda for the meeting, which will be available at least
10 days before October 26, 1995, to determine the day on which this item
will be considered.

At a public meeting held on February 19, 1993, the Board approved the
Mobile Source Emission Reduction Credits Guidelines to be used by districts
in developing mobile source credit programs.  These guidelines addressed the
specific cases of generating credits through the accelerated retirement of
older vehicles, the purchase of low-emission buses, and the purchase of
zero-emission vehicles.  At a public meeting on November 18, 1993, the Board
approved additions to those guidelines which covered the generation of
mobile source credits through the retrofit of existing vehicles to reduced-
emission configurations.  The staff has recently developed additional
guidelines and will ask the Board to approve them for inclusion in the
existing guidelines document.  The proposed new guidelines will provide
direction regarding engine certification, credit calculation, enforcement,
and credit life determination for generating credits through the purchase of
new, reduced-emission heavy-duty vehicles.

These proposed, new guidelines will be considered by the Board for approval
and distribution to the districts as additions to the Board's existing
guidelines for the development of mobile source emission reduction credit
programs.  By closely following the approved ARB guidelines when adopting
mobile source credit rules, districts will facilitate the ARB review and
approval of those rules.

A summary of the proposed new credit guidelines will be presented by staff
at the meeting.  Interested members of the public may also present comments
orally or in writing.  Written comments must be filed with the Board
Secretary, Air Resources Board, P.O. Box 2815, Sacramento, California 95812,
no later than 12:00 noon October 25, 1995, or received by the Board
Secretary at the meeting.  Twenty copies of any written statement should be
submitted.

Copies of the written guidelines report prepared by staff may be obtained
from the Board's Public Information Office, 2020 L Street, Sacramento, CA
95814, (916) 322-2990, at least 30 days prior to the scheduled meeting.
Further inquiries regarding this matter should be directed to Mr. Steve
Church, ARB Staff, On-Road Controls Branch, Mobile Source Division, at
(916) 323-5189.

			CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD


			/signed/

			James D. Boyd
			Executive Officer

Date:  September 19, 1995