| Posted May 8,
2008 |
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Pursuant to
an order of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit,
ARB staff are discontinuing enforcement of the Ocean-going Vessel
Auxiliary Diesel Engine Regulation. Read
the notice to ship owners and operators.
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| Posted April 14,
2008 |
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A workshop will be held
on May 13, 2008 for both the Ocean-going Ship Main Engine and Auxiliary
Boiler
proposed regulation and Auxiliary Engine proposed regulation. Meeting
materials are
now online and additional materials will be added as
they become
available.
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A Commercial
Harbor Craft public
workshop will be held on May 7, 2008, from 9:30am to 11:30am in
Sacramento (and via
webcast). At the workshop, we will discuss staff's effort to
evaluate
the need to establish emission control requirements for crew and supply
boats. Details are available in the workshop
notice. |
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A
public workshop will be held on April 15, 2008 from 10:00am to 12:00pm
in Sacramento (and via webcast) for the AB 32 (California Global
Warming Solutions Act) Goods
Movement Sector. The purpose of the workshop is to provide an
overview of Air Resources Board activities for this sector and to
discuss concepts to achieve the maximum greenhouse gas emission reductions through strategies that
are technically feasible and cost-effective. Details are
available in the workshop
notice. |
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| Posted March 20,
2008 |
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On March 14,
2008, the U.S.
EPA released its final rulemaking for Category 1 and 2 commercial
marine engines,
which are primarily used in commercial harbor craft.
The regulations apply to newly manufactured diesel engines with displacement less than 30 liters
per
cylinder installed on vessels flagged or registered in the United
States. The regulations also include requirements for Category 1 and 2 remanufactured commercial marine
diesel engines above 600 kilowatt
(kW) or 800 horsepower (hp). Category 3 engines,
which are typically used in ocean-going vessels, are not included in
the rulemaking. |
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| Posted March 18,
2008 |
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We are requesting that excursion
vessel owners/operators complete a survey
to
help us further examine the economic impacts of the Commercial Harbor
Craft regulation. Please complete the survey
by April 4, 2008. |
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| Posted March 10,
2008 |
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As permitted
under federal law, ARB staff will continue to enforce the Ocean-going
Vessel Auxiliary Engine Regulation. Please
read the notice to ship owners and operators. |
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| Posted February 26,
2008 |
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A survey
has been posted for crew, supply, and pilot boat owners/operators.
We ask that completed surveys be returned to us by March 15, 2008.
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| Posted
February 7, 2008 |
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Meeting
materials
for the March 5, 2008, Ocean-going Ship Main Engine and Auxilary Boiler
Workshop are
now online. Additional materials will be added as
they become
available.
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