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This page last reviewed June 17, 2008.
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of the Commercial Marine Vessels website pertains
to regulatory
activities to reduce diesel particulate matter (PM), oxides of nitrogen
(NOx), and reactive organic gases (ROG) from commercial harbor
craft. There are several types of harbor craft in use in California,
including crew and supply boats, charter fishing vessels, commercial
fishing vessels, ferry/excursion vessels, pilot vessels, towboats or
push boats, tug boats, and work boats. To find out more about the
regulatory activities and related information, please see the links
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| Posted June 17,
2008: | | The Air Resources Board has posted the Notice of Public Availability of Modified Text (15-Day Notice)
and Availability of Additional Documents for the Commercial Harbor
Craft Proposed Regulation. These documents and the associated
"formal" regulatory materials can be accessed from our regulatory documents page. The deadline for public comment is July 3, 2008. | | | | Posted May 12,
2008: | | A Fact Sheet for the Commercial Harbor Craft Regulation
is now available. The Air Resources Board approved the
regulation, with several modifications, in November 2007. The
modified regulatory text will be released for a 15-day public
comment period later this month. | | | | If you own or operate an excursion vessel in California, we are requesting that you complete our Excursion Vessel Economics Survey. The survey was originally distributed in March 2008, but we are continuing to collect completed surveys. | | | | Posted May 6,
2008: | | The staff presentation for the Commercial Harbor Craft public workshop being held on May
7, 2008, is now available. | | | | Posted April 14,
2008: | | You
are invited to attend a Commercial Harbor Craft public workshop 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. | | 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. | | | | Posted March 20,
2008: | | 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. | | | | Posted March 18,
2008: | | We are requesting that excursion vessel owners/operators complete a survey
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help us further examine the economic impacts of the Commercial Harbor Craft regulation. Please complete the survey
by April 4, 2008. | | | | Posted March 6,
2008: | | At its public hearing on November 15, 2007,
the Board approved the adoption of staff's proposed regulations
(regulation) for reducing diesel emissions from commercial harbor
craft. The regulation was approved with modifications that were
suggested by staff at the Board hearing. Staff's suggested
modifications can be found on the regulatory documents page
(see "Hearing Action and Supplemental 15-Day Notices"). These
modifications will be released for a public comment period of at least
15 days as part of the regulatory process. A list serve notice will be sent out at the beginning of the comment period. | | |
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Posted February 26,
2008: |
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We are requesting
assistance from crew,
supply, and pilot boat owners/operators in completing a survey
to
help us gain a better understanding of their equipment and
operations. Please complete the survey
by
March 15, 2008. |
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