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Rulemaking to Consider the Adoption of a Proposed Regulation for Fuel Sulfur and Other Operational Requirements for Ocean-Going Vessels Within California Waters and 24 Nautical Miles of the California Baseline (July 24, 2008)

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Resolution 08-35 (PDF- 931K)

• Attachment B: Staff's Suggested Modifications to the Original Proposal, presented at the July 24, 2008 Board hearing. (PDF- 87K)

Notice of Public Hearing (PDF- 81K)

Staff Report: Initial Statement of Reasons (ISOR) including Appendix A (Technical Support Document) (PDF- 1.82MB)

• Appendix A: Proposed Regulations for Fuel Sulfur and Other Operational Requirements for Ocean-Going Vessels Within California Waters and 24 Nautical Miles of the California Baseline (PDF- 231K)
• Appendix B: ARB's Legal Authority (PDF- 153K)
• Appendix C: 2007 Ocean-Going Ship Survey Summary of Results (PDF- 250K)
• Appendix D: Emissions Estimation Methodology for Ocean-Going Vessels  (PDF- 1.07M)
• Appendix E1: CALPUFF Dispersion Modeling of Ocean-Going Vessels Emissions (PDF- 3.75M)
• Appendix E2: Impacts of OGV Emission on South Coast Air Basin: An Air Quality Modeling Analysis (PDF- 1.08M)
• Appendix E3:Health Impact Analysis for the San Francisco Bay Area and the Communities Near the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach (PDF- 680K)
• Appendix F: Evaluation of the Availability of Low Sulfur Marine Distillate Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels that Visit California (PDF- 669K)
• Appendix G: Calculation of Total Present Value Cost of the Regulation (PDF- 8K)
• Appendix H: Total Fuel Cycle Analysis for Alternative Marine Fuels: Sulfur and CO2 Emissions Tradeoffs of California's Proposed Low-Sulfur Marine Fuel Rule (PDF- 556K)

Rulemaking Activity for 2008