PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA June 28, 2012 Webcast Board Book |
LOCATION:
Air Resources Board 1001 I Street, 2nd Floor Byron Sher Auditorium Sacramento, California 95814 http://www.calepa.ca.gov/EPAbldg/location.htm This facility is accessible by public transit. For transit information, call: (916) 321-BUSS, website http://www.sacrt.com/ (This facility is accessible to persons with disabilities.) TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS ON AN AGENDA ITEM IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING GO TO: http://www.arb.ca.gov/lispub/comm/bclist/php |
June 28, 2012
9:00 a.m.
DISCUSSION ITEMS:
Note: The following agenda items may be heard in a different order at the Board meeting.
| Agenda Item # | Agenda Topic |
| 12-4-1 |
Public
Meeting to Consider a Status Report on "Vision For
Clean Air: 2012-2050" Staff will update the Board on development of a report on future technology and energy scenarios illustrating how California's combined air quality and climate goals could be met. More Information Staff Presentation |
| 12-4-2 |
Public
Meeting to Present the Planned Air Pollution
Research Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Staff will present to the Board the portfolio of research projects recommended for funding in Fiscal Year 2012-2013. Staff will describe the objective of each of the proposed projects and how it relates to previous research. Staff will also discuss how the proposed research projects strengthen the Board's programs, including guiding policy making, developing new regulations, and ensuring adopted regulations are effectively implemented. More Information Staff Presentation |
| 12-4-4 |
Public
Meeting to Consider Approval of the Proposed Assembly Bill 118
Air Quality
Improvement Program Funding Plan For Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Staff will present to the Board the proposed Air Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) Funding Plan for fiscal year 2012-2013 which provides staff's recommendations for allocating the $40 million of AQIP project funding in the Governor's proposed budget. Staff recommends directing most of the AQIP funding to continue incentives for the purchase of zero-emission passenger cars and new hybrid and zero-emission trucks and buses. The remaining funding would be allocated to advanced technology demonstration projects. The AQIP, created under Assembly Bill 118 (3007), provides incentive funding through 2015 for clean vehicle and equipment projects. More Information Staff Presentation |
| 12-4-5 |
Public
Hearing to Consider Amendments to California Cap on Greenhouse Gas
Emissions and Market-Based Compliance Mechanisms, and to Consider
Amendments Allowing Use of Compliance Instruments Issued by Linked
Jurisdictions Staff will present proposed amendments to the cap and trade regulation relating to program implementation, as well as to clarify regulatory requirements. Staff will also present proposed amendments to allow California and Quebec to have a linked cap and trade program. More Information Staff Presentation |
CLOSED
SESSION
– LITIGATION
The
Board
will hold a closed session, as authorized by Government Code
section
11126(e), to
confer with, and receive advice from, its legal
counsel regarding the
following
pending or potential litigation:
Pacific Merchant
Shipping Association v. Goldstene, U.S. District
Court (E.D. Cal. Sacramento),
Case No. 2:09-CV-01151-MCE-EFB.
POET, LLC, et al.
v. Goldstene, et al., Superior Court of California
(Fresno
County),
Case No. 09CECG04850.
Rocky Mountain
Farmers Union, et al. v. Goldstene, U.S. District
Court (E.D. Cal. Fresno),
Case No.
1:09−CV−02234−LJO−DLB.
National
Petrochemical &
Refiners Association, et al. v. Goldstene, et al., U.S. District
Court (E.D. Cal. Fresno)
Case No. 1:10-CV-00163-AWI-GSA.
Association
of
Irritated Residents, et al. v. California
Air
Resources Board, Superior Court of California (San Francisco County),
Case No. CPF-09-509562.
Association
of Irritated Residents, et al. v. U.S. E.P.A., 2011 WL
310357 (C.A.9), (Feb. 2, 2011).
California
Dump Truck Owners Association v. California Air
Resources Board, U.S.
District Court (E.D. Cal. Sacramento)
Case No. 2:11-CV-00384-MCE-GGH.
Engine
Manufacturers Association v. California Air Resources Board,
Sacramento Superior Court,
Case No. 34-2010-00082774.
Citizens Climate Lobby and Our Children's Earth Foundation v.
California Air
Resources Board,
San Francisco Superior Court,
Case No. CGC-12-519554
OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD TO COMMENT ON MATTERS OF INTEREST
Board members may identify matters they would like to have noticed for consideration at future meetings and comment on topics of interest; no formal action on these topics will be taken without further notice.
OPEN SESSION TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON SUBJECT MATTERS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD
Although no formal Board action may be taken, the Board is allowing an opportunity to interested members of the public to address the Board on items of interest that are within the Board’s jurisdiction, but that do not specifically appear on the agenda. Each person will be allowed a maximum of three minutes to ensure that everyone has a chance to speak.
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IF
YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS,
PLEASE CONTACT THE CLERK OF THE BOARD
1001 I Street, 23rd Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814, (916) 322-5594
ARB Homepage: http://www.arb.ca.gov
To
request a special
accommodation or language needs for any of the following:
•
An interpreter to be
available at the hearing.
•
Have documents available in
an
alternate format or another language.
•
A disability-related
reasonable
accommodation.
Please contact the Clerk
of the Board at (916) 322-5594 or by facsimile
at (916) 322-3928 as soon as possible, but no later than 7 business
days before the scheduled Board hearing. TTY/TDD/Speech to
Speech users may dial 711 for the California Relay Service.
Para
solicitar alguna
comodidad especial o necesidad de
otro idioma para alguna de las
siguientes
•
Un intérprete que esté disponible en la
audiencia
•
Tener documentos disponibles en un
formato alterno u
otro idioma.
•
Una acomodación razonable relacionados
con una incapacidad.
Por favor llame a la
oficina del Secretario del Consejo de Recursos
Atmosféricos al (916) 322-5594 o envíe un fax al (916) 322-3928 no
menos de 7 días laborales antes del día programado para la
audiencia. Para el Servicio Telefónico de California para
Personas con Problemas Auditivos, ó de teléfonos TDD pueden marcar al
711.
SMOKING IS NOT PERMITTED AT MEETINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD