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arbcombo -- REVISED AGENDA: Public Workshops to Discuss Amendments to the Off-Road, Truck and Bus, Drayage Truck, and LSI Fleet Regulations
Posted: 16 Sep 2010 17:03:29
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) will also be including a discussion on the proposed amendments to the Heavy-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Regulation (tractor-trailer GHG regulation) at the upcoming diesel workshops in September and October. A revised workshop notice is posted at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/mailouts/msc1040/msc1040.pdf The California Air Resources Board (ARB) invites you to participate in a final series of public workshops to discuss the proposed amendments to the Regulation for In-Use Off-Road Diesel Fueled Fleets (off-road regulation), the In-Use Heavy-Duty Diesel-Fueled Vehicles Regulation (truck and bus regulation), the In-Use On-Road Diesel-Fueled Heavy-Duty Drayage Trucks Regulation (drayage truck regulation), the Heavy-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Regulation (tractor-trailer GHG regulation), and the Off-Road Large Spark-Ignition Engine Fleet Requirements (LSI fleet regulation). The workshops will be held on the following dates at the following four locations: Sacramento (will also be webcast) Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010 Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Location: Air Resources Board Byron Sher Auditorium 1001 I Street Sacramento, California 95814 El Monte Date: Monday, October 4, 2010 Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Location: Air Resources Board Auditorium, Annex 4 9530 Telstar Avenue El Monte, California 91731 San Diego Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Location: San Diego County Administration Center 1600 Pacific Highway San Diego, California 92101 Fresno (with live video feed to SJVAPCD Modesto and Bakersfield offices) Date: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Location: San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD) 1990 E. Gettysburg Fresno, California 93726 The Sacramento workshop will be webcast, and live video feed has been setup for alternative locations to telecast the Fresno workshop. ARB staff plans to present the same information at each of these four workshops. At these workshops, staff will be soliciting input on the revised proposed amendments to the off-road, truck and bus, drayage truck, and tractor-trailer GHG regulations. Staff will also provide information on the revised emissions benefits expected from the regulations based on the new regulatory proposals. Additionally, staff will be soliciting input on amendments to the LSI fleet regulation, which include continuing the limited hours of use exemption, lengthening the duration of compliance extensions, and some minor clarifying amendments. For more information on these workshops, including agenda, please see the workshop notice which is available at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/mailouts/msc1040/msc1040.pdf Background On April 22, 2010, staff presented an update to the Board on the emissions inventories used to develop the off-road and the truck and bus regulations, as well as a summary of the impact of the recession on emissions from off-road vehicles, trucks, and buses. At that meeting, the Board asked staff to develop changes to the regulations that would reduce their economic impact on affected businesses during the ongoing economic recession, while continuing to protect public health, meet federal clean air deadlines, and move forward through uncertain economic times. The Board also directed staff to consider approaches to give credit to firms that have already complied with the performance requirements of the regulations. In May of 2010, staff held a first series of workshops to receive feedback on general proposals to amend the off-road regulation and truck and bus regulation and the emission inventories underlying both regulations. Then, in June and July of 2010, staff held a second series of workshops to request additional feedback on the proposed amendments to both regulations. At each workshop, staff also solicited comments on the proposed amendments to the drayage truck regulation, and the tractor-trailer GHG regulation. At a third series of workshops in August and September of 2010, staff requested feedback on the updated emissions inventories underlying the off-road regulation and the truck and bus regulation. Additionally, staff from ARB's Research Division presented a summary of the newly released report "Estimate of premature deaths associated with fine particle pollution (PM2.5) in California based on U.S. EPA's methods". The Truck and Bus, Off-Road, and Drayage Truck Regulations are intended to reduce toxic and smog-forming emissions from trucks, buses, and off-road vehicles. Reducing such emissions is necessary to meet federally imposed clean air standards and to reduce the adverse health effects from air pollution throughout the state. The Tractor-Trailer GHG regulation is intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from tractor-trailers traveling California’s roadways. While staff is proposing to amend several elements of the truck and bus and off-road regulations, many provisions are in effect and not being considered for amendment. These include: • Off-road reporting and labeling requirements; • Off-road idling limits and sales disclosure requirements; • Truck and bus sales and disclosure requirements; and • Existing requirements for trucks and buses utilizing the agricultural vehicle provisions and some two engine street sweepers. However, due to the pending amendments to the truck and bus and off-road regulations, several requirements have been postponed: • On February 11, 2010, ARB issued a delay of the off-road regulation's retrofit and turnover requirements pending further notice. • The truck and bus regulation’s reporting for early credits was originally required by March 31, 2010, but has been delayed until early 2011. Also, the truck and bus retrofit and turnover requirements (scheduled to begin January 1, 2011) will also be extended by several months. For further information on ARB’s diesel vehicle and equipment regulations, please call the California Air Resources Board Diesel Hotline at 866-6DIESEL (866-634-3735). You may also visit the ARB’s truck stop website at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/truckstop to learn more regarding ARB’s programs for trucks, buses, and trailers. For further information about the off-road diesel vehicle regulation, please visit the off-road regulation website at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/ordiesel. You are receiving this single arbcombo email because you are a subscriber to or have made a public comment to one or more of the following lists: hdghg, onrdiesel, ordiesel, orspark, porttruck, schoolbus.
