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shorepower -- March 2015 Regulatory Advisory for the At-Berth Regulation
Posted: 17 Mar 2015 13:42:31
The regulatory advisory has been posted to the Shore Power website. This regulatory advisory is to inform affected fleets of the proposed schedule for considering amendments to the Airborne Toxic Control Measure for Auxiliary Diesel Engines Operated on Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth in a California Port (At-Berth Regulation) and to explain administrative changes in implementation during the time needed to develop amendments to the Regulation. The provisions in this Advisory will cover actions between June 30, 2014, when the December 2013 Advisory terminated, and ending when any formal Board action on the amendments becomes effective. The overall goal of this action is to recognize good faith compliance efforts while ensuring that emissions reductions required by the Regulation are achieved to provide critical public health benefits for communities near ports. For further information, please visit http://www.arb.ca.gov/ports/shorepower/shorepower.htm If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact Jonathan Foster, Air Resources Engineer, at (916) 327-1512 or shorepower@arb.ca.gov. Background: In December 2007, the Air Resources Board approved the At-Berth (Shore power) regulation. The purpose of the regulation is to reduce emissions from diesel auxiliary engines on container ships, passenger ships, and refrigerated-cargo ships while berthing at a California Port. The regulation provides two options to reduce at-berth emissions: 1) turn off auxiliary engines and connect the vessel to some other source of power; or 2) use alternative control technique(s) that achieve equivalent emission reductions. California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.
