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itr -- California Air Resources Board (ARB) Innovative Technology Regulation New Engine or Vehicle Certification Work Group Meeting
Posted: 11 May 2015 13:41:32
ARB invites interested parties to participate in the next Innovative Technology Regulation (ITR) New Engine or Vehicle Certification Public Work Group meeting. This meeting will address potential ITR engine or vehicle certification flexibility, including potential on-board diagnostics (OBD) approval pathways, the ITR’s technology diversity element, and possible allowable sales volumes and sunset provisions. This meeting will be held via conference call only. The details of the meeting are as follows: Date: May 27, 2015 Time: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Location: Via Conference Call Only. Call-In Number: 888-664-9860 Passcode: 68291 Staff Contact: Joe Calavita, (916) 445-4586 jcalavit@arb.ca.gov The meeting agenda and handouts will be available the week prior to the meeting at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/itr/itr.htm Background. The Innovative Technology Regulation is intended to provide defined, near-term ARB certification and aftermarket conversion approval flexibility to help facilitate market launch of the next generation of truck and bus technologies that California needs to meet its long-term air quality and climate goals. ARB’s existing certification and OBD requirements provide a critical and effective mechanism for ensuring a vehicle’s expected emission benefits are achieved and maintained. However, ARB’s engine and vehicle approval paradigm, geared towards traditional technologies, may deter some manufacturers from developing promising new technologies if they are uncertain to achieve market acceptance. One option being considered by staff would provide tiered ARB certification and aftermarket conversion requirements for an innovative truck or bus technology, providing targeted flexibility at market launch and early technology deployment stages, and reverting back to full ARB approval requirements once the technology achieves a market foothold. Specific certification and OBD flexibility provisions would provide manufacturers with a defined, predictable, and practical ARB approval pathway, while preserving ARB’s overarching objective to ensure expected emission benefits are achieved. Potential targeted technologies include hybrid drivelines and heavy-duty engines meeting ARB’s optional low oxides of nitrogen emission standards. The new engine or vehicle certification public work group meeting is open to all interested stakeholders, and will be conducted by conference call only. For more information about development of the Innovative Technology Regulation, please visit http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/itr/itr.htm, or contact Mr. Joe Calavita, Staff Air Pollution Specialist, at (916) 445-4586 or jcalavit@arb.ca.gov. ARB will use the Innovative Technology Regulation email list to notify stakeholders of updates to the regulatory proposal and of additional opportunities for public input throughout the rulemaking process. To sign up for the Innovative Technology Regulation email list, please visit: http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/innovative-technology.htm. Special Accommodation. If you require a special accommodation or need this document in an alternate format (i.e., Braille, large print), please visit http://www.arb.ca.gov/html/ada/ada.htm for assistance or contact the Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator by telephone at (916) 323-4916 no later than 10 business days before the scheduled meeting. If you are a person who needs assistance in a language other than English, please visit http://www.arb.ca.gov/as/eeo/languageaccess.htm or contact the Bilingual Coordinator by telephone at (916) 324-5049 no later than 10 business days before the scheduled meeting. TTY/TDD/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for the California Relay Service. Consecuente con la sección 7296.2 del Código de Gobierno de California, una acomodación especial o necesidades lingüísticas pueden ser suministradas para cualquiera de los siguientes: • Un intérprete que esté disponible en la audiencia; • Documentos disponibles en un formato alterno u otro idioma; • Una acomodación razonable relacionados con una incapacidad. Para solicitar estas comodidades especiales o necesidades de otro idioma, por favor llame a la oficina del Consejo al (916) 324-0342 o envié un fax a (916) 327-8524 lo más pronto posible, pero no menos de 10 días de trabajo antes del día programado para la audiencia del Consejo. TTY/TDD/Personas que necesiten este servicio pueden marcar el 711 para el Servicio de Retransmisión de Mensajes de California. California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.