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ARB staff invites interested stakeholders to participate in two
ITR public work group meetings on February 25, 2016 – the New
Heavy Duty Engine and Vehicle Certification Public Work Group
meeting, and the Hybrid Conversion System Work Group meeting.
These topic-specific meetings will provide an opportunity to
discuss potential ITR draft regulatory language intended to
streamline ITR structure and implementation, and refine potential
on-board diagnostics (OBD) and certification flexibility.  These
work group meetings will be held via conference call only.   The
details of the meetings are as follows:

ITR New Heavy Duty Engine and Vehicle Certification Work Group
     Date:		February 25, 2016
     Time:		9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Pacific Time
     Call-In Number:	800-857-5170
     Passcode: 		32835

ITR Hybrid Conversion System Work Group
     Date:		February 25, 2016
     Time:		1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time
     Call-In Number:	888-982-4615
     Passcode: 		15372

The meeting agenda and handouts will be available prior to the
meeting at:

http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/itr/itr.htm

Background.  The potential ITR 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 in-use.  However, ARB’s engine and vehicle
approval paradigm, geared towards traditional technologies, may
deter some manufacturers from developing promising new truck and
bus technologies that are uncertain to achieve market acceptance.
 

These two topic-specific meetings will provide an opportunity to
discuss potential initial draft regulatory language, an earlier
draft of which was presented at the September 28, 2015, ITR
public workshop.  The New Heavy Duty Engine and Vehicle
Certification Public Work Group meeting will provide an
opportunity for interested stakeholders to discuss with ARB staff
potential ITR draft regulatory language for engines meeting
California’s optional low NOx standard, robust hybrid engines,
and other transformative, advanced heavy-duty potential engine
technologies.  The Hybrid Conversion System Work Group meeting
will focus on potential draft installation, testing, and
certification requirements for truck and bus hybrid conversion
systems.  ARB staff intends to hold a second Interim Hybrid
Technology Emission Test Procedures work group meeting in Spring
2016 as potential ITR hybrid truck and bus emission test criteria
are developed .  Staff anticipates bringing the Proposed ITR to
the Board for consideration in mid-2016.  

These ITR public work group meetings are open to all interested
stakeholders, and will be conducted by conference call only.  For
more information about these meetings or ITR development, 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 ITR 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 ITR email list, please visit:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv_ind.php?listname=itr .  


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/eeo/bilingual-services.htm or contact the
Bilingual Coordinator by telephone at (916) 322-0473 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

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:
www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv_ind.php?listname=itr. 




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