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The Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) invites you to participate
in a public workshop to learn about proposed 15-Day Changes to
the portable fuel container (PFC) amendments that were presented
to the Board in February 2016.  The proposed 15-Day Changes
include additional revisions to the PFC certification process to
better address the high rates of non-compliance with ARB’s
diurnal emission standard, strengthen manufacturer recordkeeping
and reporting, and improve overall document clarity.  The
workshop will include a presentation by staff lasting
approximately 20 minutes, followed by a question and answer
session.

The workshop will be held at the following location and time:

Date:		May 17, 2016		
Time:		10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. PST		
Location:	ARB, Monitoring and Laboratory Division
                1927 13th Street, 1st Floor Conference Room 
                Sacramento, California 95811
		
Background: ARB’s portable fuel container regulation was adopted
in 1999 and amended in 2005.  In February 2016, staff proposed
additional amendments to address high rates of non-compliance
with ARB’s diurnal emission standard; require the fuel used for
PFC certification testing to contain 10 percent ethanol; align,
where appropriate, aspects of ARB’s certification and test
procedures with those of U.S. EPA; and clarify PFC certification
and test procedures.

Participants are encouraged to attend in person.  An audio
conference line will be set up to accommodate those who are
unable to attend in person.  The workshop agenda, call-in
details, and an electronic copy of the staff presentation will be
posted by May 16 on ARB’s website at: 
http://www.arb.ca.gov/consprod/fuel-containers/pfc/pfc.htm.  

Please note that under the California Public Records Act
(Government Code section 6250 et seq.), your written and verbal
comments, attachments, and associated contact information (e.g.,
your address, phone, email, etc.) become part of the public
record and can be released to the public upon request. 

If you require a special accommodation or need this document in
an alternate format (i.e. Braille, large print) or another
language, please contact Andrea McStocker at (916) 322-3966 as
soon as possible, but no later than 10 business days before the
scheduled event/meeting. TTY/TDD/Speech to Speech users may dial
711 for the California Relay Service.

If you cannot attend the workshops, and have technical feedback
or questions regarding the content that will be discussed, please
contact Angus MacPherson at (916) 445-4686 or via email at
angus.macpherson@arb.ca.gov or Matthew Holmes at (916) 322-8913
or via email at matthew.holmes@arb.ca.gov.



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