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fuel-containers -- Notice of Public Availability of Modified Text - Amendments to the Portable Fuel Container Regulation
Posted: 15 Aug 2016 14:51:45
The California Air Resources Board has posted the 15-day Notice of Public Availability of Modified Text for the Portable Fuel Container Regulation. At its February 18, 2016 public hearing, the Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) approved for adoption the proposed amendments to sections 2467, 2467.1, 2467.2, 2467.3, 2467.4, 2467.5, 2467.6, 2467.8, and 2467.9; and repeal of section 2467.7, title 13 California Code of Regulations, which strengthened ARB’s current portable fuel container (PFC) certification process, required certification fuel to contain 10 percent ethanol, aligned aspects of ARB’s PFC certification and test procedures with those of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), and streamlined, clarified, and improved the readability of ARB’s certification and test procedures. CP 501 “Certification Procedure for Portable Fuel Containers and Spill-Proof Spouts”; TP 501 “Test Procedure for Determining Integrity of Spill-Proof Spouts and Spill-Proof Systems”; and TP 502 “Test Procedure for Determining Diurnal Emissions from Portable Fuel Containers” were also approved for adoption. The Board directed the Executive Officer to determine whether additional conforming modifications to the regulation were appropriate and to make any proposed modified regulatory language available for public comment, with any additional supporting documents and information, for a period of at least 15 days as required by Government Code section 11346.8. The Board further directed the Executive Officer to consider written comments submitted during the public review period and make any further modifications that are appropriate available for public comment for at least 15 days, and present the regulation to the Board for further consideration if warranted, or take final action to adopt the regulation after addressing all appropriate modifications. The resolution and all other regulatory documents for this rulemaking are available online at the following ARB website: http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2016/pfc2016/pfc2016.htm SUBMITTAL OF COMMENTS The proposed 15-day modifications are open for comment until August 30, 2016. Written comments will only be accepted on the modifications identified in this Notice. Comments may be submitted by postal mail or by electronic submittal no later than 5:00 p.m. on the due date to the following: Postal mail: Clerk of the Board, Air Resources Board 1001 I Street, Sacramento, California 95814 Electronic submittal: http://www.arb.ca.gov/lispub/comm/bclist.php Inquiries concerning the substance of the proposed regulation may be directed to Matthew Holmes, Air Resources Engineer, Testing and Certification Section, at (916) 322-8913 or Angus MacPherson, Manager, Testing and Certification Section, at (916) 445-4686. Thank you. California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.