Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:18:49 -0800 Subject: arbcombo -- Public Workshops on the Development of an Investment Plan for Auction Proceeds from California Cap-and-Trade Program From: rding@arb.ca.gov The State of California invites you to participate in a public workshop to provide input on the development of an investment plan for the auction proceeds from the Cap-and-Trade program to reduce greenhouse gases. The workshop will be held in three locations as indicated below; each workshop will cover the same topics. FRESNO Workshop: February 19, 2013 SACRAMENTO Workshop: February 25, 2013 (also webcast) LOS ANGELES Workshop: February 27, 2013 Further information on the investment of the State portion of the auction proceeds, including the detailed notice for these workshops is available at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/auctionproceeds/auctionproceeds.htm La versión en español del aviso del taller esta disponible aquí http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/auctionproceeds/workshops/notice_1_31_spanish.pdf If you would like to receive notices of future meetings and the availability of materials, please sign up for our list serve at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv_ind.php?listname=auctionproceeds ACCOMODATION: If you require a special accommodation or need this document in an alternate format (i.e. Braille, large print) or another language, please contact Ms. Heather Jackson at (916) 322-8267 or hbjackso@arb.ca.gov as soon as possible, but no later than 10 business days before the scheduled meeting. TTY/TDD/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for the California Relay Service. BACKGROUND: Assembly Bill (AB) 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, requires California to reduce statewide GHG emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and to maintain and continue reductions beyond 2020. As part of this effort, the Air Resources Board (ARB) has developed a Cap-and-Trade program that limits statewide emissions from sources responsible for 85 percent of greenhouse gases and creates a financial incentive for clean and efficient technologies. Under the program, a portion of the allowances required for compliance are auctioned. The State portion of the proceeds from these auctions will be used to fund projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, consistent with State law. In September 2012, the Legislature passed and Governor Brown signed into law two bills – AB 1532 (Pérez, Chapter 807) and Senate Bill (SB) 535 (De León, Chapter 830) – that together establish a framework for developing an investment plan for projects and programs to be funded with Cap-and-Trade auction proceeds. SB 535 further requires that 25 percent of the proceeds that will be expended benefit disadvantaged communities and at least 10 percent of the proceeds expended be invested in projects located within those communities. The Department of Finance (Finance), in consultation with the ARB and other state entities, will develop and submit to the Legislature a three-year investment plan for the auction proceeds. The investment plan will identify the State’s greenhouse gas reduction goals and priority programs for investment of proceeds to support achievement of those goals. Funding will be appropriated to State agencies by the Legislature and Governor through the annual Budget Act, consistent with the plan. 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For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, visit the Flex Your Power website at www.fypower.org . ====================================================================== Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:14:45 -0700 Subject: biogas -- Upcoming CPUC Workshop on Biogas Standards From: lgonzale@arb.ca.gov This is to inform you that on March 27, 2013, the California Public Utilities Commission will be conducting a prehearing conference and workshop regarding the development of biogas standards per Assembly Bill 1900 (Statutes of 2012, Chapter 602). During the workshop, staff from the California Air Resources Board and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment will provide a status report on efforts to develop health-based standards for constituents of concern that may be found in biogas. For more information on the workshop, please see the following link: http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/SearchRes.aspx?docformat=ALL&docid=59448238 In the event of problems with the internet link, please contact Jackie Clay at cla@cpuc.ca.gov, telephone number (415) 703-2547. AB 1900, authored by Assemblyman Mike Gatto, requires the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to develop standards for constituents in biogas to protect human health and pipeline integrity and safety. In support of the CPUC standards development efforts, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) and the Air Resources Board (ARB), in consultation with other State agencies, are to undertake certain actions. Specifically, OEHHA is tasked with compiling a list of constituents of concern (constituents) found in biogas that could pose a health risk and that are at levels that significantly exceed the concentrations of those constituents in natural gas. OEHHA is also to determine health protective levels for these constituents. ARB is tasked with developing realistic exposure scenarios and identifying the associated health risk to utility workers and gas end users; determining the concentrations of these constituents in biogas necessary to protect public health; and identifying monitoring, testing, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements necessary to ensure that health protective levels are maintained. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the biogas mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, visit the Flex Alert website at www.flexalert.org . ====================================================================== Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:27:39 -0700 Subject: biogas -- CARB-OEHHA Presentation for CPUC Initial Public Workshop for Rulemaking 13-02-008 on March 27, 2013 From: rhuft@arb.ca.gov This is to inform you that the joint ARB-OEHHA Presentation for the California Public Utilities Commission Initial Public Workshop for Rulemaking 13-02-008 on March 27, 2013 has been posted to ARB’s website. For a copy of the presentation please see the following link: http://www.arb.ca.gov/energy/biogas/documents/cpuc_workshop_3_26_13.pdf The California Public Utilities Commission will be conducting a prehearing conference and workshop on March 27, 2013 regarding the development of biogas standards per Assembly Bill 1900 (Statutes of 2012, Chapter 602). During the workshop, staff from the California Air Resources Board and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment will provide a status report on efforts to develop health-based standards for constituents of concern that may be found in biogas. For more information on the workshop, please see the following link: http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/SearchRes.aspx?docformat=ALL&docid=59448238 In the event of problems with the internet link, please contact Jackie Clay at cla@cpuc.ca.gov, telephone number (415) 703-2547. AB 1900, authored by Assemblyman Mike Gatto, requires the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to develop standards for constituents in biogas to protect human health and pipeline integrity and safety. In support of the CPUC standards development efforts, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) and the Air Resources Board (ARB), in consultation with other State agencies, are to undertake certain actions. Specifically, OEHHA is tasked with compiling a list of constituents of concern (constituents) found in biogas that could pose a health risk and that are at levels that significantly exceed the concentrations of those constituents in natural gas. OEHHA is also to determine health protective levels for these constituents. ARB is tasked with developing realistic exposure scenarios and identifying the associated health risk to utility workers and gas end users; determining the concentrations of these constituents in biogas necessary to protect public health; and identifying monitoring, testing, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements necessary to ensure that health protective levels are maintained. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the biogas mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, visit the Flex Alert website at www.flexalert.org . ====================================================================== Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2013 15:27:44 -0700 Subject: biogas -- Follow-up Discussion to March 27, 2013 California Public Utilities Commission Workshop on Biomethane Standards per Assembly Bill 1900 From: lgonzale@arb.ca.gov On April 10, 2013, the staff of the Air Resources Board (ARB) and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) will meet with interested parties to discuss comments and questions raised on March 27 at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) workshop on Assembly Bill (AB) 1900. AB 1900 (Gatto, Statutes of 2012) requires the CPUC to develop standards for constituents in biogas to protect human health and pipeline integrity and safety. In support of the CPUC standards development efforts, OEHHA and ARB, in consultation with other State agencies, are to undertake certain actions. Specifically, OEHHA is tasked with compiling a list of constituents of concern found in biogas that could pose a health risk and that are at levels that significantly exceed the concentrations of those constituents in natural gas. OEHHA is also to determine health protective levels for these constituents, after considering potential health impacts and risks. ARB is tasked with developing realistic exposure scenarios and identifying the associated health risk to utility workers and gas end users; determining the concentrations of these constituents in biogas necessary to protect public health; and identifying monitoring, testing, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements necessary to ensure that health protective levels are maintained. At the April 10 meeting, staff will present their preliminary ideas on the format of the health based standards, analytical test methods, monitoring frequency, and other technical considerations related to AB 1900 requirements. More information will be provided prior to the meeting at ARB’s website here: http://www.arb.ca.gov/energy/biogas/biogas.htm The meeting will be held at the time and location listed below: Date: April 10, 2013 Time: 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Location: California Environmental Protection Agency 1001 “I” Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Sierra Hearing Room For those unable to participate in the discussion in person, a live webcast will be available. Viewers can email questions during the session to sierrarm@calepa.ca.gov. Webcast links are posted at http://www.calepa.ca.gov/broadcast. ARB recommends that you do not run other programs while viewing the webcast, as it may interrupt or lower the quality of the signal. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Paul Milkey, ARB Staff Air Pollution Specialist, at pmilkey@arb.ca.gov or (916) 327-2957, or Dr. Andy Salmon, Chief, OEHHA Air Toxicology and Risk Assessment Section, at Andy.Salmon@oehha.ca.gov, or (510) 622-3191. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the biogas mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, visit the Flex Alert website at www.flexalert.org . ====================================================================== Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:53:52 -0700 Subject: biogas -- 2nd Follow-up Discussion to March 27 California Public Utilities Commission Workshop on Biomethane Standards per Assembly Bill 1900 From: lgonzale@arb.ca.gov On April 25, 2013, the staff of the Air Resources Board (ARB) and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) will meet with interested parties for further discussion of comments and questions raised on March 27 at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) workshop on Assembly Bill (AB) 1900. AB 1900 (Gatto, Statutes of 2012) requires the CPUC to develop standards for constituents in biogas to protect human health and pipeline integrity and safety. In support of the CPUC standards development efforts, OEHHA and ARB, in consultation with other State agencies, are to undertake certain actions. Specifically, OEHHA is tasked with compiling a list of constituents of concern found in biogas that could pose a health risk and that are at levels that significantly exceed the concentrations of those constituents in natural gas. OEHHA is also to determine health protective levels for these constituents, after considering potential health impacts and risks. ARB is tasked with developing realistic exposure scenarios and identifying the associated health risk to utility workers and gas end users; determining the concentrations of these constituents in biogas necessary to protect public health; and identifying monitoring, testing, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements necessary to ensure that health protective levels are maintained. This will be the second follow-up meeting on the March 27 CPUC workshop. During the first meeting, on April 10, staff presented preliminary ideas on the format of the health based standards, analytical test methods, and monitoring frequency. For the April 25 meeting, staff will present revised ideas on the same topics based on the comments received by interested parties. More information will be provided prior to the meeting at ARB’s website here: http://www.arb.ca.gov/energy/biogas/biogas.htm. The meeting will be held at the time and location listed below: Date: April 25, 2013 Time: 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Location: California Environmental Protection Agency 1001 “I” Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Room 550 For those unable to participate in the discussion in person, a telephone conference line will be available. Callers in the United States can participate starting at 9:30 Pacific Daylight Time by dialing 800-369-2054, and using access code 5759675. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Paul Milkey, ARB Staff Air Pollution Specialist, at pmilkey@arb.ca.gov or (916) 327-2957, or Dr. Andy Salmon, Chief, OEHHA Air Toxicology and Risk Assessment Section, at Andy.Salmon@oehha.ca.gov, or (510) 622-3191. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the biogas mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, visit the Flex Alert website at www.flexalert.org . ====================================================================== Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:44:50 -0700 Subject: biogas -- Upcoming CPUC Workshop on Biogas Standards on May 2, 2013 From: rhuft@arb.ca.gov This is to inform you that on May 2, 2013, the California Public Utilities Commission will be conducting a second public workshop regarding the development of biogas standards per Assembly Bill 1900 (Statutes of 2012, Chapter 602). This workshop will be held at the Cal EPA Headquarters Building, Byron Sher Hearing Room at 1001 I Street Sacramento, CA beginning at 10:30 AM. The workshop will be webcast and can be viewed at http://www.calepa.ca.gov/broadcast/. For more information on the workshop, please contact Franz Cheng, CPUC Public Utility Regulatory Analyst at fcc@cpuc.ca.gov. AB 1900, authored by Assemblyman Mike Gatto, requires the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to develop standards for constituents in biogas to protect human health and pipeline integrity and safety. In support of the CPUC standards development efforts, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) and the Air Resources Board (ARB), in consultation with other State agencies, are to undertake certain actions. Specifically, OEHHA is tasked with compiling a list of constituents of concern (constituents) found in biogas that could pose a health risk and that are at levels that significantly exceed the concentrations of those constituents in natural gas. OEHHA is also to determine health protective levels for these constituents. ARB is tasked with developing realistic exposure scenarios and identifying the associated health risk to utility workers and gas end users; determining the concentrations of these constituents in biogas necessary to protect public health; and identifying monitoring, testing, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements necessary to ensure that health protective levels are maintained. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the biogas mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, visit the Flex Alert website at www.flexalert.org . ====================================================================== Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 13:15:51 -0700 Subject: biogas -- Release of ARB-OEHHA Report to CPUC From: rhuft@arb.ca.gov The purpose of this list serve is to notify interested parties that the Air Resources Board (ARB) and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) are releasing a joint report providing recommendations to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on health-based standards for biomethane injected into the common carrier pipeline pursuant to Assembly Bill (AB) 1900. AB 1900, authored by Assemblyman Mike Gatto, requires the CPUC to develop standards for constituents in biogas to protect human health and pipeline integrity and safety by December 31, 2013. In support of the CPUC standards development efforts, the ARB and OEHHA, in consultation with other State agencies, are to provide recommendations by May 15, 2013, on health based standards for constituents of concern in biomethane to be injected into the common carrier pipeline. Pursuant to these requirements, ARB and OEHHA provided a report with the above information and recommendations to the CPUC on May 15, 2013. The report is also available to the public at the attached link: http://www.arb.ca.gov/energy/biogas/biogas.htm. If you have any questions about the information in this report, please contact the technical staff identified in the same link. In addition, we encourage you to participate in the upcoming CPUC public regulatory process to adopt standards for biomethane. For more information on the CPUC process, please contact Franz Cheng, CPUC Public Utility Regulatory Analyst at fcc@cpuc.ca.gov. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the biogas mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, visit the Flex Alert website at www.flexalert.org . ====================================================================== Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 14:26:24 -0700 Subject: biogas -- Biogas/AB1900 Errata for ARB-OEHHA Report to CPUC From: rhuft@arb.ca.gov Errata for report “Recommendations to the California Public Utilities Commission Regarding Health Protective Standards for the Injection of Biomethane into the Common Carrier Pipeline.” The purpose of this list serve is to notify interested parties that an error was corrected in Table ES-1 “Constituents of Concern in Biogas,” in the report recently released by the Air Resources Board (ARB) and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA). In Table ES-1 of the electronic version of the report released on May 15, 2013, a checkmark () indicated that p-Dichlorobenzene is a constituent of concern for dairy biogas and landfills. However, p-Dichlorobenzene is a constituent of concern for landfills and POTWs, not dairies. This error has been corrected in the electronic version of the document posted at http://www.arb.ca.gov/energy/biogas/biogas.htm and a footnote has been placed in the document to note the errata. If you do not see the updated report, please refresh your browser. AB 1900, authored by Assemblyman Mike Gatto, requires the CPUC to develop standards for constituents in biogas to protect human health and pipeline integrity and safety by December 31, 2013. In support of the CPUC standards development efforts, the ARB and OEHHA, in consultation with other State agencies, are to provide recommendations by May 15, 2013, on health based standards for constituents of concern in biomethane to be injected into the common carrier pipeline. Pursuant to these requirements, ARB and OEHHA provided a report with the above information and recommendations to the CPUC on May 15, 2013. The report is also available to the public at the attached link: http://www.arb.ca.gov/energy/biogas/biogas.htm. If you have any questions about the information in this report, please contact the technical staff identified in the same link. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the biogas mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, visit the Flex Alert website at www.flexalert.org . ======================================================================