Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:40:34 -0800 Subject: arbcombo -- optionnox, phaselghg Public workshop March 11, 2013, 8:30 am in Sacramento From: tnajjar@arb.ca.gov The California Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) invites you to participate in a public workshop on March 11, 2013, to discuss proposals for several regulations and regulation amendments related to on-road heavy-duty vehicles. At this workshop, staff will be soliciting input on the following proposals: • Adopting a new regulation to harmonize with the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) adopted in 2011; • Making amendments to ARB’s existing Heavy-Duty Vehicle GHG Emission Reduction Regulation (Tractor-Trailer GHG regulation) to align with the proposed new regulation above; • Adopting a new set of optional oxides of nitrogen (NOx) standards for heavy-duty vehicle engines more stringent than the current 2010 model year standard; and • Making amendments to the Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM) to Limit Diesel-fueled Commercial Motor Vehicle Idling to expand compliance responsibility. The workshop is described further in the workshop notice at http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/mailouts/msc1305/msc1305.pdf and will be held at the following time and location: Date: Monday, March 11, 2013 Time: 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Location: Air Resources Board Coastal Hearing Room 1001 I Street Sacramento, California 95814 Directions are at http://www.arb.ca.gov/maps/sactomap.htm Background: In September 2011, the U.S. EPA adopted a new regulation for controlling GHG emissions from new medium and heavy-duty engines and vehicles. ARB staff is proposing to align with the federal regulation in order to provide California with the ability to certify engines and vehicles to the new standards as well as enforce them. On December 11, 2008, the Board approved the Tractor-Trailer GHG regulation codified in sections 95300-95312 of title 17, California Code of Regulations, and later amended it on December 17, 2010. This regulation reduces GHG emissions from long-haul tractor-trailer combinations by requiring them to utilize U.S. EPA SmartWay verified or designated technologies that will improve fuel efficiency. To harmonize the tractor requirements of the federal and California regulations, ARB staff is considering modifications to its Tractor-Trailer GHG regulation. ARB staff will be proposing optional NOx emission standards for California certified 2015 and later model year engines. If the optional standards are adopted, ARB’s existing incentive programs such as the Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment program could be modified to give preference to engines certified to the optional standards. On July 22, 2004, ARB adopted an ATCM to Limit Diesel-fueled Commercial Motor Vehicle Idling. This regulation is codified in section 2485 of title 13, California Code of Regulations, and was later amended on October 20, 2005 and December 11, 2008. ARB staff is proposing to extend responsibility for complying with the requirements of the idling ATCM to the owner of the vehicle. In addition, staff’s proposal would require California-based shippers and California-based brokers to share responsibility for compliance with the idling restrictions in the event that they utilized the services of motor carriers that violated the regulation and/or they did not settle their outstanding fines. For specific questions regarding the new heavy duty engine and vehicle GHG regulation and the optional engine NOx standard, you may contact Ms. Kim Heroy-Rogalski, Manager of the Off-Road Implementation Section, by email at kheroyro@arb.ca.gov or by phone at (916) 327 2200. For questions regarding the in-use tractor-trailer GHG regulation amendments and the anti-idling ATCM amendments, you may contact Mr. Stephan Lemieux, Manager of the On-Road Heavy Duty Diesel Section, by email at slemieux@arb.ca.gov or by phone at (626) 450-6162. Thank you. 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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: Fri, 8 Mar 2013 16:00:33 -0800 Subject: arbcombo -- Optionnox, phaselghg -- Public workshop March 11, 2013, 8:30 am in Sacramento From: kgoff@arb.ca.gov Many topics will be discussed at this workshop including, ARB harmonizing with U.S. EPA GHG emission standards, adopting optional NOx standards for HD vehicles, amendments to limit commercial vehicle idling, and labeling requirements for HD Zero Emission Vehicles. In preparation for the heavy-duty vehicle and engine public workshop on Monday, March 11, 2013, the California Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) has posted staff presentations on the program websites: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onroad/optionnox/optionnox.htm http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onroad/phaselghg/phaselghg.htm http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/hdghg/hdghg.htm http://www.arb.ca.gov/noidle At the workshop, staff will be soliciting input on the following proposals: • Adopting a new regulation to harmonize with the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) adopted in 2011; • Making amendments to ARB’s existing Heavy-Duty Vehicle GHG Emission Reduction Regulation (Tractor-Trailer GHG regulation) to align with the proposed new regulation above; • Adopting a new set of optional oxides of nitrogen (NOx) standards for heavy-duty vehicle engines more stringent than the current 2010 model year standard; • Making amendments to the Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM) to Limit Diesel-fueled Commercial Motor Vehicle Idling to expand compliance responsibility; and • Making amendments to ARB’s existing labeling requirements to create a new label category for zero emission heavy-duty vehicles. The workshop is described further in the workshop notice at http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/mailouts/msc1305/msc1305.pdf and will be held at the following time and location: Date: Monday, March 11, 2013 Time: 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Location: Air Resources Board Coastal Hearing Room 1001 I Street Sacramento, California 95814 Directions are at http://www.mapquest.com/maps?address=1001+I+St&city=Sacramento&state=CA&zipcode=95814&redirect=true Background: In September 2011, the U.S. EPA adopted a new regulation for controlling GHG emissions from new medium and heavy-duty engines and vehicles. ARB staff is proposing to align with the federal regulation in order to provide California with the ability to certify engines and vehicles to the new standards as well as enforce them. On December 11, 2008, the Board approved the Tractor-Trailer GHG regulation codified in sections 95300-95312 of title 17, California Code of Regulations, and later amended it on December 17, 2010. This regulation reduces GHG emissions from long-haul tractor-trailer combinations by requiring them to utilize U.S. EPA SmartWay verified or designated technologies that will improve fuel efficiency. To harmonize the tractor requirements of the federal and California regulations, ARB staff is considering modifications to its Tractor-Trailer GHG regulation. ARB staff will be proposing optional NOx emission standards for California certified 2015 and later model year engines. If the optional standards are adopted, ARB’s existing incentive programs such as the Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment program could be modified to give preference to engines certified to the optional standards. On July 22, 2004, ARB adopted an ATCM to Limit Diesel-fueled Commercial Motor Vehicle Idling. This regulation is codified in section 2485 of title 13, California Code of Regulations, and was later amended on October 20, 2005 and December 11, 2008. ARB staff is proposing to extend responsibility for complying with the requirements of the idling ATCM to the owner of the vehicle. In addition, staff’s proposal would require California-based shippers and California-based brokers to share responsibility for compliance with the idling restrictions in the event that they utilized the services of motor carriers that violated the regulation and/or they did not settle their outstanding fines. For specific questions regarding the new heavy duty engine and vehicle GHG regulation and the optional engine NOx standard, you may contact Ms. Kim Heroy-Rogalski, Manager of the Off-Road Implementation Section, by email at kheroyro@arb.ca.gov or by phone at (916) 327 2200. For questions regarding the in-use tractor-trailer GHG regulation amendments and the anti-idling ATCM amendments, you may contact Mr. Stephan Lemieux, Manager of the On-Road Heavy Duty Diesel Section, by email at slemieux@arb.ca.gov or by phone at (626) 450-6162. Thank you. 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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 Your Power website at www.fypower.org . ====================================================================== Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 14:34:55 -0700 Subject: arbcombo -- Notice of Public Hearing for December 12, 2013 From: awhiting@arb.ca.gov The Air Resources Board will conduct a public hearing to consider proposed greenhouse gas (GHG) regulations for medium- and heavy-duty engines and vehicles, optional reduced emission standards for heavy-duty engines, and amendments to the tractor-trailer GHG regulation, diesel-fueled commercial motor vehicle idling rule, and the heavy-duty hybrid-electric vehicles certification procedures. Date: December 12, 2013 Time: 9:00 a.m. Place: California Environmental Protection Agency Air Resources Board Byron Sher Auditorium 1001 I Street Sacramento, California 95814 Directions: http://www.calepa.ca.gov/EPAbldg/location.htm Interested members of the public may present comments orally or in writing at the meeting and may provide comments by postal mail or by electronic submittal before the meeting. The public comment period for this regulatory action will begin on October 28, 2013. To be considered by the Board, written comments not physically submitted at the meeting, must be submitted on or after October 28, 2013 and received no later than 12:00 noon on December 11, 2013, and must be addressed 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 This notice and the associated regulatory materials can be accessed from the Air Resources Board’s website at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2013/hdghg2013/hdghg2013.htm Inquiries concerning the substance of the proposed regulations may be directed to the designated agency contact persons, (Phase 1 GHG and Optional Low NOx Standards) Ms. Kim Heroy-Rogalski at (916) 327-2200, (Tractor-Trailer GHG and Idling Airborne Toxic Control Measure), Mr. Stephan Lemieux at (626) 450-6162, or (Hybrid Certification Procedures), Mr. John Kato at (916) 322-2891. 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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, 19 Nov 2013 17:44:41 -0800 Subject: arbcombo -- Zero Emission Bus Workshop Notice From: lquattro@arb.ca.gov The Air Resources Board (ARB or the Board) invites you to participate in a public workshop on December 3, 2013, in Oakland, California, to discuss amendments to the Zero Emission Bus (ZBus) regulation and to explore the status of, and future developments to, ZBus technology and related systems. At this workshop, staff will summarize the panels from the first workshop and will summarize the common themes expressed during the individual stakeholder meetings. This workshop will focus on regulatory concepts and options under consideration for ZBus deployment and may include a broader look at the transit fleet rule. An additional workshop may follow this workshop to discuss specific regulatory language and to take comments on draft amendments prior to taking the regulatory package to the Board. Additional details on this workshop are located on the ZBus website: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/bus/zbus/zbus.htm You are receiving this single arbcombo email because you are a subscriber to or have made a public comment to one or more of the following lists: board, bus-tfv, bus-ub, ca-hydrogen, ccms, ej, ms-mailings, onrdiesel, optionnox, workshops, zbus. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to one of the lists aggregated to make this particular ARB combination listserve broadcast. 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." 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From: lquattro@arb.ca.gov The Air Resources Board (ARB or the Board) invites you to participate in the next public workshop on December 3, 2013, in Oakland, California, to discuss concepts that are being considered and take input from stakeholders on what additional amendments should be considered to the Zero Emission Bus (ZBus) regulation and to explore the status of, and future developments to, ZBus technology and related systems. Workshop Location and Time: Metropolitan Transportation Commission 101 Eighth Street, Auditorium Oakland, CA 94607 Tuesday December 3, 2013 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Since the first workshop on September 17, 2013, staff have been conducting individual meeting with bus and technology manufacturers, as well as transit districts. At this workshop, staff will summarize the four panels (fuel cell electric bus, battery electric bus, ZBus infrastructure, and transit fleets operating ZBuses) from the first workshop and the common themes expressed during the individual stakeholder meetings. This workshop will also focus on regulatory concepts and options under consideration for ZBus deployment, and the potential to incorporate potential changes to the ZBus regulation into a broader assessment of the transit fleet rule that will occur next year. Based on feedback from this workshop, additional workshops may be scheduled to discuss specific regulatory language and to take comments on draft amendments prior to taking the regulatory package to the Board. We encourage you to attend the meeting as zero emission buses will be on display for rides and viewing. For those that cannot attend in person, a webinar is available. The webinar information along with the agenda is now posted on our website: ZBus website: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/bus/zbus/zbus.htm BACKGROUND: The ZBus regulation, first adopted in 2000, applies to transit agencies with 200 or more urban buses. The regulation required a demonstration for diesel path transit agencies and 15 percent of new buses purchased to be zero emission beginning in 2008 for diesel path transit agencies, and 2010 for alternative path transit agencies. The ZBus regulation was amended in 2006, to include an advanced demonstration from the diesel path transit agencies. The Board postponed the purchase requirement to 2011 for diesel path transit agencies, and 2012 for alternative path transit agencies. The Board directed the Executive Officer to delay the ZBus purchase requirement through Resolution 09-49 at the July 2009 Board Meeting. In January 2010 “Mail-Out #MSC 10-04” notified all affected transit agencies of the ZBus purchase requirement suspension. The Board will be considering changes or amendments to the ZBus regulation which may affect the purchase requirement in May 2014. You are receiving this single arbcombo email because you are a subscriber to or have made a public comment to one or more of the following lists: bus-tfv, bus-ub, ca-hydrogen, ccms, ej, ms-mailings, optionnox, workshops, zbus. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to one of the lists aggregated to make this particular ARB combination listserve broadcast. 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. 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