Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:59:03 -0700 Subject: arbcombo -- ETHANOL-BASED (E10) CERTIFICATION EXHAUST AND EVAPORATIVE EMISSION TEST FUEL AMENDMENT FOR CALIFORNIA OFF-ROAD, SPARK-IGNITION ENGINE CERT From: rding@arb.ca.gov The Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) is proposing to amend the certification test fuel required for demonstrating compliance with California’s exhaust and evaporative emission standards for off-road, spark-ignition (SI) engines, including: • Large SI (LSI) engines • Small off-road engines (SORE) • Off-highway recreational vehicles (OHRV) • Recreational marine SI engines (Marine SI) Staff is scheduled to propose this E10 test fuel change at the December 2011 Board hearing as a minor amendment to the existing regulations for the LSI engine, SORE, OHRV, and Marine SI engine categories. These amendments will be part of proposals for major amendments to the California SORE and Tier 4 off-road compression-ignition (CI) engine regulations and test procedures intended to provide greater alignment with the applicable federal nonroad small SI engine and nonroad CI engine regulations and test procedures. Specifically, the proposed certification test fuel will have a ten-percent blend of ethanol, and will be consistent with the new certification test fuel that ARB will soon propose for adoption by on-road motor vehicles under the third phase of California’s Low Emission Vehicle rulemaking (LEV III). Consult the bulleted “Fuels”-related items on the LEV III web page http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/levprog/leviii/leviii.htm for more information regarding the proposed E10 specifications. Staff intends to propose that use of the new E10 certification test fuel will be optional for the California off-road SI categories until the 2018 model year. The new E10 certification test fuel will become mandatory for certifications beginning with the 2019 model year. Please provide any questions or comments about this proposed E10 certification exhaust and evaporative emission test fuel amendment to Ronald Haste, Manager, Off Road Control Section, at rhaste@arb.ca.gov or (626)575-6676. 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: fuels, ms-mailings, orrec, orspark, recmarine. ====================================================================== 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. 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 Your Power website at www.fypower.org . ====================================================================== Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:34:03 -0700 Subject: arbcombo -- Two Regulatory Notices for a Public Hearing on December 15, 2011 From: awhiting@arb.ca.gov The California Air Resources Board is announcing a public Board hearing for the following regulatory items . Amendments to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, and California’s Small Off-Road Engine and Tier 4 Off-Road Compression-Ignition Engine Regulations and Test Procedures and Amendments to the Exhaust Emission Certification Test Fuel for Off-Road Spark-Ignition Engines, Equipment and Vehicles. Date: December 15, 2011 Time: 9:00 a.m Location: Cal/EPA Building 1001 I Street, 2nd Floor Byron Sher Auditorium Sacramento, California 95814 Directions: http://www.calepa.ca.gov/EPABldg/location.htm To make comments or view the hearing notices for each item please go to: http://www.arb.ca.gov/lispub/comm/bclist.php 1) Low Carbon Fuel Standard This notice and the associated regulatory materials can be accessed from the Air Resources Board’s website at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2011/lcfs2011/lcfs2011.htm Inquiries concerning the substance of the proposed regulation may be directed to the designated agency contact persons: Aubrey Sideco, Air Resources Engineer, Substance Evaluation Section, at (916) 324-3334; Floyd Vergara, Chief of the Alternative Fuels Branch, at (916) 327-5986; or Mike Waugh, Chief of the Transportation Fuels Branch, at (916) 322-6020. 2) California’s Small Off-Road Engine and Tier 4 Off-Road Compression-Ignition Engine Regulations and Test Procedures and Amendments to the Exhaust Emission Certification Test Fuel for Off-Road Spark-Ignition Engines, Equipment and Vehicles. This notice and the associated regulatory materials can be accessed from the Air Resources Board’s website at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2011/soreci2011/soreci2011.htm Inquiries concerning the substance of the proposed amendments to the off-road engine categories’ exhaust emission certification test fuel amendments may be directed to the designated agency contact persons, Mr. Ronald Haste, Manager of the Off-Road Control Section, at (626) 575-6676, or Mr. Andrew Spencer, Air Pollution Specialist, at (626) 575 6675. 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: ag, arber, board, cert, diesel-retrofit, fuels, misc, ms-mailings, ordiesel, orrec, orspark, portable, recmarine, tru. ====================================================================== 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. 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 Your Power website at www.fypower.org . ====================================================================== Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2011 17:30:14 -0700 Subject: arbcombo -- ERRATA For Small Off-Road Regulation From: tbalcaza@arb.ca.gov The Air Resources Board (ARB) has issued Errata to the Staff Report: Initial Statement of Reasons (ISOR) for the adoption of proposed amendments to California’s Small Off-Road Engine and Tier 4 Off-Road Compression-Ignition Engine Regulations and Test Procedures, and Amendments to the Exhaust Emission Certification Test Fuel for Off-Road Spark-Ignition Engines, Equipment and Vehicles, as released by notice on October 26, 2011. The proposed amendments are scheduled for consideration at a public hearing on Thursday, December 15, 2011, in Sacramento, CA. In general, the errata make only corrections to the Staff Report. The Errata, ISOR, notice, and the associated regulatory materials can be accessed from the ARB’s website at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2011/soreci2011/soreci2011.htm Inquiries concerning these Errata may be directed to the designated agency contact persons, Mr. Ronald Haste, Manager of the Off-Road Control Section, at (626) 575-6676, or Ms. Yun Hui Park, Air Resources Engineer, at (626) 450-6263. Thank you. 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: ag, arber, board, cert, diesel-retrofit, fuels, misc, ms-mailings, ordiesel, orrec, orspark, portable, recmarine, sore-ci2011, tru. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to one of the lists aggregated to make this particular ARB combination listserve broadcast. 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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, 15 Nov 2011 09:07:00 -0800 Subject: arbcombo -- Notice of Public Hearing Date Change for the December 2011 Board Hearing From: awhiting@arb.ca.gov The Air Resources Board has posted two Change of Date Notices for the December 2011 Board Hearing. BY NOTICES dated October 18, 2011, and published in the October 28, 2011, California Regulatory Notice Register, Register 2011, No. 43-Z, the Air Resources Board announced it would conduct a public hearing to consider amendments to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard Regulation and consider amendments to California's Small Off-Road Engine and Tier 4 Off-Road Compression-Ignition Engine Regulations and Test Procedures; and, amendments to the Exhaust Emission Certification Test Fuel for Off-Road Spark-Ignition Engines. The hearing was scheduled for December 15, 2011, at 9:00 a.m., at the California Environmental Protection Agency, Air Resources Board, 1001 I Street, Byron Sher Auditorium, Sacramento, California. Please be advised that the date of the meeting has changed to 9:00 a.m., December 16, 2011. These notices can be accessed from our website at the following addresses: http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2011/lcfs2011/lcfs2011.htm http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2011/soreci2011/soreci2011.htm Thank You 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: ag, arber, board, cert, diesel-retrofit, fuels, lcfs2011, lcfs, misc, ms-mailings, ordiesel, orrec, orspark, portable, recmarine, sore-ci2011, tru. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to one of the lists aggregated to make this particular ARB combination listserve broadcast. 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