Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 16:07:29 -0800 Subject: arbcombo -- ARB Chair's Seminar Series: Wednesday, January 7, 2009 1:30 3:30 pm (WEBCAST) From: wfell@arb.ca.gov Presentation is Now Available! “Indoor Pollutant Emissions from Electronic Office Equipment”. Thomas E. McKone, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Wednesday, January 7, 2009 1:30 – 3:30 pm Sierra Hearing Room, 2nd Floor, Cal/EPA Building 1001 I Street, Sacramento, California Announcement and Presentation can be viewed at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/seminars/seminars.htm For “internal” users please check the internal webcast calendar at: http://epanet.ca.gov/broadcast/?bdo=1 For “external” users please check the external webcast calendar at: http://www.calepa.ca.gov/broadcast/?bdo=1 For your added convenience, while viewing the webcast, presentations can be downloaded at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/seminars/seminars.htm Your e-mail questions will be aired during the question & answer period following the presentations. 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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: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:38:43 -0800 Subject: arbcombo -- ARB Chair's Seminar Series: Thursday, January 8, 2009 1:00 3:00 pm (WEBCAST) From: wfell@arb.ca.gov Presentation is Now Available! “EPA’s Building Assessment Survey and Evaluation Study (BASE): What Have We Learned.” John Girman, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Thursday, January 8, 2009 1:00 – 3:00 pm Sierra Hearing Room, 2nd Floor, Cal/EPA Building 1001 I Street, Sacramento, California Announcement and Presentation can be viewed at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/seminars/seminars.htm For “internal” users please check the internal webcast calendar at: http://epanet.ca.gov/broadcast/?bdo=1 For “external” users please check the external webcast calendar at: http://www.calepa.ca.gov/broadcast/?bdo=1 For your added convenience, while viewing the webcast, presentations can be downloaded at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/seminars/seminars.htm Your e-mail questions will be aired during the question & answer period following the presentations. 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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: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:33:18 -0700 Subject: arbcombo -- Teleconference Meeting of the Scientific Review Panel on Toxic Air Contaminants: May 12, 2009 9:30 am PDT From: wfell@arb.ca.gov TWO CENTRAL LOCATIONS. School of Public Health Korn Meeting Room 16-035-CHS University of California, Los Angeles 650 Charles E. Young Drive, South Los Angeles, California 90095-1772 (310) 206-6920 http://www.ucla.edu/map and UCSF Library Parnassus Campus, Suite 366 University of California, San Francisco 530 Parnassus Avenue San Francisco, California 94143-1390 (415) 514-9346 http://www.library.ucsf.edu/locations —TELECONFERENCE MEETING— (No public access by phone.) (The public is encouraged to attend at these locations) AGENDA 1. Continuation of the Panel’s review of the draft report “Air Toxics Hot Spots Risk Assessment Guidelines Part II: Technical Support Document for Cancer Potency Factors” (April 2009) The Panel will continue its review of the report containing revised methodologies for developing cancer unit risks and potency factors for chemicals in the Air Toxics Hot Spots program. This program (AB 2588, Connelly, 1998) requires stationary sources to report substances released into the air by collecting emission data to ascertain health risks. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 44360 (b) (2), OEHHA must develop health risk assessment guidelines under the Air Toxics Hot Spots Program. This document replaces and updates previous guidelines for cancer risk assessment by revising the procedures for deriving and applying cancer potency factors to address information that suggests that children may be especially susceptible to certain carcinogens. These procedures address the mandate under the Children’s Environmental Health Protection Act (SB 25, Escutia, 1999; Health and Safety Code sections 39669.5 et seq.) to ensure that risk assessment methods adequately protect infants, children, and other sensitive subpopulations. Upon completing its review and approval, the Panel will prepare its findings and submit them to the OEHHA Director. http://www.oehha.ca.gov/air/hot_spots/SRP042909.html 2. Discussion of draft findings for the report “Air Toxics Hot Spots Program Technical Support Document for the Derivation of Noncancer Reference Exposure Levels” (December 2008) Having completed its review and having approved the report and RELs (Reference Exposure Levels) for six contaminants (acrolein, acetaldehyde, arsenic, mercury, manganese, and formaldehyde) the Panel will discuss its findings. http://www.oehha.ca.gov/air/hot_spots/rels_dec2008.html 3 Consideration of administrative matters. 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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, 23 Jun 2009 17:56:42 -0700 Subject: arbcombo -- Air Resources Board (ARB) Public 2009 Website Survey Now Available From: wfell@arb.ca.gov We encourage anyone who uses the ARB's website to provide us with input as to how we might improve our website and list serve services. If you have five minutes or less, you can help us out by filling out our short questionnaire. Please go to: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/survey-intro.zgi?p=WEB2298ML2JK9E Thank you. Bill Fell, Webmaster California Air Resources Board (916) 322-3260 Re: ARB Website Content Survey The ARB is asking regular website users to take a few minutes to complete a brief survey about their experiences with our site. Your participation will help us improve our website to serve you better. 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: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:13:58 -0700 Subject: arbcombo -- Deadline approaching - ARBs Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards From: rding@arb.ca.gov For the past nine years, the Air Resources Board has presented the Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards to esteemed individuals who have made significant contributions toward improving air quality and public health. The closing date for nominations is September 30, 2009. If you know someone in the air quality community – scientists, professors, legislators, activists, business leaders, and others, who has made an impact in the air quality field, you can nominate them for an award by completing a nomination form. The form, as well as more information on the Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards, and previous recipients, can be found at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/hsawards/hsawards.htm. The awards will be presented at the December 9, 2009 meeting of the Air Resources Board. For more information, please contact Heather Choi at 916-322-3893 or hchoi@arb.ca.gov. 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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: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:33:52 -0800 Subject: arbcombo -- Meeting of the Scientific Review Panel on Toxic Air Contaminants: December 10, 2009 9:30 am PST From: wfell@arb.ca.gov LOCATION: Milton Marks Conference Center (Auditorium, Lower Level) Administrative Office of the Courts, Earl Warren Building 455 Golden Gate Avenue or 350 McAllister Street San Francisco, California 94102 (415) 865-7848. http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courtadmin/aoc/ (Public parking: Civic Center Garage, across on McAllister) AGENDA 1. Review of the draft report, “Evaluation of Chloropicrin as a Toxic Air Contaminant,” November 2009 The Panel will review a draft report prepared by the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) proposing to identify and list chloropicrin as a toxic air contaminant. Chloropicrin is a fumigant pesticide used to treat pests in agricultural fields prior to planting. Chloropicrin has a low odor threshold and in addition to its use as a pesticidal active ingredient, it is also added to other products as a warning agent. After completing its review, the Panel will discuss its findings to be submitted to the DPR Director. http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/emon/pubs/tac/draftevals.htm 3 Consideration of administrative matters. The Panel may discuss various administrative matters and scheduling of future meetings. For the full view of the Notice of Public Meeting, please go to: http://www.arb.ca.gov/srp/srpmeetings.htm Questions regarding the agenda, please contact Jim Behrmann, Liaison at jbehrman@arb.ca.gov or (916) 322-8278. Questions regarding the sites/locations please contact Peter Mathews at pmathews@arb.ca.gov or (916) 323-8711. 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