discussion on the proposed amendments to the Heavy-Duty Vehicle
Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Regulation (tractor-trailer GHG
regulation) at the upcoming diesel workshops in September and
October.
A revised workshop notice is posted at:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/mailouts/msc1040/msc1040.pdf
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) invites you to
participate in a final series of public workshops to discuss the
proposed amendments to the Regulation for In-Use Off-Road Diesel
Fueled Fleets (off-road regulation), the In-Use Heavy-Duty
Diesel-Fueled Vehicles Regulation (truck and bus regulation), the
In-Use On-Road Diesel-Fueled Heavy-Duty Drayage Trucks Regulation
(drayage truck regulation), the Heavy-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas
Emission Reduction Regulation (tractor-trailer GHG regulation),
and the Off-Road Large Spark-Ignition Engine Fleet Requirements
(LSI fleet regulation).
The workshops will be held on the following dates at the
following four locations:
Sacramento (will also be webcast)
Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Air Resources Board
Byron Sher Auditorium
1001 I Street
Sacramento, California 95814
El Monte
Date: Monday, October 4, 2010
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Air Resources Board
Auditorium, Annex 4
9530 Telstar Avenue
El Monte, California 91731
San Diego
Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: San Diego County
Administration Center
1600 Pacific Highway
San Diego, California 92101
Fresno (with live video feed to SJVAPCD Modesto and Bakersfield
offices)
Date: Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution
Control District (SJVAPCD)
1990 E. Gettysburg
Fresno, California 93726
The Sacramento workshop will be webcast, and live video feed has
been setup for alternative locations to telecast the Fresno
workshop. ARB staff plans to present the same information at
each of these four workshops.
At these workshops, staff will be soliciting input on the revised
proposed amendments to the off-road, truck and bus, drayage
truck, and tractor-trailer GHG regulations. Staff will also
provide information on the revised emissions benefits expected
from the regulations based on the new regulatory proposals.
Additionally, staff will be soliciting input on amendments to the
LSI fleet regulation, which include continuing the limited hours
of use exemption, lengthening the duration of compliance
extensions, and some minor clarifying amendments. For more
information on these workshops, including agenda, please see the
workshop notice which is available at:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/mailouts/msc1040/msc1040.pdf
Background
On April 22, 2010, staff presented an update to the Board on the
emissions inventories used to develop the off-road and the truck
and bus regulations, as well as a summary of the impact of the
recession on emissions from off-road vehicles, trucks, and buses.
At that meeting, the Board asked staff to develop changes to the
regulations that would reduce their economic impact on affected
businesses during the ongoing economic recession, while
continuing to protect public health, meet federal clean air
deadlines, and move forward through uncertain economic times.
The Board also directed staff to consider approaches to give
credit to firms that have already complied with the performance
requirements of the regulations.
In May of 2010, staff held a first series of workshops to receive
feedback on general proposals to amend the off-road regulation
and truck and bus regulation and the emission inventories
underlying both regulations.
Then, in June and July of 2010, staff held a second series of
workshops to request additional feedback on the proposed
amendments to both regulations. At each workshop, staff also
solicited comments on the proposed amendments to the drayage
truck regulation, and the tractor-trailer GHG regulation.
At a third series of workshops in August and September of 2010,
staff requested feedback on the updated emissions inventories
underlying the off-road regulation and the truck and bus
regulation. Additionally, staff from ARB's Research Division
presented a summary of the newly released report "Estimate of
premature deaths associated with fine particle pollution (PM2.5)
in California based on U.S. EPA's methods".
The Truck and Bus, Off-Road, and Drayage Truck Regulations are
intended to reduce toxic and smog-forming emissions from trucks,
buses, and off-road vehicles. Reducing such emissions is
necessary to meet federally imposed clean air standards and to
reduce the adverse health effects from air pollution throughout
the state. The Tractor-Trailer GHG regulation is intended to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions from tractor-trailers traveling
California's roadways.
While staff is proposing to amend several elements of the truck
and bus and off-road regulations, many provisions are in effect
and not being considered for amendment. These include:
• Off-road reporting and labeling requirements;
• Off-road idling limits and sales disclosure requirements;
• Truck and bus sales and disclosure requirements; and
• Existing requirements for trucks and buses utilizing the
agricultural vehicle provisions and some two engine street
sweepers.
However, due to the pending amendments to the truck and bus and
off-road regulations, several requirements have been postponed:
• On February 11, 2010, ARB issued a delay of the off-road
regulation's retrofit and turnover requirements pending further
notice.
• The truck and bus regulation's reporting for early credits was
originally required by March 31, 2010, but has been delayed until
early 2011. Also, the truck and bus retrofit and turnover
requirements (scheduled to begin January 1, 2011) will also be
extended by several months.
For further information on ARB's diesel vehicle and equipment
regulations, please call the California Air Resources Board
Diesel Hotline at 866-6DIESEL (866-634-3735). You may also visit
the ARB's truck stop website at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/truckstop
to learn more regarding ARB's programs for trucks, buses, and
trailers. For further information about the off-road diesel
vehicle regulation, please visit the off-road regulation website
at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/ordiesel.
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