Thursday, October 1, 2015

arbcombo -- Grant Solicitation for Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Pilot Commercial Deployment Projects

The California Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) is pleased to
announce its grant solicitation for the Zero-Emission Truck and
Bus Pilot Commercial Deployment Projects.

The funding opportunity was approved by the Board in the Fiscal
Year (FY) 2014-15 and FY 2015-16 Funding Plans for the Assembly
Bill 118 Air Quality Improvement Program and Low Carbon
Transportation Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Investments. Up to
$23,658,000 is available for this project from FY 2014-15 funds.
Up to an additional $60,000,000 may be available for projects
under this Solicitation from future funds appropriated by the
California legislature on or before June 30, 2016. This project
complements the Zero-Emission Drayage Truck and Multi-Source
Facility Demonstration Projects solicitations released in June of
this year as part of the $50 million allocation for advanced
technology freight demonstrations.

Projects funded under this solicitation will help accelerate
technology commercialization by placing significant numbers of
zero- and near zero-emission emission trucks and buses in
clusters, such as transit agencies, school districts and freight
hubs. Eligible projects may also include infrastructure
necessary to support project vehicles, and the majority of
available funding will go towards projects that benefit
disadvantaged communities. (see
www.calepa.ca.gov/EnvJustice/GHGInvest/)

California-based public agencies such as air districts, transit
agencies, school districts, ports, or local government entities
or agencies and California-based non-profit organizations with
expertise implementing zero-emission vehicle deployments may
apply for this Solicitation to become pilot project Grantees.
Applications are due to ARB by 5:00 p.m., January 29, 2016.

ARB will hold an applicant teleconference to answer questions
regarding this Grant Solicitation on October 21, 2015. The
applicant teleconference will provide an opportunity for
potential applicants to ask clarifying questions regarding
general application requirements. The meeting will be held on
the following date and time:

Date: October 21, 2015
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Pacific)
Location: Sierra Hearing Room
CalEPA Headquarters
1001 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Toll Free Call-in Phone Number: 888-324-9613
Toll Call-in for International Callers: 1-210-234-0069
Passcode: 9634172

Written questions may be submitted before the applicant
teleconference. Questions may be emailed to Leslie Goodbody at
leslie.goodbody@arb.ca.gov by 5:00 p.m. on October 19, 2015.

The Grant Solicitation and all associated documents may be found
on ARB's webpage at
http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/aqip/solicitations.htm.

For more information about Air Quality Improvement Program,
please visit http://www.arb.ca.gov/aqip.

For more information about the Fiscal Year 2014-15 and 2015-16
Funding Plans for the Air Quality Improvement Program and Low
Carbon Transportation Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Investments,
please go to
http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/aqip/fundplan/fundplan.htm.

If you have questions regarding this Grant Solicitation, please
contact Ms. Leslie Goodbody at leslie.goodbody@arb.ca.gov or
(916) 323-2961.

Background:

The Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Pilot Commercial Deployment
Projects under the Low Carbon Transportation Greenhouse Gas
Reduction Fund Investments will encourage adoption of early
commercial zero-emission technologies by placing significant
numbers of zero-emission trucks and buses in a handful of
strategic "hubs," and supporting advanced technology clusters
with infrastructure, marketing, and workforce training. This
technology hub concept can help address many of the deployment
challenges by supporting economies of scale in manufacturing,
workforce training, vehicle maintenance and repair, and
infrastructure issues. A public investment in these deployments
helps to achieve significant emission reductions in greenhouse
gases, criteria pollutants and toxic air contaminants, sooner
than would be possible otherwise. This commitment from the State
will identify steps needed to overcome challenges associated with
widespread deployments within the pilot project industries, and
identify ways to transfer zero-emission technologies to other
industry sectors, such as long-haul trucking. This project will
provide benefits to disadvantaged communities. Disadvantaged
communities are identified by the California Environmental
Protection Agency's California Communities Environmental Health
Environmental Health Screening Tool (CalEnviroScreen 2.0) that
assesses all census tracts in the State to identify areas
disproportionately burdened by and vulnerable to multiple sources
of pollution.


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arbcombo -- Regional Workshops to discuss a draft Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Strategy

The Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) will hold workshops to
discuss a draft Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Strategy (Draft
Strategy), which was recently released for public comment. The
meetings are open to the public and full participation by all
parties is encouraged. Locations and dates of the workshops are:


Sacramento: October 13, 2015
Diamond Bar: October 14, 2015
Fresno: October 19, 2015

Additional workshop details are included in the notice that is
posted here: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/shortlived/2015notice.pdf


The Draft Strategy can be found on ARB's Short-Lived Climate
Pollutant website at:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/shortlived/shortlived.htm

The website also contains a link for submitting written comments
on the Draft Strategy. Comments received on the Draft Strategy
will inform the development of a Proposed Strategy, which will be
presented to the Board in late 2015.

An agenda and presentation will be posted before the workshops.

Background
Short-lived climate pollutants are powerful climate forcers that
remain in the atmosphere for a much shorter period of time than
major climate pollutants such as carbon dioxide. Their relative
potency in terms of how they heat the atmosphere can be tens to
thousands of times greater than CO2. Short-lived climate
pollutants include methane, black carbon, and fluorinated gases.
The impacts of short-lived climate pollutants are especially
strong within the near term. Reducing these emissions can have
an immediate beneficial impact on climate change. Senate Bill
605 (Lara, Chapter 523, Statutes of 2014) requires ARB, in
coordination with other State agencies and local air districts,
to develop a strategy by the end of 2015, to further reduce
short-lived climate pollutant emissions in California.


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arbcombo -- 2015 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards - Nominations Now Being Accepted

If you know someone in the air quality community – scientists,
professors, legislators, activists, business leaders, and others
– who has made a significant lifetime achievement, 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/hsawards.

The closing date for 2015 award nominations is December 1, 2015.

Since 2001, the California Air Resources Board has annually
bestowed the distinguished Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards to
extraordinary individuals for their significant career
accomplishments in at least one of these air quality categories:
research, environmental policy, science and technology, public
education and community service. Over the past 14 years there
have been 40 acclaimed recipients. In light of the global
connection between air quality and climate change, the scope of
the program has expanded to include an international focus and a
focus on climate change science and mitigation.

For more information, please contact Heather Choi at (916)
322-3893 or heather.choi@arb.ca.gov.



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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

arbcombo -- ARB releases the draft Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy

The Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) has released, for public
review, a draft Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy
(Draft Strategy).

Short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) include methane, black
carbon, and fluorinated gases. They are powerful climate forcers
that remain in the atmosphere for a much shorter period of time
than longer-lived climate pollutants, including carbon dioxide.
Their relative potency, when measured in terms of how they heat
the atmosphere, can be tens to thousands of times greater than
that of carbon dioxide. Senate Bill 605 (Lara, Chapter 523,
Statutes of 2014) requires ARB, in coordination with other state
agencies and local air districts, to develop a SLCP Strategy by
the end of 2015, to reduce SLCP emissions in California.

The Draft Strategy describes ongoing and potential new measures
to reduce SLCP emissions from major sources in the State, and
describes current and future research needs for improving the
SLCP emission inventory and better understanding potential
mitigation measures.

The Draft Strategy will be discussed at public workshops in
October. Comments received on the Draft Strategy will inform
the development of a Proposed Strategy, which will be will
presented to the Board in late 2015. ARB welcomes broad
participation of stakeholders, experts, and interested parties
throughout this process.

The Draft Strategy can be found at ARB's Short-Lived Climate
Pollutant website at:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/shortlived/shortlived.htm
The website also contains a link for submitting written comments
on the Draft Strategy.



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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

arbcombo -- Additional Details: October 1, 2015, AB32 Scoping Plan Update Workshop

As previously noticed, the California Environmental Protection
Agency, California State Transportation Agency, California Energy
Commission, California Public Utilities Commission, California
Natural Resources Agency, California Department of Food and
Agriculture, Air Resources Board, and Governor's Office of
Planning and Research will hold a public workshop on October 1,
2015, to discuss the updated AB 32 Scoping Plan, which will
reflect California's new goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030, as directed in Executive
Order B-30-15. The original listserv notice for this workshop
is available at
http://www.arb.ca.gov/lispub/rss/displaypost.php?pno=8831

The meeting is open to the public and full participation by all
parties is encouraged. The workshop will be webcasted for those
unable to attend in person and can be accessed the day of the
workshop at http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/cc.htm

Date: Thursday, October 1, 2015

Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Location:
California Secretary of State Building(Main Office) Auditorium
1500 11th Street
Sacramento, California 95814

Directions:
http://www.sos.ca.gov/business-programs/driving-directions-sacramento/

Presentation slides for this workshop will be posted at 8:00 am
on October 1, 2015, at
http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/scopingplan/scopingplan.htm

In addition, ARB is collecting public comments on the workshop
material at http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/scopingplan/scopingplan.htm


Please note that Spanish translation services will be provided
for this October 1 workshop. Audio equipment carrying live
Spanish translation of the workshop will be available on-site for
check out by any member of the public.

Tenga en cuenta que se prestarán los servicios de traducción al
español de este taller de 01 de octubre. Equipo de audio llevar
traducción simultánea español del taller estará disponible en el
sitio para la salida de cualquier miembro del público.


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Friday, September 25, 2015

arbcombo -- Notice of white paper and presentation postings for October 2, 2015, Cap-and-Trade Regulation and Clean Power Plan workshop

As previously noticed, Air Resources Board (ARB) staff will hold
a public workshop on October 2, 2015, to discuss the scope and
regulatory schedule for potential amendments to the Cap-and-Trade
Regulation and California's plan for compliance with the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan (issued under
section 111(d) of the federal Clean Air Act). The original
listserv notice for this workshop is available at
http://www.arb.ca.gov/lispub/rss/displaypost.php?pno=8833

In preparing for this workshop, please be advised that, at 12:00
pm (noon) on Monday, September 28, 2015, ARB will post a white
paper to present initial discussion points for the Clean Power
Plan portion of the workshop at
http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/powerplants/powerplants.htm

Presentation slides for the Cap-and-Trade Regulation amendments
portion of this workshop will be posted at 8:00 am on October 2,
2015, at
http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/meetings/meetings.htm

Presentation slides for the Clean Power Plan portion of this
workshop will be posted at 8:00 am on October 2, 2015, at
http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/powerplants/powerplants.htm

Please note that Spanish translation services will be provided
for this October 2 workshop. Audio equipment carrying live
Spanish translation of the workshop will be available on-site for
check out by any member of the public.

Tenga en cuenta que se prestarán los servicios de traducción al
español de este taller de 02 de octubre. Equipo de audio llevar
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Monday, September 21, 2015

Amazon Payments: Annual Notice

Amazon Payments: Annual Notice 

 

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