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Air Resources Board 1001 I Street, 2nd Floor Byron Sher Auditorium Sacramento, California 95814 |
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PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA May 28, 2009 |
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May 28, 2009
9:00 a.m.
Agenda Item # |
Agenda Topic |
09-5-1: | Health Update: Reductions in Fine Particulate Matter (PM) and Improvements in Life Expectancy |
Staff
will highlight a study that examines the changes in life expectancy
associated with changes in ambient levels of fine PM in 51 cities,
including San Francisco, San Jose, Los Ángeles, and San
Diego. The investigators were able to show a significant
association between PM reductions and improvements in life expectancy. |
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More
Information Staff
Presentation |
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09-5-5: | Research Update: Assessment of Particulate Matter and Oxides of Nitrogen Retrofits for Diesel Control Program |
Staff will update
the Board on the status on an ongoing research study conducted by ARB
to investigate the characteristics of tailpipe emissions from vehicle
technologies meeting the latest emission standards. The
emission control technologies tested include diesel oxidation
catalysts, continuously regenerating diesel particulate filter systems,
and selective catalytic reduction systems. Sample collection
for heavy-duty vehicles over a range of driving conditions has been
completed and shown to be highly effective. |
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More Information Staff Presentation | |
09-5-3: | Public Meeting to Consider the Local Government Toolkit for Reducing Greenhouse Gases |
Staff
will present ARB’s California's Local Government Toolkit (Toolkit)
which provides a "one-stop-shop" of guidance and resources to assist
local governments with reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The
Toolkit includes cost-saving actions, financial resources, California
case studies, a decision-support tool, a peer-networking online
discussion forum, and a climate leadership recognition
program. (The Toolkit is located at www.coolcalifornia.org.) |
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More Information Staff Presentation California Climate Action Network Presentation California Energy Commission Presentation | |
09-5-2: | Public
Hearing to Consider the Proposed Amendments to the On-Board Diagnostic
Regulations for Light-Duty, Medium-Duty, and Heavy-Duty Engines and
Vehicles (OBD II and HD OBD) and Proposed Adoption of a Heavy-Duty
On-Board Diagnostic Specific Enforcement Regulation |
Staff’s
proposal would update the HD OBD requirements for heavy-duty engines,
with most of the proposed amendments related to the diesel
requirements. The proposed amendments to the OBD II
regulation are aimed at making the diesel-related requirements for
medium-duty vehicles consistent with those being proposed for the HD
OBD regulation. The proposal would also adopt an enforcement
regulation which would detail enforcement procedures to be used for
noncompliance issues of the HD OBD regulation. |
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More Information Staff Presentation | |
09-5-4: | Continuation
of Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of Aftermarket Parts
Certification Requirements for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles |
Staff developed
modifications to the new certification and installation requirements
for aftermarket kits converting hybrid electric vehicles to plug-in
hybrid electric vehicles originally presented at the January 23, 2009,
Board hearing. The modified requirements will be presented
for adoption. |
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More Information Staff Presentation | |
09-5-6: | Update the Board on Existing Grant Agreements for the Proposition 1B: Goods Movement Emission Reduction Program and the Lower-Emission School Bus Program |
Staff will provide an update on the first installments of bond funding received to support this program. Staff will also describe and request Board support for the changes needed to existing grant agreements to reflect the delay in funding and incorporate other amendments requested by local agencies or ARB staff to improve implementation. | |
More Information Staff Presentation | |
CLOSED SESSION - LITIGATION | |
The
Board will hold a closed session, as authorized by Government Code
section 11126(e), to confer with, and receive advice from, its legal
counsel regarding the following pending litigation: Central Valley Chrysler-Jeep, Inc. et al. v. Goldstene, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, No. 08-17378 on appeal from U.S. District Court (E.D. Cal. - Fresno). Fresno Dodge, Inc. et al. v. California Air Resources Board et al., Superior Court of California (Fresno County), Case No. 04CE CG03498. General Motors Corp. et al. v. California Air Resources Board et al., Superior Court of California (Fresno County), Case No. 05CE CG02787. State of California by and through Arnold Schwarzenegger, the California Air Resources Board, and the Attorney General v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Stephen L. Johnson, Administrator, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, Case No. 08-1178. California Business Properties Association, et al. v. California Air Resources Board, Superior Court of California (Sacramento), Case No. 34-2009-80000232. Green Mountain Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge-Jeep, et al. v. Crombie, 508 F.Supp.2d 295, U.S. District Court Vermont (2007), appeal to U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, Nos. 07-4342-cv(L) and 07-4360-cv(CON). Pacific Merchant Shipping Association v. Goldstene, U.S. District Court, EDCA, Case No. 2:09-CV-01151-MCE-EFB. |
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