State of California AIR RESOURCES BOARD Junipero Serra Building 107 South Broadway - Room 1138 Los Angeles, CA July 21, 1971 9:30 a.m. AGENDA 1. Opening Statement . . . . . . . . . .A.J. Haagen-Smit, Ph.D. Chairman 2. Minutes of June 16, 1971 Meeting. 3. Report of Technical Advisory Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Robert Brattain Chairman 4. Public Hearing: Air Basin Boundaries in Siskiyou County. 5. Report on Catalysts in 1974 Model Ford Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R.C. Glogua, President Engelhard Industries 6. Procedures for Approval of NOx Control Systems in 1966-70 Models. 7. Tax Exemptions for Pre-1966 Models Converted to NG or LPG. 8. Report on Evaluation of American Pollution Controlled, Inc. Device. 9. Other Business. a. Approval of Control Systems. b. Report on Vehicle Adjustments at Dealers. c. Reports on Assembly-Line Testing. d. Others. 10. Committee Reports. 11. Remarks from the Audience. ITEM Air Basin Boundaries in Siskiyou County. At the June 16, 1971 meeting, the Board adopted an emergency regulation (Resolution 71-38) revising the boundaries of the North Coast Air Basin and the Northeast Plateau Air Basin to place Siskiyou County entirely within the Northeast Plateau Air Basin effective July 1, 1971. This is a public hearing on the air basin boundary changes in Siskiyou County. The public hearing, for which a notice was issued on June 18, 1971, is required to affirm the Board's emergency action taken at the June 16 meeting. No statements or arguments relevant to the emergency action have been received to date. Approval of Resolution 71-38A is recommended. ITEM Report on Platinum Catalysts. At the June 16, 1971 meeting, the Board requested that representatives of the proposed supplier of platinum catalytic convertors for the Ford Motor Company be present at the July 21, 1971 meeting to provide information on the availability of platinum for this purpose. In response to this request, Mr. R.C. Glogua, President of Engelhard Industries, supplier of platinum convertors for Ford vehicles is here to discuss the subject of platinum supply. Mr. V.W. Makin, President of Matthey-Bishop, Inc., manufacturizing and marketing agent for Rustenburg Platinum Mines, Inc., has indicated in a letter to the Executive Officer that he would also be here at this meeting to comment on the questions regarding availability of platinum for emission control devices.