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Conference call details and the agenda for the Small Off-Road
Engine (SORE) Working Group meeting on January 31, 2017, at 1:00
PM PST have been updated, and draft 15-day changes have been
posted to the SORE webpage.  The meeting is being held to discuss
potential 15-day changes to the evaporative emissions regulation
amendments approved by the Board in November 2016.  Proposals for
purging carbon canisters during the diurnal emission test in
TP-902 in a way that represents real-world use are among the
topics that will be discussed.  Working group members are
encouraged to submit proposals and/or data demonstrating typical
purge volumes for passively-purged and actively-purged carbon
canisters for consideration.

Draft 15-day changes are posted on:
https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/offroad/sore/sore.htm

The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

1. Introductions and roll call

2. Draft 15-day changes to the evaporative emissions regulation
amendments approved by the Board in November 2016

a. Overview of changes

b. Effective date of the amendments

c. Fuel line test procedures

d. Executive Order Holder testing after a failed ARB compliance
test

3. Carbon canister purging proposals

4. Additional items/future meetings

Suggestions for additional agenda items may be sent to Angus
MacPherson at angus.macpherson@arb.ca.gov or Christopher Dilbeck
at christopher.dilbeck@arb.ca.gov.

To participate in the meeting, use one of the following phone
numbers and the participant passcode:

USA Phone number:  (800) 857-5137

Phone number for international callers:  1 (630) 395-0365 

Participant passcode (updated):  1130508

Background:  The primary purpose of the working group is to
discuss emissions mitigation opportunities related to SORE.  The
working group also discusses technical aspects of rulemaking for
SORE as needed.


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