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The California Air Resources Board has posted a Second 15-day
Notice of Public Availability of Modified Text and Availability
of Additional Documents for the proposed regulation to provide
certification flexibility for innovative heavy-duty engines
(Innovative Technology Regulation) and California certification
and installation procedures for medium- and heavy-duty vehicle
hybrid conversion systems. 

At its October 20, 2016, public hearing, the Air Resources Board
approved for adoption the proposed California Code of
Regulations, title 13, sections 2208, 2208.1 and 2208.2 (i.e.,
the proposed Innovative Technology Regulation); the proposed
“California Certification and Installation Procedures for Medium-
and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Hybrid Conversion Systems”; proposed
amendments to California Code of Regulations, title 13, section
1956.8 (i.e., Exhaust Emission Standards and Test Procedures -
1985 and Subsequent Model Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles);
proposed amendments to “California Exhaust Emission Standards and
Test Procedures for 2004 and Subsequent Model Heavy-Duty Diesel
Engines and Vehicles”; and proposed amendments to “California
Exhaust Emission Standards and Test Procedures for 2004 and
Subsequent Model Heavy-Duty Otto-Cycle Engines and Vehicles.”
The resolution and all other regulatory documents for this
rulemaking are available online at the following ARB website:
https://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2016/itr2016/itr2016.htm
Written comments will only be accepted on the modifications
identified in the Notice.  Comments may be submitted by postal
mail or by electronic submittal no later than 5:00 p.m. on August
31, 2017, to the following:

Postal mail:  Clerk of the Board, Air Resources Board
              1001 I Street, Sacramento, California 95814

Electronic submittal:  
              http://www.arb.ca.gov/lispub/comm/bclist.php

Please note that under the California Public Records Act (Gov.
Code § 6250 et seq.), your written and verbal comments,
attachments, and associated contact information (e.g., your
address, phone, etc.) become part of the public record and can be
released to the public upon request.  

Inquiries concerning the substance of the proposed regulation,
test procedures, and modifications identified in this Notice may
be directed to Mr. David Chen, Manager, Advanced Emission Control
Strategies Section, at (626) 350-6579.

Thank you.