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itr -- SUBJECT: Innovative Technology Regulation (ITR) New Engine or Vehicle Certification Work Group Meeting Handouts Now Available
Posted: 22 May 2015 17:01:25
The Agenda and Discussion Document for the California Air Resources Board’s (ARB) May 27, 2015 ITR New Engine or Vehicle Certification Work Group meeting are now available . To access these documents, please visit: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/itr/itr.htm This meeting will address potential ITR new engine or vehicle certification flexibility, including possible on-board diagnostics (OBD) approval pathways, the ITR’s technology diversity element, and staff’s initial ideas regarding allowable sales volumes and sunset provisions. This work group meeting is open to all interested stakeholders and will be held via conference call only. The details of the meeting are as follows: Date: May 27, 2015 Time: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Location: Via Conference Call Only. Call-In Number: 888-664-9860 Passcode: 68291 Staff Contact: Joe Calavita, (916) 445-4586 jcalavit@arb.ca.gov Background. The Innovative Technology Regulation is intended to provide defined, near-term ARB certification and aftermarket conversion approval flexibility to help facilitate market launch of the next generation of truck and bus technologies that California needs to meet its long-term air quality and climate goals. ARB’s existing certification and OBD requirements provide a critical and effective mechanism for ensuring a vehicle’s expected emission benefits are achieved and maintained. However, ARB’s engine and vehicle approval paradigm, geared towards traditional technologies, may deter some manufacturers from developing promising new technologies if they are uncertain to achieve market acceptance. One option being considered by staff would provide tiered ARB certification and aftermarket conversion requirements for an innovative truck or bus technology, providing targeted flexibility at market launch and early technology deployment stages, and reverting back to full ARB approval requirements once the technology achieves a market foothold. Specific certification and OBD flexibility provisions would provide manufacturers with a defined, predictable, and practical ARB approval pathway, while preserving ARB’s overarching objective to ensure expected emission benefits are achieved. Potential targeted technologies include hybrid drivelines and heavy-duty engines meeting ARB’s optional low oxides of nitrogen emission standards. The new engine or vehicle certification public work group meeting is open to all interested stakeholders, and will be conducted by conference call only. For more information about development of the Innovative Technology Regulation, please visit http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/itr/itr.htm, or contact Mr. Joe Calavita, Staff Air Pollution Specialist, at (916) 445-4586 or jcalavit@arb.ca.gov. ARB will use the Innovative Technology Regulation email list to notify stakeholders of updates to the regulatory proposal and of additional opportunities for public input throughout the rulemaking process. To sign up for the Innovative Technology Regulation email list, please visit: http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/innovative-technology.htm. California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.