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Public Workshop To Discuss Proposed Amendments to The Off-Road
Large Spark-Ignition Engine Fleet Regulation – Save the Dates
June 8, June 10, and June 12, 2015.   

Air Resources Board (ARB/Board) staff intends to conduct a public
workshop to discuss proposed amendments to the Large
Spark-Ignition Engine Fleet Regulation (LSI Fleet Regulation) on
the dates below.  At the workshop, ARB staff will present initial
near- and long-term concepts to amend the LSI Fleet Regulation. 
This includes aligning with the reporting and labeling
requirements similar to the existing In-Use Off-Road
Diesel-Fueled Fleets Regulation to both better characterize the
existing California LSI fleet, and to ensure compliance with the
existing LSI regulation.  Staff is also interested in hearing
from affected stakeholders on alternatives to achieving these
same objectives.

The workshops will be held in the following time and location:  

Date:     June 8, 2015
Time:     10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Cal EPA Building
          Byron Sher Auditorium
          1001 I Street
          Sacramento, CA 95814

Date:     June 10, 2015
Time:     10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District
	  1990 E. Gettysburg Avenue
	  Fresno, CA  93726

Date:     June 12, 2015
Time:     10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: South Coast Air Quality Management District
          Auditorium
          21865 Copley Drive
          Diamond Bar, CA 91765

If you have any questions regarding this workshop, please contact
Mr. Todd Sterling, Air Pollution Specialist, at (916) 323-2397 or
Todd.Sterling@arb.ca.gov.

Background
To achieve its healthy air quality, climate, and sustainability
goals, California must take effective, well-coordinated actions
to transition to a zero emission transportation system for both
passengers and freight.  The freight transport system is a major
economic engine for California, but also accounts for about half
of toxic diesel particulate matter, 45 percent of the emissions
of nitrogen oxides (NOx) that form ozone and fine particulate
matter in the atmosphere, and 6 percent of the greenhouse gas
emissions in California.  These statistics include emissions from
trucks, ships, locomotives, aircraft, harbor craft, and all types
of equipment used to move freight at seaports, airports, rail
yards, warehouses and distribution centers.  Proposed amendments
to the LSI Fleet Regulation are identified in the Sustainable
Freight Strategy as a Near-Term ARB Measure.  

In 1998, ARB first adopted emission standards for new
spark-ignited engines used in propane forklifts and other similar
industrial equipment.  These engines are referred to as LSI
engines.  In addition to forklifts, the LSI category includes
airport ground support equipment (GSE), sweepers and scrubbers,
generator sets, small irrigation pumps, and a variety of other
similar equipment.  

The LSI Fleet Regulation applies to operators of forklifts,
sweeper/scrubbers, industrial tow tractors, and airport GSE. 
These vehicles are found in approximately 2,000 LSI fleets in
California in industries as diverse as manufacturing, wholesale,
transportation and utilities, retail, services, and construction,
as well as public agencies.  The 2006 LSI rulemaking and 2010
amendments required operators of in-use fleets to achieve
specific hydrocarbon + NOx fleet average emission level (FAEL)
standards that became more stringent over time, the lowest FAEL
for large and medium fleets was to be achieved in 2013.  The
standards are also more stringent for forklifts than they are for
non-forklift LSI equipment.  The stringency of the standards
reflects the differences in availability of retrofit devices for
the four categories of in-use LSI equipment as well as the
greater ability of large fleets to incorporate zero and near
zero-emission equipment into their operations.  Since 2007, fleet
operators are required to keep updated fleet records at their
facilities until June 30, 2016.  Small fleets and in-field
equipment are exempt from the LSI Fleet Regulation.  




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