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itr -- ARB's Proposed Innovative Technology Regulation Public Work Group meeting
Posted: 19 May 2016 14:18:31
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) invites interested stakeholders to participate in the third Innovative Technology Regulation (ITR) Interim Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Hybrid Technology Emission Test Procedures Public Work Group meeting on May 31, 2016. This meeting will provide an opportunity for stakeholders to provide feedback on staff’s updated potential draft procedures for evaluating emissions from hybrid heavy-duty engines and medium- and heavy-duty vehicle hybrid conversion systems. Staff’s current potential draft ITR proposes that chassis-based emission testing conducted pursuant to these interim test procedures demonstrate no oxides of nitrogen (NOx), hydrocarbon, or carbon monoxide emission increase. The emission testing must also demonstrate at least a ten percent carbon dioxide emission decrease, relative to its non-hybrid counterpart for a new hybrid heavy-duty engine to be eligible for certification flexibility, or for a truck or bus hybrid conversion system to be eligible for ARB certification, pursuant to the proposed ITR. The details of this Interim Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Hybrid Technology Emission Test Procedures Public Work Group meeting are as follows: Date: May 31, 2016 Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 Pacific Time Location: By teleconference only Tel. 888-989-9857 Passcode: 17670 This ITR new engine or vehicle certification public work group meeting is open to all interested stakeholders, and will be conducted by conference call only. A draft work group meeting agenda and handouts will be available via the ARB website at www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/itr/itr.htm prior to the meeting. Work group meeting handouts are only intended to encourage stakeholder feedback and should not be construed as formal regulatory proposals. Any stakeholder feedback submitted will not be considered formal comments or part of the record, and, if you would like any feedback submitted to be considered part of the record, or you would like staff to respond, you must re-submit it during the formal public comment period. For more information about ITR development or work groups, 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. Background: Certification requirements for on-road heavy-duty engines provide a critical and effective mechanism to ensure engine expected emission benefits are achieved and maintained in-use. However, some resource-intensive heavy-duty engine certification requirements – particularly engine on-board diagnostics (OBD) system requirements to monitor engine, aftertreatment, and other emission-related components may deter some manufacturers from developing promising new heavy-duty engine and vehicle technologies which are uncertain to achieve market acceptance. OBD compliance can also present a resource and engineering challenge for aftermarket manufacturers that convert an existing truck or bus to operate as a hybrid, since the conversion typically alters the OBD functionality of the certified base engine or vehicle. The potential ITR is intended to balance the need for comprehensive OBD systems with the recognition that OBD compliance challenges may deter some new truck and bus engine and hybrid conversion system manufacturers from bringing innovative new technologies to market, particularly if low initial sales volumes are anticipated. The draft regulatory language staff is considering for proposal would provide near-term certification flexibility to encourage development and market launch of heavy-duty engines meeting California’s optional low-NOx emission standard, heavy-duty hybrid engines, and potentially transformative new heavy-duty tractor engine technologies that California needs to meet its air quality and climate goals. This potential regulation would also define certification procedures for truck and bus hybrid conversion systems, also commonly referred to as hybrid aftermarket kits, to encourage near-term hybridization of the in-use truck and bus fleet. ARB staff anticipates that a flourishing market for hybrid conversion systems, particularly in the medium-duty sector, could encourage original vehicle manufacturers to enter the market with more robust, vertically integrated hybrid trucks and buses. Proposed certification pathways for both new innovative truck and bus engines and hybrid conversion systems are likely to provide near-term certification flexibility to encourage initial technology deployment, with proposed flexibility sunsetting as the market has an opportunity to mature. ARB is using the ITR email list to notify stakeholders of updates about the potential ITR, and of additional opportunities for public input during the rulemaking process. To sign up for the ITR email list, please visit: http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv_ind.php?listname=itr. Staff anticipates having a final ITR Public Workshop in late June 2016, prior to bringing the proposed ITR to the Board for its consideration this fall. Special Accommodation. If you require a special accommodation or need this document in an alternate format (i.e., Braille, large print), please visit http://www.arb.ca.gov/html/ada/ada.htm for assistance or contact the Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator by telephone at (916) 323-4916 no later than 10 business days before the scheduled meeting. If you are a person who needs assistance in a language other than English, please visit www.arb.ca.gov/eeo/bilingual-services.htm or contact the Bilingual Coordinator by telephone at (916) 322-0473 no later than 10 business days before the scheduled meeting. TTY/TDD/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for the California Relay Service. 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