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ej -- PUBLIC WORKSHOP TO DISCUSS UPDATING THE SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS POLICY TO BENEFIT DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES (updated)
Posted: 28 Jul 2016 16:04:38
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) invites you to participate in a public workshop to discuss updates to ARB’s Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEP) Policy to benefit disadvantaged communities. A SEP is an environmentally beneficial project that a person subject to an enforcement action voluntarily agrees to undertake in settlement of the action and to offset a portion of a civil penalty. Assembly Bill 1071 (2015), requires all boards and departments within the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) to establish a SEP Policy that benefits disadvantaged communities. The workshops will be held at the following locations and times: Date: August 9, 2016 Time: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Location: Air Resources Board Auditorium, 9530 Telstar Avenue, El Monte, California 91731 Date: August 11, 2016 Time: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Location: City of Coachella Corporate Yard 53-462 Enterprise Way, Coachella, California 92236 Date: August 23, 2016 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Location: Elihu M. Harris State Office Building 1515 Clay Street, Room 1, Oakland, California 94612 Date: August 24, 2016 Time: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Location: Comite Civico del Valle 235 Main Street, Brawley, California 92227 Date: August 30, 2016 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Location: Central California Environmental Justice Network 5260 North Palm Avenue, Suite 122 Fresno, California 93704 Date: August 31, 2016 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Location: Board of Supervisor’s Multipurpose Room 1400 West Lacy Boulevard, Hanford, California 93230 Date: September 1, 2016 Time: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (will be webcast) Location: San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District 34946 Floyer Court, Bakersfield, California 93308 The information presented at each workshop will be identical. For those unable to attend, the Bakersfield workshop will be available via webcast as well as via video conferencing at the Central Region Office in Fresno and the Northern Region Office in Modesto. The broadcast can be accessed on the day of the workshop at http://www.valleyair.org/webstreaming/webcast-meetings.htm. Information on submitting questions and comments will be provided during the webcast for remote participants. Staff’s presentation and any associated documents will be posted prior to the workshop on ARB’s website at http://www.arb.ca.gov/enf/seppolicy.htm. Background State Law allows companies and individuals who have violated air quality regulations to pay part of a penalty to support a SEP. In 2015, ARB assessed more than $10 million in penalties and diverted more than $1.5 million of these funds to support SEPs. Assembly Bill 1071 (Atkins) was adopted in 2015 and requires each board within the CalEPA to establish a policy on SEPs that benefits disadvantaged communities, and allows up to 50 percent of an enforcement penalty to be devoted to a SEP. The policy must be developed through a public process, and each board is required to develop an annual list of SEPs that may be selected for implementation. The policy is required to consider the relationship between the location of the violation and the location of the proposed SEP. Special Accommodations If you require special accommodation for the workshop, or need this document in an alternated format (e.g. Braille, large print), or another language, please contact Ms. Victoria Villa, Air Pollution Specialist, either at (626) 575-6772 or by email at victoria.villa@arb.ca.gov as soon as possible, but no later than 14 business days before the workshop. TTY/TTD/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for the California Relay Service. Please check the website http://www.arb.ca.gov/enf/seppolicy.htm for updates, including the workshop notice, presentation, and other related documents. Updates will also be sent our via our electronic list serve. To subscribe, please enroll at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv_ind.php?listname=ej. We welcome your participation. If you have questions regarding the workshop, please contact Ms. Michelle Shultz Wood either at (626) 459-4338 or by email at sep@arb.ca.gov. California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.
