Proposed Regulation for In-Use Off-Road Diesel Vehicles

RULEMAKING TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF A PROPOSED REGULATION FOR IN-USE OFF-ROAD DIESEL VEHICLES

(May 24, 2007; Continued to July 26, 2007)

Public Comments Received

FINAL APPROVAL / OAL ACTION

OAL approved the rulemaking and filed it with the Secretary of State on May 16, 2008. The regulation will become effective on June 15, 2008.

• Final Regulation Order as approved by OAL (PDF- 296)

ADOPTED REGULATIONS AND MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO OAL

The Final Rulemaking Package was filed with OAL on April 4, 2008. OAL has until May 16, 2008 to make a determination.

• Executive Order (PDF- 9K)
  • Attachment 1: Final Regulation Order See Revised Above
  • Attachment 2: ARB Staff Responses to Comments Raising Significant Environmental Issues (PDF - 303K)

• Final Statement of Reasons (PDF- 5.11MB)

• Notice of Decision and Response to Significant Environmental Issues (PDF- 6K)

• Updated Informative Digest (PDF- 39K)

A business or person submitting a comment to a proposed regulation or proposed amendment or repeal of a regulation or any person who specifically requests it has the right to request a copy of the Final Statement of Reasons (FSOR). Upon its completion, the Final Statement of Reasons (FSOR) will be available and copies may be requested from the agency contact persons, or may be obtained in electronic form from this web page.

HEARING ACTION AND SUPPLEMENTAL 15-DAY NOTICES

Posted March 5, 2008
Third Notice of Public Availability of Modified Text and Availability of Additional Documents (PDF - 30K)

March 20, 2008 Deadline for Public Comment

• Attachment 1: Staff's Modified Text to the Original Proposal (PDF- 106K)
• Attachment 2: Errata to the Technical Support Document (PDF- 39K)
• Attachment 3: Revised Used Vehicle Analysis for the In-Use Off-Road Diesel Vehicle Regulation (PDF- 21K)
• Attachment 3A: Summary of Machinery Trader Vehicle Listings on 21 Feb, 2008 (PDF- 56K)
• Attachment 3B: Screen Shots of Machinery Trader Vehicle Listings on 21 Feb, 2008 (PDF- 30.03MB)

Posted February 5, 2008
Second Notice of Public Availability of Modified Text and Availability of Additional Documents (PDF - 36K)

March 6, 2008 Deadline for Public Comment

• Attachment 1: Staff's Modified Text to the Original Proposal (PDF- 410K)
• Attachment 2: Description of Surplus Off-Road Opt-in for NOx (SOON) Program (PDF- 56K)

Posted December 11, 2007

First Notice of Public Availability of Modified Text and Availability of Additional Documents (PDF - 75K)

Posted December 21, 2007

Deadline for Public Comment Period has been extended to January 8, 2008

Attachment 1 ~ Resolution 07-19 (PDF- 57K)

• Attachment B: Staff Suggested Modifications to the Original Proposal Distributed at the July 26, 2007 Hearing (PDF- 12K)
• Attachment C: Proposed Language to Be Added to New Article 4.8 (PDF- 20K)

Attachment 2 ~ Modifications to the Original Proposal (PDF - 396K)

Attachment 3 ~ Analysis of Alternatives to the Proposed In-Use Off-Road Diesel Vehicle Regulation Discussed at the July 26, 2007 Board Meeting
(PDF - 24K)

Attachment 4 ~ Impact of Tier 0 Retirement Credit toward Retrofits In-Use Off-Road Diesel Vehicle Regulation (PDF - 23K)

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE AND RELATED MATERIAL

Posted on June 7, 2007

Notice of Continuation (PDF- 12K)

Notice of Extended Deliberations on the Proposed Regulation for In-Use Off-Road Diesel Vehicles

As previously announced, the Air Resources Board (the Board or ARB) will consider the proposed regulation for in-use off-road diesel vehicles on Friday, May 25, 2007 at the Marriott Hotel s Grand Ballroom in Del Mar, California. A hearing will begin at 8:00 a.m. and conclude no later than 5:00 p.m. All persons wishing to testify on this matter will be afforded the customary three minutes to make their remarks. In addition, written comments of any length may be submitted for the Board s consideration.

To ensure that all potential witnesses can be accommodated and to give the Board sufficient time to weigh and consider all oral and written testimony it receives on this matter, the record will remain open after May 25, 2007 and the Board s final
deliberations will be carried over to ARB s regularly scheduled meeting on July 26, 2007 in Sacramento. At that time, the Board will resume its consideration of the proposed regulation for in-use off-road diesel vehicles and make its final decision.

• Notice of Public Hearing (PDF- 79K)

• Staff Report: Initial Statement of Reasons (ISOR) (PDF- 793K)
  • Appendix A: Proposed Regulation Order (PDF- 202K)

• Technical Support Document (PDF- 2642K)
  • Appendix A: Proposed Regulatory Language (PDF- 232K)
  • Appendix A1: Outline of Proposed In-Use road Diesel Vehicle Regulation (PDF- 12K)
  • Appendix B: Public Outreach (PDF- 1904K)
  • Appendix C: Health Impacts from Off-Road Diesel Vehicles (PDF- 56K)
  • Appendix D: Health Risk Assessment Methodology (PDF- 1.7MB)
  • Appendix E: Emissions Inventory Methodology and Results (PDF- 188K)
  • Appendix F: Tactical Vehicle Letter (PDF- 2.8MB)
  • Appendix G: AKPF Database of Retrofits in Europe (PDF- 151K)
  • Appendix H: Modeling the Costs and Emissions Reductions (PDF- 393K)
  • Appendix I: Climate Change Impacts (PDF- 29K)
  • Appendix J: Costs and Economic Analysis Methodology (PDF- 106K)
  • Appendix K: Acronym List (PDF- 10K)

INFORMAL REGULATORY ACTIVITY