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Home My WebLink AboutEmail received from Cora Collins regarding CARB's notice of public workshops on the Truck and Bus Regulation Sweeney, Kathleen Subject: FW: fyi, Workshop notice on Truck and Bus Regulation Attachments: 2013-12 Workshops.pdf BOARD OF SUPERVISORS NOV 2 2...2013.._ From: Cora Collins [mailto:ccollinsCalbcaomd.orq] OROVILLE ,CALIFORNIA Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 3:58 PM To: Angela Thompson; Cheri Bunker ; Teeter, Doug; Jerry Ann Fichter ; John J. Rawlings ; Wahl, Larry; Kirk, Maureen; Lambert, Steve; Tami Ritter ; Tim Titus; Tim Titus; William Connelly (Bill) Cc: Blenn, Tina; cit clerkci oforoville.or.; Debbie Presson ; Cook, Holly; Joanna Gutierrez ; Rob Hickey ; Roben Dewshup ; Bennett, Robin; Taber, Stephanie; Hubbard, Sue; Borzage, Susie; Greg Einhorn Subject: FW: fyi, Workshop notice on Truck and Bus Regulation Good Afternoon, The attached information and email below is being provided for your information. Please contact the District if you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, Cora Collins for Jim Wagoner From: Jim Wagoner Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 3:49 PM To: Cora Collins Subject: fyi, Workshop notice on Truck and Bus Regulation Attached please find CARB's notice of public workshops on the Truck and Bus Regulation. There will be one in Redding, Thursday December 5th beginning at 10am. Details, including other workshop locations are on the attached notice. Jim Wagoner,Air Pollution Control Officer Butte County Air Quality Management District 62.9 Entler Avenue Suite 15 Chico,CA 95928 Office: (530)332-9400 ext. 112 Fax: (530)332 9417 ld 1 i'(. `. Ro5 ; On) Air Resources Board Mary D. Nichols, Chairman 1001 I Street• P.O. Box 2815 Matthew Rodriquez Sacramento, California 95812•www.erb.ca.gov Edmund G.Brown Jr. Secretary for Governor Environmental Protection November 14, 2013 Mail-Out#MSC 13-29 TO: All Interested Parties SUBJECT: NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOPS TO DISCUSS PROPOSED REGULATORY CHANGES TO THE IN-USE ON-ROAD HEAVY-DUTY DIESEL-FUELED VEHICLE REGULATION The California Air Resources Board (ARS or Board) invites you to participate in a series of public workshops to discuss proposed amendments to the In-Use On-Road Heavy- Duty Diesel-Fueled Vehicle regulation (regulation). At its October 24, 2013 meeting, the Board directed ARB staff to develop a number of proposed changes to the regulation that could provide fleets additional flexibility in complying with the regulation. In developing these changes, staff will evaluate them to ensure that emission levels remain similar to what would be expected under the current regulation, and do not jeopardize a region's ability to meet health-based federal air quality standards. The potential changes include: • increasing low-use vehicle thresholds; • allowing owners to newly opt-in to a number of existing flexibility provisions; • expanding the regions that meet the definition of "NOx exempt," and; • providing additional time for fleets in some areas to meet the regulation's particulate matter requirements. At these workshops, staff will be soliciting input on the proposed amendments and the analytical methodologies that will be used In the supporting technical analysis. Staff plans to present proposed regulatory amendments to the Board at Its April 2014 meeting The Board also directed staff to allow fleets the opportunity to report their intent to take advantage of the planned regulatory changes before staff presents them to the Board for approval, Staff has posted an advisory describing how fleets may report and take early advantage of the proposed changes at: http://www.arb,ca.govimsProgionrdiesel/requlation,htm. The onergy challenge losing Cullforrlla Is reel. Every Californian needs to take Immediate action to reduce energy consumption, For a list of simple ways you con reduce demand and cut your snowy costs,see our website;bttc:11vmw.arb.ca.nov California Environmental Protection Agency I Printed on Recycled Peper - 1 All Interested Parties November 14, 2013 Page 2 Workshop Locations The workshops will be held in five locations at the following dates and times: Diamond Bar Date: Tuesday December 3, 2013 Time: 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m. Location: South Coast Air Quality Management District Auditorium 21865 Copely Drive Diamond Bar, California 91765 Sacramento Date: Wednesday December 4, 2013 • Time: 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m. Location: Air Resources Board Byron Sher Auditorium 1001 I Street Sacramento, California 95812 http://www.arb.ca.dov/maps/sactomap.htm Redding Date: Thursday December 5, 2013 Time: 10:00 a.m. —2:00 p.m. Location: City of Redding Civic Center Council Chambers 777 Cypress Avenue Redding, California 96001 _ San Diego —_._--___---- Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 Time: 1:00 p.m. — 5;00 p.m. Location: Chula Vista Public Library 365 F Street Chula Vista, California 91910 All Interested Parties November 14, 2013 Page 3 Fresno Date: Thursday December 12, 2013 Time: 10:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Location: San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Central Region Office Governing Board Room 1990 E. Gettysburg Avenue Fresno, California 93726 • The public can also attend the workshop by video conference at the air districts Bakersfield and Modesto offices: \I Bakersfield Office Modesto Office 34946 Flyover Court 4800 Enterprise Way Bakersfield, CA 93308 Modesto, CA 95356 For those unable to attend in person, a live Internet broadcast (webcasting) will be �. available at our workshop on December 4, 2013. The broadcast can be accessed on the clay of the workshop at http:!/www.calepa.ca.govIbroadcast/7BDO=1. An email address will also be available to submit questions or comments. Background The regulation requires diesel truck and bus owners to take steps to reduce their engine emissions. The regulation Is a part of the State's plan to meet federal ambient air quality standards and to protect public health, particularly near roadways:and distribution centers where exposure frequently reaches unhealthy levels. Nearly all trucks and buses with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating greater than 14,000 pounds that operate In California are required to be upgraded between 2012 and 2023 to reduce exhaust emissions. Most heavier trucks and buses (with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 26,000 pounds) will be required to have a particulate matter filter by January 1, 2014, There are certain exceptions to these requirements for owners that have reported to use flexibility options allowed under the regulation, These include, but are not limited to, certain agricultural and limited-use construction trucks, low-use vehicles, and vehicles operated in certain rural areas. All Interested Parties November 14, 2013 Page 4 Additional Information The presentation, as well as any additional material, Including proposed regulatory language, will be available prior to the workshop at: http://www,arb.oa,dov/dieseltruck. The hard copy materials will also be available at each location on the day of the meeting. If you did not receive this notice directly, but would like to be on the email list for future notifications, please sign up via our website at: htto://www.arb,ca.gov/listservllistsery ind,pho?listname=onrdlesel, If you have a disability-related accommodation need, please go to: http://www.arb.ca.gov/html/ada/ada.htm for assistance, or contact the ADA Coordinator at (916) 323-4916. If you are a person who needs assistance in a.language other than English, please contact the Bilingual Coordinator at(916) 324-5049. j We welcome your participation in this effort, If you have questions regarding the workshop, please call our toll free diesel regulation information line at 1-866-6DIESEL (1-866-634-3735) or e-mail 8666dlesel(n7a arb,ca.eov, Sincerely, j• �� 1 Erik White, Chief Mobile Source Operations Division