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• South Coast District Proposes Ban of Sale of Diesel Cars (page 1)

• Progress Reported on Catalytic Control of NOx Emissions From Industrial Engines

• CARB Votes to Include Particulates in AB 965 Program - Ford Will Be Able to Sell BMW powered Lincolns (page 4)

February 1984 – [Top Page]

• CARB Announces 1984 Regulatory Calendar - Emissions Trading, 0.4 NOx Standard, Head List for Surprisingly Actove Year (page 1)

• Staff Conducts Workshop on Proposed Regulations for Oxygen Sensor Durability and On-Board Diagnostics (page 5)

• CARB Developing New Program To Make Recalls Mandatory - Certification That Recalled Vehicles Have Been Repaired May Become a Prerequisite to Registration Renewal (page 8)

March 1984 – [Top Page]

• New Board Member Appointed (page 1)

• Staff Proposes Corporate Average Standards for New Motorcycles - Reduced Catalyst Requirements Expected (page 2)

• 1984 Diesel Certification - The Final Tally (page 5)

April 1984 – [Top Page]

• CARB Testing For Toxic Air Pollutants Uncovers Measurable Concentrations of EDB in Los Angeles Air - More Interest in Leaded Gasoline Ban Expected (page 1)

• Board Weakens Motorcycle Exhaust Emission Standards - Almost No Catalyst Usage Will Be Required; Bikes Will Pollute Moe Than Cars For the Foreseeable Future (page 3)

• Changes to Assembly Line Test Procedures Proposed by CARB Staff - Idle Test Requirement May be Replaced With Additional Functional Tests (page 8)

• Legislation Update - Several Bills Would Expand Methanol Demonstrations and Research (page 12)

May 1984 – [Top Page]

• Board Takes Final Action on Motorcycle Exhaust Emission Standards - Relaxed Standards Are Set to Allow Manufacturers to Avoid Catalyst Usage (page 1)

• CARB Staff Intends to Define Manufacturers Responsibility for Emissions Defects Due to the Use of Alcohol Gasoline Blends - If Owners Manual Doesn't Recommend Against Alcohol Use, Manufacturers May Be Held Liable (page 6)

• CARB Staff Holds First Workshop on In-Use Compliance Testing - Manufacturers Unanimous in Opposition (page 10)

• Board Amends Assembly Line Test Procedures - Idle Test Requirement Deleted (page 13)

• Legislation Update - Requirement That Vehicles Be Designed to Operate on 91 Octane Gasoline May Be Dropped From State Law (page 17)

June 1984 – [Top Page]

• CARB Staff Outlines Plans For Future Regulation of Diesels - Heavy Duty Particulate Standards May Be Proposed if EPA Fails to Act (page 1)

• Additional Controls on Diesel Fuel Considered at CARB Workshop - Auto Manufacturers Support New Regulations, Oil Industry Opposed (page 5)

• CARB Reports on Latest Health Effects Research - Non-Smokers Breathing Los Angeles Air Are Losing Lung function at a Rate Greater Than Smokers in Clean Air Areas (page 11)

• Emissions Trading Concepts Proposed by CARB Staff - Scrapping of Certification In Favor of In-use Compliance Testing is One Proposal (page 15)

• California Gasoline Lead Standards Revised - Changes Are Minor (page 19)

July 1984 – [Top Page]

• Potential Air Quality Benefits of Methanol Discussed at Southern California Symposium - Consensus is Emerging Regarding Conversion of Diesel Buses, Confrontation May Occur Regarding Use of Methanol-Gasoline Blends (page 1)

• Air Quality Update - Lead Standard Met for the First Time During 1983; Little Progress Shown for Ozone, Carbon Monoxide, and NOx; Total Suspended Particulate Levels are Much Higher (page 9)

• Gray Market Car Program Receives Increasing Attention by CARB Staff - California Alternative to EPA Program is a Possibility (page 11)

August 1984 – [Top Page]

• CARB Staff Report Presented on the "AB 965" Program for Selling 49-State Vehicles in California - Miscalculations by Ford Have Caused Compliance Problems (page 1)

• California I/M Program Update - Program Startup Has Gone Smoothly, However, Mechanic Competency Needs Improvement (page 6)

• Vehicle Emissions Warranty Changes Considered by Both EPA and CARB - EPA Waiver Hearing on CARB Warranty Regs is a Non-Event, Additional Warranty Changes to be Considered at August CARB Hearing (page 11)

• Changes to Heavy Duty Engine Regulations Proposed by CARB Staff - Most Changes are to Achieve Consistency With Recent Changes in Federal Requirements (page 15)

September 1984 – [Top Page]

• Second Workshop Held on diesel Fuel Specifications - Up to 30 Cent Per Gallon Cost Increases Have Been Estimated for Some Alternatives (page 1)

• Changes to Heavy Duty Engine Test Procedures Adopted - No Significant Changes to Staff Proposal are Make (page 8)

• Vehicle Emissions Warranty Changes Adopted - General Motors Recommends 100,000 Mile Option for Diesel Particulate Standards (page 10)

October 1984 – [Top Page]

• CARB Rejects GM Proposal to Relax Diesel Standards - Trap Introduction Likely for Most 1986 California Diesels (page 1)

• Board Agrees to Consider Warranty Reduction for International Harvester 6.9 Liter Diesels - Hearing to be Scheduled (page 7)

November 1984 – [Top Page]

• Board Declines to Move Forward on Diesel Fuel Specs - Winner of Round 1 of Big Oil vs. Big Trucks: Chevron & Co. (page 1)

• Staff Moves to Align Heavy-Duty Diesel Test Procedures Closer to EPA Policies (page 10)

December 1984 – [Top Page]

• CARB Letter to EPA comments on Draft Gray Market Car Regulations and CARB Testing Program Reveals Massive Emission Standard Violations With Gray Market Cars - 32 Cars Tested, 32 Cars Fail (page 1)

• CARB Issues Warning to Manufacturers on the Use of Manganese Additives for Diesel Particulate Trap Regeneration - Initial Certification Application Will Be Accepted, But restrictions May Be Adopted Later (page 9)

• Inspection and Maintenance Program Status Reported By Bureau of Automotive Repair - Failure Rate Running at 33%, But 35% of Vehicles Receiving Some Degree of Preinspection Maintenance (page 10)

• Vehicle Fuel Regulation Enforcement Program Explained to Board - 2,455 Tests in Last Year Reveal 32 Violations of Standards for Lead, Sulfur, Alcohol Content, or Reid Vapor Pressure (page 14)

• Staff Report in Preparation Regarding the Role of Oxides of Nitrogen on California Air Quality - Report Intended to Support Additional NOx Controls (page 18)

• CARB Report to the Legislature on Acid Deposition Approved - Highly Acidic Fog (pH = 1.7) Reported in Southern California (page 21)

• Enforcement of Corporate Average Hydrocarbon Standard for 1985 Motorcycle Certification Discussed at CARB Workshop (page 26)