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January 1986 –
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Board Adopts New Regulatory Program for Gray Market Cars -
Most Original Equipment Manufacturer Requests for Increasing Stringency of Staff
Proposal Are Rejected, but New Program Is Big Improvement over Current EPA
Program (page 1)
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Decision on Nitrogen Dioxide Ambient Air Quality Standard
Delayed Again as Board Decides to Take Additional Testimony Regarding Health
Effects of NO2 Exposure - Board has Mixed Reaction to Debate Between CARB Staff
and General Motors Regarding Effects of NOx Control on Ozone Levels (page 9)
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Los Angeles Times Runs Front Page Story on CARB Staff
Report - Article Says CARB Staff Analysis of NOx/Ozone Relationship May Lead to
Increased Emphasis on NOx Control (page 22)
February 1986 –
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Two New Air Resources Board Members Appointed - Former Air
Pollution Control Associate President John Lagarias and San Diego County
Supervisor George Bailey Bring Total Number of Board Members to Nine (page 1)
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I/M Program Update - Analysis Indicates Failure Rates above
50% for Some Manufacturer/Model Year Combinations (page 2)
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CARB Staff Proposes Test Procedure Changes - Attempt to
Make Manufacturers Responsible for Alcohol/Gasoline Blends Will Be Controversial
(page 6)
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Staff Refuses to Raise Cold Soak Temperatures for Emissions
Testing at CARB Laboratory - Standard Soak Temperature Could Be Lowered to 68ø F
in Future (page 10)
March 1986 –
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CARB Publishes Rulemaking Calendar for 1986 - 0.4 Gram per
Mile NOx Standard and More Controls on Diesel Fuel Are Planned (page 1)
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CARB Staff Proposes Machine-readable Tune-up Labels - Bar
Code and Light Pens Would Help Automate I/M Programs - 1988 or 1989 Compliance
Date Possible (page 8)
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First Bi-monthly Meeting for Gray Market Held at CARB Lab -
Discussions Cover Numerous Administrative Issues and "Franchising" of Emission
Control Systems (page 10)
April 1986 –
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Nitrogen Dioxide Ambient Standard Recap - Re-adoption of
0.25 PPM Standard Confirms CARB Commitment to NOx Control (page 1)
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Hearing Set for Consideration of 0.4 Gram/Mile NOx Standard
for Cars and Light Trucks Staff Proposes Phase-in Certification in 1989, In-use
Compliance by 1991 (page 3)
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Board to Consider Adoption of Federal Standards for
Heavy-duty Engines - Current NOx Standards Would be Relaxed on Interim Basis If
Staff Proposal Adopted Is this the End of Separate California Heavy-Duty
Regulations? (page 12)
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Benzene Control Needs Being Addressed by CARB Staff -
Specific New Motor Vehicle Controls Doubtful, but New Gasoline Controls More
Likely (page 19)
May 1986 –
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New Board Member Replaces Tirso del Junco - Dr. Eugene A.
Boston, a Specialist in Family Medicine and a Republican Party Activist,
Appointed by Governor (pag 1)
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0.4 Gram/Mile NOx Standard for Cars and Light Trucks
Adopted for 1989 - 0.55 Gram/Mile In-Use Standard Will Apply Until 1994 Based on
Ford/CARB Compromise (page 2)
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Board Adopts Federal Standards for Heavy-Duty Engines - NOx
Standards Relaxed on Interim Basis (page 10)
June 1986 –
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