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• CARB Adopts Certification Requirements for "Used" Gray Market Cars and Licensing Requirements for Vehicle Emission Test Laboratories (page 1)

• South Coast Air Quality Management District Reports That 1986 Smog Season was "Mildest on Record" - No Stage II Alerts Recorded (page 5)

• CARB Responds to Court Decision Regarding EPA Heavy Duty Engine Emission Standards - Standards Will Continue to be Enforced in California (page 6)

• CARB Clarifies Policy Regarding Certification of Vehicles Where More Than One Manufacturer is Involved - Shared Responsibility for Enforcement Test Results Will Not Be Required; Certification Only by the "Producing Manufacturer" Will Be Allowed (page 8)

• CARB Clarifies its Policy Regarding Certification of 1989 Model Year Vehicles to the 0.4 G/MI NOx Standard - Requirement for 50% of Cars, Light Trucks, and Medium Trucks Can Be Met Based on Combined Sales of All Three Categories (page 10)

• Personnel Changes at CARB - Board Member Gordon Kennedy to Be Replaced - Assistant Chief of CARB's Mobile Source Division, Bob Cross, Moves to Sierra Research (page 11)

February 1987 – [Top Page]

• California I/M Review Committee Presents Summary of Smog Check Program Analysis and Recommendations for Change - Current Benefits Are 12% for HC, 10% for CO, and 4% for NOx (page 1)

• Loaded Mode I/M Testing Discussed at California I/M Review Committee Meeting - Analysis Indicates Transient Dynamometer Testing Would Enable Over 90% of Excess Emissions To Be Identified (page 7)

• CARB Staff Divulges Plans for Increasing Public Awareness of the 5 Year/50,000 Mile Emissions Warranty (page 9)

• CARB Delivers Formal Comments to EPA Regarding the "Reasonable Extra Efforts Program" (REEP) - Letter Blasts EPA for Lack of Program Support (page 15)

• Legislation Update - New Bills Would Allow Independent Repair Facilities to Perform Warranty Work, Extend the Emissions Warranty to 100,000 Miles, and Provide Incentives for Flexible Fueled Vehicles (page 17)

• CARB Budget for 1987-1988 Fiscal Year indicates Plans to Charge Manufacturers for Certification and In-Use Compliance Testing - New Legislation Will Be Required (page 18)

• CARB Requests Information Regarding Use of Asbestos in Motor Vehicles - No Specific Regulatory Action Proposed (page 19)

March 1987 – [Top Page]

• CARB Publishes Rulemaking Calendar for 1987 - Planned Actions Include Review of the Ambient Air Quality Standards for CO at High Altitude and Ozone; Increased Restrictions on the Sale of 49-State Vehicles; Bar Code Requirements for Tune-Up Labels; and More Stringent Certification Requirements for Aftermarket Catalysts (page 1)

• CARB Staff Proposes Changes to Regulations Governing the Sale of 49-State Vehicles in California - Emission Credits Would Only be Allowed When Manufacturers Guarantee In-Use Compliance With More Stringent Standards (page 11)

• Amendments to Motorcycle Test Procedures Proposed - Changes Align California with EPA procedures - No Industry Opposition Expected (page 12)

April 1987 – [Top Page]

• New Deputy Executive Officer Appointed to Replace Retiring Harmon Wong-Woo and New Board Member Appointed to Replace Gordon Kennedy - John Cefalu is First Board Member from Lake Tahoe - Tom Cackette is new Deputy Executive Officer (page 1)

• California I/M Review Committee Holds Hearing on Report to the Legislature - Service Industry Critical of Many Proposed Changes in the Smog Check Program (page 2)

• South Coast Air Quality Management District Hosts Methanol Workshop - Distribution of Methanol Appears Feasible But Cost Remains a Problem (page 12)

• South Coast District Proposes Electrification of Ships in Port to Reduce NOx Emissions - Many Practical Problems With the Staff Proposal Raised by Workshop Participants (page 16)

• CARB Staff Report Indicates Ozone Pollution Reduces Crop Yields by Up to 20% - Economic Loss Estimated at $330 Million Annually (page 17)

• Legislation Update - Assembly Bill 234 Amendments Would Require a Phase-in of "Low Emission Motor Vehicles" That Either Use Methanol or Meet Emission Standards Which Are Twice As Stringent (page 20)

• Board Approves Technical Amendments to Motorcycle Test Procedures (page 23)

May 1987 – [Top Page]

• Air Resources Board Hosts Methanol Workshop - State Agency Support for Assembly Bill 234 and Flexible Fueled Vehicles is Apparent (page 1)

• CARB Staff Holds First General Meeting With Automobile Manufacturers - Wide Range of Subjects Addressed (page 11)

• Progress Toward Attainment of Ozone and Carbon Monoxide Air Quality Standards Reviewed at CARB Meeting - CARB Staff Concludes Air Quality Standards Will Never be Achieved in Southern California Under Current Regulations (page 17)

• Legislation Update - Assembly Bill 234 Passes First Policy Committee (page 31)

June 1987 – [Top Page]

• Smog Check Program Update - Failure Rates Remain High as California I/M Program Completes Third Year (page 1)

• Legislation Update - Methanol Bill Moves Forward and New Bill Requiring On-Board Refueling Emissions Control Systems Passes First Committee Hearing (page 7)

• Is 10% of Los Angeles Ozone Problem Caused by Carbon Monoxide? - CO Effect on Ozone Levels Likely to Receive Further Consideration by CARB (page 11)

• CARB Reorganization Expected in July Following Retirement of Division Chiefs Gay Hass and Spencer Duckworth - Mobile Source Division Chief Don Drachand Expected to Inherit Vehicle Testing and Other Testing Functions Likely to be Consolidated in New Division (page 14)

July 1987 – [Top Page]

• ARB Staff Proposes Vapor Recovery Regulations for Gasoline Stations in Rural Areas - Report says Benzene Emission Reductions Would Reduce Cancer Risk (page 1)

• Automobile Industry Launches Major Effort to Stop Legislation That Would Require Onboard Refueling Controls - But, Assembly Bill 792 Passes First Senate Committee (page 7)

• Opposition Succeeds in Gutting the Methanol Bill (AB 234) - Senate Government Operations Committee Removes Mandates For Flexible Fuel Vehicles (page 11)

August 1987 – [Top Page]

• ARB Extends Vapor Recovery Regulations for Gasoline Stations in Rural Areas - Station Size to be Exempted Will Receive Further Study (page 1)

• ARB Staff Proposes New Requirements for Underhood Tuneup Labels - Bar Code Would Be Added to Identify Emission Control Systems (page 5)

• Bill Signed into Law Improving Enforcement of I/M Program Requirements - Bureau of Automotive Repair May Now Take Direct Enforcement Action Against Mechanics Working in Smog Check Stations (page 8)

• ARB Staff Proposes Minor Changes to Test Procedures for Determining Compliance with Gasoline Bromine Number Standard - A New Definition for "Gasoline" is Also Proposed to Insure That Alcohol-Gasoline Blends Are Covered (page 8)

September 1987 – [Top Page]

• AB 792 Amendments Block Onboard Refueling Emissions Control Mandate - Author of Bill Seeks Other Options as Legislative Session Draws to a Close (page 1)

• ARB Staff Presents Status Report on New Diesel Fuel Standards Under Consideration - No Firm Proposal Expected Until Next Year (page 6)

• Southern California Air Quality Study Frustrated by Lack of High Ozone Levels - CARB Staff Obtains Board Approval to Extend Sampling Period (page 10)

• Minor Changes to Gasoline Bromine Number Regualtions Adopted to Clarify Application of Standards to Alcohol-Gasoline Blends (page 12)

• CARB Mobile Source Division Reorganized - Two New Branches Created and Laboratory Staff Shifted to Mobile Source Division (page 13)

October 1987 – [Top Page]

• ARB Adopts New Requirements for Labeling Vehicles With Bar Code - VIN and Emissions Control System Descriptions Will Be Contained in Bar Code Beginning With the 1990 Model Year (page 1)

• Board Provides Supplemental Funding for Southern California Air Quality Study (SCAQS) - Several Other Research Projects Delayed (page 5)

• Latest Air Quality Data Shows Modest Progress Toward Attainment of Ambient Air Quality Standards - Ozone and Carbon Monoxide Levels Remain Far Above State and Federal Requirements (page 7)

• AB 792 Vetoed by Governor Duekmejian at Request of ARB - Onboard Refueling Emission Controls Will Not Be Required Under California Law (page 22)

• AB 234 Signed By Governor - New Commission Will Study Methanol But Mandatory Vehicle Use Will Require Further Legislation (page 24)

• California I/M Review Committee Considers Comprehensive Revisions to Enabling Legislation - Test Analyzer System Changes To Be Considered at Upcoming Workshop (page 28)

• Further Organization Changes Announced for CARB Mobile Source Division - Bob Cross Returns to ARB as Assistant Division Chief (page 32)

November 1987 – [Top Page]

• California Ambient Air Quality Standard for Ozone to Be Reviewed at November Hearing - Changes Proposed By ARB Staff Would Increase Standard Stringency by 10% (page 1)

• California I/M Review Committee Holds Workshop on Proposed Legislation - Automotive Service Industry Representatives Propose Alternative Emissions Warranty Concept (page 2)

• I/M Program Update - Reported Underhood Failure Rates Are Still Far Below True Levels (page 6)

• ARB Staff Proposes Adoption of Heavy-Duty Non-Compliance Penalties - California Program Would Be Virtually Identical to EPA's (page 10)

• ARB Staff Proposes New Regulatory Requirements for Aftermarket, Recycled, and Salvaged Catalysts - Higher NOx Efficiency Standard Would Be Added to EPA Requirements (page 12)

• Steve Albu Selected as New Chief of Advanced Systems Branch of ARB Mobile Source Division (page 15)

December 1987 – [Top Page]

• ARB Adopts 0.09 PPM Ozone Air Quality Standard - Stringency is Comparable to Old State Standard of 0.10 Oxidant, But Much More Stringent Than 0.12 PPM Federal Standard (page 1)

• Status Report on AB 965 Regulations Presented - ARB Staff Recommends Tightening Restrictions on Sale of 49-State Vehicles in California (page 4)

• South Coast Air Quality Management District Seeks Cooperative Funding of "Clean Fuels" Demonstrations - Two Different Concepts for Locomotive Engines Proposed (page 7)

• APCA Ozone Workshop Results in Criticism of EPA Post-'87 Policy - Ford Motor Company Analysis of Methanol Coversion Shows Ozone Peaks Would Be Cut By 5% or Less (page 11)

• Bureau of Automotive Repair Holds Workshop on Test Analyzer System Changes for 1990s - Personal Computer-Based Systems With Floppy and Hard Disks Opposed By Some Vendors, Accepted by Others - New Specification Expected by Mid-'88 (page 18)