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• ARB Delays Decision On New Regulations for Aftermarket Catalysts - Staff Proposal Would Require Higher NOx Conversion Efficiency Than EPA Requirements (page 1)

• ARB Adopts Non-Compliance Penalty Provisions for Heavy-Duty Engines - Program Will Be On a "Trail Basis" For One Year (page 4)

• California I/M Review Committee Proposes Twenty-Five Changes to I/M Statutes - New 10 Year/100,000 Mile Warranty Will Be Major Concern to Automakers (page 10)

February 1988 – [Top Page]

• Final Changes to New I/M Legislation Made Before Introduction of Bill - Roadside Inspections for Smoking Diesel Trucks Added (page 1)

• Board Adopts Regulations on Aftermarket Catalysts - Required NOx Conversion Efficiency Dropped to 50% for Dual-Bed Catalysts (page 5)

• Report on Acid Deposition Research Approved by Board - Further Study Recommended of Adverse Effects on Human Health and Vegetation (page 9)

• New Requirements for Defects Reporting and Voluntary Recalls Discussed at Workshop - Auto Manufacturers Voice Opposition to Proposed Deadlines on Repair Work (page 12)

March 1988 – [Top Page]

• CARB Publishes Rulemaking Calendar for 1988 - Seven Items are Scheduled for Hearing this Year, But Many Other Regulations are Under Development (page 1)

• Long Range Research Plan Approved by Board at February Meeting - Increased Emphasis is Placed on Alternative Fuels, Long-term Pollutant Exposure, and Vegetation Damage (page 11)

• Board Reviews Plans for Emissions Reductions in the South Coast Air Basin - Latest Goals are to Attain Nitrogen Dioxide Standard by 1996, CO Standard by 1997 and Ozone and Particulate Standards by 2007 (page 16)

• Proposed EPA Policy for Post-1987 Attainment Areas Would Establish New Schedule of Emission Reduction Requirements - 3% Per Year Reductions May Be More Difficult Than They First Appear (page 22)

April 1988 – [Top Page]

• Bill to Reauthorize and Enhance the Smog Check Program Moves Forward - SB 1997 Passes Senate Transportation Committee, But Proposed 10 Year/100,000 Mile Emissions Warranty is Cut Back to 7/70 (page 1)

• Expansion of On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) Requirement Proposed by CARB Staff - Workshop Discussion Focuses on Catalyst Efficiency Sensors, Misfire Sensors, and Consistent Fault Codes (page 6)

• CARB Staff Holds Workshop on Proposed 0.25 g/mi HC Standard for Light-Duty Vehicles - Staff Will Ask Board to Adopt Standard for 1992 Models at November 1988 Hearing (page 11)

• Legislation Update - Numerous New Bills Would Affect California Air Pollution Control Program - "Clean Fuels" Bills Likely to Have Greatest Impact on the Motor Vehicle Program (page 15)

May 1988 – [Top Page]

• Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program Bill Passes Second Legislative Committee - No Further Amendments are Made as Senate Bill 1997 Moves to Senate Floor (page 1)

• CARB Staff Proposing Stringent New Standards and Test Procedures for Medium and Light-Heavy Trucks - Standards are Equivalent to Passenger Car Standards of 0.25 g/mi HC, 3.4 g/mi CO, and 0.4 g/mi NOx (page 3)

• Latest I/M Data Show Little Progress - Tailpipe Failure Rates Remain High and Reported Identification of Tampering Remains Low as Smog Check Program Enters Fifth Year (page 11)

• Legislation Update - (page 17)

June 1988 – [Top Page]

• Governor's Office Announces Selection of Advisory Board on Air Quality and Fuels - Don Buist from Ford and Greg Dana from AIA Represent Auto Industry (page 1)

• Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Methanol Vehicles Discussed at CARB Workshop - Proposed Standards Would Ensure that Methanol Vehicles Have No Higher Formaldehyde Emissions than Gasoline or Diesel Powered Vehicles (page 4)

• Gasoline Benzene Limits Discussed at CARB Workshop -

• 50% Reductions in Benzene Concentrations May Be Proposed (page 10)

• CARB Staff Presents Status Report to Board on Benzene Control Program - Staff Again Warms-Up the Board for 0.25 HC Standard (page 14)

• Smog Check Program News: Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program Bill Passes Senate Floor on 34 to 0 Vote - Report on BAR Smog Check Enforcement Program Presented at I/M Review Committee Meeting (page 16)

• Legislation Update - Revisions to Gasohol Exemption Bill Would Give ARB New Authority to Clamp Down on Volatility - Ability of CARB to Mandate "Clean Fuel" Vehicles Removed From "California Clean Air Act" (page 19)

July 1988 – [Top Page]

• Bad News for Methanol Fans - Carnegie Mellon University Modeling Study Indicates Only Small Air Quality Benefit for "M85" Methanol Fuel - Maximum Ozone Benefit for "M100" is Less Than 10% Even Assuming Refinery Shutdowns and Negligible Formaldehyde Emissions (page 1)

• CARB Staff Will Recommend that Board Encourage All Local Districts to Require "Hold-Open" Latches at Gasoline Service Stations to Reduce Exposure to Benzene Vapors - Implementation Will Depend on Local Air Pollution Control Districts and Fire Marshals (page 6)

• Legislation Update - Smog Check Reauthorization Bill Passes Third Committee - "California Clean Air Act" Passes Senate Committee in Watered-Down Form (page 8)

• Heavy-Duty Gasoline I/M Workshop Draws Little Manufacturer Interest - Implementation of New Program Scheduled for 1989 (page 15)

• Diesel Fuel Workshop - Extremely High Costs for Simultaneous Control of Sulfur and Aromatic Content Are Projected by A.D. Little Report - Public Hearing Planned for Later This Year (page 16)

• CARB Staff Proposes Increasing Restrictions on Sale of 49-State Vehicles in California - Sales Would be Limited to 1,500 Vehicles Per Engine Family Starting in 1992 (page 19)

August 1988 – [Top Page]

• Stringent New Defect Reporting and Recall Regulations Proposed by CARB Staff - Proposal Would Require Manufacturers to Recall All Families for Which a 2% Warranty Claim Rate is Reported on Any Emissions Related Part (page 1)

• Board Rejects Staff Proposal to Further Restrict the Sale of 49-State Vehicles in California (page 6)

• South Coast Air Quality Plan Presented to Board - Local Air Pollution Control Officials Still Claim Los Angeles Can Meet Ozone Standard in Twenty Years (page 10)

• Board Approves Staff Report on "Hold-Open" Latches at Gasoline Service Stations to Reduce Exposure to Benzene Vapors - Recommendations to Local Districts Lack Teeth (page 14)

• Legislation Update - I/M Reauthorization Bill Passes Final Committee on 13:4 Vote - Bill Moves to Assembly Floor (page 14)

• Costs of Modifying Diesel Fuel Properties Discussed at Another Consultation Meeting - Refiners Claim Cost of Lowering Aromatic Content Has Been Underestimated By CARB Contractor (page 14)

September 1988 – [Top Page]

• CARB Staff and Auto Industry Inches Toward Compromise on Defects Reporting and Recall Regulations - Final Board Action Deferred Until November (page 2)

• CARB Staff Proposes Maximum Stringency for Diesel Fuel Specifications - Limiting Aromatics Content to 10% Could Significantly Increase Fuel Cost (page 8)

• Advisory Board on Air Quality and Fuels Holds First Meeting - Agenda Established for Future Workshops and Meetings (page 16)

• CARB Staff Holds Second Benzene Workshop - 0.6% Benzene Limit Proposed (page 22)

• 1988 Legislative Session Closes With Flurry of Activity - Smog Check Program Reauthorization Bill Passes After Last Minute Amendments (page 28)

October 1988 – [Top Page]

• CARB Outlines Future Mobile Source Plans in New Staff Report - Report Confirms Plans for Light-Duty Vehicle Standards of 0.25 g/mi HC, 3.4 CO and 0.2 NOx (page 1)

• Board Approves in Concept Ford/CARB Compromise on Defects Reporting and Recall Regulations - Revised Language to Be Discussed at October 13 Workshop - Final Hearing Delayed Until November (page 7)

• Latest CARB Staff Proposal Again Endorses Maximum Stringency for Diesel Fuel Specifications (page 16)

• Governor Deukmejian Signs Most "Air Quality" Legislation That Reached His Desk (page 16)

November 1988 – [Top Page]

• CARB Staff Proposes More Stringent Standards for 1992 Model Cars and Light Trucks - 0.25 HC and 3.4 g/mi CO Proposed for 50,000 Miles, 0.31 HC and 4.2 CO Would be Required for 100,000 Miles (page 1)

• Workshop on Defect Reporting and Recall Regulations Produced Few Changes - Final Hearing Set for November 18 (page 5)

• South Coast Air Quality Management District Holds Workshop on Proposed Regulation Requiring Fleet Vehicles to Use "Clean Fuel" - Phase-In Would Start in 1991 - Hertz, Avis, and other Rent-A-Car Companies Would be Subject to Rule (page 6)

• Annual Air Quality Update - Hourly Average NO Levels Up in 1987 - Downward Trend Continues for Some Pollutants, But Latest Data Show 1988 Peak Ozone Level Up Slightly Over 1987 (page 12)

December 1988 – [Top Page]

• CMU Modeling Study Presented and Disputed at Meeting of the Governor's Advisory Board on Air Quality and Fuels - CMU Claims Ozone Reductions of Up to 15% for Conversion to M100 - Sierra Research Critique Indicates No Significant Benefits (page 1)

• CARB Adopts Regulations Requiring 10% Aromatic Limit for Diesel Fuel - Refiners May Attempt to Certify Fuels With Equivalent Performance (page 8)

• Board Adopts New Defects Reporting and Recall Regulations - Mandatory Monitoring of Emissions Control System Problems By Manufacturers Will Trigger Recalls at 4% Defect Rate for 1990 Models, 2% for 1994 Models (page 18)

• South Coast Air Quality Management District Pursues Distillate/Solid Fuel Phase-Out - Questionable Policy of Regulating Fuel Specifications Instead of Engine Emissions Moves to the Stationary Source Arena (page 23)