Sierra Research | 1993 CVS News Headlines

CARB Releases Further Revisions to Phase 2 Reactivity Adjustment Factors Based on Results of Airshed Modeling (page 1)
I/M Review Committee Receives Further Testimony on Potential Changes to the Smog Check Program - Numerous Garage Owners Speak in Opposition to Centralized Testing (page 3)
CARB Board Approves Report to the Legislature Regarding Technologies Capable of Identifying High-Emitting Vehicles - Report Highlights Limitations of Remote Sensors (page 7)
CARB Holds Workshop Regarding Long-Delayed Phase 2 Reformulated Gasoline Predictive Model - Model Development Still Not Finished (page 13)
CARB Staff Proposes Non-Compliance Penalty Program for Diesel Fuel as a Means of Avoiding a Potential Fuel Shortage Beginning in October 1993 (page 17)
CARB Issues Formal Announcement that Installation of Retail Outlets for Alternative Fuels Will Not Be Required for 1994 (page 21)
CARB Adopts Regulations Requiring Periodic Smoke Inspections for Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles Despite Vocal Opposition from the Trucking Industry (page 22)
CARB Holds Workshop Regarding Emission Controls for Locomotives (page 31)
Rulemaking Calendar Update (page 40)

February 1993 – [Top Page]

CARB Adopts RAFs for Phase 2 Gasoline (page 1)
I/M Review Committee Releases Revised Summary of Its Report to the Legislature - Committee Continues to Recommend "Hybrid" I/M Program Despite EPA Objections (page 12)
CARB Holds Workshop to Discuss Non-Compliance Penalty Program to Address Potential Supply Shortfalls of Low-Aromatic Diesel Fuel (page 20)
CARB Releases Draft Guidance to Districts Regarding Mobile Source Credits Programs (page 30)
Legislation Update (page 31)
Rulemaking Calendar Update (page 32)

March 1993 – [Top Page]

Senate Committee Negative to Enhanced Inspection and Maintenance Proposal (page 1)
CARB Board Endorses Guidance Document for Mobile Source Credit Programs (page 9)
CARB Proposes to Delay Implementation of Utility and Lawn and Garden Regulations Until 1995 (page 19)
Legislation Update (page 20)
Rulemaking Calendar Update (page 23)

April 1993 – [Top Page]

CARB Steps Up Efforts to Develop Revised Light-Duty Vehicle Test Procedure - Preliminary Test Results for Cycle Representing Current L.A. Driving Shows Big Increase in CO and NOx Emissions (page 1)
Assembly Transportation Committee Holds Hearing on Proposed Changes to California's I/M Program (page 4)
Electric Vehicles Promoted at Legislative Hearing - Economic as well as Environmental Benefits Are Stressed (page 8)
CARB Announces Another Workshop Regarding Possible Supply Shortage of "Reformulated" Diesel Fuel (page 11)
CARB Issues Draft Regulatory Proposal for Off-Road Recreational Vehicles - Regs Focus on Zero-Emission Golf Carts (page 12)
CARB Issues MAC Regarding Assembly-Line Testing of California Vehicles Sold in Other States Pursuant to Section 177 of the
Clean Air Act (page 13)
Legislation Update (page 13)
Rulemaking Calendar Update (page 23)

May 1993 – [Top Page]

CARB Proposes 4.0 gram NOx and 0.05 gram Particulate Standards for Urban Bus Engines (page 1)
CARB Issues Detailed Proposal for Diesel Fuel Non-Compliance Penalty Program in Advance of Workshop as Compliance Date for Reformulated Diesel Fuel Approaches - Penalties of 6›-8›/gallon Proposed for Non-Complying Fuel (page 5)
CARB Holds Workshop Regarding Process for Demonstrating Equivalency of NMOG Test Procedures (page 8)
CARB Holds Public Meeting to Discuss Last Winter's Oxygenated Gasoline Program - 8%-10% Reduction in CO Emissions Claimed Based on Preliminary Data (page 10)
California Energy Commission Issues Report on Oxygenate Supply and Demand (page 13)
CARB Workshop on Stage II Vapor Recovery System Test Procedures Raises Concern Over Fugitive Emissions (page 14)
CARB Board Approves One-Year Delay in Implementation of Utility and Lawn and Garden Regulations (page 17)
Legislation Update (page 20)
Rulemaking Calendar Update (page 27)

June 1993 – [Top Page]

CARB Proposes Amendments to OBD II Regulations - Exemptions for Certain Requirements Would be Permitted in Exchange for Cash (page 2)
CARB Proposes Changes to Evaporative Emissions Test Procedures in Attempt to Align with EPA (page 5)
CARB Requests Comments Regarding Changes to Bench Testing Requirements for Evaporative Emissions Control Systems Which Would Require Bench Testing of Engines (page 8)
Senate Panel Holds Over Enhanced I/M Bills (page 10)
CARB Holds Workshop Regarding Low-Aromatic Diesel Fuel Regulations and Proposed Noncompliance Penalty Program (page 18)
CARB Issues Draft Test Procedures for Vapor Recovery Systems (page 27)
CARB Issues Request for Data to be Used in Developing Final Reactivity Adjustment Factors for 1998 and Subsequent Model-Year Vehicles (page 27)
CARB Issues MAC on Defects Reporting Requirements (page 28)
CARB Issues MAC Setting Definition of Parts Covered by Seven-Year Warranty for the 1994 Model Year - Parts Costing $360 or More to Replace Will Now be Covered (page 29)
Senate Proposes $38.3 Million Cut to CARB Budget (page 29)
Legislation Update (page 29)
Rulemaking Calendar Update (page 37)

July 1993 – [Top Page]

CARB Adopts New Emission Standards for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines Used in Urban Buses (page 1)
Assembly Transportation Committee Holds Televised Hearing on I/M - Stalemate Continues Between EPA, I/M Review Committee and Smog Check Station Owners (page 9)
CARB Announces Workshop Regarding Guidance for the Generation of Mobile Source Emission Credits through Alternative-Fuel Retrofits (page 12)
CARB Holds Workshop to Discuss Latest Version of EMFAC Emissions Model (page 16)
Continued Gradual Improvement Seen in Latest Smog Check Data (page 21)
CARB Holds Workshop on Guidance Document for Transportation Control Measures (page 27)
Legislation Update (page 33)
Rulemaking Calendar Update (page 39)

August 1993 – [Top Page]

CARB Grants Ford's Petition Requesting Limited Relief from CARB's OBD II Regulations (page 2)
CARB Staff to Present Status Report Regarding the Development of New Emission Standards for Heavy-Duty Engines to the Board in August (page 9)
CARB Staff Proposes Minor Changes to Gasoline Regulations and New Exemption Procedures for Fuels Used in Testing Programs (page 13)
CARB Holds Workshop on Guidelines for Generating Mobile Source Emission Credits Through Alternative-Fuel Retrofits (page 15)
CARB Holds Hearings On Diesel Fuel Variances for Chevron, Ultramar, and Unocal - Variances are Opposed by Tosco and Arco (page 21)
CARB Wins Court Case Regarding Diesel Smoke Program, but Truckers File a Second Suit and Legislation Advances That Would Require Changes to the Program Advances (page 34)
CARB Issues Revised Regulatory Proposal for Off-Road Recreational Vehicles - Will Hold Individual Workshops with Manufacturers (page 35)
CARB Issues Preliminary Notification that Retail Outlets for Alternative Fuels Will Not Be Required for 1995 (page 36)
CARB Budget Survives Threatened Cuts (page 37)
Legislative Update (page 37)
Rulemaking Calendar (page 41)

September 1993 – [Top Page]

Centralized I/M Bill Separating Tests and Repairs Defeated in Senate Transportation Committee - Bill Adding Dyno Testing to Existing Decentralized I/M Program Passes with
Supporting Testimony from CARB Chairwoman Jananne Sharpless - EPA Says Sanctions Definitely Will Be Applied (page 1)
CARB Staff Presents Status Report Regarding Development of New Emission Standards for Heavy-Duty Engines to Board - Staff is Directed to Focus on Economic Incentives and Negotiating Lower Federal Standards (page 7)
CARB Issues Diesel Fuel Variances to Chevron, Ultramar, and Unocal, and Announces that Adequate Supplies of Diesel Will Be Available on October 1 (page 14)
Legislative Update (page 20)
Rulemaking Calendar (page 26)

October 1993 – [Top Page]

Legislative Session Ends Without Action on I/M as EPA Softens Position on Threatened Sanctions (page 1)
CARB Adopts Minor Changes to Gasoline Regulations and New Exemption Procedures for Fuels Used in Testing Programs (page 4)
CARB Holds Workshop Regarding Retrofit Emission Regulations for Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles - Agency Decides to Pursue Credits Program Rather than Regulations (page 9)
CARB Staff Holds Hearing to Consider Another Application for Variance from Its Diesel Fuel Regulations - Staff Recommends Rejection of Variance for San Joaquin Refining Company (page 12)
Annual Air Quality Trends Update - Most Vehicle-Related Peak Pollution Levels Continue Gradual Downward Trends (page 15)
Legislation Update (page 32)
Rulemaking Calendar (page 35)

November 1993 – [Top Page]

Change in CARB Membership Rumored (page 2)
Diesel Fuel Price Increase Puts Pressure on CARB to Repeal 10% Aromatic Limit - 45-Day Suspension of Requirements for Off-Road Users Follows All-Day Hearing (page 2)
CARB Releases Proposed Changes to Evaporative Test Procedures - Some Differences Still Exist Between CARB and EPA Procedures (page 15)
CARB to Hold Workshop Regarding Possible Requirements for Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery (ORVR) Systems (page 16)
CARB to Consider Guidelines for Mobile Source Credits Program Based on Conversion to Alternative Fuels and Emission Control System Retrofits (page 18)
CARB to Hold Public Meeting to Consider a Report to the Legislature Regarding Emission Controls for Railroad Locomotives (page 20)
CARB-Sponsored Technical Conference Focuses on Off-Cycle Emissions, New Driving Cycles, and Remote Sensing (page 22)
Legislation Update (page 27)
Rulemaking Calendar (page 29)

December 1993 – [Top Page]

CARB Chairwoman Sharpless Resigns as the Result of a "Mutual Agreement" with Governor Wilson - Jacqueline Schafer, a Former EPA Regional Administrator and Assistant Secretary of the Navy, is Named to Replace Sharpless (page 2)
CARB Adopts Guidelines Allowing the Generation of Mobile Source Emission Reduction Credits from Emission Control System Retrofits and Conversions Allowing Vehicles to Operate on Alternative Fuels (page 3)
CARB to Hold Public Workshop to Discuss Oil Industry Plans for Complying with the Phase 2 Gasoline Regulations - Agency Appears to be Attempting to Head Off a Repeat of the Recent Diesel Fuel Crisis (page 7)
CARB Holds Workshop Regarding Possible ORVR Regulations (page 8)
CARB Holds Workshop on Proposed Changes to Certification Procedures for Stage II Vapor Recovery Systems - Consortium of Stage II Vendors Proposes All-New "SHED" Test (page 10)
Interagency "Diesel Fuel Advisory Committee" Submits Report to Governor Wilson Recommending No Changes to CARB's Diesel Regs, But Indicating that Additional Study of Engine Problems is Warranted - Wilson Announces that CARB Diesel Regs Will Remain in Place (page 12)
CARB Staff Presents Status Report Regarding Diesel Fuel to Board (page 13)
CARB Grants Chevron Request Regarding Its Diesel Fuel Variance (page 16)
CARB Delays Board Hearing To Consider Approval of a Report to the Legislature Regarding the Reduction of Emissions from Railroad Locomotives Until January (page 19)
CARB to Hold Public Hearing to Consider Emission Regulations for Off-Highway Recreational Vehicles and Engines - Electric Golf Cart Mandate Proposed for 1997 (page 19)
CARB to Hold Workshops Regarding Status of Utility and Lawn and Garden Engine Regulations (page 20)
Rulemaking Calendar (page 20)