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• CARB Holds Series of EV Workshops and Public Meetings, Board Directs Staff to Relax ZEV Mandate - 3,750 Demonstration Vehicles Would Be the Only Required Production Prior to 10% Production Mandate in 2003 and Later Years (page 3)

• CARB Staff Busily Deals with Reformulated Gasoline Issues as Roll-Out Date for "California Cleaner Burning Gasoline" Fast Approaches

• CARB Holds Workshop on Proposed Amendments to RFG Regulations to Revise Variance Procedures and Incorporate "Housekeeping" Changes to Facilitate Downstream Oxygenate Blending (page 16)

• CARB Adopts "Housekeeping" Changes to Reformulated Gasoline Regulations (page 22)

• CARB Issues Hearing Notice and Staff Report for Proposed Changes to the Variance Provisions of CARB's Reformulated Gasoline Regulations (page 24)

• RFG Advisory Subcommittees Discuss Test Program Results and Report Outline, Review Public Education Materials and Activities - CARB Also Issues Press Kit for "Cleaner Burning Gasoline" (page 25)

• CARB Staff Presents Status Update to the Board on the Introduction of "Cleaner Burning Gasoline" - Staff Downplays the Potential for Problems (page 31)

• CARB Board Acts to Exempt Military Tactical Vehicles from State Emission Standards (page 33)

• CARB Holds Workshop On New Emission Inventory Model - Changes Lead to Much Higher 1990 Inventories and May Have SIP Implications (page 33)

• CARB Staff Releases Limited Test Data Addressing the Impact of Using ORVR in Combination with Stage II Systems (page 45)

• CARB Announces that No "Clean Fuel" Outlets Will be Required for 1997 (page 45)

• CARB To Consider Petition Requesting a Relaxation of the CO Standard For Utility, Lawn and Garden Engines - Staff's Rationale for Proposing CO Standard Change Sets Interesting Precedent for On-Road Rulemakings (page 46)

• CARB Staff Issues Status Report Which Concludes That Utility Engines Are "On Schedule" To Meet 1999 Tier II Standards (page 49)

• CARB Issues Guidance on Reporting of Quality-Audit Data for Heavy-Duty Off-Road Diesel Cycle Engines (page 52)

• CARB Announces Scientific Workshop to Debate the Toxicity of Diesel Exhaust (page 53)

• Rulemaking Calendar Update (page 54)

February 1996 – [Top Page]

• CARB and Automakers Negotiating Memorandum Agreements on ZEVs - Draft Agreements Show CARB Accepting 49-State LEV Program as Offset to Current ZEV Mandate (page 2)

• CARB Adopts RFG Variance Procedure Amendments Implementing Requirements of SB 709 - Staff Proposal Adopted with Little Controversy (page 6)

• CARB Conducts Scientific Workshop on Use of Epidemiological Data for Quantitative Cancer Risk Assessments of Diesel Exhaust - Opinions Expressed by Many Researchers Support Listing of Diesel Exhaust as a Toxic Air Contaminant (page 7)

• CARB Staff Presents Board with Status Update Regarding Progress Being Made Toward Compliance with Tier II Standards for Utility Lawn and Garden Equipment Engines - Staff Rebuffed by Chairman for Presenting "Overly Rosy" Conclusions (page 28)

• CARB Relaxes CO Standard for Utility and Lawn and Garden Equipment Engines - As Justification, Staff Cites Adverse Economic Impacts of Engine Unavailability (page 33)

• CARB Issues MAC Regarding Durability Demonstrations Required for Certifying Alternative Fuel Retrofit Systems (page 35)

• CARB Issues MAC Regarding the Calculation of Mobile Source Emission Reduction Credits - MAC Simply Reiterates Previously Published Procedures (page 36)

• CARB Issues Mail-Out Regarding Proposed List of Preempted Construction and Farm Equipment and Requests Comments on a Protocol for Classifying Additional Equipment (page 37)

• CARB Issues Mail-Out Clarifying Certification Requirements for Utility and Lawn and Garden Engines in Response to Request from the Engine Manufacturers Association (page 38)

• 1996 Legislative Session Resumes (page 38)

• Rulemaking Calendar Update (page 42)

March 1996 – [Top Page]

• CARB Releases Staff Report and Memorandum of Agreement Regarding Delay of ZEV Mandate (page 2)

• MSD Chief Don Drachand to Retire (page 6)

• CARB to Hold Workshop Regarding the Development of Regulations for Voluntary Vehicle Scrappage Programs (page 7)

• CARB Holds RFG Subcommittee Meetings - "So Far, So Good" Becomes New Catch Phrase for Rollout of "Cleaner Burning Gasoline" (page 11)

• CARB Issues More Guidance on Compliance with OBD II Requirements (page 18)

• CARB to Hold Workshop Regarding Proposed Revisions to Diesel Fuel Test Methods (page 21)

• Legislative Update - Miscellaneous Tinkering With Air Pollution Statutes Would Occur Under 34 New Bills - Many Bills Address Local Air District Funding and Procedures, EV Incentives, and Diesel Truck Emissions - Two Bills Would Reduce Centralized Testing Under New I/M Program (page 21)

• Rulemaking Calendar Update (page 37)

April 1996 – [Top Page]

• CARB Delays ZEV Mandate Until 2003 - With Few Exceptions, Opposition to Board's Action is Muted (page 2)

• CARB Staff Presents Status Report on Implementation of "Cleaner Burning Gasoline" and Tells Board, "So Far, So Good" (page 12)

• Retired Mobile Source Division Chief Don Drachand Honored with Board Resolution - Replacement Not Yet Selected (page 13)

• CARB Holds Workshop Regarding the Development of Regulations for Voluntary Vehicle Scrappage Programs - Interested Groups Are Quick To Stake Out Positions (page 14)

• CARB to Consider SIP Revisions Requesting Redesignation of Ten Areas as "Attainment" for CO at April Hearing (page 20)

• CARB Announces Additional Delays to the Resumption of the Agency's Heavy-Duty-Vehicle Smoke Enforcement Programs - CARB Seeks To Establish a Voluntary Program in the Interim (page 21)

• CARB To Consider Guidelines for Credits Programs Involving Off-Road Diesel Engines (page 22)

• CARB Holds Workshop on Development of Emission Credits (page 24)

• CARB Issues MAC on Unleaded Fuel Labels (page 24)

• Analysis of Latest Smog Check Data Shows Little Change Over Past Year (page 25)

• Legislation Update - Bills Addressing Smog Impact Fee Pass First Policy Committee, Little Other Legislative Action (page 33)

• Rulemaking Calendar Update (page 48)

May 1996 – [Top Page]

• Board Attempts to Deflect Focus from New Gasoline Specifications as Cause of Rapidly Increasing Prices - Testimony at Public Meeting Accuses Oil Companies of Gouging the Public (page 2)

• CARB Hears Status Report on the 1994 State Implementation Plan for Ozone - Staff Indicates EPA Approval is Imminent (page 14)

• CARB Approves CO SIP Revisions - CARB to Request that EPA Redesignate Ten Urban Areas as "Attainment" for CO (page 17)

• CARB Holds Meeting to Address Issues Related to Interactions Between On-Board and Stage II Vapor Recovery Systems - Agency Forms Subcommittees for Further Study (page 21)

• CARB Approves Guidelines for Off-Road Diesel Engine Emission Reduction Credit Program (page 26)

• CARB to Hold Workshop Regarding Revisions to Utility Lawn and Garden Regulations - Staff Proposes Major Changes to Tier II Standards (page 28)

• Legislative Update - Language Introduced to Cut Tax on Fuel Sales and Impose Excess Profits Tax (page 31)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 49)

June 1996 – [Top Page]

• CARB Holds Workshop on Proposed Changes to Utility and Lawn & Garden Equipment (ULGE) Regulations - Staff Proposes Major Revisions But Provides Few Details; Staff's Proposal Would Effectively Ban Two-Strokes (page 1)

• CARB Requests Data on Production Plans for Alternative-Fuel Vehicles (page 9)

• Legislation Update - Fuel Price Increases Prompt New Legislation: AB 3019 Would Provide for Sale of Nonconforming Gasoline and Diesel Fuels, SB 1967 Would Advance Implementation of the ZEV Mandate If Such Sales Were Allowed, AB 2640 Would Exempt Excise Taxes From Sales Tax; Many Bills Pass Fiscal Committee and Floor Votes (page 10)

• Rulemaking Calendar Update (page 25)

July 1996 – [Top Page]

• Changes in CARB Board on the Horizon - Board Members Lagarias, Riordan, and Vagim Will Leave Board Before the End of the Year (page 2)

• CARB Announces Another Workshop on Equivalent Zero Emission Vehicle (EZEV) Standards - Requirements That Are Impossible to Achieve Render Staff's Latest Proposal Meaningless (page 2)

• CARB Board Hears Status Update on Issues Related to "Cleaner Burning" Gasoline (page 7)

• Final California Reformulated Gasoline Advisory Committee Meeting Held - Isolated Media Criticism of CARB Regulations is Main Issue (page 13)

• CARB Staff Expresses Concerns Regarding Potential for Safety Problems and Emission Increases Related to the Use of Stage II Vapor Recovery Systems in Combination with On-Board Refueling Vapor Recovery Systems - Staff Now Proposes Further Study After Recommending the Adoption of Regulations Requiring the Use of Both Systems in 1995 (page 18)

• CARB Holds Second AB 1777 Workshop (page 29)

• 1994/95 Air Quality Data Show Continued Gradual Improvement (page 31)

August 1996 – [Top Page]

• CARB Executive Officer Jim Boyd "Resigns" Will Be Replaced on August 16 by Mike Kenny, Current CARB General Counsel (page 2)

• CARB Holds Workshop on OBD II Regulations Auto Industry Disputes Staff's Rosy Assessment of the Progress Towards Compliance and Requests a Large Number of Regulatory Changes Not Proposed by Staff (page 4)

• CARB Holds Workshop on Equivalent Zero Emission Vehicle Standards and Certification Requirements Staff Proposal Is Criticized by Auto Industry, Utilities, and Environmental Groups (page 17)

• CARB to Hold Second Workshop on Scrappage Program Regulations Workshop Will Focus on Car Collector Concerns (page 34)

• CARB Issues MAC Allowing Manufacturers to Use Federal Fuel and Test Temperatures for California Evaporative Emissions Testing (page 36)

• CARB Presents Board with Update on PM10 SIP Development Mobile Source Controls Beyond Those in the 1994 Ozone SIP Apparently Will Not Be Included (page 37)

• CARB Makes Preliminary Announcement that No "Clean-Fuel" Outlets Will Be Required for 1998 (page 39)

• CARB Formally Announces Delay in Enforcement of Off-Road Recreational Vehicle Regulations Staff Also Proposes Increase in CO Emission Standards for Engines of Less Than 25 hp (page 40)

• CARB Holds Workshops on Portable Engine Program Intended to Provide Relief from Conflicting District Requirements (page 41)

• Legislation Update Most Bills Pass Second Policy Hearing Before Legislature's Summer Recess; Bills Related to Fuel Price, However, Are Not Moving (page 43)

• Rulemaking Calendar Update (page 57)

September 1996 – [Top Page]

• Campaign Against Changes to Smog Check Program Prompts Legislative Action 2,000 Angry Motorists March on State Capitol (page 1)

• CARB Holds Workshop on Development of Scrappage Regulations Focus is on "Car Collector" Issues (page 3)

• CARB Staff Proposes Roll-Back of CO Standards for Specialty Vehicles and Elimination of ULGE HC and NOx Standards for Snow Removal Equipment (page 12)

• CARB Issues Flurry of MACs Related to Warranty and Recall Reporting Requirements and Off-Road Engines (page 13)

• Legislation Update AB 2515, Amending I/M Program, Goes to Governor (page 13)

• Rulemaking Calendar Update (page 27)

October 1996 – [Top Page]

• I/M-Related Issues Continue to Heat Up:

• State Suspends Centralized Testing Provisions of New I/M Program Latest Plan Conflicts with Existing Agreement Between EPA and State (page 2)

• BAR Holds Hearing on Revisions to Smog Check Regulations: Comments on Revisions are Minor; Discussion Focuses on Broader Issues Related to Smog Check II Implementation (page 3)

• Governor Signs Legislation (AB 2515) Modifying Smog Check Program (page 12)

• CARB Staff to Hold Meeting Regarding Compatibility and Safety of Stage II and On-Board Refueling Vapor Recovery Systems (page 7)

• CARB Makes HC and NOx Standards Optional for "Snowthrowers" and "Ice Augers" and Relaxes CO Standards for "Specialty Vehicles" (page 7)

• CARB Staff Proposes Modifications to Test Methods for Diesel Fuel Properties (page 9)

• CARB Staff Issues Mail-Out Warning Marketers of Auxiliary and Replacement Fuel Tanks That Sale and Installation of Tanks That Have Not Been Approved by CARB Is Illegal (page 9)

• Legislation Update Governor Signs I/M Legislation (AB 2515), But Vetoes AB 2573, CARB's Bill Proposing New Penalties for Illegal Fuel Blending (page 10)

• Rulemaking Calendar Update (page 18)

November 1996 – [Top Page]

• CARB Staff to Present Status Update on Implementation of LEV Program Staff Claims Advanced Technologies Generally Will Not Be Required and Further Lowers Cost Estimates for LEVs and ULEVs (page 2)

• CARB Releases Staff Report Regarding Proposed Changes to Agency's OBD II Regulations Staff Adopts Many Changes Recommended by Industry (page 8)

• Legislative Hearings Held on Smog Check II Program Controversy Regarding Program Continues to Escalate (page 17)

• BAR Revises Smog Check II Regulations, Further Reducing Program Requirements (page 32)

• CARB Holds First Meeting of the "Zero-Emission Vehicle Implementation Advisory Committee" Committee Will Play Only a Minor Advisory Role (page 33)

• CARB Releases Final Version of MVEI7G Mobile Source Emissions Inventory Model Final Version Differs Significantly from Draft MVEI7G and Predecessor EMFAC7F Models (page 36)

• CARB Stage II/ORVR Workgroup Meets to Discuss Safety and Compatibility Issues Safety Issues Continue to Be "Investigated" and CARB Will Test ORVR Mock-Ups to Assess Potential for Refueling Problems (page 40)

• CARB Adopts Revised Test Procedures for Diesel Fuel Properties (page 48)

• Former CARB Executive Officer Jim Boyd Joins CALSTART (page 50)

• CARB Splits Mobile Source Division, Separating It Into Control Division, Under Bob Cross, and Operations Division, Under Rod Summerfield (page 51)

• Rulemaking Calendar Update (page 52)

December 1996 – [Top Page]

• CARB Staff Presents Status Update to Board on Implementation of LEV Program Auto Industry Agrees that Program Implementation Is on Schedule (page 1)

• New I/M Review Committee Holds Meetings on California's Troubled Program Further Changes Adversely Affecting the Effectiveness of the Smog Check II Program Appear Likely (page 6)

• Long-Time Board Member Dr. Eugene Boston Retires Boston's Retirement Leaves a Second Vacancy and Means That Four New Members Will Sit on the Board During 1997 (page 18)

• CARB Holds Workshop on Extension of 10% Propene Limit for LPG Staff Appears Likely to Grant Continuation While LPG Fuel Specifications Are Revisited (page 18)

• CARB Issues MAC on Fill Pipe Specifications, Addressing Flapper Valve Requirement (page 22)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 23)