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• CARB Approves Report Finding That There are No Significant Air Quality Impacts Associated with the Use of Ethanol in Gasoline, and Adopts Phase 3 RFG Regulations (page 1)

• Energy Commission Approves Staff Report on Biomass Ethanol Fuel Potential; Sounds Note of Caution Re Subsidies (page 15)

• CARB to Hear Transit Bus Fleet Rule and Urban Bus Engine Standards Proposal (page 19)

• CARB to Consider Amendments to 2000 and Later Off-Road Compression-Ignition Engine Regulations (page 24)

• CARB Staff to Present Status Report to Board Regarding "Moyer" Subsidy Program for Heavy-Duty Engines (page 27)

• CARB Staff to Present Draft Report to the Legislature on the Potential Health and Environmental Impacts of Leaf Blowers to Board for Approval (page 28)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 29)

February 2000 – [Top Page]

• Closing Arguments Held in Toyota OBD II Case (page 2)

• California Environmental Policy Council Approves Reports on the Health Hazards and Fate and Transport of Ethanol for Use in CaRFG3 (page 3)

• CARB Holds Final Enhanced Vapor Recovery Workshop; Proposal Scheduled to be Presented to Board in March (page 10)

• I/M Review Committee Hears Status Report on Smog Check Program Evaluation (page 16)

• CARB Hears Staff Proposal for Transit Bus Fleet Rule and Urban Bus Engine Standards; Delays Decision Until February (page 21)

• CARB Approves Status Report on Carl Moyer Program (page 29)

• CARB Issues MAC Regarding Direct Ozone Reduction Technologies for NMOG Credit (page 30)

• CARB Adopts Amendments to 2000 and Later Off-Road Compression-Ignition Engine Regulations (page 32)

• CARB Hears and Approves Staff Report on Leaf Blowers (page 37)

• Legislature Reconvenes; Early Activity Focuses on Smog Impact Fee (page 38)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 41)

March 2000 – [Top Page]

• ALJ Issues Proposed Decision in Toyota OBD II Case and Rejects Recall Order (page 1)

• CARB Approves Revised Proposal for Transit Bus Fleet Rule and Urban Bus Engine Standards (page 4)

• CARB Holds Review of Off-Road SI and CI Engine Technology

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• OAL Disapproves Off-Road Aftermarket Parts Regulations; Staff Issues New 15-Day Notice (page 18)

• Carl Moyer Program Advisory Board Holds First Meeting, Hears CARB Status Report, Considers Ways to Increase Funding for In-Use Heavy-Duty NOx Reduction Projects (page 19)

• I/M Review Committee Hears Another Update on Smog Check Program Evaluation (page 27)

• Legislative Update (page 29)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 38)

April 2000 – [Top Page]

• CARB Holds First Workshop in Preparation for Biennial Review of the ZEV Mandate Dozens of EV Drivers and "Environmentalists" Testify in Support of EV Production Quotas (page 2)

• Second CARB Workshop Related to Biennial Review of the ZEV Mandate Addresses Regulatory Status of Multi-Manufacturer Arrangements (page 12)

• CARB Holds First in a Series of Workshops on Second Round of Phase 3 Gasoline Rulemaking (page 15)

• CARB Adopts Enhanced Vapor Recovery Program With Newly Revised Implementation Dates (page 20)

• CARB Approves Recommended Area Designations for the Federal Eight-Hour Ozone Standard (page 30)

• Carl Moyer Program Advisory Board Holds Hearing, Voices Support for Increased Funding for In-Use Heavy-Duty NOx Reduction Projects (page 31)

• Preliminary Analysis of Smog Check Program Benefits Presented to I/M Review Committee Bizarre Analytical Techniques Used to Claim Program Improvements Unlikely (page 34)

• Analysis of California Smog Check Data from October 1999 (page 35)

• CARB Holds Workshop on 2000-01 Research Projects (page 48)

• Legislative Update (page 49)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 60)

May 2000 – [Top Page]

• Governor Appoints William Burke, Chair of SCAQMD, to California Air Resources Board (page 1)

• CARB Releases Draft Evaluation of Smog Check Program; Analysis of Roadside Data Shows Program is Falling Short of Goals (page 3)

• Legislation Proposed to Give CARB Power to Impose Penalties Administratively (page 4)

• CARB Staff Hears Status Report on Portable Fuel Container Rule Implementation; Majority of Manufacturers Appear Ready to Comply (page 6)

• CARB Makes Annual Request for Alternative-Fuel Vehicle Production Estimates; Trivial Production Volumes Again Appear Likely (page 8)

• CARB Increases Basis for Determining Parts Subject to Extended Warranty to $420 (page 8)

• Legislative Update (page 9)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 21)

June 2000 – [Top Page]

• CARB Holds Second ZEV Workshop Little New Information is Presented as Battle Lines Are Drawn for September Board Meeting (page 1)

• CARB Approves the EMFAC2000 On-Road Motor Vehicle Emission Inventory Model Significant Increases in On-Road Motor Vehicle Emissions Predicted (page 13)

• CARB Holds Second Workshop on Second Round of Phase 3 Gasoline Rulemaking (page 19)

• CARB Analysis of Smog Check Program Discussed at Workshop Draft Analysis Shows Emissions Reductions are Falling Short of SIP Target (page 25)

• I/M Review Committee Delays Approval of Program Evaluation Report in Response to Barrage of Criticism from CARB and Smog Check Station Owners (page 30)

• UCB/LBL Further Delays I/M Review Committee Report (page 36)

• Legislative Update (page 37)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 49)

July 2000 – [Top Page]

• Draft Report from the Battery Technology Advisory Panel Concludes that Electric Vehicle Battery Costs Will Exceed Targets By $5,000 per Vehicle; Findings of Report Support Major Changes in ZEV Mandate (page 2)

• CARB Holds Another Phase 3 Gas Workshop (page 4)

• I/M Review Committee Adopts "Findings" Report on Smog Check Program Evaluation (page 7)

• CARB Holds Workshop on Modifications to LPG and CNG Fuel Regulations (page 9)

• CARB Holds Workshop on Guidance Updates for the California Clean Air Act (page 11)

• CARB Hears Status Report on Regional Haze Regulations (page 12)

• CARB Mail-Out Allows Use of Certification Test Results to Estimate In-Use Non-Methane Organic Gas and Formaldehyde Emissions (page 12)

• Air Quality Trends Update 1999 South Coast Ozone Maximum Hits New Low (page 13)

• Legislative Update (page 34)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 42)

August 2000 – [Top Page]

• Ethanol Denaturant Specs and Other Issues Discussed at CARB Workshop on Phase 3 Gasoline (page 1)

• CARB Staff Issues Draft Plan for Reducing Risk Associated with Exposure to Diesel PM Control Measures Include Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel and Particulate Traps for New and Existing On- and Off-Road Diesel Engines (page 5)

• Concerns Regarding Compliance Schedule Raised at CARB Workshop on Enhanced Vapor Recovery (EVR) Program Impact of EVR on Other States Also Addressed (page 7)

• Approval of Fiscal Year 2000 2001 Research Projects Reflects Heavy Interest in Particulate Matter (page 13)

• Yet Another Workshop Held on Modifications to LPG Specifications (page 15)

• CARB Holds Fourth Workshop on Test Method for Measuring Olefins in California Gasoline (page 17)

• Legislative Update (page 18)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 23)

September 2000 – [Top Page]

• CARB Staff Report on ZEV Mandate Status Downplays Pessimistic Forecasts of Reports Commissioned by CARB and Claims EVs Will Eventually Be "Cost-Competitive" (page 1)

• CARB Sponsors "ZEVent" to Showcase Zero Emission Vehicle Technology on Eve of Biennial ZEV Review (page 4)

• CARB Holds Fifth Phase 3 Gas Workshop (page 6)

• CARB's Committee on Toxic Air Contaminants from Diesel-Fueled Engines and Vehicles Releases Its Draft Diesel Risk Reduction Plan (page 13)

• I/M Review Committee Discusses Draft Recommendations for Smog Check Program (page 17)

• Legislative Update Proposal for $18 Million Grant Program to Subsidize ZEV Purchases Goes to Governor (page 27)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 37)

October 2000 – [Top Page]

• CARB Votes Unanimously to "Stay the Course" on the ZEV Mandate Despite Testimony Clearly Indicating That Doing So Means Ending Up on the Rocks (page 2)

• CARB Holds Sixth Phase 3 Gas Workshop, Releases Staff Report (page 13)

• CARB Approves "Diesel Risk Reduction Plan" That Will Require PM Controls on "All Diesel Engines" by 2010 (page 23)

• CARB Withdraws Recall Orders Against GM and Isuzu, Terminates Hearing on GM Recall, and Announces All In-Use Testing To Be Done In-House (page 29)

• CARB Holds Workshop on Lower-Emission School Bus Replacement and Retrofit Program (page 30)

• CARB Holds Workshop on Proposed Standards for Spark-Ignited Inboard Boat Engines Staff Proposes Three-Way Catalysts and OBD Systems Before Presenting Any Analysis of Cost-Effectiveness (page 35)

• CARB Holds Workshop on Adequacy of Ambient Air Quality Standards in Protecting Children's Health (page 40)

• Legislative Update Governor Approves Grant Program for Lease or Purchase of Electric Vehicles (page 42)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 46)

November 2000 – [Top Page]

• CARB Staff Releases Trial Balloons for Extra ZEV Credits and Other ZEV Mandate Changes at El Monte Workshop (page 1)

• CARB Holds Another Phase 3 Gasoline Workshop; Proposed Regulatory Package to be Presented to Board on November 16 (page 6)

• CARB Proposes Amendments to LEV II Exhaust Regulations (page 10)

• CARB Proposes Supplemental Test Procedures for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines (page 13)

• I/M Review Committee Begins Adopting Draft Recommendations for Smog Check Program, Some of Which are Likely to Be Ignored (page 15)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 19)

December 2000 – [Top Page]

• Fuel Cell Partnership Facility Opens With Much Fanfare CARB Chairman Lloyd Predicts Fuel Cell Technology Will "Spread Very Quickly," But Others Appear to See Significant Fuel Cell Use Many Years Away (page 2)

• CARB Staff Proposes Guidelines for Doling Out Electric Vehicle Subsidies (page 6)

• CARB Adopts Follow-Up Amendments to CaRFG3 Specifications (page 7)

• CARB Adopts Updated Test Methods for Gasoline Olefin Content and Distillation Temperature (page 12)

• CARB Approves Revisions to Moyer Program (page 13)

• CARB Amends Air Quality Attainment Designations for Three California Counties (page 17)

• CARB Holds Triennial Inventory Workshops (page 18)

• CARB Staff Holds Workshop on Adopting Control Measures for Off-Road Equipment Fuel Tanks (page 22)

• CARB Issues Interim Procedures for Certification of Emission Reductions from "Alternative" Diesel Fuels (page 28)

• Proposed Low-Emission School Bus Program Guidelines Would Force Districts To Buy Alternatively Fueled Buses Despite the Fact that Greater Emission Reductions Could Be Achieved Using Limited Funds to Purchase New Diesels (page 31)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 33)