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• Proposed Changes to ZEV Mandate Substantially Cut the Number of EVs Required in 2003 With Complex Credit Scheme – Extra Credits Would be Awarded to Gasoline-Electric Hybrids Without Regard to Whether They Provide Any Emissions Benefit (page 2)

• CARB Adopts "Off Cycle" Emissions Limits for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines While Claiming Action Does Not Constitute a New Emissions Standard (page 10)

• CARB Adopts Guidelines for Spending $50 Million Budgeted for Lower Emission School Buses – Greater Emissions Reductions Sacrificed In Order to Support Alternative Fuels with $25 Million Set-Aside (page 16)

• CARB Approves $18 Million in Subsidies for Electric Vehicles – Up to $9,000 Per Car To Be Handed Out on First-Come, First-Served Basis (page 22)

• CARB Amends "LEV II" Regulations to Require Federal Vehicles To Be Sold in California When They Are Cleaner (page 24)

• CARB Presents Draft of Vapor Recovery Equipment Defects List at Workshop (page 26)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 28)

February 2001 – [Top Page]

• CARB Proves There is No Price Too High for the Symbolic Value of Electric Vehicles – ZEV Mandate With Slower Phase-In Approved in Face of Analysis Showing It Will Increase Emissions (page 1)

• CARB Holds Workshop on Voluntary Accelerated Vehicle Retirement Regulations – Agency States that Goal Is to Align Regs with Those Used in BAR Scrappage Program (page 21)

• I/M Review Committee, Now Without a Chairman or Executive Officer, Meets in Non-Quorum Session, Hears Public Comments On Draft Recommendation (page 25)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 28)

March 2001 – [Top Page]

• GM and Three Dealers Sue CARB Over ZEV Mandate (page 2)

• CARB Holds Kick-Off Workshop for Development of CARB's Clean Air Plan, As Blueprint for Future SIPs (page 3)

• CARB Holds Workshop Regarding Future Fuels Regulations – This Year's Focus is on Changes to Diesel Fuel Composition (page 8)

• CARB Discusses Community Health Programs, Impacts of CaRFG3 at Richmond Hearing (page 12)

• CARB Staff Holds Workshops Regarding "Support" of the ZEV Mandate in a Futile Attempt to Create a Market for a Doomed Technology (page 15)

• CARB Holds First Workshop on PM Regulations for New and Existing Stationary and Portable Diesel Engines (page 24)

• I/M Review Committee Meets Again in Non-Quorum Session, Hears More Public Testimony About Draft Recommendations (page 26)

• CARB Issues Annual Determination Regarding Clean Fuel Outlets, as Required Under Recently Amended Regulations; No Outlets Required for 2002 (page 29)

• New Legislation—AB 1390—Would Require CARB to Amend ZEV Mandate with Performance-Based Requirements (page 31)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 37)

April 2001 – [Top Page]

• CARB to Hold Workshop on Proposed Regulations for Dissemination of Service Information (page 1)

• CARB Announces Change in Focus of Off-Road Equipment Fuel Tank (OREFT) Control Measure in Letter to Stakeholders (page 4)

• CARB Holds Workshop on Proposed Modifications to CNG Regulations; Proposes New Specifications Based on "Methane Number" (page 6)

• CARB Solicits Projects and Program Suggestions for a NOx and PM Reduction Program (page 12)

• CEC Adopts Report on Costs and Benefits of a Biomass-to-Ethanol Production Industry (page 13)

• Legislative Update (page 15)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 19)

May 2001 – [Top Page]

• CARB Holds Second Fuels-Related Workshop on Diesel and RFG3 Issues – Future Diesel Supply Issue Looms as Result of Plans to Maintain Unique California Requirements (page 2)

• CARB Holds Workshop on Proposed Service Information Rule – Auto Makers Object to Overly Broad Language (page 7)

• CARB Announces Workshop on "Verification" Procedures for Retrofit Aftertreatment Devices for Diesel Engines (page 13)

• Implementation of Transit Bus Regulations Discussed at CARB Workshop – Low-Sulfur Fuel Availability is a Potential Problem (page 15)

• CARB Staff Presents Status Report to Board on Carl Moyer Program for Funding of Retrofits of Low-Emission Engines (page 17)

• CARB Hears 2001 Assessment of Ozone Transport in California, Adopts New Amendments – Board Members Express Concerns About Effect of San Francisco Bay Area Emissions on Central Valley Air Quality (page 20)

• California Air Quality Data Show Continued Declines in Pollution Levels (page 22)

• Analysis of Smog Check Data Shows Program is Still Falling Short of Its Goals (page 45)

• Legislative Update (page 61)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 71)

June 2001 – [Top Page]

• CARB Holds Four Days of Workshops on the "California Clean Air Plan" – The Agency's Blueprint for Controls Through 2020 Scrapes the Bottom of the Barrel and Beyond (page 2)

• CARB Holds Another Workshop on 2001 Fuels-Related Activities – Proposed July Hearing on Diesel Fuel is Postponed as the California Truckers Association Challenges CARB Staff (page 25)

• UC Davis Institute for Transportation Studies Holds Workshop on "Meeting the New CARB ZEV Mandate Requirements: Grid-Connected Hybrids and City EVs" (page 31)

• CARB Staff Proposes Amendments to ZEV Mandate Related to Multi-Manufacturer Arrangements and Standardized Charging Requirements – Staff Selects On-Board, Level 2 Conductive Charging Based on Questionable Analysis (page 41)

• CARB Holds Workshop on Diesel Retrofit "Verification" Procedure – Staff Begins to Face Practical Problems with Trap Retrofits (page 46)

• CARB Holds Workshop on Emissions Models – Revised Version of EMFAC Scheduled for July Hearing But Impact of Proposed Changes Not Yet Clear (page 51)

• CARB Announces Reorganization of Certification and Audit Functions (page 57)

• CARB Compliance Division Holds Workshop on Service Station Vapor Recovery Equipment Defects List – Goal is to Improve In-Use Performance of Systems Via Inspections (page 58)

• Senator Sher Again Introduces Legislation to Give CARB the Authority to Impose Administrative Penalties (page 61)

• CARB Holds Second Hearing in an "Environmental Justice Community" – Nothing of Substance Discussed During Legislatively Requested Hearing (page 62)

• Legislative Update (page 66)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 74)

July 2001 – [Top Page]

• Ford Granted Relief on Staff Proposal to Count Subsidiary Sales Towards ZEV Production Quota – Board Adopts Staff Proposal to Require Conductive Charging Systems for EVs (page 2)

• CARB Staff Proposes Additional On-Board Diagnostic Requirements and Recall Authority Over Vehicles That Still Meet Emissions Standards (page 9)

• EPA Rejection of California RFG Oxygenate Waiver and Ethanol- Related Commingling/Permeation Emissions Appear to Spell Trouble for CARB Staff (page 24)

• CARB Staff Proposes to Adopt U.S. EPA Regulations For 2007 and Later Model Year Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines Without Modification (page 26)

• CARB Holds Meetings Related to Agency's Diesel Risk Reduction Plan for Existing Engines – Problems Appear to Loom (page 27)

• CARB Holds Workshops on Several Gasoline Dispensing Vapor Recovery Issues (page 32)

• CARB to Take Standards for Gasoline Inboard and Sterndrive Marine Engine to the Board in July – Staff Drastically Scales Back Original Proposal But Includes Complex OBD Requirements (page 43)

• OEHHA Holds Scientific Meeting on Issues in Assessing the Health Impacts of Gasoline Emissions in California (page 48)

• Legislative Update (page 54)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 59)

August 2001 – [Top Page]

• Cost-Effectiveness of Proposed OBD Reg Changes Questioned at Workshop – Staff Proposal Would Require Recall of Vehicles That Meet Emission Standards (page 2)

• CARB Staff Publishes Revised Proposal for Service Information Rule – Issues Regarding Trade Secrets and Tampering Not Yet Resolved (page 15)

• Workshop Indicates Increased Air Pollution is Likely When Ethanol Replaces MTBE in Reformulated Gasoline (page 18)

• CARB Board Gets Update on RFG Program Following U.S. EPA's Denial of California's Oxygenate Waiver Request – CARB and CEC Staff Presentations Blast Ethanol Mandate (page 22)

• CARB Approves 2001 Update to the Agency's Emissions Inventory – Modest Changes Made to EMFAC Model (page 26)

• CARB Adopts Emission Standards and OBD Requirements for Sterndrive and In-Board Marine Engines – Staff Avoids Battle with Industry by Relaxing OBD Requirements (page 28)

• CARB Holds Meeting of "Portable Engine Working Group" – Latest Action in Implementation of the "Diesel Risk Reduction Plan" (page 32)

• CARB Board Approves a "Strategic Research Plan" for the Agency for 2001 to 2010 and the FY 2001–2002 Research Plan – California's Research Strategy Includes a Focus on Global Air Pollution (page 35)

• Legislative Update (page 37)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 42)

September 2001 – [Top Page]

• CARB Staff Gives Fifth Update on RFG Program Amendments – Based on Ethanol Production Survey, CEC Staff Says "2002 and 2003 Ethanol Supply Isn't the Problem We Thought It Would Be" (page 2)

• CARB Announces Second Workshop on "Verification" Procedures for Retrofit Devices for Diesel Engines – Proposed Revisions Allow Verification of Lesser PM Reductions Where 85% ("Level III") Is Not Achievable (page 6)

• CARB Announces Second Workshop on Diesel PM Controls for In-Use Waste Collection Vehicles – Proposal Would Require 0.01g/bhp-hr, 85% Reduction ("Level III"), or Highest Level of Certified PM Control (page 7)

• CARB Expected to Adopt Revised Vapor Recovery Procedures at October Hearing, and Grant Staff Authority to Adopt Future Certification Test Procedures Without a Full Board Action (page 8)

• CARB Compliance Division Holds Final Workshop on Service Station Vapor Recovery Equipment Defects List To Be Presented to Board in November (page 11)

• Legislative Update (page 12)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 17)

October 2001 – [Top Page]

• CARB/CEC Hold Joint Workshop to Discuss Strategies for Reducing California's Dependence on Petroleum – Workshop Represents Kick-Off for the Latest Go-Round of Drum Beating by Alternative-Fuel Advocates (page 2)

• CARB Proposes "Minor" Revisions to LEV II Program (page 21)

• CARB Board to Consider Alignment of California and Federal Requirements for 2007+ Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines (page 23)

• CARB Takes a Number of Actions Related to Diesel Retrofits:

• - First Retrofit Traps Are Verified by CARB and Agency Holds Workshop to Discuss Verification of Devices with PM Removal Efficiencies of Less than 85% (page 24)

• - International Diesel Retrofit Advisory Committee Meets Again – Meeting Focuses on Increased NO2 Emissions from Trap-Equipped Engines and Use of Oxidation Catalysts in Lieu of Traps on Older Engines (page 32)

• - CARB Staff Presents Status Report on Transit Bus Fleet Rule – Board Disappointed in Perceived Lack of Commitment by Transit Industry and Threatens to Require All Buses to Operate On Natural Gas (page 35)

• - CARB Holds Workshop on Proposed Regulations Requiring PM Trap Retrofits on Diesel-Powered Waste Collection Vehicles (page 46)

• CARB Proposes Amendments to Service Station Vapor Recovery System "Defects List" – Purpose Is to Improve Identification of Defects and System Efficiency (page 49)

• CARB Staff Issues Mail-Out on Periodic Smoke Inspection Program – Random Audits Show Many Fleets Are Failing to Comply with Inspection Requirements (page 50)

• Legislative Update (page 50)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 56)

November 2001 – [Top Page]

• CARB Finally Releases 15-Day Notice of Changes to ZEV Mandate – Agency Takes Nine Months to Completely Rewrite Regulations in Apparent Violation of State Law (page 2)

• California Fuel Cell Partnership Releases Study of Fuel Options – Assumptions Used to Demonstrate a "Success Scenario" for Hydrogen Fuel are Unrealistic (page 8)

• CARB Adopts More Stringent Emissions Standards for 2007 and Later Model Year Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines (page 10)

• CARB Adopts Revised Vapor Recovery Certification and Test Procedures (page 17)

• CARB Approves Optional Zero-Evap Certification Test Procedure Proposed by Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (page 19)

• CARB Staff Holds Enhanced Vapor Recovery Technology Review Workshop (page 22)

• CARB Announces Public Hearing on Service Information Regulations; Revised Package Allows More Time for Compliance (page 28)

• CARB Holds Workshop on Proposed Alignment of Agency's Scrappage Regulations with BAR Regulations (page 29)

• CARB Approves Eight "Grants for Promising Technologies" Under Innovative Clean Air Technologies (ICAT) Program (page 32)

• CARB Increases Basis for Determining Parts Subject to Extended Warranty to $440 (page 33)

• Legislative Update (page 34)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 39)

December 2001 – [Top Page]

• CARB Issues Two Additional 15-Day Notices Regarding ZEV Mandate – Staff Continues to Make Regulatory Modifications That Exceed the Agency's Authority (page 1)

• CARB Amends LEV II Program to Include PM Standards for Gasoline-Powered Vehicles and Other Changes to Harmonize (Partially) with Federal Tier II Regulations (page 4)

• CARB Requests Information for Off-Road Diesel Emission Controls for Tiers 2 and 3 and Beyond – Agency to Attempt to Force PM and NOx Aftertreatment Devices on Off-Road Engines (page 8)

• CARB Adopts Revisions Broadening Its List of Vapor Recovery Equipment Defects (page 9)

• CARB Evening Workshop on "Environmental Justice" Draws Little Interest (page 11)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 15)