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• CARB Adopts Service Information Regulations, Ignores Auto Industry Concerns Regarding Trade Secret Protection and Anti-Theft Security (page 2)

• CARB Holds Workshop on Expansion of ZEV Incentive Program; Non-Freeway-Capable Vehicles Proposed for Inclusion (page 11)

• CARB Presents Results of CaRFG Commingling Study to Working Group via Conference Call (page 15)

• CARB Holds Workshop on Draft Certification Procedure for Vapor Recovery Systems at Gasoline Dispensing Facilities Using Aboveground Storage Tanks (page 17)

• CARB Adopts Environmental Justice Policies and Actions (page 20)

• CARB Proposes Less Stringent Motor Fuel CNG and LPG Specifications in Order to Improve Supply and Eliminate Intentional Non-Compliance with Existing Regulations (page 23)

• CARB Issues Annual Determination Regarding Clean Fuel Outlets; No Outlets Required for 2003 (page 25)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 26)

February 2002 – [Top Page]

• New Lawsuits Filed Challenging CARB's ZEV Mandate (page 2)

• OAL Rejects Amendments to CARB ZEV Regulations on Procedural Grounds - Considerable Uncertainty Exists Regarding Status of Amendments as Lead Time Evaporates (page 3)

• CARB Holds Second Workshop on Expansion of ZEV Incentive Program, With Focus on Fleets

• Staff Proposes to Spend Millions More to Subsidize the Sale of Vehicles the Public Won't Otherwise Purchase (page 4)

• BAR Schedules Meetings to Discuss Proposed Revisions to Smog Check Program: More Stringent Cutpoints and Higher Weight Limits for Loaded Testing of Heavy-Duty Vehicles (page 10)

• CARB Will Hold Workshop on Changes to Diesel PM Retrofit Control Device Verification Procedures (page 12)

• CARB Holds Workshop on Regulations for Stationary Diesels and Refrigeration Units - Rules for PM Control of New and Existing Engines Could be Adopted in Early 2003 (page 17)

• CARB Holds Workshop Regarding Use of Particulate Traps on Transport Refrigeration Units - Low Exhaust Temperatures Pose Major Problem (page 23)

• CARB Holds Third Portable Engine Working Group Meeting - Diesel PM Control Technology Demo Program Planned (page 27)

• CARB Holds First Meeting of Maritime Air Quality Working Group to Discuss Emission Reduction Strategies (page 32)

• Legislature Reconvenes; Assembly Passes Bill (AB 1058) Requiring CARB to Regulate Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Vehicles (page 36)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 37)

March 2002 – [Top Page]

• CEC Consultants Say Phasing Out MTBE on the Schedule Set by Governor Davis May Drive Gasoline to $4 per Gallon, and Recommend Delaying MTBE Phaseout to November 2005 - Separate CEC Staff Report Concludes That Ethanol Supplies Are Adequate To Meet California's Needs in 2003 (page 2)

• CEC/CARB Hold Third AB 2076 Workshop on Development of Report to the Legislature on Strategies for Reducing California's Dependence on Petroleum - Few Details Available Regarding Analyses That Will Form the Basis for the Report (page 22)

• CARB Staff Presents Retrospective of California Air Quality Program (page 33)

• CARB Adopts Amendments to Vehicle Scrappage Regulations - Availability of Parts from Retired Vehicles Main Issue (page 36)

• High Level of Activity Continues as CARB Attempts to Implement Diesel Risk Reduction Plan:

• International Diesel Retrofit Advisory Committee Meets; CARB Staff Downplays Significance of Increases in NO2 Emissions Due to Catalyzed Traps and Continues to Search for Approaches to Reduce Emissions from Older, Higher-Emitting Engines (page 40)

• CARB Holds Third Workshop on Diesel Emission Control Strategy Verification Procedure; Board Hearing to Adopt a Procedure is Expected in May (page 45)

• CARB Holds Third Workshop on Proposed Solid Waste Collection Vehicle Regulations; Questions and Concerns Remain About Costs, Applicability, and Durability of PM Controls (page 52)

• CARB Holds Third Workshop on Transport Refrigeration Units; Electrification of Units While In Use at Facilities Appears to be Initial Option Favored by Staff (page 56)

• CARB Holds Workshops on Alternative Fuel Specifications; Board Hearing Postponed Until May (page 59)

• CARB Holds Technology Review Workshops on Enhanced Vapor Recovery Regulations (page 64)

• Legislative Update (page 70)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 78)

April 2002 – [Top Page]

• CARB Issues Proposed Revisions and Additions to OBD II Regulations - If Adopted, New Requirements Would Greatly Increase OBD II System Complexity and Manufacturers' Liability (page 2)

• CARB Releases Clean Air Plan for 2002-2020; Plan Contains Many Measures That Are Either Ineffective or Fanciful (page 20)

• CARB Holds Workshop Regarding This Year's Plan for Fuels-Related Regulations - Delay of MTBE Ban Throws Plan into Question (page 28)

• CARB and CEC Hold Another Workshop on Need to Reduce California's "Petroleum Dependence" (page 32)

• Toyota and CARB Settle Long-Running OBD Case (page 44)

• CARB Staff Updates Board on Transit Bus Rule; Almost All Transit Districts Are On Schedule to Meet Fleet Average NOx Limit Effective October 1, 2002 (page 46)

• CARB Holds Another Workshop on Regulations to Reduce PM Emissions from Transport Refrigeration Units; Stakeholder Comments Appear to Send Staff Back to Concept Stage (page 53)

• Legislative Update (page 57)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 65)

May 2002 – [Top Page]

• Board Adopts Revised OBD Regulations on Split Vote - New Regulation Prohibits Consideration of Emissions Impact in Recall Decisions (page 3)

• CARB Holds Second Fuels Workshop of 2002 - Modifies Effective Dates of CaRFG3 to Harmonize With Governor's Delay of MTBE Ban (page 8)

• CARB Staff Holds Workshops on ZEV Credit Tracking and Transportation System ZEV Credits (page 12)

• CARB Approves New "ZIP" Guidelines for ZEV Incentives (page 20)

• Board Accepts Status Report on Carl Moyer Program (page 26)

• CARB Staff Proposes Clean Air Labeling Program (page 27)

• CARB and CEC Hold Fifth Workshop on Reducing State's "Petroleum Dependence" (page 30)

• Research Updates: UCLA Study Indicates "Adverse Birth Outcomes" Associated with Exposure to Carbon Monoxide and Particulate Matter During Pregnancy, But Smoking During Pregnancy Not Accounted For; Testing Program Indicates Particulates and Toxics From Trap-Equipped Diesels Are Lower Than From Compressed Natural Gas Engines (page 36)

• CARB Staff to Finally Take Verification Procedures for Diesel Retrofit Devices to the Board for Adoption (page 38)

• CARB Holds Workshops on ATCMs to Reduce PM From Stationary Diesel Engines and Transport Refrigeration Units (page 39)

• CARB Holds First Meeting of Maritime Air Quality Working Group (page 47)

• CARB Holds Workshop on Evaporative Emission Control Requirements for Small Off-Road Engines - Agency Shifts Proposed Regulations From Performance- to Design-Based Standards (page 51)

• CARB Staff Conducts Another Workgroup Session on Enhanced Vapor Recovery for Aboveground Storage Tanks (page 54)

• CARB Requests Data on Production Plans for Alternative-Fuel Vehicles, To Determine If Clean-Fuel Outlets Will Be Needed (page 57)

• Public Hearing Set to Revise the California Ambient Air Quality Annual-Average Standard for PM10, Confirm the Existing Sulfates Standard, and Set New PM2.5 Ambient Air Quality Standards (page 57) Legislative Update - AB 1058, Requiring CARB to Adopt Regulations To Reduce CO2 Emissions, Passes Senate (page 60)

• Rulemaking Calendar - CARB Announces Withdrawal of Its Clean Air Plan (page 71)

June 2002 – [Top Page]

• Office of Administrative Law (OAL) Approves Final Revisions to ZEV Regulation (page 2)

• A New LEV Program: Low Emission Vegetation (page 3)

• CARB Unanimously Adopts Verification Procedures for Diesel Retrofit Devices Despite Truckers' Call for Longer Warranty Periods (page 5)

• CARB Holds Workshop on Proposed Modifications to Transit Bus Fleet Rule - Main Issue is the Lack of Availability of PM Traps for Pre-1994 Bus Engines (page 12)

• CARB Holds First Workshop on Heavy-Duty Hybrid-Electric Vehicle Test Procedures (page 14)

• CARB Staff Holds Fourth Meeting with Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU) Workgroup - Staff Continues to Propose Unwieldy Solutions to a Questionable "Problem" (page 18)

• Analysis of Latest California Air Quality Data Shows Continued Improvement in Most Pollutant Concentrations (page 23)

• CARB Increases Basis for Determining Parts Subject to Extended Warranty to $450 for 2003 Model Year Vehicles (page 46)

• Legislative Update (page 48)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 56)

July 2002 – [Top Page]

• Federal District Court Blocks Enforcement of ZEV Mandate - CARB Responds with Bluster About Reverting to the 1999 Version of the Mandate, But the Requirement for ZEV Credits Is Suspended for Now (page 2)

• Staff Releases Report Proposing to Postpone CaRFG3 Standards and MTBE Phase-Out by One Year (page 4)

• CARB Holds Workshop on Updates to the EMFAC Vehicle Emissions Model - Problems Discussed Included Vehicle Age Distributions and Light Truck Sales Fraction (page 8)

• Board Adopts More Stringent Annual Average Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter but Delays Consideration of 24-Hour Standards Due to Flaws in Data Analysis (page 17)

• CARB Pats Itself on the Back for Successful Implementation of Environmental Justice Policies, But Issue Appears Headed to the Back Burner (page 25)

• CARB Holds Workshop on Recommended Changes to Enhanced Vapor Recovery Regulations - Phase II Regulations to Take Effect as Scheduled in April 2003, Despite the Lack of Certified Equipment (page 26)

• Staff Holds Another Transit Bus Fleet Rule Workshop - Proposes PM Fleet Average Standards for Diesel Buses (page 36)

• CARB and BAR Hold Workshop on Proposed Large-Scale Remote Sensing Pilot Study (page 39)

• CARB Staff Holds Second Workshop on Clean Air Labeling Program, But Program Is Now on Hold (page 46)

• CARB Staff Proposes Hearing Procedure Changes for Administrative Penalties (page 52)

• Tighter Smog Check Standards for Late Model Cars and Trucks Result in Slightly Increased Failure Rates But Overall Failure Rate Is Down Slightly (page 55)

• Legislative Update - Bill to Regulate CO2 Emissions Goes to Governor (page 65)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 75)

August 2002 – [Top Page]

• Fighting Global Warming with Hot Air - Governor Davis Signs AB 1493 (page 2)

• Preliminary Injunction Issued Against 1999 ZEV Regulation (page 3)

• CARB Approves Amendments to CaRFG3; MTBE Phase-Out Delayed by One Year (page 4)

• CARB Holds Workshop on Voluntary ZEV Reporting Requirements (page 14)

• CARB Holds Hybrid-ElectricVehicle Stakeholders Meeting; Will Propose Emission-Factor-Based Interim Certification Procedure (page 19)

• Proposed Limits on School Bus Idling Presented at CARB Workshop (page 20)

• CARB Staff Conducts Another Workgroup Session on Enhanced Vapor Recovery for Aboveground Storage Tanks (page 22)

• CARB's Maritime Air Quality Technical Working Group Meets, Hears Presentations on Marine Engine Emission Control (page 24)

• CARB Waives Requirement for Vehicle Emission Configuration Bar-Code Labels as of 2003 Model Year (page 30)

• Legislative Update - AB 1493 Is Signed (page 30)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 40)

September 2002 – [Top Page]

• CARB Holds Meeting on ZEV Incentives - Available Funding Will Do Little to Subsidize the High Costs of Electric Vehicles (page 1)

• CARB Proposes to Amend the Definition of "Alternative Fuel" in Transit Bus Fleet Rule - Staff Hopes Changes Will Encourage Use of Alternative Fuels (page 5)

• CARB Releases Draft ATCM to Limit School Bus Idling, Expands Applicability to Other Vehicles Operating At or Near Schools; Workshops Scheduled (page 6)

• Third Workgroup Meeting on Enhanced Vapor Recovery for Aboveground Storage Tanks - Staff Focuses on Fugitive Emissions (page 8)

• Legislative Update - Bill to Implement Enhanced I/M Program in Bay Area Goes to Governor (page 11)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 19)

October 2002 – [Top Page]

• Air Resources Board Hears Staff's Plans for Implementing AB 1493; Continues to Ignore the Federal Preemption of State Standards Related to Fuel Economy (page 2)

• Refusing to Recognize that the ZEV Mandate is Moribund, CARB Meets with ZEV Infrastructure and Outreach Stakeholders (page 7)

• CARB Releases Staff Report on Proposed Modifications to Transit Bus Fleet Rule; Includes Hybrid-Electric Bus Certification Procedures (page 11)

• CARB Staff Proposes Regulatory Amendments to Align Its Heavy-Duty Gasoline Engine Standards with EPA Standards and to Make "Minor" or "Administrative" Amendments to Its LEV II Regulations for Light- and Medium-Duty Vehicles (page 15)

• CARB Holds Workshops on Draft Air Toxic Control Measure to Limit School Bus Idling; Proposed Measure Appears to Have No Opposition (page 19)

• CARB Holds Fifth Workgroup Meeting on Transport Refrigeration Units; Presents New Approach and Revises Regulatory Schedule (page 20)

• CARB Staff Holds EVR Workshop - Cost-Effectiveness Worsens, There's Still Only One Phase I System Certified, But Board Hearing on Amendments Remains on Schedule for December (page 24)

• CARB Releases Revised Draft Enhanced Vapor Recovery Technology Review - Staff Finds That Only the Dripless Nozzle Standard Is Not Feasible (page 28)

• CARB Staff Makes Last-Minute Changes to CaRFG3 Regulations (page 29)

• Legislative Update - Governor Signs Bill Expanding Enhanced Smog Check Program to the San Francisco Bay Area (page 30)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 36)

November 2002 – [Top Page]

• CARB Staff Holds Public Meeting on Fuel Activities, Discusses Additional Proposed Amendments to CaRFG3 Regulations to be Presented to the Board (page 2)

• CARB Releases Staff Report on Proposed Amendments to Phase 3 Reformulated Gasoline Regulations - Changes are Related to De Minimis Levels of MTBE and Other Oxygenates (page 7)

• CARB Staff Presents Status Report on Off-Road Regulations; Staff Highlights Accomplishments to Date and Stresses Need for Further Emissions Reductions (page 11)

• CARB Adopts Modifications to Transit Bus Fleet Rule and Interim Certification Procedures for Heavy-Duty Hybrid-Electric Vehicles (page 15)

• CARB Releases Staff Report on Proposed Amendments to Enhanced Vapor Recovery Program - Proposed Changes Are Relatively Minor Although No Certified Phase II Systems Will Be Available by the April 2003 Implementation Deadline (page 22)

• CARB Holds Workshop on ZEV Incentives for Fleets (page 28)

• CARB Releases Staff Report on ATCM To Limit School Bus and Other Heavy-Duty Vehicle Idling At or Near Schools (page 30)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 33)

December 2002 – [Top Page]

• CARB Staff Releases "Strawman" Proposal for Changes to the ZEV Mandate and Holds Workshop - Proposal Would Essentially Shift the Focus of the Mandate from Production of Battery Electric Vehicles to a Development Program for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles (page 2)

• CARB Holds Workshop on Emissions Inventory of Greenhouse Gases as First Step to a New Class of Vehicle Regulations (page 13)

• CARB Staff Holds "Informational Session" on the EMFAC2002 On-Road Motor Vehicle Emissions Model - Revisions to Model Reduce 2010 Statewide ROG and CO Emission Estimates by 12.5% and 9.7%, Respectively, and Increase NOx Estimates by about 8% (page 16)

• CARB Staff Holds Another Workshop on Exhaust and Evap Regs for Small Off-Road Engines (page 21)

• CARB Releases New Draft Diesel Particulate Control Measure for Solid Waste Collection Vehicles, Schedules Public Workshops (page 27)

• CARB Holds Sixth Transport Refrigeration Unit Workgroup Meeting, Presents New Requirements for TRU ATCM (page 30)

• CARB Holds Another Working Group Meeting on Vapor Recovery Requirements for Aboveground Tanks - Focus is on Fugitive Emissions (page 36)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 38)