Sierra Research | 2003 CVS News Headlines

CARB Executive Officer Mike Kenny to Leave Agency
Air Improvement Resource Submits ZEV Regulation Alternative to CARB
CARB Adopts Three-Part Rulemaking Affecting Heavy-Duty Otto-Cycle Engines, Fuel-Fired Heaters, and LEV Regulations
CARB Adopts Further Amendments to CaRFG3 Regulations, Revising Phaseout Schedules for Residual MTBE and Other Oxygenates
CARB Adopts Air Toxic Control Measure Limiting School Bus Idling
CARB Holds Workshop on New Draft Diesel Particulate Control Measure for Solid Waste Collection Vehicles
CARB Hears Enhanced Vapor Recovery Technology Review, Adopts New Test Procedures and Changes to System Certification Procedures
CARB Adopts Hearing Procedure Changes for Administrative Penalties
CARB Seeks Approval of EMFAC2002 Model
CARB Launches ZEV Fleet Incentive Program – Only Full-Function ZEVs Are Eligible for Funding
I/M Review Committee Meets for First Time in 13 Months
Rulemaking Calendar

February 2003 – [Top Page]

Catherine Witherspoon Appointed to Serve as New CARB Executive Officer
CARB Staff Releases Proposal to Amend ZEV Regulations – Focus Is On Mandating PZEVs and AT PZEVs in the Near Term and Fuel Cell Vehicles After 2010
CARB Announces "International Vehicle Technology Symposium" to be Held as Part of the Agency’s Efforts to Develop Greenhouse Gas Regulations
CARB Staff Provides Update to Board on Efforts to Achieve Reductions in NOx Emissions from In-Use Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles
Staff Holds Another ZEV Infrastructure/Incentives Workshop – State Now Giving Money Intended to Encourage ZEV Purchases for Vehicles Already Purchased
CARB Holds Workshop on Proposed Changes to Ozone Transport Regulations – Proposed Amendments Will Not Address Mobile Source Emissions
I/M Review Committee Meets – Identifies Tasks and Issues for Future Attention
Rulemaking Calendar

March 2003 – [Top Page]

CARB Staff Postpones February 27 ZEV Regulatory Hearing to March 27 and Releases "Additional Proposed Modifications" to Its January 10 ZEV Regulatory Proposal – Modifications Include a Compliance Option That Transforms the "ZEV Mandate" in the Near Term to an AT PZEV and PZEV Mandate While Requiring Production of a Limited Number of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles
CARB Holds First Fuels Workshop of 2003 – Trucking Industry Still Upset Over Lack of Harmonization with Federal Diesel Standards
California Energy Commission Co-Sponsors Ethanol Workshop, Which Consists Mainly of General Information and Biomass to Ethanol Process Sales Pitches
CARB Holds First Workshop on Regulations to Require Software Upgrades for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines
CARB Holds Another Meeting of the Aboveground Storage Tank Workgroup – Stakeholders Offer No New Comments on Draft Certification Procedure
I/M Review Committee Meets – Reviews Tasks and Issues for Future Attention
New Bills Introduced in 2002–2003 Legislative Session
Rulemaking Calendar

April 2003 – [Top Page]

Board Delays Action on Revisions to ZEV Mandate as Board Members Squabble Over Staff Proposal to Allow Compliance Based on 250-Vehicle Fuel Cell Demonstration Program
CARB Hosts International Symposium on Vehicle Technologies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions – First Step in Preparation for Development of CARB’s CO2 Tailpipe Emission Standard
CARB Releases Report on Emissions Benefits from California Diesel Fuel Program, Says That Original Estimates Continue to be Valid
CARB Holds Seventh Transport Refrigeration Unit Workgroup Meeting, Presents Revised Proposal for Air Toxic Control Measure
I/M Review Committee Meets – CARB Reports on Exempting Five- and Six-Year-Old Vehicles
CARB Releases Staff Report on Exempting Five- and Six-Year-Old Vehicles from Smog Check Program
Legislative Update
Rulemaking Calendar

May 2003 – [Top Page]

CARB Approves Revised ZEV Mandate With Post-2008 Production Requirements – Cost of Pure ZEV Requirements Through 2008: $250 Million; Benefits: Zero
CARB Hears Reports on In-Use Emissions and Exemptions from Smog Check Program – Staff Finds that Exempting Five- and Six- Year-Old Vehicles From Smog Check Would Keep State From Meeting SIP Commitments in Enhanced Smog Check Areas
CARB Holds Workshop on Draft State and Federal Strategies for the California State Implementation Plan – Staff Tones Down "Electric Forklift Mandate" in Wake of Industry Pressure
CARB Staff Holds Workshop on Diesel Fuel Activities – Hears That Fuel Lubricity Doesn’t Need Regulation
CARB Publishes Advisory on Procedures to Limit Commingling of Ethanol- and Non-Ethanol-Blended Gasolines
CEC Releases Research Plan for Studying Effects of Climate Change – Sees Need for About $65 Million for Modeling and Other Studies Over the Next Three Years
CEC Holds Workshop on World Oil Supply – Experts Disagree on When, or Whether, Petroleum Production Will Peak
CARB Holds Workshop on Public Fleet Rules – Proposes Rule Concepts for Public On-Road Fleets and Transit Agency Non-Urban Buses
CARB Releases Technology Assessment Report for Diesel PM Reduction from Solid Waste Collection Vehicles
CARB Releases Revised Draft Regulations and Test Procedures for Small Off-Road Engines
Aboveground Storage Tank Workgroup Meets
I/M Review Committee Meets – Lack of Quorum in Morning Session Limits Results
Legislative Update – Despite the "Budget Crisis" in California, the State Legislature is Considering Bond Measures and New Fees That Would Raise Billions of Dollars for Alternative Fuels and Other Measures Claimed to Improve Air Quality
Rulemaking Calendar

June 2003 – [Top Page]

CARB Votes to Keep Five- and Six-Year-Old Vehicles in the Smog Check Program in Nonattainment Basic Smog Check Areas – Staff’s Analysis Found That Exempting Them Would Prohibit State From Meeting SIP Obligations
CARB and CEC Hold Joint Staff Workshop to Present Report on Reducing California’s Petroleum Dependence – Strategy for Reducing Demand by 15% Below 2003 Level Relies on Alternative Fuels and Fleet-Average 40 mpg Light-Duty Vehicles
CARB Holds Third Workshop on Diesel Fuel Activities – Trucking Association Still Vehemently Opposed to Staff’s Diesel Fuel Amendments
I/M Review Committee Supports Freeze of Rolling 30-Year Exemption to the California Smog Check Program
Legislative Update
Rulemaking Calendar

July 2003 – [Top Page]

Board Approves the San Joaquin Valley PM10 SIP Revision and New State Commitments to Help Attain the PM10 Standard by 2010
CARB Releases Staff Report on Amendments to Diesel Fuel Regulations – Board Will Hear Proposal on July 24, Over the Objections of the California Trucking Industry
CARB, CEC Hold Joint Hearing on Petroleum Dependence Report, Take Testimony, Close Record
CARB Holds Second Workshop on Heavy-Duty Diesel Software Upgrades
CARB Holds Workshop on Proposal to Reduce Engine Idling – Regulation Would Affect New 2007 Model Year and Later Heavy-Duty Diesel Trucks
CARB Holds Workshop on Regulation Development for Fuel Cargo Tank Emissions – Industry Questions Emissions Estimate
CARB Holds Portable Engine Working Group Meetings – Stakeholders Appear Poised to Support Fleet Average Approach to Diesel PM Control
CARB Holds Another Workshop on Transport Refrigeration Units – Staff Presents Revised Emission Inventory and Latest Air Toxic Control Measure Proposal
I/M Review Committee Meets – Challenges Elements of the California Smog Check Repair Assistance Program
South Coast Ozone Levels Continued to Drop in 2002, But Bay Area Levels Rise
Legislative Update
Rulemaking Calendar

August 2003 – [Top Page]

CARB Adopts Amendments to Diesel Fuel Regulations Despite Strenuous Objection From Trucking Industry
CARB Adopts Amendment Applying Riding Season Restrictions to Off-Road Motorcycles and ATVs Beginning with the 2003 Model Year
CARB and CEC Adopt Joint Agency Report on Reducing California’s Petroleum Dependence
Federal Appellate Court Overrules EPA Denial of CARB Oxygenate Waiver Request
CARB Staff Releases "15-Day Notice" of Proposed Final Revisions to ZEV Regulations
CARB Holds Another Workshop on Proposed Exhaust and Evaporative Standards for Small Off-Road Engines and Issues Proposed Regulations – Industry Challenges Feasibility of Staff’s Evaporative Emissions Proposal and Raises Safety and Cost Issues
CARB Staff Issues Manufacturers Advisory Correspondence Explaining Not-to-Exceed Requirements for 2005–2006 Medium and Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines
CARB Announces Workshop on Amendments to Service Information Rule
CARB Issues Manufacturers Advisory Correspondence on High-Priced Parts Cost Limit for 2004 Model Year, and Warranty Information Related to Vehicles Receiving Partial Zero-Emission Vehicle Credits
CARB Holds Another TRU Workshop – Stakeholders Voice Objections to Risk Assessment Methodology and Other Aspects of Program
CARB Holds Another Portable Equipment Workgroup Meeting – Staff Presents Draft Fleet-Average Compliance Proposal
I/M Review Committee Meets - Votes to Continue Without an Executive Officer
Legislative Update
Rulemaking Calendar

September 2003 – [Top Page]

CARB Holds Workshop on Proposed Amendments to the Service Information Regulation
CARB Staff Proposes OBD Systems for Heavy-Duty Engines for Discussion at October Workshop – Staff Claims Monitoring the Performance of Diesel NOx Catalysts and Particulate Traps is Feasible Despite the Fact that Emission Control Systems Capable of Meeting 2007 Standards Are Not Available
CARB and CEC Host Symposium on Alternative Diesel Fuels – Topics Discussed Include High Cost, Lack of Verified Emission Reductions, and Compatibility Concerns from OEMs
CARB Releases Report on ZEV Credits for Supplementary Activities – Staff Recommends Additional ZEV Credits for Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs), Discourages Additional Credits for Stationary Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Infrastructure
CARB Staff Holds Clean Car Outreach Stakeholder Meeting; Attendees Hear Reports on Infrastructure, Marketing Plans, and ZEV Regulations
CARB Releases Supplemental Report on Diesel PM Control Measure for Garbage Collection Vehicles and Will Present the Expensive Regulatory Package to the Board at the September Hearing
Smog Check Data Analysis; OBDII Results Now Included
Legislation Update
Rulemaking Calendar

October 2003 – [Top Page]

CARB Board Hears Informational Report on ZEV Credits for Supplementary Activities; Regulatory Changes to Be Considered in Spring of 2004
CARB Staff Proposes Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine Software Upgrade Regulations (Chip Reflash)
CARB Staff Holds Workshop on Heavy-Duty OBD – Some Concessions Made to Engine Manufacturers, But CARB Staff Still Silent on Cost and Emissions Issues
CARB Adopts Diesel Control Measure for Heavy-Duty Refuse Collection Vehicles, Despite Strenuous Objection from Refuse Haulers
CARB Adopts a Small Off-Road Engine Rule Over Strenuous Objections from Industry
CARB Holds Workshop on ATCM for Fuel Delivery Vehicles – Staff Has Since Scrapped Proposal, Will Likely Proposed New Retrofit, Repower, Replace Program Similar to Waste Hauler Rule Adopted in September
CARB Holds Workshop for Aboveground Storage Tanks – Fugitive Emissions Portion of the Rule is Delayed Until Next Year
Legislation Update
Rulemaking Calendar

November 2003 – [Top Page]

CARB Approves Statewide and South Coast SIP Revisions With Last-Minute Commitment to Adopt Additional Near-Term Measures
Board Receives Informational Report on Emissions, Fuels, and Strategies for Locomotives and Marine Vessels
CARB Holds Workshop on AB 1493 Climate Change Regulations –Staff Proposal Likely to be Challenged as Preempted by Federal Fuel Economy Statutes
CARB Holds Workshop on Alternative Compliance Strategies for AB 1493 Regulations
International Diesel Retrofit Committee Meets Again – Increases in NO2 with Traps and Warranty Issues Dominate Discussions
CARB Holds Portable Engine Equipment Workgroup Meeting, Revises Proposed ATCM and Portable Equipment Registration Program – All Portable Engines Required to Meet New Engine Certification Standards by 2010
CARB Holds Final Transport Refrigeration Units (TRUs) Workshop, Releases Staff Report – Staff Plans to Adopt EPA’s Proposed Tier 4 Standards for New Non-Road Engines Plus Retrofit Requirements for In-Use TRUs Used in California
I/M Review Committee Meets – Hears Updates on Enforcement, Scrappage, and Bay Area Programs
Rulemaking Calendar

December 2003 – [Top Page]

CARB Affected by Governor’s Regulatory Moratorium
CARB Hears Status Update from Staff on Development of AB 1493 Greenhouse Gas Regulations
CARB Proposes Changes to Motor Vehicle Service Information Regulations to Deal with Immobilizers and to Include Manufacturers of Heavy-Duty Engines and Transmissions Used in Heavy-Duty Vehicles
CARB Holds Workshop on Permeation Standards for Gasoline Dispensing Hoses Despite the Lack of Any Testing to Demonstrate the Need for Standards
CARB Holds Workshop on Modifications to Portable Fuel Container Regulations – Kerosene Cans and Utility Jugs To Be Included in Rule
CARB Holds Workshop on Aboveground Gasoline Storage Tanks
CARB Holds Workshop on Vapor Recovery Equipment Defects List Update
CARB Holds Workshop on Proposed Portable Engine Regulations; Agenda Covers Proposed Diesel PM ATCM and Revisions to PERP Regulation
Rulemaking Calendar