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• CARB Holds Northern California Kickoff Meetings to Discuss Development of 8-Hour Ozone and PM2.5 SIPs (page 2)

• CARB Hears Progress Report on Voluntary Heavy-Duty Diesel Chip Reflash Program, Votes to Move Forward With Regulation Adopted in March 2004 (page 3)

• CARB Adopts Amendments to Emission Regulations for Off-Road Diesel-Powered Engines and Equipment – Proposed Labeling Program for Remanufactured Engines Becomes Hot Issue at Hearing (page 9)

• CARB Holds First Workshop on Development of Air Toxic Control Measure for Diesel Off-Road Equipment (page 14)

• CARB Requests Comments on Revised Draft Control Measure for On-Road Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles Operated by Public Agencies and Private Utilities (page 17)

• CARB Holds Workshops to Discuss Revisions to Carl Moyer Program (page 19)

• I/M Review Committee Issues Draft Review Report on the Smog Check Program – Report Largely Supports Previous CARB/BAR Recommendations (page 21)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 25)

February 2005 – [Top Page]

• Board Member Pineda Conflict-of-Interest Issue Now a Major Concern (page 2)

• CARB Punts on Waiver Request for SCAMQD Fleet Rules – Agency Plans to Propose the Adoption of Some But Not All of the SCAQMD Fleet Rules as State Regulations in July (page 4)

• CARB Presents Action Plan for 2005 (page 5)

• CARB Staff Bypasses Rulemaking Requirements To Issue Manufacturers Advisory Correspondence (MAC) Setting Voluntary "Interim" Low Emission Standards For 2005–2006 Model Year Off-Road Large Spark-Ignition Engines (page 8)

• State Agencies Hold Public Meeting to Discuss Ways to Reduce Emissions Associated with Ports and Goods Movement – Few Solutions are Identified (page 10)

• Staff Presents Carl Moyer Program Update and Board Approves Staff’s Recommended Revisions to Program Guidelines (page 13)

• CARB Issues Mailout #MSC 05-02 to Clarify Waste Hauler Retrofit Requirements (page 16)

• CEC Holds Third Quarterly California Climate Change Advisory Committee Meeting – Initial Studies Find Cost-Effective Greenhouse Gas Reductions May Be Available from Cement, Petroleum, and Other Industrial Manufacturing Processes (page 17)

• CARB Staff Conducts Workshop to Discuss Certification to the Agency’s New Evaporative and Exhaust Standards for Small Off Road Engines (page 20)

• CARB Adopts Staff’s Proposed Changes in State Attainment Designation for Five Areas – Los Angeles Now in "Attainment" Status for Carbon Monoxide (page 22)

• Legislative Update – 2005 Legislative Session Opens with Proposed Resolution Requesting Federal Action to Double Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards (page 23)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 24)

March 2005 – [Top Page]

• CARB Holds Workshop on On-Board Diagnostics for Heavy-Duty Engines – Staff Proposes Elaborate Requirements Without Demonstrating Feasibility of Manufacturers to Comply (page 2)

• CARB Holds Final Workshop on Amendments to Portable Fuel Container Rule – Problematic Automatic Shut-Off Spouts No Longer Required for Smaller Containers (page 13)

• CARB Holds Another Workshop on Methods to Reduce Emissions from Gasoline Tank Trucks – Staff Making Little Progress (page 17)

• CARB Hears Update on Strategies to Reduce Emissions from Rail Yards, Locomotives, and Maritime Ports – CARB’s Efforts Will Be Hampered by the Agency’s Limited Authority (page 20)

• CARB Adopts Amendments to Fleet Rule for Transit Agencies – Cost Concerns Expressed by Transit Operators Fall on Deaf Ears (page 25)

• CARB To Hold Workshop On NO2 Emission Limit for Retrofit PM Traps – Staff Proposal Would Modify Limit and Test Procedures (page 30)

• Legislative Update – Newly Introduced Bill, AB 1221, Would Increase Membership of California Air Resources Board (page 32)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 50)

April 2005 – [Top Page]

• CARB Holds Fuels Workshop – 2005 Plans Include Predictive Model Updates, and More Refined Estimate of Ethanol Effects on Evaporative Emissions (page 2)

• "Mobile Air Conditioning Summit" Hosted by CARB – Complicated, Potentially Inconsistent, and Uncertain Requirements in Europe and the U.S. Are Already Contributing to Higher Refrigerant Prices (page 7)

• CARB Holds Workshop on Off-Road Large Spark-Ignition Engine Rulemaking – Questions Remain Regarding the Viability of In Use, Fleet-Average Emission Standards (page 19)

• CARB Holds Workshop on Proposed Changes to the Heavy-Duty Vehicle Idling Regulations (page 29)

• Draft Goods Movement and Ports Action Plan Calls for Extensive Emissions Reduction Measures (page 32)

• CARB Hears Health Update – U.S. and European Studies Show Connection Between Ozone Exposure and Short-Term Mortality (page 38)

• CARB Staff Proposes New Eight-Hour State Ambient Ozone Standard of 0.070 ppm (page 40)

• CARB Holds Workshop on Updates to the California Mobile Source Emissions Inventory (page 43)

• CARB Approves Five New Research Proposals – PM2.5 and ROG Studies Will Be Beneficial to SIP Development Process (page 63)

• Legislative Update (page 65)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 83)

May 2005 – [Top Page]

• Board Adopts Proposed 8-Hour State Ozone Standard Following Final Workshop – Compliance with New Standard Unlikely for Decades, If Ever (page 2)

• CARB Holds Fuels Workshop – 2005 Agenda Limited to Predictive Model Update, More Refined Estimate of Ethanol Effects on Evaporative Emissions, and Possible Mitigation Strategies (page 6)

• Engine Manufacturers Lose First Round In Court Action over CARB’s Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine "NOx Reflash" Rule (page 9)

• CARB Holds Workshops to Adopt State Regulations Implementing the "South Coast Clean Fuel Fleet Rules" at the Urging of the SCAQMD – At Best, However, Only Negligible Reductions in Emissions Will Result (page 11)

• CARB Holds Workshop on Updates to Carl Moyer Program – Sweeping Changes in Eligibility Requirements are Proposed (page 19)

• Legislative Update (page 25)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 48)

June 2005 – [Top Page]

• CARB Staff Issues Second 15-Day Notice on Greenhouse Gas Regulation as Litigation Continues (page 2)

• Governor Schwarzenegger Issues Executive Order Establishing Fanciful Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions Targets for California (page 3)

• CARB Board Gets Informational Update on Hydrogen Highway (page 5)

• CARB Holds Workshop on Proposed Regulations that Could Prohibit the Operation of Some Mexican Trucks in California; However, Value of Label Inspection Program is Questionable at Best (page 6)

• CARB Staff Presents Board with Update on the Possible Need for Modification of Agency’s Specifications for CNG and LNG Used as Motor Vehicle Fuel (page 9)

• CARB Releases Proposed Regulations for Large Spark-Ignited Engines that Impose New Standards for Both Engines and Equipment Fleets (page 11)

• CARB Holds Workshops on Strategies to Reduce Emissions from Rail Yards, Locomotives, and Maritime Ports – Draft Regulatory Concepts Presented for Cargo Handling Equipment, Further Evaluation of Industry Profile and Fuel Availability Needed for Marine-Related ATCM (page 17)

• CARB Issues 2006 Parts Cost Limit and PZEV Warranty Information (page 27)

• Smog Check Program Update (page 28)

• Legislative Update (page 47)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 68)

July 2005 – [Top Page]

• Governor Appoints Cindy Tuck, Attorney for the California Council on Environmental and Economic Balance, as Next CARB Chair (page 2)

• CARB Staff Releases Final Proposal for Heavy-Duty Engine OBD Regulations (page 4)

• CARB Board Hears Staff’s Proposed Regulations for Large Spark-Ignited (LSI) Engines, But Delays Decision in Order to Allow Agricultural Industry Time to Seek Governmental Subsidies to Pay for Compliance (page 6)

• CARB Staff Proposes New Requirements for Aftermarket Catalyst Exemption, Expects to Present Proposal to Board in September (page 10)

• CARB Staff Holds Second Meeting of Biodiesel Workgroup, Presents Update to Board - B20 and Lower Blends Appear to Gain Favor with CARB (page 14)

• CARB Issues Draft Airshed Modeling Protocol for Evaluating Ozone Impacts from Using Ethanol in Gasoline – Modeling Will Characterize VOC Permeation Emissions Relative to CO Emissions (page 16)

• CARB Holds Aboveground Storage Tank Vapor Recovery Workshop – Revised Tank Inventory Complete, Pilot Study in Progress (page 17)

• Legislative Update (page 20)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 36)

August 2005 – [Top Page]

• Dairy Cows Found to Emit More Hydrocarbons than Passenger Cars in California’s San Joaquin Valley (page 2)

• CARB Adopts Heavy-Duty Engine OBD Regulations as Proposed by Staff (page 4)

• CARB Approves 2005-2006 Research Proposal Plan for 27 Recommended Studies – Many Have Potential for Ozone and PM2.5 Inventory Development (page 10)

• CARB Staff to Present State Regulations Implementing "South Coast Clean Fuel Fleet Rules" to Board – Contrary to the Claims of the South Coast Air Quality Management District, CARB’s Analysis Shows the Rules Will Have Little Impact on Emissions and Are Not Cost-Effective (page 13)

• CARB Holds Second Workshop on Development of Air Toxic Control Measure for Diesel Off-Road Equipment (page 16)

• CEC and CARB Hold Workshop on Expanding Use of Alternative Fuels in California (page 22)

• Legislator Proposes Donation and Trade of Vehicles to Replace High-Emitting Vehicles Detected in Smog Check Program (page 26)

• CARB Staff Issues MAC 2005-03 Setting Revised Test Procedure For Certification of 2008 and Later Gasoline-Fueled Zero-Evaporative Vehicles (page 27)

• 2004 Data Generally Show Continued Improvement in California Air Quality (page 29)

• Legislative Update (page 55)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 67)

September 2005 – [Top Page]

• Senate Rejects Cindy Tuck as Chair of the California Air Resources Board (page 1)

• CARB Adopts Emergency Change to Gasoline RVP Standards to Boost Gasoline Supply Following Disruptions Caused by Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast (page 2)

• CARB Holds Meetings on RFG3 Predictive Model, General Fuels Activities, and CNG Specifications (page 5)

• CARB Holds Public Consultation Meeting on Statewide Rail Yard Memorandum of Understanding (page 10)

• CARB Conducts Series of Maritime Workshops – Three Separate Regulations Are Scheduled for Board Consideration at Upcoming Hearings (page 18)

• I/M Review Committee Reviews Preconditioning and Enforcement Issues; Two New Members Appointed (page 30)

• Legislative Update (page 34)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 47)

October 2005 – [Top Page]

• CEC Hosts Second Annual Climate Change Conference – Greenhouse Gas Controls Advocated by Many Speakers, None of Whom Provide a Quantitative Estimate of Any Benefit from Such Controls (page 2)

• CARB Holds Hearing on South Coast Fleet Rules, But Takes No Action on the School Bus and Waste Collection Rules (page 18)

• CARB Adopts Amendments to Portable Fuel Container Regulations (page 27)

• CARB Staff Releases Final Proposal for Heavy-Duty Engine OBD Regulations (page 31)

• Board’s Consideration of Large Spark-Ignition (LSI) Engine Requirements Postponed Due to Conflicts of Interest by Board Members While Staff Works to Develop a Revised Proposal (page 31)

• Phase I Portion ("Foundations") of the State’s Goods Movement and Ports Action Plan is Finalized with Minimal Changes (page 32)

• Cal/EPA Staff Conducts Stakeholders Meeting on Multimedia Evaluations of Motor Vehicle Fuels and Fuel Additives (page 33)

• CARB Releases Revised Moyer Program Guidelines – Increased Funding Allows for Expansion of Program to Include ROG and PM10 Projects (page 36)

• Legislative Update – Governor Vetoes Proposed Increase in Membership of California Air Resources Board (page 42)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 48)

November 2005 – [Top Page]

• CARB Adopts Heavy-Duty Vehicle Idling Regulations That Take Effect in 2008, Ignoring Objections from Engine Manufacturers Association (page 2)

• CARB Amends Exhaust Emission Standards for 2007-2009 Model Year Heavy-Duty Urban Bus Engines to Align Bus NOx Standard with Truck Standard (page 7)

• CARB Staff Lambasted by South Coast Air Quality Management District, Legislators, City Officials, and Others in Front of Board for Negotiating Railroad Memorandum of Understanding In Secret, Among Other Crimes – Board Leaves MOU in Place for Now and Directs Staff to Obtain "Clarification" of Certain MOU Provisions, Work to Improve Stakeholder Support, and Report Back to the Board in January (page 13)

• CARB Staff Holds Another Workshop on Hydrogen Highway Progress (page 16)

• CARB Holds Vapor Recovery Workshop – Successful Certification of Phase II and ISD Enhanced Vapor Recovery Systems Prompts Staff to Propose Changes to Existing Certification Requirements (page 19)

• CARB Holds a Workshop to Discuss Modifications to the Zero Emission Bus Regulations – Staff Seeks Further Relaxation of Requirements for ZEB Demonstrations (page 22)

• Cahill Presents Opinions Regarding Impacts of Fine Particles to I/M Review Committee – Concludes Light-Duty Passenger Vehicles Are Most Significant Vehicular Source (page 24)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 26)

December 2005 – [Top Page]

• Vehicle Emissions Control Pioneer Ralph C. Stahman Dies (page 1)

• CARB Holds Workshop on Latest Proposal to Modify and Expand OBD II Requirements – Revisions Include Expanded Monitoring for Diesels and Changes to Warranty Requirements (page 2)

• CARB Holds Meetings on RFG3 Predictive Model and Other Fuels Activities – Staff Concedes that Permeation Emissions May Be Triple Staff’s Original Estimates (page 12)

• CARB Adopts Revised Moyer Program Guidelines – Increased Funding Allows Inclusion of Projects Focused on Reductions of ROG and PM10 As Well As NOx (page 17)

• CARB Adopts Amendments to Marine Inboard and Sterndrive Spark-Ignition Boat Regulations – Emissions-Neutral Amendments Allow Extended Phase-in 2007 Model Year HC+NOx Standard (page 22)

• I/M Review Committee Hears Presentations Regarding Particulate Emissions from Gasoline vs. Diesel Engines and Problems with Cost-Effectiveness of OBD-Based I/M Failures (page 25)

• Rulemaking Calendar (page 30)