Sierra Research | 2010 CVS News Headlines

CARB to Consider Changes to Pavley Regulations that Would Accept Compliance with Federal Requirements for the 2012 to 2016 Model Years (page 2)
CARB Releases Results of an “Independent Scientific Review” of Staff’s ZEV Assessment – Reviews Generally at Odds with CARB Staff’s Rosy Findings (page 4)
CARB Sued over LCFS by Ethanol Industry (page 6)
CARB Holds Cap-and-Trade Workshop as Details Emerge Indicating that Cap-and-Trade Will Be a Carbon Tax (page 7)
California Economic and Technology Advancement Advisory Committee (ETAAC) Publishes Report Supporting Investment in GHG Reduction Technologies as a Means to Strengthen California’s Economy (page 9)
Despite State Budget Woes, CARB Continues to Push Incentive Programs (page 11)
CARB Issues Request for Production Data to Determine Annual Certification Fees (page 13)
California Air Quality Update (page 14)
Legislative Session Reconvenes (page 38)
Rulemaking Calendar (page 39)

February 2010 – [Top Page]

CARB Holds Workshop to Address a Score of Issues Related to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (page 2)
CARB Holds Workshop on Proposed Motor Vehicle Fuel Specifications for Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Fuels – Biodiesel to be Limited to B20 or Lower Blends with Mitigation Required to Ensure No Increase in NOx Emissions (page 5)
CARB Holds Workgroup Meeting on "Diesel Fuel Comparison Study" (page 7)
CARB Holds "Final" Workshop on Regulations to Establish Environmental Standards for Hydrogen Used as a Transportation Fuel in California (page 8)
Refiners and Truckers File Suit Against CARB Over LCFS (page 10)
CARB Staff Briefs Board on Status of Efforts to Develop Cap-and-Trade Regulation – Board Members Appear Aligned with Environmental Groups in Favor of 100% Auction of Emission Allocations and Severe Restrictions on Offsets (page 11)
CARB Holds Workshop to Discuss Proposed Regulations That Would Require Vehicles with GVWR of 10,001 to 19,500 Pounds to be Hybrids Beginning With the 2015 Model Year (page 13)
CARB Issues Mail-Out Clarifying Zero-Emission Bus Purchase Requirements for Transit Agencies (page 14)
CARB Holds Workshop on Proposed Changes to In-Use On-Road Diesel Regulation to Provide "Near Term" Relief – CARB Staff Cite SIP Commitments and Federal Requirements as Barriers to Providing Real Relief (page 14)
CARB Staff Holds Workshops and Releases Proposed Revisions to the "Lower Emission" School Bus Program and Carl Moyer Program (page 16)
CARB Adopts Amendments to Diesel Retrofit Verification Procedures (page 17)
CARB Staff Responds to Board on Industry Push for Reform of CARB Enforcement Program – Staff Tells Board All is Well (page 19)
Legislative Update (page 21) Rulemaking Calendar (page 25)

March 2010 – [Top Page]

CARB Holds First Workshop on LEV III Regulations that Will Combine More Stringent Criteria Pollutant and GHG Emission Requirements for 2014 to 2022 Model-Year Vehicles (page 2)
CARB Adopts Changes to Pavley Regulations that Accept Compliance with Federal Requirements for the 2012 to 2016 Model Years (page 7)
CARB Chair Mary Nichols Tries to Squelch Use of Public Comment Period at Board Hearing by Cool Cars Group (page 9)
CARB Suffers Setbacks on GHG Regulations – Agency Abandons Cool Cars Regulation and Tire Pressure Regulations Are Rejected by OAL (page 11)
Board Hears Staff Recommendations for More Measures to Curb Rail Emissions – Directs Staff to Develop Regulatory Strategy Instead of Voluntary Cooperation (page 11)
CARB Holds Hearing on Petition to Suspend Implementation of In-Use Off-Road Regulation – Board May Consider Changes Later This Year (page 14)
More Action on Cap-and-Trade – Board is Briefed on Offsets and Schwarzenegger Comes Out in Opposition to Auction of Emission Allocations (page 15)
CARB Holds Workshop on Changes to Vapor Recovery Regulations (page 16)
CARB Releases Report Indicating Many Smog Check Stations Are Falsifying Repair of Failed Vehicles – Proposed Legislation Would Make More Effective Enforcement Possible (page 17)
Legislative Update (page 20) Rulemaking Calendar (page 26)

April 2010 – [Top Page]

CARB Staff Holds Workshop to Revise "Clean Fuels Outlet" Regulation Adopted in 1990 – Proposed Changes Would Impose Another Major Burden on State’s Transportation Fuel Providers (page 2)
CARB Holds Fuels Workshop – Changes Proposed to CaRFG3 Regs and E85 Specifications (page 4)
AB 32 Activities Continue – Board Hears EAAC Recommendations Regarding Emission Allocations and Briefing on Updated Analysis of the Economic Impacts of AB 32 (page 5)
CARB Proposes Revisions to Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU) Regulation – Emission Standards and Compliance Dates Relaxed for Older Engines Due to Lack of Verified Retrofit Options (page 7)
CARB Adopts Changes to Lower Emission School Bus Program and Proposition 1B Goods Movement Emission Reduction Program Guidelines (page 9)
CARB Holds Workshop to Discuss Engine Certification Durability Requirements – Staff Says More Rigorous Interpretation of Certification Procedures is Needed to Ensure In Use Compliance (page 12)
Legislative Update (page 15)
Rulemaking Calendar (page 22)

May 2010 – [Top Page]

CARB Staff Holds Workshop on Changes to ZEV Mandate That Will Increase Required Sales Volumes and More Closely Link ZEV Program With CARB’s Fuel Economy Regulations (page 2)
CARB Board is Briefed on Status of In-Use On- and Non-Road Diesel Regulations; Staff Holds Workshop to Discuss Emission Inventory Errors (page 5)
Workshop Held to Discuss CARB Staff Proposal for Evaporative Emission Controls for Motorcycles and All-Terrain Vehicles – Manufacturers Question Feasibility and Cost-Effectiveness of Proposal (page 9)
AB 32 Activities Continue – Board Hears Conclusion of Updated Analysis of the Economic Impacts of AB 32 (page 13)
CARB Holds Workshop on Proposed Regulations Targeting Evaporative Emissions from Spark-Ignition Marine Vessels – Industry Voices Support for Program That Begins with 2012 Model Year (page 15)
CARB's Air Quality Maritime Working Group Meets to Discuss Issues Related to Use of Low Sulfur Distillate Fuel in Ocean-Going Marine Vessels – Staff says Industry is Largely Compliant, Has Moved Beyond Fuel Switching "Learning Curve" (page 17)
Legislative Update (page 20)
Rulemaking Calendar (page 28)

June 2010 – [Top Page]

CARB Holds Workshops on LEV III and Clean Fuels Outlet Regulations – Staff is Pushing Vehicle Weight Reductions, Emission Standards for Black Carbon, and EV/Fuel Cell Vehicle Infrastructure (page 2)
CARB Staff Sends Memorandum to Board Summarizing the Status of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard – Claims Implementation is "On Pace" for 2011 (page 9)
CARB Staff Holds Workshop on Proposed Cap-and-Trade Regulation Focused on GHG Emission Allowance Allocations (page 14)
CARB Holds Second Workshop on Proposed Motor Vehicle Fuel Specifications for Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Fuels – Staff Tries to Diffuse Stakeholder Objections to Proposed Biodiesel Blend Limits (B20 or Lower) and NOx Mitigation (page 14)
CARB Holds Workshop on Specifications for Natural Gas Used to Fuel Vehicles – Staff Being Pushed to Revise ~20 Year Old Specifications to Address Issues with Gas Supply (page 17)
CARB Holds Workshop on Transportation and Land Use Planning (SB 375) Requirements to Reduce GHG Emissions – Regional Targets to be Proposed in Mid-August (page 20)
Legislative Update (page 22)
Rulemaking Calendar (page 29)

July 2010 – [Top Page]

CARB Holds More Workshops on Amendments to On-Road, Off-Road, and Tractor-Trailer Greenhouse Gas Rules (page 2)
CARB Staff Holds Workshop on Cap-and-Trade – Cost-Containment Options and Updates on Offsets and Linkage to Other Programs Are Discussed (page 5)
CARB Staff Briefs Board on Status of Efforts to Develop SB 375 Targets (page 8)
Board Adopts Staff Recommendations for More Measures to Curb Rail Emissions – Failure to Meet Voluntary Targets will Trigger Regulatory Action (page 11)
CARB Adopts AB 118 Air Quality Improvement Program FY 2010-11 Funding Plan (page 17)
CARB Adopts Staff Proposal to Add Three Additional Vessel Types to Existing Commercial Harbor Craft Regulation (page 19)
CARB Holds Workshop on Changes to Vapor Recovery Regulations (page 22)
CARB Holds First Workshop to Discuss Rule Development for Refueling Systems on Recreational Vehicles (RVs) and Truck/Trailers (page 24)
Legislative Update (page 25)
Rulemaking Calendar (page 32)

August 2010 – [Top Page]

CARB Staff Holds SB 375 Workshop to Discuss Draft GHG Reduction Targets and Releases Staff Report Proposing Final Targets (page 1)
CARB and EPA Hold Joint Workshop to Discuss Certification of Selective Catalyst Reduction (SCR) Equipped Engines (page 5)
CARB Proposes More Changes to Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU) Regulation – Standards Relaxed for 2003 Engines Due to Lack of Retrofits (page 14)
CARB Proposes Changes to School Bus Retrofit Requirements – Phase-In of Retrofits Delayed (page 16)
Legislative Update (page 18)
Rulemaking Calendar (page 24)

September 2010 – [Top Page]

CARB Workshop on Revised Inventories Related to In-Use On Road, and Off-Road Regulations – Agency Inventories Used to Justify Adoption of Regulations Were Inflated (page 1)
CARB Holds Second 2010 Fuels Workshop – Staff Proposes Changes to CaRFG3 and E85 Regulations, and Specifications for E10 Certification Fuel (page 7)
California Air Quality Update (page 12)
Legislative Update (page 37)
Rulemaking Calendar (page 41)

October 2010 – [Top Page]

CARB Holds Workshop on Potential Changes to Regulations for In-Use On-Road and Off-Road Diesel Vehicles, and Large Spark Ignited Engines (page 2)
CARB Adopts SB 375 Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Targets (page 4)
CARB Adopts California Renewable Electricity Standard – Utilities Required to Use Renewable Energy to Meet 33% of Electricity Demand in 2020 (page 8)
CARB Holds Workshop on Proposed Changes to Ocean-Going Marine Vessel Fuel Regs to Eliminate Route-Based “Cheating” (page 13)
CARB Staff Holds Workshops on Carl Moyer Program Revisions – Proposed Changes Add New Equipment Categories, Relax and Expand Program Eligibility Requirements (page 14)
CARB Issues Advisory on Low Carbon Fuel Standard Reporting Requirements (page 15)
Legislative Update (page 16)
Rulemaking Calendar (page 20)

November 2010 – [Top Page]

CARB Staff Updates Board on Collaborative Effort with EPA and NHTSA to Assess Technical Feasibility of New Fuel Economy Standards for 2017-2025 Model-Year Vehicles – Staff Concludes that Aggressive Electric Car Deployment is Needed to Meet the 2050 Goal (page 2)
CARB Staff Briefs Board on Implementation of AB 32 Scoping Plan and Upcoming Major Regulatory Proposals for Cap-and-Trade and Advanced Clean Cars (page 5)
CARB Releases Proposed Cap-and-Trade Regulation – Allowance Allocation Mechanism Remains a Question (page 7)
CARB Releases Proposed Amendments to In-Use On-Road Diesel Regulations – Proposal Still Requires that Virtually All Trucks Have 2010+ or Later Model-Year Engines by 2023 (page 13)
CARB Releases ISOR and Analysis for Proposed Amendments to the In-Use Off-Road Diesel-Fueled Vehicle Fleet Regulation and Large Spark-Ignition Fleet Requirements (page 16)
CARB Approves Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Research Plan – Staff Proposes Research Programs Costing $6.4 Million (page 20)
CARB Amends Periodic Smoke Inspection Program (PSIP) to Eliminate Duplicative Testing Due to Inclusion of Diesel Vehicles in the Smog Check Program (page 22)
Rulemaking Calendar (page 24)

December 2010 – [Top Page]

CARB Holds Workshop on Advanced Clean Cars Program – Proposal Amounts to a Major Overhaul of Agency's Existing Vehicle Regulations (page 2)
CARB Staff Briefs Board on Progress of Low Carbon Fuel Standard Implementation – Carbon Intensity Values for Corn Ethanol Set to Drop as Indirect Land Use Impact to be Halved (page 9)
CARB Staff Updates the Board on the Scope of Changes to Off Road and On-Road Diesel Emission Inventories in Advance of the Board's Consideration of Regulatory Changes (page 12)
CARB Adopts Amendments to the Transportation Refrigeration Units Regulation – Additional Time Provided for Compliance with Ultra Low Emission Standard (page 15)
CARB Holds Workshop on Proposed Revisions to Cargo Handling Equipment Rule – Staff Seeks to Add Flexibility to Address Implementation Issues (page 17)
CARB Staff Holds Workshop on Proposed Revisions to Carl Moyer Program – Executive Officer Likely to Approve Minor Proposed Changes (page 19)
Rulemaking Calendar (page 20)