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Air Resources Board 1001 I Street, 2nd Floor Byron Sher Auditorium Sacramento, California 95814 |
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PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA November 19, 2009 |
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Click Here to start| CONSENT CALENDAR: The consent calendar agenda item will be voted on by the Board immediately after the start of the public meeting. Consent items may be removed from the consent calendar by a Board member or by someone in the audience who would like to speak on that item. The following agenda item is on the consent calendar: | |
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Public Hearing to Consider the Repeal of the 2007 Amendments to California’s Emission Warranty Information Reporting (EWIR) and Recall Regulations and Emission Test Procedures and Readopt the Prior EWIR Regulations and Emission Test Procedures Motion and Vote |
| Staff has proposed a repeal of the 2007 amendments to the EWIR Regulations and to readopt the original 1988 EWIR Regulations. | |
| More Information Proposed Resolution with Attachments | |
DISCUSSION ITEMS: Note: The following agenda items may be heard in a different order at the Board meeting. | |
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| 09-9-6: | Public Meeting to Update the Board on Health Impacts of Diesel Particulate Matter Emissions |
| Staff will summarize the scientific evidence showing adverse health effects from exposure to diesel particulate matter (PM). In 1998, California identified diesel exhaust PM as a toxic air contaminant based on its potential to cause cancer, premature death, and other health problems. Diesel engines also contribute to California's fine PM 2.5 air quality problems. Those most vulnerable are children whose lungs are still developing and the elderly who may have other serious health problems. | |
| More Information Staff Presentation | |
| 09-9-1: | Public Meeting to Present Information on the New Drive Clean Website |
| Staff will present the Board with an overview of the new Drive Clean website. This website is a buying guide for clean and efficient vehicles, featuring smog and global warming scores for cars certified in California. | |
| More Information Staff Presentation | |
| 09-9-2: | Public Meeting to Report to the Board on Regional Targets Advisory Committee Recommendations on Methodologies for Setting Targets Under Senate Bill 375 |
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Staff will present to the Board the Regional Targets Advisory Committee’s final recommendations to ARB on methodologies for setting regional greenhouse gas reduction targets pursuant to Senate Bill 375 (Steinberg, Chapter 728, Statutes of 2008). | |
| More Information Staff Presentation | |
| 09-9-3: | Public Meeting to Update the Board on 2009 Air Quality Legislation |
| The Legislative Director and staff from the ARB Legislative Office will present a review of air quality legislation from the first year of the 2009-2010 Legislative Session. | |
| Staff Presentation | |
| 09-9-4: | Public Meeting to Update the Board on the Implementation of the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Assembly Bill 32) and the Climate Change Scoping Plan |
| Staff will present the Board with a summary of activities related to climate change, including an update on the implementation of the Assembly Bill 32 and the Climate Change Scoping Plan. | |
| More Information Staff Presentation | |
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GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT CLOSED SESSION - LITIGATION | |
| The Board will hold a closed session, as authorized by Government Code section 11126(e), to confer with, and receive advice from, its legal counsel regarding the following pending or potential litigation: Central Valley Chrysler-Jeep, Inc. et al. v. Goldstene, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, No. 08-17378 on appeal from U.S. District Court (E.D. Cal. - Fresno). Fresno Dodge, Inc. et al. v. California Air Resources Board et al., Superior Court of California (Fresno County), Case No. 04CE CG03498. General Motors Corp. et al. v. California Air Resources Board et al., Superior Court of California (Fresno County), Case No. 05CE CG02787. Green Mountain Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge-Jeep, et al. v. Crombie, 508 F.Supp.2d 295, U.S. District Court Vermont (2007), appeal to U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, Nos. 07-4342-cv(L) and 07-4360-cv(CON). California Business Properties Association, et al. v. California Air Resources Board, et al., Superior Court of California (Sacramento), Case No. 34-2009-80000232. Pacific Merchant Shipping Association v. Goldstene, U.S. District Court, EDCA, Case No. 2:09-CV-01151-MCE-EFB. American Trucking Association, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al., U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, Case No. 09-1090. Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA v. James Goldstene, et al., Superior Court of California (San Diego County), Case No. 37-2009-00094919-CU-MC-CTL. Personnel – Potential Litigation | |
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