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Air Resources Board 1001 I Street, 2nd Floor Byron Sher Auditorium Sacramento, California 95814 |
PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA November 18, 2010 |
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November 18, 2010
9:00 a.m.
All items on the consent calendar will be voted on by the Board immediately after the start of the public meeting. Any item 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 items are on the consent calendar: | ||
Consent Item # |
Agenda Topic | |
10-10-1 | Public Meeting to Consider Approval of the Sacramento County PM10 Implementation/Maintenance Plan and Redesignation Request | |
The Board will consider approval of Sacramento's PM10 Maintenance Plan and Redesignation Request. The PM10 Plan demonstrates that the PM10 standard will be maintained in Sacramento County for the next 10 years, and requests that the County be redesignated to attainment. | ||
More Information Proposed Resolution | ||
10-10-2 | Public Meeting to Consider Approval of Proposed Imperial County 2009 1997 8‑Hour Ozone Modified Air Quality Management Plan and 2009 Reasonably Available Control Technology State Implementation Plan | |
The Board will consider the approval of these plans, which address the remaining State Implementation Plan requirements for Imperial County as a result of United States Environmental Protection Agency’s December 2009 determination that Imperial County attained the 1997 8-hour ozone standard. | ||
More Information Proposed Resolution | ||
10-10-4 | Public Meeting to Consider Two Research Proposals | |
1. "Nocturnal Chemistry in the Urban Boundary Layer of Los Angeles - Augmentation," University of California, Davis, $120,000. 2. "Characterization of the Atmospheric Chemistry in the Southern San Joaquin Valley," University of California, Berkeley, $45,000. | ||
Proposed Resolutions | ||
DISCUSSION ITEMS: Note: The following agenda items may be heard in a different order at the Board meeting. | ||
Agenda Item # |
Agenda Topic | |
10-10-6 |
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Staff is proposing amendments to the Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU) Control Measure to expand the compliance options. Additionally, the amendments would clarify the operational life of various types of TRUs. |
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More Information Staff Presentation | ||
10-10-7 | ||
Staff is proposing amendments to the Consumer Products Regulation that will set new or lower volatile organic compound (VOC) limits for a number of categories. For several categories, staff will propose prohibitions on the use of certain toxic air contaminants, compounds with higher global warming potentials, and certain surfactants that are toxic to aquatic species. Staff will also propose amendments to Method 310 to specify procedures to determine aromatic compound content in certain products. In addition, staff will present an informational update to the Board on recent activities related to the Green Chemistry initiative. | ||
More Information Staff Presentation | ||
10-10-8 | ![]() | |
Staff will update the Board on the implementation of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, and the Board may provide additional direction to staff. The update will include a report on the status of key elements of the program including the electronic reporting tool, recommendations of the Expert Workgroup, and progress on the Board's direction when it approved the Low Carbon Fuel Standard regulation. | ||
More Information Staff Presentation | ||
10-10-9 | ![]() | |
Staff will report to the Board on updates to the emissions inventories for trucks, buses, and off-road equipment. The updates include methodological improvements; inclusion of new population, emission rate, and activity data; and adjustments to reflect the impact of the economic recession. This is an informational report only; no action will be taken by the Board. The emission inventory updates were made to support the amendments to the Truck and Bus regulation and the Off-road regulation that ARB will consider at the December 2010 Hearing. | ||
More Information On-Road More Information Off-Road Staff Presentation | ||
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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: Pacific Merchant Shipping Association v. Goldstene, U.S. District Court (E.D. Cal Fresno), Case No. 2:09-CV-01151-MCE-EFB.
National Petroleum & Refiners Association, et al. v. Goldstene, et al., U.S. District Court (E.D. Cal. Fresno) Case No. 1:10-cv-00163-AWI-GSA. Association of Irritated Residents, et al. v. California Air Resources Board, Superior Court of California (San Francisco County), Case No. CPF-09-509562. |
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