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Air Resources Board
1001 I Street, 2nd Floor
Byron Sher Auditorium
Sacramento, California 95814

PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA

November 17, 2011

Webcast

This facility is accessible by public transit. For transit information, call:

(916) 321-BUSS, website http://www.sacrt.com/
(This facility is accessible to persons with disabilities.)

TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS ON AN AGENDA ITEM IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING GO TO:

http://www.arb.ca.gov/lispub/comm/bclist.php

November 17, 2011 9:00 a.m.
ROLL CALL ANNOUNCEMENTS CONSENT CALENDAR:
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 item is on the consent calendar:
Consent Item #	Agenda Topic
	None.
DISCUSSION ITEMS:
Note: The following agenda items may be heard in a different order at the Board meeting.
Agenda Item #	Agenda Topic
11-9-2	Public Hearing to Consider California Certification Procedures for Light-Duty Engine Packages for Use in Light-Duty Specially Constructed Vehicles for 2012 and Subsequent Model Years Staff will present to the Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) proposed regulations and certification procedures for engine packages intended for use in specially constructed vehicles, including kit cars. Certifying engine packages using the new regulations and procedures would be optional for engine manufacturers. The proposed regulations would allow hobbyists to choose a certified low emitting new engine package instead of the current practice of utilizing new uncontrolled crate engines or uncontrolled rebuilt used engines. More Information Staff Presentation Public Comment Motion/Vote
11-9-3	Public Meeting to Hear a Report to the Board on the Air Resources Board's Policies and Actions for Environmental Justice Staff will present to the Board an update on the implementation of ARB's environmental justice policies and actions over the last ten years. More Information Staff Presentation Public Comment Discussion
11-9-4	Public Meeting to Hear an Update on 2011 Legislation Staff will present to the Board a review of air quality and climate change legislation from the 2011-2012 Legislative Session. Staff Presentation Discussion
11-9-5	Public Meeting to Hear a Report to the Board on the Air Resources Board's Enforcement Penalty Policy Staff will present to the Board the final Enforcement Penalty Policy that describes ARB's process for assigning a penalty to a violation of an ARB enforced regulation. More Information Staff Presentation Discussion 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:
	Pacific Merchant Shipping Association v. Goldstene, U.S. District Court (E.D. Cal. Sacramento), Case No. 2:09-CV-01151-MCE-EFB.
	POET, LLC, et al. v. Goldstene, et al., Superior Court of California (Fresno County), Case No. 09CECG04850.
	Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, et al. v. Goldstene, U.S. District Court (E.D. Cal. Fresno), Case No. 1:09−CV−02234−LJO−DLB.
	National Petrochemical & 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.
	Association of Irritated Residents, et al. v. U.S. E.P.A., 2011 WL 310357 (C.A.9), (Feb. 2, 2011).
	California Dump Truck Owners Association v. California Air Resources Board, U.S. District Court (E.D. Cal. Sacramento) Case No. 2:11-CV-00384-MCE-GGH.
	Engine Manufacturers Association v. California Air Resources Board, Sacramento Superior Court, Case No. 34-2010-00082774.

OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD TO COMMENT ON MATTERS OF   INTEREST

Board members may identify matters they would like to have   noticed for consideration at future meetings and comment on topics of interest;   no formal action on these topics will be taken without further   notice.

OPEN SESSION TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE   PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON SUBJECT MATTERS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE   BOARD

Although no formal Board action may be taken, the Board is   allowing an opportunity to interested members of the public to address the Board   on items of interest that are within the Board’s jurisdiction, but do not   specifically appear on the agenda. Each person will be allowed a maximum of   three minutes to ensure that everyone has a chance to speak.

TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS ON AN AGENDA ITEM IN   ADVANCE OF THE MEETING GO TO:

http://www.arb.ca.gov/lispub/comm/bclist.php

*NEW FEATURE*

You can now sign up online in advance to speak at the Board meeting when you submit an electronic Board item comment. For more information go to:

http://www.arb.ca.gov/board/online-signup.htm

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT THE CLERK OF THE BOARD
1001 I Street, 23rd Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814, (916) 322-5594
ARB Homepage: http://www.arb.ca.gov

To request a special accommodation or   language needs for any of the following:

•     An interpreter to   be available at the hearing.
•     Have documents available in an alternate   format (i.e. Braille, Large print) or another language.
•     A   disability-related reasonable accommodation.

Please contact the Clerk of   the Board at (916) 322-5594 or by facsimile at (916) 322-3928 as soon as   possible, but no later than 10 business days before the scheduled Board   hearing. TTY/TDD/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for the California Relay   Service.

Para solicitar alguna comodidad   especial o necesidad de otro idioma para alguna de las siguientes:

•    Un intérprete que esté disponible en la audiencia
•      Tener documentos disponibles en un formato alterno (por decir, sistema Braille,   o en impresión grande) u otro idioma.
•    Una acomodación razonable   relacionados con una incapacidad.

Por favor llame a la oficina del   Secretario del Consejo de Recursos Atmosféricos al (916) 322-5594 o envíe un fax   al (916) 322-3928 no menos de diez (10) días laborales antes del día programado   para la audiencia. Para el Servicio Telefónico de California para Personas con   Problemas Auditivos, ó de teléfonos TDD pueden marcar al 711.

SMOKING IS NOT PERMITTED AT MEETINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD