MEMBERS PRESENT: | Hons. | John D. Dunlap, III, Chairman Mark DeSaulnier Lynne T. Edgerton, Esq. William F. Friedman, M.D. Jack C. Parnell Barbara Patrick Sally Rakow Barbara Riordan |
AGENDA ITEM #
98-11-1 |
Public Hearing to Consider Amendments to the Air Toxics Hot Spots
Fee Regulation for Fiscal Year 1998-99
SUMMARY OF AGENDA ITEM: The Air Toxics Hot Spots Information and Assessment Act of 1987 requires the ARB to adopt a fee regulation to ensure that costs incurred to implement and administer the Air Toxics Hot Spots Program are recovered by assessing fees on facilities subject to the requirements of the Act. The fees assessed through this regulation will be used to inventory air toxics emissions, prioritize facilities, prepare risk assessments, review risk assessments, notify the public of potential health risks from exposure to the emissions, and provide guidance to the facilities for reducing the risk from exposure to the emissions. The Regulation specifically allocates the State's costs among the air districts, and it establishes facility fees for the six air districts that have requested the ARB to adopt their facility fee schedules. For Fiscal Year 1998-99, the staff proposed using the same method for
distributing the State's cost among districts and for calculating fees as used
in Fiscal Years 1996-97 and 1997-98. Based on this method, facilities'
fees for Fiscal Year 1998-99 are based on health risk as determined by
risk assessment results or prioritization scores.
The proposed amendments will: reduce the state costs to implement the
Program for Fiscal Year 1998-99 to $1.27 million; freeze the fee large
facilities are assessed at the same levels as Fiscal Year 1997-98; increase
the State fee assessed for industry-wide facilities from $25 to $35; revise
Appendix A of the Fee Regulation, and adopt fee schedules for six
districts.
This regulation impacts approximately 14,000 facilities, 2,000 less facilities than were
affected by the previous fiscal year's Fee Regulation.
The Board approved the proposed amendments. The Board also directed
staff to organize a working group to develop statutory language that will
change the Air Toxics "Hot Spots" Program's funding mechanism.
ORAL TESTIMONY: Christopher Walker Legislative Advocate representing
the California Service Station and
Automotive Repair Association
FORMAL BOARD ACTION:
Approved resolution 98-50 by a vote of 8-0.
RESPONSIBLE DIVISION: TSD
STAFF REPORT: Yes (158 pages) |
98-11-2 |
Public Meeting to Consider the Approval of California's Off-Road
Large Spark-Ignited Engine Emissions Inventory
SUMMARY OF AGENDA ITEM:
The staff proposed modifications to the emissions and activity factors
which form the basis for the emissions inventory estimates for non
diesel, off-road vehicles and equipment which utilize engines which are
greater than or equal to twenty-five horsepower.
Modifications proposed by staff lowered the emissions inventory for this
class from 114 tons per day of hydrocarbons plus oxides of nitrogen
statewide in 1990, to 78 tons per day. Staff believes that this change in
methodology reflects the state of the science and results in the most
accurate estimate available.
ORAL TESTIMONY: Ev Ashworth Air Transportation Association FORMAL BOARD ACTION: Approved the Modifications to the inventory by unanimous vote. RESPONSIBLE DIVISION: MSCD STAFF REPORT: Yes (68 pages) |
98-11-3 | Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of Emission Standards and Test
Procedures for New 2001 and Later Off-Road Large Spark-Ignition
Engines
SUMMARY OF AGENDA ITEM:
Staff proposed the adoption of emission standards and test procedures for
new 2001 and later off-road large spark-ignition engines (LSI). The new
regulations include: separate emission standards for small (less than or
equal to 1.0 L) and large (greater than 1.0 L) LSI engines, a new-engine
certification program, an in-use compliance testing program for the large
LSI, a three year phase-in period (Tier 1) for large LSI to provide
manufacturers with added flexibility in achieving the new standards, and
special provisions for small-volume manufacturers, including exclusion
from the Tier 1 emission requirements.
Staff proposed additional changes to the original staff report at the hearing. The most notable changes were: a) the regulations and test procedures for the small LSI were modified to be identical to those for the small off-road engines less than 25 horsepower beginning in 2002 with a useful life period of 1000 hours, and b) the definition for all-terrain vehicle (ATV) contained in the Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle (OHRV) regulation was modified to include ATV's over 275 kg, thus these ATV's are subject to the requirements contained in the OHRV regulation. The Board approved those changes, and as a result of witness testimony, directed staff to conduct technology reviews in both 2000 (to review the Tier 1 standards) and 2002 (to review the Tier 2 standards). ORAL TESTIMONY:
Bruce Bertelsen Manufacturers of Emissions
Controls Association
Jed Mandel Engine Manufacturers Association Christopher Wright Arctic Cat, Incorporated
Mort Smith Polaris
Bill Guerry Outdoor Power Equipment Institute
Gary Cross Industrial Truck Association Brad Garner IMPCO Technologies, Incorporated FORMAL BOARD ACTION: Resolution 98-51 was approved by a unanimous voice vote of the members present. Member Edgerton was absent at the time of the vote. RESPONSIBLE DIVISION: MSCD STAFF REPORT: Yes (58 pages plus attachments)
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98-11-4 |
Public Hearing to Consider Approval of a Revision to the California
State Implementation Plan for Carbon Monoxide
SUMMARY OF AGENDA ITEM: At a public hearing conducted on August 27, 1998, the Board approved amendments to section 2262.5 in Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations. This action removed the state requirement for oxygen in gasoline for several areas of the state which attain the ambient CO standard. The purpose of this meeting was to consider a revision to the (Continued) maintenance demonstration which removes the effects of the wintertime oxygenate requirement in gasoline. The revised maintenance demonstration continues to show emission levels below the 1995 attainment year cap. The current State Implementation Plan for Carbon Monoxide was approved by the Board on April 26, 1998. This plan was approved by U.S. EPA on March 31, 1998, became effective on June 1, 1998, and covers 10 federal planning areas. The ten federal planning areas are: Bakersfield Metropolitan Area, Fresno Urbanized Area, Lake Tahoe South Shore Area, Sacramento Area, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose Area, Chico Urbanized Area, Lake Tahoe North Shore Area, Modesto Urbanized Area, San Diego Area and the Stockton Urbanized Area. This plan contains a maintenance demonstration which incorporates the effects of wintertime oxygenated gasoline, and several contingency measures that are being or will be implemented. Staff is proposing to revise the maintenance demonstration to remove the effects of the wintertime oxygenate requirement. No changes are being proposed to the contingency measures. ORAL TESTIMONY: None FORMAL BOARD ACTION: Continued the Agenda Item to the November 19, 1998 Board Hearing in order to comply with the federal notice requirements. RESPONSIBLE DIVISION: EO/OAQTP STAFF REPORT: Yes (7 pages) |