California Reformulated Gasoline Phase
3 Amendments
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RULEMAKING TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO THE CALIFORNIA
REFORMULATED GASOLINE REGULATIONS, INCLUDING A
DECEMBER 31, 2002 PROHIBITION OF USING MTBE
GASOLINE, ADOPTION OF PHASE 3 GASOLINE STANDARDS,
A PHASE 3 PREDICTIVE MODEL, AND OTHER CHANGES
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(December 9, 1999 Hearing)
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FINAL APPROVAL / OAL ACTION |
The Phase 3 California Reformulated Gasoline (CaRFG3) regulations were approved
by OAL on August 3, 2000, and were filed with the Secretary of State on the same date. They become
operative on September 2, 2000. The regulations approved by OAL reflect a few nonsubstantial modifications
to the version submitted to OAL June 26, 2000. These modifications are described in the memorandum
listed below. A "Clean" version of the CaRFG regulations reflecting the CaRFG3 amendments has been posted
on the California Gasoline Programs page. |
- Final Regulation Order, as filed with the Secretary of State August
3, 2000 (PDF - 265K)
- August 3, 2000 Memorandum identifying modifications to the Final Regulation
Order (PDF - 17K)
- August 3, 2000 Supplement to the Final Statement of Reasons (PDF - 7K)
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ADOPTED REGULATIONS AND MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO OAL |
- Updated Informative Digest (PDF - 33K)
- Final Statement of Reasons (FSOR) (PDF - 319K)
- Final Regulation Order (PDF - 217K)
- Executive Order G-00-029 (PDF - 10K)
- California Procedures for Evaluating Alternative Specifications for
Phase 3 Reformulated Gasoline Using the California Predive Model (PDF - 85K)
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HEARING ACTION AND SUPPLEMENTAL 15-DAY NOTICES |
The following 15-Day Notice files were posted on this CaRFG3 rulemaking
site on April 6, 2000. The 15-Day Notice with Attachments I, II, III and IV are being mailed to all commenters
and to interested parties by the public availability date of April 7, 2000. The deadline for public
comment on the proposed modifications is April 24. The final two files, containing the modified text of the complete
64-page "Proposed Regulation Order" (the regulations) and the incorporated 65-page California Procedures
for evaluating Alternative Specifications for Phase 3 Reformulated gasoline using the "California Predictive
Model" are not included in the mail-out package. |
- Notice of Public Availability of Modified Text and Supporting Documents and Information; April 24, 2000 Deadline for Public
Comment (HTML) or (PDF - 7K)
- Attachment I - Resolution 99-39,
Including Attachment B (Staff's Suggested Changes to the Original Regulatory Proposal, December 9, 1999) (PDF - 57K)
- Attachment II - Proposed Modified Text of the CaRFG3 Amendments (PDF - 65K)
- Attachment III - California Procedures for Evaluating Alternative
Specifications for Phase 3 Reformulated Gasoline Using the California Predictive Model (PDF - 187K)
- Attachment IV - Additional Supporting Documents and Information (PDF - 16K)
- Proposed Regulation Order showing modifications to the original proposal.
(PDF - 187K)
- Proposed "California Procedures for Evaluating Alternative Specifications
for Phase 3 Reformulated Gasoline Using the California Predictive Model" Showing Modifications to the Original
Proposal (PDF - 223K)
- Board Meeting Summary (HTML - 10K)
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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE AND RELATED MATERIALS |
- Public Hearing Notice Also Available in (PDF
- 55K)
- Staff Report: Initial Statement of Reasons for Rulemaking (PDF - 927K)
- Appendix A-1 - Proposed CaRFG3 Regulations (PDF - 192K)
- Appendix A-2 - CaRFG3 Predictive Model Procedures Document (PDF - 207K)
- Appendix B - Review of UC Report by ARB (PDF - 64K)
- Appendix C - Executive Order D-5-99 (PDF - 201K)
- Appendix D - CEC Time Table to Phase-Out MTBE (PDF - 94K)
- Appendix E - Governor's Waiver Request and ARB Support Letters (PDF - 1,327K)
- Appendix F - Analysis of CO Exceedances in the South Coast Air Basin
(PDF - 10K)
- Appendix G - Carbon Monoxide Credit Estimation (PDF - 28K)
- Appendix H - Driveability Index Analysis (PDF - 9K)
- Appendix I - Statistics in 1998 Gasoline Property Values and Limits
(PDF - 17K)
- Appendix J - Exhaust Emissions Models - Description and Derivation (PDF - 122K)
- Appendix K - Evaporative Emission Models - Description and Derivation
(PDF - 20K)
- Appendix L - Reactivity of Gasoline Vehicle Emissions (PDF - 12K)
- Appendix M - Off-Road Emissions (Inventory; Dependence on Oxygen and
RVP) (PDF - 31K)
- Appendix N - Effects of CaRFG3 on Greenhouse Gas Emissions (PDF - 20K)
- Appendix O - Potential Economic Benefits of the Feinstein - Bilbray
Bill (PDF - 1,508K)
- Appendix P - CEC Report: Supply and Cost of Alternatives to MTBE in
Gasoline (PDF - 272K)
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INFORMAL REGULATORY
ACTIVITY |
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