LOCATION:
Air Resources Board 1001 I Street, 2nd Floor Byron Sher Auditorium Sacramento, California 95814 |
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PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA February 25, 2010 |
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February 25, 2010
9:00 a.m.
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 items are on the consent calendar: |
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Consent Item # |
Agenda Topic |
10-2-1 | Public Meeting to Consider 11 Research Proposals |
1. “Behavioral
Strategies to Bridge the Gap Between Potential and Actual Savings in Commercial
Buildings,” |
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2. “Quantifying the Effect of Local Government Actions on VMT,” University of California, Davis, $125,000, Proposal No. 2692-266. Proposed Resolution with Attachment | |
3. “Measuring
the Climate Impact of Residential Buildings: GreenPoint Rated Climate
Calculator Version 2,” | |
4. “Are
There Any Counteracting Effects that Reduce the Global Warming Benefits
Attributed to Diesel and Other Black Carbon Controls,” University of
California, San Diego, $114,751, Proposal No. 2690-266. Proposed Resolution with Attachment | |
5. “Improving Regional VOC Emission Estimates Using An Airborne PTRMS EDDY Flux Measurement System,” University of California, Berkeley, $400,000, Proposal No. 2698-266. Proposed Resolution with Attachment | |
6. “Mobile
Platform III: Characterizing Spatially Inhomogeneous Non-Criteria
Pollutants in the Los Angeles Air Basin,” University of California, Los
Angeles, $290,000, Proposal No. 2697-266. Proposed Resolution with Attachment | |
7. “On-road
Measurement of Emissions from Heavy-Duty Diesel Trucks: Impacts of Fleet
Turnover and ARB’s Truck and Bus Rule,” | |
8. “Peripheral
Blood Gene Expressions in Subjects with Coronary Artery Disease and
Exposure to Particulate Air Pollutant Components and Size Fractions,”
University of California, Irvine, $274,931, Proposal No. 2699-266. Proposed Resolution with Attachment | |
9. “Modeling
Optimal Transition Pathways to a Low Carbon Economy in California:
Impacts of Advanced Vehicles and Fuels on the Energy System,”
University of California, Davis, $278,356, Proposal No. 2700-266. Proposed Resolution with Attachment | |
10. “Inverse
Modeling to Verify California’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory,”
California State University, Hayward, $150,000, Proposal No. 2695-266. Proposed Resolution with Attachment | |
11. “In-Duct Air Cleaning Devices: Ozone Emissions and Test Methodology,” University of Missouri, $325,000, Proposal No. 2701-266. Proposed Resolution with Attachment | |
More Information Staff Presentation | |
10-2-10 | Public Meeting to Consider
Approval of the |
Staff
will present to the Board for approval the Coachella Valley PM10 Redesignation
Request and Maintenance Plan. The |
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More Information Proposed Resolution | |
DISCUSSION
ITEMS: Note: The following agenda items may be heard in a different order at the Board meeting. |
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Agenda
Item #
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Agenda Topic |
10-2-7 |
Report to the Board on the Office of the Ombudsman |
Staff will present an overview of the Office of the Ombudsman to the Board. | |
More Information
Staff
Presentation |
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10-2-8 | Report to the Board on Federal Climate Activities |
Staff will present an overview and update on current initiatives by federal agencies and proposals in Congress to develop and implement programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. | |
Staff Presentation | |
10-2-2 | Notice of Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of a Proposed Regulation for Reducing Sulfur Hexafluoride Emissions from Gas Insulated Switchgear |
Staff will present to the Board a proposed regulation for the reduction of sulfur hexafluoride emissions from gas insulated switchgear. | |
More Information Staff Presentation | |
10-2-3 | Notice of Public Hearing to Consider Proposed Amendments to New Passenger Motor Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for Model Years 2012-2016 to Permit Compliance Based on Federal Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards |
Staff will present amendments to California’s regulations to control greenhouse gas emissions from new light-duty vehicles, to allow manufacturers to demonstrate compliance in the 2012 though 2016 model years based on compliance with the national greenhouse gas regulations. | |
More Information Staff Presentation | |
10-2-4 | Public Meeting to Provide an Overview of the Role of Offsets in the Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Program |
Staff
will present to the Board an overview of the role of offsets in the greenhouse gas
cap-and-trade program as described in the preliminary draft regulation for a |
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More Information Staff Presentation | |
10-2-9 | Notice of Public Meeting to Consider a Process for Adoption of Greenhouse Gas Accounting Protocols for Compliance Purposes, Including Withdrawal of Board Adoption of Voluntary Protocols |
The Board will consider a resolution describing a process for consideration of greenhouse gas emission reduction protocols for compliance purposes to support the development of a cap-and- trade regulation. The process includes environmental review for protocols to be used for compliance purposes and withdrawal of Board adoption of voluntary protocols. | |
More Information Staff Presentation | |
10-2-5 | Report to the Board on Additional Staff Recommendations to Provide Further Locomotive and Railyard Emissions and Risk Reductions |
In response to the Board’s direction at the September 25, 2009 Board meeting, staff will present an update in efforts to provide further reductions in emissions and from high risk railyards. | |
More Information Staff Presentation | |
10-2-6 | Public Meeting to Present the 2009 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award |
The 2009 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award recipients will be announced and highlighted. The Air Resources Board annually presents the award to esteemed persons in the air quality community – scientists, legislators, professors, activists, business leaders, and others who have made significant contributions toward improving air quality and public health. | |
More Information Staff Presentation | |
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: 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, Pacific Merchant Shipping Association v. American Trucking Association, et al. v. POET, LLC, et al. v. Goldstene, et al., Superior Court of California ( Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, et al. v. National Petroleum & Refiners Association, et al. v. Goldstene, et al., |
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