California Environmental Protection Agency

Air Resources Board

PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA

LOCATION:
Bay Area AQMD Building
Board Room, 7th Floor
939 Ellis Street
San Francisco, California 94109

This facility is accessible by public transit. For transit information, call: (650) 992-2278 (BART) or (415) 673-6864 (MUNI). This facility is accessible to persons with disabilities.


December 11, 1997
9:30 a.m.

97-10-1 Continuation of Public Meeting to Consider the Approval and Verification of California's 1995 Emission Inventory Update

This is a continuation of the November 13, 1997, public meeting for the Board to consider the approval and verification of the California Emission Inventory. At this meeting, the Board will limit discussion to the verification portion of this item.

97-10-2 Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of Regulatory Amendments to the California Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection Program and Periodic Smoke Inspection Program

The Board will consider a staff recommendation to amend existing regulations governing the Heavy Duty Vehicle Inspection Program (i.e., "roadside" program) and the Periodic Smoke Inspection Program (i.e., "fleet" program). These programs are designed to reduce excess emissions from heavy-duty vehicles operating in California (intrastate, interstate and international vehicles). Inspections consist of a snap-acceleration smoke opacity test and an emissions component tampering inspection. Owners of vehicles determined to be in non-compliance are issued citations which require immediate repairs and carry civil penalties. The proposed amendments, if adopted, will incorporate the recently completed SAE J1667 test procedure, establish opacity cutpoints and modify the penalty schedule (most notably the Notice of Violation mechanism).


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 that do not specifically appear on the agenda. Each person will be allowed a maximum of five minutes to ensure that everyone has a chance to speak.

THE AGENDA ITEMS LISTED ABOVE MAY BE CONSIDERED IN A DIFFERENT ORDER AT THE BOARD MEETING.

Parking is limited in close proximity to the Bay Area AQMD. There is a small public parking lot on the corner of Van Ness and Ellis (on the opposite side of the street from the Bay Area AQMD building). There is also public parking at Van Ness and Golden Gate (three blocks south of the building) and the Cathedral Hill Hotel at Van Ness between Post and Geary (two blocks north of the building). There is also one-hour metered street parking. CONTACT CLERK OF THE BOARD, 2020 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 322-5594 FAX: (916) 322-4737 TDD: (916) 324-9531 To submit written comments on an agenda item in advance of the meeting. ARB Homepage: www.arb.ca.gov To request, in advance of the meeting, to be placed on the list to testify on an agenda item. To request special accommodations for those persons with disabilities.


CONTACT CLERK OF THE BOARD, 2020 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 322-5594
TDD: (916) 324-9531
ARB Homepage: www.arb.ca.gov

To submit written comments on an agenda item in advance of the meeting.
To request, in advance of the meeting, to be placed on the list to testify on an agenda item.
To request special accommodations for those persons with disabilities.

SMOKING NOT PERMITTED AT MEETINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD