Rulemaking to the California Zero Emission Vehicle Amendments 2001
(January 25, 2001 Hearing)

This page last reviewed June 3, 2008

FINAL APPROVAL / OAL ACTION

On May 24, 2002, OAL approved the resubmitted regulatory amendments as set forth in the Final Regulation Order adopted April 12, 2002. (PDF - 1,183K)

Posted on April 16, 2002:

See the "Adopted Regulations and Materials Submitted to OAL" section below for the April 12, 2002 refiling.

Posted on January 31, 2002:

Office of Administrative Law's January 30, 2002, "Decision of Disapproval of Regulatory Action," OAL File No. 01-1207-02S(PDF - 14K)

Posted on January 24, 2002:

Office of Administrative Law's January 23, 2002, "Notice of Disapproval of Regulatory Action" (PDF - 2,752K)

On January 23, 2002, the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) issued the above notice disapproving the ZEV amendments for the following reasons:

• "The agency failed to follow the correct procedure."
• "The notice of proposed regulatory action or modification was defective or inadequate."

Pursuant to Government Code Section 11349.3(b), OAL will be issuing a written opinion detailing the reasons for its disapproval by January 30.

Although OAL has not yet identified the specific respects in which it believes the regulatory action did not comply with applicable requirements, OAL's action is clearly based on procedural grounds only. ARB expects that it will be able to remedy the procedural deficiencies identified and resubmit a final set of amendments to OAL within the 120-day period specified in Government Code Section 11349.4(a). Under Government Code Section 11349.4(b), OAL reviews a resubmitted regulatory action only for those reasons expressly identified in its earlier disapproval opinion, or for issues arising as a result of changes to the regulatory provisions.

ADOPTED REGULATIONS AND MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO OAL

Posted on April 16, 2002:

The following documents were filed with the Office of Administrative Law on April 12, 2002.

• Memorandum Dated April 12, 2002 (PDF - 23K)
• Executive Order G-02-009 (PDF - 17K)
  • Attachment 1: Final Regulation Order (FRO) Adopted April 12, 2002 (PDF - 76K)

• Attachment 2: "California Exhaust Emission Standards and Test Procedures for 2003 and Subsequent Model Zero Emission Vehicles and 2001 and Subsequent Model Hybrid Electric Vehicles, in the Passenger Car, Light-Duty Truck and Medium-Duty Vehicle Classes," as Amended April 12, 2002 (PDF - 116K)
• Third Supplement to the Final Statement of Reasons (FSOR) (PDF - 92K)
• Notice of Decision and Response to Significant Issues (Dated April 12, 2002) (PDF - 14K)

Posted  January 24, 2002:

The following documents were filed with the Office of Administrative Law January 23, 2002.

• Memorandum Dated January 23, 2002 (PDF - 24K)
  • Second Supplement to the Final Statement of Reasons (FSOR) (PDF - 6K)
  • Final Regulation Order (FRO) as Corrected January 23, 2002 (PDF - 74K)

Posted January 17, 2002:

The following documents were filed with the Office of Administrative Law January 16, 2002.

• Memorandum (PDF - 22K)
  • Attachment A: List of Submitters of Written Comments Not Specifically Identified in the Final Statement of Reasons (FSOR) (PDF - 10K)

• Supplement to the Final Statement of Reasons (FSOR) (PDF - 18K)

Posted December 10, 2001:

The following documents were filed with the Office of Administrative Law December 7, 2001.

• Executive Order G-01-058 (PDF - 12K)
  • Attachment 1: Final Regulation Order (PDF - 75K)
  • Attachment 2: "California Exhaust Emission Standards and Test Procedures for 2003 and Subsequent Model Zero Emission Vehicles and 2002 and Subsequent Model Hybrid Electric Vehicles, in the Passenger Car, Light-Duty Truck and Medium-Duty Vehicle Classes,"as Amended December 7, 2001 (Incorporated by Reference in Section 1962(h), Title 13, CCR) (PDF - 117K)

• Final Statement of Reasons (FSOR) (PDF - 469K)
  • Attachment A: ARB Staff Review of Report Entitled "Impacts of Alternative ZEV Sales Mandates on California Motor Vehicle Emissions: A Comprehensive Study," October 2001 (PDF - 106K)

• Updated Informative Digest (PDF - 22K)
• Notice of Decision and Response to Significant Environmental Issues (PDF - 12K)

A business or person submitting a comment to a proposed regulation or proposed amendment or repeal of a regulation or any person who specifically request it has the right to request a copy of the Final Statement of Reasons (FSOR). Upon its completion, the Final Statement of Reasons (FSOR) will be available and copies may be requested from the agency contact persons, or may be obtained in electronic form from this web page.

HEARING ACTION AND SUPPLEMENTAL 15-DAY NOTICES

Posted November 19, 2001:

• Second Notice of Availability of Modified Regulatory Text - Deadline for Public Comment: December 4, 2001 (HTML) or (PDF - 12)
  • Attachment I - Excerpts Of Proposed Regulation Order Modified Text Showing Modifications Made Available with Second "15-Day" Notice (PDF -48)

• Complete Proposed Regulation Order Modified Text Showing Modifications Made Available with Second "15-Day" Notice (PDF -144)

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Posted November 15, 2001:

• Second Notice of Public Availability of Supporting Documents and Information - Deadline for Public Comment: November 30, 2001 (HTML) or (PDF - 13K)
• Additional Material Being Made Available:
  • EMFAC2001 Ver. 2.07 (EMFAC2001 Ver. 2.07 Code 6.5.zip)
  • Source Codes Relevant to EMFAC2001 (Fortran Version 6.5.zip)
  • Fleet Implementation Schedule (Vehicle Total Calculator, 50% Manufversion.xls) (Excel - 524K) or (PDF - 82K)

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The following 15-Day Notice files were posted on this rulemaking site for the 2001 ZEV Program amendments on October 31, 2001. The 15-Day Notice with Attachments I-III are also being mailed October 31, 2001, to all commenters and various interested parties. The deadline for public comment on the proposed modifications is November 15, 2001. The final two posted files listed below are described in the Notice and its Attachment III, but are not included in the mailout. Copies are available from Ms. Linda Lu Davis, Mobile Source Control Division, telephone (916) 322-6169.

• Notice of Public Availability of Modified Text and Supporting Documents and Information - Deadline for Public Comment: November 15, 2001 (HTML) or (PDF - 13K)
  • Attachment I - Resolution 01-01 (PDF - 27K)
    • Attachment C: Staff's suggested modifications to the original proposal.(PDF - 132K)
    • Attachment D: FFEV + City Scenarios (PDF - 6K)
  • Attachment II - Proposed Regulation Order Modified Text (PDF - 133K)
  • Attachment III - Additional Supporting Documents and Information (PDF - 98K)

• Proposed Modified Text of "California Exhaust Emission Standards and Test Procedures for 2003 and Subsequent Model Zero Emission Vehicles, and 2002 and Subsequent Model Hybrid Electric Vehicles, in the Passenger Car, Light-Duty Truck and Medium-Duty Vehicle Classes," which is incorporated by reference in Section 1962(h), Title 13, CCR. (PDF - 130K)
• Additional Supporting Document - ARB Staff Review of Report Entitled "Impacts of Alternative ZEV Sales Mandates on California Motor Vehicle Emissions: A Comprehensive Study," October 2001 (PDF - 106K)

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE AND RELATED MATERIAL

• Public Hearing Notice (HTML) or (PDF - 35K)
• Change of Location Notice (HTML) or (PDF - 3K)
• Staff Report: Initial Statement of Reasons (ISOR) (Includes Appendices B and C) (PDF - 191K)
  • Appendix A: Proposed Regulation Order (PDF - 93K)

• Proposed Amendments to "California Exhaust Emission Standards and Test Procedures for 2003 and Subsequent Model Year Zero Emission Vehicles and 2001 and Subsequent Model Hybrid Electric Vehicles, in the Passenger Car, Light-Duty Truck and Medium-Duty Vehicle Class"(PDF - 147K)

INFORMAL REGULATORY ACTIVITY

Rulemaking Activity for 2001