San Diego Construction Industry Air Quality Coalition (SAN CIAQC)

UPDATED 08/26/08

"Statewide Truck and Bus Rule" and the "AB 32 Truck Efficiency Rule" board hearing date has changed.

ARB Staff has been working hard to finalize its two regulatory proposals to reduce PM, NOx and GHG emissions from on-road trucks. These proposals are commonly known as the "Statewide Truck and Bus Rule" and the "AB 32 Truck Efficiency Rule". An important part of this effort is to complete our analysis of the economic impact on the many different types of fleets that will be affected by these rules. We have also been meeting with many stakeholders, and are analyzing alternative regulatory proposals some have offered. Because of this effort, when coupled with the freeze on overtime associated with the budget impasse, we have concluded we will not be ready for the October, 2008, Board meeting. As a result, we have delayed the Board's consideration of these two regulatory items to its December 11 & 12, 2008, hearing in Sacramento.

UPDATED 07/18/08

The Air Resources Board has posted our schedule for a series of statewide training seminars concerning the in-use off-road diesel regulation. The Air Resources Board has posted our schedule for a series of statewide training seminars concerning the in-use off-road diesel regulation. ARB will be holding twelve 4-hour long seminars that will run July 31, 2008 through September 12, 2008. The regulation was adopted in July 2007 and is now in effect. This regulation affects owners of off-road diesel vehicles such as backhoes, skid steers, and forklifts.
The training schedule can be found at http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/ordiesel/meetings.htm

Trainings are free, and we welcome your attendance. If you are interested in attending, please send an e-mail to Eric Brown at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

UPDATED 07/18/08

We have posted an updated version of the Proposed Statewide Truck and Bus Regulation for the July-August workshops.

ARB staff have considered the comments received, and have modified the proposal as appropriate. The current release incorporates the comments taken in the previous round of workshops, as well as in other forums. At the workshops, ARB staff plans to provide an overview of the current proposal and to discuss the associated changes in the proposed regulation. The Proposed Statewide Truck and Bus Regulation can be downloaded at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onrdiesel/onrdiesel.htm

UPDATED 07/07/08

We invite you to participate in a series of workshops to discuss the proposed regulation to reduce emissions from existing diesel-fueled on-road vehicles operating in the State. This is the seventh set of workshops since the initial regulatory concept was presented in April 2007 and will also be the last series of workshops before the proposed regulation will be considered by the Board on October 23, 2008. At the workshops, staff plans to provide an overview of the proposed regulation and to discuss the associated costs and emissions benefits. Day and evening workshops are planned. The daytime workshops will be held in San Diego, El Monte, Redding, San Jose, Sacramento, and Fresno. The workshop in Sacramento will also be webcast. Workshops will also be held in the evening in El Centro, Redding, San Jose, Riverside, and Arvin. For more information on the workshops: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onrdiesel/workshops.htm

UPDATED 07/01/08

The Air Resources Board has posted our upcoming schedule for a series of statewide training seminars for the in-use off-road diesel regulation. ARB will be holding twelve 4-hour long seminars that will run July 31, 2008 through September 12, 2008. The training schedule can be found at http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/ordiesel/meetings.htm

UPDATED 05/25/08

The Construction Industry Air Quality Coalition, with whom EGCA is associated, has put together a one-page list of talking points with regard to the CARB proposed On-Road Truck Regulation.

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UPDATED 05/16/08

CARB Off-Road Regulation Approved by OAL

May 16 - The California Office of Administrative Law approved the in-use off-road diesel vehicle regulation and filed it with the Secretary of State today. The regulation will become effective on June 15, 2008. The final regulation order is available at http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2007/ordiesl07/frooal.pdf

UPDATED 05/16/08

New Information From CARB Regarding the Proposed Truck and Bus Regulation Language

May 16 - On May 12, 2008, we posted the revised proposed regulation to reduce emissions from in-use on-road heavy-duty diesel-fueled vehicles. We also posted an updated fleet average calculator and a fact sheet describing the significant health impacts associated with on-road heavy-duty diesel trucks and buses at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onrdiesel/documents.htm

We have since made corrections to the proposed regulatory language reflecting revised Fleet PM Targets for heavy heavy-duty (HHD) vehicles for compliance years 2011 and 2012. The corrections are shown in Table 4 of the draft proposed regulation. You can view the Proposed Regulatory Language with Errata at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onrdiesel/onrdiesel.htm

UPDATED 05/05/08

Re: SCAQMD Adopts Mandatory SOON Program

At its monthly board meeting on May 2, the South Coast Air Quality Management District approved staff's recommendation to adopt the SOON Program (Rule 2449) for the South Coast District. While voluntary in 2008, next year applicable fleets will be required to participate in the program.

Several speakers at the meeting supported adopting the rule including the Los Angeles County Sanitation District, two waste haulers (Waste Management and Burtec), a local rental fleet from Chino, Extengine and three environmental groups including the Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club and the Lung Association.

CIAQC requested that the board not proceed at this time and use the next 12 months to fix the broken program. Mike Lewis pointed out that doing otherwise will not result in emission reductions sought by the district and CARB, and equipment owners and operators will be subject to significant costs that go above and beyond those required to comply with the Off-Road Regulation.

Notwithstanding CIAQC's extensive written comments submitted to the District and board members over the last several months and testimony at the meeting, the South Coast board adopted the program with a 12-0 vote.

UPDATED 05/01/08

April 30 - This notice is to advise all PERP participants that District notification is NOT required for engines registered in PERP. Notification is still required, however for equipment units. Equipment units are defined as any machine or process that emits particulate matter only (rock crushing & screening, concrete batch plants, wood grinding, abrasive blasting, etc.)

May 1 -The above message omitted the fact that district notification is still required for engines if they are operated in the State Territorial Waters (STW). This notification for STW may not be made using our website. For STW notification the requirements are specifically listed in the operating conditions of the engine registration. Notification for onshore operations is not required for engines.

We have set up an automatic district notification form on our website (www.arb.ca.gov/portable/portable.htm), but it should only be used for registered equipment units, not engines.

If you have any questions regarding portable engine or equipment unit requirements, you may send an email to: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Public Workshop Notice

To discuss a proposed regulation for in-use on-road heavy-duty diesel-fueled vehicles

• May 27, 2008
• 10AM - 2PM
• Cal Trans District 11
• Garcia Room
• 4050 Taylor Street, San Diego

click for more info

UPDATED 4/11/08

The Final Rulemaking Package for the for In-Use Off-road Diesel Vehicle Regulation was filed with the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) on April 4, 2008. The package is available at http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2007/ordiesl07/ordiesl07.htm. OAL has until May 16, 2008 to make a determination. The package includes the following:

• Final Regulation Order; Click Here
• Final Statement of Reasons (FSOR);
• Notice of Decision and Response to Significant Environmental
  Issues; and
• Updated Informative Digest.

The FSOR includes ARB's responses to all comments received on the regulation during the public comment periods. If you submitted a comment, you can find the agency's response in the FSOR.

UPDATED 2/20/08

2008 Carl Moyer Program Multidistrict Project Solicitation

The Carl Moyer Program provides monetary grants for the incremental cost of cleaner than required technology. Section 44286 of the Health and Safety Code gives ARB the authority to reserve up to ten percent of Carl Moyer Program funding for multidistrict projects.

February 15, 2008, the ARB released a solicitation seeking projects that qualify for this multidistrict funding: projects that operate in more than one air district, or that impact air quality in more than one air district as a result of air pollutant transport.

The official solicitation is found at the following link: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/moyer/multidistrict.htm

All applications must be signed by the applicants and must be received by ARB no later than 5:00 PM April 11, 2008. Applications that are not signed by the applicant or that are sent via facsimile or e-mail will not be accepted. Applications can be mailed or hand delivered to:

Ms. Grace Garcia
Mobile Source Control Division
Air Resources Board
1001 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95812

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

The multidistrict funds application forms will be available to the public on February 15, 2008.

An applicant Question and Answer conference for those seeking additional information on the program will be held at the ARB offices in Sacramento on March 5, 2008 from 10am-4pm.

Southern California applicant Question and Answer conference - TBA.

The final filing date and time to submit applications for the multidistrict funds is no later than 5:00 PM, April 11, 2008.

Projects selected for funding will be posted by ARB staff on June 6, 2008.

Fax or e-mail applications will not be accepted

UPDATED 1/18/08

On behalf of the construction industry, CIAQC submitted two 15-day comment letters to CARB on the Off-Road Regulation.

The first (dated Jan. 7) is in response to the entire Regulation. The second (dated Jan. 8) requests CARB to hold a public hearing on the SOON program (applicable to fleets of 20,000 hp and above) for the reasons outlined in the comments.

CARB is expected to issue a second 15-day notice for the off-road regulation at the end of January, 2008. The second 15-day comment solicitation will include any changes made in response to the comments it received on the first 15-day notice and will include language for the SOON program and the supporting staff documentation justifying the need for the program.