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Setting the Stage

ARB Control Concepts for 8-hour Ozone and PM2.5 Plans Jeff Lindberg CA Air Resources Board October 17, 2006. New 8-hour standard is more health protective Need to address PM2.5 standards for first time Existing control technologies fall short of achieving targets

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Setting the Stage

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  1. ARB Control Concepts for8-hour Ozone and PM2.5 PlansJeff LindbergCA Air Resources BoardOctober 17, 2006

  2. New 8-hour standard is more health protective • Need to address PM2.5 standards for first time • Existing control technologies fall short of achieving targets • New round of reductions needed to continue progress Setting the Stage

  3. New Measures for near-term Ozone reductions and 2015 PM2.5 attainment • Long-term Measures for Areas with Greater Ozone Challenges • South Coast • San Joaquin Valley ARB’s Planning Approach

  4. Strengthen Smog Check • Increased inspection frequency of some vehicles • More rigorous testing • Inclusion of diesel passenger vehicles • Expand BAR Vehicle Scrap Program • Catalyst Replacement Program Passenger Vehicle Concepts

  5. On-Road Truck Concepts • Expanded Fleet Modernization and Retrofits • Truck Emissions Tracking and Inspection Program

  6. Off-Road Equipment Concepts • Fleet reductions from engine replacement or retrofit combinations • Reductions equivalent to replacing Tier 0 engines with Tier 3 or cleaner engines by 2014 • Reduce amount of non-necessary idling • Identify opportunities to modernize California’s agricultural equipment

  7. Consumer Products • Recreation vehicles…Boats and off-highway motorcycles • Mitigate Ethanol Permeation Emissions • On-Road Motorcycles • Pesticides Additional Control Concepts

  8. Workshop in November • Plan Release Late December or Early January • Workshops after Plan Release (Likely South Coast and San Joaquin Valley) • Spring Board Hearing What’s Upcoming

  9. http://www.arb.ca.gov/planning/sip/sip.htm Jeff Lindberg jlindber@arb.ca.gov (916) 322-2832 Ravi Ramalingam rramalin@arb.ca.gov (916) 322-2085 Contact Information

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