October 22, 2020 CARB Board Hearing Agenda
Discussion Items
The following agenda items may be heard in a different order at the Board meeting.
20-11-1: Public Meeting to Consider Proposed Research Contract with the University of California, Berkeley, Titled "Total Exposure to Air Pollutants and Noise in Disadvantaged Communities"
The California Air Resources Board (CARB or Board) will consider approval of the research proposal that was developed in response to the Board-approved research projects for fiscal year 2020-2021. This item requires Board approval due to the contract amount and also to comply with Government Code section 1091 because one Board Member is affiliated with the University of California at Berkeley.
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20-11-2: Public Meeting to Consider Proposed Research Contract with the University of California, Davis, Titled "Developing a Comprehensive Framework for Estimating the Social Costs of Emissions of Criteria Pollutants and Air Toxics in California, and Identifying Other Direct and Indirect Benefits of California's Climate and Air Quality Programs"
The Board will consider approval of the research proposal that was developed in response to the Board-approved research projects for fiscal year 2020-2021. This item requires Board approval due to the contract amount and also to comply with Government Code section 1091 because one Board Member is affiliated with the University of California at Davis.
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20-11-3: Public Meeting to Consider Proposed West Mojave Desert Vehicle Miles Traveled Offset Demonstration
The Board will consider approval of the West Mojave Desert Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Offset State Implementation Plan submittal for the 2015 70 parts per billion 8-hour ozone standard. If approved, CARB will submit the West Mojave Desert VMT Offset Demonstration to the United States Environmental Protection Agency to be included in California's State Implementation Plan.
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20-11-6: Public Meeting to Consider an Update on Race, Equity, and the California Air Resources Board's Activities
The Board will consider a report from Board Member Serna, and engage in discussion with staff, on CARB’s efforts to better understand and address the ways race has affected climate and air quality risks in California and CARB’s own internal operations. The discussion will focus on CARB’s efforts to address these issues, internally and externally. The Board will provide staff guidance via resolution on work to remediate race-based harms within CARB’s jurisdiction.
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20-11-4: Public Meeting to Hear an Informational Update on Next-Generation Heavy-Duty Vehicle Enforcement
The Board will hear how the Enforcement Division utilizes the Portable Emissions Acquisition System (PEAQS) and the Automatic License Plate Reader technologies for data driven heavy-duty vehicle enforcement efforts and to support the Heavy-Duty Inspection and Maintenance Program. Staff will present a pilot deployment of PEAQS at California Department of Food and Agriculture stations, the preliminary findings from the data collected, and how it is currently being used to guide CARB's enforcement actions.
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20-11-5: Public Meeting to Hear an Informational Update on the Implementation of the San Joaquin Valley PM2.5 State Implementation Plan
The Board will hear an informational update on the implementation of the 2018 PM2.5 State Implementation Plan for the San Joaquin Valley, including progress on developing new mobile source measures.
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