The
California Air Resources Board (CARB) invites you to participate in technical
summits on the implementation of the Community Air Protection Program
(Program).
The
Program was established as directed in Assembly Bill (AB) 617 (C.Garcia,
Chapter 136, Statutes of 2017) and provides a new community-focused action framework to reduce exposure in disadvantaged communities most impacted by air
pollution. The bill recognizes that while California has seen tremendous
improvement in air quality, some communities still suffer greater impacts than
others. It is these communities that
require special attention and accelerated action. AB 617 builds on the
foundation of existing air quality legislation and programs by providing
additional tools to target actions in communities that bear the greatest
burdens. Over the next several years, CARB and
air districts will be working closely with community groups, community members,
environmental organizations, and regulated industry to reduce harmful air
emissions and create a new framework for community protection.
AB 617 specifically sets out a planning
framework for the Program that includes requirements for both CARB and the air
districts, including a statewide monitoring plan and community-level air
quality monitoring, a statewide strategy and community specific emission
reduction programs (Action Plans), among other programmatic elements. AB 617 includes near-term deadlines to ensure
expeditious action to reduce exposure to criteria pollutants and air
toxics. By October 1, 2018,
CARB must work with stakeholders to prepare a statewide monitoring plan and
statewide strategy, as well as identify the most impacted communities for
deployment of community air monitoring campaigns and/or development of Action Plans.
Staff are
drafting a concept paper that provides
staff’s initial concepts for these elements.
Development of the Program is still in the early stages, and the concept
paper provides an additional mechanism to seek continued advice and feedback to guide our efforts going forward. The summits will
provide stakeholders with the opportunity to have a detailed discussion about
the draft concept paper. The summit
presentations and concept paper will be posted prior to the first summit in
English and Spanish and will be available on the web at the link below:
Summits
The summits
will be held at the locations and dates shown below. Each location will follow the same format and
present the same material.
Oakland
Thursday, February 22, 2018
9:00 – 3:00 pm
Oakland
Center
In the Trans Pacific Centre
1000 Broadway, Suite 109
Oakland, California 94607
Bakersfield
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
9:00 – 3:00 pm
East
Bakersfield Veterans Building
2101 Ridge Road
Bakersfield, California 93306
Riverside
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
9:00 – 3:00 pm
University
of California Riverside Extension
1200 University Avenue
Riverside, California 92507
The events
will begin with opening presentations followed by discussion and then continue
with a series of breakout sessions. The
agenda can be found below.
Agenda
9:00 -10:30 AM
- Opening
Presentation (Local Air District and CARB)
10:30 -10:45 AM
10:45 -11:45 AM
- Monitoring
- Technology
Clearinghouse, Emission Inventory
- State Strategy/Community Action Plans
11:45 AM -12:15 PM
12:15 -1:15 PM
- Monitoring
- Technology Clearinghouse, Emission Inventory
- State Strategy/Community Action Plans
1:15 -1:30 PM
1:30 -2:30 PM
- Monitoring
- Technology Clearinghouse, Emission Inventory
- State Strategy/Community Action Plans
2:30 -3:00 PM
These summits
are part of continuing coordinated outreach efforts underway by CARB and air
districts. This includes community
meetings, workshops, individual meetings, and other venues regarding the
implementation of AB 617. To receive
meeting notices, please sign up for email updates below:
For further questions, please contact Anna Scodel at (916)
327-1505.
Special Accommodations Request
Consistent with California Government Code
Section 7296.2, special accommodation or language needs may be provided for any
of the following:
- An interpreter to be available at the meeting;
- Documents made available in an alternate format or
another language;
- A disability-related reasonable accommodation.
To request these special accommodations or
language needs, please contact Anna Scodel at (916)
327-1505 as soon as possible, but no later than five business days before the
scheduled meeting. TTY/TDD/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for the
California Relay Service.
Consecuente con la
sección 7296.2 del Código de Gobierno de California, una acomodación especial o
necesidades lingüísticas pueden ser suministradas para cualquiera de los
siguientes:
- Un intérprete que esté
disponible en la audiencia;
- Documentos disponibles en un
formato alterno u otro idioma;
- Una acomodación razonable
relacionados con una incapacidad.
Para solicitar estas
comodidades especiales o necesidades de otro idioma, favor de contactar a Andrea
Juarez al (626) 450-6158 lo más pronto posible, pero no menos de 5
días de trabajo antes de la junta programada. TTY/TDD/Personas que
necesiten este servicio pueden marcar el 711 para el Servicio de Retransmisión
de Mensajes de California.
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