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The California Air Resources Board (CARB or Board) will conduct a public hearing at the time and place noted below to consider approving for adoption the proposed Regulation for the Reporting of Criteria Air Pollutants and Toxic Air Contaminants (title 17, California Code of Regulations, section 93400 et seq.), which was developed pursuant to requirements of California Assembly Bill (AB) 617.
DATE: December 13, 2018
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
LOCATION: California Environmental Protection Agency
California Air Resources Board | Byron Sher Auditorium
1001 I Street Sacramento, California 95814
This item may be considered at a two-day meeting of the Board, which will commence at 9:00 a.m., December 13, 2018, and may continue at 8:30 a.m., December 14, 2018. Please consult the agenda for the meeting, which will be available at least 10 days before December 13, 2018, to determine the day on which this item will be considered.
Background
California’s existing air quality programs are responsible for significant public health improvements through statewide and regional air quality planning requirements, advancement of technology-based solutions, and risk reduction efforts near industrial facilities.
However, certain communities continue to experience adverse and inequitable environmental and health impacts from air pollution. As compared to other areas, communities near ports, rail yards, warehouses, or freeways, for example, experience a higher concentration of air pollution due to emissions from mobile sources such as cars, diesel trucks, locomotives, and ships. Many of the same communities also experience air quality impacts from large industrial facilities such as oil refineries. Additionally, in many communities across the State, smaller sources of toxic air contaminants like chrome plating facilities, metal recycling facilities, oil and gas production operations, and pesticide use, also contribute to localized air quality impacts. Within certain communities, multiple sources of toxic air contaminants that are located in close proximity may also result in an elevated cumulative exposure burden for nearby human receptors.
AB 617, signed into law in July 2017, continues California’s environmental leadership by establishing innovative new practices to improve air quality in California’s most disadvantaged communities. AB 617 requires community-focused and community-driven action, using multiple strategies and tools, to reduce air pollution and improve public health in communities experiencing a disproportionate cumulative exposure burden from air pollutants. A critical component of AB 617 is its reporting requirements that will be implemented by this proposed regulation.
Inquiries concerning the substance of the proposed regulatory action may be directed to the agency representative John Swanson, Manager, at (916) 323-3076, or (designated back-up contact) Patrick Gaffney, Staff Air Pollution Specialist, at (916) 322 7303, both in the Criteria Pollutant & Air Toxics Reporting Section.
The Notice, ISOR, and all subsequent regulatory documents are available on CARB's Rulemaking Webpage.
Written Comment Period & Comment Submittal
Interested members of the public may present comments orally or in writing at the hearing and may provide comments by postal mail or by electronic submittal before the hearing. The public comment period for this regulatory action will begin on October 26, 2018. Written comments not physically submitted at the hearing must be submitted on or after October 26, 2018, and received no later than 5:00 p.m. on December 10, 2018. CARB requests that when possible, written and email statements be filed at least 10 days before the hearing to give CARB staff and Board members additional time to consider each comment. The Board also encourages members of the public to bring to the attention of staff in advance of the hearing any suggestions for modification of the proposed regulatory action. Comments submitted in advance of the hearing must be addressed to one of the following:
Clerk of the Board, California Air Resources Board
1001 I Street, Sacramento, California 95814
Please note that under the California Public Records Act (Government Code section 6250 et seq.), your written and oral comments, attachments, and associated contact information (e.g., your address, phone, email, etc.) become part of the public record and can be released to the public upon request.
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