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June 27, 2023
CARB’s Office of Community Air Protection will host three virtual workshops on its Blueprint 2.0 Draft in July 2023
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Please join CARB’s Office of Community Air Protection (OCAP) in one or more of three online public workshops in July 2023 to share your comments on the recently released Assembly Bill (AB) 617 (2017, C. Garcia, Chapter 136) Draft Blueprint 2.0. The draft Blueprint outlines the strategy to reduce air pollution from toxic air contaminants and criteria air pollutants across the State. CARB is required by law to update the strategy every five years. In 2018, CARB's governing Board adopted the first Blueprint to reduce air pollution in disadvantaged communities in California.
Now, you’re invited to share your views in response to the draft Blueprint 2.0, a revised statewide strategy for the next five years. This process builds on our engagement over the last year which included discussion of the People’s Blueprint with the AB 617 Consultation Group and meetings with representatives of Community Steering Committees, air district partners, and other stakeholders through an iterative approach. The final proposed draft will be presented to CARB's governing Board in September 2023. A draft version of Blueprint 2.0 is now available for public review and comment.
Workshop Information
OCAP will hold three virtual (online) public workshops on the Draft Blueprint 2.0 on July 7, 11, and 18, 2023. We welcome your input to make sure that Blueprint 2.0 is well-informed and effectively reduces air pollution in communities across the state.
We look forward to seeing you at the July 2023 workshops! You may also comment on the documents at our web page.
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Friday, July 7, 2023 -English Virtual (via Zoom) Workshop(with Spanish interpretation available)
Time: 4:00 PM PM to 7:00 PM
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Tuesday, July 11, 2023 - English Virtual (via Zoom) Workshop (with Spanish interpretation available)
Time: 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
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Tuesday, July 18, 2023 - Spanish Virtual (via Zoom) Workshop (with English interpretation available)
Time: 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
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Highlight different regional AB 617 community steering committee group voices and approaches
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Support participation through facilitation, polls, and two interactive breakout group discussions
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Include simultaneous interpretation in English and Spanish. The July 7 and July 11 workshops will include simultaneous Spanish interpretation, and the July 18 workshop, led in Spanish, will include simultaneous English interpretation.
To help you prepare for the workshop, please note:
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Workshops will be held at the same time on the different workshop dates.
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Please review meeting materials prior to the workshops. Meeting materials for these workshops include links to the Draft Blueprint 2.0, available now on the Community Air Protection Blueprint 2.0 Revision webpage.
Background
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Community-focused action to reduce air pollution and improvement of public health in communities that experience disproportionate burdens from exposure to air pollutants
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CARB to develop, and together with air districts:
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Implement a statewide strategy to reduce emissions of toxic air contaminants
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Reduce criteria air pollutants in communities affected by a high cumulative exposure burden
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CARB to update the statewide strategy, known as the Program Blueprint, every five years
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CARB Board to annually consider the selection of additional communities, as appropriate
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Describes the process for identifying impacted communities and convening community steering committees
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Establishes criteria for the development of community emissions reduction programs and community air monitoring plans
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Contains CARB’s commitments to statewide actions to reduce emissions of criteria air pollutants and toxic air contaminants
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A revised Program Blueprint will be considered by the CARB Board no later than September 2023
Special Accommodations
Special Accommodation Request Consistent with California Government Code Section 7296.2, special accommodation or language needs may be provided for any of the following:
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An interpreter to be available at the meeting;
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Documents made available in an alternate format or another language;
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A disability-related reasonable accommodation.
To request these special accommodations or language needs, please contact Leah Asay at (916) 323-1413 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.
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