LEV III

CARB Mail-Out #MSC 10-05 announces a one day workshop to discuss Staff’s preliminary thoughts and sources of information upon which to base more stringent emission requirements for new passenger vehicles, to be considered by the Board later this year. 

ARB staff has developed a draft proposal for criteria emission standards, and is seeking comments and input from stakeholders. The preliminary proposal for the criteria standards can be found in the document “Preliminary Discussion Paper – Amendments to California’s Low-Emission Vehicle Regulations for Criteria Pollutants – LEV III.” A copy the document may be found at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/levprog/leviii/leviii.htm

Regarding future Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission regulations, staff is evaluating studies of the feasibility and cost of advanced technologies to reduce GHG emissions that could achieve widespread sales and acceptance in the 2017-2025 timeframe. At the workshop staff will discuss these studies and welcomes input from stakeholders.

The workshop will take place March 2, 2010 in El Monte, CA.