State Update Volume 42, Issue 20

The Air Resources Board proposed to amend Cal. Code Regs. tit. 13 §§1968.2, 1968.5, 1971.1, & 1971.5, Heavy Duty Engine On-Board Diagnostic System Requirements and On-Board Diagnostic System Requirements for Passenger Cars, Light–Duty Trucks, and Medium-Duty Vehicles and Engines. Changes would establish emission standards and other requirements for onboard diagnostic systems installed on 2010 and later model-year engines certified for sale in heavy-duty applications in California. There will be a public hearing August 23, 2012.

The Air Resources Board proposed to amend Cal. Code Regs. tit. 13 §§2700 through 2711, the Verification Procedure, Warranty and In-Use Compliance Requirements for In-Use Strategies to Control Emissions from Diesel Engines. Changes would reduce the amount of in-use testing that the verification procedure currently requires. There will be a public hearing August 23, 2012. See http://www.oal.ca.gov/res/docs/pdf/notice/27z-2012.pdf (pp. 890-95).

The Department of Environmental Conservation proposed to amend 18 Alaska Admin. Code 60, Solid Waste Management. The amendments would add standards and requirements for polluted soil disposal in Class III municipal solid waste landfills. The deadline for comment is September 6, 2012. See http://notes4.state.ak.us/pn/pubnotic.nsf/1604e1912875140689256785006767f6/6e7339c9c75a735d89257a3300017d7a?OpenDocument.