CARB Workshop: CA Phase 2

The California Air Resources Board (CARB or Board) invites you to participate in a public workshop to learn more about the proposed California Phase 2 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) regulation and potential amendments to CARB’s existing Heavy-Duty Vehicle GHG Emission Reduction Regulation (Tractor-Trailer GHG regulation). Amendments to the Tractor-Trailer GHG regulation may include more stringent emission reduction requirements on 53-foot or longer box-type trailers and new emission reduction requirements on other types of trailers (e.g., box-type less than 53 feet long, tankers, container chassis, and flat beds).
 
This workshop is described further in the workshop notice by clicking here. Specific topics to be discussed include the California Phase 2 certification process, the California warranty process, and updates on areas where California may differ from the federal Phase 2 program.
 
Date: Thursday, August 31, 2017
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Place:Cal/EPA Headquarters Building
                Coastal Hearing Room
1001 I Street, Second Floor 
                Sacramento, California 95814
 
The workshop will be available via webcast at CalEPA for those unable to attend in person.
 
For more information about the proposed California Phase 2 GHG standards, please go to: CA Phase 2 GHG

For the potential amendments to tractor-trailer GHG regulation, please go to: 
List Serve - Tractor-Trailer GHG Regulation
 
Background:  

In December 2013, California harmonized with the federal Phase 1 requirements.

Adoption of the federal Phase 1 rule provided CARB the ability to certify new heavy-duty vehicles and engines and enforce those requirements in the State. In addition, CARB’s adoption of the Phase 1 requirements provided nationwide consistency for vehicle and engine manufacturers. At the same time, CARB amended the TTGHG regulation to align with the Phase 1 rule by sunsetting the 2014 and subsequent model year tractor requirements.

Building on the success of the federal Phase 1 rule, in August 2016, U.S. EPA and NHTSA jointly adopted the federal Phase 2 rule, which is more stringent than Phase 1. The federal Phase 2 rule is phased-in over the 2018 through 2027 model years. The structure of the federal Phase 2 rule is generally similar to Phase 1, establishing GHG emission standards for tractors, vocational vehicles, and heavy-duty pickups and vans, and the engines used in tractors and vocational vehicles. However, the federal Phase 2 rule also establishes standards for certain trailers used in combination with tractors. The trailer types included in Phase 2 are box-type trailers (dry van and refrigerated van trailers of all lengths), flat bed trailers, tank trailers, and container chassis. The trailer requirements include aerodynamic improvements and tire requirements for box-type trailers, but only tire requirements for the other trailer types. Although this marks the first time trailers have been regulated at the federal level, trailers have been regulated in California since 2010. 

On December 22, 2016, the Truck Trailer Manufacturer Association (TTMA) filed a lawsuit that challenges and seeks to vacate the trailer provisions of the federal Phase 2 rule that apply to trailers. That lawsuit however, does not affect California’s authority to establish standards for trailers hauled by heavy-duty tractors. 

Contact:

We welcome and encourage your participation in this workshop.  If you have any questions regarding the proposed California Phase 2 or potential regulatory changes to Tractor-Trailer GHG Regulation, please contact Mr. Alex Santos, Staff Air Pollution Specialist, at (626) 575-6682 or by email at alex.santos@arb.ca.gov or Ms. Mitzi Magtoto, Air Resources Engineer, at (916) 323-8975 or by email at mitzi.magtoto@arb.ca.gov.