| Following a November 5, 1998, hearing, the Air Resources Board (ARB) amended
California's Low-Emission Vehicle
(LEV) regulations. The new amendments, known as LEV II, will
advance the state's clean air goals through improved emission reduction standards for automobiles. |
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California Low-Emission Vehicle
Regulations and Test Procedures
(As of February 17, 2007) |
View the latest "clean" versions (without underline and strikeout)
of the ARB's regulations and most of the Test Procedures for low-emission vehicles and zero-emission vehicles, as
of February 17, 2007. |
| They include the major "LEV II" and "CAP 2000" amendments
that were adopted following a November 5, 1998 hearing; these amendments were formally adopted by the
ARB on August 5, 1999, and, after approval by the California Office of Administrative Law on October
28, 1999, became operative November 27, 1999. |
Formal Regulatory
Documents
for LEV II Regulation. |
Please click here to view the formal regulatory documents such as the
hearing notice, staff report and proposed regulatory documents for the LEV II regulation. |
December 7,
2000 Hearing
(Formal Regulatory Documents Page) |
Rulemaking to Consider Requiring Certain California Light- and Medium-Duty
Vehicles to be Subject to Federal Tier 2 Exhaust Emission Standards, and Adopting Additional Exhaust
Emission Standards for Heavy-Duty Gasoline Vehicles and Engines. |
November 15,
2001 Hearing
(Formal Regulatory Documents Page) |
Rulemaking to consider modifications to the LEV II regulations to establish
particulate matter standards for gasoline vehicles and make various other minor changes. |
Decmeber 12,
2002 Hearing
(Formal Regulatory Documents Page) |
Rulemaking to consider minor amendments to the LEV II regulations and to
adopt additional exhaust emission standards for 2008 and subsequent model heavy-duty gasoline vehicles and engines. |
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| Informal Regulatory Development Documents for LEV II Amendments |
| Below are the informal regulatory documents related to the LEV II amendments.
These are listed for their historical value. |
| July 13, 1998 - Supplemental
Notice for the July 22, 1998 Meeting |
| Proposal to provide non-methane organic gas credits utilizing an ozone reducing
catalyst coating on the radiator or other supporting substrates (WP6 - 34K) or (Acrobat - 11K). And for this
document there is an addendum (WP6
- 86K) or (Acrobat - 21K) |
| July 1, 1998 - Preliminary Draft
LEV II and "CAP 2000" |
| The following preliminary draft documents dated July 1, 1998, encompass
the LEV II proposal and amendments being proposed in conjunction with the federal CAP 2000 program being formulated
by U.S. EPA. A workshop is scheduled for July 22, 1998, to discuss the elements of this
proposal to be formally considered by the Board in November. The key documents are: |
- Meeting Notice Re:
Proposed Amendments to California Exhaust, Evaporative and Refueling Emission Standards and Test Procedures
for Passenger Cars, Light-Duty Trucks and Medium-Duty Vehicles (WP6 - 11K) or (Acrobat - 13K)
- Preliminary Staff Report
- Proposed Amendments to California's Low-Emission Vehicle Regulations (WP6 - 441K) or (Acrobat - 301K)
- Appendix A - Proposed
Regulation Order (WP6
- 219K) or (Acrobat - 183K)
- Appendix B - Proposed
Modifications to the Light-Duty Test Procedures (WP6 - 31K) or (Acrobat - 29K)
- California Exhaust Emission Standards and Test Procedures for 2001 and Subsequent Model Passenger Cars, Light-Duty Trucks, and Medium-Duty
Vehicles
- California Zero-Emission Vehicle
and Hybrid Electric Vehicle Exhaust Emission Standards and Test Procedures for 2003 and Subsequent
Model Years for Passenger Cars, Light-Duty Trucks, and Medium-Duty Vehicles (WP6 - 89K) or (Acrobat - 88K)
- Appendix C - Proposed
Modifications to the Evaporative Test Procedures (WP6 - 6K) or (Acrobat - 7K)
- Appendix D - Proposed
Modifications to the Refueling Test Procedures (WP6
- 3K) or (Acrobat - 5K)
- California Refueling Emission Standards and Test Procedures for 2001 and Subsequent Model Motor Vehicles (WP6 - 20K) or (Acrobat - 22K)
- Appendix E - Proposed
Modifications to the Assembly-Line Test Procedures (WP6 - 2K) or (Acrobat - 5K)
- California Assembly-Line Test Procedures for 2001 and Subsequent Model Year Passenger Cars, Light-DutyTrucks,
and Medium-Duty Vehicles (WP6 - 24K) or (Acrobat - 15K)
- Appendix F - Proposed
Modifications to the New Vehicle Test Procedures (WP6 - 4K) or (Acrobat - 6K)
- Appendix G - Proposed
Modifications to the Label Specifications (WP6
- 2K) or (Acrobat - 4K)
- Appendix H - Evaporative
Emission Test Plan (WP6
- 38K) or (Acrobat - 21K)
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| If you would like a hard copy of these documents, please provide your name
and address and mail or fax to: |
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Ms. Donna Barragan
Mobile Source Control Division
9528 Telstar Avenue
El Monte, CA 91731
Phone: (626)
575-7010
Fax: (626) 575-6699
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| December 9-10, 1997
Workshop Materials |
- Presentation Slides from the LEV II Workshop in El Monte (Zip
- 362K)
- Meeting Notice Re:
Proposed Amendments to California Exhaust, Evaporative and Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery Emission Standards
and Test Procedures for Passenger Cars, Light-Duty Trucks and Medium-Duty Vehicles (WP6 - 29K) or (Acrobat - 12K)
- Draft Preliminary Staff Report
- Proposed Amendments to California's Low-Emission Vehicle Regulations (WP6 - 138K) or (Acrobat - 84K)
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| Where Can I Get More Information? |
| If you would like more information, please call Paul Hughes at (626) 575-6977
or via email at phughes@arb.ca.gov. |
