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Local Government & Small Business Assistance Advisory Group

AGENDA
The public may participate at any location listed below.

November 16, 2007 - 12:00 p.m.

AQMD Headquarters - Conference Room GB
21865 Copley Dr., Diamond Bar CA
 

  ACTION - DISCUSSION - INFORMATIONAL ITEMS  
1 Call to Order/Opening Remarks Jane Carney,
Committee Chair
2 Approval of October 19, 2007 Meeting Minutes (Attachment)

Review of Follow-Up/Action Items

Jane Carney

Pom Pom Ganguli,
Asst. DEO/Public Advisor
3 Update on Proposed Rule 222.1- Filing and Registration of Architectural Coatings and Proposed Rule 314 Fees for Architectural Coatings
Staff will provide an update on these proposed rules, which would not specifically limit the emissions of air contaminants.  PR 222.1 would enable AQMD to collect an accurate emission inventory of architectural coatings sold for use in the South Coast Air Basin.
PR 314 would equitably assess and collect fees to recover the cost of implementing Rule 1113 - Architectural Coatings.
Naveen Berry
Program Supervisor
4 SOON Program Funding for Repowering Off-Road Diesel Equipment
Staff will provide a status report on CARB’s Surplus Off-road Opt-in NOx (SOON) provision which allows districts to achieve additional NOx reductions by providing incentive funding to the largest fleets in their region.
Fred Minassian
Technology Implementation Manager
5 Overview of AQMD’s Clean Fuels Programs
Staff presentation on research, development and demonstration projects that are co-funded by the Clean Fuels Program which serve to reduce emissions from both mobile and stationary sources of air pollution.
Matt Miyasato
Technology Demonstration Manager
6

Status Report on AB 32 – Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Staff will provide an update on activities in support of greenhouse gas reductions and AB 32 implementation.

Jill Whynot,
Strategic Initiatives Director
7 Monthly Report on Small Business Assistance Activities (Attachment – Informational Item)
Summary of assistance and outreach activities conducted by the AQMD’s Small Business Assistance office for April 2007.
Pom Pom Ganguli

Attachments will be available at the meeting.

Next Meeting:  December 14, 2007 - 10:00 a.m., CC-2

Other Business
Any member of this body, or its staff, on his or her own initiative or in response to questions posed by the public, may ask a question for clarification, may make a brief announcement or report on his or her own activities, provide a reference to staff regarding factual information, request staff to report back at a subsequent meeting concerning any matter, or may take action to direct staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda.   (Govt Code Section 54954.2)

Public Comment Period
Members of the public may address this body concerning any agenda item before or during consideration of that item (Govt. Code Section 54954.3(a)). All agendas for regular meetings are posted at District Headquarters, 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California, at least 72 hours in advance of a regular meeting. At the end of the regular meeting agenda, an opportunity is also provided for the public to speak on any subject within Local Government & Small Business Assistance Advisory Group's authority. Speakers may be limited to three (3) minutes each.

Americans with Disabilities Act
The agenda and documents in the agenda packet will be made available, upon request, in appropriate alternative formats to assist persons with a disability (Gov’t Code Section 54954.2(a)). Disability-related accommodations will also be made available to allow participation in the Local Government & Small Business Assistance Advisory Group meeting. Any accommodations must be requested as soon as practicable. Requests will be accommodated to the extent feasible. Please contact  Nancy Velasquez at (909) 396-2557 from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, or send the request to nvelasquez@aqmd.gov.

For further information, please contact:   Nancy Velasquez, (909) 396-2557

Adjournment



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