South Coast AQMD has scheduled the 2nd EQUATE Working Group Meeting for October 30th. As part of the approval of Regulation III in May 2019, the South Coast AQMD Governing Board approved a resolution directing staff to convene a Working Group to assess the current source test submittal and approval process and to review default factors for emissions reporting. Relative to source testing, in consultation with the working group, the focus will be on the development of a plan to set priorities for processing and evaluating the existing and anticipated future inventory of source tests. The plan will establish a process and schedule to address the expected increase in source test review volume due to the restructuring of the toxic emissions fees in Regulation III, including timeframes for reducing the current inventory of source tests as well as for completion of reviews within specified periods of time. As a part of this this effort, staff will be initiating a review of default emission factors used for emissions reporting and, in consultation with the Working Group, update these factors as appropriate.