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Wednesday,
March 21, 2007 -- 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Headquarters Auditorium
21865 Copley Drive
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
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for the Agenda and Other Information
Background
California’s Smog Check Program has
been, and continues to be, the cornerstone of a regional air district’s
control strategy for purposes of demonstrating the region’s ability to
attain healthful ambient air quality standards. For the South Coast Air
Quality Management District (AQMD), which experiences the highest ozone and
fine particulate matter concentrations in the country, and where more than
11 million cars are registered and driven in the region, emissions from
automobiles and other vehicles dominate the overall emissions inventory.
Recent studies have shown that in-use emissions from vehicles are critical
to a region’s ability to achieve healthful ambient air quality standards,
in-use testing program has drawn very focused attention. It has long been
suspected that many vehicles are not in compliance with California’s Smog
Check Program requirements which results in a small fraction of vehicles
contributing a majority of the pollution for that particular vehicle
category.
Technology Forum Description
AQMD is pleased to host this one-day
technology forum and roundtable discussion on current and upcoming
technologies which could be applied to improve California’s Smog Check
Program and to examine opportunities for additional emission reductions. The
morning sessions will consist of formal presentations by a panel of experts
on the smog check program. Topics will include program implementation,
emissions estimates, repair issues, remote sensing, on-board diagnostics and
measurement of particulate emissions. In the afternoon, there will be a
roundtable discussion among the panelists to facilitate exchange of views
and suggestions. The roundtable will be moderated by
Dr. Judith Lamare, Acting Chair of
the California Inspection and Maintenance Review Committee. Members of the
public will also be able to ask questions of the Technology Forum/Roundtable
participants. A technical summary of the panel discussion will be prepared
and made available on the AQMD website.
The AQMD encourages anyone interested in
this topic to attend this forum free of charge. This forum will also be
webcast live, and copies of the agenda, presentations, and the webcast will
be posted on the AQMD’s Technology Forum/Roundtable website at
http://www.aqmd.gov/tao/ConferencesWorkshops/techforum.htm.
If you have any questions about this
forum, contact Mr. Dean Saito, Manager Mobile Source Strategies, (909)
396-2647.
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