California Air Resources Board

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) hosted a public meeting for the Assembly Bill (AB) 32 Environmental Justice Advisory Committee (EJAC). The meeting was open to the public and included a public comment period.

Date:               Thursday, February 8, 2024
Time:               11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location:        The meeting was held in-person in Sacramento and remote via Zoom.
CalEPA HQ Building | Coastal Hearing Room, Second Floor | 1001 " I " Street, Sacramento, California

Meeting Recording 

MEETING TRANSCRIPT (posted 3/1/2024)

• 2-8-2024 Meeting Transcript 

EJAC MEMBERS ATTENDING REMOTELY (posted 2/6/2024)

• Martha Dina Argüello
• Juan Flores
• Matt Holmes
• Sharifa Taylor
• Jill Sherman-Warne

MEETING MATERIALS 

• 2-8-2024 CARB EJAC Meeting Slides
• June 2nd, 2023, EJAC Public Meeting Third Party Investigation Report Summary (for Item 3 on Agenda below, posted 2/6/2024) 
• EJAC LCFS Recommendations (from 9/14/23 EJAC/CARB Joint Board Meeting for reference only)

REFERENCE MATERIALS 

Agenda Item 4:

• 2-5-2024 Earthjustice LCFS Public Letter 

AGENDA

1. Housekeeping and Logistics

• CARB to provide general housekeeping and logistics, including Zoom instructions and Spanish interpretation.

2. Introductions and Opening Remarks 

• Opening remarks from CARB’s Chair Liane Randolph
• Opening remarks from CARB’s Executive Officer Dr. Steven Cliff
• Welcome from CARB’s Deputy Executive Officer for Equity, Communities and Environmental Justice
• Opening remarks from EJAC Co-Chairs (includes ground rules, meeting agreements, agenda overview) 

3. June 2, 2023, EJAC Public Meeting Third-Party Investigation Update

• CARB to provide an update on the June 2, 2023, EJAC public meeting investigation conducted.
• EJAC to ask questions and discuss with CARB leadership.

Lunch

4. Discussion on the Low Carbon Fuels Standard (LCFS) Rulemaking

• EJAC discussion on the LCFS rulemaking.
• EJAC members to provide CARB feedback during CARB’s 45-day open public comment period.

5. Public Comment

• EJAC invites Zoom and in-person public comments.

6. Break

7. Next Steps and Closing Remarks 

• EJAC to discuss next steps for 2024 meeting preparation.
• EJAC to close the meeting with a few remarks and adjourn discussion