Alternative Diesel Fuels 2015

This page last reviewed November 20, 2015

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED REGULATION ON THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF ALTERNATIVE DIESEL FUELS

(Hearing Date: February 19, 2015 and September 24, 2015)

The second hearing for the Alternative Diesel Fuels regulation has been shifted from July to September 2015.
ADF program page: https://www.arb.ca.gov/fuels/diesel/altdiesel/biodiesel.htm
The hearing will be on September 24^th and 25^th in Sacramento, California. https://www.arb.ca.gov/sites/default/files/classic/regact/regact15.htm

Public Comments Received

FINAL APPROVAL / OAL ACTION

OAL approved the rulemaking and filed it with the Secretary of State on November 16, 2015. The effective date is January 1, 2016.

Endorsed Form 400 (PDF - 1.05MB)
Final Regulation Order (PDF - 316K)
Addendum to FSOR (PDF - 124K)
Updated Informative Digest (PDF - 90K)

ADOPTED REGULATIONS AND MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO OAL

The Final Rulemaking Package was filed with OAL on October 2, 2015. OAL has until November 16, 2015 to make a determination.

Final Regulation Order ~see revised above~

Final Statement of Reasons (PDF - 116802K)

Updated Informative Digest ~see revised above~
Notice of Decision (PDF - 482K)

SECOND HEARING ACTION

Posted October 5, 2015

Resolution 15-41 (PDF - 437KB)
Attachment D ~ Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations (PDF - 97K)

Resolution 15-51 (PDF - 689KB)

SECOND PUBLIC HEARING MATERIALS

Posted September 25, 2015

Supplemental Responses to Comments on the Alternative Diesel Fuel Regulation (PDF - 39K)
Supplement to the Responses to Comments on the Environmental Analysis (PDF - 56K)

Posted September 24, 2015

Responses to Comments on the Alternative Diesel Fuel Regulation (PDF - 130MB)

Posted September 21, 2015

The ADF regulation proposed text, incorporating all 15-day changes (PDF - 316K)
Final Environmental Analysis (EA) (PDF - 1576K)
Response to Comments on the EA (PDF - 50809K)

HEARING ACTION AND SUPPLEMENTAL 15-DAY NOTICES

Posted May 22, 2015

Notice of Public Availability of Modified Text (PDF - 675K)

Deadline for Public Comment: June 8, 2015

Attachment A ~ Modified Regulatory Text ~ (PDF - 357K)

Posted March 3, 2015

Resolution 15-5 (PDF - 575K)

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE AND RELATED MATERIAL

Posted December 30, 2014

Notice of Public Hearing (PDF - 3.66MK)

Deadline to Submit Public Comments: February 17, 2015, at 5:00 p.m. or at the Public Hearing on February 19, 2015.

Staff Report: Initial Statement of Reasons (ISOR) (PDF - 386K)

Appendix A: Proposed Regulation Order (PDF - 234K)
Appendix B: Technical Supporting Information (PDF - 147K)
Appendix C: Economic Supporting Information (PDF - 22K)
Appendix D: Draft Environmental Analysis (PDF - 936K)
Appendix E: Summary of DOF Comments to the Combined LCFS/ADF SRIA and ARB Responses, Includes Combined LCFS/ADF SRIA (PDF - 155K)
Appendix F: Inputs and Outputs of REMI Modeling (PDF - 39K)
Appendix G: Supplemental Statistical Analysis (PDF - 134K)

INFORMAL REGULATORY ACTIVITY

Rulemaking Activity for 2015