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to t he d ate  o f  a mendment  b y  c ontacting  t he  ag ency  
officer n amed  h erein.  T he  D epartment  w ill  a ccept  
written c omments  o n  t he  m odified  r egulations  f or  1 5  
days after the date on which they are made available.
AVAILABILITY  OF THE FINAL  
STATEMENT OF REASONS
Upon i ts c ompletion,  c opies  o f  t he  fi nal  s tatement  
of r easons  m ay  b e  o btained  b y  c ontacting  t he  ag ency  
officer named herein.
INTERNET ACCESS
The D epartment  h as  p osted  t he  i nformation  
regarding  t his  p roposed  r egulatory  a ction  o n  i ts  
website (https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/Regulations.
html).
TITLES 13 AND 17.  A IR RESOURCES 
BOARD
NOTICE   OF   PUBLIC  H EARING   TO  
CONSIDER PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO 
THE COMMERCIAL   HARBOR  
CRAFT REGULATION
The C alifornia  A ir  R esources  B oard  ( CARB  o r  
Board) will  conduct  a  public  hearing  at  the  date,  time, 
and l ocation  n oted  b elow  t o  c onsider  t he  p roposed  
amendments  t o  t he  C ommercial  H arbor  C raft  
Regulation.
Date: N ovember   19,   2021  
Time:  9: 00 a.m.
Please c onsult  t he  p ublic  ag enda,  w hich  w ill  b e  
posted t en  d ays  b efore  t he  N ovember  1 9,  2 021,  B oard  
Meeting, f or  i mportant  d etails,  i ncluding,  b ut  n ot  l im-
ited t o, t he  o rder  i n  w hich  t his  i tem  w ill  b e  c onsidered  
and a ny a ppropriate  d irection  r egarding  a  r emote–only  
Board M eeting.  I f  t he  m eeting  is  t o  b e  h eld  i n  p er-
son — i n  a ddition  t o  r emote  a ccess  —  i t  w ill  b e  h eld  
at t he C alifornia  A ir  R esources  B oard,  H aagen-Smit  
Auditorium,  4 001  I owa  A venue,  R iverside,  C alifornia  
92507
WRITTEN COMMENT PERIOD AND 
SUBMITTAL   OF   COMMENTS
In a ccordance  w ith  t he  A dministrative  P rocedure  
Act, i nterested  m embers  o f  t he  p ublic  m ay  p resent  
comments  o rally  o r  i n  w riting  d uring  t he  h earing  
and m ay p rovide  c omments  b y  p ostal  m ail  o r  b y  
electronic  s ubmittal  b efore  t he  h earing.  T he  p ublic  
comment p eriod  f or  t his  r egulatory  a ction  w ill  begin o n S eptember  2 4,  2 021.  W ritten  c omments  n ot  
submitted  d uring  t he  h earing  m ust  b e  s ubmitted  o n  o r  
after S eptember  2 4,  2 021,  a nd  r eceived  no later than 
November 8, 2021 . C omments  s ubmitted  o utside  t hat  
comment p eriod  a re  c onsidered  u ntimely.  C ARB  m ay,  
but is n ot r equired  t o,  r espond  t o  u ntimely  c omments,  
including  t hose  r aising  s ignificant  e nvironmental  
issues. T he  B oard  a lso  e ncourages  m embers  o f  t he  
public t o b ring  t o  t he  a ttention  o f  s taff  i n  a dvance  o f  
the h earing  a ny  s uggestions  f or  m odification  o f  t he  
proposed r egulatory  a ction.  C omments  s ubmitted  i n  
advance o f  t he  h earing  m ust  b e  a ddressed  t o  o ne  o f  
the fo llowing:
Postal mail: C lerks’   Office,   California   Air 
      Resources  B oard 
    1 001   I   Street,   Sacramento,  
    C alifornia   95814  
Electronic  
submittal : https://www.arb.ca.gov/lispub/comm/  
  bclist.php
Please n ote  t hat  u nder  t he  C alifornia  P ublic  R ecords  
Act ( Gov.  C ode,  §  6 250  et  se q.),  y our  w ritten  a nd  
oral c omments,  a ttachments,  a nd  a ssociated  c ontact  
information  ( e.g.,  y our  a ddress,  p hone,  e mail,  et c.)  
become pa rt  o f  t he  p ublic  r ecord  a nd  ca n  b e  r eleased  
to the public upon request.
Additionally,  t he  B oard  r equests  b ut  d oes  n ot  
require t hat  p ersons  w ho  s ubmit  w ritten  c omments  t o  
the B oard  r eference  t he  t itle  o f  t he  p roposal  i n  t heir  
comments  to facilitate review.
AUTHORITY AND REFERENCES
This r egulatory  a ction  is  p roposed  u nder  t he  
authority g ranted  i n  C alifornia  H ealth  a nd  S afety  
Code, se ctions  3 8505,  3 8510,  3 8560,  3 8566,  3 8580,  
39600, 3 9601,  3 9650,  3 9658,  3 9659,  3 9666,  3 9730,  
39730.5, 4 1511,  4 3013,  4 3018,  a nd  4 3019.1.  T his  a ction  
is p roposed  t o  i mplement,  i nterpret,  a nd  m ake  s pecific  
Health a nd  S afety  C ode,  se ctions  3 8505,  3 8510,  3 8560,  
38566, 3 8580,  3 9000,  3 9001,  3 9515,  3 9516,  3 9600,  
39601, 3 9730,  3 9730.5,  4 1510,  4 1511,  4 3013,  4 3016,  
43018, a nd  4 3019.1.;  a nd  W estern  O il  a nd  G as  A ss’n  
v. O range  C ounty  A ir  P ollution  C ontrol  D istrict,  1 4  
Cal.3rd 411, 121 Cal.Rptr. 249 (1975).
INFORMATIVE DIGEST OF  
PROPOSED ACTION AND POLICY 
STATEMENT OVERVIEW  
(Gov. Code, § 11346.5, subdivision  (a)(3))
Sections Affected:  P roposed  a mendments  t o  se ction  
2299.5, C alifornia  C ode  o f  R egulations,  t itle  1 3,  a nd  
section 9 3118.5,  C alifornia  C ode  o f  R egulations,  
title 17.CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2021, VOLUME NUMBER 39-Z
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BY R EFERENCE  
(Cal. Code Regs., title 1, § 20, subdivision  (c)(3))
The f ollowing  d ocuments  w ould  b e  i ncorporated  i n  
the regulation  by reference:
● 4 6 C ode  o f  F ederal  R egulations  ( CFR)  S ubchapter  
U, a s i t e xisted  o n  A pril  2 7,  2 010,  i ncorporated  
in s ubsection  ( d)  D efinitions,  ( e)  F uel  U se  a nd  
Engine E mission  R equirements,  a nd  ( q)  M ethods  
to D emonstrate  C ompliance  w ith  E ngine  a nd  
Fuel S tandards.
● I nternational  O rganization  f or S tandardization  
(ISO) 2 2241,  a s  i t  e xisted  i n  F ebruary  2 019,  
incorporated  in subsection  (d) Definitions.
● S ociety  o f  A utomotive  E ngineers  ( SAE)  
J1667 R ecommended  P ractice,  a s  i t  e xisted  i n  
February 1 996,  i ncorporated  i n  s ubsection  ( k)  
Opacity T esting  a nd  E mission  C ontrol  R epair  
Requirements.
BACKGROUND  AND EFFECT   OF   THE 
PROPOSED REGULATORY ACTION
Commercial  H arbor  C raft  ( “CHC”  o r  “ harbor  
craft”) a re  a  v ital  pa rt  o f  C alifornia’s  e conomy,  a nd  
are e ssential  f or  m oving  ca rgo  a nd  p roviding  se rvices  
to O cean–Going  V essels  ( OGV)  a nd  v arious  se aports,  
harbors, a nd  m arinas  t hroughout  C alifornia.  W hile  
these v essels  a re  r eliable  a nd  o perationally  e fficient,  
many o f t hem  a re  p owered  b y  a nd  u tilize  d iesel  
engines t hat  e mit  s ignificant  a mounts  o f  a ir  p ollutants,  
including  d iesel  pa rticulate  m atter  ( DPM),  fi ne  
particulate  m atter  ( PM2.5),  o xides  o f  n itrogen  ( NOx),  
oxides o f s ulfur  ( SOx),  r eactive  o rganic  ga ses  ( ROG),  
and g reenhouse  ga ses  ( GHG).  C ommunities  l ocated  
near C alifornia’s  se aports,  m arinas,  h arbors,  c oastal  
waters, a nd  i nternal  w aters  t hroughout  t he  S tate  
continue t o  b e  i mpacted  b y  e missions  g enerated  f rom  
approximately  3 ,159  C HC  o perating  n ear  C alifornia  
seaports and marine terminals.
In 2 008, t he  B oard  a dopted  t he  i nitial  A irborne  
Toxic C ontrol  M easure  f or  D iesel  E ngines  o n  
Commercial  H arbor  C raft  ( “Original  R egulation”)  
to r educe  e missions  o f  D PM,  N Ox,  a nd  R OG  f rom  
diesel e ngines  u sed  i n  C HC.  T he  B oard  s ubsequently  
amended t he  O riginal  R egulation  i n  2 010  t o  e xpand  t he  
applicability  o f  t he  O riginal  R egulation  t o  a dditional  
categories  o f  C HC,  i ncluding  c rew  a nd  s upply,  b arge,  
and d redge  v essels.  B oth  t he  O riginal  R egulation  a nd  
its s ubsequent  a mendment  h ave  r esulted  i n  s ubstantial  
reductions  o f  t he  a ir  p ollutants  e mitted  b y  C HC,  b ut  
the c urrent  r egulation  w ill  b e  f ully  i mplemented  b y  t he  
end o f 2 022  a nd  C alifornia  n eeds  t o  e nsure  a dditional  
emissions  reductions  are achieved by CHC.Communities  l ocated  n ear  C alifornia’s  se aport  
complexes  b ear  a  d isproportionate  h ealth  b urden  d ue  
to t heir p roximity  t o  t he  e missions  g enerated  f rom  
freight a ctivity  a ssociated  w ith  t he  se aports,  i ncluding  
CHC o perating  i n  a nd  a round  se aports  a nd  h arbors.  
The D PM  e mitted  b y  C HC  c ontinues  t o  i mpact  
nearby c ommunities,  i ncluding  c ommunities  l ocated  
in r egions  o f  t he  S tate  t hat  a re  i n  n onattainment  w ith  
national a mbient  a ir  q uality  s tandards  ( NAAQS)  f or  
ozone a nd  P M2.5.  D PM  is  a  t oxic  a ir  c ontaminant  
that ca n s ubstantially  i ncrease  t he  r isk  o f  d eveloping  
cancer a nd  o ther  h ealth  p roblems  s uch  a s  i ncreased  
respiratory  i llnesses,  r isk  o f  h eart  d isease,  a nd  
premature  d eath.  D PM  e missions  f rom  C HC  e ngines  
are p rojected  t o  b ecome  e ven  m ore  s ignificant  d ue  
to t he c ontinued  o peration  o f  C HC  w hile  e missions  
from other mobile sources are decreasing  due to more 
stringent r egulations  a nd  c leaner  t echnologies.  T he  
emissions  f rom  C HC  i mpose  u ncompensated  h ealth  
and e nvironmental  c osts  t o  t he  n earby  c ommunities  
and must be reduced to the greatest possible extent.
In a ddition,  a s  m entioned  ab ove,  C alifornia  is  f acing  
challenges  i n  a ttaining  c ompliance  w ith  N AAQS  f or  
ozone a nd  P M2.5  t hroughout  m any  r egions  o f  t he  
State. T wo  a reas  o f  t he  S tate  i n  pa rticular  f ace  t he  
most c ritical  a ir  q uality  c hallenges  –  t he  S outh  C oast  
Air B asin  a nd  t he  S an  J oaquin  V alley  A ir  B asin.  T he  
South C oast  A ir  B asin  h as  t he  h ighest  o zone  l evels  i n  
the n ation,  w hile  t he  S an  J oaquin  V alley  A ir  B asin  h as  
the g reatest  P M2.5  c hallenge.  T o  m eet  t he  2 023  a nd  
2031 N AAQS  f or  o zone,  t he  S outh  C oast  A ir  B asin  
will r equire  a n  a pproximate  7 0  p ercent  N Ox  r eduction  
from c urrent  l evels  b y  2 023  a nd  a n  o verall  8 0  p ercent  
NOx r eduction  b y  2 031.  B ecause  N Ox  is  a  p recursor  
to b oth o zone  a nd  t o  se condary  P M2.5  f ormation,  
reductions  i n  N Ox  e missions  w ill  a lso  p rovide  b enefits  
for m eeting  t he  P M2.5  s tandards.  C HC  e mit  b oth  
NOx a nd  P M2.5,  a nd  s uch  e missions  a ffect  fi ve  a ir  
basins o r c ounties  i n  C alifornia  t hat  h ave  n ot  a ttained  
compliance  w ith  t he  N AAQS  f or  o zone  a nd  P M2.5.  
CHC a lso  c onstitute  o ne  o f  t he  l argest  s ources  o f  
NOx e missions  i n  t he  S outh  C oast  B asin  i n  2 023,  s o  
achieving  r eductions  i n  N Ox  a nd  P M  e missions  f rom  
CHC w ill  a ssist  C alifornia  i n  a ttaining  a mbient  a ir  
quality s tandards.
CHCs a lso  e mit  g reenhouse  ga ses  ( GHGs),  t hat  
contribute  t o  a nthropogenic  c limate  c hange  a nd  b lack  
carbon ( BC),  o r  s oot,  w hich  is  c lassified  a s  a  s hort–
lived c limate  p ollutant  ( SLCP).  S LCPs  a re  p owerful  
climate f orcers  t hat  ca n  h ave  a n  i mmediate  a nd  
significant  i mpact  o n  c limate  c hange,  c ompared  t o  
longer–lived  G HGs  s uch  a s  C O2.  C alifornia  H ealth  
and S afety  C ode  se ction  3 9730  a uthorizes  a nd  d irects  
CARB t o  d evelop  a  c omprehensive  s trategy  t o  r educe  
emissions  o f  S LCPs,  a nd  H ealth  a nd  S afety  C ode  CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2021, VOLUME NUMBER 39-Z
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section 39730.5 di rects CA RB to ap prove an d to 
implement  that strategy.
In response to As sembly Bi ll (A B) 61 7 (G arcia, 
Chapter 136, St atutes of 20 17), CA RB cr eated th e 
Community  Ai r Pro tection Pro gram (C APP) to 
address the en vironmental  an d he alth in equities fro m 
air pollution ex perienced  by ce rtain dis advantaged  
communities  (D AC) in th e St ate. Th e CA PP 
Blueprint  contains a lis t of st atewide ac tions th at 
should be undertaken  to ac hieve re ductions in th ese 
disproportionally  bu rdened co mmunities.1 Many 
CHC operate in or ad jacent to DA Cs, an d em ission 
reductions  fro m th ese ve ssels wi ll di rectly be nefit 
these communities  ex periencing  cu mulative ex posure 
burden.
Additionally,  Go vernor Ne wsom’s Ex ecutive Or der 
N–79–20 directed CA RB an d ot her St ate age ncies 
to transition  off –road ve hicles an d eq uipment to 10 0 
percent zero–emission  by 20 35 wh ere fe asible. To 
address this, st aff pro poses pro visions to ac celerate 
deployment  of Ze ro–Emission  an d Ad vanced 
Technologies  (Z EAT) to CH C, wh ich in cludes 
requiring all sh ort–run fe rries to swi tch to ze ro–
emissions  propulsion  an d au xiliary po wer sy stems, 
and for new ex cursion ve ssels to be eq uipped wi th 
zero–emission  capab le hy brid sy stems. Th ere ar e ot her 
use cases of CH C op erations th at can be tr ansitioned  
to zero–emission  ov er th e co ming de cade. Th erefore, 
in response to Ex ecutive Or der N– 79–20, CA RB st aff 
has proposed am endments  th at cr eates co mpliance 
flexibility  for in troducing  ze ro–emission  te chnology 
into the marine market.
CARB may al so co nsider ot her ch anges to th e 
sections affected, as lis ted on page tw o of th is no tice, 
or other sections wi thin th e sc ope of th is no tice, du ring 
the course of this rulemaking  process.
OBJECTIVES  AND BENEFITS  OF TH E 
PROPOSED REGULATORY ACTION
The Proposed Am endments  wo uld es tablish mo re 
stringent requirements  fo r in –use an d ne w CH C, 
expand the regulatory  re quirements  to ve ssel cat egories 
that were pr eviously ex empt fro m in –use ve ssel 
requirements,  an d ap ply re porting, in frastructure,  
and other requirements  to fa cilities, su ch as sea ports, 
terminals,  m arinas, a nd h arbors t hat c onduct b usiness 
with CHC. Th e Pro posed Am endments  wo uld 
further reduce em issions fro m CH C by es tablishing  
requirements  th at sp ecified cat egories of CH C mu st 
deploy zero em itting te chnologies.  Th e Pro posed 
1 CARB, Community  Ai r Pr otection Bl ueprint, Oc tober 20 18, 
last accessed Ju ly 6, 20 21, https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/default/
files/2020–03/final_community_air_protection_blueprint_  
october_2018_acc.pdf .Amendments  ar e ex pected to re duce em issions of 
PM2.5, DPM, NOx, ROG, and greenhouse  gases.
Staff estimated  th at fro m 20 23 th rough 20 38, th e 
Proposed Am endments  wo uld re duce cu mulative 
statewide  emissions  by ap proximately  1, 610 to ns of 
PM2.5, 1,680 to ns of DP M, 34 ,340 to ns of NO x, 2, 460 
tons of ROG, an d 46 2,330 met ric to ns (M T) of GH G, 
relative to baseline conditions.
The Proposed Am endments  ar e ex pected to im prove 
California  residents’  he alth be nefits, es pecially th ose 
in communities  lo cated ne ar Ca lifornia’s sea ports 
and marine te rminals. Ma ny of th ese co mmunities  
are disadvantaged  an d be ar a dis proportionate  he alth 
burden due to th eir cl ose pro ximity to em issions fro m 
CHC (at dock, an d in tr ansit) an d ot her em ission 
sources including  tr ucks, lo comotives,  an d te rminal 
equipment  ser ving th e sea ports. Th ese im provements  
in health benefits ar e an ticipated to in clude re ductions 
of 531 premature  de aths re duced, 73 hos pital 
admissions  fo r car diovascular  il lness, 88 hos pital 
admissions  fo r re spiratory il lness an d 23 6 em ergency 
room visits. Th e to tal st atewide va luation du e to 
avoided health ou tcomes bet ween 20 23 an d 20 38 
totaled $5.25 billion.
Additionally,  po tential can cer ris ks ar e ex pected 
to decrease as ex posure to DP M is re duced. In 
addition to re gional an d lo cal ai r qu ality be nefits, 
passengers  on board ve ssels wo uld ha ve th e po tential 
for substantially  le ss ex posure to ai r po llutants, su ch 
as DPM and NOx.
In 2038 without th e Pro posed am endments,  in th e 
San Francisco  Ba y Ar ea Ai r Ba sin, abo ut 7 mi llion 
people, including  0. 5 mi llion pe ople wh o li ve in DA Cs, 
are estimated  to be ex posed to a po tential can cer ris k 
of greater than 1 ch ance pe r mi llion fro m ex posure to 
DPM. Under th e Pro posed Am endments  co mpared to 
a baseline of the Current Regulation  in 2038:
● the population  we ighted–average  can cer ris k 
would be reduced fro m 12 ch ances pe r mi llion to 
1 chance per million;
● the population  ex posure to a po tential can cer ris k 
level of greater th an 50 ch ances pe r mi llion wo uld 
be eliminated;  and,
● the population  th at wo uld be ex posed to a 
potential cancer ris k gr eater th an 1 ch ance pe r 
million would reduce to 2 million.
In 2038 without th e Pro posed Am endments,  in 
the South Coast Ai r Ba sin, abo ut 15 mi llion pe ople, 
including  6 mi llion pe ople wh o li ve in DA Cs, ar e 
estimated  to be ex posed to a po tential can cer ris k of 
greater than 1 ch ance pe r mi llion fro m ex posure to 
DPM. Under th e Pro posed Am endments  co mpared to 
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1318● t he p opulation  w eighted–average  ca ncer  r isk  
would b e r educed  f rom  1 0  c hances  p er  m illion  t o  
1 chance per million;
● t he p opulation  e xposure  t o  a  p otential  ca ncer  
risk l evel o f  g reater  t han  1 00  c hances  p er  m illion  
would be eliminated;  and,
● t he p opulation  t hat  w ould  b e  e xposed  t o  a  
potential ca ncer  r isk  g reater  t han  1  c hance  p er  
million would reduce to 5 million.
In a ddition,  t he  P roposed  A mendments  w ill  a ssist  
California  i n  a ttaining  t he  N AAQS  set  b y  t he  U .S.  
Environmental  P rotection  A gency  ( U.S.  E PA)  f or  o zone  
and P M2.5.  M ost  o f  t he  e mission  r eductions  e xpected  
from t he a doption  o f  t he  P roposed  A mendments  w ill  
occur i n a reas  w ith  s ignificant  c hallenges  w ith  a ir  
quality, a nd  r eductions  w ill  a ssist  t he  S tate  t o  a ttain  
the NAAQS.
The f ollowing  is  a  s ummary  o f  t he  k ey  p rovisions  
introduced  in the Proposed Amendments.
1. I n–Use and New–Build Vessel Emissions 
Performance Standards
Staff p roposes  m ore  s tringent  e ngine  e missions  
performance  s tandards  f or  N Ox  a nd  pa rticulate  m atter  
(PM). V essel  o wners  a nd  o perators  w ould  n eed  t o  
meet p erformance  s tandards  b etween  2 023  a nd  2 032  
according  t o  a  s chedule  b ased  o n  v essel  ca tegory  a nd  
engine m odel  y ear.  T o  m eet  t he  r equired  e missions  
performance  s tandards,  v essel  o wners  a nd  o perators  
could c hoose  t o  r epower  a nd  r etrofit  e ngines  o n  i n–
use v essels  o r  o btain  a  n ew–build  v essel.  F or  e ngines  
rated l ess  t han  o r  e qual  t o  6 00  k ilowatts  ( kW),  t he  
Proposed A mendments  w ould  r equire  a  p erformance  
standard e quivalent  t o  T ier  3  m arine  e ngine  p lus  
a d iesel pa rticulate  fi lter  ( DPF),  o r  T ier  4  m arine  o r  
off–road e ngine  p lus  a  D PF  i f  t here  is  a n  a vailable  
engine m odel  c ertified  t o  t he  T ier  4  m arine  o r  o ff–road  
engine s tandards  b y  t he  c ompliance  d ate  o f  t he  e ngine.  
Engines r ated  g reater  t han  6 00  k W  w ould  n eed  t o  m eet  
a p erformance  s tandard  e quivalent  t o  a  T ier  4  m arine  
or o ff–road  e ngine  p lus  a  D PF.  S taff  is  p roposing  a  
performance  s tandard  t hat  is  m ore  s tringent  t han  t he  
U.S. E PA  s tandards  f or m arine T ier 3 a nd m arine T ier 
4 e ngines.  I t  is  i mportant  t o  n ote  t hat  i n  t he  P roposed  
Amendments  t o  t he  C HC  R egulation,  C ARB  is  n ot  
proposing  n ew  e mission  s tandards  f or  m arine  e ngine  
manufacturers  selling engines in California.
2. E xpanded Vessel Categories
Subjecting  a dditional  C HC  v essel  ca tegories  t o  i n–
use r equirements  w ould  a chieve  a dditional  e mission  
reductions  t hat  a re  n eeded  i n  t he  a reas  w here  C HC  
operate. S taff  is  p roposing  t o  a dd  t he  f ollowing  v essel  
categories  t o  t he  i n–use  r equirements  o f  t he  P roposed  
Amendments:  c ommercial  p assenger fi shing v essels 
(CPFV), c ommercial  fi shing  v essels,  a ll  t ank  
barges, p ilot  v essels,  a nd  w orkboats.  I ncluding  t hese  categories  w ill  r egulate  2 ,095  m ore  v essels  o ut  o f  t he  
approximately  3 ,159  C HC  t hat  a re  e stimated  t o  o perate  
in Regulated  California  Waters (RCW) in 2023.
3. Ma ndates for Zero–Emission and Advanced 
Technologies (ZEAT)
The P roposed  A mendments  i nclude  Z EAT  
mandates  w here  t echnology  is  m ore  f easible:  n ew  
excursion  v essels  w ould  n eed  t o  b e  z ero–emission  
capable b y  2 025,  a nd  n ew  a nd  i n–use  s hort–run  f erries  
to b e z ero–emission  b y  2 026.  I n  a ddition,  C ARB  
staff is p roposing  a  r egulatory  i ncentive  f ramework  
that w ould  e ncourage  a doption  a s  Z EAT  t echnology  
advancements  a re  m ade  i n  t he  m arine  s ector.  I f  a  
vessel owner  or  operator  adopts  ZEAT  early  or  where 
not o therwise  r equired,  a dditional  c ompliance  t ime  
could b e g ranted  t o  o ther  e ngines  o r  v essels  w ithin  t he  
fleet.
4. R enewable Diesel
The P roposed  A mendments  w ould  r equire  v essels  
to u se r enewable  d iesel  w hen  o perating  i n  C alifornia  
beginning  o n  J anuary  1 ,  2 023.  R enewable  d iesel  is  
a d rop–in  f uel  t hat  is  a lready  b eing  u sed  w idely  i n  
diesel e ngines  a cross  t he  S tate,  i ncluding  t hose  i n  
the m arine  se ctor.  T he  u se  o f  r enewable  d iesel  w ill  
achieve immediate   NOx  and  PM  emission  reductions,  
resulting i n  h ealth  b enefits  f or  w orkers  a nd  r esidents.  
Additionally,  s ubstituting  f ossil  d iesel  w ith  r enewable  
diesel will  reduce  the  State’s  GHG  emissions   and  help 
California  achieve its climate targets.
5. L ow–Use Compliance Pathway
The C urrent  R egulation  p rovides  a  l ow–use  
compliance  pa thway  t hat  e xempts  e ngines  f rom  i n–
use r equirements  i f  e ngine  h ours  d o  n ot  e xceed  a n  
annual t hreshold  o f  8 0  h ours  f or  d redges  a nd  b arges,  
and 3 00 h ours  f or  a ll  o ther  r egulated  i n–use  v essel  
categories.  T he  P roposed  A mendments  w ould  c hange  
this pa thway  t o  r eflect  t he  d istinctions  b etween  e ngine  
tiers, i n o rder  t o  p rovide  fl exibility  t o  s takeholders  
who h ave  a lready  up graded  t o  c leaner  e ngines,  
while c ontinuing  t o  r emove  e ngines  w ith  t he  l owest  
emissions  p erformance  s tandards.  P re–Tier  1 ,  T ier  1 ,  
Tier 2 a nd  T ier  3  o r  4  e ngines  w ill  b e  e xempted  f rom  
in–use r equirements  i f  t hey  o perate  b elow  a  t hreshold  
of 8 0, 3 00,  4 00,  a nd  7 00  h ours,  r espectively.  I f  v essels  
operate i n  D isadvantaged  C ommunities,  t he  a nnual  
threshold is  h alved  ( to  4 0,  1 50,  2 00,  a nd  3 50  h ours,  
respectively)  t o  e nsure  t hat  e mission  r eductions  a re  
prioritized  in these areas.
6. P roposed Compliance Extensions
Staff is p roposing  se veral  c ompliance  e xtensions  
in t he P roposed  A mendments  t o  a llow  f or  m ore  t ime  
for c ompliance  i n  ca ses  o f  s cheduling,  f easibility,  
or i nfrastructure  c hallenges.  B ecause  s ome  i n–use  
vessels w ill  n eed  t o  b e  r eplaced  t o  a ccommodate  
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an e xtension  t hat  w ould  a llow  o perators  t o  r eceive  
additional  c ompliance  t ime  i f  t hey  ca nnot  n ot  a fford  
a r eplacement  b y  c ompliance  d ates.  I n  t he  p re–
rulemaking  r eleases  o f  d raft  r egulatory  t ext  ( dated  
September  2 1,  2 020,  a nd  A pril  1 ,  2 021),  t he  e xtension  
for l ack o f  t echnical  a nd  fi nancial  f easibility  w as  
limited t o  6  y ears  a nd  m ust  n ot  b e  e xtended  b eyond  
December  31, 2034.
In t he P roposed  A mendments,  s taff  h as  l engthened  
the e xtension  f or  l ack  o f  t echnical  a nd  fi nancial  
feasibility  f rom  6  y ears  t o  8  y ears  f or  pa ssenger  
carrying v essels,  i ncluding  f erries,  C PFVs,  a nd  
excursion  v essels  t hat  h ave  e ngines  w ith  a  fi rst  
compliance   deadline  on  or  before  December   31,  2024. 
This e xtension  is  i n  r esponse  t o  s taff  r eview  a nd  
analysis o f  t he  i mpacts  o f  t he  g lobal  s ituation  t hat  
began i n 2 020  t hat  m ay  c ontinue  t o  i mpact  t hese  t hree  
categories  of passenger  vessels.
7. A lternative Control of Emissions
Staff is a lso  p roposing  t o  m odify  t he  p reexisting  
Alternative  C ontrol  o f  E missions  ( ACE)  p rovision.  
The A CE  c urrently  a llows  a nd  w ould  c ontinue  t o  
allow vessel  owners  and  operators   to  comply  with  the 
Proposed A mendments  t hrough  a n  a lternative  m eans  
other t han  d irectly  c omplying  w ith  t he  ca lendar  y ear  
schedule f or  e ngine  o r  v essel  c ompliance.  U nder  
an A CE, a n  a pplicant  w ould  b e  ab le  t o  c omply  b y  
receiving a pproval  f rom  t he  E xecutive  O fficer  ( EO)  t o  
pursue a n  a lternative  t hat  i ncludes,  b ut  is  n ot  l imited  
to, a ny c ombination  o f  e ngine  m odifications,  e xhaust  
treatment  c ontrol,  e ngine  r epowers,  u se  o f  a lternative  
fuels o r a dditives,  fl eet  a veraging,  o r  a ny  o ther  m easures  
that, w hen  i mplemented,  w ill  s ufficiently  r educe  
emissions  e quivalent  t o  t he  e missions  p erformance  
standards  identified  in the Proposed Amendments.
8. F acility Owner and Operator Responsibilities
Staff a lso  p roposes  a dding  n ew  r equirements  o n  
facility o wners  a nd  o perators  t hat  c onduct  b usiness  
with C HC.  F acilities  w ould  b e  r equired  t o  r eport  
information  ab out  v essels  t hat  u se  t hose  f acilities,  
which w ill  i mprove  d ata  q uality  a nd  c ompliance.  
Facilities o wners  a nd  o perators  w ould  b e  r equired  t o  
install a nd  m aintain  i nfrastructure  t o  s upport  s hore  
power t hat  e nables  h arbor  c raft  a uxiliary  e ngines  t o  
operate u sing  e lectricity  w hile  a t  d ock.  F acility  o wners  
and o perators  w ould  b e  j ointly  r esponsible  f or  a ssuring  
infrastructure  is  a vailable  t o  s upport  Z EAT  v essels,  
and w ould  b e  r equired  t o  a ssist  v essel  o wners  a nd  
operators  a s  n eeded  f or  t he  p ermitting,  c onstruction,  
installation,  and maintenance  of such infrastructure.
9. A dministrative changes
CARB s taff  is  p roposing  a dditional  a dministrative  
changes t o  t he  p rogram,  i ncluding  t he  a ddition  
of o pacity  t esting,  a ddition  o f  v essel  l abeling  
requirements,  and collection  of new compliance  fees.CARB s taff  is  p roposing  t hat  a ll  m ain  p ropulsion  
diesel e ngines  o perating  o n  h arbor  c raft  b e  r equired  t o  
perform o pacity  t esting  a nd  m eet  a pplicable  o pacity  
limits w henever  t he  t est  p rocedure  is  a dministered.  
If a m ain  e ngine  f ails  a n  o pacity  t est,  t he  o wner  o r  
operator h as  3 0  ca lendar  d ays  t o  r epair  t he  e ngine,  
retest, a nd  r etain  r ecords  o f  t he  pa ssed  o pacity  t est,  o r  
the e ngine  m ust  b e  t aken  o ut  o f  se rvice.  I f  a n  a uxiliary  
engine f ails  a n  o pacity  t est,  t he  o wner  o r  o perator  
has 3 0 ca lendar  d ays  t o  r epair  t he  e ngine  a nd  n otify  
CARB.
To i ncrease  r eporting  c ompliance,  C ARB  U nique  
Vessel I dentifiers  ( UVI)  w ould  b e  is sued  u nder  t he  
Proposed A mendments.  A ll  C HC  w ould  n eed  t o  h ave  
their i dentifier  a ffixed  t o  t he  v essel  b y  J anuary  1 ,  2 024.
CARB s taff  d eveloped  a  d raft  f ee  s chedule  b ased  
on c osts o f  p ersonnel,  e quipment,  a nd  a dministration  
for i mplementation  a nd  e nforcement  e qualing  $ 2.1  
million p er  y ear  ( includes  c urrently  b udgeted  a nd  
future p ersonnel  c osts).  F ees  a re  a ssessed  b ased  o n  
the n umber  o f  m ain  e ngines  a nd  n umber  o f  v essels.  
Fees a re n ot  a ssessed  f or  a uxiliary  e ngines  o perating  
on harbor craft.
COMPARABLE   FEDERAL   REGULATIONS
The U .S. E PA  h as  p romulgated  T ier  3  a nd  T ier  4  
standards  f or  n ew  m arine  a nd  o ff–road  ( nonroad)  
engines, b ut  h as  n ot  p romulgated  f ederal  s tandards  
for a ddressing  e mission  r eductions  f rom  i n–use  
commercial  h arbor  c raft  e ngines.  U nder  f ederal  C lean  
Air A ct ( CAA)  se ction  2 13,  U .S.  E PA  is  w ithout  
authority t o  a dopt  i n–use  s tandards  f or  o ff–road  
(nonroad)  e ngines,  i ncluding  o ff–road  e ngines  u sed  
in CHC. Consequently,  the Proposed Amendments  do 
not conflict with or duplicate any federal regulations.
California  is  t he  o nly  g overnmental  e ntity  i n  t he  
United S tates  a uthorized  b y  t he  C AA,  i n  t he  fi rst  
instance, t o  a dopt  e mission  r equirements  f or  i n–
use o ff–road  e ngines.  ( See  E ngine  M anufacturers  
Association  v .  U .S.  E PA  8 8  F 3d.  1 075  ( D.C.  C ir.  
1996). S ection  2 09(e)(1)  o f  t he  C AA  p reempts  s tates,  
including  C alifornia,  f rom  a dopting  r equirements  f or  
new o ff–road  e ngines  l ess  t han  1 75  h orsepower  t hat  
are u sed i n  f arm  o r  c onstruction  e quipment,  a nd  n ew  
engines u sed  i n  n ew  l ocomotives  a nd  l ocomotive  
engines. H owever,  t he  p roposed  a mendments  a ddress  
off–road e ngines  u sed  i n  m arine  v essels,  r ather  t han  
those u sed  i n  f arm  o r  c onstruction  e quipment,  o r  
locomotives.
An Evaluation of Inconsistency or Incompatibility 
with Existing State Regulations (Gov. Code, §
 11346.5, subdivision (a)(3)(D)):
During t he  p rocess  o f  d eveloping  t he  p roposed  
regulatory  a ction,  C ARB  c onducted  a  se arch  o f  a ny  
similar r egulations  o n  t his  t opic  a nd  c oncluded  t hese  CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2021, VOLUME NUMBER 39-Z
1320regulations  a re  n either  i nconsistent  n or  i ncompatible  
with existing State regulations.
DISCLOSURE REGARDING THE 
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
Fiscal Impact/Local Mandate Determination 
Regarding the Proposed Action (Gov. Code, §
 11346.5, subds. (a)(5)&(6)):
The d eterminations  o f  t he  B oard’s  E xecutive  
Officer c oncerning  t he  c osts  o r  s avings  i ncurred  b y  
public ag encies  a nd  p rivate  p ersons  a nd  b usinesses  i n  
reasonable  c ompliance  w ith  t he  p roposed  r egulatory  
action are presented  below.
Under G overnment  C ode  se ctions  1 1346.5,  
subdivision  ( a)(5)  a nd  1 1346.5,  s ubdivision  ( a)(6),  t he  
Executive  O fficer  h as  d etermined  t hat  t he  p roposed  
regulatory  a ction  w ould  c reate  c osts  o r  s avings  t o  
any S tate  ag ency,  w ould  n ot  c reate  c osts  o r  s avings  
in f ederal  f unding  t o  t he  S tate,  w ould  c reate  c osts  o r  
mandate t o  a ny  l ocal  ag ency  o r  s chool  d istrict,  w hether  
or n ot r eimbursable  b y  t he  S tate  u nder  G overnment  
Code, t itle  2 ,  d ivision  4 ,  pa rt  7  ( commencing  w ith  
section 1 7500),  o r  o ther  n ondiscretionary  c ost  o r  
savings to State or local agencies.
Cost to any Local Agency or School District Requiring Reimbursement under section 17500 et seq.
Pursuant t o  G overnment  C ode  se ction  1 1346.5,  
subdivision  ( a)(5)  a nd  1 1346.5,  s ubdivision  ( a)(6),  
the p roposed  A mendments  c onstitute  a  m andate  t hat  
would c reate  c osts  a nd  c ost–savings  t o  l ocal  ag encies  
and s chool  d istricts.  H owever,  s uch  c osts  a re  n ot  
reimbursable  b y  t he  S tate  u nder  G overnment  C ode,  
title 2 , d ivision  4 ,  pa rt  7  ( commencing  w ith  se ction  
17500). T he  m andate  is  n ot  r eimbursable  b ecause  t his  
action n either  c ompels  l ocal  ag encies  t o  p rovide  n ew  
governmental  f unctions  ( i.e,  i t  d oes  n ot  r equire  s uch  
agencies t o  p rovide  n ew  o r  a dditional  g overnmental  
services t o  t he  p ublic),  n or  i mposes  r equirements  
that a pply  o nly  o n  l ocal  ag encies  o r  s chool  d istricts.  
Rather, t he  r equirements  a pply  g enerally  t o  a ll  
entities t hat  t hat  o wn  o r  o perate  r egulated  v essels  a nd  
facilities. T herefore,  t he  r egulation  d oes  n ot  c onstitute  
a “ Program”  i mposing  a ny  u nique  r equirements  o n  
local ag encies  a s  set  f orth  i n  se ction  1 7514  o f  t he  
California  Government  Code.
Cost or Savings for State Agencies:
The P roposed  A mendments  w ould  h ave  a  s mall  
fiscal i mpact  o n  S tate  g overnment  ag encies  t hat  o wn/
operate fl eet  o r  v essel  f acilities,  r elative  t o  t he  t otal  
estimated  c ost  o f  t he  P roposed  A mendments.  S tate  
government  is  e stimated  t o  i ncur  d irect  c osts  t o  
comply w ith  t his  r egulation  i ncluding:  c osts  t o  r epower  
and/or r etrofit  v essel,  c osts  t o  r eplace  v essels,  f acility  
shore p ower  i nfrastructure  c osts,  z ero–emissions  infrastructure  c osts  a nd  a  v ariety  o f  a dministrative  
costs. T he  e stimated  d irect  c osts  t o  S tate  g overnment  
equipment   and  facility  owners  are  $14.3  million  in  the 
period between 2023–2038.
Indirect c osts  t he  S tate  ag encies  m ight  f ace  
include: c hanges  i n  s ales  t axes  d ue  t o  r educed  u se  o f  
diesel a nd  i ncreased  s ales  o f  e quipment  a nd  v essels,  
increased  e nergy  r esource  f ees  f rom  i ncreased  u se  o f  
electricity,  i ncreased  c osts  t o  C ARB  d ue  t o  i ncreased  
staff and other expenses to implement  a nd   enforce  t he  
proposed r egulatory  a ctions,  a nd  i ncreased  c ollected  
compliance  f ees.  C ollectively,  t hese  w ill  i ncrease  t he  
State’s r evenue  b y  $ 30.0  m illion  i n  t he  p eriod  b etween  
2023–2038.
In s ummary,  t he  fi scal  i mpact  o n  S tate  g overnment  
is e xpected  t o  i ncreased  n et  r evenues  b y  $ 14.8  m illion  
over the regulatory  implementation  period.
Other Non–Discretionary Costs or Savings on Local Agencies:
The P roposed  A mendments  w ould  h ave  a  s mall  
fiscal i mpact  o n  l ocal  g overnment  ag encies  t hat  o wn/
operate fl eet  o r  v essel  f acilities,  r elative  t o  t he  t otal  
estimated  c ost  o f  t he  P roposed  A mendments.  L ocal  
governments  a re  e stimated  t o  i ncur  d irect  c osts  t o  
comply w ith  t his  r egulation  i ncluding:  c osts  t o  r epower  
and/or r etrofit  v essel,  c osts  t o  r eplace  v essels,  f acility  
shore p ower  i nfrastructure  c osts,  z ero–emissions  
infrastructure  c osts  a nd  a  v ariety  o f  a dministrative  
costs. T he  e stimated  d irect  c osts  t o  l ocal  g overnment  
equipment  a nd  f acility  o wners  a re  $ 40.6  m illion  i n  t he  
period between 2023–2038.
Indirect c osts  t he  l ocal  g overnment  ag encies  m ight  
face i nclude:  c hanges  i n  s ales  t axes  d ue  t o  r educed  u se  
of d iesel a nd  i ncreased  s ales  o f  e quipment  a nd  v essels,  
and i ncreased  u tility  s ales  t axes  d ue  t o  i ncreased  u se  
of electricity.   Collectively,   these  will  increase  revenues 
of l ocal g overnments  b y  $ 25.0  m illion  i n  t he  p eriod  
between 2023–2038.
In s ummary,  t he  fi scal  i mpact  o n  l ocal  g overnment  
is e xpected  t o  i ncreased  n et  c osts  b y  $ 15.6  m illion  o ver  
the regulatory  implementation  period.
Housing Costs (Gov. Code, §  11346.5, subdivision 
(a)(12)):
The E xecutive  O ffice  h as  a lso  m ade  t he  i nitial  
determination  t hat  t he  p roposed  r egulatory  a ction  w ill  
not have a significant  effect on housing costs.
Significant Statewide Adverse Economic Impact Directly Affecting Business, Including Ability to Compete (Gov. Code, §§
 11346.3, subdivision (a), 
11346.5, subdivision (a)(7), 11346.5, subdivision (a)(8)):
The E xecutive  O fficer  h as  m ade  a n  i nitial  
determination  t hat  t he  p roposed  r egulatory  a ction  
would n ot  h ave  a  s ignificant  s tatewide  a dverse  
economic  i mpact d irectly a ffecting b usinesses,  CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2021, VOLUME NUMBER 39-Z
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including  t he  ab ility  o f  C alifornia  b usinesses  t o  
compete w ith  b usinesses  i n  o ther  s tates,  o r  o n  
representative  private persons.
Results of The Economic Impact Analysis/
Assessment (Gov. Code, §  11346.5, subdivision (a)
(10)):
MAJOR REGULATION: STATEMENT OF 
THE RESULTS OF THE STANDARDIZED 
REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS (SRIA) 
(Gov. Code, § 11346.3, subdivision  (c))
In J uly 2 021,  C ARB  s ubmitted  a  S RIA  t o  t he  
Department  o f  F inance  ( DOF)  f or  t heir  r eview.  T o  
determine  t he  e conomic  i mpacts  o f  t he  p roposed  
regulatory  a ction,  C ARB  m odeled  t he  e conomic  
impacts o f  t he  P roposed  A mendments  t o  t he  C HC  
on t he C alifornia  e conomy.  T he  e conomics  i mpacts  
have m inor  n egative  i mpacts  o n  e conomic  i ndicators.  
Overall, t he  c hange  i n  t he  g rowth  o f  j obs,  g ross  S tate  
product ( GSP),  a nd  o utput  is  p rojected  t o  n ot  e xceed  
0.01 p ercent  o f  t he  b aseline.  C ertain  se ctors  a re  
expected to experience  significant  costs or gains.
(A) T he c reation  o r  e limination  o f  j obs  w ithin  t he  
State
The P roposed  A mendments  a re  a nticipated  t o  h ave  
a s lightly  p ositive  i mpact  o n  e mployment  g rowth  i n  
2023 t hrough  2 030,  c orresponding  w ith  d emand  f or  
cleaner t echnology  a nd  Z EAT  e ngines  a nd  d emand  
for l abor a nd  i nstallation  o f  n ew  e ngines  t hat  w ould  
likely o ccur  a t  C alifornia–based  s hipyards.  F rom  2 031  
through 2 038,  t he  P roposed  A mendments  a re  e stimated  
to r esult i n  s lightly  s lower  e mployment  g rowth  a s  t he  
overall c osts  o f  t he  P roposed  A mendments  o ffset  t he  
positive impacts of additional  in–state demand.
(B) T he c reation  o f  n ew  b usinesses  o r  e limination  o f  
existing businesses  within the State
The P roposed  A mendments  d o  n ot  g uarantee  
business c reation  o r  e limination  o f  b usinesses.  
However,  t he  P roposed  A mendments  i ncrease  t he  
demand f or  s hipyard  se rvices,  c onstruction,  e ngine  
manufacturers,  w hich  m ay  t ranslate  t o  i ncrease  
demand o f  r elated  a ncillary  se rvices.  H owever,  t he  
Proposed A mendments  d o  n ot  g uarantee  t he  c reation  
of in–State jobs.
Industries  t hat  o perate  C HC  w ould  f ace  c osts  a nd  
see n et d ecreases  i n  o utput  g rowth  a nd  e mployment.  
Some o f t hese  b usinesses  a re  l arge  a nd  w ould  n ot  b e  
anticipated  t o  f ace  b usiness  e limination.  H owever,  
many a re  s mall  b usinesses  a nd  p otentially  w ould  
face s ignificant  c ompliance  c osts.  I f  t hese  b usinesses  
are u nable  t o  pa ss  o n  t he  c osts  o f  t he  P roposed  
Amendments  t o  c ustomers  o r  i f  t here  is  a  s ignificant  
change i n  d emand  f or  se rvices,  i t  is  p ossible  t hat  s ome  
businesses  would be eliminated.(C) T he c ompetitive  a dvantages  o r  d isadvantages  f or  
businesses  c urrently  d oing  b usiness  w ithin  t he  
State.
The P roposed  A mendments  w ould  i mpose  
requirements  o n  n early  a ll  C HC  o wners  a nd  o perators.  
Regardless  o f  w hether  v essels  a re  h omeported  i n  o r  
outside o f  C alifornia,  v essel  o perators  s till  n eed  t o  
comply w ith  t he  s ame  r equirements  w hen  o perated  i n  
RCW. T herefore,  t he  P roposed  A mendments  w ould  
not c reate  a  c ompetitive  a dvantage  o r  d isadvantage  f or  
in–state v ersus  o ut–of–state  v essels  o r  fl eets  i n  t hese  
vessel categories  for operations  in RCW.
The P roposed  A mendments  w ould  i ncrease  c osts  
for m any  c ommercial  fi shing  v essels  o perating  i n  
RCW, a nd  i n  s ome  ca ses,  c ould  p otentially  m ake  t hem  
less c ompetitive  aga inst  o ut  o f  s tate  o r  i nternational  
fleets. C ARB  s taff  e xpects  t hat  c ommercial  fi shing  
vessel o perators  t hat  h arvest  fi sh  s pecies  t hat  ca n  
only b e ca ught  i n  C alifornia  w ould  n ot  f ace  a  
competitive  a dvantage  o r  d isadvantage  r elative  t o  
fishing o perations  o utside  o f  C alifornia.  C onversely,  
fishing o perations  t hat  h arvest  s pecies  t hat  ca n  a lso  
be h arvested  o utside  o f  C alifornia  m ay  f ace  a  s light  
competitive  d isadvantage  c ompared  w ith  o ut–of–state  
and international  fleets.
Vessels t hat  o perate  w ithin  R CW  n ear  t he  O regon  o r  
Mexico b orders  m ay  f ace  a  c ompetitive  d isadvantage  
compared  w ith  s imilar  v essel  o perations  i n  O regon  o r  
Mexico b ecause  t ourism–related  a ctivities,  s uch  a s  
commercial  pa ssenger  fi shing,  c ould  p otentially  s hift  
to t hose o perations  c onducted  e xclusively  o utside  o f  
RCW.
(D) T he i ncrease  o r  d ecrease  o f  i nvestment  i n  t he  
State.
The Proposed  Amendments   will  likely  have  a  small 
impact o n  p rivate  i nvestment  g rowth  i n  t he  S tate.  
Private i nvestment  g rowth  is  e xpected  t o  i ncrease  
slightly i n  t he  e arly  y ears  a fter  t he  o nset  o f  t he  n ew  
requirements.  I n  l ater  y ears,  p rivate  i nvestment  
growth is  e xpected  t o  g rowth  s lightly  l ess  q uickly.  I n  
any g iven  y ear  t hese  i mpacts  r epresent  c hanges  o f  l ess  
than 0.01 percent of baseline investment.
(E) T he i ncentives  f or  i nnovation  i n  p roducts,  
materials,  or processes.
The P roposed  A mendments  w ould  p rovide  a  
strong s ignal  f or  t he  d evelopment  o f  z ero–emission  
technologies  i n  t he  o ff–road  se ctor  a nd  h elp  i n  b uilding  
a ro bust m arket  f or  a dvanced  t echnologies.  G rowth  
in t he i ndustries  t hat  m anufacture  Z EAT  w ill  a lso  
strengthen  t he  s upply  c hain  a nd  p romote  t echnology  
improvements  t hat  m ay  n ot  h ave  h appened  o therwise.  
The P roposed  A mendments  w ould  r esult  i n  d eploying  
ZEAT i nto  t he  m arine  se ctor  i n  C alifornia,  w hich  
responds t o  G overnor  N ewsom’s  E O  N –79–20  b y  
establishing  a  s trategy  t o  a chieve  z ero–emission  o ff–CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2021, VOLUME NUMBER 39-Z
1322road e quipment  o perations,  w here  f easible  a nd  c ost  
effective, by 2035.
(F) T he b enefits  o f  t he  r egulation,  i ncluding,  b ut  
not l imited  t o,  b enefits  t o  t he  h ealth,  s afety,  a nd  
welfare o f  C alifornia  r esidents,  w orker  s afety,  
and t he S tate’s  e nvironment  a nd  q uality  o f  l ife,  
among a ny  o ther  b enefits  i dentified  b y  t he  ag ency.
CARB a nticipates  t he  P roposed  A mendments  w ill  
have the following  general benefits to Californians:
● R eductions  i n  a ir  p ollutants  a nd  t oxic  
contaminants  i ncluding  r eduction  i n  P M2.5,  
NOx, D PM,  R OG,  a nd  G HG  e missions.  R educing  
these e missions  w ould  b enefit  i ndividuals  b y  
reducing i ncidents  o f  p remature  d eath,  h ospital  
admissions,  a nd  e mergency  ro om  v isits,  a s  w ell  
as r educe  c riteria  p ollutants  a nd  G HGs.  S taff 
estimates  t hat  t he  t otal  n umber  o f  ca ses  s tatewide  
that w ould  b e  r educed  ( from  2 023  t o  2 038)  f rom  
the i mplementation  o f  t he  P roposed  A mendments  
are a s f ollows:  5 31  p remature  d eaths  r educed,  7 3  
hospital a dmissions  f or  ca rdiovascular  i llness  
reduced, 8 8  h ospital  a dmissions  f or  r espiratory  
illness r educed,  a nd  2 36  e mergency  ro om  v isits  
reduced. T he  t otal  s tatewide  v aluation  d ue  t o  
avoided h ealth  o utcomes  b etween  2 023  a nd  2 038  
totaled $5.25 billion.
● T here  a re  se veral  b enefits  t o  t erminal  a nd  v essel  
owners a nd  o perators  a nd  f acility  o wners  a nd  
operators:  f uel  s avings  f rom  r educed  u se  o f  
diesel, L ow  C arbon  F uel  S tandard  ( LCFS)  
credits f rom  i ncreased  u se  o f  l ow  ca rbon  f uels,  
and h ealth  b enefits.  F uel  c ost  s avings  d epend  o n  
fuel a nd e lectricity  c osts.  F acility  o wners  a nd  
operators  m ight  b enefit  f rom  g enerating  L CFS  
credits i f t hey  o pt–in  t o  t he  L CFS  p rogram  a nd  
provide s hore  p ower  o r  h ydrogen  r efueling  t o  
ZEAT v essels.
● T he P roposed  A mendments  m ay  r esult  i n  
financial b enefits  t o  m any  d ifferent  i ndustries  
whose p roducts  w ill  b e  n eeded  t o  c omply  w ith  t he  
Proposed A mendments.  T hese  b usinesses  i nclude  
CHC e ngine  o riginal  e quipment  m anufacturers  
(OEMs), b attery  s ystems  m anufacturers,  
hydrogen  f ueling  s ystem  m anufacturers,  d iesel  
engine r epair  s hops  a nd  b oatyards,  o pacity  
testing e quipment  m anufacturers,  c ompanies  
offering o pacity  t esting  se rvices,  m anufacturers  
of e mission  c ontrol  t echnologies,  i ncluding  b ut  
not l imited  t o  D PFs,  D PF  i nstallation,  r epair,  
and m aintenance  c enters,  e lectrical  s uppliers  
and d esign,  e ngineering,  a nd  c onstruction  fi rms.  
Some o f t he  b usinesses  t hat  w ill  b enefit  m ay  b e  
small b usinesses.(G) D epartment  o f  F inance  C omments  a nd  R esponses
1. DOF comment #1:  Given that  the  timing  of  costs 
and b enefits  d epends  o n  t he  c ompliance  s cenario  
assumptions,  u nderlying  fi tment  f actors,  a nd  
uptake o f  e xtensions,  t he  S RIA  s hould  d isclose  
the f easible  r ange  o f  t hese  pa rameters  a nd  d iscuss  
the se nsitivity  o f  t he  c ost  a nd  b enefit  e stimates  
to t hese pa rameters.  F or  e xample,  t he  c ompliance  
scenarios  a re  b ased  o n  t he  a ssumption  t hat  
technological  g rowth  i ncreases  t he  f easibility  
of r epowering  o ver  t ime,  b ut  i t  is  n ot  c lear  w hat  
that r ate o f  t echnological  a dvancement  is ,  h ow  
it i nfluences  c ompliance  t iming,  o r  h ow  m any  
businesses  w ould  f ail  t o  c ome  i nto  c ompliance  i f  
repower f easibility  d oes  n ot  g row  a t  t he  a ssumed  
rate. T he S RIA  s hould  a lso  c larify  w hether  t he  
same c ompliance  s cenario  a ssumptions  w ere  
used i n t he  e stimation  o f  a voided  a dverse  h ealth  
outcomes  as in the cost estimates.
Response:  Staff prepared  cost  estimates   for  high  and 
low t echnology  f easibility  g rowth  s cenarios,  w hich  a re  
described  f urther  b elow.  H owever,  s taff  w ould  l ike  t o  
clarify t hat  i f  r epower  a nd  r etrofit  f easibility  d oes  n ot  
grow a t t he  a ssumed  r ate,  t he  P roposed  A mendments  
provide a pa thway  f or  e ntities  t o  a pply  f or  a nd  r eceive  
compliance  e xtensions  r ather  t han  “ fail  t o  c ome  i nto  
compliance”  a s  D OF’s  c omment  s tates.  F ailure  t o  
come i nto  c ompliance  a nd  r eceiving  a  c ompliance  
extension  d o  n ot  r epresent  t he  s ame  c ircumstances  
because r eceiving  a  c ompliance  e xtension  w ould  a llow  
an e ntity t o  r emain  i n  c ompliance  w ith  t he  r egulation  
even i f r epower  a nd  r etrofit  t echnology  d oes  n ot  
advance at the rate expected.
As D OF h as  p ointed  o ut,  t he  p resentation  o f  c osts  
and b enefits  ( including  h ealth  b enefits)  i n  t he  S RIA  
are b ased  o n  c ompliance  a ssumption  s cenarios  
including  fi tment  f actors  f or  r epowers  a nd  r etrofits,  
vessel r eplacement,  a nd  t he  u sage  o f  l ow–use  
extensions  o r  l ow–use  e xceptions.  T o  a ddress  D OF’s  
comment o n  t he  f easible  r ange  o f  t hese  pa rameters  
and t he se nsitivity  o f  t he  c ost  a nd  b enefits  a ssociated  
with t hese  a ssumptions,  s taff  a nalyzed  t wo  a lternative  
compliance  a ssumption  s cenarios,  w hich  a re  d iscussed  
in d etail i n  A ppendix  C –2  o f  t he  S taff  R eport:  I nitial  
Statement  of Reason (ISOR).
The fi rst c ompliance  a ssumption  s cenario  c onsidered  
a m ore a dvanced  t echnology  s cenario  w hereby  t he  
majority o f  v essels  w ould  b e  ab le  t o  r epower  a nd  r etrofit  
to m eet t he  i nitial  c ompliance  d eadline  a nd  t he  u se  
of e xtensions  w ould  b e  n on–existent.  F or  t he  se cond  
compliance   assumption   scenario,  staff  analyzed  a  less 
advanced  t echnology  s cenario  w hereby  f ewer  v essels  
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compliance  d ate  d ue  t o  l imitations  o n  m eeting  t he  
required technology  requirements.
Under t he  fi rst  c ompliance  a ssumption  s cenario,  s taff 
assumed that  fewer  vessels  would  need  to  be  replaced, 
and i nstead  w ould  b e  r epowered,  w hich  h as  a  l ower  
unit c ost ( $/hp)  t han  v essel  r eplacement.  T herefore,  
the c osts a ssociated  w ith  t his  s cenario  w ould  d ecrease  
compared  w ith  t he  o riginal  s cenario  a nalyzed  i n  t he  
SRIA. T he  n on–amortized  c osts  w ould  d ecrease  f rom  
$2.11 b illion  t o  $ 1.67  b illion  a nd  t he  a mortized  c osts  
would decrease from $1.82 billion to $1.71 billion.
Under t he  se cond  c ompliance  a ssumptions  s cenario,  
staff a ssumes  t hat  o nly  h alf  o f  t he  o riginal  v essel  
repowers a nd  r etrofits  a ssumed  i n  t he  S RIA  w ould  
be ab le t o  o ccur  b y  t he  i nitial  c ompliance  d ate  d ue  t o  
decreased  m arine  e ngine  t echnological  a dvancement.  
Under t his  s cenario,  f ewer  v essels  w ould  b e  ab le  t o  
repower o r  r etrofit  b y  t he  i nitial  c ompliance  d ate  
due t o i nsufficient  m arine  e ngine  t echnological  
advancements.  T herefore,  v essel  o wners  w ould  n eed  
to se ek e xtensions  t o  r emain  i n  c ompliance  u ntil  t he  
required t echnology  w as  m ade  a vailable,  o r  r eplace  
their v essels.  B oth t he a mortized a nd no namortized  
costs t o v essel  o wners  a ssociated  w ith  t his  s cenario  
would i ncrease  d ue  t o  t he  h igher  r ate  o f  v essel  
replacements  t hat  w ould  b e  r equired  i f  e xtensions  
were n ot a pplied  f or  a nd  g ranted.  T he  n on–amortized  
costs w ould  i ncrease  f rom  $ 2.11  b illion  t o  $ 3.02  b illion  
and t he a mortized  c osts  w ould  i ncrease  f rom  $ 1.82  
billion to $2.30 billion.
2. DOF Comment #2:  T he S RIA  s hould  r eport  
costs a nd  b enefits  se parately  f rom  a ny  o ffsetting  
benefits o r  c osts,  a nd  a nnual  fi scal  i mpacts  s hould  
be disclosed  clearly.  While  the  SRIA  reports  a  lot 
of d etailed  i nformation  t hat  h elps  c ommunicate  
the n uances  o f  t he  p roposed  r egulations,  t he  S RIA  
can ga in t ransparency  b y  a dding  a  s ummary  t able  
that i ndicates  t he  t otal  c osts  ( without  n etting  
savings), t otal  b enefits,  a nd  fi scal  i mpacts  i n  a n  
aggregated  annual table.
Response:  A ggregated  s ummary  t ables  a re  p rovided  
in Appendix  C–2 of the ISOR.
Business Report (Gov. Code §§  11346.5, subdivision 
(a)(11); 11346.3, subdivision (d)):
In a ccordance  w ith  G overnment  C ode  se ction  
11346.5, s ubdivision  ( a)(11)  a nd  1 1346.3,  s ubdivision  
(d), t he E xecutive  O fficer  fi nds  t he  r eporting  
requirements  o f  t he  p roposed  r egulatory  a ction  w hich  
applies t o  b usinesses  a re  n ecessary  f or  t he  h ealth,  
safety, a nd  w elfare  o f  t he  p eople  o f  t he  S tate  o f  
California.Cost Impacts on Representative Private Persons or 
Businesses (Gov. Code, §  11346.5, subdivision (a)
(9)):
The P roposed  A mendments  w ould  n ot  r esult  i n  a ny  
direct c osts  t o  i ndividuals.  H owever,  s taff  a nticipates  
the P roposed  A mendments  w ould  r esult  i n  i ndirect  
costs t o i ndividuals  t o  t he  e xtent  t hat  c ompliance  c osts  
are pa ssed  t hrough  u ltimately  t o  c onsumers  o f  se rvices  
and ca rgo.  T hese  c osts  a re  d iscussed  i n  A ppendix  C  o f  
the SRIA.
Effects on Small Businesses (Cal. Code Regs., title 1, §
 4, subdivisions (a) and (b)):
The E xecutive  O fficer  h as  d etermined  u nder  
California  C ode  o f  R egulations,  t itle  1 ,  se ction  4 ,  t hat  
the p roposed  r egulatory  a ction  w ould  a ffect  s mall  
businesses.
Seventy p ercent  o f  v essel  fl eets  t hat  n eed  t o  c omply  
with t hese  P roposed  A mendments  a re  c onsidered  s mall  
businesses.  S imilar  t o  t he  ca se  o f  t ypical  b usinesses,  
the c ompliance  c osts  f or  a  s mall  b usiness  w ill  v ary  
depending  o n  t he  c ompliance  o ption  a nd  t he  n umber  
of v essels  o wned/operated.  S taff  a nalyzed  s cenarios  
for t wo t ypical  s mall  b usinesses  i n  d etail  i n  C hapter  C  
of Appendix  C of the ISOR.
Small b usinesses  t hat  se ll  p roducts  o r  se rvices  t hat  
are n eeded  t o  c omply  w ith  t he  P roposed  A mendments  
may e xperience  fi nancial  b enefits  a s  t heir  p roducts  
and services will face increased  demand.
Consideration of Alternatives (Gov. Code, §  11346.5, 
subdivision (a)(13)):
Before t aking  fi nal  a ction  o n  t he  p roposed  r egulatory  
action, t he  B oard  m ust  d etermine  t hat  n o  r easonable  
alternative  c onsidered  b y  t he  B oard,  o r  t hat  h as  
otherwise  b een  i dentified  a nd  b rought  t o  t he  a ttention  
of t he B oard,  w ould  b e  m ore  e ffective  i n  ca rrying  o ut  
the p urpose  f or  w hich  t he  a ction  is  p roposed,  w ould  
be a s e ffective  a nd  l ess  b urdensome  t o  a ffected  p rivate  
persons t han  t he  p roposed  a ction,  o r  w ould  b e  m ore  
cost–effective  t o  a ffected  p rivate  p ersons  a nd  e qually  
effective i n  i mplementing  t he  s tatutory  p olicy  o r  o ther  
provisions  of law.
The E xecutive  O fficer  a nalyzed  se veral  a lternatives  
to t he p roposed  r egulations  a nd  s ummarized  t he  
findings o f  t his  a nalysis  i n  C hapter  X I  o f  t he  I SOR,  
and t he r ationale  b ehind  r ejecting  t hem  i n  f avor  f or  
the p roposed  a mendments.  T he  f ollowing  is  a  b rief  
summary  o f  t he  a lternatives  p roposed  a nd  t he  r ationale  
for rejecting them:
1. A lternative  1  w ould  a mend  t he  C urrent  
Regulation.  F or  t his  a lternative,  t here  w ould  
be n o l ow  – use  e xception  a nd  n o  e xtension  f or  
vessels with  Tier  4  engines  and  limited  operating  
hours. All  vessels  would  need  to  comply  with  the 
Proposed A mendments,  e ven  i f  t hey  o nly  o perate  
for a l imited  n umber  o f  h ours.  A lternative  1  CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2021, VOLUME NUMBER 39-Z
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cost – effective  t o  i mplement  t han  t he  P roposed  
Amendments,  a nd  p rovides  l ess  fl exibility.  I t  
would i ncrease  t he  o verall  c ost  o f  t he  P roposed  
Amendments  b y  1 6  p ercent  w hile  a chieving  2  
percent m ore  r eductions  f or  N Ox,  a nd  2  p ercent  
more r eductions  f or  D PM  a nd  P M2.5  b etween  
2023 t o 2 038,  a  r elatively  s mall  a mount  o f  
emission reductions.
2. A lternative  2  d iffers  f rom  t he  P roposed  
Amendments  b ecause  i t  d oes  n ot  i nclude  
emission c ontrol  r equirements  f or  c ommercial  
fishing v essels.  T he  P roposed  A mendments  
currently re quire  c ommercial  fi shing v essels t o 
begin u sing  e ngines  c ertified  t o  T ier  2  o r  n ewer  
levels b etween  2 030  a nd  2 032.  A lternative  2  
was r ejected  b ecause  e xcluding  c ommercial  
fishing v essels  w ould  f orgo  f easible  e mission  
reductions  a nd  r esult  i n  f ewer  h ealth  b enefits  t o  
the l ocal c ommunities,  c ompared  t o  t he  P roposed  
Amendments.  A lternative  2  w ould  f ail  t o  p rovide  
significant  a dditional  p ublic  h ealth  a nd  a ir  q uality  
benefits f or  C alifornia’s  r esidents,  e specially  
communities  adjacent to seaports and terminals.
STATE IMPLEMENTATION  
PLAN REVISION
The P roposed  A mendments  a re  a n  a ction  i n  a ddition  
to e xisting  c ommitments  o r  m easures  i n  t he  S tate  
Implementation  P lan  ( SIP)  r equired  b y  t he  f ederal  
Clean A ir  A ct.  ( CAA).  I f  t he  P roposed  A mendments  
are a dopted,  C ARB  m ay  i nclude  t he  n ew  r equirements  
for C HC a s  pa rt  o f  f uture  S IP  r evisions.  R equirements  
of t he P roposed  A mendments  w ould  r educe  e missions  
of a ir p ollutants  i n  o rder  t o  a ttain  a nd  m aintain  t he  
National A mbient  A ir  Q uality  S tandards  p romulgated  
by U.S. EPA pursuant to the federal CAA.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
CARB, a s  t he  l ead  ag ency  f or  t he  P roposed  
Amendments,  h as  p repared  a  d raft  e nvironmental  
analysis ( EA)  u nder  i ts  c ertified  r egulatory  p rogram  
(California  C ode  o f  R egulations,  t itle  1 7,  se ctions  
60000 t hrough  6 0008)  t o  c omply  w ith  t he  r equirements  
of t he C alifornia  E nvironmental  Q uality  A ct  ( CEQA;  
Public R esources  C ode  se ction  2 1100  et  se q.).  T he  
draft E A a ssesses  t he  p otential  f or  s ignificant  a dverse  
and b eneficial  e nvironmental  i mpacts  a ssociated  w ith  
the p roposed  a ctions  a nd  p rovides  a  p rogrammatic  
environmental  a nalysis  o f  t he  r easonably  f oreseeable  
compliance  r esponses  t hat  c ould  r esult  f rom  
implementation  of the Proposed Amendments.
The d raft  E A  c oncluded  i mplementation  o f  t he  
Proposed R egulation  c ould  r esult  i n:  l ess  t han  significant  i mpacts,  o r  n o  i mpacts,  t o  e nergy  d emand,  
land u se, m ineral  r esources,  a ir  q uality,  g reenhouse  
gases, p opulation,  e mployment  a nd  h ousing,  p ublic  
services, r ecreation,  a nd  w ildfire;  a nd  p otentially  
significant  a dverse  i mpacts  t o  a esthetics,  ag riculture  
and f orest  re sources, b iological re sources, cu ltural 
resources,   tribal  cultural  resources,   geology  and  soils, 
hazards a nd  h azardous  m aterials,  h ydrology  a nd  w ater  
quality, n oise  a nd  v ibration,  t ransportation  a nd  t raffic,  
and utilities and service systems.
The p otentially  s ignificant  a nd  u navoidable  
adverse i mpacts  a re  p rimarily  r elated  t o  s hort–term,  
construction–related  a ctivities.  T his  e xplains  w hy  
some r esource  a reas  a re  i dentified  ab ove  a s  h aving  
both l ess–than–significant  i mpacts  a nd  p otentially  
significant  i mpacts.  P lease  r efer  t o  t he  d raft  E A  f or  
further details.
The d raft E A,  i ncluded  a s  A ppendix  D –1  t o  t he  I SOR,  
is e ntitled  Draft Environmental Analysis Prepared 
for the Proposed Amendments to the Airborne Toxic 
Control Measure for Commercial Harbor Craft . 
Written c omments  o n  t he  d raft  E A  w ill  b e  a ccepted  
during a 4 5–day  p ublic  r eview  p eriod  s tarting  o n  
September  2 4,  2 021  a nd  e nding  o n  N ovember  8,  2 021.
SPECIAL   ACCOMMODATION   REQUEST
Consistent  w ith  C alifornia  G overnment  C ode  
section 7 296.2,  s pecial  a ccommodation  o r  l anguage  
needs may be provided for any of the following:
● A n interpreter   to   be   available   at   the   hearing;
● D ocuments  m ade  a vailable  i n  a n  a lternate  f ormat  
or another language;  and
● A disability–related   reasonable   accommodation.
To r equest  t hese  s pecial  a ccommodations  o r  
language n eeds,  p lease  c ontact  t he  C lerks’  O ffice  
at cotb@arb.ca.gov  o r ( 916)  3 22–5594  a s  s oon  a s  
possible, b ut  n o  l ater  t han  t en  b usiness  d ays  b efore  
the s cheduled  B oard  h earing.  T TY/TDD/Speech  t o  
Speech u sers  m ay  d ial  7 11  f or  t he  C alifornia  R elay  
Service.
Consecuente  c on  l a  se cción  7 296.2  d el  C ódigo  d e  
Gobierno  d e  C alifornia,  u na  a comodación  e special  
o n ecesidades  l ingüísticas  p ueden  se r  s uministradas  
para cualquiera  de los siguientes:
● U n i ntérprete  q ue  e sté  d isponible  e n  l a  a udiencia;
● D ocumentos  d isponibles  e n  u n  f ormato  a lterno  u  
otro idioma; y
● U na a comodación  r azonable  r elacionados  c on  
una incapacidad.
Para s olicitar  e stas  c omodidades  e speciales  o  
necesidades  d e  o tro  i dioma,  p or  f avor  l lame  a  l a  
oficina d el  C onsejo  a l  cotb@arb.ca.gov  o (916) 322–
5594 l o m ás  p ronto  p osible,  p ero  n o  m enos  d e  1 0  d ías  
de t rabajo  a ntes  d el  d ía  p rogramado  pa ra  l a  a udiencia  CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2021, VOLUME NUMBER 39-Z
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del C onsejo.  T TY/TDD/Personas  q ue  n ecesiten  e ste  
servicio p ueden  m arcar  e l  7 11  pa ra  e l  S ervicio  d e  
Retransmisión  de Mensajes  de California.
AGENCY CONTACT PERSONS
Inquiries c oncerning  t he  s ubstance  o f  t he  p roposed  
regulatory  a ction  m ay  b e  d irected  t o  t he  ag ency  
representative  D avid  Q uiros,  M anager,  F reight  
Technology  S ection,  a t  ( 916)  3 27–7213  o r  F iras  
Abu–Sneneh,  S taff  A ir  P ollution  S pecialist,  F reight  
Technology  Section, at (916) 323–1009.
AVAILABILITY  OF DOCUMENTS
CARB s taff  h as  p repared  a  S taff  R eport:  I nitial  
Statement  o f  R easons  ( ISOR)  f or  t he  p roposed  
regulatory  a ction,  w hich  i ncludes  a  s ummary  o f  t he  
economic  a nd  e nvironmental  i mpacts  o f  t he  p roposal.  
The r eport  is  e ntitled:  Public Hearing to Consider the 
Proposed Amendments to the Commercial Harbor 
Craft Regulation.
Copies o f  t he  I SOR  a nd  t he  f ull  t ext  o f  t he  p roposed  
regulatory  l anguage,  i n  u nderline  a nd  s trikeout  f ormat  
to a llow f or  c omparison  w ith  t he  e xisting  r egulations,  
may b e a ccessed  o n  C ARB’s  w ebsite  l isted  b elow,  o n  
September  2 1,  2 021.  P lease  c ontact  C hris  H opkins,  
Regulations  C oordinator,  a t Chris.Hopkins@arb.
ca.gov o r ( 916) 4 45–9564  i f  y ou  n eed  p hysical  c opies  
of t he d ocuments.  B ecause  o f  c urrent  t ravel,  f acility,  
and s taffing  r estrictions,  t he  C alifornia  A ir  R esources  
Board’s o ffices  h ave  l imited  p ublic  a ccess.  P ursuant  
to G overnment  C ode  se ction  1 1346.5,  s ubdivision  
(b), up on r equest  t o  t he  a forementioned  R egulations  
Coordinator,  p hysical  c opies  w ould  b e  o btained  f rom  
the P ublic  I nformation  O ffice,  C alifornia  A ir  R esources  
Board, 1 001  I  S treet,  V isitors  a nd  E nvironmental  
Services C enter,  F irst  F loor,  S acramento,  C alifornia,  
95814.
Further, t he  ag ency  r epresentative  t o  w hom  
nonsubstantive  i nquiries  c oncerning  t he  p roposed  
administrative  a ction  m ay  b e  d irected  is  C hris  
Hopkins, R egulations  C oordinator,  a t Chris.Hopkins@
arb.ca.gov  o r ( 916)  4 45–9564.  T he  B oard  s taff  h as  
compiled a  r ecord  f or  t his  r ulemaking  a ction,  w hich  
includes a ll  t he  i nformation  up on  w hich  t he  p roposal  
is b ased. T his  m aterial  is  a vailable  f or  i nspection  up on  
request to the contact persons.
HEARING PROCEDURES
The p ublic  h earing  w ill  b e  c onducted  i n  a ccordance  
with t he C alifornia  A dministrative  P rocedure  A ct,  
Government  C ode,  t itle  2 ,  d ivision  3 ,  pa rt  1 ,  c hapter  
3.5 (commencing  with section 11340).
Following  t he  p ublic  h earing,  t he  B oard  m ay  v ote  o n  
a r esolution  d irecting  t he  E xecutive  O fficer  t o:  m ake  any p roposed  m odified  r egulatory  l anguage  t hat  is  
sufficiently  r elated  t o  t he  o riginally  p roposed  t ext  t hat  
the p ublic  w as  a dequately  p laced  o n  n otice  a nd  t hat  
the r egulatory  l anguage  a s  m odified  c ould  r esult  f rom  
the p roposed  r egulatory  a ction,  a nd  a ny  a dditional  
supporting  d ocuments  a nd  i nformation,  a vailable  t o  
the p ublic  f or  a  p eriod  o f  a t  l east  1 5  d ays;  c onsider  
written c omments  s ubmitted  d uring  t his  p eriod;  a nd  
make a ny  f urther  m odifications  a s  m ay  b e  a ppropriate  
in l ight o f  t he  c omments  r eceived  a vailable  f or  f urther  
public c omment.  T he  B oard  m ay  a lso  d irect  t he  
Executive  O fficer  t o:  e valuate  a ll  c omments  r eceived  
during t he  p ublic  c omment  p eriods,  i ncluding  
comments  r egarding  t he  D raft  E nvironmental  
Analysis,  a nd  p repare  w ritten  r esponses  t o  t hose  
comments;  a nd  p resent  t o  t he  B oard,  a t  a  s ubsequently  
scheduled  p ublic  h earing,  t he  fi nal  p roposed  r egulatory  
language,  s taff’s  w ritten  r esponses  t o  c omments  o n  
the D raft  E nvironmental  A nalysis,  a long  w ith  t he  
Final Environmental  Analysis for action.
FINAL STATEMENT OF  
REASONS  AVAILABILITY
Upon i ts c ompletion,  t he  F inal  S tatement  o f  R easons  
(FSOR) w ill  b e  a vailable  a nd  c opies  m ay  b e  r equested  
from t he ag ency  c ontact  p ersons  i n  t his  n otice,  o r  m ay  
be accessed on CARB’s website listed below.
INTERNET ACCESS
This n otice,  t he  I SOR  a nd  a ll  s ubsequent  r egulatory  
documents,  i ncluding  t he  F SOR,  w hen  c ompleted,  a re  
available o n  C ARB’s  w ebsite  f or  t his  r ulemaking  a t  
https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/rulemaking/2021/chc2021 .
TITLE 14.  F ISH AND GAME 
COMMISSION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN  t hat t he F ish  a nd  
Game C ommission  ( Commission),  p ursuant  t o  t he  
authority v ested  b y  se ctions  2 00,  2 05,  7 13,  1 022,  1 050,  
7071, 7 078,  7 701,  7 708,  8 026,  8 425,  8 429.5,  8 491,  8 500,  
8591, 8 841  a nd  8 842  o f  t he  F ish  a nd  G ame  C ode  a nd  
to implement,   interpret  or  make  specific  sections  200, 
205, 7 13, 1 022,  1 050,  7 070,  7 071,  7 075,  7 078,  7 083,  
7700, 7 701,  7 702, 7 702.1, 7 703, 7 704, 7 705, 7 706, 
7707, 7 708,  7 709,  7 710.1,  7 710.5,  8 026,  8 425,  8 429.5,  
8429.7, 8 490,  8 491,  8 500,  8 591,  8 841,  8 842,  9 000,  
9000.5, 9 001,  9 001.6,  9 001.7,  9 001.8,  9 002,  9 002.5,  
9003, 9 004,  9 005,  9 006,  9 007,  9 008,  9 010,  9 011,  9 015,  
12159 a nd  1 2160  o f  s aid  C ode,  p roposes  t o  a mend  
sections 9 0,  1 20.1,  1 49,  1 80  a nd  7 04,  a dd  S ection  9 1  
and r epeal  S ection  1 49.3,  T itle  1 4,  C alifornia  C ode  
of R egulations  ( CCR),  r elating  t o  i mplementation  o f  
Experimental  F ishing  P ermit  ( EFP)  P rogram  ( Phase