State of California

AIR RESOURCES BOARD

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING DATE CHANGE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO

CALIFORNIA’S SMALL OFF-ROAD ENGINE AND TIER 4 OFF-ROAD 

COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINE REGULATIONS AND TEST PROCEDURES; 

AND, AMENDMENTS TO THE EXHAUST EMISSION CERTIFICATION TEST FUEL 

FOR OFF-ROAD SPARK-IGNITION ENGINES, EQUIPMENT, AND VEHICLES.

BY NOTICE dated October 18, 2011, and published in the October 28, 2011, California

Regulatory Notice Register, Register 2011, No. 43-Z, the Air Resources Board 

announced it would conduct a public hearing to consider amendments California's Small 

Off-Road Engine and Tier 4 Off-Road Compression-Ignition Engine Regulations and 

Test Procedures; and, amendments to the Exhaust Emission Certification Test Fuel for 

Off-Road Spark-Ignition Engines. The hearing was originally scheduled for 

December 15, 2011, at 9:00 a.m., at the California Environmental Protection Agency, 

Air Resources Board, 1001 I Street, Byron Sher Auditorium, Sacramento, California.

PLEASE BE ADVISED that the date of the meeting of the California Air Resources 

Board has changed as follows:

DATE: December 16, 2011

TIME: 9:00 a.m.

LOCATION: California Environmental Protection Agency

Air Resources Board

Byron Sher Auditorium

1001 I Street

Sacramento, California 95814

SUBMITTAL OF COMMENTS

To be considered by the Board, written comments, not physically submitted at the 

meeting, must be submitted on or after October 31, 2011 and received no later than 

12:00 noon on December 15, 2011, and must be addressed to the following:

Postal mail: Clerk of the Board, Air Resources Board

1001 I Street, Sacramento, California 95814

Electronic submittal: http://www.arb.ca.gov/lispub/comm/bclist.php 
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Please note that the webpage provided above for electronic submittal is for comments 

on the following off-road-related regulations:

• SORE

• Tier 4 off-road CI engines

• Off-road spark-ignition engine exhaust emission certification test fuel

To ensure that all comments are properly considered and responded to, please identify 

in the subject heading of each comment letter the regulation(s) for which comments are 

being submitted.

You can sign up online in advance to speak at the Board meeting when you submit an 

electronic board item comment. For more information go to: 

http://www.arb.ca.gov/board/online-signup.htm.

To request a special accommodation or language needs for any of the following:

Special accommodation or language needs can be provided for any of the following:

• An interpreter to be available at the hearing;

• Documents made available in an alternate format or another language; or

• A disability-related reasonable accommodation.

To request these special accommodations or language needs, please contact the Clerk 

of the Board at (916) 322-5594 or by facsimile at (916) 322-3928 as soon as possible, 

but no later than 10 business days before the scheduled Board hearing. 

TTY/TDD/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for the California Relay Service.

Comodidad especial o necesidad de otro idioma puede ser proveído para alguna de las 

siguientes:

• Un intérprete que esté disponible en la audiencia. 

• Documentos disponibles en un formato alterno u otro idioma. 

• Una acomodación razonable relacionados con una incapacidad. 

Para solicitar estas comodidades especiales o necesidades de otro idioma, por favor 

llame a la oficina del Consejo al (916) 322-5594 o envíe un fax a (916) 322-3928 lo más 

pronto posible, pero no menos de 10 días de trabajo antes del día programado para la 

audiencia del Consejo. TTY/TDD/Personas que necesiten este servicio pueden marcar 

el 711 para el Servicio de Retransmisión de Mensajes de California.

The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to 

reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy 

costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov.