Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Environmental Quality
Board
Air Pollution Control Board
Meeting:
Public Hearing - State Implementation Plan Proposed Revision

 
Meeting Details
Date / Time 8/13/2002  10:00 am
Location Department of Environmental Quality Northern Regional Office, 13901 Crown Court, Woodbridge, VA 
Board Website http://www.deq.virginia.gov 
Agenda document agency has not posted
Minutes document agency has not posted
Disability Friendly? Yes       Deaf interpreter available upon request? No
Purpose of the meeting
The meeting is a public hearing on a proposed revision to the Commonwealth of Virginia State Implementation Plan (SIP) under Section 110 of the federal Clean Air Act. The hearing will be held to accept testimony concerning the proposed revision. The regulation requires that affected vehicles be presented to emissions inspection stations biennially to receive an emissions inspection. This is accomplished through a network of service stations, repair garages, and other similar facilities that perform the inspections. Vehicles which fail the test are denied motor vehicle registration until inspection has been accomplished. The geographic coverage of the program consists of the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, and Stafford; and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park. The regulation revision makes a number of amendments to conform to changes in Virginia law and federal regulations, including (i) changing the model year coverage from model year 1968 and newer to a rolling exemption for vehicles 25 years and older and (ii) adding requirements for on-board diagnostics (OBD) testing. The Department is seeking comment on the amendments, and on the issue of whether the amendments should be submitted to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of the SIP. DEQ will also accept written comments submitted to the contact through August 28, 2002.
Meeting Scope
 
Public hearing to receive comment on a proposed stage
X
General business of the board
 
Discuss particular regulations / chapters

Contact Information
Name / Title: Mary E. Major 
Address: Department of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 10009
Richmond, 23240
Email Address: mlmajor@deq.state.va.us
Telephone: (804)698-4423    FAX: (804)698-4510    TDD: (804)698-4021