California Division of Measurement Standards to Adopt Specifications for Hydrogen Fuel
In 2005, California Senate Bill 76 placed the responsibility to adopt specifications for hydrogen fuel on the Department of Food and Agriculture, Division of Measurement Standards (DMS). This law requires DMS to have the standards in place on or before January 1, 2008 . DMS is required to adopt by reference the latest standards for hydrogen established by an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited standards development organization. If such a standard has not been developed, DMS is required to develop interim standards.
DMS has determined that no ANSI accredited standards development organization has established standards for hydrogen fuel used in fuel cell or internal combustion motor vehicles. Therefore, the Department proposes to establish interim standards for hydrogen fuel.
The Department of Food and Agriculture began the formal process of adopting hydrogen fuel regulations on October 5, 2007 . Attached are copies of the notice of intent to adopt regulations, a plain English policy statement and a copy of the proposed regulations. Additional information can be found on the DMS web site at: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/dms/hydrogenfuel/hydrogenfuel.html
Department is seeking comments by all interested parties.
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The written comment period closes at 5:00 p.m. on December 17, 2007. The Department will consider only comments received at the Department offices by that time. Submit comments to: Department of Food and Agriculture, Division of Measurement Standards, 6790 Florin Perkins Road, Suite 100, Sacramento, California 95828. Comments may also be submitted by facsimile (FAX) at (916) 229-3026 or by email at DMS@cdfa.ca.gov.
The Department has scheduled a public hearing on this proposed action. The hearing will be held at 1001 I Street, Sacramento , California 95812, at 1:00 p.m. on December 17, 2007. At this hearing, any person may present statements of arguments orally or in writing relevant to the proposed action. The Department requests but does not require that persons who make oral comments at the hearing also submit a written copy of their testimony at the time of the hearing.
If you have any questions regarding this proposed action, please contact Kristin Macey , Branch Chief, Division of Measurement Standards, at (916) 229‑3044 or kmacey@cdfa.ca.gov.
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