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June 25, 2009 Advisory to Owners or Operators of Ocean-Going Vessels Visiting California Ports Regulation on Fuel Sulfur and Other Operational Requirements for Ocean-Going Vessels within California Waters and 24 Nautical Miles of the California Baseline The purpose of this Marine Notice is to advise owners and operators of ocean-going vessels of the recordkeeping requirements in subsection (e)(2), “Recordkeeping, Reporting, and Monitoring Requirements” in California’s regulation establishing fuel sulfur requirements for ocean-going vessels (“regulation”). This regulation imposes fuel sulfur limits on vessels in Regulated California Waters (a zone approximately 24 nautical miles seaward of the California baseline; see Attachment A), or moor, dock, or otherwise visit a California port, roadstead, or terminal facility (“port”). The requirements in this regulation become legally effective on June 28, 2009 with vessel compliance with new requirements beginning on July 1, 2009. The entire regulatory language can be found in 13 CCR §2299.2, and 17 CCR §93118.2. It can also be found at ARB’s website at /regact/2008/fuelogv08/fuelogv08.htm. The fuel requirements in the proposed regulation are summarized in Table 1 below. These fuel requirements apply to ocean-going vessel main (propulsion) diesel engines, auxiliary diesel engines, and auxiliary boilers when operating within the 24 nautical mile regulatory zone off the California Coastline. Table 1: Fuel Requirements for Ocean-going Vessel Main (Propulsion) Diesel Engines, Auxiliary Diesel Engines, and Auxiliary Boilers Fuel Requirement Effective Date Fuel Phase I July 1, 2009* Marine gas oil (DMA) at or below 1.5% sulfur; or Marine diesel oil (DMB) at or below 0.5% sulfur Phase II January 1, 2012 Marine gas oil (DMA) or Marine diesel oil (DMB) at or below 0.1% sulfur *All initial effective dates have been administratively aligned to begin July?1,?2009. This Marine Notice contains excerpts from 13 CC