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Eric risbErg — ThE AssociATEd PrEss A plane taxis aer landing at Mineta san Jose international Airport on Monday in san Jose. By Martha Mendoza The Associated Press SAN JOSE » A 16-year-old boy scrambled over an air- port fence, crossed a tarmac and climbed into a jetliner's wheel well, then flew for five freezing hours to Hawaii — a misadventure that stirred concern about possible weak spots in the security system that protects the nation's air - line fleet. The boy, who lives in Santa Clara, and attends a local high school, hopped out of the wheel well of a Boeing 767 on the Maui airport tarmac Sun - day. Authorities found him wandering around the air- port grounds with no identifi- cation. He was questioned by the FBI and taken by ambu- lance to a hospital, where he was found to be unharmed. FBI spokesman Tom Si- mon in Honolulu said the teen did not remember the flight from San Jose. It was not immediately clear how the boy stayed alive in the unpressurized space, where temperatures at cruis - ing altitude can fall well below zero and the air is too thin for humans to stay conscious. An FAA study of stowaways found that some went into a hibernation-like state. On Monday, authorities tried to determine how the boy slipped through mul - tiple layers of security, in- cluding wide-ranging video surveillance, German shep- herds and Segway-riding po- lice officers. Security footage from the San Jose airport veri- fied that the boy climbed a fence and crossed a runway to get to Hawaiian Airlines Flight 45 on Sunday morn- ing, Simon said. That airport, in the heart of Silicon Valley, is sur- rounded by fences, although many sections do not have barbed wire and could eas- ily be scaled. The boy climbed over during the night, "under the cover of darkness," San Jose airport spokeswoman Rose - mary Barnes said Monday. Hours later, surveillance video at Kahului Airport showed the boy getting out of the wheel well after land - ing, according to a state- ment from Hawaii's Depart- ment of Transportation. The video was not released due to the ongoing investigation. Hawaiian Airlines spokes - woman Alison Croyle said airline personnel noticed the boy on the ramp after the flight arrived and imme - diately notified airport se- curity. "Our primary concern now is for the well-being of the boy, who is exceptionally lucky to have survived," Cro - yle said. Unlike checkpoint se- curity inside the airport, which is the responsibility of the Transportation Secu- rity Administration, airport perimeters are policed by lo- cal authorities as well as fed- eral law enforcement. Airport police were work- ing with the FBI and the Transportation Security Ad- ministration to review secu- rity. The boy was released to child protective services in Hawaii and not charged with a crime, Simon said. Stowaway teen stirs concern about airport security flight The Associated Press lOS ANgElES » California air quality officials are con- sidering giving small truck- ing operations more time to comply with new rules to clean up diesel emissions. The proposal would push back deadlines by a few years for small fleets, lightly used trucks and those in ru - ral areas with cleaner air, and offer other adjustments to assist truck owners, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday. The state Air Resources Board said even with the changes the state could still achieve 93 percent of pollu - tion cuts envisioned through 2023. A vote is planned for Thursday. The changes under con - sideration come in response to pressure from small trucking firms and owner- operators who have pleaded for more time to comply with rules requiring them to install costly new diesel par - ticulate filters or upgrade to cleaner models. The rules took effect this year. "We're all struggling," Al - len Forsyth told the Times. Forsyth operates a three- truck fleet that hauls lo - cal freight near Los Ange- les International Airport. "I used everything I had to buy a 2012 truck. But I'm abso- lutely broke now." Environmentalists and other clean-air advocates have urged the board to limit amendments to the regulation and preserve what they call the single biggest step California has taken to reduce health risks from air pollution. The proposed changes would slow the pace of cut - ting soot and smog-form- ing gases from the na- tion's most polluted basins in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley, air quality officials acknowl - edge. But they say diesel emissions would fall to the same level as the existing regulation by 2020, when nearly every truck in the state will be required to have a filter to remove soot from its exhaust. Diesel soot is by far the largest contributor to can - cer risk of any air pollution source in California and was declared a toxic air contaminant by the state in 1998. trANSpOrtAtiON Board considers easing diesel rules By garance Burke The Associated Press SAN frANCiSCO » Pacific Gas & Electric Co. pleaded not guilty Monday to a dozen fel- ony charges stemming from alleged safety violations in a deadly 2010 natural gas pipe- line explosion that leveled a suburban neighborhood in the San Francisco Bay Area. As survivors of the blast looked on, attorneys for Cal - ifornia's largest utility en- tered the plea in federal court in San Francisco to 12 felony violations of federal pipeline safety laws. U.S. Magistrate Judge Jo - seph Spero noted prosecu- tors' request to increase the maximum fine PG&E could face to more than $6 million, if the court decides the com - pany somehow benefited fi- nancially or saved money as a result of criminal misconduct. Prosecutors allege that PG&E knowingly relied on erroneous and incomplete information when assess - ing the safety of the pipeline that eventually ruptured and sparked a fireball that destroyed 38 homes, killed eight people and injured doz - ens of others. Nearly four years later, the neighbor- hood is still recovering. BAy ArEA PG&E pleads not guilty in pipeline blast By Don thompson The Associated Press SACrAMENtO » Repairs starting Tuesday at the convergence of three major freeways in Northern Cali - fornia could cause massive traffic delays for vehicles passing through the state capital. California Highway Pa - trol Officer Mike Brad- ley says hour-long delays are possible on Highway 50 through Sacramento, which links the capital to South Lake Tahoe. Officials are urging residents to use alternate routes and mass transit to reduce traffic on the section under construc - tion. Backups could spill onto Highway 99 and Interstate 5, which are California's major north-south thor - oughfares and border the construction zone, as well as the "Business 80" con- nection to Interstate 80. The $46 million con- struction project is on an elevated portion of High- way 50 in downtown Sac- ramento and is overseen by the California Department of Transportation. Around-the-clock con - struction is planned on eastbound Highway 50 un- til May 21 then on west- bound lanes from May 27 through June 25. No lanes will be added, but the construction will strengthen the elevated lanes against earthquakes and widen the highway's shoulders. Concrete barriers, railings and energy-efficient lighting also will be added, ac - cording to Caltrans. Motorists can check http://fix50.com , follow @ fix_50 on Twitter or call 800-427-ROAD (7623). NOrthErN CAlifOrNiA Construction may snarl traffic The Associated Press WAShiNgtON » The U.S. Postal Service will feature a close-up, black-and-white photograph of Harvey Milk on its commemorative stamp of the California pol - itician and gay rights icon. The stamp will show Milk smiling broadly and wearing a suit jacket and tie. The image is based on a Daniel Nicoletta photograph taken of Milk as he stood out - side his Castro Street Cam- era Store in San Francisco. A ceremony marking the stamp's first day of is- sue will take place May 22 at the White House. Customers may order the Harvey Milk stamp now with the delivery following the May 22 issuance. The U.S. Postal Service called Milk a visionary leader whose achievements gave hope and confidence to the nation's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Milk's political career was cut short less than one year after he entered office as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. 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