Transcript Mobile Sources Work Group PM2.5 SIP Recommendations

Mobile Sources Work Group
Final Report - PM2.5 SIP
Brian Newbacher
Dir. of Public Affairs, AAA
Chair, Mobile Sources Work Group
June 12, 2007
NOACA Air Quality Public Advisory Task Force
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Scope of Work
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Sources other than stationary, including:
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On-road motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses,
motorcycles)
Non-road motor vehicles (construction equipment,
airport ground support equipment)
Trains, ships, airplanes
Fuels – conventional and alternative
Transportation projects
The Six R’s of Diesel Cleanup –
Reprise
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Retrofit existing vehicles with pollution controls
Refuel with cleaner fuels
Replace older vehicles with clean technology
vehicles
Reduce idling
Repair/Rebuild using engine maintenance and/or
rebuilding
Repower by replacing older engines with newer
engines
Diesel On-Road Vehicles
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Diesel On-Road Emission Reduction
Strategies
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Mandatory Best Available Retrofit Technology
(BART) for government vehicles, phased in over 2
years.
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Voluntary Emissions Reduction Programs –
Grant/Loan Program and Educational Campaign
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Recommendation – Yes, if funding supplied.
Recommendation – Yes.
Diesel Non-Road Vehicles
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Diesel Non-Road Emission Reduction Strategies
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Combining Private Financing with Government Grants
Low Interest Bridge Financing
Emissions Performance Specifications in Contracts for
Public Works Projects
Technical Assistance to Construction Equipment Owners
Provide Information on Grant Programs
Accelerated Use of Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel and/or
Biodiesel
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Recommendation – Yes.
Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Timeline
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Required USEPA Standards for Low-Sulfur
Diesel Fuel (parts per million (ppm) sulfur)
(3,000 ppm sulfur represents conventional diesel)
(“Ultra-Low” refers to 15 ppm)
Category 2006
Highway 15
2007
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2010
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2012
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Nonroad
Marine/
Rail
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3,000
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Idling – On-Road and Non-Road
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Reduce Idling from Public Fleets
Mandatory Statewide School Bus Idling
Regulation
– Idling Reduction Regulations for Transit and Other
Public Fleets
– Loan Program to Reduce Idling
– Anti-Idling Devices on All New Fleet Purchases by
Ohio Dept of Administrative Services
Recommendation – Yes.
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Idling, continued
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Reduce Idling from Private Fleets
Voluntary Idling Program with Educational
Outreach
– Mandatory Contract Requirements for “Clean
Diesel” Equipment/Fuel on Public Projects Using
Private Fleets (projects > $ 2 million)
– Revolving Loan or Lease-to-Own Program for
Anti-Idling Equipment
– Voluntary Idling Reductions from Switchyard and
Line-Haul Locomotives
Recommendation – Yes.
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Truck Stop Electrification Reprise
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Truck Stop Electrification (TSE) Emission
Reduction Strategies
Identify Key Sites for Truck Stop Electrification
(TSE)
– Financing Program for TSE
– Ohio EPA Should Collaborate with the Office of
Energy Efficiency
– Require New Truck Stops to Include TSE
Infrastructure
Recommendation – Yes, as in Ozone SIP
recommendations.
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Alternative Fuels and Vehicles
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Alternative Fuels and Electric Vehicles Emission Reduction Strategies
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Increased Use of
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Ethanol (E85)
Biodiesel
Natural Gas
Propane
Electric Vehicles
Recommendation – Yes, as voluntary alternatives
for various purposes.
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Roadside Diesel Truck Opacity Testing
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Statewide Roadside Diesel Opacity Testing –
Public and Private Fleets
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Recommendation – Yes, if:
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Implemented by Ohio EPA Staff
Ticketing only for a second violation
Covering all trucks and buses, public and private
Transportation Projects
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Transportation Projects – Conformity
Request a Transportation Conformity Analysis of the Cleveland
Innerbelt Project to see whether non-road diesel emissions,
traffic congestion emissions during construction, and
construction dust will cause the SIP emissions budget to be
exceeded.
Recommendation – Yes.
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Transportation Projects – Diesel Controls
Implement previous recommendations regarding using “clean
diesel” non-road construction equipment on public works
projects > $ 2 million.
Recommendation – Yes.
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Fuel Testing / Auto Testing
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Fuel Testing
Statewide Testing of Gasoline and Diesel
Specifications at the Pumps
Recommendation – Yes.
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Statewide Car Standards
Adopt a Safety/Anti-Tampering Inspection Program
Statewide
Recommendation – Yes.
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Marine Ports / Airports
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Ports
Truck Traffic Anti-Idling Policy at the Port of
Cleveland/Cuyahoga County
Recommendation – Yes, as in Ozone SIP
recommendations.
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Airports
Ground Support Equipment (GSE) Replacement
with Electric, CNG, or Other Clean Technology
Recommendation – Yes, as in Ozone SIP
recommendations.
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E-Check
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The Work Group does not recommend:
I/M Emission Reduction Strategies
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Adopting the ASM 2525 Final Standards Increasing Stringency for Older Vehicles
Including Ashtabula County in the E-Check
Program
Analysis: Too little air quality benefit per dollar spent.
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“Show Me The Money”
Funding
 The Work Group found that funding for solutions
would continue to present an issue. Possibilities:
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Grants from USEPA’s Mid-West Clean Diesel Initiative and
SmartWay Program
Grants from state programs such as the Ohio EPA School Bus
Retrofit Program
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) allocations
Federal Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA)
Ticket revenue from Roadside Diesel Opacity Testing
Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) (environmental
fines) through USEPA and Ohio EPA
Creation of federal and state tax credits for retrofits
Conclusions
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Diesel on-road and non-road vehicles are
significant contributors to the PM2.5
nonattainment problem.
Gasoline on-road and non-road vehicles also
contribute and were addressed by Ozone
SIP Recommendations.
Many sectors are eager to retrofit / repower /
refuel if incentives are provided.
Questions?
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Brian Newbacher, Director of Public Affairs,
American Automobile Association
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Amy Wainright, NOACA
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[email protected]
Pamela Davis, NOACA
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