Kelly Sheckler

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• Kelly Sheckler
• EPA- Region 3
• Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association
• June 15, 2006

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What is the Mid-Atlantic Diesel Collaborative?

• Partnership between leaders from federal, state,
  and local government, the private sector, and
  environmental groups
• District of Columbia
• Delaware
• Maryland
• New Jersey
• North Carolina
• Pennsylvania
• Virginia
• West Virginia

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Mission and Purpose

• Mission of the Mid-Atlantic Diesel Collaborative
• Reduce diesel emissions to protect public health
  throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region.
• Region 3 has identified our urban areas as
  priority targets for diesel emissions reductions.
  
• EPAs own analyses and other risk assessment
  activities have pointed to diesel exhaust as a
  major risk contributor affecting our densely
  populated neighborhoods places where our most
  vulnerable and sensitive populations often reside
  in great numbers.
• Similarly, many of our urban areas suffer from
  unacceptable levels of particulate matter and
  ozone.

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Mid-Atlantic Diesel Snapshot
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Vehicle Miles Traveled
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Freight

• -Trucks and rail travel over 200 billion vehicle
  miles per year in the U.S., using about 35
  billion gallons of fuel.
• -The number of commercial trucks increased 37
  between 1980 and 2003.
• -An idling truck burns nearly one gallon of
  diesel fuel per hour.
• -Within the Mid-Atlantic region, over 102,467,000
  tons of goods were shipped by freight trucks in
  2002the goods shipped totaled a value of over
  55 billion!
• -Heavy duty diesel trucks account for 5 of the
  23 billion total vehicle miles traveled in the
  Baltimore area alone!
• -Of all modes of freight transportation, trucking
  is by the leader in energy consumption,
  accounting for about 70 of the fuel used.

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Ports

• -Region 3 has some of the busiest ports in the
  U.S., including Baltimore, Philadelphia, Norfolk
  and Wilmington, DE
• -Waterborne freight is expected to double by
  2020.
• -Nearly 80 of freight tons in U.S. foreign trade
  are transported by ship.
• -Over 2 billion gallons of diesel fuel were
  consumed by vehicles shipping freight in and out
  of ports.
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School Bus

• Of the 25 million children that ride a school bus
  every day in the U.S., almost 2.6 million of
  those children go to school here in Region 3
• -Almost 11 of all school buses in the U.S.
  operate for school districts in the Region 3
  states
• -Over 5 Million has been or will be spent in the
  next year to reduce diesel emissions from school
  busesand thats just in the Mid-Atlantic region
• -Over 300 million Vehicles Miles were traveled in
  one year by school buses in Pennsylvania alone

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Construction

• There are approximately 1.8 million pieces of
  construction equipment being used in the U.S.
• -A typical bulldozer engine emits as much
  particulate matter pollution as over 500 cars.
• -Construction equipment can last 25 to 30 years,
  reducing the turnaround to newer, cleaner
  equipment.
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Urban Fleets

• The Mid-Atlantic region includes 10 of the top
  100 largest urbanized areas in the U.S., hosting
  municipal fleets for approximately 60,000
  vehicles.
• Urban fleets is Diversified Waste Haulers, Fire
  Engines, Ambulances, Snow Removal Trucks, Transit
  and Para-transit Buses and Rail, Tourist Buses,
  Package/Delivery Trucks and more.

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Mission and Purpose

• Purpose
• Leverage resources and expertise to reduce diesel
  emissions to improve public health
• Promote collaboration and coordination among
  projects within the Region.
• Raise awareness of activities underway and the
  need for additional diesel emission reduction
  projects in the Region.

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Partnership, Identity and Outreach

• The Mid-Atlantic Diesel Collaborative has
• Formed working partnership between MARAMA and EPA
  Region III
• Stakeholders working to identify sector based
  stratgies and action plans
• Education workshops
• Outreach recruitment to identify sustainable
  financial opportuntieis and partnership building

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Highlights of Regional Efforts to Date

• Approximately 6,000 engines have been impacted
  through various strategies
• Idle reduction 5 projects
• Alternative fuels 13 projects affecting
  approxmiately 1,000 vehicles
• Retrofits 65 projects 3,000 engines
• Policies- in all states
• Approximately, 1200 tons per year of HC, 2100
  tons per year of CO and 300 tons per year of
  PM2.5 has been reduced

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Partnership, Identity and Outreach

• Structure
• Steering Committee
• Sector Forums
• Identify and seek funding for potential diesel
  emission reduction projects and share information
  on emission reduction technologies and funding
• Freight
• Ports
• Urban Fleets
• Construction
• School Bus

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Freight Strategy

• Short Haul Trucks
• APUs- revolving loan programs
• Reefer Unit Hybrids
• Intermodal-transfer cargo from truck to
  rail/barge coordinate with Ports Group
• Reduce idle at Freight hubs
• I-95 Corridor Coalition

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School Bus Strategy

• Idle Reduction Campaign to School Districtsbring
  in partners with training and materials for other
  to use
• Develop classroom curriculum on diesel reduction
  initiatives
• Lessons Learned Approach-get facts and figures
  from already participating school districts and
  make a case for why retrofitting is good and how
  is may save a school district money. Get some
  statistics for the region.

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Ports STrategy

• Many of the large ports in our Region are in
  close proximity to our city neighborhoodsplaces
  where our most vulnerable and sensitive
  populations often reside in great numbers.
• The Ports stratgy is focused on reducing
  emissions by reducing the idling and queuing of
  trucks, especially drayage vehicles.
• One of the goals of the sector is to work on
  gathering better emissions inventory data from
  the
• many ports in the Mid-Atlantic
• region.
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Ports Strategy

• Reducing idling, queuing at gates
• Drayage trucks
• Dredging
• Tugs and other marine (non marine vessels)

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Urban Fleets Strategy

• Potential Short-term Project Ideas
• Work with Tour Buses (via American Bus Assoc.) on
  anti-idling policies and practice
• Evaluate Toronto program (Repair the air) as
  model incentive program http//www.repairourair.or
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• Explore/evaluate possibility of a smartway
  like program from buses and transit
• Use MDEs program for wastehaulers as a model,
  explore a project that can be replicated in other
  urban areas.
• Potential Long-term Project Ideas
• Tax incentive programs for retrofits
• Considering other kinds of fleets
• Conducting outreach to other associations

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Construction Strategy

• Expedition of Verification Process (EPA HQ)
• Technology Demonstration Projects (FuelTex,
  Emissions Advantage, Inc.)
• Cement trucks- explore idling times/demo project
• Highway Construction Retrofits-meet with MPOs to
  explore opportunties to work on certain large
  construction projects, i.e., ICC
• SIP/Conformity Credit Project- construction
  retrofit

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Past Funding

• 2005 National Clean Diesel Campaign Grants
• 7.5 M for Clean School Bus.
• 37 grants awarded nationally
• 6 in Region 3
• 1.1 for ports construction.
• 10 grants awarded nationally
• 1 Port project in Philadelphia awarded
• 2005 SmartWay Transportation
• 5 M for idle reduction demonstration projects.
• 5 grants awarded nationally
• 1 in PA awarded
• FY06 budget
• 5 Million for National Clean Diesel Campaign
• 7 Million for Clean School Bus grants
• Funding will be distributed through EPAs
  Regional Clean Diesel Collaborative network

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Future Funding

• Authorized Funding Energy Bill
• Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA)
• 1Billion over 5 years
• Expect to fund 150-200 projects
• 70 of the funds to be distributed by EPA in
  National Grants and Loans
• 20 of the funds to establish State grant/loan
  programs
• An optional 10 of the funds can be used to
  increase state allocations for
• states that match federal funds
• Fleet Modernization
• 100 M over 3 years (focus on ports)
• Clean School Bus
• 110 M over 2 years with more funds thru FY2010
• Expect to fund 40 - 75 projects
• Idle Reduction
• 140M over 3 years for idle reduction

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Future Funding

• Transportation Bill -
• Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ)
• Priority for diesel retrofits in construction
• In partnership with DOT, EPA must provide
  guidance to states on effectiveness of
  technologies and strategies
• 1.4 billion per year for 6 years

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Future Activities

• Emissions Calculation Workshop
• Joint NE/MADC collaboaritve Funding Workshop
• Steering committee Meeting
• Construction Workshop
• Outreach Campaign

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• Reduced Diesel Emissions