USEPANESCAUM RETROFIT REPORT

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USEPA/NESCAUM RETROFIT REPORT
EPA

• Matthew Payne and Coralie Cooper
• Voluntary Measures Workshop
• Dallas, Texas, June 25th, 1999

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Background

• NESCAUM work funded by EPA Grant
• Goal Develop guidance to states/areas planning
  to retrofit heavy-duty diesel vehicles
• Jointly developed by a diverse workgroup team

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Workgroup Participation

• NESCAUM Coralie Cooper
• EPA HQ Matt Payne, Mitch Greenberg
• EPA Regions 2, 3, 9
• CARB, Environment Canada, Southwest Research,
  Desert Research, NYDEC, ATL, New Jersey DEP,DOT
• MECA, ECS, Johnson Mathay, Siemens, Roush,
  Engelhard, CDTI

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The Problem...

• Diesel engines produce
• 33 of mobile source NOx in NE
• 80 of mobile source PM in NE
• Standards for new engines will take a long time
  to take effect
• Heavy-duty diesel engines tend to have long
  life-spans
• Multiple rebuilds

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The Solution...

• Establish retrofit guidelines
• Develop emission benefit estimation techniques
• Allow for flexibility
• Develop safeguards
• Provide technical assistance

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And now

• Ms. Coralie Cooper of NESCAUM will provide an
  overview of the EPA/NESCAUM Retrofit Guidance

Question and answer session with Matt and Coralie
to follow
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