TFV Implementation Update 112007

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Fleet Rule for Transit Agencies
Implementation Update
November 2008 Kathleen Mead, Manager Retrofit
Implementation Section
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Todays Presentation

• Fleet Rule for Transit Agencies Requirement
  Review
• Urban Bus
• Transit Fleet Vehicles
• 2009 2010 Compliance Deadlines
• Revised Web Based Reporting
• Other Regulations

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Urban Bus

• Passenger carrying vehicle
• Owned or operated by a transit agency (includes
  contract fleet)
• Powered by a heavy HD diesel engine or of a type
  normally powered by a heavy HD diesel engine
• Normally powered defined as
• - Thirty-five feet or longer
• - gt 33,000 (lbs) GVWR
• Once an Urban Bus, always an Urban Bus

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2007 Urban Bus Engine Standard

• Align with 2007 HHD standard
• - Section 1956.8
• Certification to Urban Bus service class still
  required

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Hybrid Buses?

• Urban Bus Hybrid Certification Procedures
• Medium Heavy-duty engine can not be used in Urban
  Bus service unless certified to the Urban Bus
  Service Class
• One-Party Certification
• Other Hybrid-engines
• No modification of engine, including computer
  settings, otherwise muse be a part of the engine
  certification

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Diesel Path2007 MY Purchasing Requirement

• Diesel Path Agencies With gt30 Urban Buses
• One-to-one Retrofit Requirement for Each 2007 to
  2009 MY Engine Purchased Certified Above 0.2 g
  NOx
• - 40 NOx reduction if available
  otherwise 25
• Limited to available vehicles within transit
  agency, includes TFV

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Alternative Fuel Path

• At Least 85 Annual UB purchases
• Includes contracted, leased, used, and newly
  purchased
• Alternative fuels include
• Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)
• Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
• Propane (LPG)
• Gasoline Hybrids (gHEBs)
• And other fuels that do not rely on diesel fuel

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Urban Bus Compliance Deadlines

• PM Reduction from January 1, 2002 Baseline

• As of October 1, 2002 NOx Fleet average not
  to exceed 4.8g/bhp-hr

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Transit Fleet Vehicle

• Greater than 8,500 (lbs) GVWR
• Powered by heavy-duty engine
• fueled by diesel or alternative fuel
• Owned or operated by a transit
• agency (includes contract fleet)
• Not an urban bus

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Commuter Service Bus

• Defined as Transit Fleet Vehicle if
• Powered by a heavy duty diesel engine or of a
  type normally powered by a heavy duty diesel
  engine or alternative fuel
• Operates on a fixed route primarily during peak
  commute hours
• No passenger-initiated stops
• No more than 10 stops per day, excluding
  Park-and-Ride lots

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TFV Compliance Deadlines
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2007- 2009 Model Year Engines

• Title 13, section 1956.8 of the California Code
  of Regulations
• 2007 model year engines with
• certified above 0.01g PM standard
• Additional PM and NOx control needed?

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2007/2008 Model Year Engines
http//www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onroad/cert/cert.php
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Annual Reporting
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Annual Reporting

• Annual Report Due January 31 through 2017
• Separate report for Urban Buses and TFV
• Number, engine mfr make, engine model year for
  all engines in buses, and fuel used as of January
  1st of that year

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Reporting Requirements (continued)

• Urban Bus
• Alternative NOx Strategy Transit Agencies
• Provide update of compliance plan
• Alternative Fuel Path Percentage of Alt. Fuel
  Buses Purchased or Leased
• ZEB Reporting
• Diesel Path
• Document each filter installed for each 2007-2009
  model year diesel UB purchased

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The Reporting Process

• Web Based
• www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/bus/rptg/rptg.htm
• Update Existing Report Information
• PM and NOx Average Calculated
• Thelma Yoosephiance

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The Reporting Process
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• Other Regulations You
• Need to be Aware of

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Fleet Rule for Public Agencies and
Utilities (title 13, California Code of
Regulations, sections 2022 and 2022.1)
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Fleet Rule for Public Agencies and Utilities

• Own, operate, or lease
• Model year 1960 through 2006
• Greater than 14,000 GVWR
• Heavy-duty on-road diesel-fueled engines
• Apply Best Available Control Technology (BACT)

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Zero Emission Bus Regulation
Gerhard Achtelik
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Overview

• Current Activities
• Regulation Overview
• Questions?

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Fuel Cell Bus Activities

• Santa Clara Valley Transit 3 fuel cell buses -
  gt 40,000 miles
• Alameda Contra Costa Transit - 3 fuel cell
• - gt 92,000 miles, 27 months of operation
• SunLine Transit 1 fuel cell hybrid bus
• - 60,000 miles, 30 months of operation
• City of Burbank - 1 plug-in with fuel cell range
  extender
• - Scheduled start date March 2009

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Advanced Demonstration Requirement

• Diesel Path transit agencies only
• gt200 buses
• 5 agencies affected (All in Bay Area)
• Multi Transit Agency Option
• 12 per demonstration minimum
• 3 per transit agency minimum
• Demonstration to start in 2009

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Advanced Demonstration Participants
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ZBus Purchase Requirements

• 15 Percent of new bus acquisitions
• Agencies with gt 200 buses
• Diesel Path
• 2011-2026
• Alternative-Fuel Path
• 2012-2026

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Affected Transit Agencies(Purchase Requirement)
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Transitioning Agencies(Purchase Requirement)
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Reporting Requirements

• Transit agencies gt 200 urban buses
• Plan for Implementing ZBus technology
• Description of zero emission technology
• Request for deviations from 15 ZBus requirement
  must be submitted 90 days prior to bus purchase
• Reason for deviation
• Future planned ZBus acquisitions

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Next Steps

• Collecting information on state of technology
• Will be contacting you to discuss regulation
• Board to determine commercial readiness

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Fuel Cell Bus Information

• California Fuel Cell Bus Team
• Nico Bouwkamp
• nbouwkamp_at_cafcp.org
• [phone]
• Quarterly meetings

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ZBus Contacts

• Gerhard Achtelik gachteli_at_arb.ca.gov
• 916.323.8973
• Craig Duehring cduehrin_at_arb.ca.gov
• 916.323.2361
• Anna Gromis acgromis_at_arb.ca.gov
  916.323.2410

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Transit Contacts

• Kathleen Mead, Manager
• Retrofit Implementation Section
• [phone] kmead_at_arb.ca.gov
• Eric Bissinger, Urban Bus Requirements
• [phone] ebissing_at_arb.ca.gov
• Adam Gerber, TFV Requirements
• [phone] agerber_at_arb.ca.gov

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ARB List Serve Website
www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php
Regulation Email List Solid Waste
Collection swcv Public Transit
Agencies bus-tfv bus-ub
Public Agencies and
Utilities publicfleets Zero Emission
Buses zeb
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Useful Websites
Fleet Rule for Transit Agencies
www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/bus/bus.htm
Zero Emission Buses www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/bus/zeb/
zeb.htm
Diesel Programs and Activities www.arb.ca.gov/dies
el/diesel.htm
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Questions ?