Office of Transportation and Air Quality & the DERA Program’s Tribal Opportunities

1. Office of Transportation and Air Quality & the DERA Program’s Tribal Opportunities Rosalva Tapia May 22, 2012

2. Presentation Overview • Where OTAQ fits in EPA • Office of Transportation and Air Quality Structure • Where DERA fits in OTAQ • DERA Grant Program • Tribal Program • Tribal Successes • Future Opportunities

3. EPA Has 12 HQ Offices

4. Office of Air & Radiation

6. OTAQ’s Mission • OTAQ’s mission is to reconcile the transportation sector with the environment by advancing clean fuels and technology, and working to promote more livable communities.  • OTAQ is responsible for carrying out laws to control air pollution from motor vehicles, engines, and their fuels.  • Mobile sources include: cars and light trucks, large trucks and buses, farm and construction equipment, lawn and garden equipment, marine engines, aircraft, and locomotives. 

7. OTAQ Activities • Characterize emissions from mobile sources and related fuels; • Develop programs for their control, including assessment of the status of control technology and in-use vehicle emissions; • Carry out a regulatory compliance program, in coordination with the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, to ensure adherence of mobile sources to standards; • Foster the development of State Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs; and • Implement programs for the integration of clean-fueled vehicles into the market.

8. OTAQ’s Offices • OTAQ divided between EPA's HQ and the National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Lab (NVFEL) in Ann Arbor, Michigan. • Staff of ~400 employees, with two-thirds located at NVFEL • Highly educated: Nearly 40% have MS, PhD, JD • Specialties: engineering, statistics, natural resources, economics, law • Majority of OTAQ staff have 10+ years of EPA experience • The NVFEL is a world-class state of the art testing & research facility

9. Recent OTAQ Clean Air Rules Deliver Tremendous Health Benefits over 3 million 40,000 Based on EPA’s estimates of benefits from Light-duty Tier 2, Heavy-duty 2007, Nonroad Tier 4, Mobile Source Air Toxics, Locomotive & Marine Diesel, and Small SI/Rec Marine Engine rules. *Only reflects PM-related premature mortality from rules; EPA began quantifying ozone-related mortality beginning with final Locomotive & Marine Diesel rule in 2008.

10. Recent Mobile Source Clean Air Rules:Comprehensively Addressing NOx and PM Emissions • Clean Cars and Passenger Trucks • Gasoline sulfur control (30 ppm avg / 80 ppm max, 2006 for most refiners) • 77-95% lower light-duty vehicle standards (phased in from 2004-2009) • Same standards for light trucks and cars; gasoline and diesel • Clean Heavy-Duty Trucks and Buses • Diesel sulfur control (15 ppm maximum, phased in from 2006-2010) • 90% lower heavy-duty gasoline & diesel vehicle standards • PM filter forcing standards, NOx catalyst based standards • Clean Nonroad Diesel Engines and Equipment • Diesel sulfur control (2 steps - 500 ppm in 2007, 15 ppm in 2010) • Marine diesel sulfur control (15 ppm maximum) in 2012 • 90-95% lower emission standards - based on highway technology • Locomotive and Marine Diesel Standards • Requiring same technologies as on-highway and nonroad • Small Engine Standards • New exhaust emission standards take effect in 2011 or 2012 depending on engine size

11. Making Consumers Aware of Vehicle Choices • Marketing SmartWay certified passenger cars & light trucks and freight truck tractors & trailers. • Fuel economy labeling • Developed new procedures to better reflect real-world driving for MY08. • Green Vehicle Guide and Fuel Economy Guide • Developing guidance to identify clean vehicles for: • HOV lanes and fuel tax credits (EPAct 2005). • Federal fleets (EISA 2008).

12. Addressing the Legacy Fleet: National Clean Diesel Campaign • Focus on Key Sectors: • School buses, Marine Vessels, Ports, Construction, Agriculture, Freight, Mining, Utility Vehicles • Promoting retrofitting, early engine and vehicle replacement • Program activities: • Technology verification • Technical and policy analysis • Coalitions and outreach • Innovative funding for projects • Federal grants

13. Office of Transportation and Air Quality Organization

14. Office of Transportation and Air Quality Organization

17. Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) • Authorized in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 • Enables EPA to offer funding assistance • Goal is to reduce diesel emissions • Competitive process for eligible entities • Authorized through 2011; Congress can provide annual appropriations for DERA • Reauthorized through 2016; DERA 2 • Request for Proposals (RFP) = Competition

18. DERA Funding History and Structure National Competitive Programs 70% of total funding $384 M awarded State Allocation Program 30% of total funding $165 M awarded National Clean Diesel Grant Program State Clean Diesel Program SmartWay Finance Grant Program Emerging Technologies Grant Program

19. Tribal Competition Introduction • FY08 and ARRA (early FY 09) • Blended tribal and non-tribal competition • Few applicants; zero tribal awarded grants • Promote tribal participation in the DERA program • Tribal communication right before the FY 09/10 RFP • Grant range requirement of $30K to $800K • Tribal applications are reviewed separately from non-tribal applications

20. Tribal Eligibility • Tribal or tribal coalitions with jurisdiction over transportation or air quality; and • Nonprofit organization or institution which • Represents or provides pollution reduction or educational services to persons or organizations that operate diesel fleets; or • Has, as its principle purpose, the promotion of transportation or air quality • Ineligible entity can partner with eligible entity

21. Tribal Competition Fiscal Year 09/10 Results • Total Tribal Applications: 8 • Representing Regions 5,7,9 and 10 • Application requests totaled over $3.1 Million • EPA Awarded • 4 Tribal DERA grants • Awarded $652,404 • Tribal projects include school buses, refuse haulers, transport buses, various types of utility vehicles.

22. FY 2009-2010 Tribal Awarded Projects

23. Tribal Competition Fiscal Year 2011 Results • Total Tribal Applications: 7 • Representing Regions 2, 7,9, and 10 • Application requests totaled over $2.5 Million • EPA Awarded • 4 Tribal DERA grants • Awarded over $1.5M • Tribal projects include repowering marine fishing vessels and generator and retrofit mining equipment

24. FY 2011 Tribal Awarded Projects

25. Eligible Vehicles, Engines & Equipment • Projects may include, but are not limited to • Buses; • Medium-duty or heavy-duty trucks; • Marine Engines; • Locomotives; and • Non-road engines, equipment or vehicles used in: • Construction; Handling of cargo (including at a port or airport); Agriculture; Mining; or Energy production (including stationary generators and pumps)

26. DERA Today: FY 2012 Request for Proposals • National Funding Assistance Program RFP, including Tribal Competition, opened on April 20, 2012 • DERA will accept applications until June 4, 2012. Please see RFP for more information. • www.epa.gov/cleandiesel • Total funding for competitive grants available for FY 2012: $20M

27. Please Join Our Listserv • http://epa.gov/cleandiesel/ncdc-cmt.htm

28. Information to Prepare for Next FY Funding • Main DERA National Program Page: www.epa.gov/cleandiesel/prgnational.htm • DERA Tribal Competition Contact: Rosalva Tapia Telephone: 202.343.9534 Email: tapia.rosalva@epa.gov • All Questions during RFP Open Period • DERA Hotline: 1.877.NCDC.FACTS (1.877.623.2322) • Submit questions via email to cleandiesel@epa.gov • Diesel Emissions Quantifier (DEQ) • Can be used to show expected project results, cost-effectiveness, and public health benefits • http://www.epa.gov/otaq/diesel/resources.htm

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