This document summarizes a presentation about the West Coast Collaborative (WCC) and the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA). The WCC is a public-private partnership between EPA Regions 9 and 10 that aims to reduce diesel emissions along the West Coast. DERA provides funding for diesel emission reduction projects, with 30% going to states and 70% available nationally. Eligible projects include retrofits, repowers, replacements and idle reduction. Example projects funded by DERA in California involved retrofitting airport equipment with diesel particulate filters and replacing drayage trucks and delivery trucks. Partnership opportunities through the WCC and applying for DERA grants were also discussed.

1. John Mikulin
Regional Lead, Electric Vehicle Deployment
Public Fleets Sector Lead, West Coast Collaborative
Clean Energy & Climate Change Office – Air Division
US EPA, Region 9
CALSTART Northern California Green Airport Fleet Partnership
June 25, 2014
REGION 9
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2. Presentation Topics
1) West Coast Collaborative (WCC)
a) National Clean Diesel Campaign (NCDC)
b) Partnership Opportunities
2) Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA)
a) Eligible emissions reduction strategies
b) Leveraging FHWA CMAQ Funding
c) DERA project examples
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3. Public-Private
Partnership
US EPA Regions 9 &
10 = AK, AZ, CA, HI,
ID, NV, OR, WA, Pacific
Islands & 419 Native
Tribes
Over 1,000
Partners
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4. West Coast Collaborative Goals
1) Help meet National
Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS) by
reducing diesel
emissions along the
West Coast.
2) Support Greenhouse
Gas (GHG) Reductions.
3) Improve Energy
Security and Clean
Energy Production.
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5. WCC Sectors - http://westcoastcollaborative.org/sectors.htm
Trucking
Locomotives & Rail
Agriculture & Biofuels
Marine Vessels & Ports
Public Fleets
Construction & Distributed Generation
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6. Partnership Opportunities
1) WCC Announcements & Events
a) Join/Sign Up – http://westcoastcollaborative.org/
b) Participate in WCC Sector Work Groups (periodic, teleconference)
c) Participate in WCC Partners Meetings (biannual, in-person)
2) SmartWay Transport Partnership
a) Join - http://www.epa.gov/smartway/
3) Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA)
a) Apply for Grants - http://epa.gov/cleandiesel/prgnational.htm
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8. Diesel Emissions Reduction Act
(DERA)
REGION 9
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REGION 10

9. Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA)
State Allocation
(30%)
State Allocation
(30%)
National Competitive
(70%)
National Competitive
(70%)
US EPA National Clean Diesel Program (NCDC)US EPA National Clean Diesel Program (NCDC)
Funding Assistance ProgramFunding Assistance Program
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Rebate ProgramRebate Program

10. DERA Funding: Appropriations
Congressional Authorization:
- Funding up to $100M annually through FY2016
- Diesel retrofit, repower & replacement projects
- New authorization for clean diesel rebate program
- However…
Past Funding Levels:
- FY14 = $9M nationwide; $1.43M in Region 9
- RFP closed 6/17/14; announce projects in Fall 2014
- FY13 = $9M nationwide; $1.35M in Region 9
- FY12 = $30M nationwide; $5M in Region 9
- FY11 = $50M nationwide; $8M in Region 9
DERA appropriations for FY15-16 TBD
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11. DERA Funding: Eligible Entities
• Public Agencies w/ jurisdiction over transportation
or air quality
– State, regional & local
– Tribes – governments & intertribal consortia
– Port authorities
• Nonprofit Organizations that:
– Represent or provide pollution reduction, or
– Educational services to persons, or
– That own or operate diesel fleets, or
– Have, as their principal purpose, the promotion of
transportation or air quality.
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12. DERA Funding: Eligible Strategies & EPA Cost-Share
Note: FY14 cost-share displayed; FY15-16 subject to change
• Exhaust Control Technologies = 100%
• Engine Upgrades = 40%
• Cleaner Fuel Use = Incremental fuel cost vs. ULSD
– 0% stand alone; must be bundled w/ other eligible technologies
• Idle Reduction Technologies = 100% if combined w/
exhaust control. 0% stand-alone, except for:
– Locomotive Idle Reduction = 40%
– Shorepower & Truck Stop Electrification = 25%
• Aerodynamic Technologies & Low Rolling Resistance Tires =
100% if combined w/ exhaust control; 0% stand-alone
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13. DERA Funding: Eligible Strategies & EPA Cost-Share
MUST retire an old engine & replace it with a cleaner one:
• Engine Repower = 40%
• Vehicle/Equipment Replacement:
– Nonroad = 25% replaced by model year 2013, or newer
– On-Highway = 25% replaced by model year 2013, or newer
– Drayage Trucks = 50% replaced by model year 2011, or newer
• EPA Verified Technologies
– Verified List - http://epa.gov/cleandiesel/verification/verif-list.htm
– Exhaust Retrofits - http://epa.gov/cleandiesel/technologies/retrofits.htm
– SmartWay Technology – http://epa.gov/smartway/forpartners/technology.htm
– California Air Resources Board (CARB) - Technology Verification Reciprocity
• http://epa.gov/cleandiesel/documents/epa-arb_moa.pdf
• http://www.arb.ca.gov/diesel/verdev/vt/cvt.htm
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14. DERA Funding: Competitive Project Elements
• Strong Partnerships – clear financial commitments, letters
of support, etc.
• Community Benefits – identify counties and communities
that will benefit
• Community Engagement – demonstrate process for
fostering community support, involvement and education
• Past Performance – demonstrate competence and success
in implementing similar projects
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15. FHWA Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (CMAQ)
Funding
• FY14 Funding Estimate = $2.23B nationwide
– Diesel retrofits & outreach
– Electric or natural gas fueling
– Alternative fuel vehicles - transit, school bus & refuse
– Apply for grants through regional MPOs & State DOTs
• FHWA CMAQ Resources
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/air_quality/cmaq/
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/map21/cmaq.cfm
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16. DERA Project Examples
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17. CALSTART
Pushback tug & ground support equipment
$678K
$434k
EPA Leveraged
This project retrofitted, repowered and fueled heavy-duty
ground support equipment (GSE) at 4 airports in California
(i.e., SFO, OAK, SJC & LAX). Retrofitted 12 pieces of on-
field equipment and 5 transit busses with DPFs, repowered
9 aircraft pushback tugs with all-electric motors, and
purchased 123,480 gallons of B20 biodiesel.
California Airports Partnership - Retrofit, Electric Repower & Biodiesel Fueling
Lifetime
Emission Reduction
2.8 tons PM2.5
5.3 tons NOx
3.9 tons HC
26.2 tons CO
179 tons CO2
Lifetime
Emission Reduction
2.8 tons PM2.5
5.3 tons NOx
3.9 tons HC
26.2 tons CO
179 tons CO2
Funding Sources
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18. Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Drayage Truck Replacements at Bay Area Ports
This project will focus on replacing
22 heavy-duty diesel drayage trucks
that are model year 2003 or older,
whose principal operations are in
highly impacted communities.
Before and after
photos of a truck
replacement project
Lifetime
Emission Reduction
25 tons PM
278 tons NOx
100 tons CO
18 tons HC
Lifetime
Emission Reduction
25 tons PM
278 tons NOx
100 tons CO
18 tons HC
Funding Sources
Greatest Impact: West Oakland Community
EPA Leveraged
$898,833
$898,833

19. South Coast Air Quality Management District
Zero Emission Delivery Truck Replacements
The project will replace at least 35
medium-duty diesel urban delivery trucks
with new battery-electric electric trucks.
Annual
Emission Reduction
0.48 tons PM
11.79 tons NOx
707 tons CO2
5.61 tons CO
1.16 tons HC
Annual
Emission Reduction
0.48 tons PM
11.79 tons NOx
707 tons CO2
5.61 tons CO
1.16 tons HC
Funding Source
Selected trucks will have principal operations
in highly impacted communities
Greatest Impact: South Coast Air Basin, CA
EPA Leveraged
$4.22M
$1.05M
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20. WCC Email Listserv - “Join”
http://westcoastcollaborative.org/
DERA Grants Overview
http://epa.gov/cleandiesel/grantfund.htm
DERA National Funding Assistance Program
http://epa.gov/cleandiesel/prgnational.htm
DERA Rebate Program
http://www.epa.gov/cleandiesel/dera-rebate.htm
DERA Grant Reporting Templates
http://epa.gov/cleandiesel/grant-reporting.htm
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21. Ideas, Comments, Questions…?
John Mikulin
Regional Lead, Electric Vehicle Deployment
Public Fleets Sector Lead, West Coast Collaborative
Clean Energy & Climate Change Office – Air Division
US EPA, Region 9
(415) 972-3956
mikulin.john@epa.gov
http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmikulin
http://www.westcoastcollaborative.org/
http://epa.gov/cleandiesel/
http://epa.gov/region9/cleantech/
http://www.epa.gov/region9/climatechange/
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22. Appendix:
1) Greenhouse Gases & Transportation
2) Air Quality in the Pacific Southwest
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23. 232012 = 1827 MMT CO2e = 28% of U.S. Inventory
US Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions & Transportation
Source: U.S. EPA
http://www.epa.gov/climate
change/ghgemissions/sour
ces/transportation.html

24. Air Quality in the Pacific Southwest
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
Attainment Designations
http://www.epa.gv/region9/air/maps/index.html
http://www.epa.gov/airquality/greenbk/index.html
National Emissions Inventory (NEI) Data (2011)
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/net/2011inventory.html
REGION 9
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Population in Nonattainment
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