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Reference # 2019-18
Request: The applicant requests the guidance and approval on calculation methodology including appropriate emission factors for the replacement of 2009 and older light heavy-duty (LHD) paramedic vehicles with six LHD paramedic vehicles certified to the 0.2 grams per brake horsepower-hour (g/bhp-hr) nitrous oxide (NOx) emission standard fueled by liquid petroleum gasoline (LPG). (SCAQMD Project #21CMP121)
Air District: South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)
Guidelines Section(s): 2017 Guidelines, Chapter 4, Section B.6.
ARB Action: Approved

Determination: SCAQMD received an application from the City of Long Beach to replace 20 emergency vehicles. SCAQMD determined that of these 20 vehicles, the applicant is seeking to replace six of their light heavy-duty paramedic vehicles with cleaner light heavy-duty trucks fueled by LPG. The baseline trucks have gross vehicle weight ratings (GVWR) of 16,500 pounds (lbs) and are equipped with LHD diesel-fueled engines, with engine model years of 2009 and older. The replacement trucks have GVWR of 14,500 lbs and will be equipped with certified LHD engines fueled by LPG and certified to the 0.2 g/bhp-hr NOx standard. Chapter 4, Section B.6. of the 2017 Moyer Program Guidelines specifies that emission reduction calculations must be based on factors provided in Appendix D which only provides factors for diesel and alternative-fueled engines.

Staff has determined the following points should be included when performing calculations for this project:
1. Considering that LPG engines operate similarly to gasoline spark-ignited engines and are certified to Otto-cycle standards and test procedures, emission factors for the replacement engines must be based on gasoline engines from 2014 EMFAC inventory data. The light heavy-duty vehicle category must be used.
2. Deterioration rates are not currently available for LPG engines. Therefore, calculations will not include deterioration for the baseline or replacement vehicles.
3. The District must use Table D-1 of the 2017 Guidelines for the baseline engines' diesel heavy-duty vehicles emission factors for each baseline engine's model year.
4. The following emission factors (EF) must be used for the calculation for the replacement vehicles:

This approval does not constitute a comprehensive review of the project. It is the district's responsibility to verify that the project conforms to applicable cost-effective limits, all other applicable guidelines and statutes, and is surplus to existing emission control rules. Please include this case-by-case reference number in the comment field for this project in the CARL database.

Determination Date: November 22, 2019
Contact: Wasim Ali (916) 322-0571, Cruz S. Munekata (626) 459-4385

Reference # 2018-19
Request: 1) Allow Placer Hills Fire District the reuse option to donate their 2004 engine model year (EMY) fire engine to Newcastle Fire District, while a fire engine from Newcastle Fire District (EMY 1996) will be scrapped. The replacement fire engine at Placer Hills Fire District is a 2019 EMY engine.
2) Allow Placer Hills Fire District to use 27 months of mileage documentation requirement for the Fire Engine from Placer Fire District since the Fire Truck was out of service for 3 months.
Air District: Placer County APCD
Guidelines Section(s): 2017 Guidelines, Chapter 4 Section C.2.(F)(2)
ARB Action: Approved

Determination:
1) Placer County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) is seeking to fund an Emergency Vehicle Fire Truck Engine for Placer Hills Fire District (Placer Hills) through the reuse option available for emergency vehicles in 2017 Guidelines Chapter 4 Section C.2.(F)(2). This reuse option must go through a case-by-case determination, as requested here. Placer Hills wants to give their old truck (EMY 2004) to Newcastle Fire District, and then scrape the Newcastle truck (EMY 1996). The replacement truck at Placer Hills is EMY 2019. Both old vehicles have a GVWR that is greater than 33,001lbs. Furthermore, the usage from the replacement trucks are expected to be similar to the usage from the old fire trucks. Minimum requirements for a reuse option are met, which include the following:
A. Emission reductions and grant amount are based on the first baseline truck covered in the project contract with the fire department that will receive the replacement truck
B. If the contracted fire department chooses to participate in the reuse option, the first baseline fire truck must be transferred to another fire department.
C. The second baseline truck must be at least five years older than the first baseline truck.
D. The second baseline truck must be destroyed.

2) The Carl Moyer Program Guidelines require 24 months of mileage documentation (2017 Guidelines, Chapter 4 Section B.5). Placer County APCD is requesting 27 months of mileage documentation requirement for the Fire Engine from Placer Fire District since the Fire Truck was out of service for 3 months from 12/21/17 to 03/20/18. The fire truck was broken down for 3 months, which required repairs and was not part of any normal maintenance. The historical usage and future usage will remain the same for Placer County with their 2004 truck having about 12,075 miles for two years.

This approval does not constitute a comprehensive review of the project. It is the district's responsibility to verify that the project conforms to applicable cost-effective limits, all other applicable guidelines and statutes, and is surplus to existing emission control regulations. This project can be entered through the On-Road replacement form in the Clean Air Reporting Log (CARL). Please include a case-by-case reference in the comment field for this project in the CARL database.

Determination Date: September 4, 2018
Contact: Wasim Ali  (916) 322-0571

Reference # 2015-10
Request: The applicant requested approval to replace 10 on-road prisoner buses under the Emergency Vehicle Chapter (SCAQMD Project # 22).
Air District: South Coast AQMD
Guidelines Section(s): 2011 Guidelines, Chapter 6
ARB Action: Approved – Please include this case-by-case reference number in the CARL comment field.

Determination: The prisoner buses are authorized emergency vehicles as described in California Vehicle Code section 165 and exempt from applicable ARB in-use regulations. The project has a 14 year project life. The district must use the diesel urban bus emission rates found in table D-5 of the 2011 Guidelines. Also, equipment identifier 6023, model year 1986, should use the NOx and ROG emission rates for the 5.0 g/bhp-hr standard; it should use the PM10 emission rates for the 6.0 g/bhp-hr standard. All other buses that are certified to standards that do not match those listed in Table D-5 must use the more conservative standards listed in the table (cleaner standard levels).

Note this approval does not constitute a blanket approval for similar projects.

Determination Date: August 18, 2015
Contact: Neva Lowery  (916) 324-1209

Reference # 2013-15
Request: Exception for Emergency Vehicle Dismantle Requirements (13MOYFA1).
Air District: Bay Area AQMD
Guidelines Section(s): (2011) Chapter 6, Section C.6(C)(3) and Section C.8 (A) and (D)
ARB Action: Approved

Determination: Per Chapter 6, Section C.6(C)(3) Bay Area AQMD requests an alternative disposition for the old fire truck to be donated for display at the heritage museum in Sunnyvale. In lieu of Chapter 6, Section C.8 (A), the City of Sunnyvale will render the engine useless by punching a hole in the engine block. For Chapter 6, Section C.8 (D), the frame rails do not need to be cut in this case as it may pose a safety issue. The District will ensure all other vehicle destruction requirements are met. A written understanding is required, with a donation or conveyance letter, to ensure that the museum and fire department understand that the engine will not be operated or transferred for life. The engine must remain inoperable. Please include this case-by-case reference number in the CARL database comment field for each project listed.

Note this approval is only for the project listed above and does not constitute a comprehensive review. It is the district’s responsibility to verify that the project conforms to applicable cost effectiveness limits, all other applicable guidelines and statutes, and is surplus to existing emission control regulations.

Determination Date: May 20, 2013
Contact: Neva Lowery  (916) 324-1209

Reference # 2012-32
Request: The applicant requested approval to replace 13 on-road prisoner buses under the Emergency Vehicle Chapter (SCAQMD Project # 73).
Air District: South Coast AQMD
Guidelines Section(s): 2011 Guidelines, Chapter 6
ARB Action: Approved – Please include this case-by-case reference number in the CARL comment field.

Determination: The prisoner buses are authorized emergency vehicles as described in California Vehicle Code section 165 and exempt from applicable ARB in-use regulations. The project has a 14 year project life and the district must use the diesel urban bus emission factors found in table D-5 of the 2011 Guidelines

Note this approval does not constitute a blanket approval for similar projects

Determination Date: September 27, 2012
Contact: Neva Lowery  (916) 324-1209

Reference # 2011-57
Request: The applicant requested approval to replace 24 on-road prisoner buses under the Emergency Vehicle Chapter (SCAQMD Project #27).
Air District: South Coast AQMD
Guidelines Section(s): 2011 Guidelines, Chapter 6
ARB Action: Approved – Please include this case-by-case reference number in the CARL comment field.

Determination: The prisoner buses are authorized emergency vehicles as described in California Vehicle Code section 165 and exempt from applicable ARB in-use regulations. The project has a 14 year project life and the district must use the diesel urban bus emission factors found in table D-5 of the 2011 Guidelines.

Determination Date: November 01, 2011
Contact: Neva Lowery  (916) 324-1209

Reference # 2010-35
Request: Applicant requested approval to repower one fire engine (pumper) (SCAQMD Project #75).
Air District: South Coast AQMD
Guidelines Section(s): 2008 Guidelines, Chapter III, Section IV(d)
ARB Action: Approved

Determination: This vehicle is an authorized emergency vehicle as described in California Vehicle Code section 165, and exempt from applicable ARB in-use regulations. The fire engine chassis provides sufficient space that eliminates the space constraint issue associated with many traditional repower projects. The project is cost-effective with a 14 year project life and a conservative fuel consumption rate of 1 gallon per hour.

Determination Date: February 2, 2011
Contact: Lynsay Carmichael  (916) 322-0407