California Air Resources Board

Reference # 2024-05 

Request: Allow a project with two marine vessels to co-fund with Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standard Attainment Program (Carl Moyer) and California Volkswagen Mitigation Trust (VW) programs.  Moyer funding sources use the 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines and are subject to a cost-effectiveness limit. Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Funds are administered in line with the State of California Beneficiary Mitigation Plan for the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust. This determination provides the approved co-funding amounts for each funding source as well as the approved emission reductions to ensure there is no double counting of emission reductions and to help with reporting.   

Air District: South Coast Air Quality Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD or the District) (Project Number: Y25-941-Rpw)  

Guidelines Section(s): 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3 (Program Administration), Sections L and V.4.  

CARB Action: Approved 

Determination: California Air Resources Board approves SCAQMD’s request to co-fund this project with a combination of Carl Moyer funding years 24 and 25 and VW incentive funds. Project emission reductions are apportioned between the two funding programs based on the amount of funds each program contributes towards the project. The applicant cost share together with the Carl Moyer and VW incentive funds cannot exceed the total project cost as stated above (2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3, Section V.4.).  

Table 1: Co-funding Amounts for Delta Audrey 

Table 2: Emission Reductions by Incentive Funding Source for Delta Audrey 

Table 3: Co-funding Amounts for Delta Billie 

Table 4: Emission Reductions by Incentive Funding Source for Delta Billie  

Reporting Instructions: The District must follow all Carl Moyer and VW reporting requirements. Additionally, for the Carl Moyer Program, use the non-calculation form in the Clean Air Reporting Log (CARL) database to report the Carl Moyer portion of the emission reductions and include the case-by-case reference number in the comment field. For VW, report all funding sources used to support the project, with Carl Moyer funding reported as “Other State Funding Sources”.  

This approval does not constitute a comprehensive review of the project. It is the District's responsibility to verify that projects conform to applicable cost-effective limits, all other applicable guidelines and statutes, and are 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: May 8, 2024 

Contact: Mirian Sandoval (279) 208-7374 and Deborah Paselk (279) 208-7423 

Reference # 2024-03

Request: Allow one off-road agricultural harvester to co-fund with Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standard Attainment Program (Carl Moyer) and Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures for Emission Reductions (FARMER) programs. Both funding sources use the 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines and are subject to cost effectiveness limits. This determination provides the approved co‑funding amounts for each funding source as well as the approved emission reductions to ensure there is no double-counting of emission reductions and to help with reporting. 

Air District: San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District (SLOCAPCD or the District) (Project Number:  CM23/24-03)

Guidelines Section(s): 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3 (Program Administration), Sections L and V.4.

CARB Action: Approved

Determination: California Air Resources Board approves SLOCAPCD’s request to co‑fund an uncontrolled agricultural harvester with a Tier-4 Final agricultural harvester replacement using a combination of Carl Moyer funding and FARMER funding from various fiscal years incentive funds, summarized in Table 1: Co-funding Amounts. Project emission reductions are apportioned between funding sources based on the amount funded, summarized in Table 2: Emission Reductions. This includes the applicant cost share which cannot exceed the total project cost (2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3, Section V.4.).

Table 1: Co-funding Amounts

Table 2: Emission Reductions

Reporting Instructions: The District must follow all FARMER and Carl Moyer reporting requirements. For the Carl Moyer Program, districts must use the Clean Air Reporting Log (CARL) database non‑calculation form to report the Carl Moyer portion of the emission reductions and include the case-by-case reference number in the comment field. For FARMER, districts must report all funding sources used to support the project, with Carl Moyer funding reported as “Other State Funding Sources”.

This approval does not constitute a comprehensive review of the project. It is the District's responsibility to verify that projects conform to applicable cost-effective limits, all other applicable guidelines and statutes, and are 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: April 17, 2024

Contact:  Mirian Sandoval (279) 208-7374, Srima Bandara or Deborah Paselk (279) 208-7423

Reference # 2023-25

Request: Allow one off-road agricultural tractor to co-fund with Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standard Attainment Program (Carl Moyer) and Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures for Emission Reductions (FARMER) programs. Both funding sources use the 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines and are subject to cost effectiveness limits. This determination provides the approved co-funding amounts for each funding source as well as the approved emission reductions to ensure there is no double counting of emission reductions and to help with reporting.  

Air District: Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD)(Project Number: VET-20-0047) 

Guidelines Section(s): 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3 (Program Administration), Sections L and V.4. 

CARB Action: Approved 

Equipment Details: The project includes an uncontrolled agricultural tractor replaced with a Tier-4 Final agricultural tractor. 

Table 1 provides summary of co-funding amounts: 

Table 2 provides a summary of apportioned emission reductions by incentive funding source: 

Determination: California Air Resources Board approves SMAQMD’s request to co-fund this project with a combination of Carl Moyer funding year 20 and FARMER funding years 2017-18 and 2018-19 incentive funds. Project emission reductions are apportioned between the two funding programs based on the amount of funds each program contributes towards the project. The applicant cost share together with the Carl Moyer and FARMER incentive funds cannot exceed the total project cost as stated above (2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3, Section V.4.). 

Reporting Instructions: The District must follow all FARMER and Carl Moyer reporting requirements. Additionally, for the Carl Moyer Program, use the non-calculation form in the Clean Air Reporting Log (CARL) database to report the Carl Moyer portion of the emission reductions and include the case-by-case reference number in the comment field. For FARMER, report all funding sources used to support the project, with Carl Moyer funding reported as “Other State Funding Sources”. 

This approval does not constitute a comprehensive review of the project. It is the District's responsibility to verify that projects conform to applicable cost-effective limits, all other applicable guidelines and statutes, and are 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 27, 2023

Contact:Mirian Sandoval (279)208-7374 and Vicky Hanks, (951) 542-3193

Reference # 2022-30

Request: Allow one off-road agricultural tractor to co-fund with Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standard Attainment Program (Carl Moyer) and Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures for Emission Reductions (FARMER) programs. Both funding sources use the 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines and are subject to cost‑effectiveness limits. This determination provides the approved co-funding amounts for each funding source as well as the approved emission reductions to ensure there is no double counting of emission reductions and to help with reporting. (Project Number: MD0622-River Bottom Farms 2022)

Air District: Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District (MDAQMD)

Guidelines Section(s): 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3 (Program Administration), Sections L and V.4.

CARB Action: Approved

Equipment Details: The project includes a 1989 John Deere 4755 uncontrolled agricultural tractor replaced with a 2022 John Deere 8R230 Tier-4 Standard agricultural tractor.

Table 1 provides summary of co-funding amounts:

Table 2 provides a summary of apportioned emission reductions by incentive funding source:

Determination: California Air Resources Board approves MDAQMD’s request to co‑fund this project with a combination of Carl Moyer funding year 24 and FARMER funding year 4 incentive funds. Only one equipment project per funding year allocation can be co-funded between the Carl Moyer and FARMER program. Project emission reductions are apportioned between the two funding programs based on the amount of funds each program contributes towards the project. The applicant cost share together with the Carl Moyer and FARMER incentive funds cannot exceed the total project cost as stated above (2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3, Section V.4.).

Reporting Instructions: The District must follow all FARMER and Carl Moyer reporting requirements. Additionally, for the Carl Moyer Program, use the non-calculation form in the Clean Air Reporting Log (CARL) database to report the Carl Moyer portion of the emission reductions and include the case-by-case reference number in the comment field. For FARMER, report all funding sources used to support the project, with Carl Moyer funding reported as “Other State Funding Sources”.

This approval does not constitute a comprehensive review of the project. It is the District's responsibility to verify that projects conform to applicable cost-effective limits, all other applicable guidelines and statutes, and are 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: September 26, 2022

Contact:Holmes Bassette at holmes.bassette@arb.ca.gov or Neva Lowery at neva.lowery@arb.ca.gov

Reference # 2022-25

Request:Allow one off-road agricultural tractor to co-fund with Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standard Attainment Program (Carl Moyer) and Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures for Emission Reductions (FARMER) programs. Both funding sources use the 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines and are subject to cost‑effectiveness limits. This determination provides the approved co-funding amounts for each funding source as well as the approved emission reductions to ensure there is no double counting of emission reductions and to help with reporting. 

Air District: San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District (SLO)

Guidelines Section(s): 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines; Chapter 3.L and V, Chapter 5.

CARB Action:  Approved

Determination: California Air Resources Board approves SLO’s request to co-fund this project with a combination of Carl Moyer funding year 23 and FARMER funding year 4 incentive funds. Only one equipment project per funding year allocation can be co-funded between the Carl Moyer and FARMER programs. Project emission reductions are apportioned between the two funding programs based on the amount of funds each program contributes towards the project. The applicant cost share together with the Carl Moyer and FARMER incentive funds cannot exceed the total project cost as stated above (2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3, Section V.4.).

Equipment Details

The project is an agricultural tractor replacement from a 1979, 92 horsepower uncontrolled diesel-fueled John Deere engine to a2022, 120 horsepower, Tier 4 Final CAT engine.

Table 1 provides summary of co-funding amounts:

Table 2 provides a summary of apportioned emission reductions by incentive funding source:

Reporting Instructions: The District must follow all of the FARMER and Carl Moyer reporting requirements. Further, for the Carl Moyer Program, use the non-calculation form in the CARL database to report the Carl Moyer portion of the emission reductions and include the case-by-case reference number in the comment field. For FARMER, report all funding sources used to support the project, with Carl Moyer funding reported as “Other State Funding Sources”.

This approval does not constitute a comprehensive review of the project. It is the District's responsibility to ensure that the project conforms to all applicable guidelines and statutes, including cost-effectiveness, and are surplus to existing in-use regulations. 

Determination Date: July 21, 2022

Contact:  Neva Lowery neva.lowery@arb.ca.gov

Reference # 2022-22 (Amended)

Request: Allow one off-road agricultural tractor to co-fund with Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standard Attainment program (Carl Moyer Program) Year 23 funds and the Voluntary Nitrogen Oxide Remediation Measure (VNRM) funds using the 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines (Guidelines). Furthermore, this determination is to ensure that there is no double counting of reductions achieved by this project, help determine that the cost-effectiveness calculation requirements for both funding sources are met, and reporting is clear and transparent. San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District Project Number: CM20/21-5

Air District: San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District (SLO APCD)

Guidelines Section(s): 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines; Chapter 3.L and V, Chapter 5.

CARB Action:  Approved

Determination: The proposed project is an agricultural tractor replacement from a 2001, 91 hp Tier 1 diesel-fueled IVECO (EF#: 1VEXL05.9DAS) to a 2022, 106 hp, Tier 4 Final FPT Engine (EF# proposed: NFPXL03.4ASD). The Tractor will get 501 hours/year.

CARB approves SLOAPCD’s request to co-fund this project with a combination of VNRM funds and Moyer Year 23 funds. The sum of project funding from both funding sources, Carl Moyer, the VNRM and applicant cost share provision, must be disclosed by the applicant to the District and cannot exceed the total project cost as stated above (2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3, Section V.4.).

Under the Carl Moyer Program 2017 Guidelines, mitigation funds may be included in projects co-funded with Carl Moyer Program funds only with CARB case-by-case approval (Chapter 3, Section L.3.). This project must meet Carl Moyer Program criteria.

The purpose of VNRM is voluntary remediation of potential past increases in oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions resulting from biodiesel use associated with the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) through the support of air district-level NOx mitigation projects targeting engines. VNRM is modeled on the criteria and requirements in the Guidelines, and allows co-funding with other incentive programs (e.g., Carl Moyer, Funding Agricultural Reduction Measures for Emission Reductions, Community Air Protecting Incentives). This project will credit all NOx reductions achieved to VNRM, and only reactive organic gases (ROG) and particulate matter (PM) emissions reductions to Carl Moyer Program. Summarized in the table below is the emission reductions claimed by each funding source.

Funding Amount and Funding Split by Funding Source

Emission Reductions by Funding Source

Reporting Instructions: The District must follow the Carl Moyer Program reporting requirements as per the Guidelines as well as the specific reporting directions/clarification provided below:

1. Report all funding sources and amounts, including the total project cost and emission reduction for each funding source, in the Clean Air Reporting Log (CARL) database.
2. Report two separate projects, one for each funding source. Each project must have a similar project numbers that also distinguishes which one is funded with VNRM versus Carl Moyer Program.
   • For the VNRM project use the regular equipment calculation form and select NOx only toggle at the bottom of the form.
   • For the Carl Moyer project use the Non-Calculation form to report the ROG and PM emission listed above along with all the pertinent equipment and engine detail data.
3. Add language to the comment field including the CBC number and indicate that the project is co-funded between VNRM and Carl Moyer Program. Note that the emissions reductions are split such that the VNRM funds receive credit for the NOx reductions, and the Carl Moyer Program receives credit for the PM and ROG emissions reductions.

This approval does not constitute a comprehensive review of the project. It is the District's responsibility to ensure that the project conforms to all applicable guidelines and statutes, including cost-effectiveness, and are surplus to existing in-use regulations. 

Determination Date: June 23, 2022, Amended Date: October 7, 2022
      Note that the project contract should conform to the amended case-by-case determination.

Contact:  Tiffanni Nguyen tiffanni.nguyen@arb.ca.govor Neva Lowery neva.lowery@arb.ca.gov
 

Reference #2022-04

Request: Allow one piece of off-road agricultural equipment to co-fund with Voluntary Nitrogen Oxide Remediation Measure (VNRM) funding and Assembly Bill 923 (Non-Moyer match) using the Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standard Attainment Program (Carl Moyer Program) funding using the criteria in the Carl Moyer Program. This request meets the cost-effectiveness requirements for both funding sources. Bay Area Air Quality Management District project number: 21MOY155.
Air District: Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD or the District)
Guidelines Section(s): 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines; Chapter 3.L and V, Chapter 5.
CARB Action: Approved

Determination:  The proposed projectisa loader replacement from a 1974 loader, a Tier 0 unit, to a new 624L John Deere Loader, Tier 4 final standard, for an agricultural operation. The District will implement this project using the criteria outlined in the 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 5 for off-road equipment. Furthermore, this chapter determines eligible costs.

CARB approves BAAQMD’s request to co-fund this project with a combination of VNRM funds and AB 923 funds. Summarized in the table below are the co-funding amounts by each funding source:

Under the Carl Moyer Program 2017 Guidelines, mitigation funds may be included in projects co-funded with Carl Moyer Program funds only with CARB case-by-case approval (Chapter 3, Section L.3.). This project uses Carl Moyer Program funding and must meet Carl Moyer Program criteria.

The purpose of VNRM is voluntary remediation of potential past increases in oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions resulting from biodiesel use associated with the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) through the support of air district-level NOx mitigation projects targeting engines. VNRM is modeled on the criteria and requirements in the Carl Moyer Guidelines, and allows co-funding with other incentive programs (e.g., Carl Moyer, Funding Agricultural Reduction Measures for Emission Reductions, Assembly Bill 617). This project will credit all NOx reductions achieved to VNRM, and only reactive organic gases (ROG) and particulate matter (PM) emissions reductions to Carl Moyer Program funding source. The project must adhere to the cost effectiveness limit of $10,000 per ton for the Low NOx program. Summarized in the table below is the emission reductions claimed by each funding source.

The sum of project funding from all funding sources, VNRM as well as Carl Moyer Program, must be disclosed by the applicant to the District and cannot exceed the total project cost (2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3, Section V.4.).

The District must report all funding sources and amounts, including the total project cost amount and emission reduction achieved by each funding source in the Clean Air Reporting Log (CARL) database (2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3, Section L.8). The steps below guide how to enter the equipment level information and funding for both sources in CARL for the project.

1. Create two new projects in the CARL database. Provide them both similar names and project numbers while distinguishing which project will account for the VNRM funds and which one will account for the Moyer funds.
2. Use the regular equipment replacement form for each project. For the project being funded with VNRM funds, use the toggles on the bottom of the form to perform the calculation with NOx only. For the project being funded by Moyer, use the toggles at the bottom of the form to perform the calculation with PM and ROG only.
3. In the comments sections of each form, please add language linking the two project numbers, stating that the project is co-funded between VNRM and Moyer, and that the emissions reductions are apportioned such that the VNRM funds will get credit for the NOx emissions reductions, and Moyer will get credit for the PM and ROG emissions reductions.
4. When entering data into the “Project Administration” section of CARL, please put the same language from the comments section in the equipment form into the comments section of the “Project Administration” section.
5. In the “Funding, Payments, and Withholds” section of CARL, select VNRM as the funding source for the project accounting for those funds, and Moyer Year 21 as the funding source for the project accounting for those funds.
6. Complete each project with the appropriate funding amounts.

This approval does not constitute a comprehensive review of the project. It is the District's responsibility to ensure that the project conforms to all applicable guidelines and statutes, including cost-effectiveness, and are surplus to existing in-use regulations. 

Determination Date: March 23, 2022

Contact:  Tiffanni Nguyen (tiffanni.nguyen@arb.ca.gov)

Reference # 2021-04
Request: Allow one piece of off-road agricultural equipment to co-fund with Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure (VNRM) funding and Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program (Carl Moyer Program) funding using the criteria in the Carl Moyer Program. This request meets the cost-effectiveness requirements for both funding sources. Tehama County Air Pollution Control District (TCAPCD or District) project number: 22-004 and 22-004A.
Air District: TCAPCD
Guidelines Section(s): 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines; Chapter 3.L and V, Chapter 5.
CARB Action: Approved

Determination:  The proposed projectis a tractor replacement from a 1967 Case Tractor, an uncontrolled unit, to a new 5100 ML John Deere Low-Profile Tractor, Tier 4 final standard, for an agricultural operation. The District will implement this project using the criteria outlined in the 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 5 for off-road equipment. Furthermore, this chapter determines eligible costs.

CARB approves TCAPCD’s request to co-fund this project with a combination of VNRM funds and Moyer Year 21 funds. The table below shows the estimated funding breakdown for the project:

Under the Carl Moyer Program 2017 Guidelines, mitigation funds may be included in projects co-funded with Carl Moyer Program funds only with CARB case-by-case approval (Chapter 3, Section L.3.). This project uses Carl Moyer Program funding and must meet Carl Moyer Program criteria.

The purpose of VNRM is voluntary remediation of potential past oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions increases resulting from biodiesel use associated with the Low Carbon Fuel Standard through the support of air district-level NOx mitigation projects targeting engines. VNRM is modeled on the criteria and requirements in the Carl Moyer Guidelines, and allows co-funding with other incentive programs (e.g., Carl Moyer, FARMER, Assembly Bill 617). This project will credit all NOx reductions achieved to VNRM, and only reactive organic gases (ROG) and particulate matter (PM) emissions reductions to Carl Moyer Program funding source. The project must adhere to the cost effectiveness limit of $10,000 per ton for the Low NOx program. The table below shows the estimated emission reductions for each funding source:

*Unweighted PM emissions reductions.

The sum of project funding from all funding sources, VNRM as well as Carl Moyer Program, must be disclosed by the applicant to the District and cannot exceed the total project cost (2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3, Section V.4.).

The District must report all funding sources and amounts, including the total project cost amount and emission reduction achieved by each funding source in the CARL database (2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3, Section L.8). The steps below provide guidance regarding how to enter the equipment level information and funding for both sources in CARL for the project.

1. Create two new projects in the CARL database. Provide different project numbers to distinguish which project will account for VNRM funds and which one will account for the Moyer funds.
2. Use the regular equipment replacement form for each project. For the project being funded with VNRM funds, use the toggles on the bottom of the form to perform the calculation with NOx only. For the project being funded by Moyer, use the toggles at the bottom of the form to perform the calculation with PM and ROG only.
3. In the comments sections of each form, please add this language: “This project is co-funded with Carl Moyer Program funding and VNRM funds. PM and ROG are not included in VNRM's emission reduction calculation. ROG reductions are 0.08 tons per year, and PM reductions are (20*0.043) tons per year. PM and ROG reductions are attributed to the Carl Moyer Program funding source. This co-funded project received case-by-case approval (Reference #2021-04).”
4. When entering data into the “Project Administration” page of CARL, please put the same language from the comments section in the equipment form into the comments section of the “Project Administration” page.
5. In the “Funding, Payments, and Withholds” section of CARL, select VNRM as the funding source for the project accounting for those funds, and Moyer Year 21 as the funding source for the project accounting for those funds.
6. Complete each project with the appropriate funding amounts.

This approval does not constitute a comprehensive review of the project. It is the District's responsibility to ensure that the project conforms to all applicable guidelines and statutes, including cost-effectiveness, and are surplus to existing in-use regulations. 

Determination Date:  February 16, 2021

Contact:  Joshua Simmons (joshua.simmons@arb.ca.gov), Tiffanni Nguyen (tiffanni.nguyen@arb.ca.gov)

Reference # 2020-32
Request:  Approval to fund the replacement of one off-road diesel-powered rail car mover with a zero-emission electric-powered rail car mover funded through the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (SCAQMD or District) Community Air Protection (CAP) program and CORE program.
Air District:  SCAQMD (Project number:  22CMP62)
Guidelines Section(s):  2017 Carl Moyer Guidelines, Chapter 2.U, and Chapter 5.D.1(E)
CARB Action:  Approved

Determination:  The proposed project consists of replacing a diesel-powered rail car mover (Trackmobile TM4350) with a zero-emission electric-powered rail car mover (Zephir, Lok 16.150 E).  Consistent with CAP Program goals to prioritize zero-emission technologies and ensuring incentive funds go toward reliable technologies, the CAP Guidelines require that funded emission control technologies are California Air Resources Board certified or verified.  A formal approval process for zero-emission off-road equipment is currently under development to provide assurance that funded equipment will meet program goals.  The air district provided information that the zero-emission equipment is commercially available and can provide one-for-one replacement of diesel powered equipment.  Therefore, the zero-emission equipment is eligible as replacement equipment for CAP Program funding.  Failure of the replacement equipment to provide the required project emission reductions is at the air district's risk.

This project will use CAP incentives and strongly supports the goals of AB 617.  The project is in a disadvantaged community and incorporates advanced technologies.  All co-funding provisions from the CAP guidelines must be followed (Chapter 3, Section G).

The co-funding sources and estimated funding amounts for this project costs include:

1. Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE):  $187,000.

2. Community Air Protection Incentive: $150,161.

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: January 5, 2021

Contact: Holmes Bassette (626) 350-6541

Reference #2020-23
Request:  Allow off-road agricultural equipment to split-fund with Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures for Emission Reductions (FARMER) Program funds and the Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standard Attainment Program (Carl Moyer Program) funds.  Both funding sources use the 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, and the provision in these guidelines states that the Carl Moyer Program is to receive all covered emission reductions achieved from an equipment project under the Carl Moyer Program; this determination is to split reductions among these two funding sources.  Furthermore, this determination is to ensure that there is no double counting of reductions achieved by this project and help determine that the cost-effectiveness calculation requirements for both funding sources are met and reporting is clear and transparent.  South Coast Air Quality Management District Project Number: 19383.
Air District: South Coast Air Quality Management District (District)
Guidelines Section(s): 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3 (Program Administration), Sections L and V.
CARB Action: Approved.

Determination:  FARMER and Carl Moyer Program programs both use the Carl Moyer 2017 Program Guidelines to upgrade equipment projects. This determination is to split fund an off-road piece of equipment used in agriculture in South Coast air basin in an effort to spend all FARMER project funds awarded for fiscal year 2017-18.  The need for this request is to ensure all remaining funding can be spent now rather than waiting for the next fiscal year’s allocation of FARMER funding.  Only one equipment project per fiscal year allocation can be “split-funded” to spend the last remaining funding in the manner described here without reducing the grant amount award.  Emission benefits are pro-rated between the programs based on funding awarded and projects must demonstrate cost-effectiveness under both programs.

Equipment Details

Emerald Acres LLC diesel-fueled, Caterpillar loader used for agricultural equipment will be replaced with a 2018 model with a Tier 4 final engine.  The sum of project funding from all funding sources, FARMER, the Carl Moyer Program funds and applicant cost share provision, must be disclosed by the applicant to the District and cannot exceed the total project cost as stated above (2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3, Section V.4.).

Summarized in the table below are the co-funding amounts by each funding source and emission reductions claimed by each project:

Emerald Acres Project (Project Number 19383)

Reductions by Funding Source

CARB approves the District's request to co-fund the project listed above.

The District must report all funding sources and amounts, including the total project cost amount and emission reduction achieved by each funding source in the CARL database (2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3, Section L.8).  The steps below guide how to enter the equipment level information and funding for both sources in CARL for these co-funded equipment projects.  The District must enter each equipment project separately into CARL, and repeat the steps below for each equipment project.

For Carl Moyer Funding Source:

1. Air district should include this Case-by-Case Reference Number 2020-23 in the name of the equipment project in CARL.
2. Use the non-calculation form for entering equipment identifier information.  For PM and ROG emissions to the following field "Pollutants included in Emissions and Cost-Effectiveness Calculation" enter in the ROG field “1.107” and “0.6543” tons for PM reductions.  In the NOx portion of the form, enter"10.512".
3. In the notes section, add the following language: "This equipment project is co-funded with FARMER funds.  The covered pollutants are split based on the funding received for each program and only one project per calendar year.  This co-funded equipment project received case-by-case approval (Reference #2020-23)."
4. When adding in data to the "Funding, Payments, and Withholds" section rep-paste the note from the equipment section, "This equipment project is co-funded with FARMER funds.  The covered pollutants are split based on the funding received for each program and only one project per calendar year.  This co-funded equipment project received case-by-case approval (Reference #2020-23)."  
5. Select “Yes” for question “Is this project co-funded”.
6. Continue adding the appropriate co-funding information for questions 1-6 in this section.  The lettered sections provide directions to aid the information that is needed for co-funding a project.

For FARMER funding source:

1. Use the “Project Profile” and “Quantification Inputs” sheets to enter the general project and equipment-specific information.
2. On the “Funding Inputs-Incentive Calcs” sheet:
   1. Enter the “New Vehicle/Equipment Cost”.
   2. Under “Funding Source #1”, enter the appropriate FARMER Program funding information.
   3. Under “Funding Source #2”, enter the Carl Moyer funding information and select “Other State Funding Sources” as the “Source”.
   4. In the “Notes” field, add a note stating that the Carl Moyer Program is the other state funding source.

In addition, this approval does not constitute a comprehensive review of the equipment projects.  It is the District's responsibility to ensure that the project conforms to all applicable guidelines and statutes, including cost-effectiveness, and are surplus to existing in-use regulations.  Please include this case-by-case reference number in the comment field for the equipment projects in the CARL database.

Determination Date: August 21, 2020

Contact: Hurshbir Shahi (916) 323-9687

Reference #2020-22

Request:  Allow off-road agricultural tractor to split-fund with Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures for Emission Reductions (FARMER) Program funds and the Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standard Attainment Program (Carl Moyer Program) funds.  Both funding sources use the 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, and the provision in these guidelines states that the Carl Moyer Program is to receive all covered emission reductions achieved from an equipment project under the Carl Moyer Program; this determination is to split reductions among these two funding sources.  Furthermore, this determination is to ensure that there is no double counting of reductions achieved by this project and help determine that the cost-effectiveness calculation requirements for both funding sources are met and reporting is clear and transparent.  San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District Project Number: FARMER3-2.
Air District:San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District (SLO APCD or District)
Guidelines Section(s): 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3 (Program Administration), Sections L and V.
CARB Action: Approved

Determination:  FARMER and Carl Moyer Program programs both use the Carl Moyer 2017 Program Guidelines to upgrade equipment projects.  This determination is to split fund an off-road piece of equipment used in agriculture in SLO APCD so they can spend all FARMER project funds awarded for fiscal year 2019-20.  The need for this request is to ensure all remaining funding can be spent now rather than waiting for the next fiscal year’s allocation of FARMER funding.  Only one equipment project per fiscal year allocation can be “split-funded” to spend the last remaining funding in the manner described here without reducing the grant amount award.  Emission benefits are pro-rated between the programs based on funding awarded and projects must demonstrate cost-effectiveness under both programs.

Equipment Details

Darways Farm Inc. 2004 Tier 2 diesel-fueled, agricultural tractor will be replaced with a 2020 Tier 4 Final model engine for the replacement tractor.  The sum of project funding from all funding sources: FARMER Program, the Carl Moyer Program, interest accumulated from these sources, and applicant cost share provision, must be disclosed by the applicant to the District and cannot exceed the total project cost as stated above (2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3, Section V.4.).

Summarized in the table below are the co-funding amounts by each funding source and emission reductions claimed by each project:

Reductions by Funding Source over the Project Life

California Air Resources Board (CARB) approves the District's request to co-fund the project list above.

The District must report all funding sources and amounts, including the total project cost amount and emission reduction achieved by each funding source in the CARL database (2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3, Section L.8).  The steps below guide how to enter the equipment level information and funding for both sources in CARL for these co-funded equipment projects.  The District must enter each equipment project separately into CARL, and repeat the steps below for each equipment project.

For Carl Moyer Funding Source:

1. Air district should include this case by case (CBC) Reference Number 2020-22 in the name of the equipment project in CARL.
2. Use the non-calculation form for entering equipment identifier information.  For the particulate matter and reactive organic gas for "Pollutants included in Emissions and Cost-Effectiveness Calculation" and enter "2.2809" in NOx portion of the form.  In ROG field, enter “0.1352” and “0.0698” tons for PM reductions.
3. In the notes section, add the following language: "This equipment project is co-funded with FARMER funds.  The covered pollutants are split based on the funding received for each program and only one project per calendar year.  This co-funded equipment project received CBC approval (Reference #2020-22)."
4. When adding in data to the "Funding, Payments, and Withholds" section re-paste the note from the equipment section, "This equipment project is co-funded with FARMER funds.  The covered pollutants are split based on the funding received for each program and only one project per calendar year.  This co-funded equipment project received CBC approval (Reference #2020-22)." 
5. Select “Yes” for question “Is this project co-funded?”.
6. Continue adding the appropriate co-funding information for questions 1-6 in this section.  The lettered sections provide directions to aid the information that is needed for co-funding a project.

For FARMER funding source:

1. Use the “Project Profile” and “Quantification Inputs” sheets to enter the general project and equipment-specific information.
2. On the “Funding Inputs-Incentive Calcs” sheet:
   1. Enter the “New Vehicle/Equipment Cost”.
   2. Under “Funding Source #1”, enter the appropriate FARMER Program funding information.
   3. Under “Funding Source #2”, enter the Carl Moyer funding information and select “Other State Funding Sources” as the “Source”.
   4. In the “Notes” field, add a note stating that the Carl Moyer Program is the other state funding source.

In addition, this approval does not constitute a comprehensive review of the equipment projects.  It is the District's responsibility to ensure that the equipment projects conform to all applicable guidelines and statutes, including cost-effectiveness, and are surplus to existing in-use regulations.  Please include this CBC reference number in the comment field for the equipment projects in the CARL database.

Determination Date: August 11, 2020

Contact: Hurshbir Shahi (916) 323-9687

Reference # 2020-09
Request: Allow off-road agricultural equipment to split-fund with Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures for Emission Reductions (FARMER) funds and the Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standard Attainment Program (Carl Moyer Program) funds. Both funding sources use the 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, and the provision in these guidelines states that the Carl Moyer Program is to receive all covered emission reductions achieved from an equipment project under the Carl Moyer Program; this determination is to split reductions among these two funding sources. Furthermore, this determination is to ensure that there is no double counting of reductions achieved by this project and help determine that the cost-effectiveness calculation requirements for both funding sources are met and reporting is clear and transparent. South Coast Air Quality Management District Project Number: 21CMP86-87.

Air District: South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)
Guidelines Section(s): 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3 (Program Administration), Sections L and V.
ARB Action: Approved

Determination: FARMER and Carl Moyer Program programs both use the Carl Moyer 2017 Program Guidelines to upgrade equipment projects. This determination is to split fund an off-road piece of equipment used in agriculture in South Coast air basin in an effort to spend all FARMER project funds awarded for fiscal year 2018-19. The need for this request is to ensure all remaining funding can be spent now rather than waiting for the next fiscal year's allocation of FARMER funding. Only one equipment project per fiscal year allocation can be "split-funded" to spend the last remaining funding in the manner described here without reducing the grant amount award. Emission benefits are pro-rated between the programs based on funding awarded and projects must demonstrate cost-effectiveness under both programs.

Equipment Details: Pro Organics Farms LLC's uncontrolled diesel-fueled, Caterpillar loader used for agricultural equipment will be replaced with a 2019 model loader equipped with a Tier 4 final engine. The sum of project funding from all funding sources, FARMER, the Carl Moyer Program funds and applicant cost-share provision, must be disclosed by the applicant to the District and cannot exceed the total project cost as stated above (2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3, Section V.4.).

Summarized in the table below are the co-funding amounts by each funding source and emission reductions claimed by each project:

Pro-Organic Loader Project (Project Number 21CMP86-87)

Reductions by Funding Source

California Air Resources Board (CARB) approves the District's request to co-fund the project list above.

The District must report all funding sources and amounts, including the total project cost amount and emission reduction achieved by each funding source in the CARL database (2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3, Section L.8). The steps below guide how to enter the equipment level information and funding for both sources in CARL for these co-funded equipment projects. The District must enter each equipment project separately into CARL, and repeat the steps below for each equipment project.

For Carl Moyer Funding Source:

1. Air district should include this CBC Reference Number 2020-09 in the name of the equipment project in CARL.

2. Use the non-calculation form for entering equipment identifier information. For the particulate matter and reactive organic gas for "Pollutants included in Emissions and Cost-Effectiveness Calculation" and enter "1.2929" in the NOx portion of the form. In the ROG field 0.1066 and 0.07364 tons for PM reductions.

3. In the cost information section, select "Yes" for question "Have any engines or vehicles listed in this application received any other incentives monies including Carl Moyer Program Funds".

4. In the notes section, add the following language: "This equipment project is co-funded with FARMER funds. The covered pollutants are split based on the funding received for each program and only one project per calendar year. This co-funded equipment project received case-by-case approval (Reference #2020-09)."

5. Next, select the appropriate Funding Year for this project.

6. When adding in data to the "Funding, Payments, and Withholds" section rep-paste the note from the equipment section, "This equipment project is co-funded with FARMER funds. The covered pollutants are split based on the funding received for each program and only one project per calendar year. This co-funded equipment project received case-by-case approval (Reference #2020-09)." Continue adding the appropriate funding amounts for this source.

FARMER

For FARMER funding source:
1. Use the "Project Profile" and "Quantification Inputs" sheets to enter the general project and equipment-specific information.

2. On the "Funding Inputs-Incentive Calcs" sheet:

    a. Enter the "New Vehicle/Equipment Cost".
    b. Under "Funding Source #1", enter the appropriate FARMER Program funding information.
    c. Under "Funding Source #2", enter the Carl Moyer funding information and select "Other State Funding Sources" as the "Source".
    d. In the "Notes" field, add a note stating that the Carl Moyer Program is the other state funding source.

In addition, this approval does not constitute a comprehensive review of the equipment projects. It is the District's responsibility to ensure that the equipment projects conform to all applicable guidelines and statutes, including cost-effectiveness, and are surplus to existing in-use regulations. Please include this case-by-case reference number in the comment field for the equipment projects in the CARL database. In addition, this approval does not constitute a comprehensive review of the project. It is the District's responsibility to ensure that the project conforms to all applicable guidelines and statutes, including cost-effectiveness, and are surplus to existing in-use regulations. Please include this case-by-case reference number in the comment field for the project in the CARL database.

Determination Date: March 3, 2020
Contact: Hurshbir Shahi (916) 323-9687

Reference # 2020-07
Request: Allow one piece of off-road agricultural equipment to co-fund with Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure (VNRM) funding and Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program (Carl Moyer Program) funding using the criteria in the Carl Moyer Program. This request meets the cost-effectiveness requirements for both funding sources. North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District Project Number: CMP 21-2.

Air District: North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District (District)
Guidelines Section(s): 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3 (Program Administration), Sections L and V, Chapter 5.
ARB Action: Approved

Determination: The proposed project seek to replace a wheel loader (1991 engine model year) with equipment containing diesel Tier 4, final emission standard (model year 2019) engine. The District will implement this project using the criteria outlined in the 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 5 for off-road equipment. Furthermore, this chapter determines eligible costs and all funding sources used to support this project cannot exceed the total project cost.

Summarized in the table below are the co-funding sources and estimated funding amounts for the project:

California Air Resources Board (CARB) approves the District's request to co-fund this project with Carl Moyer Program and VNRM funding.

Under the Carl Moyer Program 2017 Guidelines, mitigation funds may be included in projects co-funded with Carl Moyer Program funds only with CARB case-by-case approval (Chapter 3, Section L.3.). This project uses Carl Moyer Program funding and meets Carl Moyer Program criteria, including a Reactive Organic Gases (ROG) and Particulate Matter (PM)-only cost effectiveness value of $2,677.86 per ton.

The purpose of VNRM is voluntary remediation of potential past NOx emissions increases resulting from biodiesel use associated with the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) through the support of air district-level NOx mitigation projects targeting engines. VNRM is modeled on the criteria and requirements in the Carl Moyer Guidelines and allows co-funding with other incentive programs (e.g., Carl Moyer, FARMER, Assembly Bill 617). This project will credit all NOx reductions achieved to VNRM, and only ROG and PM emissions reductions to Carl Moyer Program funding source. NOx-only cost-effectiveness value is $6,878.17 per ton for the project.

The sum of project funding from all funding sources, VNRM as well as Carl Moyer Program, must be disclosed by the applicant to the District and cannot exceed the total project cost (2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3, Section V.4.).

The District must report all funding sources and amounts, including the total project cost amount and emission reduction achieved by each funding source in the CARL database (2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3, Section L.8). The steps below guide how to enter the equipment level information and funding for both sources in CARL for the project.

VNRM funding source:
1. Enter equipment identifier information using the regular equipment replacement form, then select only NOx for "Pollutants included in Emissions and Cost-Effectiveness Calculation" and unselect PM and ROG.
2. In the notes section, add the following language, "This project is co-funded with Carl Moyer Program funding and Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure funds. PM and ROG are not included in Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure's emission reduction calculation. ROG reductions are 0.226 tons per year, and PM reductions are (20*0.134) tons per year. PM and ROG reductions are attributed to the Carl Moyer Program funding source. This co-funded project received case-by-case approval (Reference #2020-07)."
3. Select "Yes" to the question in Cost Information section that reads, "Have any engines or equipment listed in this application received any other incentive monies including Carl Moyer Program Funds?" Continue filling the remainder of this Cost Information section. In the optional field titled "New Equipment Vendor", add in "Project Funded through Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure."
4. When entering data into "Update Project Admin Info" section of CARL, select "NOx Reduction Measure" as the funding source.
5. Next, select Funding Year "21" which corresponds to fiscal year 2018-2019.
6. When adding in data to the "Funding, Payments, and Withholds" section re-paste the note from the equipment section, "This project is co-funded with Carl Moyer Program funding and Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure funds. PM and ROG are not included in Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure's emission reduction calculation. ROG reductions are 0.226 tons per year, and PM reductions are (20*0.134) tons per year. PM and ROG reductions are attributed to the Carl Moyer Program funding source. This co-funded project received case-by-case approval (Reference #2020-07)." Continue adding the appropriate funding amounts for this source.

For AB 923 funding source:
1. Use the non-calculation form for entering equipment identifier information; add in the particulate matter and reactive organic gas for "Pollutants included in Emissions and Cost-Effectiveness Calculation" and enter "0" in the NOx portion of the form.
2. In the notes section, add the following language: "This project is co-funded with Carl Moyer Program funding and Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure funds. PM and ROG are not included in Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure's emission reduction calculation. ROG reductions are 0.226 tons per year, and PM reductions are (20*0.134) tons per year. PM and ROG reductions are attributed to the Carl Moyer Program funding source. This co-funded project received case-by-case approval (Reference #2020-07)."
3. When entering data into "Update Project Admin Info" section of CARL, select "Carl Moyer Program" as the funding source.
4. Next, select the appropriate Funding Year for this Carl Moyer Program funding source.
5. When adding in data to the "Funding, Payments, and Withholds" section rep-paste the note from the equipment section, "This project is co-funded with Carl Moyer Program funding and Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure funds. PM and ROG are not included in Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure's emission reduction calculation. ROG reductions are 0.226 tons per year, and PM reductions are (20*0.134) tons per year. PM and ROG reductions are attributed to the Carl Moyer Program funding source. This co-funded project received case-by-case approval (Reference #2020-07)." Continue adding the appropriate funding amounts for this source.

In addition, this approval does not constitute a comprehensive review of the project. It is the District's responsibility to ensure that the project conforms to all applicable guidelines and statutes, including cost-effectiveness, and are surplus to existing in-use regulations. Please include this case-by-case reference number in the comment field for the project in the CARL database.

Determination Date: February 19, 2020
Contact: Hurshbir Shahi (916) 323-9687,Gavin Hoch (916) 324-0839

Reference # 2020-06
Request: Allow one piece of off-road agricultural equipment to co-fund with Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure (VNRM) funding and Assembly Bill (AB) 923 (Non-Moyer match) funding using the criteria in the Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standard Attainment Program (Carl Moyer Program). This request meets the cost-effectiveness requirements for both funding sources. Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District Project Number: CM0190

Air District: Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District (NSCAPCD or District)
Guidelines Section(s): 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3 (Program Administration), Sections L and V, Chapter 5.
ARB Action: Approved

Determination: The proposed project seek to replace an uncontrolled tractor (1983 engine model year) with equipment containing diesel Tier 4, final emission standard (model year 2018) engine. The District will implement this project using the criteria outlined in the 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 5 for off-road equipment. Furthermore, this chapter determines eligible costs and all funding sources used to support this project cannot exceed the total project cost.

Summarized in the table below are the co-funding sources and estimated funding amounts for the project:

California Air Resources Board (CARB) approves the District's request to co-fund this project with AB 923 Non-Moyer match and VNRM funding.

Under the Carl Moyer Program 2017 Guidelines, mitigation funds may be included in projects co-funded with Carl Moyer Program funds only with CARB case-by-case approval (Chapter 3, Section L.3.). While this project uses AB 923 funding, it meets Carl Moyer Program criteria, including a Reactive Organic Gases (ROG) and Particulate Matter (PM)-only cost-effectiveness value of $7,261.82 per ton. This project will not use Carl Moyer Program funding.

The purpose of VNRM is voluntary remediation of potential past NOx emissions increases resulting from biodiesel use associated with the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) through the support of air district-level NOx mitigation projects targeting engines. VNRM is modeled on the criteria and requirements in the Carl Moyer Guidelines and allows co-funding with other incentive programs (e.g., Carl Moyer, FARMER, AB 617). This project will credit all NOx reductions achieved to VNRM, and only ROG and PM emissions reductions to the AB 923 funding source. NOx-only cost-effectiveness value is $10,988.71 per ton for the project.

The sum of project funding from all funding sources, VNRM as well as AB 923 funds, must be disclosed by the applicant to the District and cannot exceed the total project cost (2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3, Section V.4.).

The District must report all funding sources and amounts, including the total project cost amount and emission reductions achieved by each funding source in the CARL database (2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3, Section L.8). The steps below guide how to enter the equipment level information and funding for both sources in CARL for the project.

VNRM funding source:
1. Enter equipment identifier information using the regular equipment replacement form, then select only NOx for "Pollutants included in Emissions and Cost-Effectiveness Calculation" and unselect PM and ROG.
2. In the notes section, add the following language, "This project is co-funded with AB 923 non-match funding and Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure funds. PM and ROG are not included in Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure's emission reduction calculation. ROG reductions are 0.0265 tons per year, and PM reductions are (20*0.0157) tons per year. PM and ROG reductions are attributed to the AB 923 funding source. This co-funded project received case-by-case approval (Reference #2020-06)."
3. Select "Yes" to the question in Cost Information section that reads, "Have any engines or equipment listed in this application received any other incentive monies including Carl Moyer Program Funds?" Continue filling the remainder of this Cost Information section. In the optional field titled "New Equipment Vendor", add in "Project Funded through Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure."
4. When entering data into "Update Project Admin Info" section of CARL, select "NOx Reduction Measure" as the funding source.
5. Next, select Funding Year "21" which corresponds to fiscal year 2018-2019.
6. When adding in data to the "Funding, Payments, and Withholds" section re-paste the note from the equipment section, "This project is co-funded with AB 923 non-match funding and Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure funds. PM and ROG are not included in Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure's emission reduction calculation. ROG reductions are 0.0265 tons per year, and PM reductions are (20*0.0157) tons per year. PM and ROG reductions are attributed to the AB 923 funding source. This co-funded project received case-by-case approval (Reference #2020-06)." Continue adding the appropriate funding amounts for this source.

For AB 923 funding source:
1. Use the non-calculation form for entering equipment identifier information; add in the particulate matter and reactive organic gas for "Pollutants included in Emissions and Cost-Effectiveness Calculation" and enter "0" in the NOx portion of the form.
2. In the notes section, add the following language: "This project is co-funded with AB 923 non-match funding and Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure funds. PM and ROG are not included in Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure's emission reduction calculation. ROG reductions are 0.0265 tons per year, and PM reductions are (20*0.0157) tons per year. PM and ROG reductions are attributed to AB 923 funding source. This co-funded project received case-by-case approval (Reference #2020-06)."
3. When entering data into "Update Project Admin Info" section of CARL, select "$2 Dollar DMV Non-Match" as the funding source.
4. Next, select the appropriate Funding Year for this $2 DMV funding source.
5. When adding in data to the "Funding, Payments, and Withholds" section rep-paste the note from the equipment section, "This project is co-funded with AB 923 non-match funding and Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure funds. PM and ROG are not included in Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure's emission reduction calculation. ROG reductions are 0.0265 tons per year, and PM reductions are (20*0.0157) tons per year. PM and ROG reductions are attributed to AB 923 funding source. This co-funded project received case-by-case approval (Reference #2020-06)." Continue adding the appropriate funding amounts for this source.

In addition, this approval does not constitute a comprehensive review of the equipment projects. It is the District's responsibility to ensure that the equipment projects conform to all applicable guidelines and statutes, including cost-effectiveness, and are surplus to existing in-use regulations. Please include this case-by-case reference number in the comment field for the equipment projects in the CARL database.

Determination Date: February 19, 2020
Contact: Hurshbir Shahi (916) 323-9687, Gavin Hoch (916) 324-0839

Reference # 2019-20
Request: Allow two pieces of off-road agricultural equipment to co-fund with Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure (VNRM) funding and Assembly Bill (AB) 923 (Non-Moyer match) funding using the criteria in the Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standard Attainment Program (Carl Moyer Program). This request meets the cost-effectiveness requirements for both funding sources.
Bay Area Air Quality Management District Project Number: 21MOY34.
Air District: Bay Area Air Quality Management District (District)
Guidelines Section(s): 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3 (Program Administration), Sections L and V, Chapter 5.
ARB Action: Approved

Determination: The proposed equipment projects seek to replace two pieces of uncontrolled diesel-fueled agricultural equipment. One project will replace a tractor (1971 engine model year) and the other will replace a tractor/crawler (1979 engine model year). Both pieces of equipment will be replaced with equipment containing diesel Tier 4, final emission standard (model year 2019) engines. The District will implement these equipment projects using the criteria outlined in the 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 5 for off-road equipment. Furthermore, this chapter determines eligible costs and all funding sources used to support these equipment projects cannot exceed the total project cost.

Summarized in the table below are the co-funding sources and estimated funding amounts for the tractor and tractor/crawler equipment projects:

California Air Resources Board (CARB) approves the District's request to co-fund these equipment projects with AB 923 Non-Moyer match and VNRM funding.

Under the Carl Moyer Program 2017 Guidelines, mitigation funds may be included in projects co-funded with Carl Moyer Program funds only with CARB case-by-case approval (Chapter 3, Section L.3.). While these equipment projects use AB 923 funding, they meet Carl Moyer Program criteria including Reactive Organic Gases (ROG) and Particulate Matter (PM)-only cost-effectiveness values of $9,862.80 per ton for the tractor equipment project and $15,563.11 per ton for the tractor/crawler equipment project. These equipment projects will not use Carl Moyer Program funding.

The purpose of VNRM is voluntary remediation of potential past NOx emissions increases resulting from biodiesel use associated with the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) through the support of air district-level NOx mitigation projects targeting engines. VNRM is modeled on the criteria and requirements in the Carl Moyer Guidelines and allows co-funding with other incentive programs (e.g., Carl Moyer, FARMER, AB 617). This project will credit all NOx reductions achieved to VNRM, and only ROG and PM emissions reductions to AB 923 funding source. NOx-only cost-effectiveness values are $29,999.95 per ton for the tractor equipment project and $29,999.84 per ton for the tractor/crawler equipment project.

The sum of project funding from all funding sources, VNRM as well as AB 923 funds, must be disclosed by the applicant to the District and cannot exceed the total project cost (2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3, Section V.4.).

The District must report all funding sources and amounts, including the total project cost amount and emission reduction achieved by each funding source in the CARL database (2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3, Section L.8). The steps below guide how to enter the equipment level information and funding for both sources in CARL for these co-funded equipment projects. The District must enter each equipment project separately into CARL, and repeat the steps below for each equipment project.

VNRM funding source:
1. Enter equipment identifier information using the regular equipment replacement form, then select only NOx for "Pollutants included in Emissions and Cost-Effectiveness Calculation" and unselect PM and ROG.
2. In the notes section, add the following language, "This equipment project is co-funded with AB 923 non-match funding and Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure funds. PM and ROG are not included in Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure's emission reduction calculation. ROG reductions are 0.16 and 0.053 tons per year for the tractor and tractor crawler equipment projects, respectively; PM reductions are (20*0.086) and (20*0.029) tons per year for the tractor and tractor/crawler equipment projects, respectively. PM and ROG reductions are attributed to the AB 923 funding source. This co-funded equipment project received case-by-case approval (Reference #2019-20)."
3. Select "Yes" to the question in Cost Information section that reads, "Have any engines or equipment listed in this application received any other incentive monies including Carl Moyer Program Funds?" Continue filling the remainder of this Cost Information section. In the optional field titled "New Equipment Vendor", add in "Project Funded through Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure."
4. When entering data into "Update Project Admin Info" section of CARL, select "NOx Reduction Measure" as the funding source.
5. Next, select Funding Year "21" which corresponds to fiscal year 2018-2019.
6. When adding in data to the "Funding, Payments, and Withholds" section re-paste the note from the equipment section, "This equipment project is co-funded with AB 923 non-match funding and Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure funds. PM and ROG are not included in Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure's emission reduction calculation. ROG reductions are 0.16 and 0.053 tons per year for the tractor and tractor crawler equipment projects, respectively; PM reductions are (20*0.086) and (20*0.029) tons per year for the tractor and tractor/crawler equipment projects, respectively. PM and ROG reductions are attributed to the AB 923 funding source. This co-funded equipment project received case-by-case approval (Reference #2019-20)." Continue adding the appropriate funding amounts for this source.

For AB 923 funding source:
1. Use the non-calculation form for entering equipment identifier information; add in the particulate matter and reactive organic gas for "Pollutants included in Emissions and Cost-Effectiveness Calculation" and enter "0" in the NOx portion of the form.
2. In the notes section, add the following language: "This equipment project is co-funded with AB 923 non-match funding and Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure funds. PM and ROG are not included in Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure's emission reduction calculation. ROG reductions are 0.16 and 0.053 tons per year for the tractor and tractor crawler equipment projects, respectively; PM reductions are (20*0.086) and (20*0.029) tons per year for the tractor and tractor/crawler equipment projects, respectively. PM and ROG reductions are attributed to the AB 923 funding source. This co-funded equipment project received case-by-case approval (Reference #2019-20)."
3. When entering data into "Update Project Admin Info" section of CARL, select "$2 Dollar DMV Non-Match" as the funding source.
4. Next, select the appropriate Funding Year for this $2 DMV funding source.
5. When adding in data to the "Funding, Payments, and Withholds" section rep-paste the note from the equipment section, "This equipment project is co-funded with AB 923 non-match funding and Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure funds. PM and ROG are not included in Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure's emission reduction calculation. ROG reductions are 0.16 and 0.053 tons per year for the tractor and tractor crawler equipment projects, respectively; PM reductions are (20*0.086) and (20*0.029) tons per year for the tractor and tractor/crawler equipment projects, respectively. PM and ROG reductions are attributed to the AB 923 funding source. This co-funded equipment project received case-by-case approval (Reference #2019-20). Continue adding the appropriate funding amounts for this source.

In addition, this approval does not constitute a comprehensive review of the equipment projects. It is the District's responsibility to ensure that the equipment projects conform to all applicable guidelines and statutes, including cost-effectiveness, and are surplus to existing in-use regulations. Please include this case-by-case reference number in the comment field for the equipment projects in the CARL database.

Determination Date: December 13, 2019
Contact: Hurshbir Shahi (916) 323-9687, Gavin Hoch (916) 324-0839

Reference # 2019-17
Request:
(1) Allow a diesel engine school bus with a gross vehicle weight rating less than 14,001 pounds (lbs.) to be replaced with a zero-emission technology engine school buses with the gross vehicle weight rating of 14,500 lbs.
(2) Allow four zero-emission school bus projects with infrastructure approved for Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) funding, for which purchase orders have already been placed, to be co-funded with Community Air Protection incentives. (Bay Area Air Quality Management District Project Number 21SBP77)
Air District: Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Guidelines Section(s):
(1) 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines (Moyer Program Guidelines), Chapter 4 Sections C.1.(B)(1), C.1.(B)(2),C.2.(G)(1),C.4.(F), C.5.(F), and C.5.(G). 2019 Community Air Protection Incentives Guidelines (CAP Guidelines), Chapter 2 Sections F, K and L; Chapter 3, Section G. and Y.4.; Appendix A Section C and G; and Appendix B.
(2) 2019 Community Air Protection Incentives Guidelines (CAP Guidelines), Chapter 2 Sections F, K and L; Chapter 3, Section G. and Y.4.; Appendix A Section C and G; and Appendix B.
ARB Action: Approved

Determination: The Mount Diablo Unified School District (MDUSD) has applied to the Bay Area Air Quality Management (BAAQMD) to fund the replacement of 16 diesel engine school buses all with zero-emission school buses. MDUSD is located within and serves areas that have been designated as disadvantaged communities and low-income communities, as described in Assembly Bill (AB) 1550. Five of these buses are seeking a case-by-case determination as detailed below.

(1) One school bus replacement project is a 1999 model year diesel engine with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 10,000 lbs. On-road vehicle replacement projects that have a baseline vehicle of less than 14,001 lbs GVWR must be reviewed on a case-by-case determination, per Moyer Program Guidelines Chapter 4, Sections C.2.(G)(1) and C.4.(F). This bus will be replaced with a model year 2019 zero-emission engine and a GVWR of 14,500 lbs., which is in alignment with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) direction to be prioritize zero-emission projects whenever feasible, as noted in 2019 Community Air Protection Incentives Guidelines, Chapter 2, Section K.

Newer school buses have additional equipment for safety, which result in greater GVWR than older school bus models serving a similar function. Based on the Moyer Program Guidelines provision where a vehicle with a medium heavy-duty (MHD) engine can replace one with a heavy-heavy duty (HHD) engine if they both have the same axle configuration, but the funding amount must be at the MHD funding level (Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 4, Section C.5. (F)); this bus too has the same axle configuration and funding level as the higher weight class. This school bus will not be co-funded.

Grant amounts must be determined using medium heavy duty emission factors found in Table D-1 of the Moyer Program Guidelines, and are included in the following table:

(2) San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District is managing a DERA grant. After awarding MDUSD funding to replace four diesel school buses with four 2019 model year zero-emission engine school buses, the school district ordered the buses. The original match funding was to use Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) funds but it was later determined not an appropriate pairing to serve as match. Hence, in order to meet the DERA funding deadline and matching requirement MDUSD has applied for BAAQMD Community Air Protection (CAP) incentives project funding.

The CAP Guidelines do not allow an applicant to order a new vehicle nor fund certain infrastructure eligible costs prior to approval by the governing board or board designee (Chapter 3, Section Y.4.). This project is going before the BAAQMD Governing Board in late November with the approval contingent on this case-by-case evaluation to allow the district to fund vehicles already on order for this specific case. These school bus projects will use CAP incentives, and strongly supports the goals of AB 617. All co-funding provisions from the CAP Guidelines must be followed (Chapter 3, Section G).

The co-funding sources and estimated funding amounts for all four buses project costs include:

1. DERA funds ($175K each) $700,000;
2. Community Air Protection incentives ($90K each) $360,000; and
3. Applicant Cost Share ($5,376.61 each) $ 21,506.44

This project will use CAP incentives, and strongly supports the goals of AB 617. The project is located within an area that has been designated as both a disadvantaged and low-income community, makes use of advanced technology, and is consistent with project types supported by impacted communities. CAP incentives are intended to bring immediate emissions benefits to communities most heavily impacted by air pollution, and for the reasons outlined above, this project is a crucial part of realizing those benefits.

This approval does not constitute a comprehensive review of the project. It is the air 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. The project information can be entered through the Non-Calculation form in the Clean Air Reporting Log (CARL) database. Please include this case-by-case reference number in the comment field for this project in the CARL database.

Determination Date: November 19, 2019
Contact: Deborah Paselk (916) 323-1534, Hurshbir Shahi (916) 323-9687

Reference #2019-15
Request: Allow an off-road agricultural tractor project to co-fund with Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure (VNRM) funding and Assembly Bill 923 (Non-Moyer match) using the criteria in the Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standard Attainment Program (Carl Moyer Program). The cost-effectiveness requirements for both funding sources are met for this request. Project Number: 46.
Air District: Placer County Air Pollution Control District (District)
Guidelines Section(s): 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3 (Program Administration), Sections L and V., Chapter 5.
CARB Action: Approved.

Determination: The proposed project seeks to replace one diesel crawler tractor (1964 engine model year) with a diesel final Tier 4 (model year engine 2018 or newer) using the criteria outlined in the 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 5 for off-road equipment. The total project cost for this project is limited to what is allowed under Chapter 5 of the 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines.

Co-funding sources and estimated funding amounts to be used:

• 1. Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure, (G17-NRM-12 Amendment No.1) funds of $45,522;

• 2. Assembly Bill 923 Non-Moyer match funds of $72,052; and

• 3. Applicant Cost Share $ 61,370

California Air Resources Board (CARB) approves the District's request to co-fund this project with Assembly Bill (AB) 923 Non-Moyer match and Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure (VNRM) funding.

Under the Carl Moyer Program 2017 Guidelines, mitigation funds may be included in projects that are co-funded with Carl Moyer Program funds only with CARB case-by-case approval (Chapter 3, Section L.3.). While this project uses AB 923 funding, it meets Carl Moyer Program criteria including cost-effectiveness of $19,981/tons for Reactive Organic Gases (ROG) and Particulate Matter (PM) only. This project is not funded with Carl Moyer Program funding.

The purpose of the Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure is to voluntarily remediate potential past NOx emissions increases resulting from biodiesel use associated with the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) through the support of air district-level NOx mitigation projects targeting engines. VNRM is modeled on the criteria and requirements in the Carl Moyer Guidelines and allows co-funding with other incentive programs (e.g., Carl Moyer, FARMER, AB 617). All NOx reductions achieved by this equipment project are credited to VNRM, ROG, and PM emissions are credited to the AB 923 funding source. The cost-effectiveness value for this project is $17,301 per ton of NOx.

The sum of project funding from all funding sources, VNRM as well as AB 923 funds, must be disclosed and cannot exceed the total project cost (2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3, Section V.4.).

All funding sources and amounts, including the total project cost amount and emission reduction achieved by each funding source, must be reported for this project in the CARL database (2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3, Section L.8). The steps below guide how the equipment level information and funding for both sources need to be entered for CARL for this co-funded project.

For VNRM funding source:

• 1. Enter equipment identifier information using the regular equipment replacement form, then select only NOx for "Pollutants included in Emissions and Cost-Effectiveness Calculation" and unselect PM and ROG.

• 2. In the notes section, add the following language, "This project is co-funded with AB 923 non-match funding and Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure funds. PM and ROG are not included in Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure's emission reduction calculation. ROG and PM reductions are 0.04 and (20*0.025) tons per year respectively and attributed to the AB 923 funding source. This co-funded project received case-by-case approval (Reference #2019-15)."

• 3. Select "Yes" to the question in Cost Information section that reads, "Have any engines or equipment listed in this application received any other incentive monies including Carl Moyer Program Funds?" Continue filling the remainder of this Cost Information section. In the optional field titled "New Equipment Vendor", add in "Project Funded through Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure."

• 4. When entering data into "Update Project Admin Info" section of CARL, select "NOx Reduction Measure" as the funding source.

• 5. Next, select Funding Year "21" which corresponds to fiscal year 2018-2019.

• 6. When adding in data to the "Funding, Payments, and Withholds" section re-paste the note from the equipment section, "This project is co-funded with AB 923 non-match funding and Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure funds. PM and ROG are not included in Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure's emission reduction calculation. ROG and PM reductions are 0.04 and (20*0.025) tons per year respectively. This co-funded project received case-by-case approval (Reference #2019-15)." Continue adding the appropriate funding amounts for this source.

For AB 923 funding source:

• 1. Use the non-calculation form for entering equipment identifier information; add in the particulate matter and reactive organic gas for "Pollutants included in Emissions and Cost-Effectiveness Calculation" and enter "0" in the NOx portion of the form.

• 2. In the notes section, add the following language: "This project is co-funded with AB 923 non-match funding and Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure funds. PM and ROG are not included in Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure's emission reduction calculation. ROG and PM reductions are 0.04 and (20*0.025) tons per year respectively and attributed to the AB 923 ($2 DMV) funding source. This co-funded project received case-by-case approval (Reference #2019-15)."

• 3. When entering data into "Update Project Admin Info" section of CARL, select "$2 Dollar DMV Non-Match" as the funding source.

• 4. Next, select the appropriate Funding Year for this $2 DMV funding source. Please note: Funding Year "21" which corresponds to fiscal year 2018-2019.

• 5. When adding in data to the "Funding, Payments, and Withholds" section rep-paste the note from the equipment section,"This project is co-funded with AB 923 non-match funding and Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure funds. PM and ROG are not included in Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure's emission reduction calculation. ROG and PM reductions are 0.04 and (20*0.025) tons per year respectively and attributed to the AB 923 funding source. This co-funded project received case-by-case approval (Reference #2019-15)." Continue adding the appropriate funding amounts for this source.

In addition, this approval does not constitute a comprehensive review of the project. It is the District's responsibility to ensure that the project conforms to all applicable guidelines and statutes, including cost-effectiveness, and is surplus to existing in-use regulations. Please include this case-by-case reference number in the comment field for the project in the CARL database.
Determination Date: October 7, 2019
Contact: Deborah Paselk (916) 323-1534, Gavin Hoch (916) 324-0839, CARL Help (carlhelp@arb.ca.gov).

Reference #2019-06
Request: Allow an off-road agricultural tractor project to co-fund Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure (VNRM) funding and Assembly Bill 923 (Non-Moyer match) using the criteria in the Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standard Attainment Program (Carl Moyer Program). The cost-effectiveness requirements for both funding sources are met for this request. Project Number: 2.
Air District: Placer County APCD
Guidelines Section(s): 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3 (Program Administration), Sections L and V., Chapter 5.
ARB Action: Approved.

Determination: The proposed project seeks to replace one diesel tractor (1995 engine model year) with a diesel final Tier 4 (model year engine 2019) using the criteria outlined in the 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 5 for off-road equipment. The total project cost for this project is limited to what is allowed under Chapter 5 of the 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines.
Co-funding sources and estimated funding amounts to be used:

• 1. Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure, (G17-NRM-12 Amendment No. 1) funds of $125,000;

• 2. Assembly Bill 923 (Non-Moyer match) funds of $75,488; and

• 3. Applicant Cost Share $ 133,659

California Air Resources Board (CARB) approves the District's request to co-fund this project with Assembly Bill 923 (Non-Moyer match) and Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure (VNRM) funding.

Under the Carl Moyer Program 2017 Guidelines, mitigation funds may be included in projects that are co-funded with Carl Moyer Program funds only with CARB case-by-case approval (Chapter 3, Section L.3.). While this project uses AB 923 funding, it meets Carl Moyer Program criteria including cost-effectiveness of $14,009/tons for ROG and PM only. This project is not funded with Carl Moyer Program funding.

The purpose of the Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure is to voluntarily remediate potential past NOx emissions increases resulting from biodiesel use associated with the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) through the support of air district-level NOx mitigation projects targeting engines. The VNRM is modeled on the criteria and requirements in the Carl Moyer Guidelines and allows co-funding with other incentive programs (e.g., Carl Moyer, FARMER, AB 617). All NOx reductions achieved by this equipment project are credited to the VNRM and the ROG and PM emissions are credited to the AB 923 funding source. The cost-effectiveness value for this project is $26,827 per ton of NOx.

The sum of project funding from all funding sources, the VNRM as well as AB 923 funds, must be disclosed and cannot exceed the total project cost (2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3, Section V.4.).

All funding sources and amounts, including the total project cost amount and emission reduction achieved by each funding source, must be reported for this project in the CARL database (2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3, Section L.8). The steps below guide how the equipment level information and funding for both sources need to be entered for CARL for this co-funded project.

For VNRM funding source:

• 1. Enter equipment identifier information using the regular equipment replacement form, then select only the NOx for "Pollutants included in Emissions and Cost-Effectiveness Calculation" and unselect PM and ROG.

• 2. In the notes section, add the following language, "This project is co-funded with AB 923 non-match funding and Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure funds. PM and ROG are not included in Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure's emission reduction calculation. The ROG and PM reductions are 0.09 and (20*0.051) tons per year respectively and attributed to the AB 923 funding source. This co-funded project received case-by-case approval (Reference #2019-06)."

• 3. Select "Yes" to the question in Cost Information section that reads, "Have any engines or equipment listed in this application received any other incentive monies including Carl Moyer Program Funds?" Continue filling the remainder of this Cost Information section. In the optional field titled "New Equipment Vendor", add in "Project Funded through Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure."

• 4. When entering data into "Update Project Admin Info" section of CARL, select "NOx Reduction Measure" as the funding source

• 5. Next, select Funding Year "20" which corresponds to fiscal year 2017-2018.

• 6. When adding in data to the "Funding, Payments, and Withholds" section re-paste the note from the equipment section, "This project is co-funded with AB 923 non-match funding and Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure funds. PM and ROG are not included in Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure's emission reduction calculation. The ROG and PM reductions are 0.09 and (20*0.051) tons per year respectively. This co-funded project received case-by-case approval (Reference #2019-06)." Continue adding the appropriate funding amounts for this source.

For AB 617 funding source:

• 1. Use the non-calculation form for entering equipment identifier information; add in the particulate matter and reactive organic gas for "Pollutants included in Emissions and Cost-Effectiveness Calculation" and enter "0" in the NOx portion of the form.

• 2. In the notes section, add the following language: "This project is co-funded with AB 923 non-match funding and Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure funds. PM and ROG are not included in Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure's emission reduction calculation. The ROG and PM reductions are 0.09 and (20*0.051) tons per year respectively and attributed to the AB 923 funding source. This co-funded project received case-by-case approval (Reference #2019-06)."

• 3. When entering data into "Update Project Admin Info" section of CARL, select "$2 Dollar DMV Non-Match" as the funding source.

• 4. Next, select the appropriate Funding Year for this $2 DMV funding source. Please note: Funding Year "20" which corresponds to fiscal year 2017-2018.

• 5. When adding in data to the "Funding, Payments, and Withholds" section rep-paste the note from the equipment section, "This project is co-funded with AB 923 non-match funding and Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure funds. PM and ROG are not included in Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure's emission reduction calculation. The ROG and PM reductions are 0.09 and (20*0.051) tons per year respectively and attributed to the AB 923 funding source. This co-funded project received case-by-case approval (Reference #2019-06)." Continue adding the appropriate funding amounts for this source.

In addition, this approval does not constitute a comprehensive review of the project. It is the District's responsibility to ensure that the project conforms to all applicable guidelines and statutes, including cost-effectiveness, and is surplus to existing in-use regulations. Please include this case-by-case reference number in the comment field for the project in the CARL database.

Determination Date: April 4, 2019
Contact: Hurshbir Shahi (916) 323-9687, Gavin Hoch (916) 324-0839, CARL Help (carlhelp@arb.ca.gov).

Reference #2019-05
Request: Allow an off-road agricultural tractor project to co-fund Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure (VNRM) funding and Assembly Bill (AB) 617 (Community Air Protection) funds using the criteria in the Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program (Carl Moyer Program). The cost-effectiveness requirements for both funding sources are met for this request. Project Number: AP181903 Rancho Laguna Farms.
Air District: Santa Barbara Air Pollution Control District
Guidelines Section(s): 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3 (Program Administration), Sections L and V., Chapter 5 (Off-Road Equipment).
ARB Action: Approved.

Determination: The proposed project by Rancho Laguna Farms seeks to replace one 1999 Tier 1 diesel agricultural tractor with a Tier 4 Final diesel tractor using the criteria outlined in the 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 5 for off-road equipment replacement. The total project cost for this project is limited to what is allowed under Chapter 5 of the 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines.

Co-funding sources and estimated funding amounts to be used:

• 1. Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure, (G17-NRM-16 Amendment No. 1) funds of $90,142;

• 2. AB 617 Community Air Protection, (G17-MCAP-09) funds of $59,858; and

• 3. Applicant Cost Share $ 229,510

California Air Resources Board (CARB) approves the District's request to co-fund this project with AB 617 Community Air Protection and Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure (VNRM) funding.

Under the Carl Moyer Program 2017 Guidelines, mitigation funds may be included in projects that are co-funded with Carl Moyer Program funds only with CARB case-by-case approval (Chapter 3, Section L.3.). While this project uses AB 617 funding, it meets Carl Moyer Program criteria including cost-effectiveness of $6,301/tons for ROG and PM only. This project is not funded with Carl Moyer Program funding.

The purpose of the Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure is to voluntarily remediate potential past NOx emissions increases resulting from biodiesel use associated with the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) through the support of air district-level NOx mitigation projects targeting engines. The VNRM is modeled on the criteria and requirements in the Carl Moyer Guidelines and allows co-funding with other incentive programs (e.g., Carl Moyer, FARMER, AB 617). All NOx reductions achieved by this equipment project are credited to the VNRM and the ROG and PM emissions are credited to the Community Air Protection Program. The cost-effectiveness value for this project is $5,562 per ton of NOx.

The sum of project funding from all funding sources, the VNRM as well as Community Air Protection funds, must be disclosed and cannot exceed the total project cost (2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3, Section V.4.)

All funding sources and amounts, including the total project cost amount and emission reduction achieved by each funding source, must be reported for this project in the CARL database (2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3, Section L.8). The steps below guide how the equipment level information and funding for both sources need to be entered for CARL for this co-funded project.

For VNRM funding source:

• 1. Enter equipment identifier information using the regular equipment replacement form, then select only the NOx for "Pollutants included in Emissions and Cost-Effectiveness Calculation" and unselect PM and ROG.

• 2. In the notes section, add the following language, "This project is co-funded with AB 617 Community Air Protection and Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure funds. PM and ROG are not included in Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure's emission reduction calculation. The ROG and PM reductions are 0.23 and (20*0.15) tons per year respectively and attributed to the AB 617 funding source. This co-funded project received case-by-case approval (Reference #2019-05)."

• 3. Select "Yes" to the question in Cost Information section that reads, "Have any engines or equipment listed in this application received any other incentive monies including Carl Moyer Program Funds?" Continue filling the remainder of this Cost Information section. In the optional field titled "New Equipment Vendor", add in "Project Funded through Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure."

• 4. When entering data into "Update Project Admin Info" section of CARL, select "NOx Reduction Measure" as the funding source.

• 5. Next, select Funding Year "20" which corresponds to fiscal year 2017-2018.

• 6. When adding in data to the "Funding, Payments, and Withholds" section re-paste the note from the equipment section, "This project is co-funded with AB 617 Community Air Protection and Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure funds. PM and ROG are not included in Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure's emission reduction calculation. The ROG and PM reductions are 0.23 and (20*0.15) tons per year respectively. This co-funded project received case-by-case approval (Reference #2019-05)." Continue adding the appropriate funding amounts for this source.

For AB 617 funding source:

• 1. Use the non-calculation form for entering equipment identifier information; add in the information need to calculate particulate matter and reactive organic gases and enter "0" for NOx in Total Annual Emission Reductions for All Engines portion of the form.

• 2. In the notes section, add the following language: "This project is co-funded with AB 617 Community Air Protection and Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure funds. PM and ROG are not included in Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure's emission reduction calculation. The ROG and PM reductions are 0.23 and (20*0.15) tons per year respectively and attributed to the AB 617 funding source. This co-funded project received case-by-case approval (Reference #2019-05)."

• 3. When entering data into "Update Project Admin Info" section of CARL, select "AB617-CAP" as the funding source.

• 4. Next, select the appropriate Funding Year for this AB617-CAP funding source. Please note: Funding Year "CAP 1" corresponds to fiscal year 2017-2018.

• 5. When adding in data to the "Funding, Payments, and Withholds" section rep-paste the note from the equipment section, "This project is co-funded with AB 617 Community Air Protection funding and Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure funds. PM and ROG are not included in Voluntary NOx Remediation Measure's emission reduction calculation. The ROG and PM reductions are 0.23 and (20*0.15) tons per year respectively and attributed to the AB 617 funding source. This co-funded project received case-by-case approval (Reference #2019-05).", Continue adding the appropriate funding amounts for this source.

In addition, this approval does not constitute a comprehensive review of the project. It is the District's responsibility to ensure that the project conforms to all applicable guidelines and statutes, including cost-effectiveness, and is surplus to existing in-use regulations. Please include this case-by-case reference number in the comment field for the project in the CARL database.

Determination Date: April 4, 2019
Contact: Hurshbir Shahi (916) 323-9687, Gavin Hoch (916) 324-0839, CARL Help (carlhelp@arb.ca.gov).

Reference #2018-20
Request: Allow CEMEX Locomotive Project number #1-2017 (project) to proceed as an eligible Carl Moyer Program project using modified cost-effectiveness calculation that excludes the portion of emissions benefit attributed to environmental mitigation funds.
Air District: Mojave Desert AQMD
Guidelines Section(s): 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 2 (General Criteria), Sections L and V, Chapter 6 (Locomotives), Section D.
ARB Action: Approved.

Determination: The proposed grant is for the Mojave Northern Railroad Company to replace one uncontrolled (Pre-1973 EMY) Electro-Motive Division of General Motors (EMD) diesel-electric six-axle short-haul locomotive with a Tier 4 Knoxville Locomotive Works 4000 Series (SC32C-DE-T4L) diesel-electric six-axle short-haul locomotive. California Air Resources Board (CARB) approves the District's request to co-fund this project with Carl Moyer Program funds. Project costs will be shared with Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC) environmental mitigation funds and the CEMEX operator cost share. The approval is contingent on exclusion of the share of project emissions benefit attributed to the DDC funds and adjustment to the cost-effectiveness calculation to exclude that proportional benefit, as explained below. We also specify below requirements related to the pending verification of the replacement locomotive.

The co-funding sources, estimated funding amounts, and portion of project cost for this locomotive project include:

• 1. Carl Moyer Program Year 19 (G16-M015) funds of $657,641 (19%);

• 2. Carl Moyer Program Year 20 (G17-M019) funds of $342,359 (10%);

• 3. Operator Cost Share $852,909 (24.6%); and

• 4. Detroit Diesel Corporation $1,604,250 (46.4%).

Recent legislative changes allow Carl Moyer Program funds to be combined with other funding sources without the additional funds being factored into the cost-effectiveness calculation, provided that these funds are not used to meet the District's Carl Moyer Program matching funds requirement (Health and Safety Code (H&SC) §44284.2(a)). Under the Carl Moyer Program 2017 Guidelines, mitigation funds may be included in projects that are co-funded with Carl Moyer Program funds only with CARB case-by-case approval (Chapter 3, Section L.3.). The Guidelines further require all covered emissions reductions achieved from a project with multiple funding sources be credited as reductions from the Moyer Program, to ensure proper State Implementation Plan accounting, improve the likelihood of federal credit, and avoid risk of double-counted reductions (Chapter 3, Section L.7.). Statute requires CARB and air districts to "take all appropriate and necessary actions to ensure that emissions reductions achieved through the program are credited by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to the appropriate emission reduction objectives in the state implementation plan" (H&SC §44286(g)). In this case CARB staff finds that because the DDC mitigation funds have been designated under court agreement as needed to correct for excess emissions from improperly certified 2010 DDC heavy-duty trucks, there is risk of double-counting emissions benefit.

Following consultation with U.S. EPA and to ensure SIP creditability, reductions credited to the Carl Moyer Program for this project will exclude a portion of total project reductions. The excluded reductions will be proportional to the 46.4 percent share of total project cost coming from the mitigation funds. The reason of the exclusion of reductions is to avoid potential double-counting of reductions due to the mitigation action, which corrects for excess emissions from Detroit Diesel 2010 model year trucks. The DDC Locomotive Mitigation Plan approved in the U.S. District Court specifically allows for the inclusion of Carl Moyer Program funds in projects to mitigate these excess emissions. Although it is likely the emissions benefit of the locomotive project exceeds any loss of benefit from 2010 trucks currently operating in the Mojave Desert Air Basin, excluding from SIP accounting the portion of locomotive project benefits made possible by the mitigation funds avoids the potential for counting the same reductions twice and ensures only surplus emissions benefit is credited.

All funding sources and amounts, including the total project cost amount, must be reported for this project in the CARL database (2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3, Section L.8). The sum of project funding from all funding sources, the Carl Moyer Program as well as Non-Moyer program funds, must be disclosed and cannot exceed the total project cost (2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, Chapter 3, Section V.4. The total project cost for this locomotive is limited to what is allowed under Chapter 6 of the 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines. The project is still considered a co-funded project, and the total project cost of $3,457,159 will be included in project fiscal accounting. Despite the exclusion of emission reductions in proportion to mitigation funds share, the project is expected to remain well within Moyer Program cost-effectiveness limits. The District will use the non-calculation form in CARL to report the project, and the reason for the proportional exclusion of emissions benefit will be noted in the comments field.

Note that this approval is solely with regard to the item above and does not constitute a comprehensive review of the project. The Tier 4 KLW locomotive is certified by U.S. EPA through December 2018, and the manufacturer is seeking an extension of the certification. We note, however, that the 4000 Series replacement locomotive in this project has not yet received CARB locomotive emissions verification. Until verification occurs, the District contract for this proposed project may allow the grantee to commence work at the grantee's own risk with the following conditions:

• a. No payment of any kind is allowed prior to CARB locomotive verification, regardless of the allowance to commence work at the grantee's risk or the delivery and acceptance of the equipment by the grantee.
• b. If the locomotive is not ultimately CARB verified, then the District must amend the contract and take appropriate action to ensure the project still meets all program goals and cost-effectiveness requirements. Mitigation measures may include a lower grant payment or no payment as determined by the District in accordance with Carl Moyer Program Guidelines and authorizing statutes.

In addition, the District is responsible for ensuring that the project conforms to all applicable guidelines and statutes, including cost-effectiveness, and is surplus to existing in-use regulations. Please include this case-by-case reference number in the comment field for the project in the CARL database.

Determination Date: September 12, 2018
Contact: Yvonne Sanchez (626) 575-6618, Hurshey Shahi (916) 323-9687

Reference #2018-01
Request: 1) Allow work to commence on project prior to California Air Resources Board (CARB) locomotive verification. 2) Allow this project to be co-funded with multiple funding sources, as permissible by SB 513 (Beall, 2015), up to the total project cost without requiring the Non-Moyer funds (listed below) to be factored into the cost-effectiveness calculation.
Air District: San Diego APCD
Guidelines Section(s): 2011 Carl Moyer Guidelines, Chapter 2 (General Criteria), Sections L, M, N, O, BB; Chapter 3 (Program Administration), Sections V.5.(A) 3, Y.4, AA.4; Chapter 11 (Locomotives), Section D.1(J), Section D.2.(A).
ARB Action: Approved.

Determination: 1) The proposed grant is for the North County Transit District (NCTD) to replace five Tier 0 passenger locomotives with five new Tier 4 units. The Tier 4 passenger locomotive is certified by U.S. EPA; however, it has not yet received CARB locomotive emission verification.

CARB approves the District's request that the grant agreement for this proposed project to allow the grantee to commence work, at the grantee's own risk, prior to certification and verification of this equipment with the following conditions:

• (a) No payment of any kind is allowed prior to CARB locomotive verification, regardless of the allowance to commence work at the grantee's risk or the delivery and acceptance of the equipment by the grantee.
• (b) If the locomotives are not ultimately CARB locomotive verified, then the District must amend the contract and take appropriate action to ensure the project still meets all program goals and cost-effectiveness requirements. Mitigation measures may include a lower grant payment or no payment as determined by the District in accordance with Carl Moyer Program Guidelines and authorizing statutes.

2) Legislative changes (SB 513) to the Carl Moyer Program allows Carl Moyer Program funds to be combined with various other funding sources without these additional public funds being factored into the cost-effectiveness calculation, provided that these funds are not used to meet the District's Carl Moyer Program matching funds requirement. This approval will allow the project to utilize the statutory flexibility provided by SB 513 to allow co-funding. All covered emission reductions (NOx, ROG, PM) achieved from this project with the funding sources stated below, will be credited as reductions to the Carl Moyer Program. Other emission reductions such as greenhouse gas emissions may be claimed by the other programs used in co-funding this project.
The co-funding sources and estimated funding amounts for this locomotive project include:

• 1. Carl Moyer Program funds up to $321,499; and

• 2. AB 2766 funds up to $9,678,501; and

• 3. State Rail Assistance/State of Good Repair & State Transit Assistance funds of $11,966,875; and

• 4. California State Transportation Agency's TIRCP Program (receiving a grant from the greenhouse gas reduction fund) $13,860,000.

All funding sources and amounts, including the total project cost amount, must be reported for this project in the CARL database. The sum of project funding from all funding sources, the Carl Moyer Program as well as Non-Moyer program funds, must be disclosed and cannot exceed the total project cost. The total project cost for these five locomotives is $35,826,875. Moyer eligible costs are allowed under the locomotives chapter (Chapter 11) in the 2011 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines. Both the Carl Moyer Program funds and the AB 2766, which are being used as match funds, are required to be included in the project cost-effectiveness calculation; while the other funding sources stated above need not be included in the cost-effective calculation.

Furthermore, these 2011 Guidelines (Chapter 2, Sections N and O) exempt public agency applicants from providing a minimum of 15 percent of the project cost from non-public sources. NCTD is a public agency, therefore they will be allowed to fund up to the total project cost with public funding.

Note that this approval is solely with regard to the two items above and does not constitute a comprehensive review of the project. In addition, the District is responsible for ensuring that the projects conform to all applicable guidelines and statues, including all co-funded guidelines and statues, cost-effectiveness, co-funding limitations, and is surplus to existing in-use regulations. Please include this case-by-case reference number in the comment field for the project in the CARL database.

Determination Date: February 16, 2018
Contact: Adriana Smith (916)323-5450, Ken Bhatti (916)323-2730, Hurshey Shahi (916)323-9687, Katherine Garrison (916)322-1522

Reference #2017-01
Request: 1) Allow work to commence on project prior to U.S. EPA locomotive certification and CARB locomotive verification. 2) Allow the grantee to fulfill the Carl Moyer scrap requirement by destroying the locomotive propulsion engine and off-road head-end power (HEP) engine from the baseline locomotive. 3) Allow the District to estimate fuel consumption based on increased workload. 4) Allow the baseline locomotive's off-road HEP engine to be replaced with a locomotive engine. 5) Allow this project to be co-funded with multiple funding sources, including a grant from the greenhouse gas reduction fund to California State Transportation Agency for their Transit and Intercity Rail Capitol Program (TIRCP), as permissible by SB 513 (Beall, 2015) up to the total project cost without requiring these Non-Moyer funds to being factored into the cost-effectiveness calculation. (Project #: 18-MOY-37)
Air District: Bay Area AQMD/San Joaquin Valley APCD
Guidelines Section(s): 2011 Carl Moyer Guidelines, Chapter 2 (General Criteria), Sections L, M, N, O, BB; Chapter 3 (Program Administration), Sections V.5.(A) 3, Y.4, AA.4; Chapter 11 (Locomotives), Section D.1(J), Section D.2.(A), Section D.6.
ARB Action: Approved.

Determination: 1) The proposed grant is for the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission (SJRRC) to replace two Tier 0+ passenger locomotives with two new Tier 4 units. The proposed project includes replacement locomotives that are not yet U.S. EPA locomotive certified and CARB locomotive verified.

The CARB approves the District's request that the grant agreement for this proposed project allow the grantee to commence work at the grantee's own risk prior to certification and verification of this equipment with the following conditions:

• (a) No payment of any kind is allowed prior to U.S. EPA locomotive certification and CARB locomotive verification, regardless of the allowance to commence work at the grantee's risk or the delivery and acceptance of the equipment by the grantee.

• (b) If the locomotives are not ultimately U.S. EPA locomotive certified and CARB locomotive verified, then the District must amend the contract and take appropriate action to ensure the project still meets all program goals and cost-effectiveness requirements. Mitigation measures may include a lower grant payment or no payment as determined by the District in accordance with Carl Moyer Program Guidelines and authorizing statutes.

2) This approval allows the grantee to fulfill the scrapping requirement by destroying only the baseline locomotive engine. The grantee would be allowed to keep the locomotive body. To prevent the baseline locomotive body from being fitted with a similar high-polluting engine, the grantee must sign an agreement with the District (such as included in the grant agreement) which will ensure, with due diligence, that the baseline locomotive, if brought back into service, will be repowered to a Tier 4 or cleaner locomotive engine standard.

3) This approval confirms the District's use of a 10% fuel increase for the replacement locomotive when calculating emission reductions. The replacement locomotive has significantly greater horsepower and will be pulling an additional two railcars; therefore fuel consumption is likely to increase. Based on the District staff's best engineering judgement, fuel consumption for the new locomotive will be increased 10% relative to the baseline locomotive.

4) This approval allows the existing propulsion engine and HEP engine system to be replaced with a combined propulsion and HEP system. Unlike the baseline locomotive, the replacement will not be comprised of one locomotive engine and one off-road HEP engine, but instead will use a combined propulsion and hotel power system.

5) Recent legislative changes (SB 513) to the Carl Moyer Program allows Carl Moyer Program funds to be combined with various other funding sources without these additional public funds being factored into cost-effectiveness calculation; provided, that these funds are not used to meet the District's Carl Moyer Program matching funds requirement. While the full allowances provided by SB 513 have not yet been incorporated into the Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, this approval will allow the project to utilize the statutory flexibility provided by SB 513 to allow co-funding with the greenhouse gas reduction fund grant. All covered emission reductions (NOx, ROG, PM) achieved from this project with the funding sources stated below, will be credited as reductions to the Carl Moyer Program. Other emission reductions such as greenhouse gas emissions may be claimed by the other programs used in co-funding this project.

The co-funding sources and estimated funding amounts for this locomotive project include:

• 1. Carl Moyer Multidistrict Year 17 (G14-M041) of $2,495,000;

• 2. Carl Moyer Program/AB 923 funds:
  • a) Bay Area AQMD ($2,505,000) and
  • b) San Joaquin Valley APCD ($2,500,000), and

• 3. California State Transportation Agency's TIRCP Program (receiving a grant from the greenhouse gas reduction fund of up to $7,500,000).

All funding sources, and amounts, including the total project cost amount, must be reported for this project in the CARL database. The sum of project funding from all funding sources; the Carl Moyer Program as well as Non-Moyer program funds, must be disclosed and cannot exceed the total project cost. The total project cost for these two locomotives is what is allowed under the locomotives chapter (Chapter 11) in the current Carl Moyer Program Guidelines (2011). Additionally, these 2011 Guidelines (Chapter 2 Sections N and O) exempt public agency applicants from providing a minimum of 15 percent of the project cost from non-public sources. The SJRRC has stated that they are a public agency and therefore they will be allowed to fund up to the total project cost with public funding.

Note this approval is solely with regarding to the 5 items above; it does not constitute a comprehensive review of the project. It is the District's responsibility to verify that the project conforms to all applicable guidelines and statutes, including the co-funded TIRCP guidelines and statutes, including cost-effectiveness and co-funding limitations, and is surplus to existing emission control regulations.

Please include this case-by-case reference number in the comment field for the project in the CARL database.

Determination Date: April 13, 2017
Contact: Ken Bhatti (916)323-2730, Hurshbir Shahi (916)323-9687, Katherine Garrison (916)322-1522