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CARB OFF-Road Update

CARB OFF-Road Update. Grant Stickney Presenting December 8, 2011. CA Off-Road Rule. What was it? What is it now? December 2010 changes What is required. What Was It?. Self-propelled off-road diesel vehicles 25+ hp operating in CA Requirements based on fleet size

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CARB OFF-Road Update

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  1. CARB OFF-Road Update Grant Stickney Presenting December 8, 2011

  2. CA Off-Road Rule • What was it? • What is it now? • December 2010 changes • What is required

  3. What Was It? • Self-propelled off-road diesel vehicles 25+ hp operating in CA • Requirements based on fleet size • Required to meet decreasing fleet averages or BACT - DPF’s and engine/machine turnover • Recordkeeping, labeling, reporting and idling provisions • Restrictions on what machines can be added to fleet • DPF’s were mandatory if filter could be installed safely • Flex machines were counted at their previous tier level • Steep fines for non-compliance

  4. What Is It Now? • Self-propelled off-road diesel vehicles 25+ hp operating in CA - Same • Requirements based on fleet size - Same and added 500hp or less • Required to meet decreasing NOx average or BACT – Turnover targets lowered - DPF’s optional • Recordkeeping, labeling, reporting and idling provisions – Labels required on both sides starting Jan 1, 2013 • Restrictions on what machines can be added to fleet – Eased • DPF’s were mandatory if filter could be installed safely – Optional and being defined • Flex machines were counted at their previous tier level - Flex provision lifted engines count as they were certified • Steep fines for non-compliance - Same

  5. Who must comply with the off-road regulation? • Any person, business, or government agency that owns or operates diesel-powered off-road vehicles in California. (except for agricultural or personal use, or for use at ports or intermodal railyards) • Out-of-state companies doing business in California

  6. What types of vehicles are subject to the off-road regulation? • Self-propelled diesel-fueled vehicles that cannot be registered and licensed to drive on-road. • Two-engine vehicles that drive on-road, including water well drilling rigs, and two-engine cranes with the limited exception of two-engine sweepers. • The regulation does not apply to stationary equipment or portable equipment such as generators.

  7. What changes did the December 2010 amendments include? • A four year delay from the original timeline for all fleets, • Fleets now have only one fleet average target to meet based on their NOx emissions. • Making exhaust retrofits no longer mandatory. • Raising the low use threshold to 200 hours per year instead of 100 hours.

  8. What Targets Will I Need To Meet? Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 1 Tier 4 Final Tier 3 Tier 4Interim Tier 4 Final

  9. BACT Requirements – Replace, Repower or Retrofit

  10. 500HP Fleets

  11. Misc. Items • Low use vehicles now 200 hours • New fleets entering the states will have eased requirements • EPA waiver • Funding opportunities

  12. What Is Required Now? • Registering, Idling, Labeling and Sale Disclosure • Written Idling Policy– Medium and large fleets • Reporting a year out from compliance date • Large fleets annually • Medium fleets 2016 then annually • Small fleets 2018 then annually • Fact Sheet http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/ordiesel/faq/overview_fact_sheet_dec_2010-final.pdf

  13. For More Information… General Off-Road Regulation Questions: • Diesel vehicle information hot line: (866) 6-DIESEL Off-Road Reporting (DOORS) Questions: • DOORS hot line (877) 59-DOORS Websites: Off-Road Regulation – www.arb.ca.gov/ordiesel DOORS Reporting - https://secure.arb.ca.gov/ssldoors/doors_reporting/doors_login.html Regulation Knowledge center - www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/ordiesel/knowcenter.htm

  14. PERP Portable Engine Registration Program

  15. PERP • Statewide operation • Registration in lieu of district permit • District retains permitting authority • Voluntary

  16. PERP Engine Definition • Portable • Piston driven internal combustion engine • 50 horsepower and greater • Not used for vehicle propulsion

  17. Examples of Portable Engines • Generators • Compressors • Welders • Pumps • Power units • Deck engines • Crushers • Screening • Grinders • Chippers

  18. Engine Eligibility • Certified to current EPA emission standard • Resident engine • Cranes, sweepers, water well drilling rig • Flex engines • Engines meeting the previous emission standard for 6 months after a standard change

  19. How to Apply for PERP • Obtain application forms and other information at www.arb.ca.gov/portable/portable.htm. • Complete forms, Include payment, and, Send to: ARB/PERP P.O. Box 2038 Sacramento, CA 95812 • If you need help, call (916) 324-5869 or e-mail portable@arb.ca.gov.

  20. For more information • Compliance Training Program website http://www.arb.ca.gov/training/training.htm

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