**Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative**

**State Diesel Program Development Workgroup**

**Ohio**

[DATE OF CALL: December 4, 1 PM Central, 866-299-3188,
3123533214#]{.underline}

1)  **Upcoming Events** -- This would include upcoming meetings,
    upcoming press events, and upcoming funding opportunities. The
    purpose is to let people know the upcoming forums in a state and
    when they need to partner to apply for projects.

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| **E  | **Event   | **E  | **Contact     | **C    | **Contact Email |
| vent | Purpose** | vent | Name**        | ontact | Address**       |
| Da   |           | Lo   |               | Phone  |                 |
| te** |           | cati |               | Nu     |                 |
|      |           | on** |               | mber** |                 |
+------+-----------+------+---------------+--------+-----------------+
| 1    | Diesel    | Ohio | Kimberly      | 614-46 | <KGibson@od     |
| 2/07 | Emission  | EPA  | Gibson (Ohio  | 6-2643 | od.state.oh.us> |
|      | Reduction |      | Dept. of      |        |                 |
|      | Grant     |      | Development)  | 614-64 | <C              |
|      | Program   |      |               | 4-2310 | arolina.Prado@e |
|      | final     |      | Carolina      |        | pa.state.oh.us> |
|      | guideline |      | Prado (Ohio   |        |                 |
|      | revision  |      | EPA)          |        |                 |
+------+-----------+------+---------------+--------+-----------------+
| 1/08 | Launch    | Ohio | James Zuber   | 614-38 | [JZuber@odod.   |
|      | Diesel    | (st  | (Ohio Dept.   | 7-2731 | state.oh.us](ma |
|      | Emission  | atew | of            |        | ilto:KGibson@od |
|      | Reduction | ide) | Development)  |        | od.state.oh.us) |
|      | Grant     |      |               |        |                 |
|      | Program   |      |               |        |                 |
+------+-----------+------+---------------+--------+-----------------+
| 3/   | Ohio      | Ohio | Bruce         | 614-64 | <               |
| 3/08 | School    | (st  | Coleman, Ohio | 4-2873 | Bruce.Coleman@e |
|      | Bus       | atew | EPA           |        | pa.state.oh.us> |
|      | App       | ide) |               |        |                 |
|      | lications |      |               |        |                 |
|      | Due       |      |               |        |                 |
+------+-----------+------+---------------+--------+-----------------+

**2)** **New Projects from October 2007 -- February 2008.**

This section is to identify the projects that have received funding and
will need to implement. This makes people aware of progress as well as
bid opportunities.

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  **Date      **Funding         **Funding   **Funding     **Vehicle   **Number      **Emission    **Project     **Project
  Funding     Recipient**       Source**    Amount**      Type**      Vehicles      Reduction     Contact       Contact Phone
  Committed                                                           Impacted**    Strategy**    Name**        Number**
  (MM/YY)**                                                                                                     

  11/07       Vandalia-Butler   State SEP   \$92,105      School Bus  7 (plus 1     CCRT          Jean Taylor   937/415-6691
              City Schools                                            match)                                    

  11/07       Highland Local    State SEP   \$51,345      School Bus  7 (plus two   DPF           Anagene       419/768-2206
              Schools                                                 new                         Loebick       
                                                                      replacement                               
                                                                      buses match)                              

  11/07       Mason City        State SEP   \$31,417      School Bus  40 (plus 4    DOC           Carole Abrams 513/398-6682
              Schools                                                 match)                                    

  11/07       Revere Local      State SEP   \$57,354.17   School Bus  20 (plus 8    DOC,          Kevin         330/523-3103
              Schools                                                 match)        pre-heaters   Matowitz      

  11/07       Lakewood Local    State SEP   \$16,720      School Bus  19            DOC           Mike          740/928-8886
              Schools                                                                             Whittington   

  11/07       Riverside Local   State SEP   \$72,600      School Bus  66            DOC           Ted Davis     440/357-5571
              Schools                                                                                           
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**3) Current Funding Availability**

This section is to identify the funding that is available and accessible
but without an identified fleet in order to connect interested fleets
and technology suppliers with opportunities.

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| **Fun  | *    | **Eligible | **Emission  | **Contact   | *        |
| ding** | *Fun | Ap         | Reduction   | Name**      | *Contact |
|        | ding | plicants** | S           |             | Phone    |
| **So   | Amou |            | trategies** |             | \#**     |
| urce** | nt** |            |             |             |          |
+--------+------+------------+-------------+-------------+----------+
| Fed    | \$50 | Municipal  | Diesel      | Dave        | 614-     |
| SEP    | ,000 | trucks     | Retrofit    | Celebrezze  | 487-7506 |
| Valero |      | and/or     | technology  |             |          |
|        |      | buses      |             | (Ohio       |          |
|        |      |            |             | En          |          |
|        |      |            |             | vironmental |          |
|        |      |            |             | Council)    |          |
+--------+------+------------+-------------+-------------+----------+
| State  | \    | Public     | Any EPA or  | Bruce       | 614/     |
| S      | $600 | School     | CARB        | Coleman     | 644-2873 |
| EP/sta | ,000 | Districts  | verified    |             |          |
| tutory | annu |            | technology  |             |          |
| e      | ally |            |             |             |          |
| armark |      |            |             |             |          |
+--------+------+------------+-------------+-------------+----------+

**4) Highlights/Accomplishments since last call (bullet format). This
section is intended to describe the direction of the coalition.**

-   Updated Ohio Clean Diesel School Bus Fund grant application for
    2008-2009, and posted online for March and September 2008 and March
    2009 application deadlines.

-   Members of the ODOD, ODOT and OEPA have been working on the Diesel
    Emission Reduction Grant (DERG) program and finalized the draft of
    the DERG Guidelines and Applications. The DERG committee and
    representatives of the Ohio Diesel Coalition will hold a meeting on
    December 3^rd^, 2007, to discuss the program's scope and
    applicability. On January 2008 the DERG Program will be launched
    statewide and will start accepting applications.

**5) List of participants in the coalitions (can be organizations and/or
individuals)**

-   **Ohio Clean Diesel School Bus Fund (Ohio EPA)**

    -   Bruce Coleman, Ohio EPA-OEE

    -   John Paulian, Ohio EPA-DAPC

    -   Carolyn Watkins, Ohio EPA-OEE

-   **Ohio Diesel Coalition**

    -   Kurt Leib, Capitol Advocates, Ohio Diesel Coalition Coordinator

    -   Joe Kincelik, Franz Ward LLP, Cleveland Partnership

    -   Brian Mormino, Cummins Inc.

    -   David Abel, Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC)

    -   David Celebrezze, Ohio Environmental Council