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### BOARD MEETING DATE: October 9, 1998 AGENDA NO. 43 PROPOSAL: Amend Rule 2202

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### On-Road MotorVehicle Mitigation Options

and Implementation Guidelines SYNOPSIS: The proposed amendments will modify existing Rule 2202 to be

consistent with amended Health & Safety Code Section 40458 ef fectiveJune 19, 1998, and repealed Section 44’243~.5 (SB~.432 (Lewis)~ The law directs the AQMD to raise~the employer applica bility threshold for Rule 2202 compliance from 100 to 250, thus permanently exempting worksites with 100 to 249 employees. Rule 2202 Implementation Guidelines will be updated in orderto reflect current legal requirements and policy and practice:. .COM~vllTTEE: Mobile Soprce, September25, 1998. RECQI~ MENDED ACTION:

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### 1. Amend,Rule 2~02

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### On-Road Motor Vehicle Mitigation Options; 2. An end Rule2202 On-Road MotorVehicle Mitigation Optidh Guidelines; 3. Certify th~ attached Notice ofExemption prepared for ProposedAmended Rule 2202

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### On-Road Motor Vehicle Mitigation Options, in accordance with the at-. tached Resolution.

Barry .R..Wailerstein, D.Env

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### Acting Executive Officer.• :
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### Background In December 1987, the Board adopted Regulation XV requiring trip reduction plans for larger employers, which overtime was reduced to worksites with 100 or more employees. On April 14, 1995, the Board adopted Rules 1501

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### Work Trip Reduction Plans and 1501.1

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### Alternatives to Work Trip Reduction Plans to provide greater flexibility while

### still complying with federal and state requirements for”extj~eme non-attainment areas.

Subsequently, on December 8, 1995, in lesponse to state legislation prohibiting the man datory submittal oftrip reduction plans, the Board adopted Rule 2202 as a replacement rule that did not mandate trip reduction plan submittals, yet allowed the AQMD to remain in compliance with federal and state Clean Air Act requirements. On November 8, 1996, in response to Health & Safety Code Sections 40458 and 44243.5, (SB 836 Lewis), Rule 2202 ~was ‘amended to temporarily’ exempt approximately 2,800 employer worksites with 100-249 employees from the requirements ofthe rule effective January 1, 1997. SB 836 required that studies be conducted to determine if voluntary ridesharing and other replacement measures would be able to achieve equivalent emission reductions to those achievable, under Rule 2202. The bill further mandated•that if the emission reductions were not áttained,~ the threshold woüld’retürñ to 100 and those em ployer worksites would again’be ‘subject to Rule 2202 b3’•June 1, 1998. Ifthe emission reductions were attained; the compliance threshold ofRule 2202 would increase to 500 by June 1, 1998.

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### Studies were conducted:to determine the effectiveness of voluntary ridesharing. The findings ofthe studies indicated th4t voluntary ridesharing failed to meet emission reduc lion equivalency. Since equivalency was not attained, the ‘dereguia.t’~ed worksiies should have been brought back under Rule 2202, as required by SB 836. Subsequently however, the legislature passed Senate Bill 432 (Lewis) which was then~signed into law b~’GÔver nor Wilson on June 19, 1998. SB’4’32 amended Health & Safety Cod~’e Section~40458 and repealed Section 44243.5. The new law directs AQMD to raise the employer appliàabil ity threshold:.for Rule.2202 compliance from 100 to 250, thus permanehtl~,’ exempting worksites with 100 to.249 employees.

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### Proposal V 

### The amendment to Rule 2202-proposes to raise the applicability threshold from 100 to 250, thus exempting work~ites ~ith~ 100 to 249 employees. Also proposed is the update of Rule 2202 Implementation Guidelines and Employee Commute Reduction Program Guidelines to be consisterit~rith Health & Safety Codes 40458 & 44243.5, and to reflect or modify current policy and practice. A summaiy ofproposed’rule changes.follows:

• Employee Threshold Change ~orn 100 to 250

• SB 836 (Lewis). Delete all.r~eferences, since bill’s requirements have been superceded

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### • Sunset Provision

Change language from December 31, 1998 rescind date (if equivalent measure adopted) to rescind upon availability ofan equivalent replacement measure
• Fee Requirements Delete reference to prior Rule 306-Plan Fees, and incorporate reference to Rules 308-On-Road Motor VehicleMitigation Option Fees and 311-Air Quality Invest ment Program Fees

• Referenées’to Guidelines Change Guidelines references’from the December 8, 1995 adoption date to amendment date ofOctober 9, 1998 A summa7y oftheproposed Implementation Guidelines changesfollows:

• Emission Reduction Strategies. Summarized to .be consistent with Regulation XVI

• Air Quality Investment Specific fee amount removed and replaced with a reference to Rule 311 -Air Qual ity Investment Program Fees

• Example Programs Deleted.

• Emission Reductions

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### Clarification of“real reductions” and record-keeping requirements

• Glossary Clarified/modified to be consistent with ECRP Guidelines

• County and Site Specific Emission Factors Deleted Will be available upon request A summary. ofproposed Employee. Commute Reduction Program (ECRP) guidelines changesfollows:

• Employee Threshold Change from 100 to 250

• Defmition Changes/Clarification: Aggregate AVR Centralized Rideshare Service Center Employee Transportation Coordinator High AVR No-Fault Inspection Flexible Fuels Good Faith Effort Student Employee

• Permanent Due Date Change

### Considered an extension oftime and subject to extension fee

• Geographic Programs V 

### Deleted as compliance option V V 

### • Annual Registration V 

### Change all references to “Annual Analysis” AQMP and Legal Mandates V

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### The baseline for the 1997 Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) and.~the State Imple mentation Plan (SIP) includes emission reductions for Rule 2202 and its predecessors, Rulesl5Ol and 1501.1. Due to the passage of SB 836 which exempts employers with worksites of 100-249 employees, Rule 2202 fell short ofthe emission reduction credits claimed in the 1997 AQMP and the SIP. The resulting shortfall for 1997 was offset by surplus emission reductions from the Rule 2202 Air Quality Investmçnt Program. Like wise, the emission reduction shortfall that will occur during .1998 as a result of SB 432 must also be offset through other emission reduction meaSures in order. for the District to remain in compliance with State and Federal Clean AirActs. Emission Impacts After passage of SB 836, voluntary efforts to reduce emissions by exempted employers fell short ofobtaining the emission reductions expected under Rule 2202. Thus, SB 836 led to the following emission reduction shortfall (tons per day) in 1997: VOC 0.54 NOx 0.64 CO- 5.63 The recent passage of SB 432 has made the exemptions ofsmaller employers permanent, therefore a shortfall in emission reductions is expected to occur in 1998 as well. While the magnitude ofthe 1998 shortfall is uncertain at this time, a study will be conducted to ascertain the size ofthe shortfall and its changes over time. This type ofanalysis calls for collecting information from deregulated employers to determine whether any changes in the travel behavior oftheir employees, or in the use of emission reduction strategies at their work sites, has taken place since 1997. The data collection is expected to be com pleted by mid-November and the results of the study will become available in January 1999. On September 3, 1998 AQMD staff convened a Rule 2202 Emissions Equivalency Task Force. The Task Force, comprised of representatives from government agencies, em ployers, community groups and other interested parties, is charged with the task of identi fying strategies to offset the shortfall in emission reductions from 1998 and beyond. Pro posed strategies/programs identified by this Task Force may result in more cost-effective

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### emission reduction options that expand the scope ofexisting compliance options offered

under Rule 2202. The Task Force efforts may also result in a recommended Rule 2202 replacement measure which produces an equivalent level of emission reductions that are real, quantifiable and surplus relative to the most recently adopted SIP.

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### CEQA & Socioeconomic Impacts The AQMD has reviewed the proposed amendments pursuant to California Environ mental Quality.Act (CEQA)~ Guidelines §15002(k)(i), the first step ofa three-step proc ess for deciding which document to prepare for a project subject to CEQA. The proposed amendments are exempt from CEQAfortwo reasoi~s. First, the AQMD has no disèretion regarding the portion of the proposed amendments which codifies the~reqüirements of Health &~ Safety Code .Sections 40458 and 44243.5 (SB 432, Lewis). As a result, this portion of project approval is.a ministerial action and tl~us is exempt from the’re4uirements’ofCEQA.pursuant to Public Resources Code §21 080(b)(1

### ).~ Second, the remaining portion ofthe proposed.amendments (e.g:, deletion ofobsolete language, streamlining re dundant text, etc.) is strictly administrative. Since it can be seen with certainty that~this portion ofthe proposed amendments has no potential to generate significant adverse envi ronmental impacts,. it is exempt from CEQA pursuant to state CEQA Guidelines §15061(b)(3)

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### Review for Exemption. A Notice of Exemption. has been prepared pursuant to state CEQA Guidelines 

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### ~J Notice of Exemption. The -Notice of Exei~ption will be filed with the county clerks of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and. San Berrardino counties immediately following the adoption ofthe proposed amendments. The proposed amendments formally exempt those worksites between 100 and 250 em ployees from compliance with Rule 2202. To date, there are approximately 2,845 worksites in this size category. The following industries are those most affected by the ex emption in the proposed amendments (percentages indicate ~n: industry’s share 

# of all workplaces exempted): manufacturing (24.9 percent), services (22.8 percent), ~wholesale and retail trade (18.8 percent), and transportation and public utilities;(1 .1.9 percent).. The worksites. exempted in the proposed amendments are not currently subject to Rule 2202. Therefore, there will be no socioeconomic impacts ofthe proposed amendments: Rule Adoption Relative to the Cost-Effectiveness Schedule

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### On October 14, 1994, the Governing Board adopted a resolution that requires staffto ad dress whether proposed çules being considered for adoption are being presented in rank order by cost-effectiveness. The 1997 AQMP ranks, in order ofcost-effectiveness, all of the proposed control measures for which costs were quantified. The proposed amend ments to Rule 2202 are not part of the 1997 AQMP, but, rather, are being proposed to

### make Rule 2202 consistent with SB 432: Consideration in the order ofcost-effectiveness

is, therefore, not applicable. Incremental Cost-Effectiveness

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### Health and Safety Code Section 40920.6 requires an incremental cost-effectiveness analysis when there is more than one control option which would achieve the emission reduction objective ofthe proposed. amendments, relative to ozone,~CO, SOx, NOx, and their precursors. Since the proposed amendments to Rule 2202~do not result in emission: reductions, the incremental cost-effectiveness analysis requirement does not apply here. ImplementationPlan

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### Pursuant to Health & ‘Safety Codes 40458 &.44243.5, the.applicability threshold of250 was effective irnmedi4tely uponpassage ‘by the California legislature on June -19, 199& The administrative changes to Rule 2202 as well, as the’ amendments to the Güi~ielines will be effective immediately upon adoption of Rule 2202 by~the AQMD Governing Board.

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### Resource and -Fjscal Impacts

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### The permanent exemption of employerworksites with less than 250 employees or elimi nation of fees levied on these employers will continue to result in an annual loss of ap proximately $1.2’ million in employer fee tevenuës[ Under current State Law, (SB 432’- Lewis), the District is no ‘longer required

# to ap~3ropriate -$1~.5 ‘million annually to the Re gional’ Transportation Agencies Coalition (RTAC) topromotevöluñtary ridesharing in the basin.

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### Attachments

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### A. Suthmary ofProposed Rule and Guideline Amendments B. Issues, Comments and Responses C. Rule Development Process D. Key Contacts List E. SB 836 and SB 432 F. Resolution 0. Notice ofExemption H.

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### Rule Language I. Implementation Guidelines 3. Employee Commute Reduction Program (ECRP) Guidelines

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### ATTACHMENTA

SUMMARY OF PROPOSED RULE AMENDMENTSSUMMARY OF PROPOSED RULE AMENDMENTS

• EMPLOYEE THRESHOLD Change from 100 to 250

• SB 836 (Lewis) Delete all provisions

• SUNSET PROVISION Change language from December 31, 1998 rescind date to rescind upon availability ofan equivalent replacement measure

• FEE REQUIREMENTS Delete reference to prior Rule 306

— Plan Fees, and incorporate reference to Rules 308

— On-Road Motor Vehicle Mitigation Option Fees, and 311

— Air Quality Investment Program Fees

• REFERENCE TO GUIDEUNES Changed Guidelines references from the December 8, 1995 adoption date to amendment date ofOctober 9, 1998 SUMMARY OF PROPOSED GUIDELINE AMENDMENTS Implementation Guidelines

• EMISSION REDUCTION STRATEGIES Summarized to be consistent with Regulation XVI

• AIR QUALITY INVESTMENT Specific fee amount removed and replaced with a reference to Rule 311-Air Quality Investment Program fees

• EXAMPLE PROGRAMS Deleted

• EMISSION REDUCTIONS Clarifications of“real reduction” and record-keeping requirements

• GLOSSARY Clarified/modified to be consistent with ECRP Guidelines• COUNTY- AND SITE-SPECIFIC EMISSION FACTORS DELETED Will be available upon request Employee Commute. Reduction Program Guidelines EMPLOYEE THRESHOLD Change from 100 to 250

. DEFiNITION CHANGES/CLARIFICATION Aggregate AVR Centralized:Rideshare Service Center Employee Transportation Coordinator High AVR No-Fault Inspection Flexible Fuels. Good Faith Effort
• Student Employee

• PERMANENT DUE DATE CHANGE CQnsic~ered an extension oftime and subjectto extension fee

• GEOGRAPHIC PROGRAMS Deleted as,~comp1iance option

• ANNUAL REGISTRATION Change all references to “Annual Analysis”

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ISSUES, COMMENTS AND RESPONSES (Due to the timeframe ofthepublic commentperio4 this attachment will be included as an addendum to the Board Package prior to the October 9, 1998 Public Hearing)ATTACHMENT C

RULE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

### RULE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS PROPOSED AMENDED RULE 2202

- ON-ROAD MOTOR

VEHICLE MITIGATION OPTIONS

SB-432 (Lewis) Passage Health & Safety Codes 40458 & 44243.5

June 19, 1998

Public Consultation Notices Released 8,000 Notices Mailed August 5, 1998 

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Public Consultation Meeting (Input sought from EPA, ARB and Regulated Community)

September 3, 1998 

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Set Public Hearing September 11, 1998 

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Public Hearing October 9, 1998

Total Time Spent in Rule Development Pre-Board Hearings —3 1/2 MonthsATTACHMENT D

KEY CONTACTS LIST



# 0KEY CONTACTS LIST

Working Group Staffhas reviewed and incorporated preliminary input on the proposed rule and guideline amendments from a Rule 2202 Working Group which met on Thursday, August 13, 1998 and included the following attendees: Helen Bermudez Moma Nelander Walmart GTE Robert Campbell Carolyn Roberts Employers Group Nissan Virginia Gonzalez Ryan Snyder Kaiser Permanente Ryan SnyderAssociates Evelyn Gutierrez Lydia Thornton County ofLos Angeles SONY Pictures Susan LeDuc Tom Westover Inland Empire Commuter Services Employers Group Cecilia McLaughlin TVS Consulting Due to the administrative nature ofthe proposed rule amendments the working group concluded that a follow-up meeting was not necessary. EPA & ARE No comments submitted. General Public Public Consultation Meeting held on Thursday, September 3, 1998.

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ATTACHMENT E

SB 836 (Lewis) And SB 432 (Lewis) 

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0sr‘6--1----2--SBaPASSEDTHESENATEAUGUST31,1996PASSEDTHEASSEMBLYAUGUST3151996CONFERENCEREPORTNO.1PROPOSEDINCONFERENCEAUGUST28,1996AMENDEDINASSEMBLYAPRIL22,1996AMENDEDiNASSEMBLYMARCH21,1996AMENDEDINASSEMBLYMARCH18,1996AMENDEDINASSEMBLYMARCH4,1996AMENDEDINSENATEAPRIL25,1995AMENDEDINSENATEAPRIL5,1995SENATEBILlINTRODUCEDBYSenatorLewisFEBRUARY23,1995No.836.AnacttO’add’Sections40458and44243.5totheHealthandSafetyCode~relatingtoairpollution.‘:LEGISLATIVECOUNSEL’SDIGESTSB836,Lewis.Airpollution:sOuthcoastdistrict:rulesandregulations.“(1)ExistinglaW,‘the.’Lewis-PiésleyAirQualityManagementAct,establishestheSouth~COast‘AirQualityManagementDistrict~withspecifiedpowersanddutiesrelatingtothecontrolofairpollution.’‘C”This~bi11woulddeclarespecified‘existingrulesofIhe’southcoàst!districtvoid;andrequirethedistricttoamendanotherspecifieil’rule’ihapre~Ciibedmannerrelativetotileuseofvoluntaryridëshareand’Othei”replacemenfmeasurestoachieveemissionreductions,therebycreatingastate-mandatedlocal‘‘~‘~‘!‘:‘programbyimposingnewdutiesonthesouthcoastdistrict.Thebillwouldrequirethesouthcoastdistricttoprovide$1,500,000annuallytotheRegionalTransportationAgenciesCoalitionoritssuccessorforallocationtoregionalorcountyrideshareagencies,asprescribed.(2)TheCaliforniaConstitutionrequiresthestatetoreimburselocalagenciesandschooldistrictsforcertaincostsmandatedby.thestate.Statutoryprovisionsestablishproceduresformakingthatreimbursement.Thisbillwouldprovidethatnoreimbursementisrequiredbythis’actforaspecifiedreason.SECTION1.Section40458isaddedtotheHealthandSafetyCode,toread:“40458.(a)Rules1501and1501.1adoptedbythesouthcoastdistrictarevoid.V(b)Rule2202adoptedbythesouthcoastdistrictshallbe.amendedinthefol!Owingmanner:(1)Theworksiteemployeethresholdshallberaise~to250.OnJahuary1,1998,thesouthcoastdistrictandtheSouthern,,CaliforniaAssociationofGov~rflinentsshallreportto‘Ihéstateboardontheeffectivenessofv~Iuntar~ñdesha~andtinyotherreplacementmeasuresinsIiti~tedinachievingthesameleyelofemissiOhsa~~theexemptedemployersintheorigiiialrule.Ifthereisadisagreementbetweenthedistricti~ndthe~outhernCaliforniaAssociáhdnofGovernmentsregardingth~emissionsreduc&1bythere~laceeñtmeasures,then,’,onorbefor~June..,1,1998,thestateboardshalldetern~ineiftherepl~icerner~tmeasureshavefullyachievedtheemissionreductionsthatwould‘have’b~enachievedbytheexcrnpted~employer~undertheoriginalruleIftheemissionlevelsarenotmet,thesouthcoastdistrictshallrestoi~ethe100érn~loycethresholdnotlaterthanJune1,19~8.Iftheemission5reauctionshavekeenmet,SB836--3----4--SB836theworksiteemployeethresholdshallberaisedto500onorbeforeJune1,1998.Priortoraisingthethreshold,thestateboard,afterapubliàhearlng[shall’deterñ’iinethats~ufficientfundsareavailabletoachieveareasonablelikelihoodofsucce’ssinacdomp1ishingejui’~’alentemissionreductionsforemplo~ërs-from250tó500.‘~-(2)-iftheworksitetli±eshol~1i~inèi~éasedl~o500pursuanttoparaghph(1)~thenonJune1,1999,thesouthcoastdistrictandthe-SOuthernCaliforniaAssodátioñ6fGovernmentsshallreporttØ~thestateboardIonthe-effectivenessofvoluntaryrideshareand‘atlyotherfeplaceméñtmeasuresinstitutedinachievingthesamelevelofemissionsastheexemptedemployersin-theoriginal-ruIe.~•Ifthereis~ádisagreementbetweenthedistrictandtheSouthernCalifornia~AssociationofGovernmentsregardingtheemissionsreducedbythereplacementmeasures,then,onorbeforeJanuary1,2000,thestateboardshall:det~ñ’nineifthereplacementmeasureshavefullyachievedtheemissionreductionsthatwouldhavebeenachievedbytheexemptedemployersundertheoriginalrule.Iftheemissionievelsarenotmet,thesouthcoastdistrictshallrestorethe250employeethresholdnotlaterthanJanuary1,2000.Iftheemissionreductionsarenotsufficienttoreplacetheemissionreductionsthatwouldhavebeenachievedbyemployers-exemptedpursuanttoparagraph(1),thedistrictmayrestorethe100employeethreshold.Iftheemissionreductionshavebeenmet,Rule2202shallbesuspended.(3)IfRule2202issuspendedpursuanttoparagraph(2),onJanuary1,2001,the‘southcoastdistrictandtheSouthernCaliforniaAssociationofGovernmentsshallreporttOthe’stateboardontheeffectivenessofvoluntaryrideshareandanyotherreplacementmeasuresinstitutedihachievingthesamelevelofemissionsas~theexemptedemployersintheoriginalrule.IfthereisadisagreementbetweenthedistrictandtheSouthernCaliforniaAssociationofGovernmentsregardingtheemissionsreducedbythereplacementrnçasures,then,onorbeforeJune1,2001,thestateboardshaltdetermineifthereplacementmeasureshavefullyachie~vedtheemissionreductionsthatwouldhave’beenachievedbytheexçmptedem~loyersundertheoriginalruleIftheemissionlevelsarenotmet,thesouthcoastdistrictshallrestore’the~500employeethrcshqldnotlaterthanJune1,2001Iftheemissionreductionsarenotsufficienttoreplacetheemissionreductionsthatwou~dhavebeen•aChievedbyen~p1oyCrsçxempteclpursuantt~paragraph(2),thedistrictmayrestorethe250employeethresholdIftheemissionreductionsarenotsufficienttoreplacetheemissionreducti~nsthatwouldhavebeenachie~,edbyemployersexemptedjursuanttoparagraph(1),thedistrictmayrestorethe100employeethresholdIftheemissionr~dtictionshavebeen•met,Rule2202shallberepealedandadoptedasabaCkupmeasuretothealternativemeasuresnotlaterthanJune1,2001.(4)IfRule22d2isrepealedpursuanttoparagraph(3),.theSouthern’CáliforniaAssociationofGovernmentsshallannuallyrepbrt.tothesouthcoastdistrictontheeffectivenessof,voluntaryrideshareefforts.The‘southcoastdistrictshall,usingthedataprovidedbytheSouthernCaliforniaAssociationofGovernments,andothersources,détermiñeifthealternativemeasuresareachievingequivalentemissionreductions.Ifthereisashortfallinemi~sionreductions,the~southcoast-.districtmayim~lement,onlytotheextentneédCdtomak~uptheshortfall,thebaekü~Rule2202.‘~-•(5)Nothinginthisseätionisintendedtopreventanearly•replacementandrepealofR’ule2202.‘Th&southcoastdistrictshallreplaceRule2202assoonaspossiblewithalternativedirectlight-dutymobilesourceemissionreductionmeasures,other’thannewvehicleemissionstandardsorreformulatedfuelstandards’.•-SF~--5----6--SEC.2.Section44243.5isaddedtotheHealthandSafetyCode,toread:44243.5.(a)Thesouthcoastdistrictshallprovideonemillionfivehundredthousanddollars($1,500,000)annuallyonorbeforeJanuary15ofeachyeartotheRegionalTransportationAgenciesCoalitionoritssuccessoragencysubjecttothefollowingconditions:(1)Thesouthcoastdistrictmay,untilJanuary1,1999,utilizerevenuesfromthefundestablishedpursuanttosubdivision(b)ofSection40448.7forthepurposeofthissection.Notwithstandingparagraph(1)ofsubdivision(a)ofSection40448.7,thesouthcoastdistrictshallnotberequiredtoannuallyallocateonemilliondollars($1,000,000)totheAirQualityAssistanceFun,dtoreplacerevenuesallocatedpursuanttothissection.(2)OnandafterJanuary1,1999,thesouthcoastdistrictmayutilizerevenuesreceivedfromcivilandcriminalpenalties,outofcourtsettlements,orothersourcesforthepurposeofthissection.(3)OnandafterJanuary.1,1999,thesouthcoastdistrictmayutilizerevenuesgeneratedpursuanttoSection44243forthepurposesofthissection.(b)RegionalTransportationAgenciesCoalitionshallfullyallocatetherevenuespursuanttosubdivision(a)asexpeditiouslyaspossibletoregionalorcountyrideshareagenciesforthepurposeofprovidingmarketingandclientservicestomaximizevoluntaryridesharing,includingcarpools,vanpools,transit,bicycling,telecommuting,andotheralternativemethodsofcommutingbyemployeesatworksitesintheSouthCoastAirBasinwhocommuteduringthepeakperiodtoworksitesnotregulatedbysouthcoastdistrictRule2202.ThesefundsareintendedtosupplementandnotreplaceSBexistingrideshareprogramfunding.SEC.3.NoreimbursementisrequiredbythisactpursuanttoSection6ofArticleXIIIBoftheCaliforniaConstitutionbecausealocalagencyorschooldistricthastheauthoritytolevyservicecharges,fees,orassessmentssufficienttopayfortheprogramorlevelofservicemandatedbythisact,withinthemeaningofSection17556oftheGovernmentCode.NotwithstandingSection17580oftheGovernmentCode,unlessotherwisespecified,theprovisionsofthisactshallbecomeoperativeonthesamedatethattheacttakeseffectpursuanttotheCaliforniaConstitution.

# 00SenateBillNo.432CHAPTER67AnacttoamendSection40458of;andtorepealSection44243.3of;theHealthandSafetyCode,relatingtoairpollution,anddeclaringtheurgencythereof;totakeeffectImmediately.(ApptovedbyGovernorJune19.1998.FlIedwithSecretaryofStileJune19,l996.JJ.ECISLA7WECOUNSELSDiGFsr59432,LewIs.Airquality:rldesháreprograms.Existinglawcontainsprovisionspertainingtoencouragingorestablishingrideshareprogramsbygovernmentalagencies,includingtheallocationofprescribedrevenuestospecifiedagencies.ExistinglawrequiresthatRule2202adoptedbytheSouthCoastMrQualityManagementI)trictbeamendedtoraisetheworItoemployeethresholdto250,andrequiresthethresholdtobereducedorraised,asspecified,pursuanttoadetemxinaliontobemadebytheStateMrResourcesBoardonorbeforeJune1,1996,relativetotheeffectivenessofvoluntaryrideshareandotheremissionreductionreplacementmeasures.ThisbillwoulddeletethoseprovisionsrequiringthereductionorraisingoftheworkslteemployeethresholdonorbeforeJune1,1998,asspecified,pursuanttoaspecifieddeterminationtobemadebytheStateMrResourcesHoard,relativetotheeffectivenessofvoluntaryrldesharoandotheremissionreductionreplacementmeasures.Existinglawrequiresthesouthcoastdistricttoprovide$1,500,000annuallyonorbeforeJanuary.15ofeachyeartotheRegionalTransportationAgenciesCoalitionorItssuccessoragencysutijecttospecifiedconditions,andrequirestheRegionalTransportationAgenciesCoalitiontofollyallocatethoserevenuestoregionalorcountyrideshareagenciesfurthepurposeofprovidingmarketingandclientservicestomaxlmlze.vohmtaryridesharing,asprovided.Thisbillwouldrepealthoseprovisionsrelatingtofundingforvoluntaryridesharing.ThisbillwoulddeclarethatItIstotakeeffectImmediatelyasanurgencystatute.ThepeopleoftheStqteofCaliforniadoenactasfoffows:SECTION1.Section40458oftheHealthandSafetyCodeIsamendedtoread:40458.(a)Rules1501and1501.1adoptedbythesouthcoastdistrictarevoid.Ch.67—2--.(b)Rule22o2adoptedbythesouthcoastdlstrlctshallbeamendedInthefollowingmanner:(1)Theworbiteemployeethresholdshallberaisedto250.(2)NothingInthissectionIsintendedtopreventanearlyreplacementandrepealofRule2202.ThesouthcoastdistrictshallreplaceRule2~assoonaspossiblewithafternauvedlrectlight-dutymobilesourceemissionreductionmeasures,otherthannewvehicleemissionstandardsorreformulatedfuelstandards.SEC.2.Section44243.5oftheHethandSafetyCodeIsrepealed.SEC.3.ThIsactIsanurgencystatutenecessaryfortheImmediatepreservationofthepublicpeace,health,orsafetywithinthemeaningofArticleIVoftheConstitutionandshallgoIntoImmediateeffect.Thefactsconstitutingthenecessityare:InordertoImplementnecessarymodificationstoexistingrideshareprogramsattheearliestpossibletime,therebyImprovingairqualityInthestate,itIsnecessarythatthisacttakeeffectImmediately.C.’)00ATTACHMENT F



### RESOLUTIONRESOLUTION NO. 98-

A Resolution of the Governing Board of the South Coast Air Quality Management District Certifying that Proposed Amended Rule 2202

— On-Road Motor Vehicle Mitigation Options is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act. A Resolution of the South Coast Air Quality Management District Governing Board Amending Rule 2202

- On-Road MotorVehicle Mitigation Options. WHEREAS, the Governing Board of the South Coast Air Quality Management District finds and determines that Proposed Amended Rule 2202

- On-Road Motor Vehicle Mitigation Options is considered a “project” pursuant to the terms of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and WHEREAS, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) staff reviewed the proposed project and determined with certainty that it is exempt from the requirements oftheCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and WHEREAS, the Governing Board of the South Coast Air Quality Management District voting on this Resolution hereby adopts its written finding of necessity, authority, clarity, consistency, non-duplication and reference with respect to the modification of paragraph (b)(l) of Rule 2202 as follows: Necessity

- As~ set~fortir in the adopted AQMP, the emission reductions associated with the Proposed Amended Rule 2202’ are needed for.the following reasons: ~a) State and federal health-based ambient air quality standards for ozone are regularly and significantly violated in the South Coast Air Basin. The extensive reduction of VOC and NOx emissions (precursors to ozone formation).. and CO, including the. reductions from Proposed Rule 2202, is needed.to meet federal and state air.qualitystandards. b) By exceeding state and federal air quality; standards, the health of people within the South Coast Air Basin isimpaired: c) By exceeding state and federal air quality standards, the quality of life is reduced in the South Coast Air Basin in numerous respects.d) The “California Clean Air Act” (Health and Safety Code Section 40910 et seq.) requires that the.AQMD make every effort to attain federal and state ambient air quality standards as soon as practicable. Proposed Amended Rule 2202 makes progress toward that goal. In addition, Senate Bill 432 (Lewis) Chapter 67 of Statutes of 1998, Health and Safety Code Sections 40458 and repealed Section 44243.5 require the threshold of the Rule to be raised as set forth in the attached amendments. Atithdrity The AQMD Board obtains its authority to adopt, amend, or repeal rules and..~regu1ations

.from Health & Safety Code Sections 40000, 40001, 40440, :;40440(a)(3), 40441, 40463, 40702, 40716, 40725 through 40728, and 40910 through 40920.

• Clarity

- The AQMD Board determines that the Proposed Amendment to Subdivision (b) of Rule 2202 is written or displayed so that its meaning can be easily understood by persons directly affected by it. Consistency

-- .The’ .AQMD Board determines that the Proposed Amendment to Subdivision (b) of Rule 2202 is in harmony with, and not in conflict with or contradictory to existing federal or state statutes, court decisions or regulations. Non-Duplication

- The Proposed Amendment to Subdivision (b) of Rule 2202 does not, impose the same requirements as any existing state .or federal regulation and is necessary and proper tO execute the powers and duties granted to, and imposed upon, the AQMD.

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• Reference

- In adopting the Proposed Amendments to Subdivision (b) of Rule 2202 the AQMD Board~ references the following, statutes which the AQMD hereby implements, interprets or makes specific:. Health and Safety Code Section 40001 (rules to achieve ambient air quality standards), and 40440(a) (rules to carry out AQMP),; 40918 (requirements for moderate and above areas), 40920 (requirements for, severe and, above, areas), 40920~5:(requirements for extreme areas) and federal Clean Air Act Section 182(d)(1)(B), 42 USC Section 751 la(d)(1)(B) (employee commute Options; requirements), Health.and Safety Code Section 40458 and repealed 44243.5. •.
. .- . . . -.

:Health and. Safety Code.Sectioü ‘40727.2 This project does not impose a new,.emission limit or standard, make an existing emission limit or standard more stringent, or impose new or more stringent monitoring, reporting,

.or recordkeeping requirements since it implements the new state ATCM as required undêr’Health and Safety Code’Section 39666. WHEREAS, the Governing Board of the South Coast Air Quality Management District has determined that this Rule amendment is required by State Law (Senate Bill 432 Lewis), the Board has determined that the Rule does not significantly affect air quality or emissions limitations and therefore no socioeconomic report is required; andWHEREAS, the Governing Board of the South Coast Air Quality Management

District voting on this Resolution has~ determined that it has no discretion but to irtijlement the Proposed Amendments to Subdivisiàn (b)ofRule 2202, and flndsand dëtefinii~ês that no cost-effectiveness finding is necessaiy;’and WHEREAS, a public hearing has been properly noticed in accordance with the provisions ofHealth and Safety Code Section 40725; and

‘1 WHEREAS, the Governing ~Bóard of the South Coast Air Quality Management District has held a public hearing in ~ccordance with ‘all provisions oflaw; and WHEREAS, effective June 19, 1998, employerworksites with 100 to 249 employees are automatically exempt from all the requirements ofRule 2202; and WHEREAS, Rule 2202 exemption policies that would otherwise. require employers to request exemption are not needed as a result ofthe passage of SB 432, the exemptions are immediate and automatic; and WHEREAS, only ifan employer chooses to notify the AQMD oftheir exempt status in writing will AQMD staffforward a written notice .ofexemption to the employer; and WHEREAS, Governing Board ofthe South Coast Air Quality Management District does hereby adopt Rule 2202

— On-Road Motor Vehicle Mitigation Options Implementation Guidelines and Employee Commute Reduction Program Guidelines, as set forth in the attached and incorporated herein by reference; and WHEREAS, the South Coast Air Quality Management District will form a Rule 2202 Emissions Equivalency Task Force to identify emission reduction strategies that will make up the emissions shortfall created by the exemption ofsmaller worksites from the rule; and WHEREAS, the Governing Board of the South Coast Air Quality Management District directs the Executive Officer to report to the Board’s Mobile Source Committee on the ongoing status ofthe Rule 2202 Emissions equivalency Task Force; and NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that AQMD staff shall replace Rule 2202 as soon as possible with alternative direct light-duty mobile source emission reduction measures; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that for worksites with 250 or more employees, Rule 2202 informational workshops will continue to be held at AQMD and other locations for interested parties; and

### • BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Governing Board ofthe South Coast Air

Quality Manage~en~ District does hereby, pursuant to the authority granted by law, adopt the Propose4 i~diiientto. Subdivision (b) ofRule 22Q~

—.Qn-1~oad Motor Vehicle Mitigation 

## Options, as set forth in the attached and incorporate.~cl:herein by reference; and 

### BElT: FURTHERRESOLVED, •that the Governing. Board does hereby certify the Notice of Exemption for Rule 220~

— On-Road Vehicle Mitigation Options, as proposed to be amended, completed in compliance with Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(l) and state CEQA Qu~idelines.Secüons 15061(b)(3) and l5O62,~ and that it has.been presentedto the Governing Board~-~hose members reviewed3 considered

.and approved the information therein prior to acting on Proposed Amended Rule 2202

— On-Road Vehicle Mitigation 

### Options; and •. - . .

Date:______________

_______________________________ CLERK OF THE DISTRICT BOARD

Resolution98/SB432 9/9/98ATTACHMENT G

NOTICE OF EXEMPTION.

### SUBJECT: NOTICE OF EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

### ACT PROJECT TITLE: PROPOSED AMENDED 

### RULE 2202

- 

### ON-ROAD MOTOR. VEHICLE 

### MITIGATION OPTIONS

1~ursuant to State California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, the South Coa~t Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) is the Lead Agency and will prepare a NOtice of Exemption forthe project identified above. The SCAQMD .has reviewed ‘the proposed amendments pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 

## § 15002 (k)(.1), the first step ofa three-step process for deciding which document to prepare for.a project subjectto CEQA. The proposed amendments are exempt from CEQA fortwo reasons. First, the AQMD has no discretion regarding the portion ofthe propàsed amendments which codifies the requirements of SB 432.. As a result, this portion ofproject approval is a ministerial action and, thus,, is exempt from the requirements of CEQA pursuant to Public

... Resources Code §21080(b)(1). Second, the remaining portion of the proposed amendments (e.g. deletion of obsolete ‘language; streamlining redundant text, etc.) is strictly’ administrative. Since it can. be seen~with ‘certainty that this’ portion, of the proposed•amendments has no~‘potential to generate significant., adverse environmental impacts, it is exempt’from CEQA pursuant to state CEQA Guidelines §15061(b)(3)

- Review for Exemption;

. . . A Notice ofExemptioirhas been prepared pursuantto 

### state CEQA Guidelines §15062

- Notice.of Exemption. The Notice of Exemption will be filed ‘with the county clerks of Los Angeles,.’ Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties immediately following the adoption of the’. proposed’amendments.

. . ‘.

. . . Any questions regarding this Notice of Exemption should be sent to Jonathan D. Nadler (do Office of Planning and Policy) at the above~address. Mr. Nadler can also be reached at (909) 396-3071.

. .



### Date: October 9. 1998 Signature:__________________________ Steve Smith, Ph.D. Program Supervisor Office ofPlanning and Policy
Reference: California Code ofRegulations, Title 14NOTICE OF EXEMPTION

To: County Clerks Riverside, Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino From: South Coast Air Quality Management District 21865 CopleyDrive Diamond Bar, CA 91765 Project Title: Proposed Amended Rule 2202

- On-Road MotorVehicle Mitigation Options Project Location: South Coast Air Quality Management District: the four-county South Coast Air Basin (Orange County and the non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties) and the Riverside County portions ofthe Salton Sea Air Basin and Mojave DesertAir Basin Description ofNature, Purpose, and Beneficiaries of Project: The amendments codify SB 432 (Lewis) which requires permanently raising the work-site applicability threshold to 250 employees. Administrative clarifications are aI~o included consistent with the intent of the Rule. Name of Public Agency Approving Project: Name ofPerson orAgency Carrying Out Project: South Coast Air Quality Management District South Coast Air Quality Management District Exempt Status:

~. r ‘.~ ‘-~..

- - Ministerial Project -Public Resources Code §21080(b)(l) -‘ Review for Exemption -CEQA Guidelines §15061(b)(3)
-, Reasons why project is exempt: The SCAQMD has reviewed ‘the proposedproject pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 

## § 15002(k)

- Three Step Process, to determine which type of CEQA~document~to prepare.for the proposed action. The~ proposed amendments are exempt from CEQA for two ‘reasons. First, the’AQMI) has no discretion regarding the portion ofthe proposed amendments which codifies the requirements of SB 432. As a result, this portion ofproject approval is a ministerial action and, thus, is exempt from the requirements ofCEQA pursuant to Public Resources Code §21 080(b)(1,). Second, the remaining portion ofthe~ propose4 amendments (e.g. deletion ofobsolete language; streamlining redundant text, etc.) is strictly administrative. ‘Since it- can be seen with certainty that tbis. portion ofthe proposed amendments has no potential to generate significant adverse environmental impacts, it is exempt from CEQA pursuant to state CEQA Guidelines §15061(b)(3)

- Review for Exemption. Contact Person:

- ‘ Telephone

•~•- Jonathan D. Nadlèr (909) 396-3071 

# C’

Signature signed upon certification

Steve Smith, Ph.D. Program Supervisor Office of Planning and Policy Date Received for FilingATTACHMENT H



### RULE LANGUAGE

(Double underlined text denotes amendments made subsequentto the Set Hearing Paclthge)



## 001(Adopted December 8, 1995)(Amended March 8, 1996) (Amended November 8, 1996) (Amended October 9, 1998)
PROPOSED AMENDED RULE 2202

- ON-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLE MITIGATION OPTIONS (a) Purpose

~,~~graph (b)(3)(A). )hcabihty threshold specified in ~1z~ (b) The purpose ofthis Rule is to provide employers with a menu of options to reduce mobile source emissions generated from employee commutes, aRd to comply with federal and state Clean Air Act requirements, including Health & Safety Code Section 40458, and Section 182(d)(l)(B) of the federal Clean Air Act. or the alternative compliance mechanism established with the District, the state, and federal governments under the Environmental Protection Agency’s Project XL program. Applicability (1) Effective December 8, 1995 June 19, 1998, this rule applies to any employer who employs 4-00 

## ~.Q or more employees on a full or part-time basis at a worksite for a consecutive six-month period calculated as a monthly average, except as provided in subdivision (1) ofthis rule. (2) Effective January 1, 1997 the applicability threshold specified in paragraph ~b)(l) shall be raised to 250. (3) ~erore On or’ June 1, l998,’~ (b)(2) shall be adjusted as follows: applicability threshold specified in paragraph (A) Raised to 500, provided thatthe Air Resources Board has determined that voluntary ridesharing and other replacement measures have fully achieved the emission reductions that would have becn achieved by the employers with less than 250 employees, exempted pursuant to paragraph (b)(2); or (B) Restored to 100 ifthe Air Resources Board has not determined that voluntary ridesharing and other replacement measures

‘-~ emission reduction levels soecified in ~‘ihnm,,

T.._,.~...... I ‘~If~Ai~ ~ paragraph (b)(3) shall be adjusted as follows: (A) Rule 2202 shall be suspended, provided thatthe Air R

that voluntary ridesharing and other re l’t

- I



## 002 2202 -2measures have filly achieved the emission reductions that would have been achieved by the employers with less than 500 employees, exempted pursuant to subparagraphs (b)(2) and (b)(3)(A); or (B) Restored to 250, ifthe Air Resources Board has not determined that voluntary ridesharing and other replacement measures have achieved

—~ ~~3f 1~~t~b~1i

~ with less ~ nplbye~ paragraph (b)(3)(A); or (C) Restored to 100, ifth~~:d\ir Resouroei Böardhiis not determined that ___1_~_~~c_~_

— the cm~,iun rcuucw

~z ~e ir

man ~uu ‘ei LIG have been achieved by

e’iexernpted pursuant tn

the emission reduction”~lèvels ~hätwduld have been achieved ~by employers with leó~thañ 250 emplbyeès exempted pursuant to

•paragraph (b)(2). :‘

-. (5) On or befotoJiine 1, 2001; th~ applicability thr~sho1d ofRule 2202 shall be adjusted ~às follows: (A) Rule 2202 shiilrbe áhd’i~ bereby repealed and äUopted ~ul~ provided that the Refidurces’Board has determined

-- .baek_

- that vo1wita~’ nuesnanng and other replacement measures fully achieve the emission reductions that woüldhave been achieved by all employers with 100 or more empläyees exempted pursuant to paragraphs (b)(2) ãnd subparagthphE <b)(3)(A) and (b)(1)(A); or (B) Restored to 500, ifth~ Air Re~sources Bäard has determined that voluntary ridesharin~z and ôtherreDlacern~ntmeasures hnw rrnlv~tpn

and other repls achieved the emission reduction levels that would have been achieved by employers with less than 500 employees, exempted pursuant to paragraph (b)(2) and subparagraph (b)(3)(A); or (C) Restored to 250, ifthe Air Resources Board has determined that

l~~A .l~ .ission reduction levels that would have been by employers with less than 250 employees exempted purs~t to paragraph (b)(2; or (D) Restored to 100, ifthe Air Resources Board has determined that voluntary ridesharing and other replacement measures have not achieved the emission reduction levels that would have been achieved by employers with less than 250 employees exempted pursuant to paragraph (b)(2).

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## 003/~‘~ 1~..

~ T.._~ 1 ..L ...._L ‘—I 2202 shall be adjusted pursuantto subparagraphs 

### (b)(5)(B) through 

### (b)(5)(D) ofthis rule depending on what finding the Air Resources Board has made concerning whethervoluntary ridesharing and other replacement measures have achieved equivalent emission reductions to thn’~ thatwould have been achieved by exempteI emnlo”-~-~’

— - (6) Six months priorto the effective dates specified in paragraphs (b)(3), (b)(4) and 

### (b)(5), the South Coast.Air Quality Management District (District) and the Southern California,Association of1 3o~ernments (SCAG) shall report to the ARB on.the effecflveness ofthe vohintary rideshare and other

. .... ~ in terms ofachieving equivalent level ofemission reductions as the exempted employers ofRule 2202. Ifthere is a difference bctwecn the District and SCAG concerning the emissions reduced by replacement measures, the Air Resources Board shall determine ifthese measures have fully achieved the emission reductions that would have been •~pcl~ievcd by the exempt employers. IfRule 2202 i~ repealed, pursuant to paragraph (b)(5)(A), beginning January

•
. 1, 2002, and eh year thereafter, SCAG shall report to the District on the ~effectivene~o of.the voluntary rideshare efforts. The District, based on information provided by SCAG and other sources, shall determine whether the alternative measures are achieving equivalent emission reductions. In the the Diztrict shall impk to the extent needed to make up th~ shorifall. (c) Sups~t Provision, This rule shall.be rescinded,on December 31, 1998 or earlier, provided at such time that~a replacement measure is implemented which produces an equivalent level of emission. reductions and.such,.emission reductions are real, quantifiable, and surplus relative to the most recently adopted state implementation plan. (d) Definitions Forthe..puipose ofthis Rule, the following definitions shall apply: (1) AIR ,..QUALITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM (AQIP) is an emission reduction option, in which monies collected by the District from employers are ,used to. fund mobile source emission reduction programs that have been approved by the District’s Governing Board.

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## 004. ~ment ~_~f~flf .there is a :~ Ru1ç22O2a~a’~:nnrtfnll in emission reductions.(2) ALTERNATIVE 

### FUEL VEHICLE is any ‘Vehicle powered by natural gas (NG), methanol, propane, liquefied petroleum ‘gas’~’(LPG) or electricity that has been certified and/or approved1’by the”Califo~nia’ Air Resources Board “(CARB) 

## ta’ have met the &ansitióná low-emis~ièn vehicle (TLEV), lowemission i~ehic1e (LEV), tiltra4ow-emission~ “~‘ehicle (ULEV), or zero emissióñ vehicle ~ZEV) emissions staiiaards: ~ (3) EMISSION ‘REDUCTION ThRGET (ERT) is ti~éa’nual VOC, NOx, and CO emissions required to be reduced based on thç number of employees per • worksité and ‘~the employee ‘emission reducfion’ factor, determined in accordance with the provisions ofs’ul~division (e) ofthis rule. (4)” EMPLOYEE is ‘any person employed “by ‘a person(s), ‘firm, business,
• educational instituticcn, non-profit agency or~c~rpóration, government or other entity. The term exeni~ts the”following ii~ ‘accordance with the Rule 2202

- On-Road Motoi Vebicle Mitigation ‘Options Iniplementation Guidelines (ãdoptÔd December 8~ 1995) (ariiehded OctOber 9, 1998) seasonal employees; tempc5rary employee~; volunteers; field pefsonnel; field construction workers; -and independent contractors; (5) EMPLOYER is any person(s), firm, business, educational institution, noti profit agency or corporatiol, government agency; or other entity that employs

• 4-On 250 or,’ more employees. Several subsidiaries

~ units’ that occupy the same work site and report to one common” governing board or governing entity or that~‘functiOn as one corporate unit’ are considered to be one ‘employer.’

‘ ‘ “ ‘ ‘ (6)” MOBILE, SOURCE’ EMISSION REDUCTION CREDITS .(MSERCs) are real, quantifiable, emission reductions, in accordance ‘with the California Air Resources ‘Board’~ “Mobile ‘Source ‘Credit Guideliñés, approved by the Executive Officer or designee, that can’ be used to comply with District Regulations, as ‘authorized by Regulation’ XVI, I~1obile Source Offset Programs.

‘ ‘ ‘ (7) NITROGEN OXIDES (NOx) are nitric oxides and nitrogen, dioxides, collectively expressed as nitrogen dioxide.

‘ (8) PEAK COMMUTE ‘TRJP is’any eni~loyee trip’ ‘from home to ‘work occurring during the peakwindow.

‘ (9) PEAK WINDOW is the period oftime, Monday tbrou~h ~Friday between the ‘hours ,of ‘6:00 ‘AM and 10:00’ AM, ãnd”used in calculating the vehicle trip emission credit.

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## 005(10) PERFORMANCE TARGET ZONE is a geographic area that determines the eniployee emission reduction factor for a particular worksite pursuant to the map in Attachment I ofthis rule. (11) REMOTE SENSING is an emissions reduction strategy in which gross-

• polluting vehicles are identified by exhaust gas analyzers. Remote sensors measure absorption changes in the infrared or ultraviolet light spectrum and ,qorrelate that change to exhaust emissions~ levels. Emissions reductions resulting frorn,the, subsequent-repair ofthe identified vehicles can be used to meet the emission .reduction target according to.~the provisions of paragraph (f)(4)(i’). which allows credits through Regulation.XVI. (12) SCHOOL DISTRIcT means ~ public agency of.the state- that is a school

• district of every kind or. class except.a community. college district, and shall include a.CountyOffice.of~Education. (13) VEHICLE TRIP EMISSION CREDITS (YTEC) are the emission reductions that result from .the. redqction ,ofpeak commite trips; otherwork related trips; alternative fuel vehicles, or other District approved method, expressed in pounds per year per pollutant, and detennined according to the provisions of subdivision (g) ofthis rule. .• (14) VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VQC)Js any volatile compound of

• carbon, excluding:, methane, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonic acid,, metallic carbides or carbonatçs, ammonium carbonate, and exempt compounds as,defmed in District Rule 102. (15) WORKSITE means a structure, building, portion of a building, or grouping

• of buildings that are in actual. physical ‘contact or are separated solely by a private or public roadway çr other private or.public right-of-way, and that are •occupied by the same employer. ,Employers may opt to treat more than one

•structure, building or grouping ofbuildings as a single worksite, even ifthey do not have, the, aboye characteristics, if they are located within a 2 mile radius and are in the same Performance Target Zone. (e) Requirements An employer subject to this Rule shall annually register with the District beginning within 90 days ofreceipt ofnotification to implement an emission reduction program to reduce emissions related to employee commutes and to meet a worksite specific emission reduction target (ERT) specified for the subsequent year. The annual ERT shall be determined according to the following equation, for VOC, NOx, and CO,

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, 

## 006based on employee emission reduction factors specified in paragraph (m)(1) ofthis rule.


# r Emission Reduction Target
=

# [[ Employees

# l~ ~Employee Emissionhi ~ Vehicle Trip L (lbs / year) 

## ~ J L Reduction Factor 

# J

# J

— LEmission Credit]

Where~ Employees
=

Employee Emission Reduction Factor

Vehicle Trip Emission Credits Average daily number of employees reporting to work in the

Peak Window for a typical Monday through Friday period excluding those weeks which include a national holiday.

= Determined by year of the registration submittal and the worksite Performance Target Zone in paragraph (m)(l) of this rule.

= Determined according to subdivision (g) ofthis rule. (f) On-Road Vehicle Mitigation Options Employers shall implement or use credits generated pursuant to one or more ofthe following emission reduction options to meet their Emission Reduction Target (ERT): (1.)

~ V ~AAAA~ ~ ~ A~y person may implement an old vehicle rnrrn~ with Rule 1610 Old Vehicle Scrapping. (2) Clean On ‘Road V ide Credits

Any person may implement a clean off road vehicle strategy in accordance with District Rule 1620’ ~Credits for Clean Off Road Mobile Equipment. (‘1) Remote Sensin2

A in accordance with the A L.AAJ ~ ~4 A ~AAJ,%j b~ .JAAAfl.AA~ jJA ‘.J~A ~4AAA Rule 2202 On Road’ Motor Vehicle Mitigation Options Implementation

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## 007 r~r ~~1

Any person may impiement a ci~wi vemcie strategy in accordance with District Rule 1612 Credits for Clean On Road Vehicles.

/‘\ f’1..~... r’l~ T~ ~ ). ~ ~ 1~--_ 1•~~-_Guidelines (adopted December 8, 1995) or an alternative memoaology approved by the Executive Officer or designee. The E~eeutive Officer shall not approve an alternative methodology unless it includes baseline emission estimates, estimated pollutant reductions after repair, and demons~ates to the satisfaction of the Th~eeutive Officer that it will produee real, quantifiable, and surplus emission reductions. Emission reductions obtained from the implementation of remote sensing shall be determined according to the following equation:

~“~untilthe Inspection and 

### ~5)Q) Other Mobile Source Emission Reduction Credits Any person may implement a mo1i1e~ource offset program in accordance with the provisions ofRegulations XVI such as Old Vehicle Scrapping. Clean On-Road Vehicles, Clean Off-Road Mobile Equipment, and Remote Sensing, otherthan paragraphs (f)(l~, (2), and (3) ofthis rule. fé)(2) Emission Reduction Credits (ERC) from Stationary Sources Any person may elect to use Emission Reduction Credits (ERC) generated from stationary sources after January 1, 1996, in accordance with the provisions ofRegulatioi~ XIII.

.. 

## f~ Air Quality Investment Prograrn (AQIP) Notwithstanding. other provisions of this rule, employers may participate in the air quality investment program by submitting an air quality investment, to be placed in a restricted fund a,~ follows: in accordance with Rule 311

— Air quality In~estment Program (AOIP) Fees.



## 008 Where: Pre Repair

— Measured emission rate priorto repair work. Post-Repair

— Measured emission rate immediately following repair work. Miles Traveled

— Number of miles traveled following repair

~

— I I I I I .1

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- 8(A) Annually submit $60 far each empleyee reperthig te werk in the peak window; or (B) Triennially submit $12~ far eaeh empleyee reperting te werk in the peak ‘window. The District shall use these funds to obtain an emission reduction or air quality benefit that is equivalent to the sum ofthe ERTs for all participating employers in the AQIP. The air quality investment fees shall be valid until July 1, 1996 May 1999. At such ti~ie the air quality investment fees shall be subject te ~ 306, an4 evalüaied and adjusted annually te refleet market forces. fS)(~), Other Emission Reduc~on Strategies Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, any employer may receive credit

• toward its. ERT for any ,emission reduction strategy that the employer or other person demonstrates to the Executive. Offlce achieves real, quantifiable, enforceable, and surplus emission reductions for a discrete period of time. •. Such strategies may include, but are not limited to, the reduction ofnon-work trips, other vehicle or engine accelerated turnover programs, investments in clean fuel infrastructure, clean fuel, fleet purchases’ oi conversion as specified

. in Regulation XVI, the provision of• new vehicle purchase subsidies or

• discounts, and local community or development projects that reduce trip or

• energy demand or that expand clean fuel. or high-occupancy travel options.

•~ The Executive. Officer shall not approve an alternative emission reduction program unless it is consistent with other District regulations and Governing Board policies, and shall consider guidelines established by the-CaliforniaAir Resources Board and the Environmental Protection Agency. (g) Vehicle Trip Emission .Credits (VTEC) Employers may elect to implement any ofthe foliowing strategies and obtain vehicle trip emission credits that can be applied.towards their ERT. Such actions are at the sole discretion ofthe employer. (1) Peak Commute Trip Reductions Employers, may~- receive VTEC from employee commute reductions that occur during the peak window in accordance with the Rule 2202

- On-Road Motor Vehicle Mitigation’ Options Implementation Guidelines (adopted December 8, 1 995)(amended October 9. 1998). VTEC obtained from peak

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## 009commute trip reductions shall be detemiined according to the following equation:



## v~c

= 

# r Creditable Commute 

# 1 

# r Emission

[Vehicle Reductions (CCVR)J X 

# L Factor (EF) Where: CCVR
= The daily average oftotal commute vehicle reductions that are

real, surplus, and quantifiable. EF
= Emission Factor in paragraph (m)(2) ofthis rule.
In calculating VTEC for the ‘subséqueiit year, employers may utilize data from previous years obtained by one bf~the following methods, with the ~exãepfion of (C). ~~rovidèd thaI em~loyers maintain programs that would reasonablyle expected to achieve an equivalent level of reductions during the subsequentyear~ ~‘ (A) Default data based on the weighted average of the average vehicle ridership survey data ofthe previous three consecutive years, or (B) .‘ Data obtained’ by conducting an average vehicle ridership survey in accordance with’ the R’ule 2202

- Commute Reduction Program Guidelines, or ‘ (C) Data based on the default average vehicle ridership of 1.10. or 

## (~X~) ‘Data obtained by an equivalent ‘methodology approved by the Executive Officer Or design~e. (2) ‘Other Work-RelatecfTrip Reduciiàns Employers may rëäei’~ie additiona:l~ ~VTE~ ~om employee commute reductions that occur outside ,,of the peak window or from non-commute vehicle usage calculated as’ creditable trip redu~tions and approved by the Executive Officer or designee. VTEC obtained from other work-related trip reductions shall be determined’according to the fdllâwing ~quation:

VTEC
=

# E Creditable Trip Reductions (CTR) 

# 1

~

# r Emission 

# [ Conversion Factor (CF) 

# J L Factor (EF) Where:

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## 010CTR
= The daily average of one-way trip reductions that are real, surplus, and quantifiable. A round trip is considered to be two one-way trips. CF
= 2.0 for Peak Windowtrips; 2.3 for othertrips. EF
= Emission Factor in paragraph (m)(2) ofthis rule. (3) Alternative Fuel Vehicles Employers may receive 

### VTEC for the use of alternative fuel vehicles (original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or converted) for commute or other work-related trips, in accordance with the Rule 2202

- On-Road Motor Vehicle Mitigation Options Implementation Guidelines (adopted December 8, 1995)(amended October 9. 1998) and according to the following formula:
VTEC
= [VT(NGs)]x[O.83]x{EF]

+ [VT(Ms)]x[.0.80]x[EFj
+ [VT(Ps)]x[0.80jx[EF]
+ [VT(ZEVs)J x [EF Cpnversion Factor (CF)

Where: VT(NGs)
= Daily Average Number of Vehicle Trips from natural gas

vehicles VT(Ms)
= Daily Average Number of Vehicle Trips from flexible fuel

vehicles operated on Methanol VT(Ps)
= Daily Average Number of Vehicle Trips from Propane or

LPG vehicles VT(ZEVs)
= Daily Average Number of Vehicle Trips from ZeroEmission Vehicles EF
= Emission Factorfrom paragraph (m)(2) ofthis rule. CF
= 2.0 for PeakWindowtrips; 2.3 for othertrips. (4) Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Reduction Programs Subject to approval of the Executive Officer or designee, employers may elect to implement VMT reduction programs and receive VTEC towards their ERT. Reduction of annual employee commute VMT may result from employment center relocation, video-conference centers, telecommuting centers or other alternative programs approved by the Executive Officer or

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## 011designee. The Executive Officer shall not offer any VTEC for a VMT reduction program unless it includes baseline VMT estimates and demonstrates that VMT reductions result in real, quantifiable, and surplus emission reductions. (5) Parking Cash-Out Program Employers may elect to implement a Parking Cash-Out Program to reduce employee commutes and receive VTEC toward their ERT. Parking Cash-Out is a program where an employer offers to provide a cash allowance to an employçe, equivalent to the parking subsidy that the employer would otherwise pay to•provide the employee with a parking space. Incorporation of the Parking Cash-Out Program as one of the options in Rule 2202, does not relieve the affected parties from complying with the provisions of the Health and Safety Codesection 43845 (AB 2109-Katz). (h) General Emissions Credit Provisions: The following provisions shall apply to any of the emission credit strategies identified in this rule: (1) An employer or other person seeking credit under this rule may use actual annual mileage per vehicle, or alternative estimates ofvehicle miles traveled (VMT) contained in Rule 2202

- On Road Motor Vehicle Mitigation Options Implementation Guidelines (adopted December 8, 1995)(amended October 9. 1998). (2) Emission credit strategies that do not provide the precise amount of surplus emission reductions required for each ofthe three pollutants addressed by this rule (VOC, NOx, and CO) may still qualify for equivalent credit if the. employer provides equivalent credits obtained pursuant to paragraph (h)(3). er the Distriét aehieves eguivale~t reduetiens threu~h the Air Oualitv iuve~iunent rrogram. (3) Any persdn holding surplus emission credits, otherthan vehicle trip emission credits (VTEC), pursuant to this rule may trade some or all of the those credits to other employers. (4) Upon the expiration ofthis rule, any unused emission credits may be applied to other emission reduction progr~ins pursuant to and consistent with District rules and regulations. (i) Program Administration

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## 012Rule 2202 shall be administered according to the following: (1) Employers shall annually register with the District to implement an Emission Reduction Program for each worksite. Employers shall commence implementation ofthe approved Emission Reduction Program within 60 days of approval by the Executive Officer. Exitting Rule 1501 plans or Rule 15~)i:1 options shall remainin effect until an Emission Reduction Program is implemented. The regis onsi~all include the following information: (A) The name of the highest ranking company official, the name of the contact person, company address, telephone numbers for all

• participating worksites;

• (B) The on-road vehicle mitigation option(s) that will be used; (C) The total number of employees that report to work in the peak window; (D) The total number ofemplo3/ees at that worksite; and,

• (E) Calculations for VOC,NOx, and CO emission reductions for any of the on-road vehicle mitigation options in subdivision (f) or the vehicle

V trip emissiOn credit options in subdivision (g). (2) Employers ~halI renew their re~istration ~mnnua1ly. Annual registration shall inàlude changes in employment base and ähy other changes that would nec~essitate adjustment 

## in •1emission reduction targets or program implenientation. (3) Employers may request to amend-their Emission R1eduction Program at any time and implement the amendmdnts with written-approval of the Executive Officer subjec~ tO the cri1~eria cOntained in paragraph (jj( 1). (4) Rather than registering with the District for each ihdividual worksite, an employer may submit 

## a single kgistration to implement an Emission Reduction Pràgrarn thatmeets the aggregated ER~T ofseveral sites. (5) Emission credits obtaiñ~d pursuant ~to subdivision (f) or (g) shall be surrendered to the Executive Officer within the first six months of the approval of the registration forms. The Executive Officer may grant extensions not to exceed six months on a case by case basis upon a finding thatear1ie~ compliance would present an unreasonable~hardship. (6) Records which document the accuracy and validity of tall information submitted to the District as required by this rule shall be kept by the employer

• fora niinimum ofthree years an&ma&. a4iailable upon request during normal business hours.

• V

2202-13(7) On a quarterly basis the Executive Officer shall recommend to the District’s Governing Board the release of monies from the AQIP restricted fund. The

• program shall be administered and consideration ofproposals shall be subject tQthe, following:

• (A) Proposals shall be accepted.on an ongoing basis; (B) Equal

..consideration; shall be given, to cost-effective proposals and those that achieve long-term advancement of mobile source technology; (C) The amount of emission reductions required to demonstrate equivalent emission reductions shall be determined on a quarterly basis; ;(D) The allocation of funding shall be recommended for proposals that reduce equivalent emissions within each county proportional to the contribution level of employ~rs within each county to the greatest

:“‘ extent feasible; and, (E) The emissions reductions are demonstrated to b~ real, quantifiable,

• • enforceable, and surplus, in accordance with the Rule 2202

- On-Road

- , Motc yehicle Mitigation Options~ ,I~~lemen~tion Guidelines (adoj~fedi)cc~mbcr g, 1995)(amended.October 9, 1998). (8) Registration

. forms submitted by employers shall be subject to the fee schedule set forth in subdiviaioirn (c) and (d) of Rule 306 308

— On-Road Motor Vehicle Mitigation Options Fees and Rule 311

— Air Ouality Investment Program (AOIP) Fees: Emplo~rers chc~osing to implement the

• Employee Commute Reduction Program under paragraph (l)(3). shall be subject to the fee schedule set forth in’Rule 308. (9)

• Any employer subject to Rule 2202 or to the exemptions of paragraph (l)(3) ofth~s~le shall comply with the requirements of.paragraph~ (e)(2), (3), (4) and subdivision (k) of RegulationVil Air Pollution Emergencies Rule 701 —Ar Pollution Emergency Contingency Actions.

• (j) Previously Delegated Programs Any employer that is in compliance with an ordinance adopted by a local government that has a trip reduction ordinance that was approved by the District prior to the effective date of this rule, and that has an existing memorandum of agreement with the District, shall be deemed in compliance with this rule.

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## 014(k) Delegation to Local Governments The District may delegate authority to implement all or part ofRule 2202, except for the provisions of paragraph (f)()(~), to any local government that satisfies the following criteria: (1) The local government adopts an ordinance that is at least as stringent as Rule 2202 in the following areas: (A) Applicability; (B) Emission reductions target; (C) Vehicle trip emission credit calculations; (D) Annual registratiOn; Sand (E)

- Recordkeeping.

- (2) The local~governrnent demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Executive Officerthat: (A) It has an implementation plan providing adequate resources to adopt and enforce the ordinance; and (B) Multiple site employers with more than one regulated worksite in the District:have the option ofcomplying with the District rule instead of the local ordinance; (3) The local government has executed -a Memorandum of Understanding with
• the Executive Officer specifying the•-procedures to monitor and review

performance of the lobal government in implementing the program, and procedures for revocatioti of delegation if the Executive Officer determines that performance ofthe local government is inadequate. (I) Exemptions

~• (1) Employee Threshold’~ Any employer whose employee population at the worksite decreases to fewer than 4G~ ~ employees_or the applicable threshold for the prior consecutive six month period, ëalculated as a monthly average; or fewer than 33 employees are scheduled to report to work Monday through Friday between 6-1~0 AM -for the prior consecutive 90 days, may submit a written request to the Executive Officer or designee to be exempted from this rule. Employers must submit :~ registration form not later than 90 days after they know or should have known thatthey no longer qualify forthis exemption. (2) Declared Bankruptcy

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## 015• An employer who has declared bankruptcy, for the official business or governmental operations of its organization or company, through a judicial court filing and confirmation process, may request the Executive Officer to grant a temporary waiver from complying with the requirements ofthis rule. Upon demonstration of the ~1ling and confinnation of bankruptcy, the Executive Officer will grant an exemption forthe duration ofbankruptcy, not to exceed two (2) years, from the date ofthe waiver. (3) Employee Commute Reduction Programs Rather than comply with the provisions of subdivision (e) of this rule, employers may elect to implement an employee commute reduction program that demonstrates conformance with the Employee Commute Reduction Program Guidelines (adopted December 8, 1995)(amended October 9. 1998). (A) Performance Goal Employers must provide a program that will be reasonably likely to result in achieving their average vehicle ridership goal within three years. The goals shall be as follows: 1.75 for Performance Target Zone 1; 1.5 for Performance Target Zone 2; and 1.3 for Performance Target Zone 3 (B) Supplemental Strategies Notwithstanding the above, an employer may elect to supplement its Employee Commute Reduction Program with any strategy listed in subdivisions (f) or (g) in orderto achieve their goal. (4) Renewal Date (A) The currently approved Rule 1501 2202 Employee Trip Reduction Plan Commute Reduction Program may ~ remain in effect until the, biennial triennial renewal date. (B) The currentJy approved Rule 1501.1 2202 Registration ma~~l remain in effect until the annual renewal date. (5) Primary and’Secondary School Districts and Schools Any public or.private primary or secondary school district or school that buses two (2) students f9r eyery one (1) peakwindow employee at worksites subject to the, rule is exempt from Rule 2202, according to the following criteria:

•

2202-16 

## 016(A) School districts and schools shall keep records demonstrating the maintenance ofthis ratio on-site arid make them available upon reqii~s’~ b3i±l{e Executive Officer or de~ignee; and (B) On a case by case basis, the Executive Officer or designee may approve a request by a,school district or school to modify the default student-to-employee ratio to reflect location, trip length and other schOol district ors~hoofspecific busing program characteristics in orderto maintain equiValency with emissiOn reductions which would

~ occur ifthe disfrictôr school m~t its emission i~eduction goals under

~ Rule 22O2~ and (C) The Exeëutive Officer may periodically update and publish the default stud~nt-to-empl6yee ratio to reflect changes to revised emission factors pubiishecfby the California Air Resources Board. School distriCts’and schools may opt not to be exempt but to implement a Rule 2202 program and claim bredit for surplus emission reduction credits earned through a student busing program and’‘other Rule 2202 compliance

~ ‘ ‘•: (6) Primary and Secondar3~ School District Financial Hardship Due to their financial hardship, notwithstanding the criteria ofparagraph (l)(5), school districts that have received a Negative or Qualified Certification

‘ status from their County Board ofEducation pursuant to Chapter 6, Part 24 of Division 3 ofthe Education Code, deeming that based upoil current projections the school district or county office ofeducation will not or may not meet its financial obligations, may request the Executive Officerto grant

• atemporary exemption from the requirements ofthe rule. The Executive Officer shall grant atemporary exemption forthe period during which the Negative or Qualified Certification. status applies. (7) Adjustments for Emplo~ers~’Exempt Pursuant to SB 836 (A) The Executive Officer sh~ill refund to employers ofworksites with less that 250 employees, that have participated in the AQIP or

‘ ‘ ‘ 6urrendered MSERCs, a proratedsh~ire oftheirAQIP or MSERC

~ contribution, respectively, that corresponds to the compliance period that extends beyond December 31, 1996. (B) Employers with less than 250 employees whose triennial plan or annual update underthe Employee Commute Reduction program option is due between September 1, 1996 and December 31, 1996

2202

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## 017may aubmit in lieu ofatriennial plan or update an employer AVR survey taken within the six months priortn th~ .“

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## Iv~~ 

# ~ L~’~K

~ 44 

## {!2~~ e~.v’ 18.9

~ 840 6.17 64.23

~ tg~.’, 748

.~ 

### 5.76 58.07 ~1~9~1j~ 655 524. 51.51 *‘;: 

## OOO~J ~23,

~ 

## 4~42 42.27 “~2OO2~t 4M1 39.19

2202

- 18 (m) Emission Factors •,. The following emission factors, which shall be used in calculations pursuant to this rule, are based on. C~1ifornia .Air Resources Board’s EMFAC 7F emission factoi model and ‘BURDEN iF vehicle activity model. These emission factors shall be revised upon publication by the California Air Resources Board.offinal revised emission f~ctors. (1) Employee Emission Reduction Factors The following employee emission reduction factors (pounds peryear per employee) shall be used in determining th~:Emission Reduction Target with respect to the.worksite Performance Target Zone. The Performance Target Zone is determined by~ie worksite location within the geographic boundaries as described in Attachment I and the, Rule 2202

- On-Road I~4otorVêhiclë Mitigation Options• Implementation Guidelines (adopted flt~emher R 1 QQ~(amended October 9, 1998).,



## 018Employee Emission•Reduction Factors~ for Performance Target Zone 2

• ~• ~‘. ~. ..

- 44~Q 49.86 45.14 40.01 35:19 32.83 30.37
Employee Emission Reduction Factors for Performance Target Zone 3 

# ~ion~I~c~

~ 

# ~

~ 

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-~ 24 29-9

~ 4.51 3:29 34.58 ~i998~W~ 3.99 3.08 31.29 ~1999~ 288 2770

~ 2.57 24.42 ~OOi.~ 

## 2~2 22.78 ~2oO2~~ 21.03 (2). The following default emission factors (pounds per year per daily commute vehicle) may be used in determining vehicle trip emission credits.

20 44 Emission Factors for Vehicle Trip Emission Credit (VTEC) I~sj ~ 

# I~22~~ 22

______ 175 

# 1~

. ________ ________

•

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______ ______

19 17 15 13 12 11 14

13 12 11 10 9 146

132 117 103 96 89

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## 019(3) The emissionfactors in paragraphs (m)(1) and (rn)(2) may be modified to site -specific emission factors reflecting vèl~ic1e a~e.and trip length characteristics ofthe employee vehicle fleet, in accordance with the calculation procedures mcluded m Rule 2202

- On-Road Vehicle Emissions Mitigation Options Implementation Quidelifies.

-. -.



# 0

2202-20ATTACHMENT I PERFORMANCE TARGET ZONES

- Zone2

• A worksite’s Performance Target Zone depends on its location.

• Zone 1 is the Central City Area of Downtown Los Angeles within the District’s Source/ReceptorArea 1.

• Zone 2 corresponds to the District’s Source/Receptor Areas 2 through 12, 16 through 23, and 32 through 35, excluding the Central City Area.

• Zone 3 corresponds to the District’s Source/Receptor Areas 13 through 15, 24 through 31, and 36 through 38.

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## 021

### ATTACHMENT I

RULE 2202-ON-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLE MITIGATION OPTIONS

IMj~LEMENTATION GUIDELINES

(Double underlinedtext denotes amendments made subsequenito the Set Hearing Package)



## 022SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

RULE 2202

- ON-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLE MITIGATION OPTIONS IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES

OCTOBER 1998

Acting Executive Officer Barry R. Wallerstein, D.Env. Deputy Executive Officer Office of Public Affairs and Transportation Programs Lupe C. Valdez Program Supervisor Office of Public Affairs and Transportation Programs Connie Day AUTHOR: SHASHI SINGEETHAM

- TRANSPORTATION SPECIALIST REVISIONS: ERNEST LOPEZ

- AIR QUALITY SPECIALIST

OCTOBER 9, 1998



## 023SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD

Chairman: WILLIAM A. BURKE, Ed.D. Speakerofthe Assembly’s Appointee Vice Chairman: NORMA J. GLOVER Cities Representative, County ofOrange MEMBERS: RICHARD ALARCON Cities Representative, Los Angeles County/Western Region MIC~HAEL D. ANTONOVICH Los Angeles County Representative MEE HAE LEE Senate Rules Committee Appointee RONALD 0. LOVERIDGE Cities Representative, Riverside County JON D.MIKELS San Bernardino County Representative 

# CD

PAUL WOODRUFF Governor’s Appointee LEONARD PAULITZ Cities Representative, San Bernardino County JAMES W. SILVA Orange County Representative• NELL SOTO Cities Representative, Los Angeles County/Eastern Region S. ROY WILSON, Ed.D. Cities Representative, County ofRiverside ACTING EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Barry R. Wallerstein, D.Env.



## 024TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. BACKGROUND 2 A. SUMMARY 2 B. EMIssIoN REDUCTION TARGET (ERT) 2 C. POLLuTANTs CoNsIDERED 3 II. EMISSION REDUCTION STRATEGIES 4 A. MoB~1LE SOURCE EMIssIoN REDUCTION PRoGRAMs 4 B. EMIssIoN REDUCTION CI~DITs (ERC) FROM STATIONARY SOURCES 6 C. AIR QUALITY INVESTMENT 7 1. Emission Reductions 8 a) Real Reductions 8 b) Surplus Reductions 8 c) Quantifiable Reductions 9 d) Enforceable 9 III. TRIP REDUCTION STRATEGIES 10 A. PEAK COMMUTE TRIP REDIJCTIONs 10 B. OTHER WORK-RELATED TRiP REDUCTIONs 10 C. ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES 11 D. VEHIcLE MILES TRAVELED (VMT) PROGRAMS 12 E. PARKING CASH-OUTPROGRAM- 12 F. EMPLOYEE CoMMuTE REDUCTION PRoGRAMs 12 IV. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. 13 A. REGISTRATION 13 B. REGIsTRATIoN Foth~4 13 C. VTEC CALCuLATIoNs 13 D. AiR QuALITY INVESTMENT 13 E. •R~CoIu-1cEEPlNG 13 F. COMPLIANCE 14 V. APPENDIX A

..... 16 A. EMIssIoN REDUCTION TARGET (ERT) 17 B. VEHICLE TRIP EMISSION CREDIT (VTEC) 19 C. EMISSIONS CALCuLA1’ioN DATA 20 D. EMISSION CREDITs FROM OLD-VEHICLE SCRAPPNG 22 VI. APPENDIX B 23 A. EMIssIoN GENERATION 23 B. EMFAC AND BURDEN MoDELs 23 C. DAILY COMMUTE VEHICLE EMISSION FAcToR 24 D. EMIssION FACTOR DATA 25 VII. GLOSSARY 28



## 025Chapter I Background

LIST OF TABLES TABLE I-i: EMISSION REDUCTION OPTIONS 2 ThBLE V-i: EMPLOYEE EMISSION REDUCTION FACTOR: PERFORIvL4NCE TARGETZoNE-i 17 TABLE V-2: EMPLOYEE EMISSION REDUCTION FAcToR: PERFORMANCE TARGET ZoNE-2 18 TABLE V-3: EMPLOYEE EMISSION REDUCTION FACTOR: PERFoRMANcE TARGETZoNE-3 19 TABLE V-4: EMIsSION FACTORS (LBS/YEAR PER DAILY COMMUTE VEHICLE) 21 TABLE VT-i: VEHICLE TRIP GENE~ATED. ~SSIOI~1 SoURCES

. ....~ 23 TABLE VI-2: VOC- MOBILE SOURCE EMISSION FAcToRS 25 TABLE VI-3: NQ~ MOBILE SOURCE EMISSION FACTORS 26 TABLE VI-4: CO MOBILE SouRcE EMISSION FACTORS 26

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## 026 October 1998Chapter I Background
BACKGROUND

A. Summa,y Rule 2202 has been designed to reduce emissions from mobile sources. The rule provides employers with a menu of options that they can choose from to implement and meet the emission reduction target (ERT) for theirworksite. The purpose of this document is to provide guidelines for compliance with the provisions of Rule 2202. The various emissions reduction strategies and trip reduction strategies currently contained in the rule that employers can implement and receive credit towards their ERT’s are listed in the Table below.

Emission Reduction Strategies Trip Reduction Strategies

• Old Vehicle Scrapping • Peak Commute Trip Reduction

• Clean on-road vehicles. • Other Work-Related Trip Reduction

• Clean off-road mobile • Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)

• Equipnient, Programs

• Remote Sensing.

• • Alternative Fuel Vehicles

• Other Mobile Source Credit ~rograms (Re~ulation XVIi Air Quality Investment Program

• Emission. Reduction.Crecjits from Stationary Sources (Regulation XIII)

Table 0-1: Emission Reduction Options.

As an alternative to meeting the ERT at their worksite the rule allows the employers optional implementation of an Employee Commute Reduction Program. Implementation details ofthis strictly optional program are included in the Employee Commute Reduction Program Guidelines. This document outlines the framework, calculation methodology, and criteria used in determining emission reductions credits and vehicle trip emission credits (VTECs) that can be applied towards meeting emission reduction targets (ERT).

B. Emission Reduction Target (ERT) Employers subject to Rule 2202 are required to implement an emission reduction program and meet an annual Emission Reduction Target (ERT) for Volatile

2 

## 027 October 1998Chapter I Background Organic Compounds (VOC), Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) and Carbon Monoxide (CO). Figure 1-1 outlines the equation used to determine the emissions reduction target for each pollutant. A complete discussion on emissions reduction is contained in Appendix A.



## F F Employee Emission 

## 11

= I [Employees] x I

- 

## [vTEc] L L Reduction Factor 

## JJ

•~ -
:

- Figure 1-1. Emissions Reduction Target Determination.

or further explanation ofthe above formula referto Appendix A.

C. Pollutants Considered Vehicle trips are responsible for the emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC), oxides of nitrogen 

## (NOx), and carbon monoxide (CO). Most trip reduction programs reduce emissions by similar relative amounts. Emission reduction strategies, however, aimed primarily at rèdücing emissions rather than trips, may reduce emissions by different relative amounts. Rule 2202 is designed to reduce emissions of VOC, NOR, and CO, by an equal or greater amount to that achievable through trip reduction. Rule 2202 allows employers io select and implement .a combination of emission reduction strategies and meet the sitespecific ERTs for VOC, NO~ and CO. Emission (lbs/year)

3 

## 028 October 1998Chapter II Emissions Reduction Strategies
EMISSION REDUCTION STRATEGIES
The emission reduction strategies considered in this document may include, old vehicle scrapping, clean on-road vehicles, clean off-road vehicles, remote sensing, other mobile source emission credits (MSERC), emission reduction credits (ERC) from stationary sources and air quality investment. In addition, companies can meet the emission reduction requirements, in whole or in part, by obtaining sufficient VTECs.

A7D. Mobile Source Emission Reduction Programs Old Vehicle Scrapping Any person may elect to use mobile source emission credits (MSERCs) generated in accordance with the provisions of Reaulation XVI

- Mobile Source Offset Programs. Regulation XVI sets forth the requirements that are based on voluntary proarams that achieve emission reductions beyond those required by local, state and federal regulations or programs. Employers may generate MSERCs through the voluntary implementation of any Regulation XVI program and apply them toward meeting the ERT for their site or trade and/or sell them to other employers. Alternatively. employers that have a shortfall in meeting their ERTs can purchase surplus MSERCs from other employers. The concept behind old vehicle scrapping programs ~elieó on the disproportionate impact ofgross polluting vehicles on air quality. Some inventory estimates place responsibilit~ for as mu~h as halfofthe mobile source omissions on earlier model vehicles. which-~e~Sres~nt lets than one fifth of the o~ orall vehicle population. Substañti~l ernisalon ~éductions would therefore be gained by retiring these high poH~ting older vehicles phd replacing them with cleaner ones. ~‘\QMD adopted ~Rule 1610 Old Vehicle Scmppin~, on January 8, 1993. as a
• M~bile Source Emission Reduction Credit (MSERC) program. Under 

### this rule, amended on Obtober 13. 1995, station~ ~iirces arc allowed to purchase and scrap pre ‘82 vehicles, which meet minimum qualifying ~riteria, for the purpose of obtaining MSERCs. These MSERCs could then be used to comply with the AQMD’s. station~ source rules, including RECLAIM and Rule 2202. The MSERCs are issued according to the model year of the vehicle~ scrapped, with more credits issued forthe earliest years (pro 72). Rule 2202 offers employers the opportunity to obtain VTECs from the ‘impIent~ntation ofThe following-optional trip reduction strategies. These VTECs, obtained through peak-commute trip reductions, other work-related trip reduction, alternate fuel vehicl~ offsets, vehicle miles traveled (VMT) offsets or employee commute reduôtiàn programs, can be applied towards meeting an employer’s ERT. Credit for an~prOgram Would havD to must go beyond the requirements of existi~ state and federal prdg~ams to avoid “double counting” the emission redüctions.

4 

## 029 October 1998Chapter II Emissions Reduction Strategies

5 

## 030 October 1998 

# 0 ~mi -~P The old vehicle scrapping recults in different relative emission reductio VOC. NOx and CO compared to work co~ute frip~. Employers that• old vehicle scrapping and bn~d up with surpltis ñission’reductions with ~es~.~-te ~ome of the j3blhitahts ‘can bank these credits rôr up ~4& their’~fure ~ of trade ~ni to othe~

~ Alt_~_ ~ .pld~èri that have

. sL~ifal4- .~eting the~: -4~Tz -c -~‘-e4~a~ ~ MSERCsfrcmcth~r~ .~1
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B.clean On Road Vehicles Rule 1612 Credits for Clédn On Road vehicks provides oppo~1nities to generate NO,;, 

### VOC, CO.~ PM~ and SO~’ mobil& source emission credits (MSERC) that can b~ uied for coinp1iari~e with District xegulations. Employers subject to Rule 2202. can tiso MSERCs obtained ~u~suant to Rule 1612 towards meeting an emissibnreduction target.: Th~se credits would be gencratedbased on ;‘oIunt~ emission reductions created by the oper~tio&bf low or ~erd: effliscion on road vehióles within, the bOundaries of the Di~trict that res~i1f in emi~cion. reductions b~yónd thoc&required by local, state afid fid~ral regulatiohc. 

### c.cleaiz OffRoad Vehicles Clean Off Road vehicles miiy be implemented, in accordance with District Rule 1620 Credits for Clean Off Road vehicles, to obt~ii~ an&apply Mobile Source Emission Credits (MSERCs) towards meeting an~niission;r~d~ction target. Rule 1620 provides oppoi~tmities to generate NOx. VOC, CO. PM~. and SOx MSERCs that can be used for compliance with District rDgulations. These credits would be generated based on voluntary~ emission. ~oductions created by the operation of lov~ oi zero emisc~,ion off road equipment v.ithm the jurisdiction of thç~ District~thqt result in emission reductions beyond those required by local, .qstate. and federal.regulations.

. .
D.Remose Sensing Remote sensing devices m~e emissions monitoring devices that’ are used in conjunction with~ emissions linii~tion standard. I~note 5ens~ng can be used to• enhance the electiveness ~of existing tailpipq staiidardo. and can also be. used’ to identi~ “~osc. polluters.” The emissions re4~ction potential .of this strategy results from th~ subsequent vehicle rnaintenan~e pcrtlrmed on the identified high emitting vehicles. Remote sen~ing improves .efficien~v1 of inspection and maintenance programs. Credit for ~y irnn~oved inspection and maintenance program v.ould ha’. o to go be~ ond the roqunements otexisting state and federal programs to avoid “double counting” the ‘emi~cion reductionsJ .‘ EiuissionChapter II Emissions Reduction Strategies

+i’~~S • generatea

~ impiementation remote censmg ~t employer’s worksite as well as other sites can be credited towards the employer’s emi~ion rDduction target. Under Rule 2202, employers are to ~ubrnit to the AQMD Executive Officer, fe~ approval, a proposed emissions reduction quantification methodology. The methodology will include baseline emissions estimates and pollutant reductions after repair. Employers have the option to either track ac~l mileage accumulation or use AQMD provided default annual mileage accumulations by vehicle age, to quantify emissions reductions. These are shown in the Table:Vl 5 (Appendix B).

. . - . 

### Post

- 

### Repair Emissions 

# r Pre-Repair

. 

### Miles Reductions = 

# —I Emission Rate

- 

### Emission

- ~ 

### Travelled (lbs I year) 

# [ (lbs I mile)

. 

### (lbs/mile) (Miles)

Where Pre Repair

— Measured emission rate prior to repair work. Po~t Repair

— Measured emission rate immediately following repair work. Miles Traveled,

— N~her ofmiles traveled following,re~ir work ~mtil the

next regularly scheduled CaliforniaTh~ction qnd,, Maintenance Smog Check. Fig II 1. Emission Reduction Ceneration from Remote Sensing E.Other Mobile Sonrèe Emission Reduction &ogran~

~ ~ 1..~ nI,l~ ~t~Di~ norat~d from othor futiir~ Re~ulatipn

A h L_~di b,A ‘.A2
&E. Emission Reduction Credits (ERC)from stationarysources Any person may elect to use Emission Reduction Credits (ERC) generated by’ stationary sources after January 1, 1996, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation XIII

- New Source Review. Regulation XIII sets forth the requirements that proposed new or modified stationary sources must meet before construction can take place. These requirements are in addition to those specified by other rules and include use of Best Available Control Technology, and use of ERC to offset any emission increases. Employers may reduce emissions through the installation of air pollution control technologies, process modifications, or



## 031 ‘v’trr .1.. t~T~ ‘P .C~

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6 October 1998Chapter II Emissions Reduction Strategies equipment shutdowns and generate ERCs and apply them towards meeting the ERT fortheir site ortrade them to other employers or stationary sources.

~F. Air Quality Investment
The concept of an air quality investment program is based on relative cost effectiveness. Employers may participate in the air quality investment program by submitting an air quality investment, to be place in a restricted fund as set forth in Rule 311

- Air Quality Investment Program (AOIP) Fees. as follows:

KB)- Triennia11~ window. The AQMD Executive Officer will recommend to the AQMD Governing Board, for approval, on a quarterly basis, the release of monies from the restricted fund for emissions reductions programs that achieve equivalent emissions reductions equivalent to the level ofemployers participation. Proposals for using monies from the restricted fund will be accepted by the AQMD Executive Officer on an ongoing basis. The AQMD Executive Officer will determine the amount of mobile source emission reductions required to demonstrate eq~iivá1ent emissions reductions arid the amount that will be achieved by the proposal. The Executive Officer will then recommend the most costeffective proposals that achieve equivalent mobile source emissions reductions. In addition, the Executive Officer will recommend that the allocation of funding for proposal~ that reduce equivalent emissions within each county be proportional to the contribution level of employers within each county. On a quarterly basis, the Executive Officer will provide to the AQMD Governing Board a status report on program effectiveness and the balance ofmonies in the fund.

ii’ Lxamplc Prn~nam~ Some of the programs or strategies that could be considered for receiving Rule 2202 Air Quality Investment Program funding include the following: 1. Transportation Technology Improvements A. Alternative Fuel Vehicle Deployment (V~s, Shuttles, Commercial Vehicles. School Buses. etc.’) B. Subsidized Alternative Fuel Vehicle Infrastructure



## 032. (A) Annual submit $60 for each employee reporting to work in the pealc window; or

. submit $ 125 for each employee reporting to work in the peak

7 October 1998Chapter II Emissions Reduction Strategies
2. TransportationiTransit Irnprovements~ A. Subsidized Alternative Fuel Shuttle Services B. Subsidized Transit Passes C. Infrastructure lmprovcment~ 3. Off Site Alternative Emissions di~icti~n Programs A. Remote Sensing B. Old Vehicle Srrnnr~inc’ ‘1. Air Quality lrn~rc~ernent Measures

Wi. Emissióñ”Reductioñs Any proposed program seekihg Air Quality Investment Program funding should contain an emissions or trip quantification methodology which follows the general format outlinçd in Appendix A. Any pro~osed program may be submitted in combinatioii with other proafams, inàluding. b,k not limited to. a remote sensing, old vehkle scrapping, or i~iórk-re1a~ed irip redüdtion program. AQMD will evaluate programs to ~àssu’e that they ‘produce emissions or trip reductions that are real, surplus, quantifiable, and enforce~b1e. e)g). Real Reductions•~~•

- ‘ “Real” reductions are those’ that ‘result 

## in actual emission reductions and do not occur as a result of opposed to. accounting practices, or “paper reductions.” The key test in determining whether a strategy will result in real reductions is in establishing a proper emissions or trip baseline level. If~, for example, facility 

## XYZ has reduced emissions in excess of those required by the Emissions Reduction Target (ERT), no “real” reductions will result from the establishment of (ERT) as a performance standard. Therefore, all quantification methodologies will be required to establish a standa~rdized baseline condition, or use a default condition established by the Executive Officer,’ from which to calculate real emissions or trip reductions. d)hJ Surplus Reductions “Surplus” reductions occur when an action is taken beyond existing and planned regional, state, and federal requirements.’ Obtaining surplus emission reductions means the benefit of a control strategy is not “double counted.” In many cases, the proposed strategy requirements overlap completely with another rule, regulation, statute, or legislation. However, by revising the strategy to become more stringent, the action would become partially creditable, or surplus. To meet this surplus criterion, all quantification methodologies will be required to include a mechanism for ~ran~ao~ation and Transit Irnnrovernent~ can be providod by T~n~po~ation Management 4
~ ~ ~ ‘-‘~-~~ (TMA~TMQ~).

8 October 1998Chapter II Emissions Reduction Strategies subtractinj aiiy regulatory overlaps with the standardized baselines established to meet the ~‘real” criterion described earlier. e)cj Quantifiable Reductions Although TCM strategies involve some degree ofvariance and uncertainty, creditable actions .can be qu~tified through use of asspmptions that are based either ~rn àase studies or on transportation ~supply and demand theories. Each assumption that is used to assign effectiveness or efficiency should be matched with either a case itudy, or ~on some measurable parameter. Basic “intuition,” especially for indirect actions such as general education, “goodwill,” or other “good faith efforts,” is not sufficient. Quantiflability is the main criterion used to determine the extent of any credit discounting. Those actions which .are morç easily quantified, wth strong assàmptions, would have limited discounting applied, while the more “intuitive” actic)ns would need to be discounted to a much greater extent. 

## 4.~ Enforceable I:~ä~tibn. each ~proposed j*ogram should include a record-keeping m~chanism. foi compliance verification, as outlined in Chapter 3. 

## ]]~ enfokeabilitv component requires that all records. sufficient to demonstrate c6in~lianc~. be maintáiñed by participating companies and be made available to the. AOMD upon reguest.~y proposed progr~n may be submitted in combination with other programs, including a remote sensing~ old vehicle scrapping, nr wnrl: r~nt~n

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## 034 October 1998Chapter III Trip Reduction Strategies
TRIP REDUCTION STRATEGIES Rule 2202 offers employers the opportunity to obtain VTECs•from the implementation of the following optional trip reduction strategies. These VTECs, obtained through peakcommute trip reductions, other work-related trip reduction, altêñiate~ fuel vehicle offsets, vehicle miles traveled (VMT) offsets or employee commute reduction programs, can be applied towards meeting an.employer’s ERT.

. A7G. Peak Commute Trip Reductions The main focus of Rule 1501 has been the employee commute trip. Rule 2202 provides the option to obtain credit for reducing such trips. Specifically, employers can reduce trips to workthat occur during the màrning peal~ ààngestion period (or “Peak Window”) by creating incentives for ‘ridesharing ahd ~other alternative transportation modes. VTECs shall be c~lc~il~ted using the formula in Figure 111-1.

VTEC = [Creditable Commute Vehicle Reductions (CCVR)
~ x ~ Emission Factor (EF) 

### L lbs/year where CCVR = The daily average oftotal commute vehicle reductions that are real,

surplus, and quantifiable. EF
= Emission Factor (Appendix B) Figure ffl-1. Vehicle Trip Emission Credit Generation forWork-Related Trip Reduction Programs &H. Other Work-Related Trip Reductions Employers may receive additional VTECs fromt employee commute reductions that occur outside of the peak window or from non-commute vehicle usage. VTECs from other work-related Trip Reductions can be, calculated using the formula in Figure 111-2. The conver~ion factor is.~used to convert vehicle trip reductions to commute vehicles reductions and accounts for the return trip home, and includes an additional adjustment to account for other vehicle usage reduction during and outside the peak window. Appendix A contains a complete discussion on the generation ofVTECs.

VTEC = ECreditable Trip Reductions 

### (CTR)1 EEmission Factor (EF) 

## [ CF 

## J L lbs/year where

10 October 1998Chapter III Trip Reduction Stratekies
CTR
= The daily average oftotal one-way trip reductions that are real, surplus,

and quantifiable. A round trip is considered to be two one-way trips CF 2.0 forA.M.~PealcWindow

2.3 for Other Trips:. EF = Emission. Factor (Appendix) Figure ffl-2. Vehicle Trip Emissions Credit Generation for Peak-Commute Trip Reduction Programs
GJ. Alternative Fuel Vehicles Em~Ioyers nay reçeive~ VTECs from the use of original equipment (OEM) or froqi converted natural gas-, methanol-, propane-, or electric fueled vehicles that hav~ been àerti±Ied ~nd/or approved by 1Califoi~nia Air Resources Board to have met the transitional low-emission vehicle (TLEV), low-emission vehicle (LEV), ultra-low-emission vehicle (ULEV), ‘or zèro-èmission vehicle (ZEV) emission standards. Alternative Fuel Vehicle Credit can be obtained for the use ofthose vehicles for commi.ite as well as other work-related trips according to the ‘following formula and table:

VTEC

— FvT(NGsxo.83x(EF~ +[vT(Ms)xo.8ox(EF)1 +[vT(Ps)xo.8ox(EF)1 +vr(zEVs)x(EF)

—

# [ Conversion Factor (CF) Where VT(CNGs)
= Number ofVehicle Tripsfrom compre~ed natural gas

vehicles VT(Ms)
= Number ofVehicle Trips from flexible fuel vehicles

operated by Methanol VT(Ps)
= Number ofVehicle Trips from Propane or LPG Vehicles VT(ZEVs)
= Number ofVehicle Trips from Zero-Emission Vehicles VT
= Vehicle Trips EF
= Emission Factor (Table B-4) CF
= 2.0 forAM Peak Window Trips; and 2.3 for othertrips Figure 111-3. VTEC Generation from the use ofalternative Fuel Vehicles. As an alternative ‘~to tracking vehicle trips for VTEC generation, employers can track Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by the vehicle and use a default average trip length of(15) miles pertrip th cOnvert VMT to vehicle Trips (VT).

11 October 1998 

## 036Chapter III Trip Reduction Strategies

D~J Vehicle Miles Traveled (J’M7) Programs Employers may elect to implement VMT reduction programs and receive VTECs toward their ~RT Reduction ofannual employee commute VMT that may result from em~iloym~nt center relocation, video-conference ~ent~rs, ~te~ecommuting centers or other altemati~e programs appr&ved by the~Executr~~e Officer or desigitiee. The Executi~ie Officer shall not approve any VTEC p1~o~ram for YMT reduction unles~ it mcludes baselme Vl~s4T estimates and demonstra~es that VMT reductions result in 4uantiflable,~nd surplus em’issiori reductiôns~, See AppendixB formulas required forthese calculations.

&~ Parking Cash-Out Program Employers may elect to implement a Parking Cash-Out Program to reduce employee commutes and receive VTEC toward meeting their ERT Parking Cash-Out is a prd~ram where all employer offers 

## to ~ró~~ide a cash alléwance to an employee equivalent to the parking subsidy 

### that the employer would otherwise pay to provide the employee with a parkiiig space. VTEC calculatioh formula for this.program is same as the one used for Other Work-Related Trip Reductions

Employee Commute Reduction Programs Details of this exemption are provided elsewhere in a companion guidance document titled “Employee Commute Reduction Program Guidelines.”

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## 037 October 1998Chapter IV Program Administration
PROGRAM ADMiNISTRATION
AJ’I. Registration Companies participating m~th~e On-Road Vehicle En~ussions Mitigation O~tions program required by proposed Rule 2202 are required to no~fy the AQMD of which option or options are selected through registration Company registration ~erves the pifrpose of both notifying the AQMD of the intent to implement bptioi{s pro’~’idëd in the pr~am, and also serves tot identify the goals of the chosen options, ‘including any demonstrations required Registration shall be rene’wed annually.

.
&N Registration Form .Companies should identify which options will be used to attain their emissions ~reduction target ~ERT). The notificatiàn must include information which identifies the company and the worksitès ~feçied by the emissions reduction program, including the number of employees reporting to the worksite during the morningpëak congestion period and thetàtal~~rn~loyee count at the worksite.

C~O. VTEC Calculations Employers claiming VTECs from the implementation ofthe optional Vehicle Trip Reduction strategy shall include as a part of thei? iegi~tration all VTEC calculations. All supporting documents .s~iall be. maintained on site.: for three years. Emission factors (i.e., pounds of ~ol1~utant.per.vehicle-year) to.be used in the calculations are provided in this document. D-P. Air Quality Investment AQMD Executive Officer will determine the amount of mobile source emissions for air quality investment programs when proposals are submitted for approval. Individual companies seeking this safe harbor alternative are not responsible for demonstrating emissions reduction equivalency; they are only responsible for keeping records ofemployment, and of“in-lieu fee” submittal.

&O. Record-keeping The enforceability component ofthe On-Road Motor Vehicle Mitigation Options program requires that all records, sufficient to

. demonstrate compliance, be maintained by participating companies for a period ofno less than three (3) years

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## 038 October 1998Chapter IV Program Administration

and made available to the AQMD upon request in orderto determine compliance. Specifically, participating companies should maintain a copy of the following records at all worksites: Registration Form VTEC data and calculations Fee Form List ofpro~am s~tegies or elements used for imDlementation ER. Compliance Compliance with an alternative emission reduction program will be detennined through an employer review process conducted by the AQMD. Compliance requirements for the “Employee Commute Reduction” exemption are included in an independent guidance document. Examples ofviolations of Rule 2202 would include: failure to maintain records; fabrication of records; or failure to obtain the amount of VTECs or emissions reductions identified as part ofthe company’s registration submittal. In addition, failure to submit air quality investment “in-lieu” fees would be constituted as a violation ofRule 2202 for employers selecting this option.

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## O~39 October 1998Appendix A

—NOTE— :.~.‘‘
The appendices to the guidelines contain thefull technical derivationsfor theformulas and methodologies used and defined by Rule 2202. Most.employers will not need to refer to the Appendices 

### ~fthey choose Employee Commute~ ‘Réductioñ Option. J-Iowe~ieI~ the appendices can provide a better understanding of the 

## :bdsL~’for Eñzissioh Redzthtion determinations, and also would be used by companies and édnsultants who may wish to seekfunding under the Air Quality Investment option.

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## 040 October 1998Appendix A

APPENDIX A

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## 041 October 1998Appendix A

S. Emission Reduction Target (ERT) Emission Reduction Target (ERT) is the annual VOC, NOx, and CO emissions required to be reduced by each worksite based on the number of employees reporting to work during the peak window and the appropriate Performance Target Zone in accordance with Rule 2202. The ERT for each pollutant, for each work site may calculated by using the following equation and appropriate commute emission factors form Tables V-l,2, or 3.

ERT~e) = [[Employees] x [EERFJ()

# J

- 

### [vTEc] where ERT(e)
= Emission Reduction Target for Eminent (e) (e)
= Eminent (NOx, VOC, CO, etc.) Employees
= Average,~daily number ofemployees reporting to work in the Peak

Window~ V EERF(e)
= Employee Emission Reduction Factor for Eminent (e) determined

Vby year ofregistration submittal and the worksite Performance Target Zone perTables V-l,2, or 3.



### 56.90 48.90 64.23 58.07 51.51 45.35 42.27 V V 

### 39.19 36.12 33.04 29.96 2822 

### 26.88 25.55
~3. 22.47 Table 0-i: Employee Emission Reduction Factor: Performance Target Zone-i

Monday through Friday between the hours of6:00 a.m. and 10 a.m.

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## 042 October 1998Appendix A

41.00 39.40 49.86 45.14 40.01 35.19

~ .,.L.o3 30.37 28.01 25.65 23.19 21.85 20.83 5.10 3.SO~~•

~ 4~90 3 40



# ~ 645 4 83



## ~ 5.84~ 42:

~ 512 411



## ~ 440 3 80

‘ 4 10 3 39
r 379 308



# ~ 338 308

3.O7~ 

### :

- 2.78



# ~ 2 76 2 78

~ 276~ 236



### ~ 2 36 ~2 36

~ 2.05

- : 2.36

~ :2~05 2.06

~ 1.74 2.06 - 19.80 18.47

Table 0-2: Employee Emission Reduction Factor: Performance Target Zone-2

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## Q4~ October 19983~.S0 3.70 4.51 3.99. 3.58. 3.07 2.87 2.56 2.36.. 2.15 1.84 1.84 1.64 

## i .43 1.43 2.60~

2.60~ 3.29’ 3.08W 2.88 2.57 2.36’ 2.16 2 2l~~ 1.85

-. 1.85~ 1.64’ 1.64 1.64... 1.44 1.44’ 31.29

27.7Q

15.18 14.47
12.83

Table.O-3: Employee Emission Reduction Factor: Performance Target Zone-3
T Vehicle Trip Emission Credit (VTEC) Vehicle Trip Emission Credits (VTEC) forvarious options are listed below: For Peak Commute Trip Reductions

VTEC = 

# E Creditable Commute Vehicle Reductions (CCVR) 

# 1

~ Emission Factor (EF) 

### L J L lbs/year where CCVR
= The daily average oftotal commute vehicle reductions that are real,

surplus, and quantifiable. EF
= Emission Factor (Appendix B)



## 044 October 1998 Appendix A

30.50 29.90 34.58 :‘t:.

_____

~

--

___

~

I......

__ 24.42 22.78

• 21.03 19.39 17.75. 1~.11

13.75.

12.11

19Appendix A

OtherWork-For Related Trip Reductions



# FCreditable Trip Reductions 

### (CTR)1
~ FEmission Factor (EF) 

# L CF 

# J [ lbs/year C .5 where CTR
= The daily average oftotal one-way trip reductions that are real, surplus,

and quantifiable. A roud trip is considered to be two one-waytrips CF
= 2.0 forA.M. Peak Window

2.3 for Other Trips

- EF
= Errii~sioñ FaëtOr ofeach Eminent (Table V-4))
For Alternate FuelVehicle Offsets

VTEC

— F[vT(NGs)xo.83x(EF)] +[vT(Ms)xo.8ox(EF)1 +[vT(Ps)xo.8ox(EF)1 +VT(ZEVs)x(EF)

—

# [ Conversion Factor(CF) Where VT(NGs)
= Number ofvehicle Trips from natural gas vehicles VT(Ms)
= Number ofVehicle Trips from flexible fuel vehicles

operated by Methanol VT(Ps)
= Number ofVehicle Trips from Propane Vehicles VT(ZEVs)
= Number ofVehicle Trips from Zero-Emission Vehicles VT
= Vehicle Trips EF
= Emission Factor ofeach Eminent (Table B-4) CF
= 2.0 for AM Peak Windowtrips; and 2.3 for other trips

U. Emissions Calculation Data Emission Factor Table V-4 shows the annual emissions factors, determined in Appendix B, for VOC, NON, and CO (pounds/year per daily commute vehicle):
In calculating VTECs for Cojpmute Trip Reductions, employers may utilize data obtained by one ofthe follàwing methods: (a) Default data based on the weighted average of the average vehicle ridership survey data ofthe previous three years, or (b) Data obtained by conducting an average vehicle ridership survey in accordance with Rule 2202

- Commute Reduction Program Guidelines, or (c) Data obtained by an equivalent methodology approved by the Executive Officer.

20 October 1998Appendix A

Table 0-4: ‘Emissidn Factors.Qbs/year per daily commute vehicle) Trips per VehiclèAdjustmentFaètor The trips per vçhicle adjustthent factor, forthe purposes of Rule 2202 is equal to 2.0 trips per daily commute vehicle. This factor accounts for the trip to work and the return trip home. Adjustment Factor Due to the differences in emission rates due to travel demand and vehicle speeds, trip reductions are subject to a trip adjustment factor of 1.15 for trips reduced outside ofthe a.m. peak period. Conversion Factor Rule 2202 combines the trips per vehicle adjustment factor (TPV) ~ith the adjustment factor to meet a standardized trip (ADJ(CTR)) and presents the product ofthe two variable~ as an overall conversion factor (CF), as follows: CF
= TPV x ADJ(CTR) Therefore, with a TPV equal to 2.0 and an ADJ of 1.0 for a.m. peak period trips and 1.15 for othertrips, the coiiVersi~n factor is equal to: CF
= ~:2.0x.1.O

2.0 (for a.m. ~peak windowtrips) CF 2.Ox:1.15

= 2.30 (trips outside the a.m. peakwindow)

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## 046 October 1998Appendix A
V. Emicsion Credits From Old-Vehicle Scrapping An old-vehicle scrapping program implemented in accordance ge-with_Rtile 1610

- Old-Vehicle Scrapping will result in the generation of MSERCs. per Table V-5~ ~th’at can ~be ~bn~unied ~ hi~fiv~ ye~s.~’Ehi~,lo~ers’ can’ap~ly/u~ MSERCs ‘obtained from an old-vehicle’ ~craj5ping program, towards demon~trating compliance ~With- their ERTs for’ thteö “year~ The old-vehicle scra~5ing may resultcin different relative’ en~ission rëduction~ OfVOC, NOx~and GO’ ~bmpared tO work cdn ute’tFips~ Employers ‘that implement old-vehicle scrapping and end up with ‘~urplus emission ~reduction~ with respect tO some of’th~ polhitants can ‘.bankthes~’e credits~for up to five yèur~and se them towards’ theirflatifré’ERT, or
• trade.-them tO. other ethplo~’ers. A1t~rnatively, em~iloy~rs that.hav~.a. sh&tfall in me~ting their ERT~ caii pufthase :sürplus MSER~s froths ‘othet~~eniployérs. MSERCs shall be valid in accordance with the ‘lifriitation~ as ~et forthi in Rule 1610.
p.” ~~cror’~,
~ -i~-...., -~i,4

~ ~ ~ ~-l’~~’S11 i•,S ~ c,-...

~ ——,——‘—~~-—. —~—.—~‘.———~ —.—~ .——~“~

. —~—.—.v- ~ ~‘ —‘

~ ears ~vith the limitatioi~ that nb n~Ioret’ tha~n one third of the ,.MSERCs ma~ be consumed v~ ithin one ~ ear from the date of apprd~ a! and n~t rnore~ than tv. p thirda of the MSERC~ may he consumed within two years from the date of app~rova1. This ~al~â ~applie~ to credits that ha~c been i~ü~d for did’ vChi~le ~crdpping

. activities priorto October 13, 1995 provided that these. credi~ have:not‘expired-or

. 1, n I ‘0 VI ni I’~nnI, nr~,, :n’in, an 

# ~aX~ ~

~ ~

~ ~~Prç1972~~ 1800

~ ~j 1~72 74 ~ ‘~ 11 10 ~19~75 81;~ 940 Crcdits n~’r scranned vchicl ‘(lb’~/vchick)

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## 047 October1998Appendix B
APPENDIX B W. Emission Generation Motor vehicles are responsibl~ f& the generation of VOC ~‘NO~, and CO

• emissions. These poiiutants are Unk~d to either t.he combustion process of the cngine or to the eyaporation of the motor fuel ~from the storage and, delivery

• •system~ These processes can be. further. ..categorized. into different;. operating modes of~the: vehicle, combustion emissions ar~usually. higher during staEt-up,
• and. aie, ev~n higher during “qold~. st~rts,, since ‘the. yehicle’s e~pission control
• deviç.e•operates more efficiently at eleyated temperatures. In addition,, since the rare Qf~evaporation increases at higher.temperatpres~ rnore~emission~ res~j.jt during
• the~’hot sqak” period,following a trip.. :Table:VI-l below lists the .vehicle trip generated emission so!lrces.,:

.. .. • .•‘ ~:



# ~

~ ~ Cold/Hot Start Ignition CóldfFiot $tart.I~nition Cold/Fot Start Ignition Running Exhaust,

.. Running Exhaust.,
.~,.. Running~xhaust
Hot Soak Evaporation: Ruñniiig Losses Resting Losses Diurnal Evaporation

Table 0-1: Vêliiclé

Trip .Gener~tëd Emission Sources
X EMFACAndBURDENModeLc AQMD relies on the. .Califomia Air Resources Board (ARE) EMFAC computer model to produce emission factors which -are then used as input into ARB’s BURDEN computer program to generate emissions inventories. The emissions inventories can then be categorized, for reduction quantification purposes, into a trip component, and a VMT component. Trip Component

• The emission sources categorized as a trip component include the start ignition emissions, and the hot soak evaporation emissions. Emissions from these sources are therefore represented as pounds (grams) per trip.

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## 048 October 1998Appendix B
VMT Component The emission sources categorized as VMT components include the running exhaust, and yunning loss emissions. Emissions from these sources are repre~erited as pounds (grains) pervehicle mile traveled. Resting and Diurnal Evaporation The remaining emissions are not attributed to trip reduction programs; resting and diurnal evaporation occur at a rate independent from the vehicle’s trip or vehicle miles traveled rate.
I’. Daily Commute Vehicle Emission Factor AssumptiQns The calculation of daily commute vehicle emission factors rely on the following assumptions: 1. The trip generation rate assigned to daily commute vehicles, for the purposes ofRule 2202, is 2.0 trips per daily commute vehicle. 2: The regional emission generation rates, daily trip, daily VMT, and other parameters, as determined by the ARB BURDEN and EMFAC computer models, are accurate and representative for the years, 1995, 2000, and 2010. 3. The parameters generated by BURDEN are accurately represented by linear interpolation forthe intermediate years between 1995 and 2010. 4. The average work-trip length, according to the Commuter Transportation Services 1993 State of the Commute, is accurate and representative, and equal to 15 miles. 5. Reactive organic gas emissions from diurnal and resting loss evaporation are constant and independent from the vehicle trip or vehicle miles traveled rate. 6. Commuting vehicles operate primarily in cold start mode. 7. The number of annual operating days for commute vehicles equal to 260 days per year, as presented in the ARB draft document, An Emissions Formula for Employer-Based Trip Reductions (January 1995), is accurate and representative.

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## 049 October 1998Appendix B

8. The ARB BURDEN model produces emissions inventories corresponding to six time periods. Two ofthese correspond to the morning and afternoon peak commute periods (i.e.,6 a.m.-9a.ni:’ánd 3 pm.

- 6 p.ni~j These twO period-specific emission inv~ntories, with corresponding vehicle miles traveled, were used to develop’grams per miles emi~siöñ rates. 9. Trip end emissions are based ài~’ overall Souffi Coast Air Basin In’ventories..

. . ~. . 10. Annual average emission factors were determined based on ARB BURDEN ozone planning and CO. planning inventories, based on the following weighted average: (7/12 x ozone planning inventory) + 

### (5/12 x CO planning inventOr~).
Methodology Annual emissions per daily commute vehicle are therefore, for each pollutant and year:

FEmissioni = 2.0 TPV < 

# F FEmissi~s

## Pen + FEm~i0h1s1 x 15

# 1 x 26Odpy [Factor. 

## L LVehicle Tnp 

## J [perVMT 

## J J

Where TPV = Trips per Daily Vehicle dpy = Days per Year

Z Emission Factor Data Tables VI-2,3 and 

### 4 were developcd based on the ARB BURDEN model output. Thes~evalues.~were.used to derive the daily commute vehicle emission factor. The calculated emission factor represents emissions from light-duty vehicles (LDV), which are considered to be passenger cars and light duty trucks, since both are ~:used .forwork commute purposes.

. . i~-~ ~RVN~%G~ OflD~Scr/A~RT~ ~RUNNii[~tG~ ~‘HOT~’~

.~ -..~ ~ ~; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 

### ~ 

# ~ ~EX~I tJSi~ ~ LOSS~ ~SQA~K~$



### ~ ~ 

## ~

~ 0.535 5.179 0.338 

### 0.955 .r~- 

## ~ooo:~

~ 0.258

. 3.46

. 

### 0.256 0.53

~ ~w-•~4~. ~2O0~5:J~D~’ 0.142 1.975 0.186

. 0.349

~ •r’~’-’~.~.-

- ~2O10~ ~EDV~ 0.103 0.600 0.117 0.234 L•ii~’~_•~- Table 0-2: VOC Mobile Source Emission Factors

25 

## Q5Q

. October 1998Appendix B

l~FAKi~ 1L~ %~jj~j~ IVFA~R~ 

## ~ ~r~cfr

~ i~~ç-~- ~

~ ~ —~ ~
~

~ 0312 -‘ 2:762



## ~ .485 1.973



# ~ .353 1.514 

# ~~c~wi .268 1.225
Table 0-3: NOX Mobile Source Emission Factors

~OLD~STSRT. 5 ‘f 

## ~t~\ :.~ 

## ~; ‘ ~ExiIT~ I!AJST’

~ Z•~ ~ ~ ~~i~s/ath) ~

____________ 1995 ~ ~ ~L1~V~ -~‘ 6 566 54484 2000~~, ~ 3 214 41484 2005 ~ w-~ ~LDV 2 326 24 081 201O.~~J~V-~ 1.921 15.781
Table 0-4: CO Mobile Source Emission Factors

VOC Emission Factor for Calendar Year 1995: Trip End Component:

= (Cold Start Exhaust Emissions) +(Hot Soak Emissions)

= 5.179 grams/trip + 0.995 grams pertrip
= 6.174 grams per trip VMT Component:

= [(Running Exhaust) + (Running Loss)] x trip length

= (0.535 grams/mi + 0.338 grams/mi) x 15 miles

= 13.100 grams/trip

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## 051 October 1998VOC Emission Factor: Appendix B

= 2.0 trips pervehicle/day x (6.174 + 13.100 grams pertrip) x 260 days peryear =22 lb/year per daiiy commute vehicle Table V-4 lists the remaining daily commute vehicle emission factors.
The emission factors shown in Table~ V-2. V-3. and V-4 may be modified to site specific emission factors reflecting ~~èhic1e age and trip length characteristics of the employee vehicle fleet.

Table VT ~•~ImL

~TT
~. S.

Ba~od on ARB EMFAC 7F! BURDEN 7F input file. A

~v lists the typical reductidn guantifi~ mnual mileage acci

methodologies.4 :~~Vêliiëlê~ ~ iffüii1~W~ 

# I

______ - ~ -. -~A*~ ~

~. ~ -~n~CcumUiuuoI1~ ~‘

-

~ -

fl~I~ t~ ~7 I A A

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## 052 October 1998GLOSSARY

1. ANNUAL REGISTRATION means an annual form submitted by an employer to the AQMD per paragraph (hD(l) ofthe Rule. 2. AVR DATA COLLECTION METHOD is a method for gathering employee commute mode data needed to calculate an employer’s AyR.

. .: ) 3. COMPRESSED WORK WEEK (CWW) applies to employees who as an alternative to completing basic work requirement in five eight hour workdays in one week, or 10 eight hour workdays in two weeks, are scheduled in a manner which reduces vehicle

~trips to the worksite. The recognized compressed work week schedules for this Rule are 36 hours in 3 days (3/36), 40 hours in 4 days (4/40), or 80 hours in 9 days (9/80).

• Compressed work week credit will only be gr~ted when all days worked and all earned days offfall within the AVR survey weel:. 4. DISABLED EMPLOYEE means an individual with a physical impairment which prevents the employee from traveling to the, worksite by means other than a singleoccupant vehicle. 5. EMPLOYEE COMMUTE REDUCTION PROGRAM means a triennial program or annual registration analysis, under the, Employee,,. Commute Reduction Program. option, submitted to the AQMD, in accordance with the companion guidelines. 6. EMPLOYEE is any person employed by a person(s), firm, business, educational institution, non-profit agency, or corporation, government or other entity. The term ‘excludes seasonal employees; temporary employees; volunteers; field personnel; field construction workers; and independent contractors. 7. FIELD. CONSTRUCTION WORKER means an employee who reports directly to work at a construction site.

. ‘1 ‘1 .; 8. FIELD PERSONNEL. means employees who spend 20% or less of their work time, per week, at~the wthksite and who do not report

### ,tb thç worksite during the peak period for pick-up and dispatch ofan employer-provided vehicle. 9.GEOG~’\PHlC PROGR~M means a single Employee Emission Reduction Program submitted .to the AQMD to comply with these guidelines that encompass ‘several different employers that’ each effiploy 100 or more ernployees at a worksite. The group of employers should be, located within the same building. or each employer should be within one half mile of all other employers covered in th2 program, or within 5 miles ifthey belong to a TM1VTMO registered with the :\QMD. O~HOLIDAYS are those days designated as National and State Holidays, that shall not be included in the survey period.

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## 053 October 1998 GlossaryGlos~ary

44NDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR means an individual who enters into a direct written contract or agreement with an employerto perform certain services and is not on the ethploye~’s payroll. 4~jLLOW-1NCOME EMPLOYEE means an individual who~e~ ~alay is equal to, or ‘less than,’ the current in~dividüal income level set in the ~‘CaIifomia Code of Regulations, Title 25, Secti6ii 6932 a~ lowertiñcàme fbr th~ ~oiint~j in which the é~nplo~r is based. HigherIncome employees may be considë~d to be “low-income” if the ~em~lo~yè~s démon~tr~te~that the program strategy would èreate a substantial economic burden. 4-~i2~PART-TIME EMPLOYEE means aiy enipià~eewho i~eports to a worksite on a part-time basis fewer than ~32 hours per week, but more than four hous per week. These employees ‘~hall be included in the employee count for ‘piirpo~es’ of Rule applicability; and for emission reduction calculations’ of the ernp1o~yer’pro~vided the Cmployeesrepoitto the ~.vbrksite di~ring the Peak Conimüte Window. V 4-4Ai PEAK COMMUTE WINDbW is’ the period of time, Monday through Friday between .the hours of6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. V 44jj.PEPLFORMANCE TARGET ZONE for each worksite is ‘rmi by its

• geographic location within the geographic boundaries as described in Attachment I of Rule 2202.

, :. V ‘ 4-6~jj.SEASONAL EMPLOYEE ‘means a person who, is employed for less than a continuous 90-~lay period or an agricultural employee who i~ employed for up to a continuous 16-week period. 16. STUDENT WORKERS are students who are enrolled and ga’inful1~ employed (dn the payroll) by an educational in~titufion. Student wo~kers who work ‘more than four (‘4) hours per’week are counted for rule applicability and ifthey report to wo~k durin~~ ~he

• 6:00 a.m.

- 10:00 a.rn. window are cb~inte~ for emission reduction calculaiions. 17. 1LEdOr~s4Lñ’ING means working at home, off-site, or at a te1ecom~n~iiting center, for a full workday, that eliminates’ the trip to work or reduces travel distance by more than5O%:

‘‘ , 18. TEMPOaARY EMPLOYEE means any person employed by an employment service or age~icy,ll~t reports to a worksite other than the employment agencyts worksite, under a contractual arrangement with a temporary employer: Temporary employees are

-only counted as empki~ees of the temporary agency :for purposes of Rule applicability

‘ ‘ 19. TRANSPORTATION MANAdEMENT ASSOCIATION OR TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION (TMAJTMO) means a private/non-profit

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## 054 October 1998Glossary

association that has a fmancial dues structurejoined together in a legal agreement for the purpose of achieving mobility and air quality goals and objectives within a designated area. 

### 20. WORKSITE EMPLOYEE THRESHOLD means 4-O~O~Q employees employed at a single worksite for the prior consecutive six month period calculated as a monthly average and 33 or more employees scheduled to report to work during the Peak Commute Window any one day during the prior consecutive90 days.~

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## 055 October 1998Vffl.COUNTY AND SITE SPECIFICEMISSION FACTORS

Coirntv and Site ~n~”fIr emisaion motor

~ ~ av~1abIe and will be pro’ upon reguc~t



# 0

056ATTACHMENT J

EMPLOYEE COMMUTE REDUCTION PROGRAM

(ECRP) GUIDELINES

(Double underlined textdenotes amendments made subsequent to the Set Hearing Package)



## 057SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

RULE 2202 ON-ROAD MOTOR VEffiCLE MITIGATION OPTIONS EMPLOYEE COMMUTE REDUCTION PROGRAM GUIDELINES

OCTOBER 1998

Acting Executive Officer BanyR. Wallerstein, D.Env. Deputy Executive Officer Office of Public Affairs and Transportation Lupe C. Valdez Program Supervisor Office of Planning, Transportation and Information Management Kathryn Higgins AUTHOR: MARIE ELLTNGSON & MARK COLEMAN

- TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS REVISIONS: MARIE ELLINGSON

OCTOBER 9, 1998 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: ANTONIO THOMAS

- SENIOR TRANSPORTATION SPECIALIST GEORGE WRIGHT

— SENIOR STAFF SPECIALIST

ROOSEVELT BROWN

- TRANSPORTATION SPECIALIST JEANIE KELLEY

- TRANSPORTATION SPECIALIST SANDRA LEARMAN

- TRANSPORTATION. SPECIALIST EYVONNE SELLS-MORGAN

- TRANSPORTATION SPECIALIST JOHN ZAPFEL

- AIR QUALITY INSPECTOR II GEORGE WRIGHT

- SENIOR STAFF SPECIALIST



## 058SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD
Chairman: WILLIAM A. BURKE, Ed.D. Speaker ofthe Assembly’s Appointee Vice Chairman: NORMA I. GLOVER Cities Representative, County ofOrange MEMBERS: RICHARD ALARCON Cities Representative, Los Angeles County/Western Region MICHAEL D. ANTONOVICH Los Angeles County Representative MEE HAE LEE Senate Rules Committee Appointee RONALD 0. LOVERIDGE Cities Representative, Riverside County JON D. MIKELS San Bernardino County Representative

- PAUL WOODRUFF Governor’s Appointee LEONARD PAULITZ Cities Representative, San Bernardino County JAMES W. SILVA Orange County Representative NELL SOTO Cities Representative, Los Angeles County/Eastern Region S. ROY WILSON, Ed.D. Cities Representative, County ofRiverside ACTING EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Barry R. Wallerstein, D.Env.



## 059PREFACE

• Implementation ofan Employee Commute Reduction Program (ECRP) is strictly optional under Rule 2202. This program is designed to meet ambient air quality standards mandated by the federal Clean AirAct. As an indirect mobile source emission control strategy it is intended to reduce vehicle miles traveled and increase the average vehicle ridership (AVR) ofwork related trips.
Rule 2202 and the guidelines forthe ECRP are consistentwith the Health and Safety Code Section 40717 which establishes compliance requirements for California transportation performance standards.



## O~3OTABLE OF CONTENTS



### GETflNG STARTED 7
A. OVERVIEW 7 B. APPLICABILITY 7 C. TYPES OF EMPLOYEE COMMUTE REDUCTION PROGRAMS 8 D. PROGRAM SUBMITTAL SCHEDULE 8 E. PROGRAM ELEMENTS 9 1. Single Site Triennial Program

--- ———------- ----—-—------ —----9 2. Multi-Site and Geographic Programs

- —-------------- —--------------—9 F. ANNUAL RECISTRATION ANALYSIS 10 -l-~ Waiver ofAnnual Registration Fee through No Fault Jn~pootion

- --————11 G. EMPLOYEE NOTIFICATION 11 H. PROGRAM DURATION 12 

### II. THE NEXT STEP 13
A. PROGRAM REVIEW 13 B. UNDERSTANDING AVR 13 1. Employees:Whocounts?—--------—----—- --—____ 2. AVRCredits——--------------------——------

----—---------------------------—---— —----14 3. AVRDebits-— C. AVR DATA COLLECTION METHODS 16 1. AVRSurvey—-------------—---------------

----------—-------—----—------ —-----—-----—--16 a) AVR Survey Parameters

—---- -------- —--—-----—-----—---—--—-------------------16 b) Window Period for AVR Calculation

—-----— —-------------—— —17 c) AVR Calculation

——-—-—-------------—----—--—--- -~ —-----_____ 2. Random Sampling

— —--—----— 18 3. Recordkeeping---------------

—---——-—-- —------ —--------1 8 D. AGGREGATING AVR FOR MULTI-SITE EMPLOYERS (Optional) 19 E. AVR SHORTFALL 20 

### III. WHO IS INVOLVED?—--------------

-----------—__—-_-— 

### 22
A. ADMINISTRATION OF EMPLOYEE COMMUTE REDUCTION PROGRAMS 22 1. Employee Transportation Coordinator

- —------—-—------------__________ 2. On-SiteCoordinators---------------

—- —----------------------------------------- — —22 3. Consultant Employee Transportation Coordinator

—-------------------------—-------——-- — 22 4. Centralized Rideshare Service Center-----

------ —---------—---—--—----— —— —23

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## 061.5. Training Providers



### IV. MAINTAINING THE BOOKS 25
A RECORDKEEPINC AND AUDITINC RECORD RETENTION REQUIREMENTS 25 B. EMERGENCY EPISODE PROCEDURES C. COMPLIANCE D. DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY E. DECLARED BANKRUPTCY 27 

### V. TIME FOR A CHANGE

— 

### 28
A. SPECIAL PROCEDURES

. 28 1. Extensions

— —-—-------------------------------------—----- —-- 2. Program Amendments—----—----

—-----—-—-- ———--—-— 28 3. ChangeofOwnership—-----——--------------- —--—-------------------------------------------------29 4. Relocation-

—---— ---—-----—-------- — —-29 5. Adding or Deleting Worksites ~em ~ a Multi-Site/Geographic Program

—----— -----—-30 6. Program Disapproval Appeals

-—----—---—------ —-—-—-—--------_______ 7. Delay Program Review Requests ---—--—----------------—-----—------______ 

### VI. PLANNING A STRATEGY—

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### 31
A. COMMUTE REDUCTION OPTIONS TOOLBOX 31 

### VII. GLOSSARY-----—-------- 34

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## 062

### I. GETTING 

### STARTED A. OVERVIEW Rule 2202 has been designed to reduce mobile source emissions from employee commuting. The rul~ provi~s emplàyërs with a’inenli ~o~émission reduction strategies that’employers can imj,lèn~ien~ to meet”an ~mi~iàn reduction target (ERr) fortheirworksite. As an alternative to meeting an ERT, Rul~ ~22O2 also allows employers the optionlà ini~’plemenf

## an ‘E~ip1o~ë~ C~ñ~imute Reduction Program (ECRP) and be deemed’in cohiplianc~ with th.&rule~
This document has been preparedto a.ssist’eih~,loyers

## ~h under~tanding the development and implementation requirements ofthe Employee Commute Reduction Program ECRP at~theirworksite. The Eniployer Cd~m’ute keduction Program ECRP focuses on ~reduéing work related vehicle trips and vehicle miles traveled
~ a worksite with the pur~osè of improving ánd)’or’ maintáiñing average vehicle ridership (AVR).

~ ~“ .• AQMD staff is available to answer questions and to provide assistance to employers who are developing and implementing programs. The entire guidance document should be read in ordert&fully understand the program requirements. Direct any questions concerning these guidelines to yourassigned Transportation Specialist or to the Transportation Programs Division at (909) 396-3271. 

### B. APPLICABILITY The preparation of an Employee Commute Reduction Program’ (ECRP) is expected to lead to achievement and maintenance ofthe employer’~.AVR target by reducing the number ofwork related vehicle trips and vehicle miles traveled. This program can be implemented by any employer that employs 4-GQ Z~Qor more employees at a worksite, on a full or part-time basis, calculated as a monthly ~.verage over the prior six

## ~) consecutive months.



## 063Each monthly employee population for the prior consecutive six

## ~) months is added and then divided by six to determine whether the employer’s average employee population figure is 4O~ ~ more.

~ . • Employers with 14-~,2jQor more~employees should notify the AQMD in writing, in orderto participate in this program,,~n4 include the following information:

• employertsname;.

~ ~j~e and mailing address ofthe workaite business; and
• name and phone number ofthe highest rankitig official atthe worksite;

• name and phone number for a contact per~on at the worksite;

• •~ number ofemployees at the worksite.~ Once notified, the AQMD will forward a notification letter and package to the employer, and within ninety (90) days from receipt ofthe letter the employer must bmit a program the initial Triennial Employee Commute Reduction Program.

~. 

### TYPES OF EMPLOYEE COMMUTE REDUCTION PROGRAMS Within ninety (90) days of receiving notification, or on the program due date, an employer ~hóula~ choosing to. comply ‘~ith the rule through this option must submit one of the~ fdllo*ing Ei~Øloyee Cornñiute R~eduction Pfogi~thns~ to the Di~ict AOMD.~ ..•. •

~ singlesite employer ~hould mu~t submit a s~ngle”site Employee Commute

• Reduction PràgIam.

•
• A multi-site employer may submit eithçr a Multi-Site Employee Commute Rpd4ction 1~rogram, or~separa~e single site prograx~lS.(fl

• Single sftepr multi 

### site employers rn~y submit a geographic Employee Commute 4eductio~’r~gram that encompasses more than one employer. These employers

• a ould enter into a legçilly binding agreement regarding program .préparation and implementation.

•~• .•
• An Annual registrations Analysis must be submitted regularly annually during the Triennial program interim years to report AVR and to acknowledge an ongoing commitment to program implementation.

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## 064• High AVR No-Fault Iñsi,eëtion in lieu of an Annual Analysis (refer to High

• AVR No-Fault Inspection, Section Fl’) 

### D. PROGRAM SUBMITTAL SCHEDULE The Employee Commute Reduction Program~.~is a Triennial program, which is submitted every three (3) years, on the established due date. An Annual registration Analysis, reporting AVR progress, ,.must, be sul?mitt~d during each of the interim years on thi& the established due date, and, may be submitted in lieu of a Triennial program when the AVR~target is maintained attained or exceeded (refer to Section F. Annual Registration Analysis.). Worksites included in an initial Multi-Site e~ geographic program must all be on the Triennial same cycle, or all on the Annual

• registration Analysis cycle and must be initially bmitted as a Triennial program. 

### E. PROGRAM ELEMENTS Triennial Employee Commute Reduction ‘Pr~grams fbr~ single or multi, e~ geographical submittals should must be~submitted on the appropriate forms, or planon-a-disk approved by~AOMI) and include the following el~ments:

1. Single Site Triennial Program !.

- • A management commitment cover letter, sign~d by the highest-ranking official at the worksite or the person responsible for allocating the resources necessary to implement the

, program. The letter should include: a c’ commitmen~ to,fully implement the program. ‘A stat~ment,that notification to em~1oyees occutred, and’~ employee ideas ~‘ere actively solicited in the process 

## of program development (as descflbed in Section G, Employee Notification), and that ‘all data in the p~ograi~is accurate to the best of the

• • em~ioyeYs knowledge.

• • The nài~ne of the Employee Transp&t~ation Coordinator ~ETC), On-site Coordinator, or Consultant ETC, and copies ofthe’training certificates (if not

• ~ - • I, • cutrently on file with AOMD’j’ for those preparing, implementing, and monitoriñ~the program atthe worksite.

• The AVR calculation and AVR data collection method.



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## 065• The number oftransit (bus/rail) lines within 1/4 mile or three blocks from the worksite, and the frequency ofthose routes.

• Specific strategies the employer will provide to employees, and a schedule for their iinplemèntatioh. The schedule ~lid~uid must include a time frame for implementing each strategy included in ~.the Employee Commute Reduction Progrant h ‘~

. The numbet of ‘ëniplo~’ees scheduled to report to the worksite everyday diiringatypical’ workweek, and their scheduled report times.

• A marketing coñiponent’which ensures all employees are regularly informed ‘~ofthe Ernplo~ee Commute Reduction Program details.

• Ehier~éhcy episode actibns.

• An evaluation ‘~f the effeãtiveness of each strategy; an analysis of why the

• program did or did not work; .and an explanation as to how the revised program will succeed in achieving the AVR target. 2. Multi-Site and Ccographic Programs In addition to submitting the elements described above for each site, employers submitting Multi-Site and geographic Employee Commute Reduction Programs may considerthe following:

• The option of aggregating AVR for worksite~ submittals located within the same AVR target area.

• In lieu ofattaining AVR’targets at each employer site, surplus vehicle reductions (SVR) from sites that exceed their AVR target may be credited towards an employer’s site that has a total vehicle reduction shortfall (TVRS’). (Refer to Section II D. The Next Step). it may be demonstrated that daily commute vehicles are reduced equiv&lent to o~ .gr~ater than’the total vehicle reduction ahortfall (TVRS) at cmplpyer 5ite~ in any ofthe thrce AVR target area.~ (refer to AVR Shortfall)..

‘
• Centralized Rideshare, Service Center (refer to Section III A. Administration ofEmployee Commute Reduction Programs).

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## 066• *Gepgmphjc programs include commitment letters from each employe?-s highest ranking official at the worksite or the exeeutive officer responsible for allocating the resources necessaryto implemetitthe program.
a Multi site and geographical programs include a matrix that identifies those strategies offered at individual worksites. *Regl]fred elements A matrix that identifies those strategies offered at individual worksites is a required element. 

## f~ ANNUAL REGISTRATION ANALYSIS An Annual registration Analysis that reports the results of an AVR data collection method and calculation should must be sul,mitied

## to the 

### ~:QM1 on the program due date. The Annual registration Analysis thould must be submitted on the appropriate forms, or plan-on-a-disk approved by AOMD and include the following:

• AVR data collection method; V 

## • Th~ AVR a+i4 calculation;

• A statement that all strategies listed in the approved program were offered to employees;

• Name of the ETC responsible for conducting the AVR survey. A copy of the ETC’s initial training certificate (ifit is not currently on file with AQMD);.and

• ~ annual registration Signed statement by the highest ranking official or the executive officer responsible for allocating the resources necessary to implement the program, declaring that all strategies listed in the approved program were offered to employees; and

• Any applicable appendices.
If the ~nnual r~istrhtion Analysis indicates that progress towards achieving the

•AVR target has not occurred, the employer may contact District AOMD staff for assistance in h~ow to imprô~ie the program. Alternatively, the employer may refer to the Commute Reduction Options Toolbox for other strategies that could be included in the program.

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## 067Any employer that achieves the following is not required to submit the annual registration filing fee:

• Attainment oftarget AVR;

• Demonstration of compliance with their Employee Commute Reduction

• Program, by passing a No Fault In3pection.*

1. Waiver ofAnnual Registration Fcc through No Fault Inspection

*A letter, from the AQMD Compliance Team verifying compliance with their Employee Commute Reduction Program as a result of a No Fault Inspection is submitted with the annual registration.

1. High AVR No-Fault Inspection Any worksite that requests and passes a High AVR No-Fault Inspection is not required to submit the annual filing fee. To qualify for the waiver of the annual 

# C) filing fee, the following conditions must be met:

• The annual employee survey must be conducted and the resulting AVR calculation must meet/exceed the target AVR.

• The Ernpldyee Commute Reduction Program must be marketed and implemented as described ,in the plan.

. The High AVR No-Fault Inspection should be scheduled no less than two (2’)’ moi~ths priorto the submittal due date. Following successful completion of a High AVR No-Fault Inspection, the employer is required to submitthe following documents in lieu ofan Annual Analysis:

• A copy of the comjliance commendation ~letter which will be given to the employer upon successful completion ofthe inspection. The management commitment letter.

• The worksite’s AVR calculation sheet.

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### G. EMPLOYEE NOTIFICATION• The employer is responsible for notifying the employees of the provisions in any proposed Employee Commute Reduction Program. The program zhould must :be available for employee review for a period of 30 days prior to submitting to the AQMD. The notice thould must designate the individual or individuals to whom comments may be submitted.
In the event of a program disapproval, notice should be given to the employees 15 days in advance to allow for employee review, priorto resubmitting to AQMD.
The emplQyer

.should notify the employees of program approval by the AQMD within 30 days of receipt by the employer of such approval. For the purpose of initiating appeals.under.~Rule 216 (b), by or on behalf of an employee, the date on which the employer, posts notice of the Employee Commute Reduction Program’s approval is determined to be the date ofdecision:or action ofthe AQMD. 

### H. PROGRAM DURATION Any Emp1oye~ Commute Reduction Program previously approved by the AQMD will remain in effect.until a new, program is approved, or~inother~rnean~ an approved alternative is ‘used to comply with Rule 2202, the employer receives notification from AOMD that they are no longer subject to the Rule, or Rule 2202 is rescinded.

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## 069

### II. THE NEXTSTEP A. PROGRAM REVIEW :~The District AOMD staff will review Employee Commute Reductioti Programs using the following criteria: ‘~ Employee Commute Reduction Programs will be approved provided the program complies with all requirements ofRules 2202 3O6~and 308 (filing fees); Employer continues to demonstrate a good faith effort towards achieving target AVR. The ETC has analyzed the program strategies and made appropriate changes/additions to the strategies when AVRs have declined or remained consistently. low.~ ‘Program submittals which fail to show an overall improvement in AVR and dO not provide revisions or additions to the strategy~section are not considered tO be a good faith effort on the part ofthe employer~and may not be

“. approvedas submitted.

• Direct financial awards are not required forprogram approval;

• Within ninety (90) calendar days of receipt of the program, the AQMD will in writiii~, approve, ‘disapprove the program, or request up to thirty (30) additional da~ to revIew‘the ~p ogram; indicating 

## to the employer the reasons for requiring

• ‘ additiânai reviewtime;

‘

• Ifa program is notapproved Ordisapproved within 90 days. or ifAOMD has not requested additional reviewtime, the program shall be deemed approved.

• Priorto disapproving a program, the AQMD will contact the employerto provide an opportunity to discuss program inadequacies;

• Ifa program is disapproved, the reasons for disapproval will be given in writing to the employer. Any program disapproved by the AQMD must be revised by the employer and resubmitted to the District AQMD within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of the notice of disapproval. If a second disapproval notice is given, the employer is in violation of Rule 2202 until a revised program is submitted and approved by AQMD. The AQMD has ninety (90) days to review the resubmitted program; and

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## 070• An Employee Commute Reduction Program will be disapproved ifthe program demonstrates a disproportionate impact on minorities, women, low-income or disabled employees. 

### B. UNDERSTANDING AVR 1. Employees: Who counts? Employees that do not report to the worksite during the 6:00 a.m.-l0:00 a.m. window should afe not ~ included in the survey or AVR calculation. Employees that are reporting as being on vacation, or sick, are accounted for but not included in the AVR equation. Per-diem or on-call employees (that dd not meet the definition of field personnel) are not included in the AVR calculation unless they report to.the work.~ite during the window at the time the survey is conduct~d. Employees that are classified uhderthe “Other” category, include the following:

• eñiployees onjury duty, military duty .~‘ employees reporting outside the window provided they report in the window one other day duringthe week

• employees not scheduled to workthat day

• employees that aide home dispatched

•~ employees on maternity leave

• èni~1oyees on~bereavement lçave

• employees on mediàa~ /disability leave
The following employee categories (as defined in the Glossary) are not considered for rule appliëability or in calculating AVR:

• tém~oraEyempl6yees

• seasonal emp1oyeé~

. • volunteers

• field personnel

• field construction workers

• independent contract~rs

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# o712. AVR Credits (±) Carpools are counted as 2-6 people traveling together for the majority (51%) ofthe total trip distance. (+) Vanpools are counted as 7-15 people traveling together for the majority (51%) of the total trip distance. The credit is given by dividing the actual number of occupants in the vehicle by the maximum occupancy of the vehicle. (+) Employees walking, bicycling, telecommuting, using public transit, buspooling, using a zero emissions vehicle, or on their day offunder a compressed work week, should be counted as employees arriving at the worksite with no vehicle. (+) Compressed Work Week (CWW~ credit will only be granted when all days worked and all CWW days off fall within the AVR survey week, except in cases•where businesSes operate 24 hours a day, seven (7) days a week. In those cases, compressed work week credit will be granted when an employee completes the required work days and scheduled days off within a seven (7) day period. (+) Noncommuting AVR credit is allowed for employees who remain at the worksite (if in the District’s jurisdiction), or entirely out of the District’s jurisdiction, for at least one day a full 24 hour period, to complete work assignments, and generate no vehicle trips during the AVR window associated with arriving 

### at~tc~ the worksite. Noncornmuting AVR credit is c~1cu1ated as ar~iving at the worksite with noyehicle. (+) AVR credit for all employees leaving the worksite, during the window, may be calculated and averaged with employees arriying at the worksite during the windowto obtain an aggregate AVR. Such credit can be ta~ken initially only in a Triennial program. (+) Additional credit toward an employer’s AVR target will be granted for the use of compressed natural gas-, methanol-, propane-, or electric-fueled vehicles by employees forwork commute trips that have been certified and or approved by the CARB to have met the Transitional Low Emission Vehicle (TLEV), Low Emission Vehicle (LEV), Ultra Low Emission Vehicle

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## 072(ULEV) or Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) emission standards. LCredit for flexible fuel and/or bi-fuel vehicles operated on any clean fuels will only be granted when the employer maintains records which indicate that the clean fuel is being used forthe majority ofthe time.)
The credit shall be granted fpr each year the vehicle is used for up to five years following the year of procurement but not later than December 31, 1999, and determined according to the following equation:

AVR=E/TV TV= CV+(l/6)xCNG+(1/5)xM+(1/5)xP+(O)xZEV Where: TV
= Total Vehicles Arriving at the Worksite

‘CV
= Conventional MotorVehicles

• E
= Total Employees in the AVR Verification Method CNG
= Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles M
= Flexible Fuel Vehicles operated on

Methanol P
= Propane Vehicles ZEV
= Zero Emission Vehicles 3. AVR Debits (-) Employees that report to the worksite during the window and do not respond to the survey should must be calculated as one employee per vehicle arriving at the worksite. (-) Drive alones count as one person pervehicle arriving at the worksite. 

### C. AVR DATA COLLECTION METHODS The AQMD i~ay must pre-approve and certify AVR data collection methods as complying with these guidelines for employers, vendors, consultants, or other entities requesting such certification. Request for certification zhould must be submitted annually to the District AQMD sixtv’(60) days priorto the established due

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### The AQMD will review and respond to the requestwithin é~ fourteen (14) calendar days. Certification will only be granted forthose AVR data collection methods that comply with these guidelines ~ach,e~ployer must collect AVR data by one ofthe following,applica~ble methods:

. -

1. AVR Survey Employers have the optionéfconducting an AVR survey approved by the AQMD. The survey should be’taken over five ~ consecutiveworkdays, Monday through Friday, and identify the ti~ansportation modes that employees use to travel to the worksite during the 6:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. window, each day during the survey week. AVR S~irvey Parameters

The AVR survey data cannot be more than ~ (6) months old at the time ofprogram submittal. The response rate to the survey must be at least sixty (60) percent ofthose employees who report to the worksite during the window. The remaining nonresponses over sixty (60) percent to 100 percent shall be treated as single occupant vehicle commuters. However, if an employer achieves a ninety (90) percent response rate or ‘higher, the remaining non-response percentage can be reported in the “Other” category in the survey. The net affect on the AVR calculation will be neutral. The survey period cannot contain a National or State Holiday, and cannot be taken during California Rideshare Week. The holidayz weeks to be excluded from survey weeks the AVR survey week i.s are as follows: Ne~ Years’Day

‘‘

. January 1 Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday” January (Third ~4 Monday) Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday February (Second 2~4 Monday) George Washfngton’s Biithday February (Third 3~4 Monday) Memorial Day..

. “

- May (Last Monday) Independence Day

. . July 4 Labor Day.

., . - . September (First 4.st Monday) ~,Colunibus Day October (Second 2i~4 Monday) Veterans Day

- .. .. . - November 11

-18-Thanksgiving Day November (Fourth 4th Thursday) Day After Thanksgiving November (Fourth 4th-Friday) Christmas Day December 25 California Rideshare Week October (First 4-st Week)
Note: The dates days efthese holidays are observed may vary from year to year, therefore, it will be the responsibility of the employer to obtain these specific holiday dates to ensure exclusion of these dates weeks from their AVR survey week.
Each employer should encourage employee involvement in either of the following ways:

.. through an employee survey that includes questions soliciting suggestions for program improvement and/or strategies which may be used for Employee Commute Reduction Program development; or

• an employer may implement a program which actively involves employees, such as focus groups, employee committees, etc.

b) Window Period for AVR Calculation The employer thould must calculate the AVR based on the 6:00 a.m.

- 10:00 a.m., Monday through Friday window except for businesses operatj~g 24 hours a day, seven (7) days a week The AVR window for businesses operatmg 24 hours a day, seven (7) days a week, is the period oftime, SIindayth~ough S~turday between the hours of6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.rn. •,i•_ ;%~~ Those worksites will 

## rn~y. survey over a seven (7) day period due to fluctuating employee schedules so that for purposes of AVR reporting, they will accoiint for individual employees over their ~jy~ (5) day work week. The work week may very well not be the same five (5) days for all employees.
The employer may use an alternative window upon writing the District AOMD and receiving written approval. The alternative window must be a consecutive four 

### ~ hour period between 4:00 am. and 11:00 a.m. and a consecutive five ~ day period

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## £2) day week when the majority of their employees are scheduled to report to the worksite. c) AVR Calculation The AVR calculation is based on data obtained fràm an approved AQMD survey method, random sampling, or record-keeping, and should include all employees

. . scheduled to report in the6 00 am -1? 00 am window

~ —‘i’., .1 The AVR i~ ~calculated by dividing’ the number of employees who report to the worksite, by the number of vehicles that arrive at the worksite, during the 

## fjy~j (5) day window. The AVR figure shoulc be rounded offto the second decimal place. Example: 1.4576 becomes 1.46 AVR.

2. Random Sampling Employers with 

# a minimum of 400 employees reporting at the worksite during the window for calculating, have the option of determining AVR by a random ~ample method.. The random sample method should comply with all of the following criteria:

• Members of the sample must be selected on a probability basis (random selection) that assures that each population member is given an equal chance of selection;

‘ ‘

. . • All~em~loyees reporting u~ the window for calculating AVR rnu~t be considered as the relevant p6pulation from which the sample is drawn,

• the ~ãm’~l~müst measure all po1~eñtiai ‘commute modes, for employees arriving at the worksite dunng the window and shall account for all employees not amvmg at d~ie wórksile ‘di~iiin~ the window due “to compressed ‘&y 6ff vacation, sick 1éa~re,’and other (e.g., mater ity lea’~e, bereavement leave, etc.)~

• Any employees designated for the randb~ sample that do not respond to the survey are counted ‘a~’sblo diivers;

• At least 60% survey response rate must be achieved;

• ~The sample size must be determined with the AQMD’s approval of sampling m~thod;

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• Any data submitted on a computer: readable disk must be compatible with the Di~trict’c AQMIYs software and must be able to be entered into the District’a AOMD’s system;

• The random sample survey must be taken not’more than six ~ months prior to submittal ofthe Trinnnial program orAnnual registration Analysis; and

• •Th~random sample method must receive‘written approval from the AQMD prior to administration ofthe survey.

• Random sample method must be certified annually sixty (60) days prior to program submittal. V

3. Recordkeeping Employers have the option of selecting a record-keeping method for verifying AVR as long as it complies with all ofthe following criteria:

• Data Vmust be gathered from ~ll employees reporting to the worksite during the window;

• The response rate to the data collection method must be at least 60 percent of those employees who-report to the worksite during the window. The remaining

• non-responses over 60.percent to 100 percent shall be treated as single occupant vehicle commuters. However, ifan employer achieves a 90 percent response rate olhigher,,the remaining non-response percentage can be reported in the “other” category in the 5urvev. The net affect on the AVR calculation will be neutral;

• The data~coI1ected must ~efleé~t the daily commuting activity of employees and ‘their mod~s of travel that occur dunng each month or quarter of the program

- cycle; V

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• The quarterly or monthly AVR must be calculated separately, and must be aggregated to determine the yearly AVR calculation;•

• The data must be stored and available for inspection forthree ~.) years;

• The following data must be available, and traceable to individual employee records: home location (zip code); travel mode for each day data is collected; type ofalternative fueled vehicle ifused in commuting; any data that is specified

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# o~’in the section .øn AVR Data Collection Methods; and, employee ID number or other indiyidual identification; ~..• -•.

.: Any~ data submitted on a. computer readable .disk. must be compatible with the Di~trict’~ AOMD’s software; •.~

. .The data may-not be more than six ~ months...old;,andr, •-. :The AVR:data collection method must bepre-approved by the AQMD. :Record~keeying method must be certified annually sixty. (60) days prior to each program submittal.

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### D. AGGREGATING AVR FOR MULTI-SITE EMPLOYERS (ODtionaI) Aggregate AVR is the total number ofwindow employees divided by the total number ofvehicle trips, for all regulated worksit~that1[,~long to the multi-site employer. Aggregate AVR can be obtained in three steps.
First, the number ofpeakwindow employees used in calcuIatin~ each worksite AVR must be added. This sum will yield the total number ofwindow employees for all worksites. Second, thënumber Ofvehicle trips used in calculating each worksite AVR must be. added. This total will~yield th&total number ofvehicle trips for all worksites. Finally, the total nui~iber

## ofemployees must be divided by the total number ofvehicle trips to obtain the combined AVR for all worksites. This calculation will yield the aggregate AVR forthe multi-site employer. Example: AVR
= Window employees for site 1 + window em~lovees for site 2... Vehicle trips for site 1+ vehicle trips for site 2... The aggregate AVR is determined by adding the number ofemployees accounted br underthe AVR data collection method, at each worksite, and dividing the sum bythe total number ofmotor vehicles ~ving at each worksite.


## 078 -22-Lch cite ic the aaarnonaj number of commute vehicles that are reguired to be reduced by the site in order to attain its AVR target and is determined by the following equations: VRSj~ TVj~ x (AVR Shortfall), and


## 079 Employers submitting multi site pre~ams er m embers ef a gee~aphie pregram may inelude werksites empleying fewer than 100 ~jQempleyees in the aggregaled AVR. In erder te do Se, all previsions efthe AVR Data Celleetien section must be met, and te demens~ate that an AVR baseline calculation has been established, the empleyee vehicle reductions must have eeeurred during the previous program year. 

### E. AVR SHORTFALL The tetal vehicle reduction shertfall (TVRS) is determined by the following equation:
TVRS

— (VRS4. + VRS2 ~ “~n~i\rea 1

. + (VRS.i~.. + VRS~. +.. .±VRS~~je~~

+ (VRS.j.. + VRS~ +...+VRS~~ea 3 Where:TVRS

— Total Vehicle Reduction Shortfall

. — Number efSites in Area 1 Currently net

. Meeting AVR Target of 1.75

m

— Number ofSites in Area 2 Currently net

Meeting AVR Target of 1.5 1 Number efSites in Area 3 Currently net

Meeting AVR Target of 1.3 VRS~

— Daily Commute Vehicle Reduction

. Shortfall at nth Site in Area 1 VRSm

— Daily Commute Vehicle Reduction

Shortfall at nth Site in Area 2 VRS1

— Daily Commute Vehicle Reduction

Shortfall at nth Site in Arpa ~ The daily commute vehicle reduction shortfall (VRS)

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# E1 AVR, 

# L AVRT

Curr~it AVR of Site (1) AVF&TargetofSite(i)(1.3, ~ depending on the AVR Target Area in ;vhiãh’the bite ia located)

t._. ~i.._. .L._.11_• (SVR) from ~ite~ that

SVRj~ -P~ x (AVR Surplus), and

AVR Surplus 

### [AvR~ 

# ~1

[AVRT 

# -I

Q’ilD.

— Credit for Site (i)

than TVRS ~1l be (TSVR) credit equal

;idered to have attained the AVR Where:VRS~

— Vehicle Reduètidn Shortfall at site (i) TV~

— Total Number

### ofDai1y~Commute

Vehic1e~Arriving at Site (i) During the

~ Window AVRj

• AVRp

Surplus vehicle reducti target may be credited A~Yfl 1.~__,~_ ~1~TDQ ‘ri..~

~

,~i4, ~ ~ J~i~ ~



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### III. WHO IS INVOLVED? A. ADMINISTRATION OF EMPLOYEE COMMUTE REDUCTION PROGRAMS 1. Employee Transportation Coordinator Employers need must te designate an employee person to serve as an Employee Transportatión Coordinator (ETC) for each worksite with 4-O~ 250 or more em~,loyees. This person should successfully complete a one timç sixteen (16) hour AOMD certified training course: This training provides the individual with the necessary information to conduct the survey process, prepare and implement the program, markei the program and track the• program results. The ETC must be availab1e~’ at the worksite during normal business hours when the majority of ern~~Ioyees are at the work~ite. The AQIVIIY will ±o conduct cla.~e~ hold periodic informational sessions regarding the most current information on rule provisions and administration of employee commute reduction programs. Attendance at these clasce~ sessions is voluntary, but highly encouraged.

• 2. On-Site Coordinators To be certified as an On-site Coordinator, apcrson must successfully complete an Diztrict AOMD approyed eight (8) hour training course taught by either an authorized training provider, or by the ETC certified to provide such training. The On-Site Coordinator is limited to program imp!ernentation rather than program preparation. The On-Site Coordinator may serve as a contact person in a Multi-Site program submittal in conjunction with the Centralized Rideshare Service Center or at a single site under an ETC/Consultant ETC. The On-Site Coordinator must be available at the worksite during normal business hours .when the majority of employees are atthe worksite.

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## 0813. Consultant Employee Transportation Coordinator An employer may use a Consultant ETC in lieu ofan ETC, provided the Consultant ETC meets the definition of an ETC and the same minimum certification requirements as the ETC. that person is replacing, and the site maintains an On site Coordinator. A TMAJTMO may be considered as a CoiisiIltant ETC provided its stafl~, acting in this capacity, meets the same requirements as the ETC. and the site maintains an On site Coordinator. As an alternative to being available during normal business hours, the Consultant ETC may fulfill the role for a minimum of eight (8) hours per week during normal business hours, provided the employer then maintains an On-Site Coordinator. The On-Site CooMinator must thee be available at the worksite during normal business hours when the Consultant ETC is unavailable.

~n the event ofan absence ofatrained ETC, Consultant ETC, or On-site Coordinator, exceeding eight (8) consecutive weeks, a replacement should be designated and trained. The AQMD must be advised ofthis change by the employer submitting ~e -‘ the District proof of training within twelve (12) weeks after the beginning of the absence.

4. Centralized Rideshare Service Center The AQMD may approve site specific requests submitted by multi site employers or multiple employers under a Geographic program, to provide a Centralized Rideshare Service Center as on alternative to the requirement for an on site Coordinator. Requests for approval ofalternatives should be included with the Triennial Employee Commute Reduction Progmm and describe in detail the Centralized Ridesha±e Service Center and how it will provide equivalent servic~s to the specific

~ worksit~s). The AQMD will review each alternative strategy on a case by case

~basis to~de±ermine whether it meets the following conditions: 

### !e The e~p1oyees will’ have access to ~employer~s a designated ETC or On site

~ Coordinator;

. The Employee Commute Reduction Program is adequately marketed and implemented at each specific site; and

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## 082• A responsible ETC or On site Coordinator is available to Distriet AO~~’s compliance staffwho: The Centralized Rideshare Service Center (CRSC) is a strategy that may be used by employers submitting a Multi-Site program that will provide equivalent services in lieu of having a trained person at each worksite. Requests for approval of a CRSC must be made in writing and be included with each Multi-Site Triennial Employee Commute Reduction Program submittal. The request. must describe the CRSC in detail and show how it will provide equivalent ETC services to the specific worksite(s). AOMD staff will review each request on a case by case basis to determine whetherthe CRSC meets the following criteria:

• Identifies the trained ETC that is at the CRSC facility location and demonstrates availability and accessibility to the ETC by all company employees:

• Demonstrates that the ECRP is adequately marketed and implemented at each specific site: and

• Ensures that all other sites in the Multi-Site program submittal have identified a site contact person who ha5 knowledge ofthe following: 1. Has access to knowledge of the employer’s Employee Commute Reduction Program: 2. Has knowledge ofthe employer’s marketing methods: 3. Maintains samples ofthe employer’s tracking forms: 3. Is available to meet with AOMD compliance staff NOTE: CRSC criteria and guidelines are available upon request.

5. Training Providers Training Providers for initial ETC training programs must be certified annually unless otherwise specified by the AOMD District. In order to be certified, the training providers should meet or employ instructors that meet(s) the following requirements:

• A current certificate as an ETC;

• A bachelor’s degree in Transportation Planning, Urban Planning or a field which includes the same subject matter. Ifthe degree is not in one ofthese fields, the

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## 083successful completion ofa TDM certification program recognized by the AQMD may be substituted;

• Two 

## ~) years professional trainirg experience and three years managerial experience in Transportation Demand Management;

• Knowledge of.Rule 2202:.and, •~3 The curriculum for ETC and On-Site Coordinator Training programs has to be by

• : the AQMD~ and. will indude at .a minimum, development, implementation, monitoring and rn~rketing of Employee Commute Reduction Programs as well .record-keeping and surveytechniqu~es. Employee Transportation Coordinators ‘and Training Providers may be approved to provide the necessary training for Qn-Site Coordinators if they meet the following requirements:

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• They have a current certificate as an ETC;

• They have two 

## ~) years management experience; and

• They have two ~ years experi~nce as a corporate ETC or one year 

## (fl of experience as a corporate ETC an4 have successfully completed a Transportation Demand Management certification program recognized by the AQMD.

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## 084

### IV. MAINTAINING THE BOOKS A. RECORDKEEPINGAND AUbITING RECORD RETENTION REQUIREMENTS

• The èmplöyer ~ho lid ~ keep detailed records ofthe documents which verify the Average Vehicle Ridership calculation for a period ofat least three 

## ~3) years

• from~program appro’ial date.

• Records which verify that all strategies in the Employee Commute Reduction Pfogram have been marketediand offerod’shall be kept at the worksite for at least three ~j) years from program approval ‘date:

• Approved Employee ‘Commute Reduction Programs from prior years shall be kept for a period ofat least three ~ years from dare ofapproval.

• For employers who implement their prograhis using a Centralized Rideshare’ Service Center, records”~ ~i~d do~um~n~s

~ must be kept at a centralized location the CRSC. V 

### B. EMERGENCYEPISODE PROCEDURES Atiy employer subjectto Rule 2202, upon notificatibn ofa predicted Stage 2 or Stage

~. Episode shall~ V •.~
• Post at least one sign, in a conspicuous place, designating the predicted episode “stage and requesting the use ofridesharing, and telecommuting;

• Reduce work trip and fleet vehicle miles traveled by at least 20% ofnormal weekday operations, .•
• Take the applicable actions required:by theGovemor’upon notification by the AQMD that an airpollution state ofemergency is declared by the Governor; and

• Maintain a log~ofall actions, in response to apredicted stage 2 or 3 Episode.

~--‘---~ ~, ~ 2202 Stage 2 or 3 Episode Although facilities are no longer required to submit Air Pollution Emergency plans tn th~ AQMD, all employers ~uojec~

d plan to impi - encouraged to develop and



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## 085EXEMPTIONS:

• Facilities providing essential public service are allowed lower emission and/or milôage reduction percentages than those specified above.

.. Any facility which~can.demon*ate.that~meeting the stated reductions will either damage equipment; create anupset’of~oductign; orjeopardize public health or ‘safety; will.be~a1lowecI.lower emission and/or miieage, reductions. A letter demonstrating at least one ofthe precedii~g. conditions and requesting this exemption must be submitted to the AQMD not laterthan thirty (30) days after a predicted Stage 2 or 3, Episode. ‘,

. Buses, commutervanpool vehicles or othervehicles, used exclusively for multipassenger commuting between home andthe place ofwork or school are excluded from the above work trip and,fleet vehicle reduction provisions. 

### C~ COMPLIANCE

., .‘ “.‘

. Failure to meet the appropriate AVR target underthis’program will not be a violation of Rule 2202. ~Failurè tO comply with any other provision ofthis rule, including, but not limited to, failure to maintain records, falsification ofrecords, failure to submit a Triennial progf~m or an Annual re~i~tratibn’AnaI~isis, submit proper fees in accordance with the provisions of Rule 308, submit .a management commitment letter verifying compliance with the employee notification provisions, or implement the program’ as.approved by the AQMD is aviolation of Rule 2202 and is subject to the penalties outlined in Article ‘3 Chapter 4, Part 4 of Division 26 ofthe Health and Safety Code. A failure to comply with’ any provisipn of this rule applicable to Geographieal programs shall eonstitute a violation, by eaeh and every employer suhiw~t tn the Geographical nrogram. The District will not impose any requirements that are not a part of Rule 2202 ~ Rule 308 or Rule 306. The District may only request information to the extent that it is reasonably necessary to determine compliance with these rules.
If a final determination that an element of an approved Employee Commute Reduction Program violates any provision of law is issued by any agency or court

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### D. DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY During a period of significant impairment oftransportation systems associated with an. e~ent. resulting in.~a.~rlocal, state, or federally declared state of emergency, the .AQMD may approve programs or program amendments including strategies which ..decrease- trips associated with’ any’ location in the District AOMD, including :.1ocatio~ other than. a~worksite .includ~d~ in .the program. Such strategies may be included in ‘any~ program and may be 

### a substitution for measures contained in an approved program. In thç.event of: substitution, the employer shall demonstrate that any decrease in AVR at -a worksite.~subject to the program will be offset by trips reduced elsewhere in’~the District AOMD.

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### E.’ DECLARED’BANKRUPTCY An employer who has &c1~red bankrupt~y,for the official business or governmental

of its organization or company, through a judicial court filing and confirmation process, may request the AQMD t9 grant a temporary waiver from complymg with the requirements of guidelines Upon demonstration of the filmg ‘aid confirmation ofbankruptcy, the AQMD will grant an exemption forthe duration

- ofbankruptcy, not to exceed two (2) years, from the date ofthe waiver.

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## OS?

### V. TIME FOR A CHANGE A. SPECIAL PROCEDURES

L

. .‘ 1. Extensions: : Any employer’ma~ request an extension?to&the program due dateunderthe following circumstances:~

.~ - -., - - •-~ ‘C:.

• Ifanemployér needs mor&tirne~to submit 

### a program ~o meet the iequirements of these guidelines and Rul~22O2~, àdditional’time:may be’ soughvfrom the AQMD. These requests must be in’ writing, state th~’reason~for the~exteñsiàn request, aftd the length-oftime needed, and include-the ayiiropriate filing fee:•

• All extension requests and~ fees must be received ‘by .the~:AQMD, no later than fifteen (15) calendar days priorto the program due-date;

‘
• Requests are considered on a pase~y-case. basis- ~nd are typically granted for reasons that are beyond the control ofthr employer;

• An employer may request an ext~nsioi~tothe program due date afterthe program has been disapproved for the first time. :‘The~ request should m~ist be received within fifteen (15) days of the reCeipt of the program disaj,proval; Exten.~ion~

--~ -.1r-..~ totaling 60 days to submit a revised program may be granted for good cause; -

• The AQMD will inform the en~ployèr in writing within’ 15 calendar days of receipt ofrequest, whether‘the extension has been granted:;

• An employer may, upon receipt of a written objection to the terms of the proposed program by an employee, employee representative or employee organization, request a single extension ofthirty (30) days. A copy ofthe written objection should be attached to the request: One such request shall be granted by the AQMD; no subsequent extension may be granted forthis purpose; and

• Mv change in the permanent due date that results in additional time to submit a program will be considered an extension of time and shall be subject to an extension filing fee.

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# oss•.~ 2. Program Amendments Airapproved Employee Commute Reduction Program may be revised amended between program submittal dates by submitting a proposed.program revision amendment in~writing to the AQMD along with the applicable fee. Any changes to the jnjplementation ofan approved program requires~a AQMD approved program revision. Program changes which are in effect, including, but not limited to, strategies or change of employee transportation coordinator at the site, must be submitted in writing to the District AOMD. Any change that affects the attainment ofthe A’QR ~drequii~es evahiation bS’ Di~tridtA~Ol~1D staffis subject to a per site amendment fee. Employers proposing changes in strategies are encouraged to consider comparable ones~that willcontinüe &ialcing jrógress towards attaining target AVR. The

. ., m Commuie’Reductibn OptionsThoibóx identifies anumber ofstrategies that could be sele~cted from to substitute forthosebeing thanged. The revision amendment shall ~j~not be effédtive until approved by A(~MD in writing. AOMD will either approve .r~. or disapprove the amendmentwithin 90 days ofreceipt. The amendment request rnu~ inc~Iude the following:

. I~tteroféxplanàtion ofproposed amendment signed b~ the highesfranking

. - I

— ,.. . ~

.. I •official:

-

~ T~o èopies ofeach affected strategy pa~e from t~ie last approved Triennial

•~program

. . . -

. Two copies ofeach ofthe proposed replacement strategy ~ges.

. Applicable amendment fee. Note The amendment fee shall not avvlv when the amendment consists solely of addi~ional oi~enhañced~stratégies to the program ~r ~vhen the strafegy~mendment is submitted at the saine time~ás part ofthe Triennial program oi~Annual Analysis submittal.

.

— -, 3. Change ofOwnership.. In the case ofownership mergers, or change ofownership, the new owner should must notify AQMD ofthis change within thirty (30) days ofthe new ownership. The District will then send a notification letterto the new employer, and ninety (90)


## 0S9days from receipt ofthe letter, the employerInu~t submit a Employee Commute Reduction Program to the.DistrictAOMD which adheres to 

### all provisions ofRule 2202 and Guidelines forthis’~option~ The new owner(s) may choose to submit a new management commitm

.le~ter;jnstead of

### a new program, which states they will continue to implementthe~programapproved bythe District AOMD forthe prior owner(s). r

4. Relocation Any employer relocating to a new worksite shall must notify the AQMD within thirty (30) days 

### of the relocation. Relocations fall into two categories and are explained below:

.. 1 Employers relocating within two (2) miles ofthe previous worksite address may elect to continue to implement the~ most recently api,roved Triennial program. Or. the company may elect to submit a new Triennial ECRP. The employer must inform AOMD of the preference in the notification .of relocation letter. If no prefer~hée is made in the., letter, the company will automatically be sent an offic~ial notification package and will be required t~subr&~a new Tnenmal ECRP within ninety (90) days. ofreceipt ofthe notification j,ackage. 2’.. ‘ ‘

. ‘~ .,,‘ z. .3 2. Employers ‘ielocáting mofe th’ai~ two ‘(2) miles frorrithe pre’~ious worksite are required to submit a new Triennial ECRP. The empld~yer iiIust submit the new Triennial ECRP within ninety (90) days from receipt ofthe notification package from AOMD.

V .‘

, Employers relocating within 2 miles o~f the previ~us wórkáiti may continue to implement the most reeentl3 appro’~ ed program Emplo) ers reloeatmg more than 2 miles from the previous work~ite must submit a ne~ tnei~iual Employee Commute “~R’eduetion’ Program to the District. After ree~ivii~ig writi~ei~

.n~tification of the relocation, the AQMD will send written notice to the employer, and 90 days from receipt of the letter, the emplOyer should submit a program based on these guidelines.



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## 0905. Adding or Dcleting Worksites from

~ a MultiSite/Ccographic Program ~y employerwho adds or deletes awer&Esite frem a multi siWer geographic program shall send ~witten notice to the AQMI) ~vitI~in~30 days ofthe ehange. Ifa werksite is deleted, the employer should submit a ~iagle site Employee Commute Reduction Program within 90 da) s, unless no longer subjeet to Rule 2202 A new worksite may onl~v be added or deletcd en the Triennial cycle of to the a Multi-Site ~program submittal on the triennial cycle, or alt~ativel’~k iay be filed as a single site submittal. Given the variety ofemployer situations, êach Mij1fi-~j~e 1program submittal will be evaluated indi~vidually and considered ona cas~t1y-case basis.

6: Program Disapproval Appeals The AQMD has 90 days to review therèsubi~nitted program. Ifthe employer believes that the program meets the requirements ofRule 2202 and.the Guidelines, and that the prdgram was improperly disapproved, the employer may appeal the disapproyal to .the District AOMD Hearing Board. A petition for appeal ofa disapproval mi.ist be made witl)in ~ (10) calendar days after the employer receives the notice ofdisapproval.

- 7. Delay Program Review Requests
Ifan employer, employee, employee representative or employee organization requestsà delay in actionofprogram review, the request must be in writing to the District AOMD within ten (10) days ofprogram submittal and cannot delay the period oftime to exceed the 90th day after submittal.



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### VI. PLANNING A. STRATEGY

~ A. COMMUTEREDUCTION OPTIONS TOOLBOX Employers may 

### find the following menu ofrideshare strategies useful m preparing an iiiital or updated Employee Commute Reduction Program. These optional strategies can be developed and miplemen~d to meet the individual needs of ernjloyers stnving to make progress in achieving target AVR Direct financial awards’are not re~uired for program approval
Personalized Commute Assistance

—The employer provides personalized assistance such as transit itineraries. carpool matching and personal follow-up to employees. Ridéshare Matching Services

—The employer provides rideshare matching service or assistance in finding commute alternatives for all employees. Guaranteed Return Trip

- The employer provides eligible employees with a return trip (orto the point ofcommute origin), when a need forthe return trip arises. Preferential Parking for Ridesharers

- The employer provides eligible ertiplovees with preferential parking spaces to park their vehicles. Bicycle Program

- The employer provides eligible employees who commute by bicycle with such tools as biking eciuipment. special meetings or other bike related services. Transit Information Center.

- The employer provides atransit information centerthat makes available general transit information, and the on-site sale ofpublic transit passes, tickets ortokens to the worksite employees. Vanpool Program

- The employer provides eligible employees with a vanpool program designed to encourage the use ofexisting vanpools orthe development of newvanpools. Time Offwith Pay

- The employer provides eligible employees additional time off with pay for participation in the company’s commute reduction program.

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## 092 

# C’Compressed Work Week

- A compressed work week (CWW) schedule applies to employees who, as airaltemative to completing the basic work requirement in five eight-hourworkdays in one week, orten’eight-hour days in two weeks, are scheduled in a mannerwhich reduces trips to the worksite. Telecofl~mutin~- T~lec~ nutiii~means workihgafhothé.6ff-sit~, d~rat a telecommuting center for a full workday, that elinrinãtes~thë trip to work or reduces travel distance to the worksitè by iñorè~than 50%.

• .Parking ChargeiSubsidy

—A parking fee is charged to employees wh drive alone to the worksite, and in exchange, a subsidy is vrovided to employees’towards costs of
• •alternative transportation modes.

. Auto Services

- The employer provides auto seivices fcireñiployees participating in the company’s commute reduction prGgram.

-. . . . - Discounted/Free Meals

- The employei~provides eligible employees with free or discounted meals fortheir participation in the commute reduction program. Points Program

- Employees earn paints for each day of~a~icipation in the employer’s commute reduction program. Points are redeemed for such rewards as time off, gift certificates, cash or merchandise. Gift Certificates

- The employer provides eligible emplo4’ees with gift certificates for participation in the company’s commute reduction program.

- Prize Drawings

- The employer provides eligible employees with~a chance to win prizes for participation in the company’s cothmute reduction. program. Direct Financial Awards

- The ~mplover provides eligible~ enip1o~’ees with cash subsidies for participation in the company’s commute reduction i5rogram. Flex Time

- The employer permits employees to:adjusttheirwork hours in orderto accommodate public transit schedules or rideshare arrangements. Miscellaneous Awards

- The employer provides eligible employees miscellaneous awards for specific levels ofparticipation in the company’s commute reduction program. Miscellaneous Strategy(s)

- The employer can provide many types ofstrategies designed to encourage solo commuters to participate in the commute reduction

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## 09311. Educational prOgrams 15. Use ofclean fuel vehicles for commuting 16. .Prize Drawings 17. Cata1o~point prograri~ic 18. Days offwith pay 19. Transportation fdirs/e~ents 20. 

## O~ site t~sitph~s:sälës. 21. Centralized rideshare info~ation center 22. ~dechare clubs 23. ThWTMO membership 21. Focus groups/rideshare committee 25. Auto cer.’ices. e.g. fuel. oil, ~e up

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## 094 program. These strategies can include educational programs, use ofclean fuel vehicles for commuting, company vehicles for ridesharing, transportation fairs/events, and rideshare~clubs:

~

weeks such as 3/36, 1/10 or 9/80 work schedules

_______ ____________:cuyancy~vehi~le~

______ )n ofyurlang for nues

______________ 4- 1il~ Ls~~ )mpres.geu wor~: ~muiibg~ 

# :~

______ oh~iglê oc

_____ subsidizati nr pan

.,.-1 ajing employees. ~:..2 Telecb~ -~u4~_~a~ ~j,ublic transit Allo’z~~:~’-’ “~

- • Preferential pancing

• Giiarante~d ride home return trip programs Facility improvements e~: ATM. cafeteria. post~1 oervice~ Showers, lockers, bike racks, .~etc.

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• • 40.:
42.: 1., ‘~ paruai suosimzanon ofcarpools, vanpoo1s,~buspoo1s,,ghutt1es or use of

rt-w ~piuy~
~, company owned fleet vehiälesfôr.ridesharing.

Flexible work hours that facilitate

### VII. GLOSSARY 1. AGGREGATE AVR means the weighted av~rage AVR ofan employer that has ef~seyera1 different worksites within the same AVR target areas that are included wi~thin one Employee Commute Reduction Program. 2. ANNUAL REGISTRATION. ANALYSIS means an annual form submitted following the Triennial Program approval by an employer, to the AQMD that Contains; rAYR results and, an agreement to continue implementing the trip reduction program.Employee Commute Reduction Pro~am. 3. AVERAGE VEHICLE RIDERSHIP (AVR) is the current number of employees scheduled to report to wqrk during the window for calculating AVR divided by the number oLvehicles arriving at the worksite.~iuring the ~ame window. 4. AYR CALCULATION .means.~ the numerical method ~.ised to determine th~ worksite’s AVR in accordance with these guidelines. 5.

.AVR DATA COLLECTION METHOD: is a method for gathering employee comipute mode 4ata needed .to calcul~e an employer’s AVR. 6. AVR TARGET means the AVR that~an.Employee Commute Reduction Program is designed to;achieve for a particular worksite. ~The AVR targets are as follows: Area Zone1; 1.75 AVR;

.. . Area Zone 2: 1.5 AVR

S

. . . • Area Zone3: 1.3 AVR.

~.. . • (See Attachment .1 for locations ofAVR Areas Zones) 7. AVR WINDOW is the period of ;ime, Monday through Friday between the hours of.6:00 a.rn. and 10:00 a.m. used 

## to. ca1culate~AVR in accordance with these guidelines. AVR Window, as applies for businessçs operating 24 hours a day, seven (7) days a week, is the period oftime, Sunday through Saturday between •the hours of6:00 a.m. and 10:0O.a.m.,.,used to. calculate AVR~in accordance with these guidelines. A business operating.a work.weekother than Monday through Friday must notify the District to change the AVR window for its annual survey and AVR calculation.

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## 0958.

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-40- BUSPOOL is a vehicle occupied by sixteen (16) or more people traveling together between their residences and their worksites or destinations for the majority ofthe total trip distance. Employees who work for different employers, as well as ~àn~emplôyed p~ople, ~re included within this definition as long as they are iirthWvèhic~1e for the majority ofthe total trip distance. CARPOOL~is a vehicle oc~u~ied by tvo 

## (~) to alx (6) people traveling together b&Ween their-residences and their worksite&or destinatiobs for the majority of th~ total trip distance.’ Einployees who~workfor different employers, as well as non-employed people,’ aiè included Within this definii{on as long as they are in the vehià1~ for’the majority ofthe total trip disánce: CENTRALIZED RIDESHARE SERVICE CENTER is’as&ategy that may be used by ‘employers submitting Mu i-Site’ or geograpl~ier programs, that will j~ró’~ide equivalent ser’>ices in lieu ofha~’in~ atrained ~er~bn’ät each worksite. COMPRESSED WORK WEEK ~CWW’~ applies to emp1oy~es who as an alternative to completing ‘6asic work requiremeri in five ~~~ight hour workdays in one

## W week, or

### t~n (10) ‘eight hourworkdays in two~~) weeks, are scheduled in a manner wbich~reducès vehicle trips to the wàtksite. The recognized compressed work- week s~hedül~s for thi~ Rule are 36 hours in three (3) days (3/36), 40 hours in’4 daSrs’ (4/40), or 80 h~uis in 9 dais (9/8b). Compresced work week óredit will only be granted when all days worked and all earned days off fall within the AVR survey week, exe~pt in eases where businesses operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In those cases, compressed work week credit will be granted ~vheñ ai~ employee completes the required work days and scheduled dáy~offwithin p7 dày period. CONSULTANT ETC ‘means a person that meets the definition of requirements ‘àf these guide1ine~ and ser~s as an ETC at a single worksite for an employer otherthan the Consultant’s ETC’s employer. The Consultant ETC may fulfill the jdle for a minimum ofeight (8) hours per week provided the employer maintains an On-Site :Coordinator -‘ DIRECT FINANCIAL AWARD means a employee commute reduction strategy in which the employer awards cash, prizes, or items ofcash value to an employee for specified rideshare behavior.


## 09614. DISABLED EMPI,~OYEE m~eans an individual with a physical impairment which !~ prevents the employcç from traveling to the worksite by means other than a single-occupantvehicle~ 15. EMPLOYEE. COMMUTE 

### REDucTIoN PROGRAM means a Triennial program or Annual Analysis, regi.~tration~ under the Employee Commute

• Reduction. Program option, submitted to the AQM]), in accordance with these guidelines.

~ 16~ EMPLOYEE TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR (ETC) means an empleyee, ether individual, er~ entity. appeinted ~y an. amp1~yer whe meets the requirements ef these guidelines and has .been appeinted te develep, market, administer, and meniter the Empleyee Cemm~i1eReduetieft Pregram en a full er part time bcwi5. An employee who has completed a sixteen (16~ hour AOMD certified training course. and has~been appointed to develop, market. administer •and monitor the Employee Commute Reduction Program at a single worksite. The ETC must be~pvailable~at the worksite during normal business hours when

• the majority ofemployees are at~the worksite. 17~ FIELD CONSTRUCTION WORKER means an emplpyee who reports directly to work ata cóñstruction site. 18. FIELD PERSONNEL means employees whp~ s~end2O% or less of theii work time, per week, atthe worksite and who do riot report to the worksite during the

.‘ peak period for pick-up and dispatch, ofan expploy~r-prqvided vehicle. 1.9~ 

### GE~GRAPHIC PROGRi~..M means~~ a .s~ig~e Empleyee~1Cemmute Reduetien Pregram submitted te the 

### AQMD te eemply. ‘~vith these guidelines that

~ eneempass several different empleyers that.eaeh ~rnpley 1O~ er mere empleyees

~ at a:werksite. The ~eup ef empleyers~ L~heuld ~,be leeated within the same building, êr each empleyer sheuld be within e~e4halfn~ile efall ether empleyers

. eevered in the prêgram, 

### er within 5 miles if they beleng te a Th4AJTMO ~dwith~ AQ~ HIGH~AVR NO-FAULT INSPECTION is a.No-Fauft Tn~m~ctjon (as ~fined in thisglossarv) available only to worksites ihat reach or exceed their target AVR. Worksites that pass this inspection will have their current plan filing fee waived and are eligible for minimal filing requirements. r~~Yi ~~tcre

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## 097 -41-20. ‘HOLIDAYS are those days designated as National and State Holidays that shall not be included in the AVR survey period. 21. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR means an individual who enters into a direct ‘written conti~act or agreement with an employerto perform certain services and is not dii’thè employer’s payroll. 22~’LOW-INCOME EMPLOYEE means an individual whose salary is equal to, or less than, the current individual income level set in the California Code of Regulations, Title 25’, Se&ioh ‘69~’2;’as lower income for the county in which the

• ~m~loyer i~ based.’ Higher income employ~es may be considered to be “low ihcon~e” if’the employees demonstrate that the program strategy would .create a ‘substantial ecbtibmic burden.

“ :‘ .‘. 23. MULTILSITE EMPLOYER rneans.5.any person(s), firm, business, educational

• institution; non-profit ageñcy...or corporation, government agency or other entity ~.‘hich ‘!has. more”thin one worksite r~within’ the”South Coast Air Quality

• Mànagethent Dist ct AOMD South’ Coast Air Basin ~where 4-On 

### ~Q or more employees report to a•wórksitè. ~.‘ ~•, 24. MULTI-SITE PROGk~-’~theans a I single Employee• Cbmmute Reduction Program submitted to AQMD to comply~’with~•these guidelines that encompass more than~ón~ê *orksitethät belongs to a niulti-sitè employer. 25’. Ne-FAULT’ INSPECTION is ‘a’pre-a~ranged worksite employee commute reduction pr6grãm cbrñ~liance~inspe~ction~that’is initiated bythe employer or the e~loye~ rèpr~s~ntative and’ is cohductêd b~ Di~ct AOMD ‘compliance sta~ without penalty for non-corñpliance~ “- ‘S ‘.5 • •
. -. ‘26i~ONCOMMUT1NG AVR CREDIT. applies~ to. employees, who arrive at the

‘~“ work~ite ‘during the~*indow-for’calcu1ating AVR~. ánd~remain. at the worksite or ‘out-ôf’th&Diiët~ ‘AOMD?s jurisdicti~n for a full 24 hour period one day or mthe to’~Ompletework assignments:~AVRcredit is allowed for employeeG who generate no vehicle trips associated with aitiving !‘at the. worksite becai.we the ethploye~ hás ‘r~mained at the ‘.wo1~,1Le vi. i~ no loriger~yvithin ui~ ijistrict’s
‘“s’” ~‘ :‘‘ ~ juri~diätion for a full 21 hour perio&’one’day or n~ore, durin”g the week ‘‘:..:.;ofthe ~ii~’e~’.

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# o~s27. ON-SITE COORDiNATOR

~e gurnennes wiu serves as an on site contact for employees at a worksite covered under a multi~aite or geographic Employee Commute Reduction Program or servedby a ‘Consultant ETC. ~ ari~a1ternativé~having a trained ETC at each work~ite. This a person who has ‘been èèrtified as an “On-Site Coordinatbinà’speciaEc~& day training taughtb~ either an’ A~OMD authorized training~provider, Or by- an ETC~certified 

## to provide such training. The Oh-Site CoordinatOr •is liftiited •to progià’m~ ~iinplementafiOn~ i~ather than program development. The On-Site Coordinator may serve in a Multi-Site program, in lieu of an ETC in eonimetion with the ~Centra1i~ed ide~har~ Service Center or at a single site under

## a Consultant ETC.

- 28. PART-TIME EMPLOYEE hieans any employee who reports to a worksite on a part-time basis fewerthan 

### 32 hours per week, but more than four hours perweek.

• These employees shall be included in 

### thd employee count for purposes of Rule applicability; and for AVR cdiculations ofthe employer provided the employees report to the worksite~during the windOw-fór calculating AVR. 29. SEASONAL EMPLOYEE means a person who is employed for less than a continuous~ 90-day period or an’agricultliral employee who is employed for up to a continuous 1 6-week period:

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## 30. STRATEGY means a employee commute reduction frogram element developed, offered andlor ~implèmented Thy”émplOyer~ fOt-~the purpose of encouraging employees to use modes of transportation Other’ dian single occupant vehicles when reporting tO work during the employe?s windOw. 31. STUDENT.WORKER mean~sa studentwho is enrolled and gainfully employed

. (on thëC payroll)”by .an-edücätiohal institution~ Stüdènt ‘w’orkers who work more

• than four~(4)~hours per weeWare counfed~fOr rule applicability and ifthey report

. 

## to work duringJ the;. 6:00 .~a.rn..

— 10:00 a.ni.

- window- are counted for AVR

‘ ëalbülãtion-

.- -‘- 32. TELECOMMLITING means workihg at home, off-site,-at a satellite office or at a

. -telecomn-iuti.ng center, for a full- workday,Tthat eliminà±e~..the trip to work or
•: reduces travel distáhôe-by more than 

### 50%.



## 09933. TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE mçans any person employed by an employment

.•service.~or agen~cy, that reports to a.worksite otljer~.than the employment agency’s

• worksite, uiider~ a contractual ~arr~ng~ment .with ~a temporary employer. Temporary employees are only counted as~employ~es pf the temporary agency for purposes ofRule appliçab~lity and calculating AVR.~ 34. TOTAL SURPLUS YEHICLE REpucTIONS~(TsvR) is tl~e sum ofthe surplus daily .commute vehicle reductions, that exceeds, the AVR target, calculated

accprding to these guidelines, at each site ~ipcluded~inaMulti-Site or geographic

•pr9gram..,.. ~•....
. 3 TOTAL VEHICLE REDUCTION-,SHORTFALL (TVRS) is the sum of the additional daily commute vehicle reductions needed. ~ attain the AVR target, galculated according

## .~c these guidelines, at each site included in a Multi-Site er geographic program..

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• 36. TRNSPQRTATION. ..M~sJAGEMENT 5ASSOCIATION OR

. T~~Pq~TATIoN~. MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION (TM~MO)

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means a .private/non-proflt association that has a fin ncial dues structure joined

• together in a ~gal agreement for the purpose of achieving mobility and air quality goa~ls ~nd objectives within a designated area. 37. TRAINiNG PROVIDER means a .person(s), firm, business, educational institution, non-profit agency,. corporation, oi~ other entity which meets the

•
. minimum~guic1eline qualifications and. is~ certified by .the. AQMD to provide training to ETCs, and On-site Coordinators.

. 38. TRIENNL%~ PROGRAI~I means ~ is the Employee çpmmute Reduction

“.. Program submitted to the AQMD~ as an.• initial program submittal and resubmi~edIupdated even third year thereañer. :every threc. years, according to

•
. these guidelines, that includes stra~egies to ach eve thç.employer’s AVR target.

..The Triennial pro~am gives detailed information about the employer and includes strategies that show a good faith effort to achieving the target AVR. 39..VANPOOL is a vehicle occupied by seven (7) to fifteen (15) people traveling

•
. together between -their residences and their worksites or destinations for the

majority ofthe total .tr~p distance. Employees who work for. different employers,

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## 100as well as non-employed people, are included within this definition as long as they are in the vehicle for the majority ofthe total trip distance. 40. VEHICLE TRIP is based on the means of transportation used for the greatest distance of an employee’s home-to-work commute trip for employees who start work during the peak period. Each vehicle trip to the worksite shall be calculated as follows: Single-occupantvehicle
= 1 Carpool
= 1 divided by number ofpeople in carpool Vanpool
= 1 divided by number ofpeople in vanpool Motorcycle, moped, motorized scooter, motor bike
= 1 divided by number of people on bike Public transit =0 Buspool
= Q Bicycle =0 Walking and other.non-motorized transportation modes
= 0 Noncommuting =0 Telecommuting
= 0 on.days employee is telecornmuting forthe entire day Compressed Workweek
= 0 on emplOyee’s compressed day(s) off Zero-emission vehicles =0 41. WORKSITE EMPLOYEE THRESHOLD means 400 ~Q.,.emp1oyees employed at a single worksite for the prior consecutive six month period calculated as a monthly average, and 33 or more employees scheduled to report to work during the window any one day during the prior ~onsêcutive 90 days.

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. ATTACHMENT I PERFORMANCE TARGET ZONES

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• A worksite’s Performance Target Zone depends on its location.

• Zone 1 is the Central City Area of Downtown Los Angeles within the District’s Source/ReceptorArea 1.

• Zone 2 corresponds to the District’s Source/Receptor Areas 2 through 12, 16 through 23, and 32 through 35,



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• Zone 3 corresponds to the District’s Source/Receptor Areas 13 through 15, 24 through 31, and 36 through 38.

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