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To: Ron Methier, SESARM From: Kirstin B. Thesing

 

Date: June 24, 2011 Subject: Growth and Control Factor Development for 

Aircraft, Commercial Marine Vessels, and Locomotives 

 

Comments: 

This memorandum describes how TranSystems|Pechan estimated growth factors for aircraft, as well as growth and control 

factors for commercial marine vessels and locomotives. These growth and control factors can be used by SEMAP State and 

local agencies to prepare forecast year inventories for years 2017-2025 from a 2007 base year. 

1. Aircraft 

Aircraft emission estimates were developed for the following SCCs for the 2007 SEMAP base year inventory. 

Description SCC 

Military Aircraft 2275001000

Commercial Aircraft 2275020000

General Aviation - Piston 2275050011

General Aviation - Turbine 2275050012

Air Taxi - Piston 2275060011

Air Taxi - Turbine 2275060012

Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) 2275070000

4-Stroke Gasoline Ground 

Support Equipment (GSE) 2265008005

LPG GSE 2267008005

CNG GSE 2268008005

Diesel GSE 2270008005

Growth factors for all aircraft engine and airport-related SCCs were based on state-level landing and take-off operation (LTO) 

projections available from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Terminal Area Forecasts (TAF) (FAA, 2010). Forecasts of 

LTOs are available for commercial, military, general aviation and air taxi operations (both itinerant and local). Commercial 

aircraft LTO data were used to develop growth factors for the APU and ground support equipment (GSE) categories. All 

growth factors were calculated relative to 2007 LTO data. Growth rates for military aircraft were held constant at 2007 levels. 

Forecasts of LTOs for individual airports/facilities in the TAF assigned to counties were compiled by aircraft type for the select 

forecast year, and summed to the county level. Since all airports and their associated LTOs in the TAF could not be readily 

assigned to counties, State average growth factors were also calculated.
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Traditionally, control factors have not been applied to aircraft for criteria pollutant forecasts. Quantitative information on

reductions has not been available, and the reductions from these standards are believed to be minimal. EPA’s Office of 

Transportation and Air Quality has an active project that is designed to help them better understand the impact of ICAO 

standards on commercial aircraft NOx emission inventories. TranSystems|Pechan contacted EPA and learned that yearspecific NOx control factors accounting for rule penetration into the domestic aircraft fleet will be forthcoming, but are not yet 

available (Manning, 2011). As such, no controls were developed and applied to the aircraft engine category forecasts. 

2. Commercial Marine Vessels 

For the purpose of applying growth and controls for commercial marine vessels (CMVs), it was assumed that Category 1 and 

2 engines typically use distillate fuels, while Category 3 engines primarily use residual blends. As such, Category 1 & 2 

growth and control factors were applied to diesel in-port and underway SCCs (2280002100 and 2280002200), and Category 3 

growth factors and reductions were applied to residual in-port and underway SCCs (2280003100 and 2280003200). 

TranSystems|Pechan developed growth factors for residual CMVs using average annual growth rates by region developed by 

EPA for the RIA to support their Category 3 engine rulemaking (EPA, 2009a). Regional growth rates are available for 

designated states in the East Coast region, as well as the Gulf Coast Region. These same growth rates were used to 

estimate 2007 SEMAP emissions from the available 2008 NEI emission estimates for residual CMV emission estimates 

(Pechan, 2010). 

For diesel engine CMV emissions, TranSystems|Pechan calculated growth factors based on fuel consumption forecasts 

published by the EIA. Table 67 of EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook, 2010 provides national-level forecasts of distillate oil (diesel) 

energy consumption (in trillion Btu) by domestic and international shipping sectors for years out to 2035 (EIA, 2010). 

In 2009, EPA promulgated new emission standards for certain categories of diesel engines used in CMVs. 

TranSystems|Pechan developed CMV control factors using information from EPA’s regulatory impact analyses (RIA) for these 

emission standards (EPA, 2008; EPA, 2009a). 

Control factors for Category 1 & 2 engines were developed based on emission reductions calculated from national base case 

and control case inventories developed for the years 2002 through 2040 (EPA, 2008). These control factors account for both 

the level of control required by the standard (i.e., control efficiency) as well as the measure of rule penetration (i.e., what

fraction of the fleet is meeting the specific level of control). TranSystems|Pechan estimated emission reductions and control 

factors for the chosen forecast year relative to any reductions expected to occur in the 2007 base year. Emission reductions 

were modeled for NOx, SO2, PM-10, PM-2.5, and VOC for Category 1 & 2 engines. 

Control factors for Category 3 engines were developed from EPA regional base case and control case inventories. EPA’s RIA 

for Category 3 engines includes base and control case inventories for select years out to 2030 (EPA, 2009a). Region-specific 

control factors were developed for the selected forecast year based on EPA’s inventories for the East Coast and Gulf Coast 

regions of the U.S. Using EPA designations, SESARM States/counties were assigned to the East Coast or Gulf Coast region. 

Emission reductions were modeled for NOx, SO2, PM-10, and PM-2.5 for Category 3 engines. 

3. Locomotives 

Base year emissions for locomotives are reported for the following SCCs: 

 2285002006 – Diesel Class I Line Haul 

 2285002007 – Diesel Class II/III Line Haul 

 2285002008 – Diesel Passenger (Amtrak) 

 2285002009 – Diesel Commuter 

 2285002010 – Diesel Switchyard Locomotives 
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For Class I and Class II/III line haul and diesel switchyard operations, TranSystems|Pechan calculated growth factors based 

on freight rail sector fuel consumption forecasts, as published by the EIA. Table 67 of EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook, 2010

provides national-level forecasts of freight rail distillate oil (diesel) consumption (in trillion Btu) out to 2035 (EIA, 2010). For 

passenger and commuter rail, growth factors were developed from national forecasts of intercity rail diesel consumption, and 

commuter rail diesel consumption, available from Table 46 of the Annual Energy Outlook, 2010 (EIA, 2010). 

Similar to CMVs, diesel locomotive engines are subject to revised Federal Tier 0, Tier 1, and Tier 2 standards, as well as new 

Tier 3 and 4 standards. TranSystems|Pechan developed control factors for diesel-powered locomotive engine emissions 

based on EPA’s locomotive engine RIA and associated emission factor guidance (EPA, 2008; EPA, 2009b). 

TranSystems|Pechan compiled fleet-average emission factors published by EPA for 2007 and the chosen forecast year, and 

calculated the incremental reductions expected over this time period. Future year emission factors are available for Large 

Class I Line Haul, Small Class II/III Line Haul, Switchyard, and Passenger/Commuter operations. Reductions were modeled 

for NOx, PM-10, PM-2.5, VOC, as well as SO2. 

4. File Formats 

To transmit the relevant nonroad growth and control information, we prepared the following Excel files. Descriptions of their 

content are also included. 

Nonroad Growth Factor Summary.xlsx – This file contains growth factors by state and source category code (SCC) for 

each forecast year relative to 2007 (Columns K through S – highlighted in green). A growth factor code and growth factor 

code description are also provided to indicate which set of data were used to develop each growth factor. County-level growth 

factors were developed for some counties for residual CMV (to reflect available regional growth rates), and for aircraft where 

airports and their associated LTOs from the TAF could be matched to counties. The geographic resolution of the growth 

factors is indicated in Column J, “Geography.” The state or county to which the growth factor applies is listed under Column 

A, “FIPS.” State or local agencies should first match nonroad category growth factors by SCC and FIPS county, and where 

there is no match at the county level, the state-level GF should be used. 

SEMAP Rail and CMV Control Factors.xlsx – This file contains two sheets - “Locomotive Controls,” and “CMV Controls.” In 

both sheets, control factors (CF) by state or county and SCC are provided for each forecast year relative to 2007 (highlighted 

in yellow and labeled as 2017 CF, 2018 CF, etc.) Values for control efficiency (CE), rule penetration (RP), and rule 

effectiveness (RE), that comprise the overall control factor, are also included. Control efficiency for each SCC was 

determined by compiling the control efficiency of the most stringent Tier associated with a standard, relative to the baseline 

control. Rule effectiveness was always assumed to be 100%. Rule penetration was then estimated based on the CE, RE, 

and final CF value. All values are expressed as a percent. In a few cases, county-level control factors were developed (e.g.,

for residual CMV to reflect regional growth rates in Florida). The state or county to which the control factor applies is listed 

under Column A, “FIPS.” Similar to the growth factors, State or local agencies should first match nonroad control factors by 

SCC and county, and where there is no match at the county level, the state-level GF should be applied. 

5. References 

EIA, 2010. Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy, “Annual Energy Outlook, 2010, with Projections through 

2035,” DOE/EIA-0383(2010), Energy Information Administration, Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting, Washington, 

DC. May 11, 2010. 

EPA 2008. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “Regulatory Impact Analysis: Control of Emissions of Air Pollution from 

Locomotive Engines and Marine Compression Ignition Engines Less than 30 Liters Per Cylinder,” Office of Transportation and 

Air Quality, EPA-420-R-08-001. March 2008. 

EPA, 2009a. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “Regulatory Impact Analysis: Control of Emissions of Air Pollution from 

Category 3 Marine Diesel Engines,” Office of Transportation and Air Quality, EPA420-R-09-019. December 2009. 
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EPA, 2009b. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “Emission Factors for Locomotives,” Office of Transportation and Air 

Quality, EPA-420-F09-025. April 2009. 

FAA, 2010. Federal Aviation Administration, “Terminal Area Forecasts, 2009-2030,” available from 

http://aspm.faa.gov/main/taf.asp. 2010. 

Manning, 2011. Personal Communication, Bryan Manning, EPA with K. Thesing, TranSystems|Pechan. March 24, 2011. 

Pechan, 2010. E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc., “Area and Nonroad 2007 Base Year Inventories, Final Report,” prepared for 

Southeastern States Air Resource Managers, Inc. June 2010.