Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0121-0573
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2009-12-22T05:00Z

Lauren Steele/AA/USEPA/US wrote on 07/01/2009 01:06:03 PM:

> 

> Announcement: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Category 3 Marine
Engines

> 

> 07/01/2009 01:06 PM

> 

> From:

> 

> Lauren Steele/AA/USEPA/US

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> To:

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> Cc:

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> Jean-Marie Revelt/AA/USEPA/US

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> karley.webb@gov.bc.ca, kchrist1@nassco.com, kea@manbw.dk, 

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> Paul.LeBrun@dot.gov, Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US, Chet
France/AA/USEPA/US@EPA

> 

> To Interested Stakeholders:

> 

> We are pleased to share with you a press announcement that was just 

> released today regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for 

> Control of Emissions from New Marine Compression-Ignition Engines at

> or Above 30 Liters per Cylinder (the Category 3 Marine Diesel 

> Engines Rule).  In addition, EPA's ocean vessels web site 

> (www.epa.gov/otaq/oceanvessels.htm) has been updated with a Fact 

> Sheet and other related documents that can be used to help you 

> communicate this regulatory announcement with your members and other

> stakeholders.

> 

> EPA Proposes Stringent Standards for Large Ships 

> Release date: 07/01/2009 

> Contact Information: Cathy Milbourn (News Media Only) 

> milbourn.cathy@epa.gov (202) 564-7849 (202) 564-4355

> 

> WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency today announced the

> next steps in a coordinated strategy to slash harmful emissions from

> ocean-going vessels. EPA is proposing a rule under the Clean Air Act

> that sets tough engine and fuel standards for U.S. flagged ships 

> that would harmonize with international standards and lead to 

> significant air quality improvements throughout the country.

> 

> "These emissions are contributing to health, environmental and 

> economic challenges for port communities and others that are miles 

> inland. Building on our work to form an international agreement 

> earlier this year, we’re taking the next steps to reduce significant

> amounts of harmful pollution from getting into the air we breathe," 

> said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. "Lowering emissions from 

> American ships will help safeguard our port communities, and 

> demonstrate American leadership in protecting our health and the 

> environment around the globe."

> 

> The rule comes on the heels of a key part of EPA's strategy, a 

> proposal last March by the United States and Canada to designate 

> thousands of miles of the two countries' coasts as an Emission 

> Control Area (ECA). The International Maritime Organization (IMO), a

> United Nations agency, begins consideration of the ECA plan this 

> month, which would result in stringent standards for large ships 

> operating within 200 nautical miles of the coasts of Canada and the 

> United States.

> 

> Air pollution from large ships, such as oil tankers and cargo ships,

> is expected to grow rapidly in line with port traffic increases. By 

> 2030, the domestic and international strategy is expected to reduce 

> annual emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from large marine diesel 

> engines by about 1.2 million tons and particulate matter (PM) 

> emissions by about 143,000 tons. When fully implemented, the 

> coordinated effort would reduce NOx emissions by 80 percent and PM 

> emissions by 85 percent compared to current emissions.

> 

> The emission reductions from the proposed strategy would yield 

> significant health and welfare benefits that would span beyond U.S. 

> ports and coastlines, reaching inland areas. EPA estimates that in 

> 2030, this effort would prevent between 13,000 and 33,000 premature 

> deaths, 1.5 million work days lost, and 10 million minor restricted-

> activity days. The estimated annual health benefits in 2030 as a 

> result of reduced air pollution are valued between $110 and $280 

> billion at an annual projected cost of approximately $3.1 billion - 

> as high as a 90-to-1 benefit-to-cost ratio.

> 

> The proposed rulemaking is designed to reflect the IMO's stringent 

> ECA standards and broader worldwide program. The rule adds two new
tiers of NO

> X standards and strengthens EPA's existing diesel fuel program for 

> these ships. It represents another milestone in EPA's decade-long 

> effort to reduce pollution from both new and existing diesel engines

> under the National Clean Diesel Campaign.

> 

> Information on the components of the coordinated strategy, including

> the proposed Clean Air Act standards and the ECA designation: 

> http://www.epa.gov/otaq/oceanvessels.htm 

> 

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> Byron Bunker

> Center Director - Heavy-Duty Onroad Center

> Assessment and Standards Division

> Office of Transportation and Air Quality

> US Environmental Protection Agency

> 2000 Traverwood Drive

> Ann Arbor, MI 48105

> (734) 214-4155

> (734) 214-4050 (fax)

> (734) 353-9623 (cell)

> e-mail: bunker.byron@epa.gov

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