AFDC - Alternative Fuel News Vol. EPA defines voluntary emission measures as programs that rely on the actions of individuals or other parties for achieving emission reductions. We hope EPA may become more comfortable with giving credit for air quality benefits of AFVs because of Argonne National Laboratory's work with the Clean Cities Program to develop appropriate emission reduction models. The U.S. Department of Energy is working to ensure that Clean Cities projects will indeed be covered at these training sessions. The next workshop is December 3-4 in New York City.
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This legislation strengthens proven strategies to safeguard public health and the environment, such as the CMAQ Improvement Program, to help communities clean their air, transportation enhancements to help them improve their quality of life, and new technologies, such as less polluting vehicles and intelligent transportation systems. Four outreach meetings were held to receive feedback on the provisions in the guidance. Clean Cities representatives attended the meetings. Further, the new interim guidance has lifted the requirement that alternative fuel projects be included in the SIP to be eligible for CMAQ funding. Those programs include an advanced research program, which will address a variety of transportation-related environmental issues, and the Advanced Vehicle Technologies Program, jointly administered by the U.S. Department of Energy and DOT, which will develop advanced vehicles, components, and infrastructure, and bring them to the commercial market.