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Funding available to Replace or Retrofit Nonroad Diesel Construction Engines
WRITTEN BY
Shital JiwaneTAGGED
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering $2 million in funding for rebates to help public and private construction equipment owners replace or retrofit older nonroad diesel construction engines. Rebates will be offered under The National Clean Diesel Rebate Program as part of the Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) of 2010, which aims to achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions since older diesel engines emit large amounts of pollutants such as nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM). All government entities are eligible as well as private entities that operate nonroad construction equipment under a contract or lease with a public entity. Applicants have two options for their nonroad construction engines : They can either retrofit with diesel particulate filters or replace the old engine with new Tier 2 or Tier 3 diesel engines. Applicants can submit only one Rebate Application for upto five eligible nonroad construction equipment engines for a total maximum of $120,000 in rebate funding. EPA started accepting applications from November 20, 2013 and will continue to do so till January 15, 2014. Beneficiaries will be selected by a random draw and the rebates will be awarded in February 2014. The EPA will be holding a webinar to explain the program on Dec. 9 from 1 to 2 p.m. (EST). The webinar address is https://epa.connectsolutions.com/rebate_program and you can join by selecting “Enter as Guest.” The call-in number is 866/299-3188: Conference code: 2023439231#.
FEATURED PROJECT
PROBLEM
A local company engaged in manufacturing imported a small amount of a chemical substance defined under TSCA. Faced with a potential EPA enforcement action with penalties assessed for noncompliance under TSCA of up to $32,500 per day per violation, the company called SMG for help.
SMG'S APPROACH
SMG analyzed the company’s current TSCA procedures and assisted the company in developing a proactive, cost-effective compliance procedure. SMG also facilitated a training program to educate employees about TSCA.
MG worked with the company to develop mechanisms that assured adherence with the policies that were being implemented for compliance. Procedures to promptly correct any potential violations and prevent future violations were also put into place.
RESULTS
SMG was able to show that the company complied with the relevant TSCA regulations and was improving their TSCA policies and procedures to assure that future issues were less likely to occur. The company was not subjected to the proposed penalties and now has mechanisms in place to maintain TSCA compliance.