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• Why Doesn't my Output Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Match my Input VMT?

  See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . This problem usually occurs when the run specification does not include all possible vehicle and fuel types. MOVES internally allocates the input VMT to each of the source types and fuel types and only reports the VMT for the fuel…

  • Last published: July 10, 2024

• What if there is a gap in coverage of the GLEJGP?

  EPA has set up national technical assistance centers (TCTACs), including one solely for tribes and tribal nations, that are geared towards communities. There are two in Region 5: one in Minneapolis and one in Chicago. The TCTACs are separate from this RFA ; however, they cover the entire Great Lakes…

  • Last published: September 5, 2024

• What does MOVES Assume for Future Year Fleet Fuel Efficiency and Emissions?

  See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . MOVES reflects all fuel economy and emissions standards that were final as of the model release date. For a list of recent regulations accounted for in the most recent MOVES version, see the see the Overview of EPA’s Motor Vehicle…

  • Last published: October 23, 2024

• Does EPA have a minimum threshold/definition for the Regional scale program? In other words, what does Regional mean or is it open to applicants to determine at any scale?

  GLNPO wants to be extremely flexible and encourage PRs to think about which regions they could expect to effectively cover when creating their application. There are no additional criteria from EPA on how big or small the Project RFA should be.

  • Last published: September 5, 2024

• How does MOVES Calculate CO2 and CO2 Equivalent Emissions?

  See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . MOVES calculates the energy it takes to operate an onroad vehicle based on energy consumption rates as explained in the technical reports Greenhouse Gas and Energy Consumption Rates for Onroad Vehicles MOVES3 (pdf) (November 2020, EPA-420-R-20-015) and Exhaust Emission Rates…

  • Last published: March 20, 2024

• Why Are There No Emissions for the Early and Late Hours of the Day for Certain Source Types?

  See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . MOVES has no start emissions for the certain source types in certain hours of the day. While we know that a non-zero number of these source types do start late at night, our activity data on these trucks and buses…

  • Last published: July 10, 2024

• If I certify a nonroad flexible-fuel engine under 40 CFR Part 1054, are owners and operators prohibited from using gasoline-ethanol blended fuels containing greater than 10 volume percent ethanol under 40 CFR 80.1504(a)(1) in my nonroad flexible-fuel engi

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . No, owners and operators of nonroad engines, vehicles, and equipment where the nonroad engine is certified under 40 CFR Part 1054 as a flexible-fuel engine are not prohibited from using gasoline-ethanol blended fuels containing greater than 10 volume…

  • Last published: July 15, 2024

• Could a regional application, include an entire state?

  Yes, with the caveat that the entire state must fall within the historic bounds of the Great Lakes basin. For example, if the Principal Recipient is proposing a GLEJGP for the state of Illinois, projects may fall in the portion of the state within the Great Lakes basin, but not…

  • Last published: September 5, 2024

• What Pollutants are Included in “oxides of nitrogen” in MOVES?

  See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . The definition of NOx in MOVES (NO + NO2 + HONO) is different than the standard NOx definition of NOx (NO + NO2). This change has been made to correct the exhaust NOx emission in MOVES for potential interference with…

  • Last published: July 10, 2024

• What Drives Seasonal CO Emission Trends?

  See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . Once a vehicle’s engine/catalyst reaches operating temperature, the ambient temperature has little effect on the emissions performance of the vehicle. These “running” emission rates in MOVES have no temperature adjustment. However, during summer months at warm temperatures, MOVES assumes extensive…

  • Last published: July 10, 2024

• Can product codes satisfy the product transfer documentation requirements set forth at 40 C.F.R. 80.1503(a)?

  See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . EPA believes that parties normally are able to meet the product transfer requirements by including the required information in the documents that the parties currently use to memorialize the transfer of title or custody of the gasoline. Product…

  • Last published: July 15, 2024

• Does funding through this grant include municipalities within the Chicago River watershed?

  Yes, including the historic Chicago River watershed.

  • Last published: September 5, 2024

• Will basin wide PR serve areas without a designated PR for smaller part of the region, or will their service areas overlap?

  If the Project RFA will be serving the entire basin, I.e., a basin-wide GLEJGP, this could be delegated within a coalition (if it is a coalition that has applied). Otherwise, the PR organization will be serving the entire basin. If there is a basin-wide PR as well as a smaller…

  • Last published: September 5, 2024