Section 486.10. Averaging; trading.

  Employers wishing to participate in an averaging or trading option shall submit details of the proposal to the department and obtain department approval before implementing the option.

(1)   Averaging. Affected employers may comply with the target average passenger occupancy rate of 1.4 by participating in a department approved averaging option. This option allows affected employers to combine affected employees for purposes of surveying the average passenger occupancy rate of all worksites participating in the averaging option and determining compliance with the target average passenger occupancy rate of not less than 1.4. The department will permit averaging for the following combinations of affected worksites:

(a) Affected employers participating in combined employee commute options compliance plans as described in s. NR 486.06 (1) (b) and (c) .

(b) Separate affected worksites of the same employer within the affected area.

(2)   Trading. Affected employers may participate in a department approved trading option. The trading option allows affected employers which exceed the target average passenger occupancy rate to trade the excess average passenger occupancy credits to employers which do not achieve the target average passenger occupancy rate. The requirements for participating in a department approved trading option shall include the following:

(a) Affected employers participating in the trading option shall provide information to the department demonstrating that use of the option will result in substantially the same reduction in vehicle use or emissions as would be required if the trading option was not used.

(b) Affected employers participating in the trading option shall provide information demonstrating that the traded average passenger occupancy credits will be during the same ozone season.

(c) Affected employers participating in the trading option shall be required to demonstrate compliance with the target average passenger occupancy rate on an annual basis during the ozone season.

(d) Affected employers participating in the trading option shall be required to use department approved forms and methods for computing and trading average passenger occupancy credits.

History: Cr. Register, September, 1993, No. 453 , eff. 10-1-93; am. (1) (a), Register, December, 1994, No. 468 , eff. 1-1-95; corrections made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, January, 1997, No. 493 .

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The forms referred to in this section are available on request from the following address: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Air Management, Employee Commute Options Program, PO Box 7921, Madison WI 53707. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1