Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Division 242 - RULES APPLICABLE TO THE PORTLAND AREA
Section 340-242-0070 - What are the Major Requirements of ECO?
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
To comply with ECO, employers must:
(1) Conduct a baseline survey of employees to establish a baseline auto trip rate (or provide documentation of the current auto trip rate that is at least as accurate as a survey would provide);
(2) Calculate a target auto trip rate by reducing the baseline auto trip rate by 10 percent;
(3) Submit a registration form as supplied by the Department;
(4) Design and implement a trip reduction strategy that has the potential to achieve the target auto trip rate by the target compliance deadline and the potential to maintain the target auto trip rate;
(5) Either:
NOTE: Enforcement will be based upon implementing the approved plan, see OAR 340-242-0110.
NOTE: Enforcement will be based on good faith effort, see OAR 340-242-0180 and special requirements in OAR 340-242-0110.
(6) Survey employees every two years, report survey findings to the Department; and
(7) Continue to implement strategies to achieve or maintain the target auto trip rate.
NOTE: This rule is included in the State of Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan as adopted by the Environmental Quality Commission under OAR 340-200-0040.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020
Stats. Implemented: ORS 468A.363