Voluntary Airport Low Emissions Program (VALE)

VALE is a national program to reduce airport ground emissions at commercial service airports located in designated air quality nonattainment and maintenance areas. The program was established under the Vision 100 Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-176). The VALE Program allows airport sponsors to use the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) and Passenger Facility Charges (PFCs) to finance low emission vehicles, refueling and recharging stations, gate electrification, and other airport air quality improvements.

• VALE Brochure (MS PowerPoint, 7 MB) (3/24/2009)
• Summary of Airport Projects and Contacts (PDF) (9/23/2009)

Program Guidance and Application Information

• Eligible Airports (MS Excel) (1/23/2009)
• VALE Technical Report (V6.0) (PDF, 1.25 MB) (Updated 10/2/2009)
  This report provides detailed information on project planning, the application process, eligibility requirements (e.g., vehicle/equipment, fuel, ownership), program vehicle low-emission standards, emissions calculation methodology, cost effectiveness criteria, project tracking, etc.
• Guidance on Airport Emission Reduction Credits for Early Measures Through Voluntary Airport Low Emission Programs (PDF) (9/2004)
  Vision-100 requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in consultation with the FAA, to issue guidance to ensure that airport sponsors receive appropriate airport emission reduction credits (AERCs) for VALE projects. State air quality agencies must provide assurances to the FAA that airport sponsors will receive AERCs prior to AIP and PFC funding. This guidance outlines how airport sponsors qualify for AERCs and can use AERCs in the future to meet general conformity and new source review requirements under the Clean Air Act.

Tools

• Program Application Worksheets (V6.0) (MS Excel) (9/23/2009)
• Program Vehicle and Equipment Tracking Worksheets (V6.0) (MS Excel) (9/23/2009)
• VALE Program Logo
  • VALE Program Logo (JPEG)
  • VALE Program Logo (High Resolution) (TIFF)
• FAA Emissions and Dispersion Modeling System (EDMS)

Archives

• GAO VALE Report to Congressional Committees (PDF) (11/13/2008)
• Final Report for the Inherently Low Emission Airport Vehicle (ILEAV) Pilot Program (PDF) (1/2006)
• AIP Program Guidance Letter (PGL) 04-07 (PDF)(9/30/2004)
• PFC Program Update 47-04 (PDF) (9/30/2004)