U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Transportation and Air Quality
Assessment and Standards Division

January 6, 2005
                                
DRAFT MOVES2004 MODEL AND DOCUMENTATION RELEASED FOR
PUBLIC REVIEW 

SYNOPSIS:

EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality is pleased to announce the draft
release of the first version of the Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator (MOVES),
MOVES2004, and supporting documents covering model use, design, and
technical inputs.  This release initiates a six-month comment period to allow
model stakeholders to review and provide comment on any aspect of the model
or documentation.

MOVES will eventually expand to replace MOBILE6 and NONROAD, the official
models for estimating mobile sources emissions; at this time, however,
MOVES2004 is being released for review purposes only and does not affect the
official status of MOBILE6 or NONROAD.  EPA expects to make annual releases
of upgraded versions of MOVES, adding pollutants and sources over the next
four years and updating underlying data as needed.  MOVES2004 provides the
basis for these future releases in terms of software design and interface, and by
incorporating new methodologies and data for characterizing the on-road vehicle
fleet and its activity.  The model also estimates energy consumption (total,
petroleum-based and fossil-based) and emissions of methane and nitrous oxide
for all on-road sources, over the entire U.S. at the county level, from 1999 through
2050.  The MOVES2004 package also includes an updated version of Argonne
National Laboratories’ GREET model, with a built-in interface, to allow integrated
estimation of “well-to-pump” energy and emission effects. 

The installation ZIP file posted on the MOVES website contains all of the software
and underlying data necessary to install and run MOVES2004, including an
installation guide (although MS Excel is required to run GREET).  This file is large
(over 200 MB), so the user should be aware that it may take a long time to
download.  Upon downloading and unzipping this file, the user should install the
model following the step-by-step instructions contained in the installation guide.
Once the model is properly installed, the MOVES2004 User Guide should be
consulted to get started with model operation.  


REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS:

Comments are requested to be delivered to EPA on or before July 15th, 2005.
Please send comments by email to mobile@epa.gov, or by regular mail to:

MOVES Team
c/o John Koupal
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Transportation and Air Quality
Assessment and Standards Division
2000 Traverwood Drive
Ann Arbor, MI USA 48105

Electronic submission of comments is preferred. In your comments, if applicable,
please note clearly the document that you are commenting on, including the
report title and number. Please be sure to include your name, address, affiliation,
and any other pertinent information.