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Evaluation of the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP) Pilot Project on Reducing Emissions from Vehicles and Engines (PPRE)

July 2011

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Acronyms used in the Report

CACs

Criteria air contaminants

CAP

Clean Air Partnership

CARA

Clean Air Regulatory Agenda

CEPA

Canadian Environmental Protection Act

FCM

Federation of Canadian Municipalities

FCO

Fleet Challenge Ontario

FTE

Full-time equivalent

G&C

Grants and contributions

GHGs

Greenhouse gases

HDD

Heavy-duty diesel

MSC

My Sustainable Canada

NCDC

National Clean Diesel Campaign

NGO

Non-governmental organization

NO_x

Nitrogen oxides

NRCan

Natural Resources Canada

O&M

Operations and maintenance

PAA

Program Activity Architecture

PM

Particulate matter

PPRE

Pilot Project on Reducing Emissions from Vehicles and Engines

SPP

Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America

U.S. EPA

United States Environmental Protection Agency

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Acknowledgements

The Evaluation Consultant Team of Stratos, Inc. and Alison Kerry would like to thank Nicola Scahill and Manjit Kerr-Upal for their ongoing input, provision of documentation, and review of key deliverables during the evaluation process. They would also like to thank the interviewees who provided their insights on the pilot project.

Input from the federal government’s Evaluation Division was provided by Robert Tkaczyk under the direction of the Environment Canada Evaluation Director, William Blois.

The evaluation was conducted by Stratos, Inc. in association with Alison Kerry.

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Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Background
  • 2.1 Profile
    • 2.1.1 Objectives and Expected Outcomes
    • 2.1.2 Stakeholders and Beneficiaries
  • 2.2 Governance
• 3 Evaluation Design
  • 3.1 Purpose and Scope
  • 3.2 Evaluation Issues and Questions
  • 3.3 Evaluation Approach and Methodology
  • 3.4 Limitations
• 4 Findings by Evaluation Issue
  • 4.1 Rating of Findings
  • 4.2 Relevance – Continued Need for the Program
  • 4.3 Relevance – Alignment with Federal Government Priorities
  • 4.4 Relevance – Consistency with Federal Roles
  • 4.5 Performance – Design and Delivery – Performance Information
  • 4.6 Performance – Design and Delivery – Program Design
  • 4.7 Performance – Design and Delivery – Barriers
  • 4.8 Performance – Design and Delivery – Communications
  • 4.9 Performance – Design and Delivery – Best Practices
  • 4.10 Performance – Effectiveness – Outputs and Outcomes
  • 4.11 Performance – Effectiveness – Intended Outcomes
  • 4.12 Performance – Efficiency
  • 4.13 Performance – Economy
• 5 Conclusions
• 6 Lessons Learned
• Annex 1 Bibliography of Documents Reviewed
• Annex 2 Literature Review
• Annex 3 Interviewees and Interview Guides
• Annex 4 Summary of Findings (Table)

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