in process Partnership Agreement: Carriers

OMB Control No. 20XX-XXXX
Approval Expires XX/XX/XX

Join the SmartWay
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TODAY!
Partnership
EPA’s SmartWaySM Transport Partnership is a voluntary program that recognizes Partners
for setting and achieving greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals in freight transport.

With this agreement,
Partnership and commits to:
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, joins EPA’s SmartWay Transport

Measure the environmental performance of our fleet using EPA’s online environmental measurement, assessment and
tracking system, available at www.epa.gov/smartway.
Identify a goal to improve the environmental performance of our fleet.
Establish a plan for how this goal will be achieved and report our progress toward meeting that goal by annually updating our
performance in EPA’s online environmental measurement, assessment and tracking system.

In return, EPA commits to:
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Increase public awareness of Partner participation in the SmartWay Transport Partnership by listing Partners on the EPA
SmartWay Transport Partnership Web site and in related educational, promotional, and media materials. EPA will obtain
express written consent from the Partner before publishing the Partner’s name other than in the context of increasing public
awareness of its participation as described here.
Publicize the actual performance data of Partners only with a Partner’s express permission, except as otherwise required
by law.
Assist Partners in achieving goals by working to address challenges, create incentives, and provide technical assistance and
support (subject to appropriations).

General terms:
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If the Partner or EPA defaults upon this agreement at any point, the agreement shall be considered null and void.
Either party can terminate the agreement at any time without prior notification or penalties or any further obligation.
EPA agrees not to comment publicly regarding the withdrawal of Partners.
EPA reserves the right to suspend or revoke Partner status for any Partner that fails to accomplish the specific actions to
which it committed in the SmartWay Transport Partnership Agreement and subsequent Agreements.
The Partner agrees that it will not claim or imply that its participation in the SmartWay Transport Partnership constitutes
EPA approval or endorsement of anything other than the Partner’s commitment to the program. The Partner will not make
statements or imply that EPA endorses the purchase or sale of the Partner’s products and services or the views of
the organization.
The Partner understands that it bears its own costs for participation in this program, and agrees not to submit a claim for
compensation to EPA or any other Federal agency on the basis of this agreement.

Authorized Partner Official:
The undersigned, on behalf of
understands and agrees to the terms of the EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership.
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EPA Form Number XXXX-XX

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Transportation and Air Quality 2000 Traverwood, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 734-214-4767

• fax 734-214-4052 • www.epa.gov/smartway

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Partnership TODAY!
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Becoming a SmartWay Transport Carrier Makes Good Business Sense
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Cost Savings:
The Partnership promotes new technologies and management practices to save fuel, which saves you money, period.

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Business-to-Business Advantage:
SmartWay Transport Carriers are preferred by SmartWay Transport Shippers, and they want to ship their goods with
you. Shipper Partners are already giving priority contracts to SmartWay Transport Carriers.

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Freight Management Tools:
EPA’s online environmental measurement, assessment and tracking system allows you to track and manage fuel use,
evaluate fuel savings and environmental benefits of a variety of fuel efficiency strategies, and create a custom-fit
plan for achieving greater fuel efficiency gains in the future.

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Technical Support:
EPA will assist you in using its environmental tracking system and meeting your goals.

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Recognition for Your Existing Environmental Improvements:
Your fleet’s existing fuel efficiency strategies, coupled with continued improvements, determine your status in the
Partnership. You get full credit for improvements made thus far.

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Promotional opportunities and public recognition:
The SmartWay Transport Partner brand of excellence is
awarded to qualifying Partners as a visible cue to your business
customers, clients, and consumers to use in their advertising and
other promotional media. It tells them that you are a champion
of environmental stewardship and helps them to make educated
choices about SmartWay Transport(ed) products. Visible
exposure through national and regional events, advertisements,
articles, and special recognition are just a few ways that EPA
commits to recognize your achievements.

Becoming a Partner is Easy
When you join the SmartWay Transport Partnership, you commit to:
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Assess your fleet’s environmental performance using using EPA’s
tracking tools;
Identify a goal to improve your environmental performance;
Develop a plan and annually report your progress to EPA.

Simply e-mail, fax or mail the completed Partnership Agreement to:
e-mail:

[email protected]

mail:

SmartWay Transport Partnership
U.S. EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality
2000 Traverwood
Ann Arbor, MI 48105

fax:

Fax: (734) 214-4052

The public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 2.57 hours
per response. Send comments on the
Agency’s need for this information,
the accuracy of the provided burden
estimates, and any suggested
methods for minimizing respondent
burden, including through the use
of automated collection techniques
to the Director, Collection Strategies
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (2822T), 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20460.
Include the OMB control number in
any correspondence. Do not send the
completed [form or survey] to this
address.

Then complete and submit your online assessment and performance objectives using EPA’s tracking tools available at
www.epa.gov/smartway.

Become a SmartWay Transport Carrier TODAY!
For more information about joining the SmartWay Transport Partnership, call us at (734) 214-4767.

EPA Form Number XXXX-XX

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Transportation and Air Quality 2000 Traverwood, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 734-214-4767

• fax 734-214-4052 • www.epa.gov/smartway