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Partnership Agreement:
Shippers
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,
and commits to:
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, joins EPA’s SmartWay Transport Partnership

Determine the percentage of freight shipped (or received) by SmartWay Transport Partnership carriers.
Measure the greenhouse gas emissions of our freight facility operations using EPA’s online environmental measurement,
assessment and tracking system, available at www.epa..gov/smartway.
Establish goals for reducing the greenhouse gas emissions of our freight facility operations and increasing the amount of
freight shipped with SmartWay Transport carriers.
Establish a plan for how these goals will be achieved and report our progress toward meeting our goals 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.
Provide Shippers with the needed information to quantify emissions from their freight facility operations, and to determine
the percentage of freight shipped with SmartWay Transport Partner Carriers.
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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Designated Partner Representative:
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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

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Join the SmartWay
Transport Partnership TODAY!
Becoming a SmartWay Transport Shipper Makes Good Business Sense
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Improve Your Savings by Improving your Environmental Performance:
SmartWay Transport Partners use freight carriers that are improving
their own fuel efficiency while shippers are improving the efficiency
of shipping and receiving operations. This translates to money saved
“Businesses have an opportunity and
and reduced environmental impacts from your freight shipping. As a
a responsibility to do what they can to
SmartWay Transport Partner, you will have the information necessary
protect the environment. It’s important
to make beneficial decisions regarding carrier selection.
to our customers and it’s important to
Quantify your Environmental Achievements:
healthy communities, so we encourage all
Emission reductions may be valuable on the open market through
companies to join us in this great effort
trading and credit programs already in development nationally
with SmartWay.”
and internationally. EPA’s online environmental measurement,
assessment and tracking system allows you to track and manage your
— Winell Herron, V.P. of Public Affairs and
greenhouse gas emission reductions from freight activities.
Diversity, H-E-B
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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Increase the percentage of freight shipped by SmartWay Transport
Partnership Carriers;
Measure the greenhouse gas emissions of your operations using
EPA’s tracking tools;
Identify a goal to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from freight
facility operations;
Develop a plan for achieving your goals and annually report your
progress to EPA.

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

fax:

[email protected]
SmartWay Transport Partnership
U.S. EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality
2000 Traverwood
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
(734) 214-4052

Then complete and submit your online assessment and performance
objectives using EPA’s tracking tools available at
www.epa.gov/
smartway. Your Partner Welcome Kit will be mailed to you shortly.

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 to this address.

Become a SmartWay Transport Shipper 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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