AGENCY TESTIMONY
Overview of the Citizens Air Complaint Program (CACP)
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Commissioner Aggarwala provides an overview of the Citizens Air Complaint Program (CACP) and its role in reducing vehicle emissions.
- Explains that the CACP allows civilians to report potential idling violations through DEP's website
- Describes the process of DEP inspectors reviewing submissions and issuing summonses
- Details the financial incentives for complainants, including 25% of collected fines for DEP-pursued cases and 50% for self-pursued cases
- Mentions that 95% of cases brought to OATH by DEP in 2023 resulted in violations
Rohit T. Aggarwala
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The citizen complaint program is a useful tool in that overall effort.
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Pursuant to local law 58 of 2018, DEP has established a formal citizen error complaint program that invites civilians to report potential idling violations.
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Anyone can submit evidence of an idling violation, including a video and incident description to DEP through our website.
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These reports go to BEC under Deputy Commissioner Lubin.
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BEC inspectors review all of the submissions.
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But I will point out it's important that each submission creates workload at BEC because we have to review it.
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I'll say more on that in a moment.
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If the inspectors determine that the evidence is sufficient, they issue a summons.
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DEP pursues the vast majority of complaints, which are those that we believe are valid and fully documented.
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Each is reviewed by a DEP air noise inspector.
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If the vehicle owner is found in violation at the subsequent hearing at the office of administrative trials and hearings, o's.
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The individual who submitted the evidence receives 25% of the collected fine.
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If DEP does not issue with summons, the person who submitted the evidence may decide to self pursue the case of oath and is entitled in that case to receive 50% of the collected fine if the self pursued case leads to a violation.
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Could I have the next slide, please?
