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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Model (GEM) User Guide Greenhouse Gas Emissions Model (GEM) User Guide Assessment and Standards Division Ofice of Transportation and Air Quality U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA-420-B-10-039 October 2010 Greenhouse gas Emissions Model (GEM) User Guide The Greenhouse gas Emissions Model was developed by EPA as a means for determining compliance with the proposed GHG emissions and fuel consumption v ehicle standards for Class 7 and 8 combination tractors and Class 2b-8 vocational vehicles developed by EPA and NHTSA respectively. The model itself is part of the proposed rule. See Section II.B.2 of the preamble and Chapter 4 of the draft RIA. It is a free, desktop computer application. GEM is designed to operate on a single computer. The downloadable installation file located on the EPA website at /otaq/climate/regulations.htm contains the application executable file and other supporting files, which will be described in this guide. To request a CD of this software instead of downloading it, or to request assistance if you have trouble with accessibility of this software, please contact: Assessment and Standards (ASD) Hotline at: 734-214-4636 or Email: ASDInfo@ This user guide contains the model documentation with details on the model’s input files, algorithms,