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CITY HALL


8300 SANTA MONICA BLVD.


WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA


90069-6216


TEL:(323) 848-6460


FAx: (323) 848-6562 

TTY: For hearing impaired 

(323) 848-6496 

CITY COUIVCIL 

LINDSEY P. HORVATH 

Mayor 

I,AUREN MEISTER 

Mayor Pro Tempore 

JoHN D'AMICO 

Councilntember 

JOHN J. DURAN 

Councilmember 

JOHN I-IEILMAN 

Councilmember

The President 

The White House 

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Washin1^on, DC 20500 

The Hornorable Gina McCarthy 

Administrator 

United States Environmental Protection Agency 

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, DC 20460 

July 28,	

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The Horable Anthony Foxx, 

SecretaZ 

Unitedtates Department of Transportation 

1200 Nnr Jersey Ave, SE 

Washin ton, DC 20590	 i 

Propos d Rulemaking: Phase 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions 

Standa s and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and HeavyDuty Er^^ines and Vehicles 

Dear Mru President, Administrator McCarthy and Secretary Foxx: 

As eleted officials representing local citizens across America, we 

comme^d your efforts to design and implement strong fuel efficiency and 

emissions standards for heavy duty vehicles. 

Fuel is t e largest expense for many vehicle fleets. Improvements in fuel 

economy represent a crucial way for government fleets to control costs 

while col^tinuing to deliver exemplary service. 

The fir: 

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final rull 

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ever heavy duty vehicle efficiency and emission standards, 

nted in 2011 and applying to model year 2014-2018 vehicles, 

important step forward. Now, we congratulate you on proposing 

phase of those standards and we urge you to ensure that the 

will set a strong savings target for vehicles built after 2018. 

ident, Administrator McCarthy and Secretary Foxx 

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The 201 ^ standards will deliver on the order of $50 billion in cumulative 

fuel savi gs to vehicle owners and operators over time. The standards 

will reduce fuel consumption in the overall heavy-duty vehicle fleet by 

390,000 Ibarrels per day in 2030 — roughly equivalent to the amount of oil 

we imp^rt each year from Iraq. However, we can accomplish more. 

According to analysis by experts, by 2025 we have the potential to cut 

fuel consumption of new trucks by at least 40 percent compared to 2010 

levels. Ptandards that extend beyond 2025 could achieve even larger 

savings. 

Setting ^ 

on fuel. 

transit b 

by almo: 

savings 

an averE

strong second-phase standard will help fleets save more money 

For example, manufacturers could improve the efficiency of 

ses, school buses, utility trucks and other "vocational" vehicles 

a third by 2025, with technology that would pay for itself in fuel 

i less than 4 years (compared to an average life of 15 years for 

le transit bus, for example). 

Payb;	times for heavy-duty pickups and vans would be less than three 

years	nd for tractor-trailers, efficient technology could pay for itself 

comp	

ly in only 13 months. 

At the s^me time, emissions standards for heavy duty vehicles offer an 

important pathway for progress in making our air healthier to breathe 

while safeguarding the climate — another important way that governments 

and fleeis can serve our citizens. 

The City of West Hollywood is a pioneer in the adoption of policies aimed 

at reduc ng the environmental impact of development; we are one of the 

first cities to adopt a"green building" code and have adopted progressive 

policies hat orient future development towards mass, public transit. 

Thank Nou for your work to advance strong efficiency and emission 

standarc s for heavy duty trucks. Having access to vehicles with improved 

performqince, lower operating costs and fewer emissions is important. 

The Preoident, Administrator McCarthy and Secretary Foxx 

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We urge the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US-EPA) 

and the ^nited States Department of Transportation (USDOT) to finalize 

strong p ase two standards as soon as possible in 2016. 

Sincerel*, 

Jot D'Amico, 

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