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ONE HUNOREOTH CONGRESS 

JOHN 0 OINGEU. MICHIGAN. CHAIRMAN 

' *CN WVOEN. OREGON 

OENNIS E BCKART OHIO 

JIM SLATTERV KANSAS 

GERRY SIKORSKI MINNESOTA 

RICK (OUCHER VIRGINIA 

JIM COOPER. TENNESSEE 

THOMAS A. LUHEN. OHIO 

OCMG WALGREN. PENNSYLVANIA 

NORMAN * LENT NEW YORK 

OAN COATS INOIANA 

TIjMA S J 8LILET. JR. VIRGINIA 

MICHAEL G. OXLEY OHIO 

0AM SCMAJjFER. COLORAOO 

MICHAEL WURAJCI*, FIOMOA 

MICHAO. " •MMII . J * 

CHeT» COUWa/t W 0—CTOII 

m.cS. ftot.Be of UeprtBtntatiues 

^olKtranmttct on Oocrsigttt and JnrjurigatujTLs 

of ttje. 

Committee on Cnergp anb Commerce 

««f)ington, BC 20515 

«COU JJ1) 

RAYeURN HOUSE OMICE'ILULDINO 

RHONE IJOJI *:e-<44i 

ll-o-3. 

July 17, 1987 

The Honorable George Bush 

Chairman 

Presidential Task Force on 

Regulatory Relief 

The White House 

Washington, D. C. 20500 

Dear Mr. Vice President: 

I understand that the Task Force is aware of two Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules now pending at the Office 

Management and Budget (OMB) concerning volatility and onboard 

controls. Both rules are inextricably intertwined from an 

environmental and safety standpoint. 

of 

The highly respected Insurance Ins 

and the National Highway Traffic Safety 

have raised serious safety issues about 

indicated in the correspondence with my 

These safety issues are unresolved. Ye 

Administration, through Mr. Thomas, pla 

proposed rules next week. I think that 

with the law. History shows that once 

abandoned for any reason, or even rewri 

that your Task Force examine the matter 

decision is made in the Administration. 

titute for Highway Safety 

Administration (NHTSA) 

the onboard rules (as 

enclosed letter to OMB). 

t I understand that the 

ns to announce them as 

is wrong and inconsistent 

proposed, rules seldom are 

tten extensively. I urge 

thoroughly before such a 

I would appreciate learning of the action you plan. 

With best wishes 

JOHN D. DINGELL 

Chairman 

Subcommittee on 

Oversight and Investigations 

Enclosure 
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The Honorable George Bush 

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cc: The Honorable Thomas J. Bliley, Jr., Ranking Minority Member 

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 

The Honorable Henry A. Waxman, Chairman 

Subcommittee on Health and the Environment 

The Honorable Edward R. Madigan, Ranking Minority Member 

Subcommittee on Health and the Environment 

The Honorable Thomas A. Luken, Chairman 

Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, 

and Hazardous Materials 

The Honorable Bob Whittaker, Ranking Minority Member 

Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, 

and Hazardous Materials 

The Honorable Howard Baker, chief of Staff 

The White House 

The Honorable Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Secretary 

Department of Transportation 

The Honorable Diane K. Steed, Administrator 

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 

Department of Transportation 

The Honorable Lee M. Thomas, Administrator 

Environmental Protection Agency 

The Honorable James C. Miller III, Director 

Office of Management and Budget 

The Honorable Wendy L. Gramm, Administrator 

Information and Regulatory Affairs 

Office of Management and Budget 

The Honorable Charles A. Bowsher, Comptroller General 

General Accounting Office