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Th e Honorabl e Georg e Bus h Chairma n Presidentia l Tas k Forc e o n Regulator yRelie f Th e Whit e Hous e Washington , D . C . 2050 0 Dea r Mr . Vic e President : I understan d tha t the Tas k Forc e i s awar e o f tw o Environ

menta l Protectio n Agenc y(EPA ) rule s no wpendin g a t th e Offic e Managemen t and Budge t (OMB ) concernin g volatilit yand onboar d controls . Bot hrule s ar e inextricabl yintertwine d froma n environmenta l and safet ystandpoint . 

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Th e highl yrespecte d Insuranc e In s an d th e Nationa l Highwa yTraffi c Safet y hav e raise d seriou s safet yissue s abou t indicate d i n th e correspondenc e wit hm y Thes e safet yissue s ar e unresolved . Y e Administration , throug hMr . Thomas , pl a propose d rule s nex t week . I thin k tha t wit hth e law . Histor yshow s tha t onc e abandone d fo r an

yreason , o r eve n rewr i tha t you r Tas k Forc e examin e th e matte r decisio n i s mad e i n th e Administration . titut e fo r Highwa ySafet y Administratio n (NHTSA ) the onboar d rule s (a s enclose d lette r t o OMB) . t I understan d tha t th e n s t o announc e the m a s i s wron g an d inconsisten t proposed , rule s seldo mar e tte n extensively . I urg e thoroughl ybefor e suc ha I woul d appreciat e learnin g o f th e actio n yo u plan . Wit hbes t wishe s

JOHND . DINGEL L Chairma n Subcommitte e o n Oversigh t and Investigation s Enclosur eP. 3

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cc : The Honorabl e Thoma s J . Bliley , Jr. , Rankin g Minorit yMembe r Subcommitte e o n Oversigh t and Investigation s The Honorabl e Henr yA . Waxman , Chairma n Subcommitte e o n Healt hand th e Environmen t Th e Honorabl e Edwar d R . Madigan , Rankin g Minorit yMembe r Subcommitte e o n Healt hand th e Environmen t Th e Honorabl e Thoma s A . Luken , Chairma n Subcommitte e o n Transportation , Tourism , and Hazardou s Material s Th e Honorabl e Bo bWhittaker , Rankin g Minorit yMembe r Subcommitte e o n Transportation , Tourism , and Hazardou s Material s Th e Honorabl e Howar d Baker , chie f o f Staf f Th e Whit e Hous e Th e Honorabl e Elizabet hHanfor d Dole , Secretar y Departmen t o f Transportatio n Th e Honorabl e Dian e K . Steed , Administrato r Nationa l Highwa yTraffi c Safet yAdministratio n Departmen t o f Transportatio n Th e Honorabl e Le e M . Thomas , Administrato r Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y Th e Honorabl e Jame s C . Mille r III , Directo r Offic e o f Managemen t and Budge t Th e Honorabl e Wend yL . Gramm , Administrato r Informatio n and Regulator yAffair s Offic e o f Managemen t and Budge t Th e Honorabl e Charle s A . Bowsher , Comptrolle r Genera l Genera l Accountin g Offic e