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UNITED STATE S ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTION AGENCY

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Le e M . Thoma s Administrato r U.S . Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y 40 1 M Street , S.W . Washington , D.C . 2046 0 Dea r Mr . Thomas : Enclose d i s a cop

yo f correspondenc e I recentl yreceive d fro mMr . Samue l H . Wright , Vic e Presiden t —Governmen t Relation s o f PH H Group , a Maryland-base d diversifie d busines s service s firm . PH

H Grou p ha s expresse d seriou s concern s abou t safet yan d cos t issue s associate d wit h the on-board syste mo f vapo r recovery for automobiles . Th e compan yrequest s that , on th e basi s o f concern s raise d b

ythe Nationa l Highwa yTraffi c Safet y Administratio n an

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d privat e organization s involve d i n moto r vehicl e safety , furthe r studie s b e undertaken , including evaluatio n o f al l availabl e alternatives . Whil e I understan

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e commen t perio d on EPA' s propose d regulation s close d on February11 , I woul d appreciat e your carefu l consideratio n o f the concern s whic h Mr . Wrigh t raise s in hi s lette r a s wel l a s an yinformatio n yo u coul d provid e re garding the alternative s t o thi s syste ma s wel l a s the statu s o f the rulemaking on thi s matter . Your attentio n t o thi s matte r i s greatl yappreciated . Wit h bes t regards , Sincerely ,

Pau l S . Sarbane s Unite d State s Senato r PSS/cs g Enclosur e 

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t Februar y 22 , 198 8 001)771.247 1 Vic e President-Governmen t Relation s * * Th e Honorabl e Pau l S . Sarbane s Unite d State s Senat e 33 2 Dirkse n Senat e Offic e Buildin g Washington , D C 20510-200 2
Dea r Senato r Sarbanes :

Re : Onboar d Fue l Vapo r Recover ySyste m EP APropose d Regulation s O n Augus t 19 , 1987 , th e Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc yissue d a Notic e o f Propose d Rulemakin g proposin g tha t beginnin g i n 199 1 al l gasolin e powere d moto r vehicle s b e equippe d wit h a fue l vapo r recover ysystem . Th e purpos e o f th e propose d syste mi s t o captur e thes e vapor s befor e the yar e release d int o th e atmosphere . I n many area s o f th e country , i t i s believe d tha t thes e vapor s hav e a deleteriou s affec t o n th e ozon e layer . Whil e PHH recognize s tha t vehicl e user s shar e a n obligatio n wit h al l o f ou r Nation' s citizen s t o protec t our environment , th e curren t EP Aregulation s rais e significan t vehicl e safet yrisk s accordin g t o studie s b

yth e Nationa l HighwayTraffi c Safet yAdministration , th e Nationa l Transportatio n Safet yBoard , th e Insuranc e Institut e fo r Highwa ySafet yan

d th e Nationa l Safet yCouncil . PH H share s thes e safet yconcern s and , i n it s comment s submitte d t o th e EPA , request s tha t furthe r stud

yi s neede d t o addres s thes e concerns , includin g evaluatio n o f al l availabl e alternatives . I hav e enclose d a copyo f our comment s a s wel l a s a copyo f a newslette r t o ou r corporat e client s describin g th e proposals . I urg e yo u t o suppor t PHH' s positio n befor e th e EP Aan d t o compe l tha t agenc yt o addres s al l safet yan d cos t issue s befor e th e propose d regulation s ar e adopted . Than k yo u fo r you r anticipate d support . Pleas e contac t m e i f additiona l informatio n i s desired . Ver ytrul yyours . * / * r / / '• J V-k

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