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## Document

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# 132 ) IV-E-5
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# A-87-1 1

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MEMORANDU

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### SUBJECT : Meetin g betwee n EP A an dOi l an dAut o Industr y R e p r e s e n t at

i v e s TO : Docket s A-85-2 1 an dA-87-1 1
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8 , 1987 , representative s o f th e America n Petroleu mInstitute , Exxon , For dMoto r Co

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wit h EPA Administrato r Le e Thoma s an dstaf f o n th e subjec t o f EPA' s propose dvehicl e refuelin g an dgasolin e volatilit y contro l rulemakings

. Th e oi l an daut o industr y representative s presente dth e Administrato r

wit h a n alternativ e proposa l t o reduc e emission s o f volatil e organi c compound s (VOC )

. Attache dt o thi s mem o ar e tw o document s give n t o EP A a t th e meeting

. Th e firs t documen t summarize s th e join t oil/aut o industr y proposa l an dth e secon d graphicall y compare s th e oil/aut o industr y alternativ e proposa l wit h th e EP

A proposal

. Attachment s

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## JOIN T OIL/AVT P IWDUSXfc

V HEBTIW g WIT H EP A ADMINISTRATO

R THOMAS 

# suma c BACKflEPVN D Discussion s began las t winte r wit hth e understandin

g tha t bot hindustrie s shoul d contribut e t o solutions . Objectiv

e wa s t o determine i f a collaborativ e effor t coul d develo p a timely , responsiv

e an d mor e cost-effectiv e approachfor controllin g hydrocarbons . Mutua l concern over th a potentia l proliferation o f stat e action s an d federa l control s - - suc has refuelin

g an d volatilit y

limit s - - i n raspons e t o th e Decembe r 31 , 198 7 deadline . Proces s ha s bee n productiv e - - th e justification for refuelin g control s i s questionable ; goo

d progres s l s being made an d wil l continue a s a resul t o f control s alread

y I n place . Ther e ar e considerabl y mor e cost-effectiv e approache s for achievin g desire d VO C reductions .
Wha t coul d th

e tv o Induatrle a do ? Mak e a realisti c reductio n l n RV P an d enhanc e th

e curren t evaporativ e syste m t o certify

o n a highe r RV

P gasoline quicke r tha n l s likel y

throug ha rulemaking . Wor k wit hth

e Agenc y t o gai n suppor t fo

r program

s t o limi t misfueling an d tamperin

g wit hemissio

n contro l system

s on oar s includin

g suppor t fo

r elimination o f leade d fue l for on-hlghwa y vehicles . Accomplis hth

e desire

d VO C reduction s i n th e earl y year s a t a lowe r cost .
Whe t d o w

e wan t governmen t t o do ? Pursu e a contro l strateg y tha t i e mor e cost-effectiv e an d allows mor e tim

e for additiona l study . Conside r tha t a

n alternativ

e t o th e curren t rulemakin g ma y b e mor e realistic . Take step s t

o limi t th

e sprea d o f Stage I I an

d foreg o onboard refuelin g requirements . Wor k wit hIndustr

y an d stat e an

d loca l government s t o bette r define today' s ozone problem , th

e source s o f emissions , an d effectiv

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# COMPARISO

N O F VO C REDUCTION PROPOSAL S

p R 0 J E C T E D N A A BENEFI T COMPARISO N

ALTERNATIV E EP A FIRS T FOU R YEARS YEA

R7 YEARI E YEA

R2 2 Source : EP

A July , 106 7 RI

A

P R 0 J E C T E D E X 

## c E E D E N C E S ALTERNATIV E EP A FIRS T YEA

R7 FOU R YEARS YEA R1 8 YEA

R2 2 Source : EP

A July , 106 7 RI

A

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## g 10.00 0 0 F FIRS T

FOUR YEAR S COS T COMPARISO

N

YEA R7 YEAR1 2 YEA

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