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Indiana Manufacturers Association, Inc. 

One American Square, Suite 2400, Box 82012 • Indianapolis, IN 46282-0013 

317-632-2474 • 800-462-7762 • Fax: 317-231-2320 • www.imaweb.com

The Honorable Ray LaHood 

Secretary 

Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

' The Honorable Lisa Jackson 

Administrator 

Environmental Protection Agency 

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

Dear Secretary LaHood and Administrator Jackson: 

I am writing you as President of the Indiana Manufacturers Association, a trade association that 

represents more than 1,500 small, medium and large manufacturers, who employ more than 

500,000 people in Indiana. Our mission is to advocate for policies to improve the business 

climate and protect jobs and investment in the State of Indiana. Sound transportation policies 

are fundamental to our ability to successfully move workers, goods and services throughout the 

region. Indiana's exposure to the transportation sector is second only to Michigan; and like 

Michigan and other states, we have lost thousands of middle-class jobs during the recent 

economic collapse. Your agencies are now developing national fuel economy standards for 

2017-2025, and we want to share our views. 

Our national goals to reduce dependence on foreign oil production and improve the 

environment are consistent with policies that protect efficient, clean and high-wage 

manufacturing in the United States. As we are trying to dig our way out of the economic 

calamity, unnecessary cost increases that encourage manufacturers to expand or relocate to 

regions with lower environmental standards will hurt both the economic environment and 

American jobs. 

Therefore, we support your efforts to improve fuel economy by laying out a long-term program, 

but encourage you to carefully consider the economic impact of your program on 

manufacturing, manufacturing workers and consumers. We have lost nearly 250,000 Indiana 

manufacturing jobs over the last decade--many to overseas competitors. 

Indiana's Leading Advocate for Industry
Honorable Ray LaHood, Department of Transportation 

Honorable Lisa Jackson, Environmental Protection Agency 

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July11, 2011 

Future investments and employment growth in manufacturing will depend on policies that are 

rational and contain the costs of doing business. 

NHTSA and EPA set strong standards for 2012-2016 that raise the fleet average by 40 percent to 

35 miles per gallon. Technology improvements should continue to support increases in fuel 

economy and greenhouse gas standards. To keep costs under control, the next phase of fuel 

economy standards should not pick winners and losers, but should support a variety of 

technologies and fuel diversity. 

I urge you to avoid aggressive technology-forcing regulations that will raise costs, increase 

consumer prices, and put the economy and jobs at risk. The job reports of recent months point 

out the current vulnerability of the economic climate. 

I encourage NHTSA and EPA to adopt a single, national fuel economy standard that will 

preserve and enhance Indiana and other states as an attractive location for manufacturers. 

Thank you for considering my views. 

trick J. Kiely 

President
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