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# 136)IV-C-10 2 Docket Number: 

# A-87-1 1

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# I \ UNITE D STATE S ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON

, D.C . 2046 0
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OFFIC E OF A U AM D RADIATIO

N Honorabl e Pernan

d J . S t Germai n 

### Hous e o f Representative s Washington , D

C 2051 5 Dear Mr . S t Germain : Than k yo u fo r you r letter of March22 , 198 8 inwhic hyo u passe dalon g th e comment s of Mr . Raymon d Duquett e concernin g EPA' s proposa l t

o require onboar

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nne w gasoline-powered vehicle s an d trucks . I

nyou r letter yo

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dEPA' s comment s o nth e possibility

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d an d Stage I I controls . W e d o not believ

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r a nationwide market . Thus , i t woul d not b e practica l t

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t onboar

d control s o na state-by-stat e basis . W e believ

e tha t i f onboar

di s to^be adopted , it mus t b e a nationwide program , withth e onl y possibl e exceptio

nbein g Californi a whichha s th e authority under th

e Clea nAi r Ac t to establis hit s ow nmotor vehicl e controls . I t i s ou

r understandin

g fro m readin g Mr . Duquette' s letter tha t h e support s EPA' s onboar dproposa l an

dbelieve s that , i n ligh t o f EPA' s action , state s presentl y require

d t o implement Stage I I not b

e force d t o d o so . EPA' s positio ni s tha t Stag e I I ma y provide shor t ter m benefit s whil e onboar d control s are bein g phase

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d tha t state s wher e Stage I I i s alread y installe

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d shoul d maintai nthei r Stag e I I equipment unti l onboar d i s phase

din . Othe r state s woul dhav e th e optio no f considerin

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• • . > , Kqaim_£_p*nk yo u fo r you r lette r an d you r concer n i n thi s matter . p••sure d tha t w e wil l conside r Mr . Duquette' s comment s fl Bfc»; procee d wit h the rulemaking . W e wil l als o b e placing ^fl Klette r alon g wit h hi s comment s i n the publi c docke t fo r the onboar d vapo r recoveryrulemaking . Sincerel yyours , Richar d D . Wilso n Director , Offic e o f Mobil e Source s cc : Docke t A-87-1 1



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FERNAiM-D J . S TGERMAI N

- 1S TDISTRICT , RHOO I ISLAN O
210 8 RAVSUR N HOUS I Offic t BUILDIN G WASHINGTON , O

C 2051 8 TEL. : 202-225-491 1 2 0 4 JOH N E . FOOARTYBUILOIN O PROVIDENCE , Rl 0290 3 TEL : 401-528-605 0
TOL L Fu n TEUFHO M 1-300-662-611 0 

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f tti e ®mte b State d Jloui e o f Ulepreaentattoe. * Washington

, Mt 2051 5 CHAIRMAN , BANKING , FINANC E AN D URBA N AFFAIR S COMMITTE E CHAIRMAN , SUWOMMITTE E O N FINANCIA L INSTITUTION S SUPIRVISION . REGULATIO N AN D INSURANC E
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JJy/.sy Marc h 22 , 198 8

Mr . Le e M . Thoma s ,, r 0b\ Administrato r -li 1 - Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y 40 1 M Stree t S W Washington , D.C . 2046 0 Dea r Mr . Thomas : I a m writing o n behal f o f a constituen t wh o i s in favo r o f a n EP Aproposa l t o requir e aut o manufacturer s t o ad d a n on-boar d cannniste r t o captur e emission s t o al l new cars , whil e opposing Stag e I I servic e statio n controls . Enclosed , pleas e fin d a cop yo f Mr . Raymon

d Duquette' s letter . Mr . Duquett e suggest s tha t state s shoul d be give n th e choic e betwee n on-boar d canniste r an d Stag e I I recoverycontrols . I woul d appreciat e you r comment s o n thi s suggestion . Than k yo u fo r you r consideratio n o f thi s matter . Sincerely ,

FJStG:jem enclosur e J . S t Germai n mbe r o f Congres s



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. <.)?86 1 Februar y2b , 198 8 Hon . Fernan d J . St.Germai n 210 8 Raybur n Offic e Bldg . Washington , D . C . 2051 5 Dea r Representativ e St.Germain : Th e Federa l EP Aha s propose d a regulatio n tha t wil l requir e aut o manu facturer s t o add a large r caniste r o n al l ne wcars . EP Ai s b o b e com mende d fo r makin g tha t difficul t bu t pruden t decision . OA-boar d canis

ter s simpl ywor k bette r a t capturin g al l aut o emissions , includin g refuelin g losses , tha n th e mor e controversia l Stag e I I servic e statio n control s an

d i s a nomina l increas e t o th e sticke r pric e o f a ne wcar . A s mor e and mor e ne wcar s ente r th e fleet , Stag e I I wil l becom e redun

dan t and increasingl yles s effective . Stag e I I require s a larg e capita l investment , strict ; enforcemen t program an d .'considerabl e expens e t o maintai n th e equipmen t i n prope r workin g order . I n m

yopinion , i t i s unreasonabl e fo r an ystat e t o requir e th e industr yt o spend $20,000.0 0 pe r locatio n fo r installatio n an d hardware , $150 0 t o $300 0 i n annua l maintenanc e 'cost s .an d t o funne l ta x dollar s int o a n enforcemen t programfo r a suspec t contro l measure . Stag e I I wil l certainl yrais e th e pric e o f gasolin e t o th e consume r and , becaus e o f it s avrkwardness , ma yreduc e th e efficienc ywit h whic h customer s ar e serve d and wit h whic h they'v e come t o expect . That' s a "doubl e hit " o n th e consumer . I agre e tha t cleanin g u p ou r environmen t i s vitall yimportant , and I full ysuppor t an d endors e .EPA' s on-boar d caniste r approach . I t i s a contro l measur e tha t work s bette r and cost s les s tha n the Stag e I I control s some state s ar e bein g force d t o implement . Thos e state s shoul d b e permitte d tbeoptio n o f on-boar d a s a substitut e fo r Stag e II . I urg e yo u t o quickl yadop t th e nationa l on-boar d strategyunde r proposa l and t o conside r som e recours e fo r thos e state s w?'.ic h hav e bee n ordere d b y th e court s t o implemen t Stag e II . Verytrul yyours , GANNET T SUNOC O SjCVriO N
RED:AE D RaWmd . E . Duquety , Owne r