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PUBLI C HEARIN G An n Arbor , Michigan , Jul y22 , 199 3 P. 2 A-8~4- U (V-F-T-t -P. 3

INTRODUCTOR YSTATEMEN T INTRODUCTIO N AN D WELCOM E GOO D MORNING . O N BEHAL F O F TH E ENVIRONMENTA LPROTECTIO N AGENCY , I WOUL D LIK E T O WELCOM E AL LO F YO U T O TODAY' S HEARING . M Y NAM E I S DIC KWILSON . I A M DIRECTO R O F TH E OFFIC E O F MOBIL E SOURCES . I WIL LBE SERVIN G A S TH E PRESIDIN G OFFICE R FO R TODAY' S HEARING . TH E EP APANE LWIL LCONSIS TO F MYSELF , CHARLE S GRAY , DIRECTO R FO R REGULATOR YPROGRAM S AN D TECHNOLOGY , CHE TFRANCE , DIRECTO R O F TH E REGULATIO N DEVELOPMEN TAN D SUPPOR TDIVISION , GLEN N PASSAVANT , CHIE F OFTH E SPECIA LREGULATOR YPROJECT S BRANCH , STEV E SILVERMA N FRO M TH E OFFIC E O F GENERA LCOUNSEL , CHUC KFREE D FRO M TH E MANUFACTURER S OPERATION S DIVISION , AN D CHARLE S HOTTFRO M TH E NATIONA LHIGHWAYTRAFFI C SAFETYADMINISTRATION . W E WIL LB E HEARIN G TESTIMON YTODA YO N ANOTIC E O F PROPOSE D RULEMAKIN G FO R PROVISION S CONCERNIN G ONBOAR D REFUELIN G CONTROL S FO R LIGHT-DUT YVEHICLES , LIGHT-DUTYTRUCK S AN D HEAVY-DUTYVEHICLE S PURSUAN TT O TH E PROVISION S O F TH E CLEA N AI R AC TA S AMENDE D I N NOVEMBE R O F 1990 . EPA' S LATES TNOTIC E O N TH E PROPOSE D REGULATION S WA S PUBLISHE D I N TH E FEDERA LREGISTE R O N MAY27 , 1993 .P. 4

I N THA TNOTICE , EP AIDENTIFIE D TES TPROCEDUR E OPTION S THA T WOUL D COMBIN E TH E REFUELIN G AN D NE WEVAPORATIV E TEST S T O TH E GREATES TDEGRE E POSSIBLE . TH E GOAL S WER E T O REDUC E TH E TESTIN G BURDE N AN D T O ALLOW , I F NO TENCOURAGE , TH E US E O F INTEGRATE D EVAP/REFUELIN G CANISTE R SYSTE M DESIGNS . I N DEVELOPIN G TH E OPTIONS , EP AEXPECTE D THA TTH E REQUIREMENT S FO R REFUELIN G EMISSION S CONTRO LWOUL D RESUL TI N SIMILA R INTEGRATE D SYSTEM S CANISTE R SIZE S AN D PURG E DESIGN S A S THOS E REQUIRE D FO R EVAPORATIV E EMISSIO N CONTRO LSYSTEMS . SINC E PUBLICATIO N O F TH E NOTICE , EP AHA S HA D SEVERA LTECHNICA L MEETING S WIT H REPRESENTATIVE S O F TH E AMERICA N AUTOMOBIL E MANUFACTURER S ASSOCIATIO N (AAMA ) CONCERNIN G TH E TES TPROCEDUR E REQUIREMENT S NECESSAR YT O ACCOMPLIS H EPA' S STATE D GOAL S FO R INTEGRATIN G TH E REFUELIN G AN D EVA P TES TPROCEDURES . I N PARTICULAR , TH E FUE LTEMPERATUR E SPECIFICATION S O F TH E REFUELING TES TWER E DISCUSSE D I N DETAIL . A S ARESUL TO F THES E MEETING S REVISION S T O TH E REFUELIN G TEMPERATUR E REQUIREMENT S WER E IDENTIFIED . SPECIFICALLY , ADISPENSE D FUE LTEMPERATUR E O F 67° F AN D TAN KTEMPERATUR E O F80° F I S NO WTHOUGH TT O RESUL TI N AREFUELIN G CANISTE R SIZ E SIMILA R T O THA T REQUIRE D B YTH E EVA P TES TPROCEDURE . EP ABELIEVE S THA TTHES E REVISION S WOUL D PROVID E GREATE R FLEXIBILITYT O MANUFACTURER S I N DESIGNIN G THEI R REFUELIN G CONTRO LSYSTEM S AN D SHOUL D RESOLV EP. 5

SAFETYCONCERN S PREVIOUSL YEXPRESSE D I N TH E RULEMAKIN G RECORD . EP AI S THEREFORE , CONSIDERIN G ADOPTIO N O F REFUELIN G OPTIO N B 1 A S DESCRIBE D I N TH E NOTIC E ALON G WIT H TH E CHANGE S I N TH E TEMPERATURE S A S DESCRIBE D ABOVE . ADDITIONA LINFORMATIO N REGARDIN G TH E MEETING S WIT H AAM AI S I N TH E DOCKE TFO R THI S RULEMAKING . EP A REQUEST S COMMENT S O N THI S NE WOPTIO N A S WEL LA S THOS E DESCRIBE D I N TH E NOTICE . BEFOR E GETTIN G STARTE D WIT H TODAY' S TESTIMONY , I WOUL D LIK E T O TAK E AFE WMINUTE S T O DESCRIB E HO WW E WIL LCONDUC TTH E HEARING . W E AR E CONDUCTIN G THI S HEARIN G I N ACCORDANC E WIT H SECTIO N 307(d)(5 ) OFTH E AMENDE D CLEA N AI R ACT , WHIC H REQUIRE S EP AT O PROVID E INTERESTE D PERSON S WIT H A N OPPORTUNIT YFO R ORA LPRESENTATIO N O F DATA , VIEWS , O R ARGUMENTS , I N ADDITIO N T O A N OPPORTUNIT YT O MAK E WRITTE N SUBMISSIONS . TH E RECOR D O F THI S HEARIN G WIL LREMAI N OPE N UNTI LAUGUS T22 , 199 3 FO R ADDITIONA LWRITTE N COMMENT S O R REBUTTAL . TH E HEARIN G WIL LB E CONDUCTE D INFORMALLY , AN D FORMA LRULE S O F EVIDENC E WIL LNO TAPPLY . TH E PRESIDIN G OFFICE R I S AUTHORIZED ,P. 6

HOWEVER , T O STRIK E FRO M TH E RECOR D STATEMENT S WHIC H AR E DEEME D IRRELEVAN TO R NEEDLESSL YREPETITIOUS , AN D T O ENFORC E REASONABL E LIMIT S O N TH E DURATIO N O F TH E STATEMEN TO F AN YWITNESS . WITNESSE S AR E REQUESTE D T O STAT E THEI R NAME S AN D AFFILIATION S PRIO R T O MAKIN G THEI R STATEMENT S AN D T O COMPLET E TH E NAM E CARD S O N TH E TABLE . WHE N AWITNES S HA S FINISHE D HI S O R HE R PRESENTATION , MEMBER S O F TH E EP APANE LWIL LB E GIVE N A N OPPORTUNIT YT O AS K QUESTION S CONCERNIN G ISSUE S RAISE D I N TH E TESTIMONY . WITNESSE S AR E REMINDED THA TAN YFALS E STATEMEN TO R FALS E RESPONS E T O QUESTION S MAYB E AVIOLATIO N O F LAW . I F THER E AR E AN YMEMBER S O F TH E AUDIENC E WH O HAV E NO T ALREAD YCONTACTE D US , AN D WH O WIS H T O TESTIFY , PLEAS E SUBMI TYOU R NAM E A TTH E RECEPTIO N TABLE . W E WIL LMAK E EVER YEFFOR TT O ACCOMMODAT E AL LTHOS E WH O WIS H T O TESTIFY . W E WOUL D LIK E AL L ATTENDEE S T O SIG N TH E ATTENDANC E LO G WHETHE R O R NO TTHE YTESTIFY . FINALLY , I F YO U WOUL D LIK E ATRANSCRIP TO F TH E PROCEEDINGS , YO U SHOUL D MAK E ARRANGEMENT S DIRECTLYWIT H TH E COUR TREPORTE R DURIN G ON E O F TH E BREAKS . TH E TRANSCRIP TSHOUL D B E AVAILABL E I N TH E DOCKE TWITHI N 2 WEEKS .P. 7



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