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### G re en house Gas E mi ss ions and F ue l Efficie nc y Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty E ng ine s and Vehicles - Phase 2- 

### Propose d Rules 

### EPA

- HQ-OAR

- 2014-0827; NHTSA

- 2014- 0132; FRL
- 9931-48-0AR Long Beach , August 18 , 2015 Good afte rnoon , l ' m Jorge 

### H Rodriguez , Los Angeles Pro gram Coordinator for the BlueGreen A ll iance. Thank yo u for th e opportunity to make comments on behalf of the B lueGreen Allianc e o n the U.S
. Envi ro nm e ntal Protection Agency (E PA) and the Nationa l Hi ghway Traffic Safety Administratio n 's (NHTSA) proposed ph ase 2 s tandards for medium

- and heavy-duty vehicle s. The se s tandards w ill increa se fuel efficiency and cu t gree nhouse gas emission s from long-haul truck salong with full size pick-ups , othe r trucks , bu ses, a nd vocational ve hi cle s . These standards can al so continue America 's au to and manufacturing re surgenc e. Th e BlueGreen A lli ance is a natio nal partn e rs hip of America ' s la r gest labor uni ons and enviro nm ental organizations. We work together to turn today's b igge s t e nvironme ntal challeng es into our bigge s t economic and job

- creating opportunities . Together with 15 million members and s upporters , we are a powerfu l , unified vo ic e ca llin g for good , fam il y - s u s ta ining job s, a clean env ironment and a thriv ing and fair Amer ican econo m y . The B lueGreen A lli ance and its 1 5 labor and e nvironm e ntal partners recog ni ze the imp ortance of th e proposed medium- and heavy-duty truck fuel e aiciency and g reenhouse gas e mi ss ions reduction rule. America's economy depends on leade rs hip in bui lding the next gene ration of clean globally competitive ene rgy and vehicle technology. T h ese new standards can provide a critical opportunity to s usta i n jobs , further re duce the po llu tion dri ving climate change and forei gn o il dependence while enhanc ing the competitiveness ofU.S.-manufactured trucks in global marke ts.Fo r th e past dec ade , th e auto industry ( in th e li g ht , me dium and heavy duty sec tors), and American workers-represented by the U nited A ut o Workers, th e Unite d S tee lwork ers and others-have been on the front lin es when it comes to rebui ldin g manufacturing jobs and buildin g the world-leadi n g t ec hnology ne e d e d to ac hi eve d eep cuts in ca rbon pollution and save co n s um e r s billions at th e pump. Soo n to be released researc h carried out by seve ra l of o ur partners find s more than 380 plant s th at are manufacturing fu e l effic ie nt m e dium- or heavy -duty veh icl es or their compo n e nts today in stat es a ll across the co un try. T h ese i ncl ud e mor e than 55 co mpanie s in Calif orn ia a lone , and range from ma jor assemblers , to companies making key s ub sys t e m s to large and s ma ll manufacturers of co mp o nent s, trailer s, tires , and the stee l a nd a luminum that goes into them. Done ri g ht , this sta nd ard can s pur inv es tm e nt , secu re and grow job s, a nd e nhan ce U.S. competitiveness across th ese bu s ine sses and technolo g i es - and the indu s try as a who l e.


### U . S . Manufacturers of Fuel Efficient Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles and Components

Key 

# - * Mediu m- and Hea-.y- Duty Vehicle Assemblers Data and mapping by Natural R eso ur

c es Defense Council and t he BlueGreen All/ana> • Major Component Manufacturers • Specia li z ed Co mponent Manufactu rers We g reatl y appreciate th e th o rough and syste mati c pro cess EPA a nd NHTSA have undertak e n in develo ping this prop o s al. It is c riti c al that an effecti ve final rule wo rk s for the e nviro nme nt, for the eco nomy , and for the th ousan d s of har d- worki n g Ame ri can women and me n in the heavy truck ,

2component and related industries. The auto indu stry a nd autoworkers have been at the forefront in proving that A merica can l ead globally in combati ng climate c han ge w hil e rebuilding our manuf act urin g sec tor and c reating and s u s taining qu a li ty jobs. We urge the agencies to continue their thorough and d e lib e rate process to e n sure that th e fin a l truck r ule will co ntinu e thi s traje ctory. Togethe r, th e prev iou s rounds of car and li g ht-du ty truck and medium- and heavy-duty truck s tandard s achieve the larges t greenhouse gas r e duction s ever undertak e n in th e U . S. and one of th e larg es t g loba ll y . We thank EPA and NHTSA for the ir work to date and lo ok forward to working with th e age nc ies a nd a ll o ur partners to ensure that we kee p on co mbatin g climate c hange by buildin g g reat truck s. Thank you.



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