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Th e Honorabl e Howar d Bake r Chie f o f Staf f Th e Whit e Hous e Offic e Washington , D . C . 2050 0 Dea r Senato r Baker : Enclose d ar e letter s I hav e sen t t o th e Vic e Presiden t and th e Offic e o f Managemen t an d Budge t (OMB ) regardin g pendin g rule

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yth e Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y(EPA) . I amdeepl yconcerne d abou t th e unresolve d safet yissues . Yo u wil l recal l tha t a s conferee s i n 1977 , w e agree d t o the followin g provisio n o f th e Clea n Ai r Ac t becaus e w e and othe r conferee s realize d tha t safet ywa s o f seriou s concern :

(6 ) Th e Administrato r sha l bilit yand desirabilit yo f requ i t o utiliz e onboar d hydrocarbo n c woul d avoi d th e necessit yo f ga s uncontrolle d emission s emanatin g moto r vehicles . Th e Administra t cost s and effectivenes s o f suc h implementin g an

d maintainin g va p (takin g int o consideratio n suc h economy , economi c cost s o f suc h trativ e burdens , and equitabl e d I f th e Administrato r find s tha t desirabl e t o emplo ysuc htechno l consultatio n wit hth e Secretar y respec t to moto r vehicl e safety , lation , standard s requirin g th e carbo ntechnolog ywhic hshal l n o unti l th e introductio n t o th e m o woul d b e feasibl e t o implemen t s int o consideratio n complianc e c o o f a n adequat e lea d time fo r de s 1 determin e th e feasi

ring ne wmoto r vehicle s ontro l technolog ywhic h olin e vapo r recover yo f fromth e fuelin g of . o r shal l compar e th e technolog yt o tha t o f o r recover ysystem s factor s a s fue l technology , adminis

istributio n o f costs) , i t i s feasibl e and ogy , h e shall , afte r o f Transportatio n wit h prescribe , b

yregu us e o f onboar d hydro

t becom e effectiv e de l yea r fo r whic hi t uc hstandards , takin g st s and th e restraint s ign and production . I n m yview , th e consultatio n provision s hav e bee n inadequat e and , a s a result , th e safet yissu e i s unresolved . Despit e this , EP Awant s t o propos e the rule s prematurely . I urg e tha t th e Administratio n no t d o s o unti l thi s importan t safet ymatte r i s resolved .P. 3

Th e Honorabl e Howar d Bake r Pacj e 2 Pleas e advis e m e o f th e actio n take n b yth e Administratio n concerningsafety . Wit hbes t wishe s

JOHND . DINGEL L Chairma n Subcommitte e o n Oversigh t and Investigation s Enclosure s cc ; Th e Honorabl e Thoma s J . Bliley , Jr. , Rankin g Minorit yMembe r Subcommitte e o n Oversigh t and Investigation s Th e Honorabl e Henr yA . Waxman , Chairma n Subcommitte e o n Healt hand th e Environmen t Th e Honorabl e Edwar d R . Madigan , Rankin g Minorit yMembe r Subcommitte e o n Healt han d th e Environmen t Th e Honorabl e Thoma s A . Luken , Chairma n Subcommitte e o n Transportation , Tourism , and Hazardou s Material s Th e Honorabl e Bo bWhittaker , Rankin g Minorit yMembe r Subcommitte e o n Transportation , Tourism , and Hazardou s Material s Th e Honorabl e Georg e Bus h Vic e Presiden t o f th e Unite d State s Th e Honorabl e Elizabet hhanfor d Dole , Secretary . Departmen t o f Transportatio n Th e Honorabl e Dian e K . Steed , Administrato r Nationa l Highway

Traffi c Safet yAdministratio n Departmen t o f Transportatio n The Honorabl e Le e M . Thomas , Administrato r Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y Th e Honorabl e Jame s C . Mille r III , Directo r Offic e o f Managemen t and Budge t Th e Honorabl e WendyL . Gramm , Administrato r Informatio n and Regulator yAffair s Offic e o f Managemen t an d Budge t Th e Honorabl e Charle s A . Bowsher , Comptrolle r Genera l Genera l Accountin g Offic e