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AMeeting wit h Recover yNPR

M NTE ARegardin g Onboar d Vapo r

TO : THRU : Glen

n W . Passavant , Senio r Projec t Manage r Standard s Developmen t an d Suppor t Branc h Publi c Docke t A-87-1 1 Cheste r J . France , Chi e Standard s Developmen t r t Branc h On Januar

y13 , 198 3 a meeting wa s hel d betwee n EP Astaf f an d representative s o f th e Nationa l Truc k Equipmen t Associatio n (NTEA ) i n Room937 W o f th e EP Aheadquarter s building i n Washington , DC . A n attendee s lis t i s attached . Th e purpos e o f the meeting wa s t o discus s NTEA' s concer n abou t EPA' s NPR M fo r onboar d vapo r recover yfo r heavy-dut ygasoline-fuele d vehicle s (HDGVs) . First , NTE Aexplaine d the rol e o f thei r organizatio n an d the natur e o f the siz e an d produc t o f thei r membe r companies . NTE Arepresent s abou t 130 0 companie s whos e busines s i s t o modif ychassi s cab s an d complet e vehicle s procure d fro mthe primarymanufacture r fo r us e i n commercia l applications . Companie s i n thi s busines s ar e ofte n referre d t o a s secondar y manufacturers . Mos t o f thes e companie s ar e smal l businesses , bu t according t o NTE Athei r membe r companie s ar e responsibl e fo r abou t 7 5 percen t o f th e commercia l vehicl e modification s eac h year . Abrochur e provide d b yon e o f th e NTE Amembe r companie s i s attached . NTE Abega n th

e discussio n b

yexplaining ho w EPA' s 198 3 rul e on HDG

V evaporativ e emissio n control s ha d mad e i t muc h mor e difficul t for the mt o ad

d extr a fue l tank s an d tha t muc h o f thi s busines s wa s los t t o the primarymanufacturer s wh o bega n offering mor e optiona l dua l tan k packages . NTE AP. 3



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ysecondarystag e manufacturers , th e canister s neede d wer e OE M product s an d a s suc h wer e no t availabl e t o the m soo n enough int o th e initia l mode l yea r o f evaporativ e contro l fo r thes e vehicles . Furthermore , NTE Amembe r companie s fel t constraine d b

ymanufacture r warning s tha t modifyin g fuel/evaporativ e system s coul d voi d the emission s warrant yo n th e system . During th e cours e o f th

e discussio n i t wa s als o note d tha t NTE Amembe r companie s ma ypresentl yincur a safet y liabilit ya s a resul t o f modifyin g fillnec k an d tan k locations , etc . Wit h regard t o EPA' s onboar d NPRM , NTE Aexpresse d concer n tha t the propose d rul e coul d reduc e the vehicle/chassi s configuration s availabl e fo r the mt o modify , an

d tha t onboar d hardwar e coul d affec t thei r abilit yt o do the customizin g necessaryi n thei r business . Th e primarymanufacturer s mak e onl ya limite d numbe r o f models/configuration s now , an d customizing an

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ythe secondarymanufacturer s become s mor e difficul t a s mor e standard s ar e imposed . I n NTEA' s view , an

ynew standar d adversel yimpact s the flexibilit y o f thei r membe r companies . Finally , NTE Asuggeste d tha t EPA' s regulator

yflexibilit yanalysi s shoul d conside r thi s effect . I n respons e t o thes e concerns , EP Aaske d NTE At o provid e i n thei r writte n comment s suggestion s o n ho w thei r concern s coul d b e addresse d effectivel yin the regulations . Option s discusse d include d developing a metho d fo r secondary manufacturer s t o recertify , clarifying the emissio n warrant y liabilit yregulation s wit h regard t o secondarymanufacturers , an d working wit h th e manufacturer s t o assur e the yprovid e workable , wel l designe d onboar d system s fo r thes e vehicles . Wit h regard t o furthe r analysis , EP Aals o aske d tha t NTE A provid e a distributio n o f th e Gros s Vehicl e Weigh t Rating s o f the vehicle s affecte d an d a n explanatio n o f how the ynow handl e ^certificatio n wit h regar d t o FMVS S 301 . Finally , NTE Aw?. 3 invite d t o visi t EPA' s An n Arbo r laboratoryt o vie w onboar d syste mhardwar e an

d furthe r discus s an ytechnica l issue s wit h EP Astaff . Attachment sP. 4



## SUBJECT : Onboard/Volatilit y

Nationa l Truc k Equipmen t Co . Date/Time : Ja n 13 , 198 8 RoomNo . 93 7
ATTENDEE SNAM E Glenn Passavan t Ralp h Collel i Do n Zinge r Jame s Carne y OFFIC E EP A- An n Arbo r EPA- OGC EP A- OMS , Washingto n Nationa l Truc k Equipmen t Asso c Mar k Sidma n Weiner , McCaffrey , Brodsa y& Kaplan , Gu s Avrakoto s Crai g Potte r Le e Crensha w Bil l Chappel l Dic k Wilso n NTE A EP A (NTEA ) Crenshaw Corp Bake r Equi p Eng r C o EPA ]



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