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n Glen n Chairman , Committe e on Governmenta l Affair s Unite d State s Senat e Washington , D.C . 2051 0 Dea r Mr . Chairman : On Septembe r 15 , 1987 , the Genera l Accountin g Offic a (CAO ) sen t th

a Environmenta l Protectio nAgenc y(EPA ) thai r fina l repor t entitled "EPA' s Effort s T o Contro l Vehicl e Refuelin g And Evaporative Emissions " (GAO/RCED-87-151) . A s require d b

yPubli c Law91-510 , the Agenc yreviewe d the report , considere d the report' s recommendation , an d provide s a respons e t o th e recommendatio nbelow . GA P Recommendatio n T o provid e mor e complet e informatio n an d analyse s t o th e publi c an

d t o assis t the Congres s an d othe r decisionmaker s i n evaluating th e regulatoryalternatives , GAO recommend s tha t th e Administrator , EPA , direc t th e Offic e o f Ai r an d Radiatio n t o includ e th e following i n it s refueling an d evaporativ e contro l analyses : o bette r documentatio no f th e cost-effectivenes s o f alternativ e ozon e contro l strategie s (including suppor t for it s $2,00 0 benchmar k standar d an d necessaryseasona l adjustments , an d o a mor e explici t compariso n o f al l th e cost s an d benefit s associate d wit hth e variou s refueling an d evaporative emissio ncontro l strategies , including a mor e thoroughanalysi s o f th e effect s o f ke yuncertainties . EPARespons e I n principle , w e agre e wit hGAO tha t providing mor e complet e informatio n an d analyse s t o th e publi c assist s i n th e evaluatio n o f regulatoryalternatives , an d w e alway s striv e t o provid e a s complet e a publi c record a s possible . I t i s importan t t o not e tha t GAO reviewe d preliminary version s o f th e EP Arefueling an

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- Th e fina l version s o f ou r proposal s publishe d i nth e Federa l Registe r o n Augus t 19 , 1987 , an d the accompanying analyse s release d a t tha t time contai n additiona l detaile d informatio n an d discus s the sensitivityo f a numbe r o f keyvariables . Also , publi c docket s fo r bot hpropose d rule s an d th e previou s studie s i n thes e area s contai na larg e amoun t o t additiona l technica l information an d supporting analyse s fo r th e proposals . Information availabl e i n thes e docket s shoul d provid e adequat e materia l fo r thos e evaluating th e regulatoryalternatives . Moreover , EP Awil l reope nth e recor d o f th e propose d onboard rul e whe nth e Agenc yreceive s th e cowma n i-.

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yo f Transport.:.'.tio n wit hrasipac'.; ' t o moto r vehicl e safetyan d wil l repropos e the rul e fo r commen t t o asses s changed circumstances . A s state d i nth e report' s "Result s i n Brief " section , GA O believe s tha t mos t o f th e informatio n EP Awoul d need t o addres s thei r recom mendation s i s currentl yavailabl e an d tha t w e coul d dea l wit hthemi n ou r fina l analyse s withou t delaying th e rule
makin g process . I t i s ou r intentio n t o conside r GAO' s specifi c recommendation s during preparatio no f any ' fina l rulemakin g actions . I appreciat e the opportunit yt o respon d t c th e report' s recommendation . Sincerely , ,



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Honorabl e Jame s C . Mille r Directo r Offic e o f Managemen t an d Budge t Washington , D.C . 2050 3 Dea r Mr . Miller : On Septembe r 15 , 1 9 87 , th e Administrato r o f th e Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc yreceive d a Genera l Accounting Offic e repor t entitle d "EPA' s Effort s T o Contro l Vehicl e Refueling And Evaporativ e Emissions " (GAO/RCED-87-151) . I n accordanc e wit hP.L . 91-510 , w e hav e submitte d writte n statement s t o th e Chairme n o f th e Hous e Committe e o nGovernmen t Operation s an

d Senat e Committe e o nGovernmenta l Affairs . Copie s o f ou r statemen t ar e enclose d fo r you r information . Sincerel yyours ,



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Honorabl e Charle s A . Bowshe r Comptrolle r Genera l o f th e Unite d State s Washington , D.C . 2054 8 Dea r Mr . Bowsher : On Septembe r 15 , 1987 , the Administrato r o f th e Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc yreceive d a Genera l Accounting Offic e repor t entitle d "EPA' s Effort s T o Contro l Vehicl e Refueling And Evaporativ e Emissions " (GAO/RCED-87-151) . I n accordanc e wit hP.L . 91-510 , w e hav e submitte d writte n statement s t o the Chairme no f the Hous e Committe e o nGovernmen t Operation s an

d Senat e Committe e o nGovernmenta l Affairs . Copie s o f ou r statemen t ar e enclose d fo r you r information . Sincerel yyours , Linda -J

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