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# T 7 UNITED STATE S ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTION AGENCY

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Mr . Le e M . Thoma s Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y Wes t Tower , Room835 , A-10 3 Washington , D.C . 2046 0 Dea r Mr . Thomas : Enclose d ar e letter s I receive d fro mJosep h Driscoll , Presiden t o f Buckle yGasolin e Marketers , Inc . an d Arthu r Goldstein , President ' o f Petro l Plu s Company , abou t th e propose d Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc yregulatio n t o requir e aut o manufacturer s t o ad d a large r emission s caniste r t o al l ne wcars . I respectfull yreques t tha t yo u conside r thei r comments . Thank yo u fo r you r assistance .

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### Fuel s Fo r Moder n Livin g BUCKLE Y GASOLIN E MARKETERS , INC . 14 6 ADMIRA L STREE T P.O . BO X 330 1 BRIDGEPORT , C T 06605-030 1 (203 ) 366-264 4 

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Representativ e Barbar a B . Kennell y 123 0 Longwort hHous e Offic e Bldg . Washington , D.C . 20515-070 1 Dea r Congresswoman Kennelly : 

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W e ar e an independen t Gasolin e Distributo r marketing gasolin e throughou t the Stat e o f Connecticut . Our customer s run the gamu t fro mlarg e servic e station s t o smal l commercia l customers . A s such , w e applau d the Federa l EPAproposa l tha t wil l requir e aut o manufacturer s t o ad d a large r canniste r o n al l cars . EPAi s t o b e commende d fo r making tha t difficul t bu t pruden t decision . On-board cannister s simpl ywor k bette r a t capturing al l aut o emissions , including refueling losses , than the mor e controversia l Stag e I I servic e statio n controls , an d onl yadd s a nomina l increas e t o the sticke r pric e o f a ne wcar . A s mor e an d mor e ne wcar s ente r the fleet , Stag e I I wil l become redundan t an d increasingl yles s effective . Stag e I I require s a larg e capita l investment , stric t enforcemen t progra m an d considerabl e expens e t o maintai n the equipmen t i n prope r working order . I n m y opinion , i t i s unreasonabl e fo r an ystat e t o requir e the industr yt o spen

d $20,00 0 pe r locatio n fo r installatio n an d hardware , $150 0 t o $300 0 i n annua l maintenanc e cost s an d t o funne l ta

x dollar s int o an enforcemen t progra mfo r a suspec t contro l measure . Stag e I I wil l certainl yrais e the pric e o f gasolin e t o the consume r and , becaus e o f it s awkwardness , mayreduc e the efficienc ywit h whic h customer s ar e serve d an d wit hwhic hthey'v e come t o expect . That' s a "doubl e hit " o n the consumer . Th e economi c impac t a s mentione d abov e i s horrendou s bu t i n addition , studie s hav e shown : A . Tha t on-board canister s ar e 98 % efficient , wherea s Stag e I I i s onl y62 % efficient . B . AP I figure s indicat e tha t Stag e I I i s no t cos t effectiv e i n tha t i t wil l cos t $2,40 0 t o captur e on e to n o f hydrocarbon s wit htha t systemversu s onl y$75 0 using on-boar d canisters . C . Th e proliferatio n o f self-servic e station s wil l presen t a problem t o our elderl yan

d handicappe d customers , a s the weigh t an d awkwardnes s o f the Stag e I I two-hos e systemwil l preclud e thei r using same , an

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d mor e moneyfo r full-service . Continued.. .P. 6

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I agre e that cleaning u p ou r environmen t i s vitall yimportant , an d I full y suppor t an

d endprs e EPA' s on-board caniste r approach . I t i s a contro l measur e tha t work s bette r an d cost s les s than the Stag e I I control s som e state s ar e being force d t o implement . Thos e state s shoul d b e permitte d the optio n o f on-board a s a substitut e fo r Stag e II . I urg e yo u t o quickl yadop t the nationa l on-boar d strateg yunde r proposa l an d t o conside r som

e recours e fo r thos e state s whic hhav e bee n ordere d b ythe court s t o implemen t Stag e II . Sincerely , BUCKLE Y GASOLINE MARKETERS , INC .

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Representativ e Christophe r Shay s 163 0 Longwort hHous e Offic e Buildin g Washington , D.C . 20515-070 4

Dea r Representativ e Shays ; Februar y12 , 198 8

Th e Federa l EP Aha s propose d a regulatio n tha t wil l requir e aut o manufacturer s t o ad d a large r caniste r o n al l ne w cars . EP Ai s t o b e commende d fo r makin g tha t difficul t bu t pruden t decision . On-boar d canister s simpl ywor k bette r a t capturin g al l aut o emissions , includin g refuelin g losses , tha n th e mor e controversia l Stage~II~ " servic e station-control s and i s a nomina l increas e t o th e sticke r pric e o f a ne wcar . A s mor e and mor e ne wcar s ente r th e fleet , Stag e I I wil l becom e redundan t and increasingl yles s effective . Stag e I I require s a larg e capita l investment , stric t enforcemen t progra mand considerabl e expens e t o maintai n th e equipmen t i n prope r workin g order . I n m yopinion , i t i s unreasonabl e fo r anystat e t o requir e th e industr yt o spen d $20,00 0 pe r locatio n fo r installatio n an d hardware , $150 0 t o $300 0 i n annua l maintenanc e cost s and t o funne l ta x dollar s int o a n enforcemen t progra mfo r a suspec t contro l measure . Stag e I I wil l certainl yrais e th e pric e o f gasolin e t o th e consume r and becaus e o f it s awkwardness , mayreduc e th e efficienc y wit hwhic h customer s ar e serve d and wit hwhic hthey'v e com e t o expect . That.' s a "doubl e hit " o n th e consumer . I agre e tha t cleanin g u p ou r environmen t i s vitall yimportant , and I full y

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dendors e EPA' s on-boar d caniste r approach . I t i s a contro l measur e tha t work s bette r and cost s les s tha n th e Stag e I I control s som e state s ar e bein g force d t o implement . Thos e state s shoul d b e permitte d th e optio n o f on-boar d a s substitut e fo r Stag e II . I urg e yo u t o quickl yadop t th e nationa l on-boar d strateg yunde r proposa l and t o conside r som e recours e fo r thos e state s whic hhav e bee n ordere d b

yth e court s t o implemen t Stag e II . Sincerely , Arthu r Goldstei n Presiden t