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y7 , 1990 , i t i s state d tha t "The precaution s tha t ar e required whe n handling diese l fue l ar e adequat e for handling the additive. " However , n o specifi c supporting evidenc e for thi s statemen t i s cited . Also , th e Materia l Safet yDat a Shee t provide d a s Appendi xH o f . your repor t list s TLV' s o f 0. 2 mg/n. 3 fo r coppe r fume an d 1 mg/rn* ^ for coppe r mist , bu t ther e i s no indicatio n o f howthes e relat e t o possibl e direc t exposure s t o the additive . The Lubrizo l information i s jus t no wbeing sen t t o NHTSA , s o we do no t knowwha t th e respons e wil l be . Th e respons e o n the V W additive ma

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Offic e o f Mobil e Source s Mystaf f and I hav e reviewe d th e America n Publi c Transi t Association' s (APTA's ) Petitio n t o modif yth e 199 1 particulat e emissio n standar d fo r urba n buses . W e hav e devise d a n alternativ e whic hmayb e acceptabl e t o APTA . Thi s alternativ e consist s of : 1 . Maintainin g th e 199 1 urba n bu s particulat e matte r standard , 2 . Offering Nonconformanc e Penaltie s (NCPs ) fo r tha t standar d base d o n a catalyze d particulat e trap , an d 3 . Reducing th e amoun t o f th e NC P b ya varyin g percentag e base d o n th e degre e o f a manufacturer' s participatio n i n th e particulat e emissio n reductio n program s suggeste d i n th e APT Apetition . W e ar e currentl ydiscussing thi s alternativ e wit hth e Offic e o f Genera l Counse l an d th e Emissio n Contro l TechnologyDivisio n t o determin e thei r reactio n t o it .



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# m JU L 2 7 Mr . Richar d D . Wilso n Director , Offic e o f Mobil e Service s U.S . Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y Washington , D C 2046 0 Dea r Mr . Wilson : W e hav e reviewe d th e materia l yo u sen t u s o n Volkswagen' s (VW ) informatio n o n a ne wiron-base d diese l fue l additiv e and particulat e tra p syste mfo r whic hi t plan s t o see k EP Aapprova l fo r us e i n light-dut ydiesels . Yo u aske d tha t w e revie wthi s materia l relate d t o th e potentia l direc t huma n exposur e t o th e additiv e i n th e even t o f a cras hresultin g i n th e ruptur e o f th e storag e tank . W e hav e n o moto r vehicl e safet ystandard s o r safet yresearc hrelate d t o thi s issue . W e sugges t tha t yo u reques t V W t o performa ris k analysi s o n thi s proposal . Th e ris k analysi s woul d cove r suc hissue s a s th e likelihoo d o f a spillag e occurrin g i n th e even t o f a crash , th e quantit yo f chemicals , th e typ e an d toxicit yo f th e chemicals , th e volatilit yo f th e chemicals , inhalatio n hazards , flammabilit yhazards , an d othe r hazards . W e woul d b e mos t please d t o revie wthi s ne wmateria l afte r i t i s completed . I f yo u woul d lik e t o H-jgraig g thi s matte r further , pleas e contac t Mr . Danie l Oahe n o f m ystaf f o n 366-4909 . Sincerely ,
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