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Statemen t o f th e Moto r Vehicl e Manufacturer s Associatio n o f th e Unite d States , Inc .

o nth e U.S . Environmenta l Protectio nAgenc y Advanc e Notic e o f Propose d Rulemaking

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d Fue l Additive s Registratio n (Federa l Register , Vol . 55 , pag e 3221 8 Tuesday , Augus t 7 , 1990 )

AnnArbor , Michiga n Wednesday , Septembe r 26 , 199 0 P. 2 

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Statemen t o f th e Moto r Vehicl e Manufacturer s Associatio n o f th e Unite d States , Inc . Septembe r 26 , 199 0 Goo d afternoo nMr . Wilso nan d member s o f th e Hearing Panel . M yname i s Marce l Halberstadt . I a mDirecto r o f th e Environmenta l Departmen t i nth e Technica l Affair s Divisio no f th e Moto r Vehicl e Manufacturer s Associatio no f th e Unite d States , Inc . (MVMA) . Th e Association' s member s manufactur e 9 4 percen t o f th e cars , truck s an d buse s buil t i nth e Unite d States . The yare : Chrysle r Corporation , Ford Moto r Company , Genera l Motor s Corporation , Hond a o f Americ a Mfg. , Inc. , Navista r Internationa l Transportatio nCorp. , PACCA RIn c an

d Volv o Nort hAmeric a Corporation . MVM Aappreciate s th e opportunit yt o commen t o nth e Environmenta l Protectio nAgency' s Advanc e Notic e o f Propose d Rulemaking (ANPRM ) dealing wit h"Fuel s an d Fue l Additiv e Registration " a s publishe d i nth e Tuesday , Augus t 7 , 1990 , Federa l Register . Volume 55 , Numbe r 152 , pag e 32218 . Th e ANPRM announced : "...EPA' s inten t t o develop regulation s an d establis h programprotocol s an d tes t procedure s relate d t o th e testing o f moto r vehicl e fuel s an d fue l additive s fo r purpose s o f registratio na s prescribe d i nsectio n21 1 (b ) an d (e ) o f th e Clea nAi r Act . Th e regulation s ar e t o provid e fo r test s t o determin e potentia l publi c healt heffect s an d suc hothe r informatio na s i s reasonabl e an d necessaryt o determin e emissio ncontro l systemeffect s an d welfar e impacts. " I t i s clea r fromth e reading o f th e ANPR Man d Sectio n21 1 o f th e Clea nAi r Ac t tha t th e requiremen t fo r determining th e publi c health , welfare , an d emissio ncontro l system effect s o f fuel s an d fue l additive s mus t b e fulfille d b yth e fue l an

d fue l additiv e manufacturers . MVM Abelieve s thi s responsibilit yshoul d remai n wit hth e fue l an

d fue l additiv e maker s unde r th e ne wprotocol . Requirement s fo r testing o f effect s o nemissio ncontro l system s shoul d b e a s rigorou s a s thos e require d fo r vehicl e certification . Thi s i s especiall ycritica l because , unde r th e propose d Clea nAi r Ac t changes , vehicl e manufacturer s wil l b e require d t o buil d vehicle s tha t mee t verystringen t emission s standard requirements . Vehicl e manufacturer s mus t b e assure d tha t an yfue l o r fue l additiv e wil l no t compromis e thei r abilit y t o mee t thes e standards .^ P. 4

- 2 - Testing requirement s mus t als o asses s th e impac t o f fuel s an d fue l additive s o nlong-ter mdurabilit yo f emissio ncontro l systems . Vehicl e manufacturer s currentl yar e responsibl e fo r th e in-us e durabilit yo f emissio ncontro l system s fo r 50,00 0 mile s fo r passenge r car s an d 120,00 0 mile s fo r light-dut ytrucks . Fo r cars , thi s i s likel yt o b e increase d t o 100,00 0 mile s wit hth e Clea nAi r Ac t amendments . Fuel s o r fue l additive s whic h undermin e th e integrit yo f emissio ncontro l system s designe d t o performfo r th e require d perio d mus t no t b e approved . I n addition , testing o f contro l systemeffect s mus t includ e a statisticall ysignifican t sampl e o f vehicl e system s an d b e conducte d unde r appropriat e driving condition s t o b e considere d valid . I t i s als o importan t tha t th e dat a an d informatio ngenerate d fro mtesting fue l an

d fue l additiv e effect s o nemissio ncontro l system s b e availabl e fo r publi c review , a s i s presentl ydon e fo r fue l additiv e waive r applications . Thi s i s important , becaus e a s th e designer s an

d producer s o f th e systems , vehicl e manufacturer s ar e i na uniqu e positio nt o understand bes t th e implication s an d result s o f th e testing protocol . I nsummary , MVM

Abelieve s tha t th e testing o f fue l effect s o nth e emissio ncontro l system s mus t b e th e responsibilit yo f fue l an d fue l additiv e manufacturer s an d conducte d i na statisticall yvali d an d appropriat e protocol , wit hopportunit y fo r publi c review , evaluatio nan d assessmen t o f tes t results . MVM Afavor s th e us e o f fue l additive s tha t ca nprovid e consume r benefit s suc has : improve d fue l quality ; improve d engin e performanc e an

d durability ; reduce d deterioratio no f emissio n contro l system s (e.g. , gasolin e detergent-dispersan t additive s t o maintai nclea nfue l an d inductio nsystems) ; an d increase d fue l supplie s (e.g. , appropriat e nonpetroleu mderive d gasolin e blending agent s o r gasolin e feedstock s fro mbiomass , oi l shale , coal , etc.) . However , fue l additive s mus t no t adversel yaffec t th e emissio ncontro l performanc e an d mus t no t unreasonabl y increas e th e public' s exposur e t o potentiall yharmfu l an d currentl yunregulate d emissions .