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### Honorabl e Delber t L . Latt a Hous e o f Representative s Washington , D.C . 2051 5 Dea r Mr . Latta : Thank yo u fo r passin g along th e comment s o f you r constituent , Mr . Jame s W . Wright , concerning EPA' s proposa l t o requir e onboar d refueling emissio n controls . B e assure d tha t thes e comment s wil l b e considere d i n th e nex t phas e o f ou r rulemaking process . W e wil l als o b e placin g the mi n th e publi c docke t fo r th e rulemaking . Than k yo u agai n fo r you r concer n i n thi s matter . Sincerel yyour-s vD V

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A ha s propose d a regulatio n tha t wil l requir e aut o manufacturer s t o kd d a large r caniste r o n al l ne wcars . EPAi 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 capturing al l aut o emissions , including refueling losses , than the mor e controversia l Stag e I I servic e statio n control s an d i s a nomina l Increas e t o the sticke r pric e o f a ne wcar . As mor e an d mor e ne wcar s ente r th e 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 th e equipmen t i n prope r working order . I n m yopinion , i t i s unreasonabl e fo r an ystat e t o reouir 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 in -snnt u maintenanc e cost s an d t o funne l ta

x dollar s int o an enforcemen t progra mfo r a r 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^it s awkwardness , ma yreduc e th

e efficienc ywit h whic hcustomer s ar e serve d an d wit hwhic hthey've com e t o expect . That' s a "doubl e hit " o n the consumer . I agre e tha t cleaning u p ou r environmen t I s vitall yimportant , an d T full y suppor t an

d endors e EPA' s on-boar d caniste r approach . I t i s a contro l measur e tha t work s bette r an d cost s les s tha

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e state s ar e being forced t o implement . Thos e state s shoul d be permitte d th e optio n o f on-board a s a substitut e fo r Stag e II . I urg e you t o quickl yadop t th e nationa l on-board strateg yunde r proposa l an d t o conside r som

e recours e for thos e state s whic hhave bee n ordere d b yth e court s t o implemen t Stag e II . 

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