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tio n o f "onboard " system s o n ne wgasoline-powere d vehicles . Thi s proposa l involve s comple xan d controversia l issue s an d w e hav e spen t a grea t dea l o f tim e analyzing th e environmenta l an d economi c impacts . W e hel d a publi c hearing o n th e proposa l thi s pas t Octobe r an d w e expec t t o receiv e man yadditiona l comment s b

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, • ' Decembe r 22 , 198 7 Mitchel l E . Daniels , Jr. , Assistan t t o th e Presiden t Offic e o f Politica l an d Intergovernmenta l Affair s 160 0 Pennsylvani a Ave . N.W . Washington , D.C . 2050 1 Dea r Mr . Daniels : Withi n a shor t perio d th e EPAwil l b e making a decisio n o n the metho d t o b e use d fo r controlling gasolin e vapors . Th e tw o method s being considere d ar e "Stag e II " an d "Onboard" . Ou r positio n a s a petroleu mmarketer , i s tha t th e EP A: | adop t th e "Onboar d method . Th e cos t o f eguipping and . ; maintaining "Stag e II " a t location s dispensing gasolin e woul d b e i n exces s o f $20,000.00 . W e ar e a five stat e petroleu m markete r wit h27 5 retai l gasolin e outlets . O f thi s 275 , 13 5 o f thes e outlet s ar e classifie d a s "mor a an d pop " location s owne d an d operate d b

yindividual s wit hlimite d capital . I f "Stag e II " i s adopte d 90 % o f thes e busines s wil l b e force d t o close , eliminating 48 4 jobs . Th e bas e o f th e econom yfo r our grea t countryi s th e smal l businessman , i t appear s tha t thi s fac t i s sometime s forgotte n b yvariou s governmenta l agencies . Let s mak e the decisio n base d o n impact , no t o n bi g automotive lobbyists . Th e "Onboard " metho d ca n b e designe d an d installe d o n ne w car s a t verylittl e cost . I n additio n t o th e cost , th e EPA coul d hav e bette r inpu t an d contro l ove r desig n an d installatio n wit hfour o r fiv e automobil e manufacturer s tha n theywoul d hav e ove r th e thousand s o f servic e stations . W e i n th e petroleu

mindustryhav e almos t bee n strangle d wit henvironmenta l controls . Ther e i s a n optio n i n thi s case , therefore , w e woul d lik e t o as k you r hel p i n supporting th e "Onboard " method . Verytrul yyours , Worsle yCompanie s Scotchman/Convenienc e Store s J.N . Wootto n