Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0012-0875
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2004-03-18T05:00Z

E­
Mail
to
Rich
Moskowitz,
American
Trucking
Association
(
ATA),
from
Jeff
Herzog
EPA,
regarding
Colored
Scuff­
guards
on
Fuel
Nozzles.

Sent
August
29,
2003
*
Note:
ATA
declined
to
pursue
this
issue
further
Rich,
Thanks
for
coming
out
to
meet
with
us.
Paul
asked
that
I
pass
this
draft
letter
past
you
re
color
scuff
guards
to
make
sure
it
meets
your
needs.
Let
me
know
if
you
need
anything
else
to
help
get
the
process
moving.
I'll
expedite
getting
a
final
letter
out
to
you
once
you
give
me
the
go­
ahead.

Jeffrey
A.
Herzog,
Mechanical
Engineer
United
States
Environmental
Protection
Agency
National
Vehicle
and
Fuel
Emissions
Laboratory
Assessment
and
Standards
Division
2000
Traverwood
Drive
Ann
Arbor,
Michigan,
48105
Phone:
(
734)
214­
4227
Fax:
(
734)
214­
4816
E­
Mail:
herzog.
jeff@
epa.
gov
Attachment:
Draft
letter
from
Paul
Machiele
to:
­
Rich
Moskowitz,
American
Trucking
Association
cc.
­
John
Eichberger,
National
Association
of
Convenience
Stores
­
Holly
Tuninolla,
Petroleum
Marketers
Association
of
America
­
Therese
Spinola,
National
Association
of
Truck
Stop
Operators
­
Greg
Scott,
National
Association
of
Convenience
Stores
and
the
Society
of
of
Independent
Gasoline
Marketers
of
America
Dear
Mr.
Moskovitz,

I
appreciate
your
efforts
to
ensure
the
smooth
implementation
of
the
highway
diesel
fuel
regulations
in
2006.
As
you
are
aware,
the
use
of
diesel
fuel
with
a
maximum
sulfur
content
of
15
ppm
in
2007+
model
year
engines
equipped
with
emissions
aftertreatment
is
essential
to
keep
such
engines
operating
properly.
While
we
do
not
anticipate
misfueling
will
be
a
widespread
problem,
whenever
it
does
occur,
a
number
of
concerns
would
arise.
Consequently,
to
help
prevent
misfueling,
EPA
promulgated
fuel
pump
labeling
regulations
which
require
dispensers
of
500
ppm
and
15
ppm
diesel
fuel
to
be
clearly
identified.
We
also
expressed
a
desire
to
work
with
industry
on
additional
measures
if
warranted,
including
color
coded
nozzle
scuff
guards.

EPA
would
fully
support
any
industry
effort
to
standardize
different
scuff
guard
colors
for
fuel
nozzles
that
dispense
15
ppm
and
500
ppm
diesel
fuels.
Distinct
nozzle
scuff
guard
colors
for
dispensers
of
15
ppm
and
500
ppm
diesel
fuel
would
provide
an
additional
safeguard
against
accidental
misfueling.
I
believe
that
standardization
of
nozzle
scuff
guard
colors
can
be
best
accomplished
through
a
voluntary
industry­
consensus
process,
which
avoids
additional
EPA
regulation.
We
would
be
pleased
to
participate
in
such
a
process
if
you
think
this
would
be
helpful,
and
if
necessary,
could
consider
regulations
to
achieve
national
standardization.
Feel
free
to
contact
me
or
Jeff
Herzog
on
my
staff
at
(
734)
214­
4227.

Best
Regards
Signed
by
Paul
Machiele