Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0008-0272
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2005-10-06T04:00Z

Honda
Comments
 
SORE
Workshop
October
5,
2005
Exhaust
Emissions
Regulations
°
CARB
Tier­
3
Regulation
adopted
September,
2003
°
Honda
publicly
supported
these
standards
°
Based
on
the
knowledge
of
our
products,
no
significant
increase
in
risk
occurs
as
a
result
of
these
standards
°
Honda
supports
50­
state
emission
standards
for
Small
Engines
°
We
will
support
EPA's
adoption
of
CARB
Tier­
3
exhaust
levels
Technical
Risk
Management
°
The
CARB
Tier­
3
exhaust
levels
force
consideration
of
catalysts
°
Honda
believes
the
temperatures
and
other
risk
factors
in
the
exhaust
system
are
manageable
at
Tier­
3
exhaust
levels
Honda
Comments
 
SORE
Workshop
October
5,
2005
General
Comments
°
Safety
risks
are
carefully
considered
in
the
design
and
manufacturing
process
at
Honda.
Internal
guidelines
based
on
recognized
standards
and
engineering
practices
are
followed.
These
were
all
considered
in
our
endorsement
of
the
CARB
Tier­
3
exhaust
emission
standards.

°
Honda
strongly
supports
and
participates
in
industry
efforts
to
continually
evaluate
and
improve
domestic
and
international
standards
for
performance
and
design
of
products,
human
factors
research,
and
safety
risk
factors.

°
We
look
forward
to
working
with
the
US
EPA
and
the
US
Fire
Marshals
in
a
cooperative
effort
with
other
engine
and
equipment
manufacturers
to
verify
that
Phase
3
products
are
comparable
to
current
products
°
With
the
expertise
in
our
small
engine
and
equipment
industry
and
in
the
context
of
the
ANSI
standards
development
process,
we
should
be
continuously
working
to
improve
our
products.

°
Development
work
begun
now
by
the
industry
on
a
future
exhaust
system
performance
standard
will
be
valuable
in
providing
a
better
baseline
for
all
industry
members
and
as
a
guideline
to
evaluate
any
other
future
exhaust
standard
proposals.