First Name | Sheena |
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Last Name | Paez |
Email Address | sheena.paez@gmail.com |
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Subject | Diesel Compliance Regulation – Fraud - My Concern - Suggestion |
Comment | I would like to express my concern for California's economy in respects to the new CARB Diesel on-road/off-road regulations. I seek your assistance and support for a legit method for establishing particulate matter in California. I work for a corporate office in Southern California which operates three companies, one small fleet, one medium fleet, and one large fleet. As the compliance dates get closer, the more I fear I will lose my job along with many other Californians in the diesel industry. I have been following the DOOR’s website since mid 2008 and have never once come across anything that revealed the Tran qualifications cover-up. As disappointing as this is, I am not arguing the fact that diesel engines emit carbon into the atmosphere, but I am challenging the basis of the statistical facts this regulation was based on. The Board voted this regulation into play without full knowledge of the Tran qualification cover-up. I feel it is important that all Board Members be aware of all factors prior to voting on something as important as this regulation. The Diesel regulation is very expensive and even with some of the new amendments to the regulation the financial burden will still have a negative affect on my companies, and many other companies in California. I have faith you will reconsider "OUR" position on the regulation due to the detrimental effects it will have on our already damaged economy. Business owners large and small need your help to stay afloat and Californians need these employers to keep their families feed and sheltered. Is compliance of this regulation more important than the jobs and families lives that will be ruined due to the high cost of retrofitting? I believe Senator George Runner said it best in an email to me dated 1/26/2010, “While reducing emissions is extremely important, I agree that the statutory timeline will negatively affect many of the state's construction firms. I have written several letters over the years urging ARB to reconsider its staff recommendation to adopt the regulatory language as originally proposed and instead amend the language with timelines that reflect today's realities.” – Senator Runner. My suggestion is to post-pone the compliance dates until qualified statisticians are able to review the Tran teams “Methodology for Establishing Premature Death Associated with Long-Term Exposure to Fine Airborne Particulate Matter in California” and after review, establish an amended regulation with practical compliance steps for ALL fleet owners small or large. To establish and enforce such a regulation, we as Americans, and most importantly as Californians have a responsibility to ourselves and our children, to review the numbers and establish a practical regulation. California needs a regulation that will not only improve our environment and air quality, but one that will double and in some cases triple our work force. I feel in supporting the quest for alternative fuel such as BIODIESEL and reestablishing the on-road/off-road particulate matter regulations, we can turn California emissions around for the better. I truly hope you and your staff reconsider the affects this regulation will have on the economy and focus on reestablishing the diesel regulation. I look forward to complying with a practical yet earth saving regulation in the near future. Sincerely, Sheena Paez |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2010-01-26 14:21:30 |
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