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Greetings,
 
My name is Tim Hanson.  I am the director of bus ministries at
Parkside Church of the Nazarene in Auburn, Ca.  We are located in
Placer County approximately 5 miles south of the Nevada County
border.
•	3885 Richardson Dr.
•	Auburn Ca. 95602
o	530 888-7707

Our church owns a full scale 1991 MCI 102A3 touring coach with a
6V92 Detroit diesel that we use for our church ministries.  Our bus
is maintained in pristine condition and runs perfectly, receiving
accolades from our CHP Motor Carrier terminal inspection officer. 
It is our only commercial vehicle and is a valuable and powerful
tool for our church ministries.  Additionally our bus is made
available to other churches and non-profit organizations in our
community using our certified drivers. Our bus travels an average
of 6,000 – 8,000 miles per year.  

Sadly our bus ministry to the church and community will be
destroyed unless we are able to have some reprieve or exemption
from CARB’s new regulations.  To my knowledge there is no
particulate filter available for our bus and a new engine that
meets requirements will not physically fit in the engine space
provided.  The only remaining solution is to replace our bus.  As a
non-profit church organization it is financially a virtual
impossibility to update or replace our bus with one that meets
regulations.

As a volunteer lay minister at my church, I am not a professional
in the Trucking Industry and do not know all the avenues that could
be available to me on behalf of our church bus program.  Based on
the low miles our bus travels, our close proximity to already
exempt Nevada County, the excellent care our bus receives, its
perfect running order, its service to the community, the physical
limitations that prevents our ability to comply and the financial
impossibility for our non-profit church to replace or bring our bus
into compliance, I am seeking exemption or reprieve from the Truck
and Bus Diesel Regulations.
 
I appreciate your time and attention on our behalf.

Thank you.
Have a blessed day.

Tim Hanson
Dir. Bus Ministries
Parkside Church of the Nazarene