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Esteemed members, Please consider the impact that the Emission
Reduction Regulation has caused small companies like mine. I had to
sell two perfectly working trucks for peanuts to follow the
existing deadlines and be in compliance. One of those said trucks
had just had a complete engine overhaul that cost more than I was
able to sell it for. I was forced to go out and get into debt by
buying two trucks that met the requirements set forth by your
decisions. Said trucks are 2010 models with 2009 engines that
according to your rules will only be good until 2023. I looked
everywhere for 2011 trucks with 2010 engines that would be in full
compliance without time limits but lack of inventory and funds did
not allow for that. I was not able to get any grants to help with
my purchases so I had to flip the bill alone. I settled for the
best available option under the circumstances. This I did in a time
when the economy is still not yet recovered, therefore risking
going out of business and even possibly bankruptcy. So to hear that
now more changes are being considered that would delay compliance,
is a slap in the face to people like me that followed the rules and
sacrificed so much to comply. If you change the rules of the game
again, you will be sending a message that tells people that if they
procrastinate and ignore rules and regulations, they can be
rewarded for doing so. You made the laws, you gave people time to
comply, you said "If you want to play you have to pay", now stick
to those decisions and let the chips fall where they may. I am
bitter that I did what I was supposed to at a very high price, and
others will get to continue to stay in the game because they
ignored your warnings. I do not need to be recognized for complying
on time, as your proposed actions state, I want you to follow
through and stop waffling about this once and for all. This is
people's livelihoods that you are messing with. Please be
respectful of that. Thank you