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Ladies and Gentlemen.

My comment is directed to the possible 2018 Truck and Bus extension
for individuals that were denied credit for the purchase of a
new/used replacement vehicles or DEF systems.

Many owner operators and fleets have already taken a financial risk
by upgrading trucks, or purchasing filters to be in compliance by
the deadline already in place.  I am a owner operator that took
advantage of grant funding to replace my truck two years before the
deadline, with the assistance of a SCAQMD grant I was able to also
qualify for the state financing program that was available for
early compliance.  Of course, many of us are paying absorbent
interest rates on new equipment financing or we too would not have
been approved. One of the decision factors for purchasing new
equipment was the potential increase in demand for operators in
compliance, an advantage in order to afford the new trucks. If the
decision is made to grant a extension to 2018 for those who waited
til the 11th hour for CARB to bend the rule, they will now have the
competitive advantage. Those of us with the $2-$3K per month truck
payment per vehicle will be at an unfair disadvantage for complying
to the CARB rulings as defined. Enforce the rules CARB has mandated
or rescind them completely.