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In August 2 comments to the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on its proposed rulemaking on
gasoline sulfur reduction, API told EPA that the petroleum refining
industry supports a cost-effective fuel-and-vehicle system approach to
reduce vehicle emissions and has demonstrated its commitment to reducing
the level of sulfur in gasoline to help accomplish this goal by proposing
a national sulfur reduction program.
But API stressed that any controls must be based on a solid economic and scientific foundation. It called on the agency to revise its proposal and develop standards that reflect a need-based and cost-effective approach that is based on these principles. EPA¡¯s foundation for its proposed rule also is challenged, API said, in light of the recent U.S. Court of Appeals decision to remand EPA¡¯s National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) on ozone and particulate matter back to the agency for reconsideration. API also indicated that the agency¡¯s proposal set an unrealistic time schedule that would result in unnecessary costs and produce other unintended consequences. API asked the agency to reconsider the gasoline sulfur reduction proposal developed by the petroleum refining industry. The industry¡¯s proposal, offered to EPA before the agency released its proposal, used cost-effective controls targeted to the areas of the nation that need them most, API said. It also would maintain a level playing field and facilitate emerging technology. Further, the industry plan would improve air quality and is compatible with automotive emission technology. For more information about the proposed sulfur regulations, please contact Ed Murphy (Downstream) at (202) 682-8150.
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