b'NEWSWIREEPA Grants PVA Request, NEWSWIREWill Hold June 1 Hearing on Californias Revised Harbor Craft Emissions Rule T heU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionEPAtoauthorizeCaliforniatoadoptandPVA members will be confronted with the Agency (EPA) has set a virtual publicenforce emissions reduction rules that are atneed to replace existing vessels that cannot hearingonJune1.Thetopicwillleast as protective of public health and welfareaccommodate new engine designs and associ-beCaliforniasenforcementofitsupdatedas applicable Federal standards. ated emissions reduction technologies. This CommercialHarborCraftairemissionsresultisnotreasonableorfeasible.Itwill requirements. Details of thehearing will beIn PVAs letter, PVA President Jim Swindlerlikelycauseexistingvesselstoberemoved announcedsoon.ClickheretoaccessthestatedPVAacknowledgesthatEPAhasfrom service without replacement due to the Federal Register. issued two prior waivers for the original andhigher cost of new vessels and inability of current versions of the Commercial Harborvessel operators to pass that significant cost The CARB waiver request, published in theCraftRegulation,butthenewproposalon to the consumer. PVA operators would FederalRegisteronFriday,March17,seeksdepartsinsignificantwaysfromthetwolike the opportunity of a virtual hearing to EPA authorization of its Commercial Harborpriorversions.Technologiestosatisfytheexplain this to EPA directly. Click here to Craftregulationwhichsetsstringentemis- proposedrequirementsarenotcurrentlyread the letter.sions limits for passenger vessels operating inavailable at a cost that can be absorbed by California. While the Clean Air Act generallypassenger vessel operators, and they are notPVAestimatesthatapproximately37PVA preemptsstateandlocalgovernmentsfromlikely to be developed by the deadlines estab- members operating passenger vessels in Cali-promulgatingemissionsrules,itdoesallowlished by the proposed rule. Consequently,fornia will be impacted.PVA Welcomes New MembersNEW VESSEL MEMBER NEW ASSOCIATE MEMBER GOLDBELT TRANSPORTATION LLC. SEA-FIRE MARINECLINT SONGER STEVE ELLISJuneau, Alaska Baltimore, Md.goldbelttransportation.com sea-fire.comIf you know of an organization that may benefit from membership in PVA,please have them learn more at passengervessel.com/#join.43 APRIL 2023'