b'NEWSWIRENEWSWIRE PVA Submits Comment on Proposed Revisions to Commercial Harbor Craft Air Emissions RuleB eforetheCaliforniaAirRe- PVA President Jimapplication.PVAPresidentJim sources Board (CARB) can be- Swindler urged EPA toSwindlerurgedEPAtoturndown gin enforcing its latest revisionstherequestsothatCARBandthe to the Commercial Harbor Craft Airturn down the requestmaritimeindustrycanre-engageto emissions rule, it must obtain a federalso that CARB and thedevelop a revised proposal. Here is a Clean Air Act waiver from the U.S.copy of the testimony.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencymaritime industry can (EPA). CARB applied to the EPA forre-engage to develop aOn June 30, PVA filed more detailed this waiver earlier this year. revised proposal. writtencommentsontheCARB petition. Here is a copy of PVAs filed ThisisasignificantissueforPVAstatement. It maintains that the nec-members that operate vessels in Cali- essary technology for passenger ves-fornia because all these vessels are cov- the states standards and enforcementsels does not now exist commercially,WITH EPA TIER 4,ered by the Commercial Harbor Craftprocedures are inconsistent with thethereisinadequateleadtime(for regulation.TheproposedrevisionsClean Air Act because there is inade- some vessels, only three years) to per-pose major compliance challenges. quate lead time to permit the develop- mit its development, and CARB didAS ALWAYSment of the necessary technology, giv- notgiveappropriateconsideration The federal Clean Air Act directs thatingappropriateconsiderationtotheto the cost of compliance within the EPA shall approve Californias requestcost of compliance within that time.allowable time.unless at least one of three factors isAt PVAs request, EPA conducted aIt is uncertain when EPA will make aYOUR BUSINESS IS found to exist. One basis of denial is if the EPA Administrator finds thatvirtual public hearing on the CARBdecision on the CARB waiver request.OUR BUSINESS.ADVERTISERS INDEXABB Marine, Inc. 32 FPT Industrial North America .6 Newfront . 25All American Marine . 34 Furuno USA, Inc. . 11 Passenger Vessel Foundation 39Arcadia Alliance . 10 Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding. 28 Rigidized Metals Corporation 45 We develop new propulsion systems that make your vessels cleaner and BAE Systems 23 Hamilton Jet 15 RocketRez 13 stronger at the same time. So you can transport more passengers on the worlds Bay Ship and Yacht. 15Humphree USA . 33 Rose Point 10 most regulated waters. Whatever your needs, we provide solutions that work.Beurteaux 48 IMTRA Corporation 42 R.W. Fernstrum Co 40BRIX Marine . 43 Incat Crowther 48 Scania USA . 24Burger Boat Company 20 John Deere Power Systems 46 Schottel 15Carus Cruise Inc 47 Kohler . 21 Starboard Suite 41Caterpillar Marine . 46 Kongsberg 44 Thrive Payments . 19Crowley 45 Marine Jet Power 43 Twin Disc, Inc. 28Cummins Sales & Service 2 MCM/Assured Partners 19 UES Seating 35DeJong and Lebet . 25 Metal Shark . 36 Volvo Penta . 31Eastern Shipbuilding Group .5 MM-Seas . 21 Yanmar . 44Flagship Marine Inc 11 mtuA Rolls Royce solution . 51www.mtu-solutions.com FOGHORN 50'