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ure it out.” Alternatively, they can go out of business while etc.’ As a vessel owner and operator, many of the EPA ac- someone else will. tions have a ? nancial impact on businesses and I accept this additional cost because I am extremely concerned about

The Maine Lobstermen’s Association supports EPA’s human health and the environment. As I understand it, the proposed delay, saying “the current Tier 4 marine

EPA is responsible to lead the way and the public is relying diesel engine emission standard is a mismatch for on the EPA to do their job. We therefore urge the EPA not the Maine lobster ? eet.” But, what about ferries and to amend the proposed standards as there is no more room passenger vessels; does the same hold true?

The mission of EPA is to protect human health and the to ‘kick the can down the road.’ environment. Many businesses and citizens respect and

For operators in small bays and ? xed routes, DEF for admire the EPA. However, in many cases, as soon as the

SCR Tier 4 implementation is not a problem. The sup- implementation of proposed standards has an effect on a ply chain can be set in quite easily. Towboat operators business or individual, then there is a need to ‘kick the can on the rivers say that’s not the case. In these remote areas, sometimes there is no (DEF) distribution network. down the road.’ In this speci? c case, some of the reasoning

Can this problem be overcome in the short term to avoid presented to the EPA seems to be that the technology is pushing the environmental concerns ‘can’ down the road?

‘simply not available or feasible,’ or perhaps the time-tested

Stop. Please stop: companies must stop providing lip excuse of ‘the decade-old assumption of how the market would respond has proven to be incorrect.’ And, of course, service for ‘cleaner’ operations and then be bold enough to who could forget, ‘it is a question of whether there are likely make changes to zero pollution operations. In other words, to be enough sales to justify the manufacture’s investment, spend your lobbying dollars on zero pollution engines.

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