Linda
S.
Adams
Secretary
for
Environmental
Protection
The
energy
challenge
facing
California
is
real.
Every
Californian
needs
to
take
immediate
action
to
reduce
energy
consumption.
For
a
list
of
simple
ways
you
can
reduce
demand
and
cut
your
energy
costs,
see
our
website:
http://
www.
arb.
ca.
gov.

California
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Printed
on
Recycled
Paper
Air
Resources
Board
Robert
F.
Sawyer,
Ph.
D.,
Chair
9480
Telstar
Avenue,
Suite
4
El
Monte,
California
91731
www.
arb.
ca.
gov
Arnold
Schwarzenegger
Governor
August
1,
2006
David
Dickinson
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Office
of
Transportation
and
Air
Quality
Compliance
and
Innovative
Strategies
Division
Ariel
Rios
Building
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
N.
W.
Mail
Code:
6405J
Washington,
D.
C.
20460
Re:
Supplemental
Submittal
on
Pending
Authorization
Request
for
Small
Off­
Road
Engine
Amendments;
Docket
ID
No.
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2005­
0133
Dear
Mr.
Dickinson:

The
California
Air
Resources
Board
(
CARB
or
the
Board)
appreciates
the
opportunity
to
provide
supplemental
information
which
adds
support
to
our
request
for
an
authorization
under
federal
Clean
Air
Act
section
209(
e)(
2)
for
amendments
to
our
regulation
on
small
off­
road
engine
(
SORE)
emissions
requirements.
We
would
like
to
ensure
that
the
following
documents
currently
located
in
Docket
ID
No.
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0008
and
listed
in
the
following
table
are
considered
part
of
the
official
docket
for
the
SORE
authorization
request,
Docket
ID
No.
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2005­
0133.

Document
Number
Short
Description
of
Document
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0008­
0087
Nonroad
SI
manufacturers
discussion
in
the
Fall
of
2004
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0008­
0088
Nonroad
SI
manufacturers
discussion
in
November
of
2004
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0008­
0090
Tecumseh
engines
test
results
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0008­
0091
Honda
engines
test
results
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0008­
0092
Briggs
and
Stratton
muffler
temperatures
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0008­
0123
Class
II
Engine
Test
data
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0008­
0270
ARB
presentation
October
5,
2005
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0008­
0272
Honda
support
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0008­
0273
Kawasaki
comments
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0008­
0274
Kohler
support
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0008­
0279
US
EPA
small
engine
gasoline
program
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0008­
0280
Tecumseh
support
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0008­
0281
US
EPA
Small
Gasoline
Engine
Program
David
Dickinson
August
1,
2006
Page
2
Document
Number
Short
Description
of
Document
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0008­
0303
Letter
from
Kohler
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0008­
0304
Letter
from
Honda
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0008­
0305
Letter
from
Kawasaki
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0008­
0306
Letter
from
Tecumseh
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0008­
0309
US
EPA
Response
to
Briggs
and
Stratton
Thermal
Study
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0008­
0317
SwRI
Durability
report
done
for
ARB
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0008­
0333
US
EPA
Safety
Report
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0008­
0345
CPSC
staff
assessment
of
US
EPA
Safety
Study
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0008­
0350
Letter
to
Briggs
and
Stratton
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0008­
0363
Safety
Study
Peer
Review
Comments
and
Responses
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0008­
0382.3
Kohler
statement
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0008­
0382.4
MECA
Presentation
on
US
EPA
Safety
Study
 
May
15,
2006
Workshop
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0008­
0386
Transcript
from
May
safety
meeting
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0008­
0388
Information
on
Briggs
and
Stratton's
Quantum
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0008­
0391
US
EPA
responses
to
Safety
Study
questions
As
the
U.
S.
EPA
has
ready
access
to
these
documents
already,
I
have
not
enclosed
copies.
If
you
have
any
questions
regarding
this
matter,
please
call
me
at
(
626)
575­
6632.

Sincerely,

//
s//

Michael
Carter,
Chief
Emission
Research
and
Regulatory
Development
Branch
