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I was in attendance at the meeting at the Marriott hotel in Del
Mar, CA. I listened to all of the testimony and came to the
conclusion that clean air advocates and equipment operators both
want to keep our environment clean. From my observation and
experience in dealing with the ARB, I have come to the conclusion
that the problem is not with the environmentlist or the
contractors. The problem is the ARB and its bureaucratic attitude
towards new products seeking ARB approval. The application and
preapplication proceses are redundant and totally unnecessary.
There are products that are performing well in Europe, Asia and
Australia but cannot penetrate the American market because of the
arrogance of the ARB. Many of our problems with air quality could
be solved if the ARB would revise its verification process. As an
authorized distributor for a foriegn manufacturer of a product
that has been installed in more than 140,000 engines in Europe,
Australia, Asia, Canada and Iceland with great results, I feel
that the ARB take a negative attitude towards any product not
manufactured in the U.S. This attitude need to be adjusted to
allow the public more choices in devising their emission control
strategies.