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Dear Sirs; 
  We were one of the first to comply with the ARB Tier III change
out of our Drilling rig on deck engines. We spent nearly $80,000 in
equipment and labor costs to do this. We have heard that our
competitors are fighting this ruling and many have not even
complied as of this date 9 December 2008. 
  I am afraid if we will be required to make these same changes to
our over the road truck engines that our company will not be able
to stay in business. If you review our past compliance you will see
that we are always up front and willing to comply, especially when
there is an environmental impact involved. We do feel however that
our drill rigs and related equipment have very little road time
when compared to other types of over the road equipment. Most of
the equipment's time is spent on site with only the deck engine
running. In any particular year we would be hard pressed to put on
5,000 or less miles. Please consider as many states do that well
drilling equipment be exempt from these measures.