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To the CARB Board.
I am writing on behalf of our business, Roe Oil Company, Inc. to
urge the Board to consider an alternative to the Proposed
Regulation you will be reviewing for approval on December 12th.
We are a small privately owned business with a small fleet of 5
trucks which will be impacted by this regulation. All equipment is
owned and has been meticulously maintained over the years to
provide long reliable service.  Even our oldest truck going back to
1990 model can provide us with many more years of dependable
service.  We are as concerned as anyone about the quality of our
air in the California, and we have always done our part to maintain
our trucks to the required standards. We realize that something
will need to be done to maintain and improve our air quality for
the future. However, the proposed regulation as written will
require that we replace all our equipment collectively by 2015 and
will indeed place a great financial stress on our business.  Our
financial planning for the future has been the investment in our
current fleet, not to replace all of our equipment in the near
future.  This proposal will create a financial burden for our
company that we may not be able to bear.  Another aspect of the
proposal as written devalues our equipment with no compensation and
prohibits their sale in California. The collective impact from the
burden on business statewide is one that we don't believe is being
realistically  considered.  This regulation could be disasterous to
California's economy long term.
Again, we urge you to please reject the Proposed Regulation as
written and consider other options that will have much less impact
on businesses and the California economy.  Thank you for
listening.

Kevin Sjostrand
Roe Oil Company, Inc.