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Message From: Sent: To: Subject: Wehrum, Bill [/0=EXCHANGELABS/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=33D96AE800CF43A3911D94A7130B6C41-WEHRUM, WIL] 8/4/2018 3:35:37 AM Matt Friedman i "x/6] Re: California Exemption Matt - Thank you for your note. I encourage you to submit your thoughts as comments to the docket on the proposed rule. We have not yet decided what final action should be taken. It is important that we hear from everyone so that we can make the best deci si on that we ca n. Bill Wehrum Assi stant Admi ni strator Office of Air and Radiation U.S. Envi ronmental Protection Agency (202) 564-7404 > On Aug 3, 2018, at 10:21 PM, Matt Friedman \ Ex. 6 j wrote: > 1 > Hi M r . Wehrum- > > My name is Matt Fri edman, and I moved to Los Angeles in 1993. I 'm wri ti ng to ask you to pi ease NOT revoke California's abi1ity to set its own fuel efficiency standards. I have seen fi rsthand how well they have worked so far in my state. > > I moved to Los Angeles in 1993, and I remember how bad the air quality w a s . I remember the constant smog alerts. I remember the browni sh ti nge that the air always ha d. And I remember how the air smelled... al1 the ti m e . But along with the increasi ng fuel effi ci ency standards, I 've seen these air problems dramati cally di mi ni s h . Make no mi stake-- it's not perfect here, and there is sti11 a ways to g o . But OUR standards are worki n g , and worki ng well. You just ca n't understand what that means unless y o u 've 1ived here through the transi ti o n . And si nee I have a kid now (3 years old) thi s issue is even more important to m e . > > Have you ever been in Los Angeles the day after its rai ned? I t 's stunni ng- the air is cl eansed to bei ng crystal cl ear and everythi ng 1ooks as if a thi n 1ayer of gri me has been wi ped away from my gl as se s. It truly 1ooks like a completely di fferent ci t y . Everythi ng is sharp and colorful. The visuals are stri ki n g , and I 'm sure that the health issues are reduced in just as stri ki ng a way for that one day after the rai n . But we d o n 't get a 1ot of rai n , so my hope is that as our standards conti nue to work for our speci fi c 1ocale, eventual 1y we will get to a pi ace where every day 1ooks (and breathes) as if it's just rained. > > So pi ease, talk to us so that the country can get regul atory certai n t y , but pi ease pi ease pi ease d o n 't make us slow down the air quali ty improvements that w e 've been maki n g . Our standards are worki n g , and our health (and our ki ds heal th) depend on our conti nued success. > > Best Regards, > Matt Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061 00184218-00001