{"content":[{"text":"WRITTEN STATEMENT \n OF THE \n MANUFACTURERS OF EMISSION CONTROLS ASSOCIATION \n ON THE \n ENVIRONMENT CANADA OFF-ROAD COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINE \n EMISSION REGULATIONS","bbox":{"left":0.158235,"top":0.091498,"width":0.683363,"height":0.10389999999999999}},{"text":"July 6, 2004","bbox":{"left":0.453137,"top":0.213468,"width":0.09862400000000004,"height":0.01677899999999999}},{"text":"MECA is pleased to provide support for your efforts in aligning the proposed \n Environment Canada Off-Road Compression-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations \n beginning with model year 2006 with the U.S. EPA’s standards. MECA strongly \n believes an important additional opportunity exists to significantly reduce emissions from \n nonroad diesel engines by utilizing an engineered systems approach that incorporates and \n combines advanced engine designs, advanced emission control technology, and very low \n sulfur diesel fuel. Therefore, just as MECA supported U.S. EPA on the adoption of their \n Tier 4 standards, MECA would also like to very much support Environment Canada’s \n intention to institute a separate regulatory process that will adopt the U.S. EPA’s Tier 4 \n Regulations in order to align fuel and engine standards along with those in the U.S.","bbox":{"left":0.147059,"top":0.26915,"width":0.7047159999999999,"height":0.173597}},{"text":"It appears that your agency recognizes the importance of this systems-type approach \n due to your announced intent to adopt the U. S. EPA’s nonroad Tier 4 standards. These \n standards constitute a fully crafted and balanced program and will result in substantial, \n cost-effective emission reductions over several decades that can be enjoyed by the \n citizens of Canada as well.","bbox":{"left":0.147059,"top":0.460816,"width":0.689576,"height":0.086476}},{"text":"MECA is a non-profit association made up of the world’s leading manufacturers \n of mobile source emission controls. MECA member companies have over 30 years of \n experience and a proven track record in developing and commercializing exhaust \n emission control technologies. A number of our members have extensive experience in \n the development, manufacture, and commercial application of emission control \n technologies for diesel engines, including engines used in nonroad applications. If the \n EPA’s proposed nonroad diesel engine standards and diesel fuel sulfur control program is \n adopted, these companies are committed to make the necessary investments to ensure that \n the emission control technology needed is available. A recent survey of MECA’s \n members revealed that our industry is investing over $1.8 billion in R & D and capital \n expenditures to develop, optimize, and commercialize advanced emission control \n technology to substantially reduce emissions from on-road and nonroad diesel engines.","bbox":{"left":0.147059,"top":0.565361,"width":0.705659,"height":0.20844600000000002}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}