April 14, 1999



          TO:       All Small Off-Road Engine Manufacturers and Interested Parties

          SUBJECT:  Public Workshop on Phase 2 Nonroad Small SI Engines


     In March of 1999 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a second
phase of regulations controlling emissions from nonroad spark-ignited engines under 19 kWs
beginning with the 2001 model year.  In order to assist manufacturers in complying with the new
regulations, EPA will conduct a public workshop on the new requirements.  Although the
workshop will focus on class I and II non-handheld engines, all nonroad small SI engine and
equipment manufacturers are welcome.  Topics will include: the Phase 2 standards; certification
procedures; durability testing; averaging, banking, and trading; production line testing; in-use
testing; and reporting formats and requirements.

              Date:   May 26, 1999
              Time:   1 pm - 4 pm
          Location:   501 Third Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20001 
                       (1st floor conference room)

     For more information about the workshop, please contact Mitchell Greenberg at (202)
564-9269 or at greenberg.mitchell@epa.gov.

                    
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