U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

                      May 3, 1999
                                
      Document Released for Stakeholder Review and Comment
                                
  Analysis of Emissions Deterioration Using Ohio and Wisconsin
                           IM240 Data
                            
                 Report Number EPA420-P-99-013

The Office of Mobile Sources, Assessment and Modeling Division,
announces the release of "Analysis of Emissions Deterioration
Using Ohio and Wisconsin IM240 Data" for stakeholder review and
comment. This document, also known as M6.EXH.002, is available at
the MOBILE6 section of the OMS Web Site
(http://www.epa.gov/oms/m6.htm).

It is one of four documents (M6.STE.002, M6.STE.003, M6.EXH.001,
and M6.EXH.002) that collectively describe the methodology and
proposed findings on the in-use exhaust deterioration of
1981-1993 model year cars and trucks. All four documents are
being released concurrently for review.

This document describes the analysis of IM240 data from several
state inspection and maintenance programs and presents procedures
developed for converting fast-pass test values to running
emission estimates. The results are then applied in document
M6.EXH.001, which describes the derivation of the running
emission estimates as a function of mileage.

Comments on this report and its proposed use in MOBILE6 should be
sent to the attention of Phil Enns. Comments may be submitted
electronically to mobile@epa.gov, by fax to (734)214-4939, or by
mail to MOBILE6 Review Comments, US EPA Assessment and Modeling
Division, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor MI  48105. Electronic
submission of comments is preferred. In your comments, please
note clearly the document that you are commenting on including
the report title and the code number listed. Please be sure to
include your name, address, affiliation, and any other pertinent
information.

This document is being released and posted on May 3, 1999.
Comments will be accepted for sixty (60) days. EPA will then
review and consider all comments received, and will provide a
summary of those comments and how we are responding to them in
the form of a followup document.

Thank you for your continuing interest in the development of
MOBILE6.

                           Sincerely,
                                
   Emission Inventory Group, Assessment and Modeling Division
                US EPA Office of Mobile Sources