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HwwilltheU.S.EvirmetalPrtectiAgecysTier4emississtadardsfrcmmercialmariedieselegiesaffectPVAmembersWilleveryewlypurchasedegiehavetbeTier4-cmpliatadifsasfwheWhategiemustbeusedwheavesselisrepweredIfaexistigegieisrebuiltrre-maufacturedmustitsemissisper-frmacebeupgradedadifstwhatstadardThesewerequestisfccerfrequetlyexpressedbyattedeesatthePVAAualCvetiatMariTreds2014iHustthispastJauary.TheshrtasweristhatTier4stadardswillbeapplicabletsmePVAvesselsadegieswhiletherPVAmemberswilltbeaffected.Pursuatta2008EPAruleairemissistadardsfrcmmercialmarieegieshavebecmeicreas-iglystrict.Egiesareclassifiedittiers.MstcmmercialvesselEPAsTier4EmissionStandardsWillAffectSomeButnotallPVAMembersegieswsldthemarketmustmeetTier3stadards.AstherequiredegieemississtadardshaveprgressedfrmTier1thrughTier2tthecurretTier3egiecmpaieshaveachievedcmpliacebymakigchagesiteralttheegieitself.HweveraewapprachwillbeecessarytachievetheTier4re-quiremets.Itisaticipatedthatmstegiecmpaieswillac-cmplishcmpliacebymeasfcatalyticaftertreatmettechlgyexteralttheegie.The2008EPAruleappliestcmmercialmarieegieswithaper-cyliderdisplacemetbelw30litersalmstallegiesadgeeratrsusedbyPVAmembersfallwithithiscategry.TherulespurpseistcutparticulatematterPMemissisbyupt90percetaditrgexidesnoxemissisbyupt80percetfrmlevelsprducedbyTier2levels.Tier4stadardsarebegiigtphaseithisyearadwillbefullyimplemetedasftheyear2017.HweverteveryewmarieegiewillhavetcfrmttheTier4stadards.Theywillapplylytthseegiesabve600kW805hp.SmeegiesusedbyPVAmembersparticularlythseperatiglargerrhigh-speedvesselswillbeaffectedbyTier4.HweverTier3stadardswillctiuetapplytewmarieegiesbelwthisthreshldsmayPVAmemberswillthavetwrryabutTier4.22MARCH2014FOGHORNLEGisLaTivEREPoRTEdWelchPVALegislativeDirector