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NESSARA, in conjunction with MSADA, is sponsoring workshops on the aftermarket availability and use of Factory Scan Tools and OE Service Information websites.

Feb. 8^th            Harr Toyota, 100 Gold Star Blvd. Worcester, MA 01606

Feb. 9^th            Village Cadillac Saab Hummer, 700 Providence Hwy (Rt. 1)                          Norwood, MA 02062

Feb. 10^th          Marty’s GMC, 5 Independence Mall Way, Kingston, MA 02364

Feb. 11^th          Ira Toyota, 161 Andover St. Danvers, MA 01923

All Workshops will run from 6:00-10:00 p.m.

All attendees can select a FREE SERVICE INFORMATION web trial.

Attendees pay $50 (No cost to NESSARA or ASA member-shops and their technicians). 

Pre-registration recommended.  Seating is Limited.   Call 978-667-7706.   

*Sandwiches, Soft drinks, and coffee will be provided complimentary to all guests*

NESSARA would like to thank everyone who attended this year's Scholarship Raffle Party.  Even with the bad weather, more than 150 people were in attendance.  The night was filled with good food, good music and more than 50 prize winners.

I would also like to take a minute to thank all of the companies who generously donated to the event.   

Bob & Sons Automotive                   Chelmsford Diagnostic Service

Consumer Auto Parts of Lowell                          Dampolo Automotive

Fishers Auto Parts (NH)                                    Harr Motor Company

The LeLacheur Family                    Lowell Automatic Transmission

   Lunenburg Gulf                                                     Middlesex Petroleum

Mutual Oil Company                                              Myra Distributing

NESSARA                                             Northern Foreign Car Parts

Porters Auto Sales                                                 The Porter Family

Richards Auto Supply                                                  Snap-On Tools

Towers Motor Parts          Warehouse Distributors of New England

Windward Petroleum (NH)

Without your help, we would not be able to hold such an enjoyable event.

Thank You

The ExxonMobil Dealers in MA, NH, and RI have formed an LLC to protect their rights during the divestment process ExxonMobil has planned for it's remaining locations.  The next meeting of the LLC will be held:

Tues. Jan 5th @ 5:30

The Chateau Resturant in Norwood, MA.

To attend this meeting you must be an LLC member, or join the LLC at the meeting.

Senate Bill 91 (The Right of First Refusal Bill) has been reported FAVORABLY out of the Joint Committee on Small Business and Community Development.  The bill has been redrafted as House Bill 4187 and is currently in the Joint Committee on Telecomunication, Utilities, and Energy.  The Public Hearing for H4187 will be held on Wed. Oct. 7th at the Massachusetts Statehouse.  NESSARA and the Fairness for Fuel Dealers LLC have worked extremely hard on this bill, and we would like to thank everyone who has been supportive to date.  We ask that you continue supporting our efforts by attending the public hearing and letting the legislators know how important this bill is to your future. 

The revised MassDEP Stage II Weekly Inspection Guidance Manuals and revised Weekly Inspection Checklists are now posted on the MassDEP website.

 The revised manuals are a vast improvement over the older manuals with better graphics, checklists, maintenance guidance, etc.

 Click on the link below to download the manuals and checklists.

 http://www.mass.gov/dep/air/community/stageii.htm

 There are now three different Weekly Inspection Manuals for:

 Balance systems (includes guidance for aboveground tanks with balance components)

 Healy Systems (for Healy 400 ORVR nozzle, Healy 600 nozzle, and Healy 400 ORVR mobile-refueler systems)

 Vacuum Assist Systems (for vacuum source dispenser mounted systems such as Healy VP-1000 systems, Dresser Waynevac, Gilbarco Vaporvac, etc.)   

 Now would be the time to discard (recycle) older versions of the original manual and checklists.

 As always you can make your own weekly inspection checklists as long as you include the required weekly inspection items.

 If you TRAIN Stage II facility responsible officials you should REVIEW the manuals thoroughly before conducting training.

If you sent waste oil or contaminated soil to the Beede site and have not paid, BEWARE!

See attached link for "Cleaning up Someone Else's Mess"

Boston Globe Article (3/17)

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/

The Federal EPA is forcing the “Performing Parties” to clean up the Beede Site and they are reaching out to all PRP’s to pay up or they will file suit against you.  The law firm hired by the “Performing Parties” has already begun to send out demand notices to the PRP’s who have not paid. They are demanding payment within 30 days or they will take you to federal court. 

The cost for the clean-up is approximately $48 million, the reimbursement for work already completed is $17 million and the cost to monitor the site is another $9 million.

Remember, under the Federal Superfund Law you are liable if you sent oil to the Beede site. If you haven’t notified your insurance carrier about this situation, you should do so immediately. Most stations had pollution liability coverage that could help.

As a reminder EPA started searching for PRP’s in 1996, sending out letters to approximately 7,400 potential generators. After several years of searching in June 2001 EPA sent General Notice letters of potential liability to just over 2000 PRP’s, which included about 2000 generators, about fifteen transporters and two current/former owner/operators. General Notice letter recipients have been identified as being potentially legally responsible under the Superfund Law for the release of hazardous waste at the site, and are expected to contribute to the costs associated with investigation and cleanup.

All EPA records have been turned over to the “Beede Group” and their intention is to seek reimbursement from all 7400 potential generators not just the PRP’s that received General Notice letters.

Current Beede Update as of October 1, 2008.

EPA issued general notices of liability to over 2,000 parties in June 2001. EPA has settled with over 1200 parties, primarily in 4 separate de minimus settlements, each under an administrative order of consent (“AOC”). These settlements netted over $18 million for costs associated with the Site. After completing the fourth de minimus settlement, the EPA pursued settlement negotiations with the largest volume contributors to the site, and on April 7, 2007 the Department of Justice lodged the Remedial Design/Remedial Action Consent Decree (RD/RA/CD) with the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. The Consent Decree includes settlement terms with 101 Beede Potentially Responsible Parties (PRP’s). Shortly after lodging, a group of major PRP’s who signed the consent decree (hereinafter, “Performing Parties”) commenced work associated with the $48 million comprehensive Beede site cleanup plan selected in the 2004 ROD. The Consent Decree was entered by the Court on July 22, 2008. 

If you are having any difficulty with your machine, or are unable to get answers to your questions, please do not hesitate to contact the NESSARA office at 978-667-7706.  There are also a few ways for you to contact Parsons directly:

   Hotline Phone #                                             877-834-4677

   Hotline E-Mail                                    info@massvehiclecheck.com

   Website Address                                www.massvehiclecheck.com

We are working on a daily basis with Parsons, Mass RMV, DEP, and other organizations in an effort to make this program as successful as possible.