1
March
26,
2004
MEMORANDUM
TO:
EPA
Air
Docket
OAR­
2003­
0012
FROM:
William
Charmley
Office
of
Transportation
and
Air
Quality
U.
S.
EPA
SUBJECT:
Summary
of
Conference
Calls
with
the
Engine
Manufacturers
Association,
November
4,
6,
and
21,
2003
regarding
Nonroad
Tier
4
Proposal
for
Engine
Labeling
Requirements
On
November
4,
6,
and
21,
2003,
representatives
from
EPA
and
the
Engine
Manufacturers
Association
(
EMA)
participated
in
a
series
of
conference
call
to
discuss
EPA's
nonroad
diesel
Tier
4
proposal.
A
list
of
the
participants
for
each
of
these
calls
is
attached.

The
following
topics
were
discussed
during
each
conference
call;

November
4,
2003
Conference
Call
During
this
meeting,
EPA
and
EMA
members
discussed
the
Tier
4
proposal
for
engine
labeling
requirements
as
well
as
EMA's
comments
on
the
Tier
4
proposal
regarding
engine
labels.

November
6,
2003
Conference
Call

Implementation
time
frame
for
engine
standards
in
the
75­
175hp
category

Optional
2008
PM
standards
for
engine
in
the
50­
75hp
range

Averaging,
banking
and
trading
provisions
for
nonroad
diesel
engines

Standards
and
implementation
time
frame
for
engines
>
750
hp

Transient
testing
requirements
for
engines
>
750
hp
November
21,
2003
Conference
Call

Standards
and
implementation
time
frame
for
engines
>
750
hp

Cold
start
testing
requirements
for
nonroad
diesel
engines

Constant
speed,
variable
load
transient
testing
requirements
for
nonroad
diesel
engines

Defect
reporting
requirements

Engine
labeling
requirements

Replacement
engine
provisions
attachments:
Attendees
List
Attachment:
Attendees
List
EPA
Conference
Call
with
Engine
Manufacturers
Association,
November
4,
2003
EMA
Member
Attendees
Kevin
Korkada,
EMA
Rick
Bishop,
John
Deere
EPA
Attendees
Alan
Stout,
Assessment
&
Standards
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
Bill
Charmley,
Assessment
&
Standards
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
EPA
Conference
Call
with
Engine
Manufacturers
Association,
November
6,
2003
EMA
Member
Attendees
Jed
Mandel,
EMA
Rick
Bishop,
John
Deere
Ted
Breidenbach,
John
Deere
Jim
Green,
Caterpillar
Inc.
Al
Scheigert,
Caterpillar
Inc.
Bill
Passie,
Caterpillar
Inc.
Tim
Tindall,
Detroit
Diesel
Corp.
Bob
Jorgensen,
Cummins
Inc.

EPA
Attendees
Margo
Oge,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
Karen
Orehowsky,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
John
Hannon,
Office
of
General
Counsel
Chet
France,
Assessment
&
Standards
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
Cle
Jackson,
Assessment
&
Standards
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
Bill
Charmley,
Assessment
&
Standards
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
EPA
Conference
Call
with
Engine
Manufacturers
Association,
November
21,
2003
EMA
Member
Attendees
Jed
Mandel,
EMA
EPA
Attendees
Chet
France,
Assessment
&
Standards
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
Bill
Charmley,
Assessment
&
Standards
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
