1
March
26,
2004
MEMORANDUM
TO:
EPA
Air
Docket
OAR­
2003­
0012
FROM:
William
Charmley
Engineer
Office
of
Transportation
and
Air
Quality
U.
S.
EPA
SUBJECT:
Summary
of
Meeting
with
Cummins
Inc.,
August
11,
2003,
regarding
Nonroad
Tier
4
Proposal
On
August
11,
2003,
representatives
from
EPA
and
Cummins
Inc.
(
Cummins)
met
at
EPA's
National
Vehicle
and
Fuel
Emissions
Laboratory
in
Ann
Arbor,
Michigan
to
discuss
EPA's
nonroad
diesel
Tier
4
proposal.
A
list
of
the
attendees
for
this
meeting
is
attached.
Cummins
gave
a
presentation
during
the
meeting
which
contained
confidential
business
information.
No
copy
of
the
material
was
left
with
EPA.

The
following
topics
were
discussed
during
the
meeting;

­
EPA
proposal
regarding
emission
standards
for
>
750
hp
standards;
­
Cummins
engine
platform
specification
and
sales
for
>
750
hp
engines
­
design
durability
issues
for
>
750
hp
engines
­
transient
test
cycle
requirements
and
standards
­
research
and
development
costs
for
>
750
hp
engines
for
Tier
2
­
PM
and
NOx
aftertreatment
issues
for
>
750
hp
engines
­
exhaust
gas
recirculation
issues
for
>
750
hp
engines
­
NOx
emission
standards
and
implementation
dates
for
>
750
hp
engines
­
PM
emission
standards
and
implementation
dates
for
>
750
hp
engines
­
differences
between
>
750
hp
mobile
machines
and
generators
­
not­
to­
exceed
requirements
for
all
nonroad
diesel
engines
­
international
harmonization
of
nonroad
diesel
engine
standards
attachments:
Attendees
List
Attachment:
Attendees
List
EPA
Meeting
with
Cummins,
Inc.,
August
11,
2003
Cummins
Inc.,
Attendees:
Sam
Hires,
Cummins
Inc.
Berhat
Verdat,
Cummins
Inc.
Todd
Hendricks,
Cummins
Inc.

EPA
Attendees
Chet
France,
Assessment
&
Standards
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
Cle
Jackson,
Assessment
&
Standards
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
Don
Kopinski,
Assessment
&
Standards
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
Bill
Charmley,
Assessment
&
Standards
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
Byron
Bunker,
Assessment
&
Standards
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
