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
Meeting
with
the
American
Farm
Bureau
Federation
and
other
Farming
Interests
on
September
16,
2003
regarding
Nonroad
Tier
4
Proposal
On
September
16,
2003,
representatives
from
EPA,
the
American
Farm
Bureau
Federation,
and
several
other
farming
interest
groups
met
at
EPA's
Office
of
Transportation
and
Air
Quality
headquarters
in
Washington,
D.
C.
to
discuss
EPA's
nonroad
diesel
Tier
4
proposal.
A
list
of
the
attendees
for
this
meeting
is
attached.
EPA
gave
a
presentation
during
the
meeting,
a
copy
of
which
has
also
been
submitted
to
EPA
Air
Docket
OAR­
2003­
0012.

During
the
meeting,
EPA
presented
a
broad
overview
of
the
nonroad
diesel
Tier
4
proposed
rule.
In
addition,
the
following
topics
were
discussed:

­
EPA
economic
impact
analysis
for
the
proposed
rule;
­
the
impact
of
15
ppm
sulfur
diesel
fuel
on
existing
nonroad
diesel
engines
and
equipment;
­
the
impact
of
the
Tier
4
proposal
on
diesel
aftertreatment
retrofits;
­
fuel
economy
impacts
of
the
proposed
Tier
4
standards
on
nonroad
diesel
engines;
­
cost
impacts
of
the
Tier
4
proposal
on
diesel
fuel
and
on
nonroad
diesel
equipment.

attachments:
Attendees
List
Attachment:
Attendees
List
EPA
Meeting
with
the
American
Farm
Bureau
Federation
and
other
farming
interests,
September
12,
2003
Agricultural
Interest
Attendees:
Rebecca
Freeman,
American
Farm
Bureau
Federation
Mark
Gaede,
National
Association
of
Wheat
Growers
Steve
Hensley,
U.
S.
Rice
Federation
Jim
Thrift,
Agricultural
Retailers
Association
EPA
Attendees
Chet
France,
Assessment
&
Standards
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
Karl
Simon,
Assessment
&
Standards
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
Margo
Oge,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
Bill
Charmley,
Assessment
&
Standards
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
Maureen
Delaney,
Office
of
Air
and
Radiation.
Robin
Duncan,
Office
of
Air
Quality,
Planning
and
Standards
Jean­
Mari
Peltier,
Office
of
the
Administrator
Paul
Machiele,
Assessment
&
Standards
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
