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1
of
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March
31,
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
Engine
Manufacturers
Association,
January
14,
2004
regarding
Nonroad
Tier
4
Proposal
for
Engine
Labeling
Requirements
On
January
14,
2004,
representatives
from
EPA
and
the
Engine
Manufacturers
Association
(
EMA)
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.

During
this
meeting,
EMA
indicated
to
EPA
management
that
all
of
EMA's
major
concerns
with
the
Tier
4
proposal
could
be
resolvable
to
EMA's
satisfaction,
and
that
EMA
had
spoken
with
EPA
staff
a
number
of
times
to
communicate
what
areas
of
the
proposal
were
of
concern
and
how
those
concerns
could
be
addressed
in
the
final
rule.
In
addition,
EMA
discussed
the
nonroad
diesel
averaging,
banking
and
trading
program
in
general,
and
asked
EPA
for
nonroad
specific
guidance
regarding
the
tracking
of
engines
under
the
ABT
program.

attachments:
Attendees
List
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Attachment:
Attendees
List
EPA
Meeting
with
the
Engine
Manufacturers
Association,
January
14,
2004
EMA
Member
Attendees
Jed
Mandel,
EMA
Rick
Bishop,
John
Deere
Tina
Vujovich,
Cummins
Inc.

by
phone
­
Jim
Green,
Caterpillar
Inc.

EPA
Attendees
Margo
Oge,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
Khesha
Jennings,
Certification
and
Compliance
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
Steve
Silverman,
Office
of
General
Counsel
Chet
France,
Assessment
&
Standards
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
Bill
Charmley,
Assessment
&
Standards
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
by
video:
Cle
Jackson,
Assessment
&
Standards
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
Don
Kopinski,
Assessment
&
Standards
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
