Page
1
of
2
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
Conference
Calls
with
the
Engine
Manufacturers
Association,
March
4
and
12,
2004
regarding
Nonroad
Tier
4
Proposal
On
March
4
and
March
12,
2004,
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;

March
4,
2004
Conference
Call

averaging,
banking
and
trading
provisions
for
nonroad
diesel
engines;


carry­
over
provisions
for
under
the
averaging,
banking,
and
trading
program's
alternative
family
emission
limit
caps;


defect
reporting
requirements
for
engine
companies
March
12,
2004
Conference
Call

defect
reporting
requirements
for
engine
companies
attachments:
Attendees
List
Page
2
of
2
Attachment:
Attendees
List
EPA
Conference
Call
with
Engine
Manufacturers
Association,
March
4,
2004
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
EPA
Conference
Call
with
Engine
Manufacturers
Association,
March
12,
2004
EMA
Member
Attendees
Jed
Mandel,
EMA
EPA
Attendees
Alan
Stout,
Assessment
&
Standards
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
Bill
Charmley,
Assessment
&
Standards
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
