UNITED
STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
ANN
ARBOR,
MI
48105
December
3,
2004
OFFICE
OF
AIR
AND
RADIATION
MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
Evaporative
Emission
Seminar
at
IBEX
2004
FROM:
Mike
Samulski
Assessment
and
Standards
Division
TO:
Docket
OAR­
2004­
0008
On
October
25,
2004,
Mike
Samulski
and
Glenn
Passavant
of
the
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
attended
a
seminar
at
the
2004
International
Boat
Exposition
(
IBEX)
intended
to
share
information
on
reducing
evaporative
emissions
from
boats.
This
seminar
was
well
attended
and
sponsored
by
the
National
Marine
Manufacturers
Association.

Information
was
shared
on
four
technologies
that
could
be
used
to
significantly
reduce
permeation
emissions
from
marine
fuel
tanks.
In
addition,
one
presenter
discussed
a
control
technology
that
could
reduce
diurnal
hydrocarbon
emissions
from
boats.
Finally,
EPA
presented
an
overview
of
their
recent
efforts
in
this
area.
A
summary
of
the
briefings
and
contact
information
are
listed
below.
The
full
briefings
are
attached
as
Appendices.

Appendix
Presenter
Topic
A.
HH&
A
Opening
remarks
B.
Fluoro­
Seal
Low­
permeation
epoxy
coating
for
plastic
fuel
tanks
C.
ECSI
Nanocomposite
formulation
for
fiberglass
fuel
tanks
D.
Arkema
Multi­
layer
rotomolded
fuel
tanks
E.
APC
Multi­
layer
thermoformed
plastic
fuel
tanks
F.
MeadWestvaco
Marine
grade
carbon
canisters
for
diurnal
control
G.
EPA
Overview
of
recent
efforts
­
2­
IBEX
2004
Speaker
Information
Session
110
­
Monday,
Oct
25,
2004
­
8:
30
to
10:
00AM
Moderator
and
Organizer
Harold
Haskew,
President
Harold
Haskew
&
Associates,
Inc.
425
W.
Huron
Suite
230
Milford,
MI
48381
(
248)
684
3410
harold@
hhanda.
com
Fuel
Tank
Presenters
Dr.
Bernard
D.
Bauman
Vice
President
Fluoro­
Seal
International
16360
Park
Ten
Place;
Suite
325
Houston
TX
77084­
5046
office
phone:
(
281)
578­
1440
cell
phone:
(
281)
772­
7579
fax:
(
281)
578­
3159
e­
mail:
bbauman@
fsicorp.
com
websites:
www.
inhanceproducts.
com
www.
fluoroseal.
com
Ron
Partridge,
Sr.
Business
Development
Engineer
Atofina
Chemicals
2000
Market
Street
Philadelphia,
PA
19103
(
484)
678­
7243
Ron
PARTRIDGE
[
ron.
partridge@
atofina.
com]

Jason
Chambers
2738
W.
Tharpe
St
#
1002
Tallahassee,
Fl
32303
(
850)
251­
2985
jwc1621@
AOL.
COM
Duane
Fish,
President
Advanced
Polymer
Concepts,
Inc.
7606
Summit
Ridge
Brighton,
MI
48116
(
810)
3484953
dfish@
advpolymerconcepts.
com
­
3­
Carbon
Vapor
Control
Presenter
Dr.
Michael
F.
Tschantz
MeadWestvaco
Carbon
Department
­
Speciality
Chemicals
Washington
Street
­
Section
57
Covington,
VA
24426
(
540)
969­
3664
mft2@
MeadWestvaco.
com
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Glen
Passavant
&
Michael
Samulski
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
2000
Traverwood
Ann
Arbor,
MI
48105
(
734)
214­
4532
Samulski.
Michael@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Appendices
