UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

 National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory

                              2565 Plymouth Road

                    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105-2498

											OFFICE OF

										      AIR AND RADIATION

September 29, 2008

MEMORANDUM

FROM:  	Todd Sherwood

Assessment and Standards Division, US EPA

TO:	   	Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0047

SUBJECT:	HDOBD Meetings with Staff of the California Air Resources Board

Meeting Dates

EPA staff met with representatives of CARB on the following days:

May 30, 2008

July 24, 2008

August 6, 2008

EPA Attendees

EPA staff in attendance at some or all of the meetings were:

Byron Bunker

Todd Sherwood 

Brian Nelson 

Anthony Neam

Hugh Harris

Robert Peavyhouse

Jason Gumbs

CARB Staff Attendees

CARB staff attendance at some or all of the meetings were:

Steve Albu

Mike McCarthy

Mike Reganfuss

Topics Discussed

Topics discussed at meetings were:

Status of EPA’s final rule

Status of CARB’s HDOBD biennial review 

Thoughts and considerations for changes to each Agency’s regulations

OBD-specific IRAFs in OBD thresholds

Fuel system monitor

Communication/standardization items

DPF monitor

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