February 2, 2010

MEMORANDUM

TO:			Air Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0161

SUBJECT:	Instructions for Accessing the Forest and Agricultural Sector
Optimization Model (FASOM) and the Food and Agricultural Policy Research
Institute (FAPRI-CARD) Models as Used for the Renewable Fuels Standard
Final Rulemaking

To provide additional information on the agricultural economic models
used in the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2) final rulemaking (FRM), this
memo provides instructions on how to access the FAPRI-CARD models as
modified by the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at
Iowa State University, as well as the FASOM model.

The FAPRI-CARD models can be accessed via the docket under the name
“FAPRI-CARD Model for RFS2 Final Rulemaking.”

The FASOM model can also be accessed, free of charge, but subject to
customary use restrictions to protect the proprietary nature of the
model.  To access the FASOM model, please contact:

Jefferson Cole

Transportation Climate Division

Environmental Protection Agency

1200 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W.

Room 6510Z, Mail Code: 6401A

Phone: (202) 564-1283   Fax: (202) 564-1686

Email: cole.jefferson@epa.gov    

