NATIONAL VEHICLE AND FUEL EMISSIONS LABORATORY

2000 TRAVERWOOD DRIVE

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN 48105

                                                                        
          	     

December 17, 2009

MEMORANDUM

Subject: 	Communications Related to the Proposed Emission Standards for
Category 3 Marine Engines and Vessels Prior to the Final Rule

From:		Mike Samulski, Assessment and Standards Division

To:		Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0121

	  SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 The following table documents several phone calls
and meetings with individuals outside of EPA after the NPRM and prior to
the final rule.  The NPRM was signed on June 26, 2009.

Date	Participants	Subject

6/26	John Stewart, International Marine Technology Consultant	General
questions on proposed ECA

6/29	Meeting with Japanese Shipowners Association and Japan’s MLIT
Separate docket item

7/6	Michael Crye, Cruise Line International Association	Applicability of
SOx scrubbers as equivalent technology

7/7	Steve McCauley, Lynn Nadon, Andrew Green, Environment Canada
Coordination for MEPC 59

7/7	Michael Crye, CLIA	Lower sulfur fuel availability

7/13-7/17	MEPC 59, IMO	Discussions to obtain approval of ECA proposal
(final reports are included in the docket)

7/21	Lindy Johnson, Meredith Westington, NOAA	ECA coordinates

7/22	Andrew Green, EC	ECA coordinates

7/22	John Stewart, IMTC	General questions on NPRM

8/5	New York Public Hearing	Separate docket item

8/6	Los Angeles Public Hearing	Separate docket item

8/11	Dennis McClaren, Nancy Seidan, NAACA	Enforcement of ECA/NPRM and
equivalency standards

8/12	Neil Grantham, Calgon Carbon Corp. 	Carbon treatment system for
off-gases from tankers

8/12	Joint Conference: Lake Carriers Association and Canadian Shipowners
Association	Separate docket item

8/24	Tony Adams, Gallager Marine Systems	Relationship between IMO and
national standards

8/24	Pam Davis, Port of Cleveland	General questions on NPRM

8/24	Meredith Westington, NOAA	ECA coordinates

8/24	Steve McCauley, Lynn Nadon, Andrew Green, Eric Berder, EC	ECA
coordinates and relationship between IMO and national standards

8/25	Institute of Clean Air Companies	Separate docket item

8/25	LCA meeting	Separate docket item

8/26	Michael Crye, CLIA	Relationship between MARPOL equivalency
provisions and NPRM, fuel costs

8/27	Rich Hovan, Pavillion Technologies	Predictive modeling as an
alternative to in-use emission sampling

8/31	Jeff Lantz, Greg O’Brian, Bud Darr, U.S. Coast Guard	Coordination
on ECA proposal

8/31	Steve McCauley, Lynn Nadon, Andrew Green, EC	Coordination on ECA
proposal

9/3	Coralie Cooper, Matt, NESCAUM	NOx and PM controls in NPRM, existing
engine emissions

9/3	Rich Hovan and Rober Koppenbacher, Pavillion Technologies	Predictive
modeling as an alternative to in-use emission sampling

9/9	Rick Perevesian, Power Quest	Verification of retrofit kits for
marine emissions

9/10	CLIA meeting	Separate docket item

9/14	Tim Meisner, Paul Topping, Pierre, Transport Canada and Christina
Jutzi, Paul Arvanitidis, Embassy of Canada	Coordination on ECA standards
for the Great Lakes

9/14	Chuck Diorio, American RO/RO Carriers	Reflagging ships

9/16	John Stewart, IMTC	General questions on NPRM

9/16	John Haden, National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association	Great Lakes
shipping

9/16	Bryan Wood-Thomas, World Shipping Council	Proposed compliance
provisions in NPRM

9/16	Kelly, Axlerod Energy	Clarification of refinery modeling

9/16	Byron Hestevold	Renewable fuels

9/17	Charlie Wagner, Blank Rome	Lower sulfur fuel requirements and
equivalencies

9/21	Al Mannato, API	Environ air quality modeling for ships

9/21	Charlie Wagner, Blank Rome	Equivalencies to lower sulfur fuel use

9/28	Daniel Coonille, Arcelor-Mittal	Economic impacts of NPRM on Great
Lakes shipping

9/30	Sustainable Shipping	Separate docket item

10/2	Mark Robbins, State of Alaska	Background on Alaska DEC request for
an ECA

10/2	Noel Basset, American Steamship	Impact of lower sulfur fuels on
Great Lakes shipping

10/7	Conference call with ECOSPEC	Separate docket item

10/14	Paul Pluta, BIMCO	General questions on ECA, fuel availability

10/15	Scott Merry, Alaska DEC	Process for ECA designation

10/19	John Kaltenstein, Friends of the Earth	Characterization of
emissions from ships

10/21	Marie, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	Study on Great Lakes shipping

10/26	Steve McCauley, Lynn Nadon, Andrew Green, EC	Coordination on ECA
proposal

10/27	Meredith Martino, American Association of Port Authorities	Fuel
sale provisions in NPRM

10/28	Michael Crye, CLIA,  Kevin Fay, Alcalde & Fay, Hal Creole, Tom
Strang, Carnival, and Jamie Sweeting, Royal Caribbean	Inclusion of
Alaska and Hawaii in the proposed ECA.  Equivalents as alternative to
lower sulfur fuel

10/28	Bill Kumm, Arctic Energies	Ammonia as low sulfur fuel alternative

11/4	Don Gregory, Exhaust Gas Cleaning System Association	Equivalencies
to lower sulfur fuel use; SOx scrubber guidelines

11/6	David Rostker, Amanda Lee, John McNeil, Mike, OMB	Overview of NPRM

11/13	Robby Krishten	SCR technology

11/13	Jim Weakley, LCA	Economic hardship provisions for Great Lakes
fleet

11/17	CLIA Leadership Forum conference	Separate docket item

11/18-11/19	EGCS guidance meeting, hosted by USCG	Separate docket item

11/23	Bryan Wood-Thomas, WSC	Hardware cost estimates in NPRM

11/24	Ed Priem, Interlake Steamship, and Jim Weakley, LCA	Availability
of 1.0% sulfur residual fuel on Great Lakes

11/25	Call with West Coast Shippers:

Mike Moore and TL Garret, PMSA, Sue Mauermann, Port of Tacoma, Danny
Ellis, Horizon, Kathy Metcalf, Chamber of Shipping of America, Rich
Berkowitz, Transportation Institute, and Cliff Hill, TOTE	Impact of ECA
standards on Jones Act vessels operating on the West Coast.  Discussion
of both diesel and steam propelled vessels.  Also, discussion of
potential equivalency options to operating on lower sulfur fuel.

11/30	Tim Meisner, Richard Day, Transport Canada	Coordination of
standards for Great Lakes ships (agenda below)

reciprocal recognition of domestic air pollution certificates

conference report/timelines

steamship exemptions

waiver provisions

economic impact evaluation

11/30	Call with Canadian Shipowners Association	Separate docket item

12/2	Dan Yuska, MARAD	Follow up on call with West Coast shippers

12/8	Frank Sturm, Jeff Lantz, Jean-Marie Nicholson, U.S. Coast Guard
Coordination on final rule:

Great Lakes

U.S. areas not included in ECA

Steamships

Equivalents to Fuel S standards (SOx scrubbers)

12/10	Lynn Nadon, Environment Canada	Cruise ship industry issues

12/11	Robynn Andracsek, volunteer representing SS. Jeremiah O’Brien
Impact of rulemaking on historic vessel (comments are in docket)

12/14	David Rostker, OMB	Interagency comments on rule

12/14	Wayne Lundy, Josh Reynolds, Scott Moeller, Jean-Marie Nicholson,
U.S. Coast Guard	Interagency comments on rule



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