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Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

April 15, 2011
MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT:	Ex parte meeting with Goodyear Rubber and Tire Company
FROM:		Gregory Powell, NHTSA
TO:		Docket No. NHTSA-2010-0079
This memorandum documents a teleconference held on Wednesday, April 15, 2011 between Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, EPA, and DOT regarding the proposed fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas standards for medium‐and heavy‐duty vehicles and engines for model years 2014‐2018. The attendees included: 
Goodyear: Sim Ford, Steve Pressler, Kevin Legg   
EPA: Angela Cullen, Cheryl Bynum, Joe Bachman, Sam Waltzer 
NHTSA/DOT: Rebecca Yoon, Mary Versailles, Jim Tamm, Maurice Hicks, Gregory Powell, Coralie Cooper 

Representatives of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, the Department of Transportation/NHTSA and the Environmental Protection Agency met at the request of the Department of Transportation/NHTSA to discuss Medium and Heavy Duty Tire rolling resistance for vocational vehicles. 
Clarifications were sought regarding the capabilities, needs and levels of rolling resistance for vocational vehicles. In addition, the discussion provided additional insight to the process customer/supplier relationship for specifying tire technology in this market segment.
