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Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

July 25, 2011
MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:	Ex parte meeting with Michelin North America 
FROM:		Gregory Powell, NHTSA
TO:		Docket No. NHTSA-2010-0079
This memorandum documents a meeting held on April 18, 2011 between Michelin North America, 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:
Michelin:  Stan Lew, Phil Arnold, Porter Jones, Lisa Beckel, Calvin Bradley, Don Baldwin, Jeff Pyle
EPA: Byron Bunker and Angela Cullen  
NHTSA/DOT: Abigail Morgan, Coralie Cooper, Rebecca Yoon, Mary Versailles, Jim Tamm, Maurice Hicks, Gregory Powell
Representatives of the Michelin Group, 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. This covered Fuel Efficiency of tires intended for fitment on sanitation vehicle, mixed service vehicles and dump trucks.
In addition, the group discussed tire characteristics such as hydroplaning, scrubbing, cost and purchase priorities of medium and heavy duty vocational tires.
