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Research and
Innovative Technology
Administration

Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

July 14, 2011
MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT:	Ex parte meeting with XTRA Lease
FROM:		Coralie Cooper, Volpe
TO:		Docket No. NHTSA-2010-0079
This memorandum documents a meeting held on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 between XTRA Lease, 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:
XTRA Lease:  Steve Zaborowski (Senior Vice President); Andy Krueger (Vice President and General Counsel), Kelly McTigue (Partner, O'Melveny & Myers LLP)

EPA: Cheryl Bynum, Byron Bunker, Angela Cullen
DOT:  Maurice Hicks, Coralie Cooper
XTRA Lease requested a meeting with the agencies to better understand the proposed fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and engines, to discuss XTRA Lease's experience with environmental regulation of trailers, and to provide input to the agencies.  In the NPRM, the agencies stated they are not proposing to regulate trailers in this regulation, but would consider it for a future regulation.  
During the discussion, XTRA Lease staff provided an overview of the company, and discussed their experience complying with the California Air Resources Board Truck Refrigeration Unit regulation and the regulation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from heavy-duty vehicles.   

