MEMORANDUM 						March 16, 2011                                                                               

SUBJECT: Meeting with the Illinois Corn Growers Association on Proposed Rules for E15

FROM: Jim Caldwell, Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ)

TO: Air and Radiation Docket (6102T), Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0448 

Date of Meeting: March 15, 2011

Location: 1310 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005

Attendees:

Wayne Anderson  -  Illinois Corn Growers Association
David Beaudreau, Jr.  -  DC Legislative & Regulatory Services, Inc.
Jessica Bennett  -  National Corn Growers Association
Tim Lentz  -  Illinois Corn Growers Association
Dave Loos  -  Illinois Corn Growers Association
Jim Caldwell  -  EPA/OTAQ
Mary Manners  -  EPA/OTAQ
Deborah Wood  -  EPA/OTAQ

	Mr. Loos was interested in the timing for the final rule.  We said this spring.  Mr. Loos stated that the E15 pump labels should be informational and not alarming, and marketers should have flexibility in the size and other aspects of the labels.  Several E15 issues unrelated to the rulemaking were also discussed. 

