UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

NATIONAL VEHICLE AND FUEL EMISSIONS LABORATORY

2000 TRAVERWOOD DRIVE

ANN ARBOR, MI  48105-2498

									     OFFICE OF

									AIR AND RADIATION

July 3, 2012

MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT:  Mercedes Meeting with EPA Regarding Proposal for 2017-2025
Light-Duty (LD) Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Standards

FROM:  Ed Nam, US EPA

TO:  EPA Docket # EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0799

This memo documents a meeting held on June 29, 2012 between
representatives of Mercedes and EPA to discuss Mercedes’ comments on
the LD GHG proposed rule.  Mercedes distributed Powerpoint slides that
contained confidential business information.  Mercedes generally
discussed the potential to add flexibilities in the rule consistent with
their publicly submitted comments.  The meeting attendees included the
following:

Mercedes:  Peter Oblander, Walter Puetz, Bill Craven, Pat Rahrer 

EPA:  Chet France, Edward Nam

