Date: March 14, 2013
MEMORANDUM
TO:			Air and Radiation Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0542
SUBJECT:	Meeting with Malaysia Palm Oil Council
                                       
      On March 14, 2013, EPA met with a delegation led by the Malaysia Palm Oil Council (MPOC).  EPA provided an update informing the delegation that the Agency continues to carefully review the comments received on the January 2012 Notice of Data Availability (NODA) concerning palm oil biofuels.   The MPOC delegation discussed recent developments in the Malaysian palm oil industry.  Discussion topics included:
      * Methane capture at palm oil mills, including the challenging economics of such projects for mills located far from the electricity grid.
      * Fast pyrolysis oil technology to convert oil palm biomass into bio-oil and bio-char, which is in the demonstration phase of development.
      * Biodiesel production and blending mandates in Malaysia.
      * Land availability for oil palm expansion in Malaysian.
      
Delegation from Malaysia:
1. Yusof Basiron, Malaysia Palm Oil Council
2. PM Koh, Lipochem Sdn Bhd
3. Johari Minal, Embassy of Malaysia
4. Ahmad Fadzli Abdul Aziz, American Palm Oil Council 
EPA Participants:
1. Sharyn Lie, Center Director, Climate Economics and Modeling Center
2. Aaron Levy, Program Analyst, Office of Transportation and Air Quality
3. Mark Kasman, Office of International and Tribal Affairs

State Department Participants:
1. David Turnbull, Malaysia Desk
