MEMORANDUM

TO:		DOCKET #: EPA - HQ - OAR - 2014 - 0198

FROM:	Rebecca von dem Hagen, EPA/Stratospheric Protection Division

Re: 	Meetings with Automobile Manufacturers Regarding Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning Refrigerant Transition

Date: 	July 9, 2014

This memo documents several meetings in early 2014 between EPA's Office of Air and Radiation (Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) and Office of Atmospheric Programs (OAP)), and representatives of several automobile manufacturers to discuss manufacturer plans for transitioning from the current air conditioning refrigerant to climate-friendly alternative refrigerants. Specific information shared by automobile manufacturers was claimed as confidential.

List of Meetings: 

Automobile Manufacturer
Date
Automobile Manufacturer Attendees
Agency Attendees
Ford
1/28/14
Cynthia Williams, Alyssa Werthman, Angelo Patti, Nancy Homeister
Cindy Newberg, Ed Nam
Chrysler
1/29/14
Frank Krich, Gary Oshnock, Mike Rinaldi
Cindy Newberg, Ed Nam
Ford
2/3/14
Cynthia Williams, Alyssa Werthman, Angelo Patti, Nancy Homeister, Steven Lambert, Tim Wallington
Cindy Newberg, Drusilla Hufford, Rebecca von dem Hagen, Margaret Sheppard, Dave Godwin, Ed Nam
Daimler
2/3/14
Bill Craven, Jurgen Wertenbach
Drusilla Hufford, Rebecca von dem Hagen
Honda
2/6/14
Jim Kliesch
Cindy Newberg, Ed Nam
Hyundai
3/28/14
Debbie Bakker, Seungwon Shin, Amy Lilly, Ryan Fortier
Cindy Newberg, Drusilla Hufford, Ed Nam, Tad Wysor
Nissan
3/28/14
Yasumi Nakamura-Newbraugh
Cindy Newberg, Ed Nam, Tad Wysor
Volkswagen
3/28/14
Stuart Johnson, Nick Tamborra
Cindy Newberg, Drusilla Hufford, Ed Nam, Tad Wysor
Ford
4/22/14
Cynthia Williams, Angelo Patti, Nancy Homeister
Cindy Newberg, Rebecca von dem Hagen, Ed Nam, Tad Wysor
Toyota
4/28/14
Matt Kevnick, Rick Gezelle
Cindy Newberg, Tad Wysor, Ed Nam
Ford
5/15/14
Cynthia Williams, Angelo Patti, Nancy Homeister, Alyssa Werthman
Cindy Newberg, Rebecca von dem Hagen, Ed Nam, Tad Wysor

