Meeting Summary: Meeting with the Auto Alliance and Industry
Representatives

February 27, 2007;  1:30 – 2:30 PM at EPA’s Office of Solid Waste

Representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of
Solid Waste (OSW) and the Office of General Counsel (OGC) met with
representatives of the motor vehicle manufacturing companies and the
Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (AAM) at their request.  The
meeting related to the proposed rule for an amendment to Hazardous Waste
Code F019.  The list of meeting attendees is shown below.  The industry
representatives indicated general support for the proposed rule and
stated that they planned to submit written comments during the comment
period.  Industry representatives also indicated that they were
considering the feasibility of changing the conversion coating process
in the future and discussed with EPA whether the F019 exemption might be
expanded at some point to include this new process.  Industry did not
provide any details of the process, and EPA representatives indicated
that a variety of data would be needed for any ultimate decision.  EPA
representatives described the complexities and uncertainties of the
rule-making process, and indicated that the Agency would consider
possible rule-making options when sufficient data are provided.  

Name

Affiliation

Phone Number

James Michael

OSW/EPA

703-308-8610

Chichang Chen

OSW/EPA

703-308-0441

Narendra Chaudhari

OSW/EPA

703-308-0454

Becky Cuthbertson

OSW/EPA

703-308-8447

Mark Eads

OSW/EPA

703-308-8615

Robert Kayser

OSW/EPA

703-308-7304

Bob Dellinger

OSW/EPA

703-308-8252

Laurel Celeste

OGC/EPA

202-564-1751

Bill Miller

General Motors

931-486-7471

Lenora Strom

General Motors

248-753-5677

Susan Conti

AAM

202-326-5512

Mitch Berstein

AAM

202-298-1820

Terry Behrman

AAM

202-326-5551

Bill Gaines

Ford Motors

on conference call

Michael Curry

Daimler Chrysler

on conference call

Richard Hamilton

BMW

on conference call





