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## Tier 3 **Phone & E**  **- Mail**  **Log** Includes substantive telephone conversations and e - mails between EPA personnel and non -government stakeholders following signature of the Tier 3 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on March 30 , 20 13 (s eparate memos on additional calls/ emails have also been docketed individually). **Date EPA**  **P e**  **rsonnel Stakeholder**  **Purpose of Call /** **E -**  **mail and Topic**  **s(s) D**  **iscussed** 4/19/13 Paul Machiele BP - Bob Leidich Called to discuss response to Senator Donnell y regarding the BP Whiting refinery 4/22/13 P aul Machiele BP - Bob Leidich Follow up on Friday ’s conversation regarding BP’s discussions with Senator Donnell y regarding the BP Whiting refinery 4/23/2013 Jeff Herzog American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM)

- Tim Hogan Tim Hogan called to as k when EPA hoped to finalize in - use fuel quality standards for higher level ethanol blends (i.e. , E16 - E50 and E51 - 83). I related that depending on the comments we receive, EPA could finalize such standards as part of the Tier 3 final rule or might defer doing so until a later action. 4/24/2013 Jeff Herzog Hart Energy
– Paul Niznik Paul Niznik called to discuss the proposed sulfur requirements for gasoline additives. 4/24/13 Aron Butler ICM

– Steve Vander Griend Phone call in response to his email questi ons about EPAct/V2/E - 89 and EPA Full - Useful - Li fe PM studies 4/24/13 Aron Butler ICM

– Steve Vander Griend Emailed him a cop y of Sobotowski docket memo on EPA Full - Useful Life PM study 4/25/13 Alan Stout Bob Maxwell Earl y banking under §86.1811 - 17(b)(9). 4/29/13 Jeff Herzog Weaver LLP
– Vance Kopp, Ron Chapman, and Bill Newman Weaver LLP call ed to discu ss the memo to the docket entitled “Possible Approach to Fuel Quality Standards for Fuel Used in Flexible - Fuel Automotive Spark - Ignition Vehicles (FFVs)”. 5/9/13 Aron Butler ICM, Inc

– Steve Vander Griend Emailed him a cop y of EPA Full - Useful - Life PM study dataset (also placed into the docket) 5/9/13 Jeff Herzog Innospec
– Ian Macmillan Ian Macmillan called to discuss the proposed requirements for gasoline additives.2

5/22/13 Jeff Herzog, Chris

Brunner, Chris McKenna, and Tia Sutton Weaver LLP
– Vance

Kopp, Ron Chapman, Bill Newman, and Greg Stadi Weaver LLP called to discuss the following: Butane Blending, E51+ Fuels, RFG/CG Compliance Pool Volumes, Average Annual Properties, Reporting Requirements, Attest Report Date Change, Attest Requirements, and RCO Signature for Sampling. 5/22/13 Jeff Herzog and Paul

Machiele Renewable Fuels

Association - Kristi Moore and Geoff Cooper Phone discussion about the m em o to the docket entitled “Possible Approach to Fuel Quality Standards for Fuel Used in Flexible - Fuel Automotive Spark- Ignition Vehicles (FFVs)” 5/22/13 Alan Stout Bob Maxwell PM standards for Interim Tier 3 diesel vehicles 5/28 Aron Butler, Paul

Machiel e, Jim Warila, Rafal Sobotowski ICM, Inc - Steve

Vander Griend and Greg Krissek Conference call to discuss EPAct fuel effects study design and results, focused primarily

on the effects of ethanol on fuel properties and emissions. 5/31/13 Jeff Herzog and P aul

Machiele National

Environmental Strategies

– Richard Wilson. Sunoco L ogistics - Keith Buchanan and John Harkins Phone discussion about the downstream blending of pentane into gasoline.
6/6/13 Aron Butler ICM, Inc

– Steve Vander Griend Email reply to questions from Mr. Vander Griend. Body of email discusses effects of ethanol blending on fuel properties and the related emission impacts as suggested by the EPAct fuel effects study . 6/14/1 3 Jeff Herzog Flint Hills Resources - Rita Hardy and Philip Guilemette Phone discussion about the m emo to the Tier 3 docket on in - use fuel quality standards for E51 - 83. 6/18/13 Jeff Herzog Marathon

– Russ Lewis Phone discussion about the p otential application of the RVP model referenced in the ASTM standard for E51 - 83 to the blending of natural gasoline. 6/18/13 Jeff Herzog Marathon

– Mike Phone discussion about: The refining industry ’s position in EPA’s3 Leister envisioned approach to setting fuel quality standards for E51 - 83. EPA’s legal ability

to finalize in - us e standards based on comments solicited in the memo to the docket entitled “Possible Approach to Fuel Quality Standards for Fuel Used in Flexible - Fuel Automotive Spark Ignition Vehicles (FFVs)” . 6/19/13 Jeff Herzog Marathon

– Mike Leister Phone discussion about: The refining industry ’s position on EPA’s envisioned approach to setting fuel quality standards for E51 - 83. The validation of an anal ytical RVP blending model to cover the use of natural gasoline and butane as a blendstock in the manufacture of E 51 - 83. Setting appropriate sulfur and benzene standards for the natural gasoline used to manufacture E51 - 83. EPA’s legal ability to finalize in - use standards based on comments solicited in the memo to the docket entitled “Possible Approach to Fuel Quality Standards for Fuel Used in Flexible - Fuel Automotive Spark - Ignition Vehicles (FFVs)” . 6/19/13 Jeff Herzog BP
– Jim Simnick Phone discussion about: The refining industry ’s position on EPA’s envisioned approach to setting fuel quality standards for E51 - 83. The validation of an anal ytical RVP blending model to cover the use of natural gasoline and butane as a blendstock in the manufacture of E51 - 83. Setting appropriate sulfur and benzene standards for the natural gasoline used to manufacture E51 - 83. 6/20 /13 Don Kopinski, Tony

Fernandez, Glenn Passavant, Alan Stout EMA -- Bob Jorgensen,

Lisa Stegink EMA staff called to clarify points in the NPRM regarding heavy- duty engine and vehicle certification, to assist them in drafting EMA comments 6/21/13 Aron Butl er ICM, Inc

– Steve Vander Griend Email reply to questions from Mr. Vander Griend. Text of email discusses calculation of fuel economy including the R- factor. Attached a docket memo from James Warila describing analysis of fuel effects on CO2 emissions b ased on the EPAct study data. 6/21/13 Aron Butler ICM, Inc

– Steve Vander Griend Email reply to questions from Mr. Vander Griend. Text of email discusses properties of test fuel s used in E15 full useful life PM study . Attached are three documents showing analy sis of said test fuel s (also placed into the docket).4

7/18/13 Jeff Herzog Marathon

—Jim Ellerbe Phone discussion about the qualification of natural gasoline used an

E51 - 83 blending component as substantially similar as discussed in the memo to the docket entitled “Possible Approach to Fuel Quality Standards for Fuel Used in Flexible - Fuel Automotive Spark - Ignition Vehicles (FFVs)” . 7/22/13 Aron Butler ICM, Inc

– Steve Vander Griend Email reply to questions from Mr. Vander Griend. Attached is a distillation analysis of a test fuel used in the E15 full useful life PM study (also placed into the docket). Text of email is not substantive. 7/28/13 Jeff Herzog Chry sler

– Jim Frusti Phone discussion about in - use quality standards for E51 - 83 7/28/13 Jeff Herzog GM - Bill Studzinski Phone discussion about in - use quality standards for E51 - 83 7/28/13 Jeff Herzog Ford

– Dominic Dicicco Phone discussion about in - use quality standards for E51 - 83 7/28/13 Jeff Herzog GM

– Coleman Jones Phone discussion about in - use quality standards for E51 - 83 8/20/13 Jeff Herzog, Paul

Machiele, Tia Sutton, Lester Wy

borny Environment Canada Jody Barclay , David Burke, Lisa Ryan, Leif Stephanson Video conference discussing Canada’s work on a gasoline program similar to Tier 3; also discussed (generall y) EPA, California, and Canada’s gasoline standards. (Following the call EPA sent Environment Canada information on accessing the public docket sy stem to access comments received on the Tier 3 proposed rule.) 9/12/13 Jeff Herzog, P aul

Machiele GM

– Coleman Jones

and Bill Studzinski Chry sler

– Jim Frusti Ford

– Dominic D icicco Phone discussion about the p otential in - use quality standards for E51 - 83 and the requirements for flexible fuel vehicle exhaust emissions certification test fu el. 9/12/13 Jeff Herzog GM

– Coleman Jones Phone discussion about the use of a model to demonstrate compliance with E51 - 83 maximum RVP requirements 9/13/13 Jeff Herzog Sunoco L ogistics

– Keith Buchanan National Environmental Strategies

– Richard Phone discussion about the p rovisions for downstream pentane blending into gasoline , and pentane producer batch testing practices.5 Wilson 9/17/13 Jeff Herzog Mid - Continent Energy

– Larry Mattingl y Larry

Mattingl y called to discuss allowing for testing tolerance in the determination of compliance with a 10ppm sulfur standard for butane. We also discussed the potential for allowing butane to meet a sulfur average as well as a cap standard somewhat higher than 10ppm . 9/18/13 Jeff Herzog Mid - Continent Energy

– Larry Mattingl y Phone discussion about the p otential application of a testing tolerance

regarding determination of compliance with a 10ppm sulfur standard for gasoline and gasoline blendstocks. 9/18/13 Jeff Herzog Environmental Strategies

– Richard Wilson Phone discussion about the p otential application of a testing tolerance regarding determination of compliance with a 10ppm sulfur standard for gasoline and gasoline blendstocks. 10/24/13 Jeff Herzog Sunoco L ogistics - Keith Buchanan Phone discussion abo ut the p rovisions for downstream pentane blending into gasoline and in - use quality standards for E51 - 83. 9/24/13 Aron Butler Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers - Valerie Ughetta; Email transmitting publicly- available data from EPA Tier 2 ultra - low sulfur study to Ms. Ughetta . Email text discusses statements in API ’s comments to the Tier 3 docket that relate to the data. 9/30/13 Aron Butler Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers - Valerie Ughetta; Amicus Policy

Group

– Ellen Shapiro Conference call to dis cuss results of EPA Tier 2 ultra - low sulfur study and how they

relate to API ’s comments on the Tier 3 proposal . 10/17/13 Aron Butler ICM, Inc

– Steve Vander Griend Email reply to questions from Mr. Vander Griend. Subjects covered include how fuel properties may affect elastomeric parts in the fuel sy stem, and possible explanations for high benzene levels observed in the market under the current regulatory arrangements. 10/23/13 Aron Butler Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers - Valerie Ughetta; Email transmitting PowerPoint slides containing some supplemental plots made from the EPA Tier 2 ultra - low sulfur study data , related to comments and questions that arose during the conference call on 9/30 . Email text briefly

describe d how the plots were made and what they show.6

10/25/13 Aron Butler Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers

– Valerie Ughetta; Amicus Policy

Group

– Ellen Shapiro; General Motors Corp

– Bill Studzinski Conference call with additional discussion of results of EPA Tier 2 ultra - low sulfur study and the supplemental plots transmitted on 10/23. Conversation also covered the proposed changes to certification test gasoline properties and how they might be updated for the final rule. 10/28/13 Aron Butler Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers

– Valerie Ughetta; Amicus Policy

Group

– Ellen Shapiro Email transmitting updated PowerPoint slides containing minor revisions and clarifications to the material transmitted on 10/23. Email text was not substantive. 10/30/13 Jeff Herzog Renewable Fuels Assoc iation

– Kelly Davis Phone discussion about potential approaches re the demonstration of compliance with sulfur requirements for denatured fuel ethanol. 11/06/13 Alan Stout Steve Horetski, GM Phone discussion about (1) A/C settings during the running loss test, (2) maximum permissible FELs for durability testing (line crossing), and (3) applicability

of evaporative emission standards and test methods for natural gas (and dual - fuel) vehicles. 11/08/13 Jeff Herzog Halterman Fuels Tracey King E - Mail exchang e to the effect that we have nothing further to relate that

has not already been covered in discussions with Halterman regarding the development of Tier 3 gasoline test fuel specifications. 11/14/13 Jeff Herzog Sunoco L ogistics

– Keith Buchanan Phone dis cussion about the compliance assurance requirements associated with potential provisions to allow downstream blending of pentane into gasoline. 11/15/13 Jeff Herzog Magellan

– Bruce Heine Phone discussion regarding potential amendments to the requirement s for previousl y certified gasoline. 11/19/13 Jeff Herzog Sunoco L ogistics

– Keith Buchanan Phone call to discuss precision and accuracy criteria for fuel parameter test procedures used to test pentane. 11/20/13 Jeff Herzog Renewable Fuels Phone discussion regarding potential recordkeeping requirements for7 Association

– Kelly Davis batches of denatured fuel ethanol. 11/21/13 Jeff Herzog Magellan

– Bruce Heine Phone discussion regarding potential amendments to the requirements for previousl y certified ga soline. 11/22/13 Jeff Herzog Sunoco L ogistics

– Keith Buchanan Phone discussion regarding enforcement and compliance assurance issues associated with the potential provisions for downstream blending of pentane into gasoline. 11/26/13 Jeff Herzog, Chris

B runner Magellan

– Bruce

Heine , Todd Demuth, Nick Huff, James O’Neal, Rod Lawrence Phone discussion regarding Magellan’s comments on potential amendments to the requirements for previously certified gasoline and potential provisions to allow downstream blen ding of pentane into gasoline. 12/3/13 Aron Butler Brightline Capital

– Elson Huang Email response to general questions about availability of E15 fuel, interactions between fuel and vehicle standards 12/05/13 Jeff Herzog Sunoco L ogistics

– Keith Buchanan Phone discussion regarding enforcement and compliance assurance issues associated with the potential provisions for downstream blending of pentane into gasoline. 12/9/13 Christine Brunner,

Aron Butler, Jeff Herzog, Paul Machiele, Tia Sutton, Lester Wy

bo rny Environment Canada

— Jody Barclay , Jeff Guthrie, Lisa Ryan, Leif Stephanson Conference call with Environment Canada (EC). EC updated us on their progress with their upcoming gasoline sulfur rule. We also discuss ed aspects of the Tier 2 and Tier 3 gasol ine sulfur programs, namely credit trading and deficit carryforward, and how these will fit into Canada’s program . 12/17/13 Jeff Herzog Sunoco L ogistics

– Keith Buchanan Phone discussion regarding enforcement and compliance assurance issues associated with the potential provisions for downstream blending of pentane into gasoline. 12/18/13 Aron Butler ICM, Inc

– Steve Vander Griend Email reply to questions from Mr. Vander Griend. Subjects covered include design of test fuel matrix and exhaust speciation s chedule for EPAct/V2/E - 89 test program. January through December Lester Wy

borny , Russ Smith and Paul Machiele Representatives of

Albermarle, ART, Axens, CDTech, Discussions at the 2013 AFPM Annual Meeting, phone calls and e mails to obtain additional information about the costs and other implications of FCC feed hydrotreating and postreating.8

2013 Exxon - Mobil, Haldor Topsoe, Merichem, Sinopec and UOP 1/14/14 Aron Butler ICM, Inc

– Steve Vander Griend Email reply to questions from Mr. Vander Griend. Sub jects covered include fuel blending properties of ethanol and design of test fuel matrix for EPAct/V2/E - 89 test program. 1/15/14 Jeff Herzog Sunoco L ogistics

– Keith Buchanan Phone discussion regarding the potential provisions for downstream blending of p entane into gasoline. 1/16 /14 Jeff Herzog Sunoco L ogistics

– Keith Buchanan Phone discussion regarding the potential specifications for pentane blended into gasoline downstream of the refinery . 1/16 /14 Jeff Herzog Andrea Grant

– Independent Fuel Terminal Operators Association Potential amendments to the testing provisions for importers of gasoline b y tank truck. 1/17 /14 Jeff Herzog Kelly Davis

– Renewable Fuels Association Allowable denaturants for use in the manufacture of denatured fuel ethanol. 1/21 /14 Jeff Herzog Kelly Davis

– Renewable Fuels Association Definition of gasoline blendstocks for use as an ethanol denaturant in the ASTM standard for denatured fuel ethanol. 1/23/14 Jeff Herzog Chuck Corr

– ADM Kelly Davis - RFA P ossibility that changes to the ASTM definition of the gasoline blendstocks that can be used to denature fuel ethanol might help address potential environmental concerns about the use of blendstocks with high/benzene aromatics content or liquids that are not true gasoline blen d st ocks . 1/30/14 Jeff Herzog ASTM workgroup on the ASTM Standard for denatured fuel ethanol: Joe Sopata

– EPA, Chuck Corr

– ADM, Potential changes to the ASTM definition of the gasoline blendstocks that can be used to denature fuel ethanol that might help address potential environmental concerns about the use of blendstocks with high/benzene aromatics content or liquids that are not true gasoline blen d stocks.9 Kelly Davis

– RFA, Kristi Moore

– RFA, Sonia Bain

– Marathon, Robert Rey

nolds

– RFA, Andy Pickard

– Nucleus, Alan Morrison

– CD FA, Dale Weiss

– Colonial Pipeline, William Spitzley

– State of Michigan, Chris Guske

– Tate and Lyle, Jim McGetric

– BP, Helen Doherty - Sunoco 1/30/14 Jeff Herzog Sunoco L ogistics

– Keith Buchanan Phone discussion regarding the potential provisions for downstream blending of pentane into gasoline. 2/7/2014 Aron Butler Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers

– Valerie Ughetta Phone call to answer questions about changes to emission test gasoline. 2/10/14 Jeff Herzog ASTM workgroup on development of an ASTM Standard for natural gasoline used as a blend component of ethanol flex fuel: Chuck Corr

– ADM, Kelly Davis

– RFA, Kristi Moore

– RFA, Sonia Bain

– Marathon , Andy Pickard

– Nucleus , Doug Development of an ASTM standard for natural gasoline used as a blend component of ethanol flex fuel.10 Rathbun

– State of Illinois , Chris Gus ke

– Tate and Lyle, Jim McGetric k

– BP, Marily n Herman
– Herman & Associates, Lew Gibbs

– Consulting Engineer, John Hawkins

– Sunoco L ogistics, Coleman Jones

– GM, Norman Bradshaw

– OneOk Inc., Steve Vandergrind

– IC M In c., Teresa Alleman

– NREL , Russ Lewi s – Marathon, Ben Sweat

– POET, Jeff Farenback Brateman
– Exxon Mobil, Leo Bonaparte

– Marathon, Rodney Sweeney

– OneOk inc. 2/12/2014 Alan Stout Steve Horetski, GM Lead time for transitioning to E10 test fuel for refueling and spitback tests. 2/14/2014 Alan Stout Bob Maxwell Regulatory provision allowing for submission of evaporative test data using California’s test procedures. 2/18/2014 Alan Stout St eve Horetski, GM Regulatory provision related to worst - case test fuel for exhaust and refueling tests.11