RFS2 Phone & E-Mail Log

Includes all substantive telephone conversations, e-mails, and conference calls between EPA personnel and non-government 

stakeholders following signature of the RFS2 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on May 5, 2009.

Date EPA person Stakeholder Purpose of Call / Topic Discussed

5/05/09 Barry Garelick

Jim Caldwell

Megan Brachtl

Scott Christian

Doris Wu

Novogy

Colin South

Jay Niles

Maureen Walsh & 

Sophia Isani of ML 

Strategies

Biogas for transportation sector, role of biogas under RFS-2

5/6/09 Dallas Burkholder JD Scott, Crown Iron 

Works

Corn fractionation

5/8/09 Dallas Burkholder Christian Roy, 

Vaperma

Membrane separation; status of technology, cost, energy impacts, 

adoption rates

5/15/09 Paul Machiele Fred Potter RFS2 proposal questions

5/20/09 Doris Wu Marilyn Wurth, 

NYSDEC

Cellulosic feedstocks, plant siting, agricultural modeling, marginal 

lands, New York State’s potential for biomass

5/28/09 Lester Wyborny

Dallas Burkholder

Julie Boledovich

Aron Butler

Doris Wu

Laurel Harmon and

Graham Ellis of UOP

Obtained update on pilot plant and commercial plant operations and 

plans.

Requested updated, projected plant operations information for lifecycle 

analysis.

6/2/09 Paul Machiele NAACA The proposal in general

6/17/09 Paul Machiele Chevron 2010 Standard and BBD std

6/18/09 Doris Wu

Lester Wyborny

Dallas Burkholder

Aron Butler

Sapphire Energy

Denise Gitsham

Tim Zenk

Peter Attia

Obtained update on pilot plant and commercial plant operations and 

plans.

Requested updated, projected plant operations information for lifecycle 

analysis.
Julie Boledovich

Robert Larson

Paul Machiele

Aron Levy

Vince Camobreco

Rex Motes

Stefan Unnasch (LCA)

6/22/09 Dallas Burkholder Dr. Richard Krablin, 

Greenshift Corp.

Corn oil extraction

6/24/09 Paul Machiele Nathaniel Greene, 

NRDC

Cellulosic biofuel credits and MSW defn

6/25/09 Paul Machiele Environment Canada Overview of the Proposal and Coordination

6/25/09 Robert Larson

Vince Camobreco

Aaron Levy

CARB

John Courtis

LCA coordiantion

6/30/09 Dallas Burkholder Justin Hughes, Matt 

Craig, Brook Porter, 

PrimaFuels

Corn oil extraction

7/1/09 Julie Boledovich B.A. Thorpe on behalf 

of Flambeau River 

Biofuels

Obtained update on Flambeau’s cellulosic diesel project in Park Falls, 

WI.

7/13/09 Paul Machiele

Barry Garelick

John Hannon

Meg McCarthy

Paul Argyropoulos

Robert Larson

Roland Dubois

Pat Raher

Fulcrum

NRDC

Treatment of MSW

7/15/09 Paul Machiele, John 

Weihrauch, David 

Korotney, Meg 

McCarthy

Tim Hogan, NPRA

Mike Leister

Al Mannato, API

Patrick Kelly

RIN generation in the context of renewable biomass defn. Treatment 

of RINless biofuels.
7/16/09 Paul Machiele Nathalie Hoffman Treatment of US Sugarcane

7/17/09 Lester Wyborny JC Bell of Bell BioEnergyObtained update on pilot plant and commercial plant operations and 

plans.

Requested updated, projected plant operations information for lifecycle 

analysis.

7/22/09 Tia Sutton Gerry Faudel, Frontier 

Oil Corporation

Summarized 7/15 small refiner conference call that he was not able to 

attend; he noted key concerns that he currently has (RIN pricing & 

availability, LCA

7/23/2009 Anthony Miller

Scott Christian

John Weihrauch

Jonathan Miller, 

ConocoPhillips

Discussion of EMTS functionality.

7/27/09 Jarrod Brown Kerry Nixon of the 

Central Minnesota 

Cellulosic Partners

Obtained update on pilot plant and commercial plant operations and 

plans.

Requested updated, projected plant operations information for lifecycle 

analysis.

7/28/09 Russ Smith

Lester Wyborny

John Howe of 

Verenium Corporation

Obtained update on pilot plant and commercial plant operations and 

plans.

Requested updated, projected plant operations information for lifecycle 

analysis.

8/6/09 Paul Machiele

Karl Simon

Chris Hessler for Iogen Cellulosic Biofuel Credits

8/14/09 Tony Miller

Scott Christian

John Weihrauch

Tom Hawthorne, L.T. 

Hawthorne & Co.

Discussion of EMTS functionality.

8/27/09 Lester Wyborny Fulcrum BioEnergy Obtained update on pilot plant and commercial plant operations and 

plans.

Requested updated, projected plant operations information for lifecycle 

analysis.

8/31/09 David Korotney

Paul Machiele

UNICA

Joel Valesco

Treatment of imports
John Weihrauch

9/2/09 Paul Machiele

David Korotney

Robert Larson

Vincent Camobreco

Mitchell Burack Cellulosic ethanol pathway

9/3/09 Lester Wyborny

Russ Smith 

Julie Boledovich

Dallas Burkholder

Doris Wu

Aron Butler

Bill Guerrey of Kelly

Drye

Chris Peters of Choren 

Industries

Robert Freeks of 

Rentech Inc.

Robert Burns of 

Flambeau River 

Biofuels

David of Sun Fuels 

Hawaii

Obtained update on pilot plant and commercial plant operations and 

plans.

Requested updated, projected plant operations information for lifecycle 

analysis.

9/3/09 Lester Wyborny

Doris Wu

Ric Rotondo of US 

Greenenergy

Obtained update on pilot plant and commercial plant operations and 

plans

9/3/09 Doris Wu George Fitch of 

Caribbean Ethanol 

Producers Group

CBI ethanol pathway information for GHG threshold analyses

9/4/09 Robert Larson

Vincent Camobreco

Jefferson Cole

Iowa State

Dermot Hayes

Biofuel modeling

9/4/09 Vince Camobreco

Robert Larson

Doris Wu

Jefferson Cole

Sharyn Lie

Pioneer

Dean C. Oestreich 

Crop yields and technology
9/9/9 Vince Camobreco

Robert Larson

Doris Wu

Jefferson Cole

Sharyn Lie

Aaron Levy

Dupont-Pioneer

Dean Oestreich

Michael

Steve

Crop yields and biotechnology

9/9/09 Julie Boledovich Bob Byrne from 

Flambeau River 

Biofuels

Obtained update on Flambeau’s cellulosic diesel project in Park Falls, 

WI.

9/10/09 Lester Wyborny Pat Gruber of Gevo Obtained update on pilot plant and commercial plant operations and 

plans.

Requested updated, projected plant operations information for lifecycle 

analysis.

9/15/09 Julie Boledovich

Lester Wyborny

Doris Wu

Jeff Herzog

Wes Bolsen of Coskata 

Inc.

Obtained information on Coskata’s cellulosic ethanol technology, 

potential lifecycle implications, and pilot plant operations. 

Discussed likelihood of making fuel from Madison, PA demonstration 

plant commercially available in 2010.

9/15/09 Vince Camobreco

Robert Larson

Doris Wu

Aaron Levy

Jefferson Cole

Sharyn Lie

Michael Shelby

Pioneer

Steve Brody

Keith

Crop yields and price elasticities in agricultural modeling

9/15/09 Robert Larson

Vince Camobreco

CARB

John Courtis

Anil Prabhu

LCA coodination

9/17/09 Lester Wyborny, 

Julie Boledovich, 

Dallas Burkholder

Necy Sumait of 

Bluefire Ethanol

Obtained update on pilot plant and commercial plant operations and 

plans.

Requested updated, projected plant operations information for lifecycle 

analysis.
Discussed some aspects of the proposed rulemaking.

9/17/09 Doris Wu

Lester Wyborny

Aron Butler

Dallas Burkholder

Julie Boledovich

Robert Larson

Vince Camobreco

Sapphire Energy

Peter Attia

Obtained update on pilot plant and commercial plant operations and 

plans.

Requested updated, projected plant operations information for lifecycle 

analysis.

9/17/09 Tony Miller

Scott Christian

John Weihrauch

Brian Shadle and

Jeff Hove, Petroleum 

Marketers and 

Convenient Stores of 

Iowa

Discussion of EMTS functionality.

9/21/09 Doris Wu Canopy Prospecting, 

Inc.

Erik Johnson

Discussed CBI ethanol pathway information for GHG threshold 

analyses

9/28/09 Tony Miller

Scott Christian

John Weihrauch

Greg McMillian and 

James O’Neil, 

Magellan Midstream

Discussion of EMTS functionality.

10/1/09 Lester Wyborny Jack Boykin of Cello 

Energy

Gained permission to test their fuel.

10/2/09 Barry Garelick Nathaniel Greene, 

NRDC

Email from B. Garelick to N. Greene seeking clarification on comment 

on RFS2 pertaining to MSW.

10/5/09 Tony Miller Melissa Donovan and 

Clayton McMartin, 

RINStar

RFS2 comment clairification.

10/8/09 Barry Garelick Nathaniel Greene, 

NRDC

Email from N. Greene providing clarification on comment on RFS2 

pertaining to MSW and information on level of recycling deemed 

“sufficient”.

10/8/09 Lester Wyborny Tom Boushaurd of Obtained update on pilot plant and commercial plant operations and 
Dynamotive Energy

Systems

plans.

Requested updated, projected plant operations information for lifecycle 

analysis.

10/11/09 Russ Smith

Lester Wyborny

Dallas Burkholder

Julie Boledovich

ICM Inc. Obtained information on corn-based butanol production plans with 

Gevo at existing ICM corn ethanol/research center in St. Joseph, MO.

10/14/09 Lester Wyborny JC Bell of Bell 

Bioenergy

Obtained update on pilot plant and commercial plant operations and 

plans.

Requested updated, projected plant operations information for lifecycle 

analysis.

10/15/09 Paul Machiele

David Korotney

Paul Argyropoulos

Shell

John Reese

Their comments and issues with respect to the proposal

10/15/09 Paul Machiele Mike Leister Status of the rule

10/21/09 Lester Wyborny

Russ Smith

John Ziulkoski of Swift 

Fuels

Obtained update on pilot plant and commercial plant operations and 

plans.

Requested updated, projected plant operations information for lifecycle 

analysis.

Discussed some aspects of the proposed rulemaking

10/29/09 Tony Miller

Scott Christian

John Weihrauch

Bill Senn and Claudia 

Castro, Exxon Mobil 

Corporation

EMTS scenarios and functionality discussion.

11/2/09 Lester Wyborny

Julie Boledovich

Rick Leblanc of 

Chemrec

Obtained update on pilot plant and commercial plant operations and 

plans.

Requested updated, projected plant operations information for lifecycle 

analysis.

11/3/09 Russ Smith Lori Litzen of KL 

Energy

Obtained historical information on cellulosic ethanol production from 

KL Energy’s Western Biomass Energy plant in Upton, WY and 2010 
production plans.

11/4/09 Paul Machiele

Russ Smith

Lester Wyborny

Julie Boledovich

Dallas Burkholder

Glenn Johnston of 

Gevo (and consultant, 

Gary Herwick)

Discuss Gevo’s near term business plan to introduce iso-butanol into 

the US fuels market, specifically into RFG markets including issues 

with the Complex Model.

11/4/09 Julie Boledovich Mark Warner from 

Gulf Coast Energy

Obtained information on small pilot/demo cellulosic ethanol plant in 

Livingston, AL and future commercialization plans.

11/5/09 Paul Machiele

Lester Wyborny

Julie Boledovich

Dallas Burkholder

Bill Schafer of Range 

Fuels

Obtained update on pilot plant and commercial plant operations and 

plans.

Discussed plant operations information for lifecycle analysis.

Discussed some aspects of the proposed rulemaking

11/9/09 Lester Wyborny Jack Boykin of Cello 

Energy

Obtained update on commercial plant operations and plans.

11/9/09 Julie Boledovich Adam Walter at AE 

Biofuels

Obtained information about cellulosic ethanol production capabilities 

from AE Biofuels’ small demo plant in Butte, MT. 

11/9/09 Doris Wu Stephen Mayfield of 

San Diego Center for 

Algae Biotechnology

Discussed overview of EISA and how SDCAB could potentially help 

develop lifecycle analyses for algae pathways

11/10/09 Julie Boledovich Molcolm McNeill of 

Terrabon Inc.

Obtained information on cellulosic diesel production capabilities and 

current use of product from Terrabon’s Advanced Research Center in 

Bryan, TX.

Discussed current timeline for building Port Arthur, TX demonstration 

plant and/or next production facility. 

11/10/09 Dallas Burkholder Jeremy Javers, Doug 

Rivers, Greg Krissek, 

Scott Kohl, ICM

Plans for future cellulosic ethanol plants, bio-butanol, approval process 

for engineered microbes to digest cellulose

11/10/09 Lester Wyborny

Russ Smith

Dallas Burkholder

Dave Summa and 

others from Mascoma

Obtained 2010 cellulosic ethanol production plans for Rome, NY pilot 

plant and commercialization plans.

Requested updated projected plant operations information for life cycle 
Julie Boledovich analysis.

11/11/09 Barry Garelick

Roland Dubois

John Hannon

Ted Kniesche, Fulcrum 

Energy

Latane Montague, 

Hogan and Hartson

Patrick Raher

Latane Montague; 

Hogan and Hartson

Email from L. Montague with follow-up comments to the conference 

call on 11/10/09.

Discussion of EISA definition of renewable biomass and whether 

MSW qualifies as such.

Discussed aspects of their comments and analyses.

Discussed aspects of NPRM.

11/13/09 Julie Boledovich Brian Silvey from 

Cargill Inc.

Obtained corrected information on Cargill’s corn ethanol plant capacity

and boiler fuels used at Blair, NE and Eddyville, IA plants.

11/25/09 Julie Boledovich Christopher Roach of 

Abengoa Bioenergy

Obtained status update on Abengoa’s planned Hugoton, KS cellulosic 

ethanol plant.

11/29/09 Julie Boledovich Christopher Brown of 

AEE Distilleries

Obtained information on AEE’s cellulosic ethanol plant planned for 

New Milford, CT and other potential project locations.

11/30/09 Barry Garelick Nathaniel Greene, 

NRDC

Email from N. Greene on level of separation associated with MRF’s.

12/1/09 Julie Boledovich Rick Barraza of 

Fulcrum BioEnergy

Obtained information cellulosic ethanol production capabilities from 

Fulcrum Turning Point Ethanol demonstration plant in Durham, NC 

and update on larger Sierra Biofuels project planned for Storey County, 

NV.

12/2/09 Julie Boledovich Mark Stowers of POET 

Biorefining

Obtained information about cellulosic ethanol production capabilities 

and current use of product from POET’s Project Bell plant in Scotland, 

SD.

Obtained update on commercial-scale Project Liberty plant planned for 

Emmetsburg, IA. 

12/2/09 Julie Boledovich Rick LeBlanc of 

Chemrec

Obtained information about Chemrec’s planned cellulosic biofuel 

production plans at various pulp and paper mill sites.

12/10/09 Julie Boledovich Lori Litzen of KL 

Energy

Obtained follow-up information on KL Energy’s production plans from 

Upton, WY plant and intentions of making fuel commercially available 

in 2010. 
12/11/09 Tony Miller

Scott Christian

John Weihrauch

Pascal Dedijinou

Jeff Hove and Brian 

Shadle, Petroleum 

Marketers and 

Convenient Stores of 

Iowa (PMCI)

EMTS node web services discussion.

12/14/09 Barry Garelick Greg Staiti, Sutherland 

Asbill & Brennan LLP

Discussed grandfathering provisions in NPRM; how actual maximum 

output is calculated if the plant has no capacity stated in its permit, and 

the plant has been in operation for less than a year. 

12/14/09 Julie Boledovich Marie Helene Labrie of 

Enerkem

Obtained construction update on Enerkem’s cellulosic ethanol plant in 

Westbury, Canada and plans for producing and making commercial 

volumes of fuel available to U.S. markets in 2010. 

12/15/09 Julie Boledovich Craig Stuart-Paul of 

FiberRight

Obtained information on Fiberight pilot plan in Lawrenceville, VA and 

plans for demonstrating MSW-to-ethanol technology at former 

Xethanol plant in Blairstown, IA. 

Discussed plans for making commercial volumes of cellulosic ethanol 

available in 2010. 

12/15/09 Julie Boledovich Jim McVaney of 

Rentech Inc.

Obtained information on Rentech’s plans to install a Clearfuels 

biomass gasifier and produce cellulosic diesel from existing facility in 

Commerce City, CO.

Discussed production plans for Rialto Energy Center facility in 

California using SilvaGas gasifier.

12/16/09 Lester Wyborny JC Bell of Bell 

Bioenergy

Obtained update on pilot plant and commercial plant operations and 

plans.

Requested updated, projected plant operations information for lifecycle 

analysis.

12/16/09 Julie Boledovich Jennifer Hutchins of 

DuPont Danisco 

Cellulosic Ethanol 

(DDCE)

Obtained construction update on DDCE’s cellulosic ethanol plant in 

Vonore, TN and plans for producing and making commercial volumes 

of fuel available in 2010.

12/16/09 Tony Miller BP - Terry Gordon, EMTS node discussion.
Scott Christian

John Weihrauch

Pascal Dedijinou

Tom Carter, Satia 

(didn’t catch the last 

name), Depa Venu

12/16/09 Tony Miller

Pascal Dedijinou

PMCI – Brian Shadle 

and Jeff Hove

Poet Ethanol – Tim 

Lardon and Margie Hill

Marathon - Chris Joo, 

Kim brooks, Laura 

Lagerquist

RINStar – Melissa 

Donovan, Jim 

Mashore, and Clayton 

McMartin

EMTS node web services discussion.

12/17/09 Julie Boledovich Doug Freeman of 

NewPage Corp.

Obtained status update on New Page’s Project Independence cellulosic 

diesel plant planned for Wisconsin Rapids, WI.

12/17/09 Julie Boledovich Mark Dietzen of 

INEOS Bio

Obtained information on cellulosic ethanol production capabilities from 

INEOS Bio (formerly BRI) pilot plant in Fayetteville, AR and more 

information on New Planet Energy project planned for Vero Beach, FL.

12/17/09 Julie Boledovich M. Clark Dale of 

BioProcess Innovations

Obtained update on BPI’s planned cellulosic ethanol projects for the 

U.S. and Canada.

12/17/09 Julie Boledovich Jeff Passmore of Iogen 

Corp.

Obtained information about the likelihood of Iogen import cellulosic 

ethanol produced from Ottawa, Canada demonstration plants to the 

U.S. in 2010.

12/17/09 Tony Miller

Pascal Dedijinou

Chevron –

Jade Pongcharoen

JP Nair

Don Gilstrap

Ruth Gizzo

Bob Anderson 

EMTS node discussion.
12/18/09 Julie Boledovich Bob Byrne of 

Flambeau River 

Biofuels (and 

consultant, B.A. 

Thorpe)

Obtained status update on Flambeau’s cellulosic diesel project in Park 

Falls, WI.

12/22/09 Tony Miller

Pascal Dedijinou

ADM - Amanda Akers 

12/23/09 Julie Boledovich Adam Walter of AE 

Biofuels

Obtained information on AE Biofuels’ proposed commercial-scale 

cellulosic ethanol plans at existing Keyes, CA corn ethanol plant. 

12/29/09 Julie Boledovich Mark Stowers of POET 

Biorefining

Obtained information about utilization of CHP technology at POET 

ethanol plants.

12/31/09 Julie Boledovich Steven Shevick of 

Cobalt Biofuels (via

Kathy Kelsey)

Obtained information about Cobalt Biofuel’s Mountain, CA operations 

and plans for commercializing biobutanol technology.

1/6/10 Tony Miller

Pascal Dedijinou

Guru 

Alliance/RINSource –

Sri Devi

Nick Navas

EMTS node discussion.

1/7/10 Tony Miller

Pascal Dedijinou

Marathon –

Ron Naliborski

Laura Lagerquist

Chris Joo

Kimberly Brooks

EMTS node discussion.