Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0162-3462
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2011-08-29T04:00Z

MEMORANDUM

FROM Steven Silverman, Attorney
TO:  HD GHG Rulemaking Docket
RE: Meeting with Matt Nelson staff of US Senator Diane Feinstein

On August 5, 2011 EPA staff members and NHTSA staff members including project manager Byron Bunker met with Matt Nelson from the staff of Senator Diane Feinstein.  The subject of the meeting was to discuss the letter from the authors and supporters of the ten-in-ten legislation submitted to EPA and NHTSA during the rulemaking comment period.  We pointed out that the letter was being dealt with as a public comment and was being addressed, point by point, in the preamble and response to comment document to the final rule.  We also provided certain technical information related to questions posed in the letter (e.g. coupled cam phasing is part of the baseline for the heavy-duty pickup and van fleet, so the technology is accounted for in the standards; regulation of trailers raises difficult policy and technical questions and in any case was explicitly not proposed as part of this rulemaking,).  We also discussed the possibility of consumer labels, noting the differences in labels for class 2b/3 vehicles and heavier trucks.

 From:
Steven Silverman/DC/USEPA/US
 To:
Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Angela Cullen/AA/USEPA/US@EPA
 Date:
08/07/2011 04:56 PM
 Subject:
memo to record

please add the following to our HD docket and fill in various blanks and otherwise adding anything you wish?  thks!

MEMORANDUM

FROM Steven Silverman, Attorney
TO:  HD GHG Rulemaking Docket
RE: Meeting with          (staff of Senator    Diane Feinstein)

On August 5, 2011 EPA staff members and NHTSA staff members including project manager Byron Bunker) met with Matt     from the staff of Sen. Diane Feinstein.  The subject of the meeting was to discuss the joint letter of various senators submitted to EPA and NHTSA during the rulemaking comment period.  We pointed out that the letter was being dealt with as a public comment and was being addressed, point by point, in the preamble and response to comment document to the final rule.  We also provided certain technical information related to questions posed in the letter (e.g. coupled cam phasing is part of the baseline for the heavy duty fleet, so the technology is accounted for in the standards; regulation of trailers raises difficult policy and technical questions and in any case was explicitly not proposed as part of this rulemaking,).  We also discussed the possibility of consumer labels, noting the differences in labels for class 2b/3 vehicles and heavier trucks.