Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0542-0586
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2012-10-03T04:00Z

Date: September 13, 2012
MEMORANDUM
TO:			Air and Radiation Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0542
SUBJECT:	Meeting with Non-Governmental Organizations
                                       
	On September 13, 2012, seven representatives from various non-governmental organizations (NGO) met with representatives of EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality and Office of General Counsel to discuss EPA's Notice of Data Availability on renewable fuels produced from palm oil.  A complete list of attendees is below.  Office Director Oge welcomed the NGO representatives and provided an overview of EPA's work on palm oil, each of the NGO representatives summarized the perspectives of their organization, and a general discussion followed.  Topics discussed included greenhouse gas emissions from drained tropical peat soil, and deforestation related to palm oil production.  

Meeting Attendees:
1. Glenn Horowitz, Climate Advisers
2. Brian Siu, Natural Resources Defense Council
3. Dough Boucher, Union of Concerned Scientists
4. Jeremy Martin, Union of Concerned Scientists
5. Chris Malins, The International Council on Clean Transportation
6. Craig Kirkpatrick, World Wildlife Fund
7. Michal Rosenoer, Friends of the Earch

Representatives from EPA's Office of Air and Radiation
Margo Oge		Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ)
Chris Grundler	Deputy Office Director, OTAQ
Karl Simon		Director of OTAQ's Transportation and Climate Division (TCD)
Ben Hengst		Assistant Director, OTAQ/TCD
Paul Argyropoulos	Senior Advisor, OTAQ
Robert Larson		Senior Advisor, OTAQ/TCD	
Aaron Levy		Program Analyst, OTAQ/TCD
Angela Dickens	AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow, OTAQ TCD

Representatives from EPA's Office of General Counsel
Steve Wolfson
Roland Dubois