Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0012-0907
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2004-03-31T05:00Z

1
March
31,
2004
MEMORANDUM
TO:
EPA
Air
Docket
OAR­
2003­
0012
FROM:
William
Charmley
Engineer
Office
of
Transportation
and
Air
Quality
U.
S.
EPA
SUBJECT:
Summary
of
Conference
Calls
with
the
Engine
Manufacturers
Association
on
December
10,
2003,
January
16,
2004
and
January
27,
2004
regarding
Nonroad
Tier
4
Proposal
On
December
10,
2003,
January
16,
2004
and
January
27,
2004,
representatives
from
EPA
and
the
Engine
Manufacturers
Association
(
EMA)
participated
in
a
series
of
conference
calls
to
discuss
EPA's
nonroad
diesel
Tier
4
proposal.
A
list
of
the
participants
for
each
of
these
calls
is
attached.

The
following
topics
were
discussed
during
the
meeting;

December
10,
2003
Conference
Call
S
Diesel
fuel
lubricity
S
Diesel
fuel
cetane
S
>
750
hp
engine
transient
testing
provisions
S
75­
175
hp
engine
standards
options
S
50­
75
hp
engine
standard
options
S
NOx
phase­
in
requirements
for
75­
750
hp
engines
S
Transition
Program
for
Equipment
Manufacturers
S
In­
use
add­
on
factors
for
in­
use
compliance
S
averaging,
banking
and
trading
provisions
for
Tier
4,
including
family
emission
limit
caps
and
averaging
sets
S
not­
to­
exceed
standards
and
requirements
S
crankcase
emission
standard
provisions
S
measurement
provisions
for
non­
methane
hydrocarbons
S
cold
start
testing
provisions
S
engine
test
speed
definition
S
definition
of
maximum
power
S
smoke
testing
requirements
S
engine
labeling
requirements
S
provisions
for
the
separate
shipment
of
aftertreatment
devices
and
engines
S
deterioration
factor
provisions
S
non­
conformance
penalties
S
definition
of
engine
family
S
criteria
for
selecting
the
certification
engine
within
an
engine
family
S
labeling
requirements
for
stationary
engines
S
trailer­
refrigeration
unit
optional
test
cycle
January
16,
2004
Conference
Call
S
not­
to­
exceed
standards
(
NTE)
for
Tier
4
engines
and
the
NTE
multiplier
inflection
point
value
January
27,
2004
Conference
Call
S
use
of
Tier
2
emission
credits
under
the
averaging,
banking
and
trading
program
for
engines
in
the
50­
75
hp
range
S
definition
of
an
equipment
manufacturer
for
purposes
of
the
Transition
Program
for
Equipment
Manufacturers
S
family
emission
limit
caps
under
the
averaging,
banking
and
trading
provisions
S
temporary
compliance
adjustment
factors
S
engine
labeling
provisions
S
defect
reporting
requirements
attachments:
Attendees
List
3
Attachment:
Attendees
List
EPA
Conference
Call
with
Engine
Manufacturers
Association,
December
10,
2003
EMA
Participants
Kevin
Korkada,
EMA
Rich
Bishop,
John
Deere
EPA
Participants
Alan
Stout,
Assessment
&
Standards
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
Bill
Charmley,
Assessment
&
Standards
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
Chuck
Moulis,
Assessment
&
Standards
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
Cle
Jackson,
Assessment
&
Standards
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
Don
Kopinski,
Assessment
&
Standards
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
EPA
Conference
Call
with
Engine
Manufacturers
Association,
January
16,
2004
EMA
Participants
Kevin
Korkada,
EMA
Todd
Hendricks,
Cummins
Inc.

EPA
Participants
Bill
Charmley,
Assessment
&
Standards
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
EPA
Conference
Call
with
Engine
Manufacturers
Association,
January
27,
2004
EMA
Participants
Jed
Mandel,
EMA
Kevin
Korkada,
EMA
EPA
Participants
Cle
Jackson,
Assessment
&
Standards
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality
Bill
Charmley,
Assessment
&
Standards
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
&
Air
Quality