Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0162-0342
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2010-11-30T05:00Z

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From:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US

To:	"Chandana L. Achanta" <Chandana_L._Achanta@omb.eop.gov>

Date:	09/07/2010 01:09 PM

Subject:	Fw: Draft slides for this afternoon's HD GHG and FE meeting
with OMB

Hi Chandana,

Attached below should be the final version.

I will bring several copies.

Thanks,

Byron

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    ----- Original Message -----

    From: Byron Bunker

    Sent: 09/07/2010 08:26 AM EDT

    To: Ann Wolverton; Paul Balserak

    Subject: Draft slides for this afternoon's HD GHG and FE meeting
with OMB

Hi Paul & Ann,

Attached are the draft slides for today's meeting.  I may work on them a
little this afternoon, but fundamentally this is what we intend to use.

If you have any comments / suggestions, please e-mail them to me.  I
will be flying in for the meeting arriving at Ariel Rios a little after
noon.

Thanks,

Byron

******************************************************************

Byron Bunker

Center Director - Heavy-Duty Onroad Center

Assessment and Standards Division

Office of Transportation and Air Quality

US Environmental Protection Agency

2000 Traverwood Drive

Ann Arbor, MI 48105

(734) 214-4155

(734) 214-4050 (fax)

(734) 353-9623 (cell)

e-mail: bunker.byron@epa.gov

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From:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US

To:	Chandana_L._Achanta@omb.eop.gov

Cc:	james.tamm@dot.gov, Angela Cullen/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Kathryn
Sargeant/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Ann Wolverton/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Paul
Balserak/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Philip Schwartz/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Sharyn
Lie/DC/USEPA/US@EPA

Date:	09/13/2010 05:42 PM

Subject:	Updated Heavy-Duty Rulemaking Analyses - Economy Wide Modelling

Hi Chandana,

Attached are the updated Preamble and RIA sections filling in the
missing economy wide impact estimates.  I have left the Preamble version
in track changes, but for the RIA it seemed clearer to simply accept the
changes and send the sections as a clean copy.

Please let me know if you need anything else.

Thanks,

Byron

******************************************************************

Byron Bunker

Center Director - Heavy-Duty Onroad Center

Assessment and Standards Division

Office of Transportation and Air Quality

US Environmental Protection Agency

2000 Traverwood Drive

Ann Arbor, MI 48105

(734) 214-4155

(734) 214-4050 (fax)

(734) 353-9623 (cell)

e-mail: bunker.byron@epa.gov

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From:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US

To:	Chandana_L._Achanta@omb.eop.gov

Cc:	james.tamm@dot.gov, rebecca.yoon@dot.gov, Angel.Jackson@dot.gov,
Angela Cullen/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Philip Schwartz/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Paul
Balserak/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Ann Wolverton/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Kathryn
Sargeant/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Ken Davidson/DC/USEPA/US@EPA

Date:	09/16/2010 12:28 PM

Subject:	Heavy-Duty NPRM Climate Modelling and Economy Wide Modelling

Hi Chandana,

Attached are the updated preamble and RIA sections covering the Climate
Modelling Results and the Economy Wide Modelling results.

I have left these in track changes from the previous version for your
convenience.   I have confirmed with Jim Tamm that NHTSA is comfortable
distributing these.

Thanks,

Byron

******************************************************************

Byron Bunker

Center Director - Heavy-Duty Onroad Center

Assessment and Standards Division

Office of Transportation and Air Quality

US Environmental Protection Agency

2000 Traverwood Drive

Ann Arbor, MI 48105

(734) 214-4155

(734) 214-4050 (fax)

(734) 353-9623 (cell)

e-mail: bunker.byron@epa.gov

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From:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US

To:	Chandana_L._Achanta@omb.eop.gov

Cc:	james.tamm@dot.gov, Chet France/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Angela
Cullen/AA/USEPA/US@EPA

Date:	09/18/2010 07:03 PM

Subject:	Joint NHTSA and EPA Responses to Interagency Working Comments

Hi Chandana,

Attached are our responses to the Interagency Working Comments.  Jim and
I would like to schedule a meeting as soon as possible to discuss
further our response to the first comment.

If you have any questions about our responses, please feel free to call
us at any time on our cell phones.

Thanks,

Byron

******************************************************************

Byron Bunker

Center Director - Heavy-Duty Onroad Center

Assessment and Standards Division

Office of Transportation and Air Quality

US Environmental Protection Agency

2000 Traverwood Drive

Ann Arbor, MI 48105

(734) 214-4155

(734) 214-4050 (fax)

(734) 353-9623 (cell)

e-mail: bunker.byron@epa.gov

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From:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US

To:	Chandana_L._Achanta@omb.eop.gov

Cc:	james.tamm@dot.gov

Date:	09/21/2010 09:12 AM

Subject:	HD NPRM Review Status

Hi Chandana,

I had expected to hear back yesterday with at least a tentative idea of
next steps on the rulemaking package.   Our senior teams at both NHTSA
and EPA assume we are working through the issues raised in interagency
review in a timely manner.  I am hesitant to reassure them that is true
not knowing even generally the outcome from your discussions yesterday.

Please give Jim or myself a call as soon as possible.

Thanks,

Byron

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From:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US

To:	"Chandana L. Achanta" <Chandana_L._Achanta@omb.eop.gov>, "James
Tamm" <james.tamm@dot.gov>, "Ann Wolverton"
<Wolverton.Ann@epamail.epa.gov>, "Paul Balserak"
<Balserak.Paul@epamail.epa.gov>

Date:	09/22/2010 01:43 PM

Subject:	Next HD Meeting

Hi Chandana,

The team has been working this morning on the issues from yesterday's
call.  

We think we have solutions to a number of the concerns and would like to
go through those with the interagency team.

As we mentioned at the end of the call, we would like to get back
together today if at all possible.

Thanks,

Byron 

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From:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US

To:	Chandana_L._Achanta@omb.eop.gov, Amanda_I._Lee@omb.eop.gov

Cc:	Angela Cullen/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Ann Wolverton/DC/USEPA/US@EPA,
Kathryn Sargeant/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Michael Shelby/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Sarah
Dunham/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Sharyn Lie/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Chet
France/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, james.tamm@dot.gov, William
Charmley/AA/USEPA/US@EPA

Date:	09/24/2010 08:22 AM

Subject:	HD NPRM Economy Wide Modelling

Hi Chandana,

Attached below is a note from our economics team describing the advice
of the Science Advisory Board and specific language improvements we have
made in this section relative to the LD NPRM.

I will follow up with the team on the question that we discussed
yesterday, but let me repeat it here to make sure I understand.

The interagency group generally accepts that these regulations should
lead to a reduction in transportation prices inherent in our VMT rebound
estimate.  The stumbling block seems to be how well does the general
equilibrium economy wide model relate a price change in the
transportation sector to an overall GDP change.  I will ask the team
what kind of information we have that would answer questions about the
validity of the model to make that kind of estimate.

I am assuming that we will talk about this at 11:00.

Thanks,

Byron

From:	Sharyn Lie/DC/USEPA/US

To:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US@EPA

Cc:	Michael Shelby/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Angela Cullen/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Ann
Wolverton/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Sarah Dunham/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Kathryn
Sargeant/AA/USEPA/US@EPA

Date:	09/23/2010 03:35 PM

Subject:	Economy-Wide Analysis justification

	As requested in the conference call yesterday, attached is the SAB
review of the EPA Guidelines for Preparing Economic Analysis.  As you
will note, the SAB was supportive of EPA's guidance to use general
equilibrium modeling to capture the impact of regulations that will have
significant impacts beyond those directly subject to regulation.  (see
highlighted sections in the attachment)

	In addition, we have also attached a copy of the 2010 peer review
report of the IGEM and ADAGE models, which also recommends incorporating
the use of CGE models in EPA's analysis of climate related policies . 
According to this report, "On balance, these are two excellent models
that provide useful information to EPA as it goes about its work of
evaluating climate policies...These models are essential tools for the
analysis of environmental policy in general and climate policy in
particular."   (see highlighted sections in the attachment)

	Also, we think it is important to point out that in response to some of
the issues raised in context of the Light-Duty rulemaking, we have
modified the preamble and RIA language to be as specific as possible on
what the analysis represents, and what it does not represent.  For
example, we have included caveat language that points out that the GDP
and consumption information does not represent a welfare analysis:

"Note that GDP changes should not be confused with a measure of welfare
since it focuses only on changes in what is produced by the economy, not
what is consumed." (Preamble Chapter 8.L(1), footnote in 2nd paragraph)

	

	In addition, we are explicit that the results of the economy-wide
analysis are dependent upon our assumptions regarding fuel savings.  

"It is important to note, however, that these potential impacts do not
represent additional benefits or costs from the regulation.  Instead,
they represent the effects on the U.S. economy as its direct benefits
and costs are transmitted through changes in prices and quantities sold
in the affected markets, including those for vehicles and their
components, fuel, and the various resources used to supply them.  The
predicted impacts of the regulation on economic activity depend on what
we assume with regard to fuel savings.  In particular, it depends on the
extent to which market failures affecting demand for vehicle fuel
economy are present, and when they are not, the extent to which they are
offset by costs not captured in EPA and NHTSA's analysis.  Such costs
include changes in economic welfare due to the purchase of more fuel
economy than businesses would otherwise elect to purchase absent
regulation." (Preamble Chapter 8.L, 3rd paragraph)

	However, if there is specific language that you are still uncomfortable
with, we welcome suggested edits and would like to work address those
issues.  

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From:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US

To:	Chandana_L._Achanta@omb.eop.gov

Cc:	james.tamm@dot.gov, Chet France/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Kathryn
Sargeant/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Paul Balserak/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Ann
Wolverton/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Angela Cullen/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Lauren
Steele/AA/USEPA/US@EPA

Date:	09/25/2010 08:05 PM

Subject:	Updated draft of the HD NPRM

Hi Chandana,

Attached is the current version of the HD NPRM preamble.  It should
reflect all of the changes we have discussed over the last few weeks.

I have left the document in track changes format so that you can quickly
find the changes from the previous version.  If you print the document
you will notice that the tables will lose all of their formatting (no
lines or boxes) and some of the footnotes will be indented twice.  Those
issues were introduced by me today editing using MS Word 2003.  I am
told that our team can easily correct that on Monday to make it right
again in Word 2007.

If you have any questions about the document please feel free to call me
any time at (734) 353-9623.

Thanks,

Byron

******************************************************************

Byron Bunker

Center Director - Heavy-Duty Onroad Center

Assessment and Standards Division

Office of Transportation and Air Quality

US Environmental Protection Agency

2000 Traverwood Drive

Ann Arbor, MI 48105

(734) 214-4155

(734) 214-4050 (fax)

(734) 353-9623 (cell)

e-mail: bunker.byron@epa.gov

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From:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US

To:	Chandana_L._Achanta@omb.eop.gov

Cc:	james.tamm@dot.gov, Paul Balserak/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Ann
Wolverton/DC/USEPA/US@EPA

Date:	09/27/2010 04:55 PM

Subject:	Fw: HD NPRM RIA Chapters 1-2

Hi Chandana,

I am sending the RIA in individual chapters to keep the file sizes down.
 Each of the chapters is being sent in track changes format.

Thanks,

Byron

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From:	Angela Cullen/AA/USEPA/US

To:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US@EPA

Date:	09/27/2010 04:37 PM

Subject:	HD NPRM RIA Chapters 1-2

Byron,

Attached are the draft Heavy Duty NPRM RIA Title Page and Chapters 1-2.

Angela

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Transportation & Air Quality

Assessment and Standards Division

2000 Traverwood Drive

Ann Arbor, MI  48105

Phone: (734) 214-4419

Fax: (734) 214-4050

Email: cullen.angela@epa.gov

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From:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US

To:	Chandana_L._Achanta@omb.eop.gov

Cc:	james.tamm@dot.gov, Paul Balserak/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Ann
Wolverton/DC/USEPA/US@EPA

Date:	09/27/2010 04:56 PM

Subject:	Fw: HD NPRM RIA Chapters 3-6

Hi Chandana,

I am sending the RIA in individual chapters to keep the file sizes down.
 Each of the chapters is being sent in track changes format.

Thanks,

Byron

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From:	Angela Cullen/AA/USEPA/US

To:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US@EPA

Date:	09/27/2010 04:38 PM

Subject:	HD NPRM RIA Chapters 3-6

Attached are draft HD NPRM RIA Chapters 3-6.

Angela

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Transportation & Air Quality

Assessment and Standards Division

2000 Traverwood Drive

Ann Arbor, MI  48105

Phone: (734) 214-4419

Fax: (734) 214-4050

Email: cullen.angela@epa.gov

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From:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US

To:	Chandana_L._Achanta@omb.eop.gov

Cc:	james.tamm@dot.gov, Paul Balserak/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Ann
Wolverton/DC/USEPA/US@EPA

Date:	09/27/2010 04:57 PM

Subject:	Fw: HD NPRM RIA Chapters 7-10

Hi Chandana,

I am sending the RIA in individual chapters to keep the file sizes down.
 Each of the chapters is being sent in track changes format.

Thanks,

Byron

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From:	Angela Cullen/AA/USEPA/US

To:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US@EPA

Date:	09/27/2010 04:39 PM

Subject:	HD NPRM RIA Chapters 7-10

Attached are the draft HD NPRM RIA Chapters 7-10.

Angela

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Transportation & Air Quality

Assessment and Standards Division

2000 Traverwood Drive

Ann Arbor, MI  48105

Phone: (734) 214-4419

Fax: (734) 214-4050

Email: cullen.angela@epa.gov

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From:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US

To:	Chandana_L._Achanta@omb.eop.gov

Cc:	james.tamm@dot.gov, Angela Cullen/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Kathryn
Sargeant/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Ken Davidson/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Michael
Shelby/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Sharyn Lie/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, William
Charmley/AA/USEPA/US@EPA

Date:	09/28/2010 03:34 PM

Subject:	Fw: Quick turnaround for OMB

Hi Chandana,

Here are the responses to your first two questions on the Economy wide
modelling.  We are still pulling together a response on the third.

Thanks,

Byron

******************************************************************

Byron Bunker

Center Director - Heavy-Duty Onroad Center

Assessment and Standards Division

Office of Transportation and Air Quality

US Environmental Protection Agency

2000 Traverwood Drive

Ann Arbor, MI 48105

(734) 214-4155

(734) 214-4050 (fax)

(734) 353-9623 (cell)

e-mail: bunker.byron@epa.gov

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From:	Sharyn Lie/DC/USEPA/US

To:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US@EPA

Cc:	Angela Cullen/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Kathryn Sargeant/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Ken
Davidson/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Michael Shelby/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, William
Charmley/AA/USEPA/US@EPA

Date:	09/28/2010 02:59 PM

Subject:	Re: Quick turnaround for OMB

1) Attached is the LD Memo to the docket:

2) Excerpt from the FRM Preamble (page: 25510 of the May 7, 2010 FR)

EPA has undertaken an analysis of the economy-wide impacts of the GHG
tailpipe standards as an exploratory exercise that EPA believes could
provide additional insights into the potential impacts of the
program.436 These results were not a factor regarding

the appropriateness of the GHG tailpipe standards. It is important to
note that the results of this modeling exercise are dependent on the
assumptions associated with how producers will make fuel economy
improvements and how consumers will respond to increases in higher
vehicle costs and improved vehicle fuel economy as a result of the
program.

//436 See Memorandum to Docket, ‘‘Economy-Wide Impacts of Proposed
Greenhouse Gas Tailpipe

Standards,’’ March 4, 2010. Docket EPA–HQ–OAR– 2009–0472.

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From:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US

To:	Chandana_L._Achanta@omb.eop.gov

Cc:	james.tamm@dot.gov, Kathryn Sargeant/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Sharyn
Lie/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Michael Shelby/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Ken
Davidson/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Angela Cullen/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Chet
France/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, William Charmley/AA/USEPA/US@EPA

Date:	09/28/2010 06:04 PM

Subject:	HD NPM - Economy wide modelling

Hi Chandana,

Following is a discussion of how price changes are propagated through
the economy wide modelling.  Please let me know if we can provide
anything else.

Thanks,

Byron

The impact of fuel price changes on the rest of the economy is
determined endogenously within IGEM, and is governed by the structure of
production and consumption in the model.  All of the parameters in the
model are econometrically estimated using a data set that includes a
sequence of input-output tables spanning 50 years.  The use of fully
flexible translog functional forms with econmetrically estimated
parameters allows historical behavior to govern response to price shocks
in the model. (see Christensen, L; Jorgenson, D; and L. Lau.  (1973) 
"Transcendental Logarithmic Production Frontiers"  The Review of
Economics and Statistics.  Vol. 55, No. 1 (Feb., 1973))

The methodology used by the IGEM model for estimating price responses
throughout the economy has been successfully peer reviewed recently
(See: Peer Review of Computable General Equilibrium Models for Climate
Change

Analysis, April 2010, sent last week).  Several relevant excerpts are
included below:

What are the overall major strengths and weaknesses of the model for
EPA’s intended purpose?

The main strength of both models [IGEM and ADAGE] is their internal
consistency and ability to capture complex interactions among different
sectors of the economy in response to climate policy. Both also have
considerable detail about energy production and industry sectors that
are particularly sensitive to higher energy prices from climate policy.

...

IGEM’s strengths are its econometric calibration to historical data,
ability to capture detailed sectoral impacts, and its sophisticated
representation of endogenous incremental technological change.

Are the underlying data used to benchmark the model (e.g. input-output
table or Social Accounting Matrix) appropriate?

As Donald Rumsfeld might have said, you develop a model based on the
data you have, not what you might like to have. However, even given this
caveat,economic data used in these models appears to be adequate and
certainly the best that is readily available. ADAGE uses IMPLAN social
accounting data, widely recognized as some of the best subregional
economic data. ADAGE also used GTAP data for international information,
similarly the best that is available. The IGEM model is also closely
tied to data. Given that the IGEM model has been developed over several
decades, and has used the best national data that is available, IGEM
cannot be faulted in terms of economic data used to estimate the model.

******************************************************************

Byron Bunker

Center Director - Heavy-Duty Onroad Center

Assessment and Standards Division

Office of Transportation and Air Quality

US Environmental Protection Agency

2000 Traverwood Drive

Ann Arbor, MI 48105

(734) 214-4155

(734) 214-4050 (fax)

(734) 353-9623 (cell)

e-mail: bunker.byron@epa.gov

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From:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US

To:	Chandana_L._Achanta@omb.eop.gov

Cc:	Gloria Helfand/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Ann Wolverton/DC/USEPA/US@EPA,
Heather Klemick/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Kathryn Sargeant/AA/USEPA/US@EPA,
james.tamm@dot.gov, Angel.Jackson@dot.gov, Angela Cullen/AA/USEPA/US@EPA

Date:	10/13/2010 03:08 PM

Subject:	Consumer Welfare Language

Hi Chandana,

Attached is new language that discusses briefly the issue of consumer
welfare, refers to the 2012-2016 LD rule and seeks comment on the issue.

Thanks,

Byron

******************************************************************

Byron Bunker

Center Director - Heavy-Duty Onroad Center

Assessment and Standards Division

Office of Transportation and Air Quality

US Environmental Protection Agency

2000 Traverwood Drive

Ann Arbor, MI 48105

(734) 214-4155

(734) 214-4050 (fax)

(734) 353-9623 (cell)

e-mail: bunker.byron@epa.gov

**********************************************************

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From:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US

To:	Chandana_L._Achanta@omb.eop.gov

Cc:	james.tamm@dot.gov, Don.Pickrell@dot.gov, Ann
Wolverton/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Paul Balserak/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Heather
Klemick/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Gloria Helfand/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Kathryn
Sargeant/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Angela Cullen/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Chet
France/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Ken Davidson/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Michael
Shelby/DC/USEPA/US@EPA

Date:	10/14/2010 10:34 AM

Subject:	Conceptual Framework Passback

Hi Chandana,

Here is a new version of the conceptual framework language.  If the
interagency would like further edits, I suggest we setup a conference
call today to work through them and close out this discussion.

Following up on our call yesterday, the Monopsony discussion has been
redone in the RIA and preamble to follow the LD rule language.   We have
updated the fuel savings language to parallel the approach from LD (fuel
savings as benefits in 2014-18 model year discussions, shown both ways
in calendar year discussions).  Economy wide modelling is done exactly
as LD (the section is deleted in its entirety and the sentences from LD
brought to the same location in this package).   Our updated AB&T
language is copied below in a separate document.

I believe the only open item from yesterday's call is the table from the
LD 2012-2016 rule executive summary that you wanted carried over in
concept for this proposal.  If you can send me the table number, we will
be glad to follow up.

Thanks,

Byron

******************************************************************

Byron Bunker

Center Director - Heavy-Duty Onroad Center

Assessment and Standards Division

Office of Transportation and Air Quality

US Environmental Protection Agency

2000 Traverwood Drive

Ann Arbor, MI 48105

(734) 214-4155

(734) 214-4050 (fax)

(734) 353-9623 (cell)

e-mail: bunker.byron@epa.gov

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From:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US

To:	Chandana_L._Achanta@omb.eop.gov

Cc:	james.tamm@dot.gov, Angela Cullen/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Kathryn
Sargeant/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Lori Stewart/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Paul
Balserak/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Michael Shelby/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Ann
Wolverton/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Ken Davidson/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Maureen
Delaney/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Sharyn Lie/DC/USEPA/US@EPA

Date:	10/15/2010 01:11 PM

Subject:	Fw: Energy Security Impact comparison

Hi Chandana,

I asked the team to pull together a comparison of the LD 2012-2016 rule
and HD NPRM monopsony related discussions to make it easier to walk back
and forth between those two documents.   I think you will see they are
essentially the same.

Please feel free to call me anytime.  

Thanks,

Byron

******************************************************************

Byron Bunker

Center Director - Heavy-Duty Onroad Center

Assessment and Standards Division

Office of Transportation and Air Quality

US Environmental Protection Agency

2000 Traverwood Drive

Ann Arbor, MI 48105

(734) 214-4155

(734) 214-4050 (fax)

(734) 353-9623 (cell)

e-mail: bunker.byron@epa.gov

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From:	Angela Cullen/AA/USEPA/US

To:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US@EPA

Cc:	Michael Shelby/DC/USEPA/US@EPA

Date:	10/15/2010 12:48 PM

Subject:	Energy Security Impact comparison

Byron,

Attached is a document which contains the sections discussing Energy
Security Impacts in the HD preamble and RIA along with the LD preamble,
RIA, and TSD.  Comment bubbles show that all of the text in the HD
preamble and RIA are either identical to or essentially the same as LD. 
The areas which are essentially the same are due to differences in the
analysis (MOVES) or year (2020 vs. 2015).  

Angela

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Transportation & Air Quality

Assessment and Standards Division

2000 Traverwood Drive

Ann Arbor, MI  48105

Phone: (734) 214-4419

Fax: (734) 214-4050

Email: cullen.angela@epa.gov

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From:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US

To:	Chandana_L._Achanta@omb.eop.gov

Cc:	Kathryn Sargeant/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Ken Davidson/DC/USEPA/US@EPA,
Angela Cullen/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, james.tamm@dot.gov, Chet
France/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Lori Stewart/DC/USEPA/US@EPA

Date:	10/18/2010 06:07 PM

Subject:	Updated Alternatives Tables with Net Benefits

Hi Chandana,

Here is a new excerpt that includes two new tables for calendar years
2030 and 2050 showing the net benefits for the alternatives.  If you can
confirm that the formatting looks OK to you, we will get these added to
the preamble and RIA.

Thanks,

Byron

******************************************************************

Byron Bunker

Center Director - Heavy-Duty Onroad Center

Assessment and Standards Division

Office of Transportation and Air Quality

US Environmental Protection Agency

2000 Traverwood Drive

Ann Arbor, MI 48105

(734) 214-4155

(734) 214-4050 (fax)

(734) 353-9623 (cell)

e-mail: bunker.byron@epa.gov

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From:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US

To:	Chandana_L._Achanta@omb.eop.gov

Cc:	james.tamm@dot.gov, Angela Cullen/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Lori
Stewart/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Maureen Delaney/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Ken
Davidson/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Kathryn Sargeant/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Ann
Wolverton/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Paul Balserak/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Chet
France/AA/USEPA/US@EPA

Date:	10/20/2010 06:20 PM

Subject:	Redline Strikeout HD NPRM

Hi Chandana,

Attached is a redline strikeout of the HD preamble tracking changes from
our first OMB submittal.  This should reflect all of the edits we have
discussed over the last three months.  The only open issue that I am
aware of is the question of annualized accounting.

I will send the RIA chapters and executive summary as separate mailings.

Thanks,

Byron

******************************************************************

Byron Bunker

Center Director - Heavy-Duty Onroad Center

Assessment and Standards Division

Office of Transportation and Air Quality

US Environmental Protection Agency

2000 Traverwood Drive

Ann Arbor, MI 48105

(734) 214-4155

(734) 214-4050 (fax)

(734) 353-9623 (cell)

e-mail: bunker.byron@epa.gov

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----- Forwarded by Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US on 10/26/2010 04:49 PM -----

From:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US

To:	Chandana_L._Achanta@omb.eop.gov

Cc:	james.tamm@dot.gov, Angela Cullen/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Paul
Balserak/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Ann Wolverton/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Kathryn
Sargeant/AA/USEPA/US@EPA

Date:	10/21/2010 03:38 PM

Subject:	Draft HD ICR

Hi Chandana,

Attached is the draft ICR.  Please let me know if you have any
questions.

Thanks,

Byron

******************************************************************

Byron Bunker

Center Director - Heavy-Duty Onroad Center

Assessment and Standards Division

Office of Transportation and Air Quality

US Environmental Protection Agency

2000 Traverwood Drive

Ann Arbor, MI 48105

(734) 214-4155

(734) 214-4050 (fax)

(734) 353-9623 (cell)

e-mail: bunker.byron@epa.gov

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From:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US

To:	Chandana_L._Achanta@omb.eop.gov

Cc:	james.tamm@dot.gov, Angela Cullen/AA/USEPA/US@EPA

Date:	10/21/2010 07:39 PM

Subject:	HD NPRM RIA Redline/Strikeout

Hi Chandana,

Attached is the RIA redline strikeout in a single document.

Thanks,

Byron

******************************************************************

Byron Bunker

Center Director - Heavy-Duty Onroad Center

Assessment and Standards Division

Office of Transportation and Air Quality

US Environmental Protection Agency

2000 Traverwood Drive

Ann Arbor, MI 48105

(734) 214-4155

(734) 214-4050 (fax)

(734) 353-9623 (cell)

e-mail: bunker.byron@epa.gov

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----- Forwarded by Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US on 10/26/2010 04:49 PM -----

From:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US

To:	Chandana_L._Achanta@omb.eop.gov

Cc:	james.tamm@dot.gov, Ann Wolverton/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Paul
Balserak/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Angela Cullen/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Kathryn
Sargeant/AA/USEPA/US@EPA, Ken Davidson/DC/USEPA/US@EPA

Date:	10/22/2010 01:07 PM

Subject:	Annualized cost table and related text

Hi Chandana,

We are inserting the following table and text into the preamble section
on Executive Orders in the subsection on Unfunded Mandates with the
other relevant economic data summarized there.  We are also adding it as
the first table in the executive summary of the RIA replacing the table
you saw previously.

Jim and I will be calling you in a few minutes to talk about the other
edit requests.

Thanks,

Byron

******************************************************************

Byron Bunker

Center Director - Heavy-Duty Onroad Center

Assessment and Standards Division

Office of Transportation and Air Quality

US Environmental Protection Agency

2000 Traverwood Drive

Ann Arbor, MI 48105

(734) 214-4155

(734) 214-4050 (fax)

(734) 353-9623 (cell)

e-mail: bunker.byron@epa.gov

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From:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US

To:	Chandana_L._Achanta@omb.eop.gov

Cc:	james.tamm@dot.gov

Date:	10/22/2010 04:35 PM

Subject:	HD Package

Attached are clean copies of the preamble, regs and RIA.  As soon as we
hear back, we will get the ROCIS table as well.

Thanks,

Byron

******************************************************************

Byron Bunker

Center Director - Heavy-Duty Onroad Center

Assessment and Standards Division

Office of Transportation and Air Quality

US Environmental Protection Agency

2000 Traverwood Drive

Ann Arbor, MI 48105

(734) 214-4155

(734) 214-4050 (fax)

(734) 353-9623 (cell)

e-mail: bunker.byron@epa.gov

**********************************************************

----- Forwarded by Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US on 10/26/2010 04:49 PM -----

From:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US

To:	Chandana_L._Achanta@omb.eop.gov

Cc:	james.tamm@dot.gov

Date:	10/22/2010 05:31 PM

Subject:	Fw: Heavy-Duty RIA for web and preamble/regs for signature

Hi Chandana,

These are the versions that are being loaded.  Jim is coordinating to
ensure we load the same documents.

Thanks,

Byron

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From:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US

To:	Lori Stewart/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Pat Scoville/DC/USEPA/US@EPA

Cc:	james.tamm@dot.gov, rebecca.yoon@dot.gov

Date:	10/22/2010 05:11 PM

Subject:	Fw: Heavy-Duty RIA for web and preamble/regs for signature

Hi Lori,

Attached are the final versions that should be loaded into ROCIS.  There
was a typo corrected on the previous version.  The typo is on page 664.

Thanks,

Byron

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From:	Lauren Steele/AA/USEPA/US

To:	<james.tamm@dot.gov>, rebecca.yoon@dot.gov

Cc:	Byron Bunker/AA/USEPA/US

Date:	10/22/2010 05:01 PM

Subject:	Heavy-Duty RIA for web and preamble/regs for signature

Attached is a signature version, with a small typo fixed  (net benefits
instead of new benefits)

Attached is the final version of the RIA with the metadata added.