Mobile Sources Forum Archive

MSF Tier 2 and Diesel Drafting Team -Workplan Outline

June 17, 1999

MSF Co-Chairs:

• Cathy Reheis
• John Kowalczyk

Drafting Team Charge

Produce consensus on:

• Small Refiner Definition including economic viability
• Banking and Trading
• National vs. Regional program

  - Consensus recommendations must be technically justified.

Membership: 1 primary participant and 1 alternate:

Group/Caucus, Primary, Alternate

States (Co-Chairs ):

• Dennis Hemmer, Wyoming
• John Kowalczyk, Oregon

Environmental

• Vicky Patten EDF Nina Dougherty, Sierra Club

Refining

• Walt Maguire, Chevron
• Clint Ensign, Sinclair

SBREFA

Refining

• Bob Neufeld, Wy. Ref. Com.

Autos Reg Modlin,

• John Cabaniss, AIAM, Daimler Chrysler

Tribes

• (Bill Grantham to designate)
  Susan Pantell has agreed to participate. Bill consult with Susan.

Consulting/Advisor

• Glenn Passavant, EPA*

  * EPA will provide technical information as requested

Working Principles:

• Task Force can solicit technical expertise as needed.
• Consider role of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) in this process.
• Entire MSF monitors progress through regular distribution of interim products.
• EPA requests that small refiner definition as well as diesel fuel timing issue be considered relative to rest of country.
• Members should be prepared to provide constructive alternatives and communicate on a regular with their constituency.

Meeting Kick-off Issues

• MSF requests facilitator to assist at initial meetings.
• EPA committed to present non-proprietary data out of Technical Support Document as needed.

Timing (dates approximate)

• MSF forms Drafting Team June 17, 1999
• MSF issues notice for 8/16/99 Workshop July 16, 1999
• Drafting team provides periodic materials to MSF Through 8/99
• Drafting team mails consensus document to MSF Week of 8/2/99
• Team Finalizes recommendations and gives to MSF for Action
• At meeting(concurrence/with amendments/ etc): Meeting 8/10 SLC
• MSF provides recommendations for Public Advisory Committee Action
• MSF hosts Public Workshop Week of 8/16/99
• MSF meets (or via conference call) and incorporates public comment Meeting or C/C 8/25
• And provides recommendations to WRAP
• WRAP meets for action and possible forwarding to EPA Week of 9/6/99