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Message From: Sent: To: CC: Subject: StClair, Christie [/0=EXCHANGELABS/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=06618C5ED0E744A3BFE8443360018C26-STCLAIR/ CH] 10/10/2017 3:13:07 PM _________________ Kami Buchholz [j_________ |x: 6 _________ j Valentine, Julia [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=0d386c8e6abc4dab9a307a9411e36d47-Valentine,] RE: Media Hi K a m i, Pi ease a t t r i bute to an agency s p o k e s p e r s o n . EPA u t i 1i z e s PEMs as one o f a v a r i e t y o f t o o l s to c h a r a c t e r iz e in - u s e e m is s io n s and to scree n f o r h igh o f f - c y c l e emi s s i o n s t h a t c o u ld i ndi c a t e a d e f e a t de v i ce o r o t h e r com pi ance c o n c e r n . EPA u se s PEMS and rea l w o rld t e s t t o o l s i n tandem w ith 1ab da ta f o r c e r t i f i c a t i on t e s t i ng p r i o r to i s s u i n g c e r t i f i cate s o f conformi t y . In c o n t r a s t w ith the proposed European p r o c e d u r e s , EPA i s not c r e a t i ng an i n - u s e conformi t y f a c t o r f o r PEMs t e s t i n g . I n s t e a d , EPA u se s the PEMs data and o th e r real w o r ld t e s t d a t a t o c o n f i rm th e re a l w o r ld emi s s i on r e s u l t s a re c o n s i s t e n t w i t h th e 1a b o r a t o r y t e s t resul t s . Thanks, Chri stie --------O r i g i nal M e s s a g e -------From: Val e n ti n e , J u l i a S e n t : Wednesday, O c t o b e r 04, 2017 2 : 1 4 PM To : Kami B u c h h o lz < kami buchholz@ m e. com> Cc: S t C l ai r , C h r i s t i e <S t C la i r . C h ri stie @ e p a .g o v> S u b je c t : RE: Medi a Hi K a m i, Got y o u r q u e s t i o n . I ' m al so c o p y i ng my co l 1eague C h r i s t i e S t . Cl ai r on t h i s . When I ' m no t i n , C h r i s i t e can h e lp you w i t h t e s t i ng q u e s t i o n s . She al s o h a n d l e s al 1 o t h e r a u t o emi s s i o n s i s s u e s . Would you t e l 1 us more about what you are c o v e ri ng i n y o u r p ie ce and what i s y o u r hard d e a d l i n e ? Thanks ! J u l i a P. Val e n t i ne US EPA O f f i ce o f P u b i i c A f f a i r s Ex. 6 --------O r i g i n a l Messag_e----_7_____________________________ From: Kami B u c h h o lz j_______________ Jex._6_______________ j S e n t : Wednesday, O c t o b e r 04, 2017 2 : 0 9 PM T o : V a le n ti n e , J u l i a <V a le n ti n e . J u li a@epa.gov> Su b je c t: Media Hi J u l i a , I ' m w o rk i ng on an a r t i c l e a b o u t p o r t a b l e emi s s i o n s measurement s y s t e m s ( P E M S ) . A s s u c h , pi e a se have the a p p r o p ria t e EPA r e p r e s e n t a t iv e answer the fo l 1owing q u e s t i o n s : 1) How do es th e EPA p r e s e n t l y use PEMS f o r o n - r o a d 1 i g h t - d u t y p a s s e n g e r v e h i c l e t e s t i n g ( s u r v e i 11ance moni t o r i n g , somethi ng e l s e ) ? Pi e a se answ er i n 1 - 2 s e n t e n c e s . 2) Does th e EPA a n t i c i pate t h a t PEMS c o u ld be used f o r 1 i g h t - d u t y p a s s e n g e r v e h i c l e c e r t i f i c a t i on ( i n tandem w ith 1ab t e s t i ng) as Europe s t a r t e d doi ng in S e p t . 2 017? Pi ease answer i n 1-2 s e n t e n c e s . I ' d a p p r e c i a t e r e s p o n s e s v i a r e t u r n emai 1 by end o f day, T h u r s d a y , O c t . 5. Be s u r e t o i n c lu d e th e name and jo b t i t l e o f the p e rso n who p r o v i d e s the r e s p o n s e s . Many thanks fo r your tim e . Kind re gard s, Kami B u c h h o lz Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061 00010050-00001 D e t ro it Edi to r Au tom otive Engi ne eri ng Q.-.SAE_publj_cati_qn_____ Ex. 6 Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061 00010050-00002