Date: May 31, 2012
MEMORANDUM
TO:			Air and Radiation Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0542
SUBJECT:	Meeting between the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry, the Indonesian Embassy and U.S. EPA

On May 31, 2012, representatives of the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry, the Indonesian Embassy and the U.S. EPA met at EPA Headquarters in Washington, DC.  A complete list of attendees is below.  For the first 15 minutes of the meeting, Minister Hasan talked with Assistant Administrator McCarthy.  After 15 minutes, the Minister, the Ambassador and the Assistant Administrator left, and the discussion continued, led by Secretary General Daryanto and Director Simon.  The entire meeting lasted an hour.

The discussion centered on Indonesia's forestry management policies and EPA's process for evaluation and consideration of public comments on the palm oil biofuels NODA.  The Minister discussed the great importance of palm oil to his country's development.  He explained the history of deforestation in Indonesia over the last two decades and discussed more recent policies that aim to reduce such deforestation.  .  Secretary Daryanto further discussed a number of these policies and initiatives aimed at reducing both deforestation and development of palm plantations on peat soils.  He stated that in 2011, Indonesia released a long-term strategy for forestry and also has successfully collaborated with USTR to develop strategies to avoid illegal logging.

Attendees at the May 31, 2012 Meeting

Indonesian Ministry of Forestry:
1. Zulkifli Hasan		 Minister
2. Hadi Daryanto		 Secretary General
3. Hadisusanto Pasaribu	 Expert Staff
4. Sri Murniningtyas		 Head of Center for Foreign Cooperation
5. Teguh Rahardjo		 Head of Multilateral Division
6. Ratna Kusuma Sari		 Head of Protocol Division
7. Arif Wahyudi		 Personal Assistant

Embassy of Republic Indonesia
1. Dino Patti Djalal    		 Ambassador
2. Benyamin Carnadi     	 Counselor Economy
3. Ni Made Marthini     	 Trade Attache
4. Achmad Rachman       	 Agricultural Attache
5. Febby Andryananto    	 Third Secretary Economy

U.S. EPA
Gina McCarthy		Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
Karl Simon	Director, OAR, OTAQ, Transportation and Climate Division
Benjamin Hengst	Associate Director, OAR, OTAQ, TCD
Vincent Camobreco		OAR, OTAQ, TCD
Angela Dickens		AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow, OAR, OTAQ, TCD
Mark Kasman			Office of International and Tribal Affairs (OITA)
Rakhi Kasat			OITA
Marta Montoro		OAR

Other
Beth Viola	Holland & Knight LLP, Representing the Indonesian Palm Oil Board, the Malaysian Palm Oil Council, and Neste Oil