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6, TRACY MEHAN, III 1300 Eye Street N.W., Suite 701W Washington, OX, 2000S June IS, 2018 The Honorable John Barrasso, M.D. Chair & The Honorable Tom Carper Ranking Member Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate 410 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington., D.C. 20S10 RE: William McIntosh, nominee, Assistant Administrator for the Office of international and Tribal Affairs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Dear Senators Barrasso and Carper, it is with great pleasure that! write in support of William ("Chad") McIntosh's nomination for Assistant Administrator for the Office of international and Tribal Affairs at the U.S, E.P.A. 1had the opportunity of serving with Chad McIntosh for eight years while 1ran the Michigan Office of the Great Lakes in the cabinet of then Governor John Engler, Chad served as both environmental advisor to the Governor and then as a deputy at the Department of Environmental Quality in which my office was housed. We worked on numerous international, interstate and state issues relating to the Great Lakes and the waters of the state of Michigan including toxic regulation, invasive species, water diversions, and nonpoint source pollution. Chad McIntosh brings technical engineering and legal knowledge and experience to government service. He is also a man of integrity who can be counted on to honor the highest ethical standards. His experience in both government and with a multinational corporation (Ford), working in regulatory environments around the globe, make him an ideal candidate for this Assistant Administrator post. As a former Assistant Administrator for Water at E.P.A., I had responsibility for the tribal program at the time. Based on that experience, I believe Chad will provide great assistance and expertise, across all media, in serving the nation's tribal governments as well. Thank you for your interest. I hope you will confirm Chad McIntosh to this position. Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 5 ED 002061 00148922-00001