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oral terat 43OVERRAN S T A L E OR ALLURE D E A A A T A3 N r Q E E P N V SA O N sU E N A A t R O T R C T 10 N % i May 9, 2017 Ms. Samantha Dravis, Associate Administrator Office of Policy - US ERA Headquarters William Jefferson Clinton Bldg. 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Mail Code 1804A Washington, DC 204S0 Ms. Brittany Bolen, Deputy Associate Administrator Office of Policy - US ERA Headquarters William Jefferson Clinton Bldg. 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Mail Code 1804A Washington, DC 20460 Ms, Sarah Greenwalt, Senior Counsel Office of General Counsel - US EPA Headquarters William Jefferson Clinton Bldg. 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Mail Code 2310A Washington, DC 20460 Ms. Mandy Gunasekara, Senior Policy Advisor Office of the Administrator - US EPA Headquarters William Jefferson Clinton Bldg1200 Pennsylvania Ave,, N.W, Mail Code 1101A Washington, DC 2460 Mr. Ryan Jackson, Chief of Staff Office of the Administrator - US EPA Headquarters William Jefferson Clinton Bldg. 1200 Pennsylvania Ave,, N.W. Mail Code 1101A Washington, DC 20460 Dear Ms. Dravis, Ms. Bolen, Ms. Greenwalt, Ms. Gunasekara, and Mr. Jackson: It is my understanding that EPA Is reviewing petitions from the Governor of the State of Maine (dated February 27, 2017) and from the Town of Baileyville, Maine, Verso Corporation, and Woodland Pulp LLC (dated March 6, 2017), which collectively ask EPA to withdraw EPA's letter actions regarding Maine dated February 2, 2015, March 16, 2015, and June 5, 2015 (with the exception of EPA's recognition of Maine's statewide environmental regulatory jurisdiction and authority over all waters, including tribal waters), approve Maine's existing water quality standards for all applicable tribal waters, and undertake all necessary steps to repeal EPA's final rule on Maine's water quality standards, 81 Fed. Reg. 92468 (Dec. 19, 2016). These Issues are Important for our state, and I respectfully request that EPA approve and undertake all relief requested by the petitions. a al oar la : RA VAR n o : ::;-.;: S T A T iO S A A : V A A, EAU A R' A4 i.;i V S A 44-A7AAA ;- .4A ; ;::;;LA L A R V R A & ,, 4 !.: : : - :: :... anaos; Aft S:L 4 AA N R i ; A I c m - 6 RAN : Ai : L U A r . Ra- vRA; \;N I A4.AS RARA AAA;: 44: 4444 RARA A R A N O 3 4 L' A N LA 3 AL NUL E O R R R A N IN M A ; AA-: A G RA (Alla RLA A3;.:y iLftRA RALA ALA- 3;-.1 R R Il AR LLL ua r : AA3 LJAN T R AS ARSVER S K Y W A Y L A R A ARRACHA.; L A , LA VAASNA' A4 Aa Ar RLR: N U O R A - RALA ELLA l r a . l i l Siena Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 10 ED 002061 00107699-00001 Letter to S. Dravis, B, Bolen, S. Greenwait, M. Gunasekara, and R. Jackson (May 9, 2017) Page 2 of 2 As you may know, ERA recently requested a stay of Maine's appeal of EPA's February 2, 2015 letter action that is pending in the United States District Court for the District of Maine, No. 14~ cv-00264-JDL. EPA staff may at some point want to consider discussing the relief requested by the petitions, which could be facilitated by counsel. I appreciate your attention to these important Maine matters. Sincerely, // / Paul Mercer Commissioner Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 10 ED 002061 00107699-00002