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McLamb, Marguerite [/O=EXCHANGELABS/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=85F0F472928E4767965C94E609FEDC45-MCLAMB, MARGUERITE] 3/24/2025 5:30:07 PM Branning, Amy [Branning.Amy@epa.gov] RE: Commercial sterilizers - Presidential Exemption in Fact Sheet
I'll let you know as soon as I see it!
From: Branning, Amy <Branning.Amy@epa.gov> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2025 11:48 AM To: McLamb, Marguerite <McLamb.Marguerite@epa.gov>; Witt, Jon <Witt.Jon@epa.gov>; Swanson, Nicholas <Swanson. Nicholas@epa.gov> Cc: Anderson, Lea <anderson.lea@epa.gov>; Dunkins, Robin <Dunkins.Robin@epa.gov>; Do, Bebhinn <do.bebhinn@epa.gov> Subject: RE: Commercial sterilizers - Presidential Exemption in Fact Sheet
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Thank you, Marguerite. Can you let me know as soon as that announcement is out today? Thank you.
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Adding Nick Swanson as GLs and adding Robin and Bebhinn for awareness of present interest and inquiries in the exemption.
As general info for Amy - this afternoon, the agency is announcing the possibility of obtaining a s. 112(i) Presidential exemption for the NESHAPs that were in the March 12 reconsideration announcement. There are fact sheets on the relevant NESHAP websites that mention the exemption. I don't know the process for handling the requests, and we should discuss how to handle EOSA's situation, since they put their "request" in a letter.
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The exemption is mentioned in the PDF that appears on each affected NESHAP's website: https://www.epa.govisystem/filesidocuments/2025-03/neshap_powermg-the-great-american-comeback_fact-sheet_2.pdf.
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Hi:
EOSA is asking about the status of its Presidential Exemption Request that it made in response to EPA's fact sheet below. I was not aware of this fact sheet. Do you know who at EPA has been receiving these requests?
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Amy - EOSA wants to know the status of their 112(i)(4) Presidential Exemption request for their compliance deadlines. It was something they requested in their letter to EPA, per EPA's factsheet: https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2025-03/neshap powering-the-great-american-comeback factsheet 2.pdf
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: Commercial sterilizers - signed letter attached.
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Attached is the signed letter. Thank you for your patience.
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Subject: RE: Commercial sterilizers; Ex. 5 Attorney Client (AC)
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Thank you! Once you have it, please send us the signed letter from Abbie after it's been sent to EOSA. Do you think it'll be signed today (or if not, what the timing on it is)?
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They didn't look at the last version and signed off on the new path forward yesterday, so I think we're good to proceed.
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Amy - Will EPA 0GC FO need to review this?
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Jeff:
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Here are our comments/suggested edits. Let us know if you want to discuss any of our comments/edits. Thank you.
Amy Huang Branning Attorney-Advisor USEPA Office of General Counsel (202)564-1744
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Thank you, Matt! Here's F Ex. 5 AC/AWP review and send any edits/comments by COB tomorrow?
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Sean and Nate!
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Yes!
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Matt,
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Ex. 5 Deliberative Process (DP)
Ex. 5 Deliberative Process (DP) Would appreciate Eric's thoughts before I talk to Nate and Sean at 1pm.
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(adding Eric H.)
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Two more questions!
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Attached. These both used declarations but I believe our plan here will be to use the letter that Abbie signs in lieu of a declaration. Nate attended the TSCA framework moot yesterday so is familiar with that case, which I would use as the template for the remand motion here (I already cribbed a lot from it for the current abeyance motion).
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Can you send me -C Ex. 5 Deliberative Process (DP) Fo I can understand the strategy? I can get a decision at my 1pm today with Sean and Nate.
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Ex. 5 AC/AWP
What's the best way to tee this up?
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Hi all --
Ex. 5 AC/AWP
Please let me know if you have any concerns with this path.
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