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To: From: Sent: Subject: Dravis, Samantha[dravis.samantha@epa.gov] Billy Johnson Tue 5/9/2017 6:02:47 PM Nice to speak with you this morning Samantha: It was a pleasure to chat with you at the end of the meeting this morning. As I mentioned, we have a couple of issues that we will include in our comments during the regulatory reform exercise. However, one issue that concerns regulatory certainty is the crumb rubber used on synthetic fields and playgrounds. The proposed two year extension for the study is resulting in uncertainty among parents, teachers, school administrators, and the manufacturers of crumb rubber and synthetic turfs. There have been almost 100 studies and reports that show no causation between crumb rubber and cancer. (You can find more information and links to the studies at https://www.safefieldsalliance.com). This latest study was initiated by Senator Blumenthal last year and we have helped EPA, CPSC, CDC, ATSDR as much as possible including summaries of the studies and tours of crumb rubber facilities. We do want EPA to complete this study but in the interim, having EPA state the findings from all these studies (including the current and earlier EPA studies) to reassure the public about the safety of this material. I am happy to discuss this issue with you further at your convenience. And, I am happy to take you and your colleagues to watch cars get shredded anytime! Thank you so much, Billy William H. Johnson ChiefLobbyist 1250 H Street, NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 662-8548 - direct (202) 714-4259 - cell 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA - 6/22 Production ED 001523 00008076-00001 The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI) is the "Voice of the Recycling Industry." ISRI and its 21 chapters represent approximately 1,300 companies operating in nearly 4,000 locations in the U.S. and 34 countries worldwide that process, broker, and consume scrap commodities, including metals, paper, plastics, glass, rubber, electronics, and textiles. With headquarters in Washington, DC, ISRI provides education, advocacy, safety and compliance training, and promotes public awareness of the vital role recycling plays in the U.S. economy, global trade, the environment and sustainable development. Generating more than $105 billion annually in U.S. economic activity, the scrap recycling industry provides nearly half a million Americans with good jobs. For more information about ISRI, please visit www.isn.ora. 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA - 6/22 Production ED 001523 00008076-00002