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State of Wisconsin DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 101 S. W ebste r Street Box 7921 Madison Wl 63707-7921 May 15, 2017 The Honorable Scott Pruitt Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20503 Scott Walker, Governor Cathy Stepp, Secretary Telephone 608-268-2821 Toll Free 1-888-S36-7463 TTY Access via relay - 711 V J DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES Administrator Pruitt: Congratulations on your confirmation as Administrator o f the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). As you know, state and federal environmental regulations and programs have matured significantly since major federal environmental laws were adopted decades ago. Under your Administration, this an exciting time that provides us an excellent opportunity to review our regulatory climate to ensure we continue to protect the citizens o f this country, while at the same time ensuring our regulatory structure is not unnecessarily burdensome. As co regulators, we have the ability to examine the roles o f the federal government and states in environmental regulation, in order to best serve our citizens, and to make the best use of our resources, we need to work together to define our appropriate roles, and to do our work in the most efficient way possible. In our dual roles as regulators, EPA sets federal environmental standards and generally delegates authority to the states to implement those standards, subject to EPA oversight. In the states' role as implementers, we are in a unique position to understand some of the challenges associated "with implementing federal programs on the ground. These ideas were submitted to EPA in responses to its solicitation of comments regarding President Trump's Executive Order 13777 on Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda. We would welcome the opportunity to discuss these concepts with you in more detail at your convenience. Thank you for your consideration. Secretary cc. Ken Wagner, Senior Advisor to the Administrator for Regional and State Affairs dnr.wi.gov w is c o n s in .g o v Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Naturally WISCONSIN Tier 10 Q ED_002061 00173495-00001