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Message From: Sent: To: CC: Subject: Myron Ebell [Myron.Ebell@cei.org] 1/10/2018 11:08:17 PM Bennett, Tate [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=lfa92542f7ca4d01973bl8b2fllb9141-Bennett, El] Bowman, Liz [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=c3d4d94d3e4b4blf80904056703ebc80-Bowman, Eli]; Woods, Clint [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=bc65010f5c2e48f4bc2aa050db50dl98-Woods, Clin]; Harlow, David [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=b5a9a34e31fc4fe6b2beaddda2affa44-Harlow, Dav]; Annie Dwyer [Annie.Dwyer@cei.org] RE: List of upcoming deadlines 'Dear Tate. Thanks for this and thanks to all of you for attending Cooler Heads on Monday. You and your colleagues are welcome at all our meetings. Our February meeting will he on Monday the 5th at 12 noon at CEL I will send this to the entire Cooler Heads list, which is several hundred people. Yours, Myron, Myron Ebell Director, Center for Energy and Environment Competitive Enterprise Institute 1310 L Street; N. W., Seventh Floor Washington, DC 20005, USA Tel direct: Tel mobile Ex. 6 E-mail: Myron.Ebell@cei.org Stop continental drift! From: Bennett, Tate [mailto:Bennett.Tate@epa.gov] Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 3:03 PM To: Myron Ebell <Myron.Ebell@cei.org> Cc: Bowman, Liz <Bowman.Liz@epa.gov>; Woods, Clint <woods.clint@epa.gov>; Harlow, David <harlow.david@epa.gov>; Annie Dwyer <Annie.Dwyer@cei.org> Subject: List of upcoming deadlines Hi Myron- Thanks for inviting us to come visit the group earlier this week. Below is 1) a list of upcoming comment period deadlines that may be of interest and a link to where you can search for more online 2) a few bullets that may come in handy for STOU-style addresses that your groups might be working on and may wish to include 2017 EPA accomplishments. Do you mind distributing to the group? Let me know if we can provide additional information. Tate Full Title Proposed- Mercury; Reporting Requirements for Toxic Substances Control Act Mercury Inventory Comment Period Deadline 01/11/2018 Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 5 ED 002061 00058355-00001 Full Title Proposed- Repeal of Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units Proposed- Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Revision to References for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Sector to Incorporate Latest Edition of Certain Industry, Consensus-based Standards Comment Period Deadline 01/16/2018 01/25/2018 Proposed- Responses to Certain State Designation Recommendations for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards Proposed- Withdrawal of Certain Federal Water Quality Criteria Applicable to California: Lead, Chlorodibromomethane, and Dichlorobromomethane ANPRM- State Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Electric Utility Generating Units 02/05/2018 02/09/2018 02/26/2018 https://www. regulations.gov/searchResii Stsrpp^S& so-ASC& sb-com m entD ueD ate& po-O & cp-O & a-EPA & dct-PR EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and EPA 2017 Accomplishments Withdrew from the Job-Killing Paris Climate Agreement: Administrator Pruitt worked with President Trump to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, until the COP agree to fair terms for America. Stopped Backdoor Sue & Settle: EPA ended the practice of settling lawsuits with activist groups pushing their agenda behind closed doors. Effectively ending the days of 'regulation through litigation,' EPA will handle pending litigation in an open, transparent process that allows affected stakeholders to participate - and saves taxpayers millions of dollars in attorneys' fees and settlements - effectively taking away a source of taxpayers funding activist agendas, https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/administrator-pruitt-issues-directive--end--epa--sue--settle Ended the War on Coal and the "Clean Power Plan": Following issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). o EPA proposed to determine that the Obama-era regulation exceeds the Agency's statutory authority. o Repealing the CPP will also facilitate the development of U.S. energy resources and reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens associated with the development of those resources. o When Obama first took office there were 86,400 coal mining jobs; when he left office there were only 50,00, (a loss of nearly 4,550 a year). As of December 2017, there are now 50,500 jobs, the first net increase in years. (Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) Stopped Conflict of Interests for EPA Advisory Committees: Administrator Pruitt has reformed scientific advisory boards to ensure independence, geographic diversity, and integrity in EPA science. No member of EPA's federal advisory committees will be able to receive agency grants to better ensure independence. https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/administrator-pruitt-issues-directive-ensure-independence-geographicdiversity o According to EPA calculations, in just the last three years, members of three of EPA's 22 FACs - the Science Advisory Board (SAB), Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) - received upwards of $77 million in direct EPA grant funding while concurrently serving on these committees. Restored Cooperative Federalism: Administrator Pruitt has visited nearly 30 states in his first year on the job meeting with stakeholders, governors and other elected officials, to ensure EPA is being responsive to local needs for our diverse country. o Since March 1, 2017, EPA has worked with states to approve 206 state air plans/state implementation plans (SIP's). EPA had a backlog of over 700 unapproved SIPs. Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 5 ED 002061 00058355-00002  Redefining a 'Water of the U.S.': EPA, Department of Army, and Army Corps of Engineers are moving forward with a two-step process to rescind the 2015 "Waters of the United States" rule and redefine it in a way that provides farmers and land owners the regulatory certainty they need, while also returning power back to states and localities. https://www,epa.gov/newsreleases/elected-!eaders-praise-trump-administrations-move-rescind-wotus Properly Implementing TSCA: EPA has cleared a backlog of 700 new chemicals waiting permits for sale. By July, EPA had eliminated the backlog assessing new chemical risk within 90 days - allowing manufacturers to innovate and create jobs, https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-eliminates-new-chemical-backlog-announces-improvementsnew-chemical-safety-reviews Cleaning Up the Superfund Mess: Of the 1,345 sites on EPA's National Priority list, EPA has eliminated in whole or substantial part 7 since March. In 2016, EPA eliminated only 1. o EPA is on track to close in whole or in part 27 more in 2018. o EPA is on track to issue clean up decisions (RODs) on 14 of over $50 million in clean up this year. Draining the Swamp: EPA staff is at the lowest levels since the Reagan presidency, as on boarded employees are now about 14,100. Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 5 ED 002061 00058355-00003