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Message From: Jeff Blackwood [jblackwood@croplifeamerica.org] Sent: 2/18/2025 2:32:44 PM To: Amidon, Eric [Amidon.Eric@epa.gov] CC: bpglenn@croplifeamerica.org Subject: CropLife America letter to Administrator Zeldin Attachments:CropLife America Letter to Administrator Lee Zeldin.pdf Caution: This email originated from outside EPA, please exercise additional caution when deciding whether to open attachments or click on provided links. Hello Eric, I am Jeff Blackwood, Vice President of Government Relations at CropLife America, the pesticide industry trade association. Please find attached a letter from our CEO, Alex Dunn, to Administrator Zeldin. Thanks and do be in touch if we can ever be of assistance. Best regards, -Jeff Jeff Blackwood Vice President, Government Relations 202-604-3771 ED_018475D_00000874-00001 CropLife *AMERICA* February 18, 2025 The Honorable Lee Zeldin Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20004 Dear Administrator Zeldin, On behalf of CropLife America (CLA), I would like to extend our sincere congratulations on your confirmation as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Your bipartisan Senate confirmation support reflects the confidence in your leadership and vision for protecting the environment while growing the American economy. CLA member companies are leaders in research and development of innovative pesticides that help farmers produce more food sustainably. Every day, CLA and our member companies advocate for a strong, science- and risk-based regulatory system to help ensure public safety and confidence in pesticides and the critical role they play in protecting crops and enhancing our well-being. CLA and our members will continue working with the EPA to help provide growers with technologies to protect our food, communities, and ecosystems from the threat of pests, weeds, and diseases. We look forward to working with you and your team to help ensure farmers maintain access to safe and effective pesticides. EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs carries out business-critical pesticide licensing activities, and we are eager to support and optimize their science- and riskbased registration procedures to help ensure timely product registrations. Additionally, we look forward to working with you on durable, science-based solutions for Endangered Species Act review of pesticide registrations that is protective of species, provides farmers with access to these essential tools, and brings legal and regulatory certainty for pesticide registrants. As the agriculture industry navigates evolving challenges and opportunities, we remain committed to working with the EPA to equip farmers with the tools they need to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food while protecting the environment and the health of our communities. We appreciate your dedication to the environment and agriculture and stand ready to support your efforts in any way we can. Congratulations again on your confirmation, and we look forward to working together on these critical priorities. Sincerely, Alexandra Dunn President & CEO Representing the Pesticide Indust"4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22203 202.296.1585 hone 202.463.0474 fax www.cropliffeamerica.org ED_018475D_00000875-00001 Message From: Alexandra Dunn [adunn@croplifeamerica.org] Sent: 2/28/2025 10:19:25 PM To: Voyles, Travis [voyles.travis@epa.gov]; McIntosh, Chad [mcintosh.chad@epa.gov]; Amidon, Eric [Amidon.Eric@epa.gov]; Beck, Nancy [beck.nancy@epa.gov]; Dekleva, Lynn [dekleva.lynn@epa.gov] Subject:You're Invited: 2025 Friends & Allies Celebration of National Ag Day - RSVP Here Caution: This email originated from outside EPA, please exercise additional caution when deciding whether to open attachments or click on provided links. Hello colleagues, Please share this invitation with the appointees who work in agriculture at EPA. It is a WAG and there are instructions for checking with ethics on the invitation. We'd love to see some of you at this wonderful event. Alexandra Dapolito Dunn, Esq. President and CEO CropLife America 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 202-872-3850 Cell: 703-848-5687 Email: adunn@),cn -rica.org We are excited to invite you to gather on Capitol Hill for our Friends & Allies Reception, presented by CropLife America, RISE, and National Ag Day! Please RSVP at the link below. As always this will be a great night to celebrate agriculture! ED_018475D_00000894-00001 Friends and allies of agriculture: You're invited! A Celebration of NATIONAL AG DAY March 18,2025 5:30-8 p.m. Kennedy Caucus Room, SR-325 The Russell Senate Office Building r CropLife This event is intended to be widely attended, following all House and Senate ethics rules. Fcx Executive Branch employees, please consult your ethics counsel before attending. 71 Tuesday, March 18, 2025 tj 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Kennedy Caucus Room, SR-325 The Russell Senate Office Building 2 Constitution Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002 Join us for an evening of networking and recognition as we honor the contributions of American agriculture. Heavy hors d'oeuvres will be served. Please RSVP here. We look forward to celebrating with you! ED_0l 8475D_00000894-00002 Message From: Sent: To: CC: Subject: Alexandra Dunn [adunn@croplifeamerica.org] 3/4/2025 11:51:05 AM Voyles, Travis [voyles.travis@epa.gov]; Atkinson, Emily [Atkinson.Emily@epa.gov]; Welch-White, Venus [WelchWhite.Venus@epa.gov]; Breyanna Tulipane [btulipane@croplifeamerica.org] Jeff Blackwood Dblackwood@croplifeamerica.org]; Megan Provost [mprovost@pestfacts.org]; Manojit Basu [mbasu@croplifeamerica.org] Slightly Revised Run of Show for CropLife America and RISE Board Meetings on 3/19, 9-945 (Voyles Keynote); 10-1030 (Welch-White Dialogue) Caution: This email originated from outside EPA, please exercise additional caution when deciding whether to open attachments or click on provided links. mportance:High Good morning colleagues, We learned yesterday that Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Director Ed Messina and his two office directors who we invited to a one hour "listening session" with the CLA/RISE Boards on 3/19 from 1045 to 1145 am are not attending. Dr. Beck assessed that since Deputy Assistant Administrator (DAA) Voyles is confirmed, with that Ed, Dr. Welch-White, and the CLA & RISE officials (myself and Megan Provost) pre-briefing DAA Voyles, it is unhelpful for career leaders to attend in listening only mode. We adjusted the run of show below. Dr. Welch-White, please note Jeff Blackwood now will moderate the conversation to which we have invited you as I now will moderate the session replacing the OPP listening session, which will be on MAHA. See the revised run of show, and DAA Voyles, we look forward to our prep call on 3/7 at 1130 am. @Breyanna Tulipane please update the online agenda! CLA/RISE Joint Boards Meeting: Wednesday, March 19, 2025 7:30 AM -- 9:00 AM : Westin Arlington, F. Scott Fitzgerald Ballroom NB Breakfast Available 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Westin Arlington, F. Scott Fitzgerald Ballroom NB Overview and context for the morning agenda's structure. 9:00 AM -- 9:45 AM LuuctuCh. Westin Arlington, F. Scott Fitzgerald Ballroom C/D/E ED_018475D_00003705-00001 Keynote Address Travis Voyles, Deputy Assistant Administrator, EPA (confirmed) Introduction and Q&A moderation by Darren Dillenbeck, CropLife America Chairman and Vice President and President of FMC North America BREAK 10:00 AM- 10:30 AM Westin Arlington, F. Scott Fitzgerald Ballroom C/D/E Dialogue with EPA Acting Agricultural Office Director Dr. Venus Welch-White (invited) Introduction and Q&A moderation by Jeff Blackwood, CropLife America Vice President of Government Relations BREAK 10:45 AM- 11:45 AM Locate.,. Westin Arlington, F. Scott Fitzgerald Ballroom C/D/E Making America Healthy Again: Engaging with the Movement Charlie Arnot, Chief Executive Officers, Center for Food Integrity (invited) Terri Moore, Vice President of Communications, American Farm Bureau Federation (invited) Moderated by Alexandra Dunn, President and CEO, CropLife America BREAK 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM 1...UUdIlUt. Westin Arlington, F. Scott Fitzgerald Ballroom C/D/E Joint CLA Board of Directors and RISE Governing Board Luncheon & Presentation Election Implications and Congressional Outlook Nathan Gonzales, Editor & Publisher, Inside Elections LLC Introduction and Q&A Moderation by Neil Cleveland, RISE Governing Board Chair and Senior Vice President and General Manger, PBI Gordon Corporation BREAK Alexandra Dapolito Dunn, Esq. President and CEO CropLife America 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 202-872-3850 Cell: 703-848-5687 Email: adunn(a),crL -rica.org Cro * ED_018475D_00003705-00002   We have concerns that environmentalists are advancing harmful health, economic, or food security policies under the guise of human health. Despite insinuations to the contrary, regular testing by FDA and USDA finds that more than 99% of all pesticide residues meet extremely conservative limits established by EPA according to the best available science. We applaud the Commission's desire to improve the health and well-being of Americans. We implore you to ensure policy decisions are grounded in sound science and risk-based analyses. With unity, we can protect American agricultural producers from environmental activists' attacks on proven-safe inputs critical to their profitability and long-term viability while promoting positive health outcomes. Sincerely, [signature] [name] U.S. Senator ED_018475D_00003060-00002 March 7, 2025 The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 The Honorable Brooke Rollins Secretary U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20250 The Honorable Lee Zeldin Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 Dear Secretary Kennedy, Secretary Rollins, and Administrator Zeldin, As organizations representing the food and agriculture community, we write to express our interest in working with you and the Make America Healthy Again Commission in advancing our shared goals of improving health outcomes for Americans while protecting our most vulnerable populations. At the same time, we are eager to share with the Commission our significant concerns regarding unfounded criticisms levied against the safety of the food and agricultural value chain. It is essential that as these topics are reviewed, the Commission respects and reinforces the robust science- and risk-based regulatory systems to which products are already subject and the abundance of fit-for-purpose scientific literature on these matters. We urge the Commission to draw conclusions from the significant body of sound, quality science and data while resisting policy changes based on misleading or outlier studies. The February 13, 2025, executive order, Establishing the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission, referenced several items important to our organizations. Modern agricultural tools like pesticides and biotechnology are critical components of a healthy and dynamic food system and farm economy. U.S. produced food and feed ingredients are the foundation of a safe and affordable food supply for all Americans. Pesticides are used in all types of agricultural production, from conventional to organic. These products are critical for ensuring a safe, abundant, and affordable supply of food, feed, fuel, and fiber. Without access to safe, well-regulated pesticidal tools, our nation's growers and agricultural producers would be vulnerable to devastating insects, fungal diseases, and weed pests that can completely destroy a crop. Economy-wide, this would impact the cost and availability of food for American consumers. Further, pesticides are vital for protecting public health from diseases carried by animal pests like bed bugs, rodents, and mosquitoes, which can carry diseases like West Nile virus or Dengue Fever. Leveraging the safe use of pesticides is also critical to supporting soil health conservation practices such as no-till; controlling weeds that could damage critical infrastructure; and controlling vegetation that contributes to wildfire fuel loads. Without risk-based scientific regulatory processes providing for access to and safe use of pesticides, U.S. growers and producers will become less competitive in the marketplace. Less U.S. production means Americans will increasingly rely on other countries for our food, leading to higher prices, reduced food security and compromised national security. A nation that chooses not to feed itself is not secure. Importantly, in 1996 Congress enacted the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA), which directs that there must be "reasonable certainty" no harm will result from pesticide residue exposures, with explicit emphasis placed on protecting infants and children. In implementing FQPA--which EPA completed in 1 ED_018475D_00003061-00001 2006 and periodically reviews--the agency regularly uses one or more safety factors, including a default "10x factor." This means residue limits are very low risk and consistently set 10 or even 100 times more conservative than is already found to be safe. These limits are established using a variety of literature sources that EPA's scientists independently determine are fit for regulatory purposes. In testing for residues, USDA and FDA annually find that more than 99% of food and feed products comply with these exceptionally conservative standards. As a result, the U.S. regulatory process is the global gold standard for ensuring the public is protected from pesticide residues. Similarly, the U.S. has in place appropriate, science-based processes for regulating products of biotechnology and genetic improvement technologies. In recent decades, these innovations have helped farmers reduce crop input use; mitigate pest pressures; enable soil health practices, such as no-till; and enhance the nutritional profile of foods to improve health outcomes for consumers. Biotechnology has also been crucial in allowing farmers around the world to increase yields on existing farmlands to feed a growing global population, reducing the need to convert environmentally-sensitive lands (e.g., forests) into cropland for food production. Additional research is underway exploring ways to use genetic innovations to reduce food spoilage and waste, improve drought tolerance, among many other important developments. USDA regulates biotechnology innovations to ensure they are safe for environmental release and do not pose a plant pest risk, while FDA evaluates new plant varieties produced using biotechnology to ensure they do not pose a food or feed safety risk. EPA also reviews biotechnology varieties intended to protect crops from pests to ensure they are safe for human health and the environment. Both long-term and short-term risks are evaluated in these assessments. Further, many of our trade partners evaluate biotechnology products to ensure compliance with safety standards around the world. In the more than 30 years since their initial agricultural uses, products of biotechnology are now safely grown globally on nearly 500 million acres each year to help meet food, feed, fuel, and fiber needs. It is also essential to note that the U.S. has in place a robust regulatory process for ensuring the safety of food and animal feed ingredients. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) gave FDA the authority to oversee food safety and approve ingredients and additives for human and animal consumption. The FD&C Act has been updated by Congress numerous times, most recently in 2024. Through the authority granted by this legislation, FDA establishes regulations for food and animal feed labels, ingredients, and additives that are generally recognized as safe (GRAS) or approved additives. Importantly, FDA requires that the safety of GRAS ingredients and food and animal feed additives must be science-based and meet FDA safety standards. Much like the oversight of agricultural tools, there must be a "reasonable certainty" that these food and animal feed additives and ingredients do not harm consumers. A domestic value chain for U.S. food products is the most efficient way to ensure continued access to safe, affordable food products. Limiting GRAS ingredients and additives due to dubious studies that do not meet appropriate data quality standards could lead to food shortages, limited options for consumers with dietary or religious food restrictions, intensified food waste, and increased imported food ingredients that would both spike costs and decrease food safety certainty. While we welcome the administration's focus on improving human health and the rigor of our regulatory systems, any reviews of these processes, or the products they regulate, must carefully consider the breadth and quality of scientific literature available on these topics. Reviews must also ensure necessary safeguards to protect scientific integrity. Too often, critics of modern agricultural production have singled out and relied on outlier studies that support their policy agendas, ignoring the strong consensus of available scientific evidence. They also have contorted screening level studies, such as those that feed 2 ED_018475D_00003061-00002 test animals hundreds or thousands of times above the acceptable daily intake limits for humans, as a justification to ban substances. Sometimes they have gone as far as to design their own studies to obtain a predetermined outcome, such as selecting test animals genetically predisposed for health ailments. Regulatory agencies have data quality standards and protocols in place to screen out poor studies and ensure others are used appropriately. It is essential that agency scientists and experts retain the autonomy needed to determine the appropriateness of data considered in science- and risk-based regulatory systems. Our organizations support and share in the goal of improving health outcomes for Americans, but it is vital that any review efforts of the Commission or individual participant agencies are based on quality data and accept the strong scientific consensus on these topics. Further, any assessments must acknowledge the robust science- and risk-based processes our regulatory agencies already have in place and the extensive history of safe use that has resulted therefrom. Failing to maintain these indispensable standards is regrettably likely to result in Americans becoming less healthy. It risks not only harming our nation's growers, producers, and food processors, but also the consumers we proudly serve. We look forward to future dialogues with the Commission as we collectively seek to improve health outcomes in the U.S. and thank you for your attention to this important matter. Sincerely, Agribusiness Association of Iowa Agribusiness Association of Kentucky Agribusiness Council of Indiana Agricultural Council of Arkansas Agricultural Retailers Association Alabama Soybean and Corn Growers Association Alaska Farm Bureau Almond Alliance American Agri-Women American Cotton Producers American Dairy Coalition American Farm Bureau Federation American Feed Industry Association American Horse Council American Mushroom Institute American Pistachio Growers American Pulse Association American Seed Trade Association American Soybean Association American Spice Trade Association American Sugar Alliance American Sugarbeet Growers Association AmericanHort Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Foundation Aquatic Plant Management Society Arizona Cotton Growers Association Arizona Crop Protection Association Arizona Farm Bureau Federation Arkansas Certified Crop Advisers 3 ED_018475D_00003061-00003 Arkansas Crop Protection Association Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation Arkansas Rice Federation Arkansas Rice Growers Association Arkansas Soybean Association Association of Equipment Manufacturers Big Horn Basin Beet Growers Association Big Horn County Sugar Beet Growers Association Biotechnology Innovation Organization Burley & Dark Tobacco Producer Association California Alfalfa & Forage Association California Apple Commission California Association of Wheat Growers California Bean Shippers Association California Blueberry Commission California Cherry Growers and Industry Association California Citrus Mutual California Citrus Quality Council California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association California Farm Bureau California Fresh Fruit Association California Grain and Feed Association California Pear Growers California Seed Association California Specialty Crops Council California State Floral Association California Tomato Growers Association California Warehouse Association California Wild Rice Advisory Board Calorie Control Council Can Manufacturers Institute Cherry Marketing Institute Chippewa Valley Bean Co. Inc Colorado Association of Wheat Growers Colorado Livestock Association Colorado Nursery and Greenhouse Association Colorado Potato Administrative Committee Colorado Sugarbeet Growers Association Connecticut Farm Bureau Association Corn Refiners Association Council of Producers & Distributors of Agrotechnology CropLife America Delaware Farm Bureau Delta Council Edible Oil Producers Association Enzyme Technical Association Farm Credit Council Florida Farm Bureau Federation Florida Fertilizer & Agrichemical Association Florida Rice Growers 4 ED_018475D_00003061-00004 Georgia Cotton Commission Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association Georgia Green Industry Association, Inc. Georgia Urban Ag Council Georgia/Florida Soybean Association Great Plains Canola Association Hawaii Crop Improvement Association Hawaii Farm Bureau Idaho Eastern Oregon Seed Association Idaho Farm Bureau Federation Idaho Grain Producers Association Idaho Mint Growers Association Idaho Oilseed Commission Idaho Onion Growers' Association Idaho-Oregon Fruit and Vegetable Association Illinois Corn Growers Association Illinois Farm Bureau Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association Illinois Soybean Association Independent Bakers Association Independent Professional Seed Association Indiana Corn Growers Association Indiana Farm Bureau Indiana Soybean Alliance International Food Additives Council International Fresh Produce Association International Maple Syrup Institute Iowa Corn Growers Association Iowa Farm Bureau Iowa Soybean Association Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association Kansas Association of Wheat Growers Kansas Corn Growers Association Kansas Cotton Association Kansas Farm Bureau Kansas Soybean Association Kentucky Corn Growers Association Kentucky Farm Bureau Kentucky Horticulture Council Kentucky Livestock Coalition Kentucky Sheep and Goat Development Office Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association Kentucky Soybean Association Kentucky State Horticultural Society Kentucky Vegetable Growers Association Louisiana Cotton & Grain Association Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation Louisiana Rice Producers' Group Maine Farmers Coalition Maine Potato Board 5 ED_018475D_00003061-00005 Malheur County Onion Growers Association Michigan Agri-Business Association Michigan Asparagus Association Michigan Bean Commission Michigan Bean Shippers Michigan Corn Growers Association Michigan Farm Bureau Michigan Soybean Association Michigan State Horticultural Society Mid Atlantic Soybean Association Midwest Council on Agriculture Midwest Dry Bean Coalition Midwest Food Products Association Midwest Forage Association Minnesota AgriGrowth Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers Minnesota Canola Council Minnesota Corn Growers Association Minnesota Crop Production Retailers Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation Minnesota Soybean Growers Association Mint Industry Research Council Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Mississippi Rice Council Mississippi Soybean Association Missouri Agribusiness Association Missouri Corn Growers Association Missouri Soybean Association Montana Agricultural Business Association Montana Farm Bureau Federation Montana Grain Growers Association National Agricultural Aviation Association National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants National Association of State Departments of Agriculture National Association of Wheat Growers National Barley Growers Association National Black Growers Council National Christmas Tree Association National Confectioners Association National Corn Growers Association National Cotton Council National Council of Farmer Cooperatives National Farmers Union National Fisheries Institute National Grain and Feed Association National Oilseed Processors Association National Onion Association National Pasta Association National Pecan Federation 6 ED_018475D_00003061-00006 National Potato Council National Seasoning Manufacturers Association, Inc. (NSMA) National Sunflower Association National Watermelon Association NEBCO Sugar Beet Growers Nebraska Agri-Business Association Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation Nebraska Soybean Association Nebraska Sugarbeet Growers Association Nevada Farm Bureau Federation New Jersey Farm Bureau New York Corn & Soybean Growers Association New York Farm Bureau New York State Agribusiness Association North American Blueberry Council North American Millers' Association North Carolina Cotton Producers Association North Carolina Farm Bureau North Carolina Grange North Carolina Potato Association North Carolina Soybean Producers Association North Central Weed Science Society North Dakota Corn Growers Association North Dakota Grain Growers Association North Dakota Soybean Growers Association Northarvest Bean Growers Association Northeast Agribusiness & Feed Alliance Northeast Dairy Producers Association Northeastern Weed Science Society Northern Canola Growers Association Northern Pulse Growers Association Ohio AgriBusiness Association Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association Ohio Farm Bureau Ohio Soybean Association Oklahoma Agribusiness Retailers Association Oklahoma Cotton Council Oklahoma Farm Bureau Oklahoma Soybean Association Oklahoma Wheat Growers Association Olive Growers Council of California Oregon Dairy Farmers Association Oregon Farm Bureau Oregon Potato Commission Oregon Seed Council Oregon Wheat Growers League Oregon Women for Agriculture Oregonians for Food and Shelter Pacific Northwest Canola Association Pacific Seed Association 7 ED_018475D_00003061-00007 Peanut and Tree Nut Processors Association PennAg Industries Association Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Plains Cotton Growers, Inc. Potato Growers of Michigan, Inc Refrigerated Foods Association Rhode Island Farm Bureau Federation Rolling Plains Cotton Growers Snake River Sugarbeet Growers Association South Carolina Corn and Soybean Association South Carolina Farm Bureau South Dakota Agri-Business Association South Dakota Corn Growers Association South Dakota Farm Bureau South Dakota Soybean Association South Texas Cotton & Grain Association Southern Crop Production Association Southern Kansas Cotton Growers Coop Southern Weed Science Society Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance Tennessee Corn Growers Association Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation Tennessee Nursery & Landscape Association Tennessee Soybean Association Texas Corn Producers Association Texas Farm Bureau Texas International Produce Association Texas Rice Producers Legislative Group Texas Soybean Association Texas Wheat Producers Association The Breakthrough Institute The Fertilizer Institute The Good Food Institute U.S. Apple Association U.S. Canola Association U.S. Durum Growers Association U.S. Hop Industry Plant Protection Committee U.S. Peanut Federation US Dry Bean Council US Pea & Lentil Trade Association USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council USA Rice Utah Farm Bureau Federation Venture Dairy Cooperative Virginia Agribusiness Council Virginia Farm Bureau Virginia Grain Producers Association Virginia Peanut Growers Association Virginia Soybean Association Washington Association of Wheat Growers 8 ED_018475D_00003061-00008 Washington Farm Bureau Washington Friends of Farms and Forests Washington Mint Growers Association Washington Policy Center Office for Agriculture Research Washington Potato & Onion Association Washington State Potato Commission Weed Science Society of America Western Alfalfa Seed Growers Association Western Growers Western Plant Health Association Western Pulse Growers Association Western Society of Weed Science Western Sugar Cooperative Western Tree Nut Association Wheatland Beet Growers Association Wisconsin Agri-Business Association Wisconsin Dairy Products Association Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association Wisconsin Soybean Association Wyoming Ag Business Association Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation Wyoming Wheat Growers Association 9 ED_018475D_00003061-00009 From: Alexandra Dunn [adunn@croplifeamerica.org] ent: 4/7/2025 9:45:38 PM o: Voyles, Travis [voyles.travis@epa.gov] CC: Atkinson, Emily [Atkinson.Emily@epa.gov]; Megan Provost [mprovost@pestfacts.org] ubject: Thank You from CropLife America and RISE ttachments:Thank You 2025 to Mr Travis Voyles.pdf Caution: This email originated from outside EPA, please exercise additional caution when deciding whether to open attachments or click on provided links. Dear Assistant Deputy Administrator Voyles and Ms. Atkinson, Thank you for all your assistance in getting ready to speak at our joint CLA/RISE Board Meeting on March 19. Attached please find a letter of thanks from both of our organizations. We wish you a wonderful evening. Alexandra Dapolito Dunn, Esq. President and CEO CropLife America 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 202-872-3850 Cell: 703-848-5687 Email: adunn@crt feamerica.org Crop WISP, . Jgo .com/reguiatory2u25 7 7 `3-:81 ED_018475D_00003758-00001 Ctic)r); R far a Stand EnvironeneW April 7, 2025 Mr. Travis Voyles Assistant Deputy Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Via e-mail to voyles.travis(&,epa.gov Dear Assistant Deputy Administrator Voyles, On behalf of CropLife America (CLA) and RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment), we express our thanks to you for Keynoting our joint Winter Boards Meeting on March 19, 2025, at the Westin Arlington. Your remarks were detailed, thoughtful, and impactful. Our members appreciated the time you took to answer questions from the podium, and that you remained on site to talk with individuals one-onone. You have many responsibilities at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and it made a real difference to both CLA and RISE that you took time from your schedule to speak to issues critical to our industry sector. These included timely pesticide registrations, modernizing the functionality of the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), registrant contributions to pesticide submissions, and the importance of strong resources and workforce within OPP to reduce the pesticide registration backlog. We look forward to a continuing dialogue with you. We are always available to answer any questions or to serve as a resource to you and your colleagues at the Agency on these key issues. With our best regards, Alexandra Dapolito Dunn President and CEO, CropLife America Megan J. Provost President, RISE Page 1 of 1 ED_018475D_00003759-00001 From: Alexandra Dunn [adunn@croplifeamerica.org] ent: 4/7/2025 2:02:32 PM o: Atkinson, Emily [Atkinson.Emily@epa.gov]; Voyles, Travis [voyles.travis@epa.gov] CC: tdheste2@central.uh.edu object: Invitation to Keynote American College of Environmental Lawyers' Mid- Year Meeting, DC, May 22 ttachments:ACOEL Keynote Invitation to ADA Voyles.pdf Caution: This email originated from outside EPA, please exercise additional caution when deciding whether to open attachments or click on provided links. mportance: High Dear Assistant Deputy Administrator Voyles, First, thank you for speaking to CropLife and RISE in mid-March! You were spectacular and we will be sending a formal thanks your way any day. In my non-CropLife capacity I am inviting you on behalf of the American College of Environmental Lawyers to Keynote the College's Mid-Year Meeting on May 22 here in Washington, DC. We are hoping you could provide luncheon remarks, as outlined in the attached letter, on the Administrator's five pillars, state roles, and other developments. We would be grateful to have you and are here to answer any questions! We are beginning to promote the meeting this week, and ask that if possible, we list you as "invited" if you are amenable to that, while you consider the invitation. Kindly let us know, and thank you for accepting my repeated invitations, Regards, Alex Alexandra Dapolito Dunn, Esq. President and CEO CropLife America 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 202-872-3850 Cell: 703-848-5687 Email: adunn@crk ""fe, iperica.org Cr ED_018475D_00003760-00001 Crepitate America & RISE latory Conference APRIL 23 - 25, 2O25 https://claandrise.swoogo.com/regulatory2025/7783481 ED_018475D_00003760-00002 Message From: Alexandra Dunn [adunn@croplifeamerica.org] Sent: 4/10/2025 1:50:33 PM To: Brown, Ashley [Brown.Ashley@epa.gov] CC: Jeff Blackwood Dblackwood@croplifeamerica.org]; ZeldinScheduling [ZeldinScheduling@epa.gov]; Beck, Nancy [beck.nancy@epa.gov] Subject:RE: Request from CropLife America for Meeting with Administrator Zeldin Caution: This email originated from outside EPA, please exercise additional caution when deciding whether to open attachments or click on provided links. Many thanks Ashley and hello Principal Deputy Administrator Beck! I didn't think it would be long before we'd connect again, and we are so very happy to see you in your role. Jeff will follow up with you Dr. Beck to let you know what we are hoping to accomplish -- our Board Members would very much like to meet with you Dr. Beck, but they do want to meet with Administrator Zeldin, so I hope the two meetings are not mutually exclusive Ashley. All the best, Alex Alexandra Dapolito Dunn, Esq. President and CEO CropLife America 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 202-872-3850 Cell: 703-848-5687 Email: adunn@),crk merica.org C ro ht s s ..,go.com/1;:gulatory2025/7783481 From: Brown, Ashley <Brown.Ashley@epa.gov> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2025 9:46 AM To: Alexandra Dunn <adunn@croplifeamerica.org> Cc: Jeff Blackwood <jblackwood@croplifeamerica.org>; ZeldinScheduling <ZeldinScheduling@epa.gov>; Beck, Nancy <beck.nancy@epa.gov> Subject: RE: Request from CropLife America for Meeting with Administrator Zeldin ED_018475D_00002311-00001 Hi Alexandra, Thank you for reaching out. I am connecting you with our Principal Deputy Administrator for Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Nancy Beck who will take it from here. Thank you! Ashley Brown U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Director of Scheduling -- Office of Administrator From: Alexandra Dunn < '^ ,nSent: Thursday, April 10, 2025 8:31 AM To: Carpenter, Wesley <Carpenter.Wesley@epa.v^ Cc: Brown, Ashley <i)rown.Ashley@epa.gov>; Jeff Blackwood <jblackwood@croplifeamerica.org>; Amidon, Eric <Amidan.E rIce ov> Subject: RE: Request from CropLife America for Meeting with Administrator Zeldin Caution: This email originated from outside EPA, please exercise additional caution when deciding whether to open attachments or click on provided links. Many thank Wes, I really appreciate your assistance. We are very flexible and will meet at the Administrator's office at any time he has. All the best to you too! Alexandra Dapolito Dunn, Esq. President and CEO CropLife America 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 202-872-3850 Cell: 703-848-5687 Email: adunn@cr fea rIcnica.org C ro pLife A' rneric Ril h, s s s' ogo.comiregulatory2u25/77( 3 . From: Carpenter, Wesley <' T .ite. Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2025 7:31 AM To: Alexandra Dunn <Adunn@croplifeamerica.or > Cc: Brown, Ashley <Brown.Ashley@epa.gov>; Jeff Blackwood <jblackwood@croplifeamerica.org>; Amidon, Eric <Amidon.Eric(Pepd goy> Subject: RE: Request from CropLife America for Meeting with Administrator Zeldin ED_018475D_00002311-00002 Alex: Good morning. Nice to hear from you. I trust you and your family are doing well. I have sent your request to the Administrator's schedulers, so you should receive a response soon. Have a nice day and please take care of yourself. Wes Wesley Carpenter U.S. EPA Office of the Administrator Deputy Chief of Staff for Management Tel. No. 202-564-2019 Email: ,..arpenter.wesley@epa.gov Please note that I may have sent this note outside regular work hours. If you receive this email outside of your normal working hours, please know that I do not expect a response until you are back at work during your normal work hours. From: Alexandra Dunn <ac -- Sent: Wednesday, April 9, 2025 11:18 AM To: Amidon, Eric <Amidon.Eric@epa.guv>; Carpenter, Wesley <Carpenter.Wesley@epa.gov> Cc: Brown, Ashley <Brown Ashlevf ..gov>; Jeff Blackwood <11-. r -roplifeamerica.org> Subject: Request from CropLife America for Meeting with Administrator Zeldin Caution: This email originated from outside EPA, please exercise additional caution when deciding whether to open attachments or click on provided links. Dear Mr. Amidon and Mr. Carpenter, On behalf of CropLife America, the nation's association for agricultural pesticide companies, we respectfully request a meeting with Administrator Zeldin to discuss two key issues of top importance to our industry. First, the Administrator's leadership role on the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission and second our suggestions for modernizing changes in the Agency's Office of Pesticide Programs within the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP). It would be our intent to have two or three members of our Board of Directors attend this meeting with me. A half hour of the Administrator's time would be appropriate. We would accept any time that the Administrator has available between now and April 29. By way of introduction to me, I served in Trump 45 as the Region 1 Administrator from 2018-2019 and as the Senate confirmed Assistant Administrator for OCSPP from 2019-2021. I know Mr. Carpenter from that time, and Mr. Amidon, I look forward to meeting you. Regards, Alexandra Dapolito Dunn, Esq. President and CEO CropLife America 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 202-872-3850 Cell: 703-848-5687 Email: adunn@croplifeamerica.org ED_018475D_00002311-00003 Crop ED_018475D_00002311-00004