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To: Bennett, Tate[Bennett.Tate@epa.gov]; Gordon, Stephen[gordon.stephen@epa.gov]; McMurray, Forrest[mcmurray.forrest@epa.gov]; Hupp, Millan[hupp.millan@epa.gov] Cc: Joey SongyfJoey.Songy@governor.ms.gov]; Katherine KlinefKatherine. Kline@governor.ms.gov]; Scheduler[scheduler@governor.ms.gov]; Katherine KlinefKatherine. Kline@governor.ms.gov]; Lee Morrison[Lee. Morrison@governor.ms.gov]; nking@dps.ms.gov[nking@dps.ms.gov] From: Alice Perry Sent: Wed 10/11/2017 8:39:03 PM Subject: Administrator's Visit - Mississippi Complete Packet Pruitt's MS Visit - Complete Packet.pdf I am attaching a complete packet of information for Administrator Pruitt's visit to Mississippi on October 12. It contains the final schedule (excluding anything added by EPA staff that does not include Governor Bryant) and the final lists of attendees for the three scheduled events. If you have any questions, please call or email me. We're all doing our best to welcome the advance team and hope all of you can come back to enjoy more of Mississippi. Alice T. Perry Senior Policy Advisor Office of Governor Phil Bryant P.O. Box 139 Jackson, MS 39205 601-576-2970 (office) 601-359-3741 (FAX) Alice.Perry@govemor.ms.gov www.GovemorBryant.com 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523B_00001795-00001 Mississippi Governor Phi! Bryant and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Thursday, October 12, 2017 Schedule 7:20 a.m. Talk Radio Interview - Paul Gallo Show 8:15 - 8:45 a.m. Administrator Pruitt and Governor Bryant meet at Capitol for tour and picture in the Governor's Ceremonial Office, 3rd floor. 400 High St. Jackson, MS 39201 Enter Capitol at south entrance portico. Chief of Staff Joey Songy will be waiting to escort to 3rd floor Meg Lake (Governor's office) will be the photographer. Katherine Kline will be at desk in outer office. 9:00 -10:30 am Group Discussion about the Waters of the US rule Rose Room, Governor's Mansion 300 E. Capitol St. Jackson, MS 39201 Enter Mansion grounds from West Street List of invitees attached. Meg Lake will take photographs. AGENDA: - Governor welcomes and introduces Administrator Pruitt - Administrator leads discussion Notes: Coffee, water, & muffins will be served. Gary Rikard, Jill Bailey (MDEQ.) and Alice Perry will arrive at Mansion at 8:15. Nametags have been printed for pick-up in Mansion entrance hall. 10:30 am Depart Jackson for the Gaddis Farms Lake House, Bolton, MS Contact: Ted Kendall ----------------------------------- -I i Personal Phone/Ex. 6 i i____________________ i The Gaddis Farms Lake House I Personal Address/Ex. 6 i Transportation has been organized by Executive Security. 11:00 -11:30 am Visit Ted Kendall's farm 1 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523B_00001796-00001 Ted Kendall is a 5th generation farmer who raises beef cattle, cotton, corn, and soybeans, and timber on his farm in Bolton. He currently serves as Vice-President (Central Mississippi) of the Mississippi Farm Bureau) and recently completed a term serving on the Commission on Environmental Quality, which is appointed by the Governor. List of invitees attached. (List B) AGENDA: - Ted Kendall welcomes people to Gaddis Farm & Introduces Governor Bryant - Governor introduces Administrator Pruitt - Administrator makes brief remarks, followed by Q & A 1. Whitney Lipscomb (Governor's office) will staff event, assisted by two people from MDEQ who will check guests off a master list as they arrive. 2. Farm Bureau is providing portable microphone 3. Gaddis Farms is providing soft drinks & water 4. Photographs: Farm Bureau Robbie Wilbur, MDEQ OPTIONAL: Governor and Administrator are invited for brief tour with Ted Kendall of near-by fields where cotton harvesting will likely be taking place. 11:30 am Depart for Jackson Noon -1:30 pm Lunch The Manship Wood Fired Kitchen 1200 N State Street, Ste 100 Jackson, MS 39202 601-398-4562 There is an entrance with a circular drive on the east side of the building, accessible from Poplar Bvd. List of invitees attached. (List C) * Katherine Kline and Bobby Morgan (both from Governor's office) will arrive early to greet guests. 2 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523B_00001796-00002 LISTA Mississippi Governor Phi! Bryant and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Discussion about Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule Thursday, October 12, 2017 - Governor's Mansion 9:00-10:30 Confirmed as of Wednesday, October 11 1. Cindy Hyde-Smith, Commissioner of Agriculture 2. Mike McCormick, President, Mississippi Farm Bureau 3. Teresa Love, Office of Senator Roger Wicker 4. Neil McMillin, Office of Senator Roger Wicker 5. Jimmy Bullock, Senior Vice President, Forest Sustainability, Resource Management Service, LLC (RMS) - Representing Mississippi Forestry Association 6. Derrick Surrette, Executive Director, Mississippi Association of Supervisors 7. Andy Berry, Executive Vice President, Mississippi Cattlemen's Association 8. Mark Leggett, President, Mississippi Poultry Association 9. *Chip Morgan, Executive Vice President, Delta Council 10. **Trey Cooke, Executive Director, Mississippi F.A.R.M. 11. **Dan Branton, Delta F.A.R.M. Chairman and landowner/operator in Washington County 12. Jimmy Palmer, Attorney, Yazoo Management District (Note: Palmer is a former EPA Region IV Administrator under President George W. Bush.) 13. Gary Rikard, Executive Director, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality 14. Jack Winstead, Chairman, Commission on Environmental Quality and Advisor to Ag Commissioner Hyde-Smith 15. Brenda Lathan, Commission on Environmental Quality 16. Jamie Martin, Commission on Environmental Quality* 1 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523B_00001796-00003 17. Billy Van Devender, Commission on Environmental Quality (He is a timber grower) 18. Chat Phillips, Commission on Environmental Quality (He is a farmer.) 19. John Campbell, Chief of Staff, Department of Agriculture and Commerce 20. Andy Whittington, Environmental Coordinator, Mississippi Farm Bureau 21. Justin Ferguson, National Affairs Coordinator, Public Policy Coordinator, Mississippi Farm Bureau 22. Don Underwood, Soil and Water Conservation Service 23. Pete Hunter, Vice Chair, Soil and Water Conservation Service Commission 24. Kurt Readus, US Natural Resource Conservation Service 25. Bill Kitchings, Mississippi Forestry Commission NOTE: EPA Region 4 Administrator Trey Glenn may attend. Governor's Staff: Joey Songy, Chief of Staff Alice Perry, Senior Policy Advisor John Bartley Boykin, Aide Meg Lake, Scheduler and Photographer MD EQ Staff: Jill Bailey EPA Staff: Tate Bennett Stephen Gordon Forrest McMurray Brandi Jenkins * Delta Council is an area economic development organization representing the eighteen Delta and part Delta counties of Northwest Missisippi "Delta F.A.R.M. or Delta Farmers Advocating Resource Management is an association of growers and landowners that strive to implement recognized agricultural practices which will conserve, restore,and enhance the environment of the Northwest Mississippi. In joining this association,growers and landowners agree to use the environmental program to access their farms and to guide them in attaining the highest possible level of land and water resource stewardship in order to ensure a more sustainable and profitable future for agriculture. 2 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523B_00001796-00004 USXBjz^oQfiTM Mississippi Governor Phi! Bryant and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Visit to Ted Kendall's Farm, Bolton, MS Thursday, October 12, 2017 (11:00-11:30 a.m.) Host: Ted Kendall, Vice President Central, Mississippi Farm Bureau and former member of Mississippi Environmental Commission EPA Region 4 Administrator Trey Glenn will attend. Attendees: 1. *Cindy Hyde-Smith - Commissioner of Agriculture 2. *Mike McCormick - President, Mississippi Farm Bureau (farmer) 3. *Teresa Love - Office of Senator Roger Wicker 4. *Neil McMillin - Office of Senator Roger Wicker 5. Donald Gant - Vice President North, Mississippi Farm Bureau (farmer) 6. Reggie Magee - Vice President South, Mississippi Farm Bureau (farmer) 7. *Andy Berry - Executive Vice President, Mississippi Cattlemen's Association 8. *Mark Leggett - President, Mississippi Poultry Association 9. *Trey Cooke - Executive Director, Mississippi F.A.R.M. 10. Dan Branton - Delta F.A.R.M. Chairman and landowner/operator in Washington County 11. Rob Coker - farmer and former Chair of Delta F.A.R.M., Yazoo County 12. *Derrick Surrette - Executive Director, Mississippi Association of Supervisors 13. *Jimmy Bullock - Senior Vice President, Forest Sustainability, Resource Management, LLC (RMS) - Representing Mississippi Forestry Association 1 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523B_00001796-00005 14. * Jimmy Palmer - Attorney, Yazoo Management District 15. *Don Underwood - Soil and Water Conservation Service 16. *Pete Hunter - Soil and Water Conservation Service Commission 17. * Kurt Readus - US Natural Resource Conservation Service 18. * Bill Kitchings - Mississippi Forestry Commission 19. Mack Winstead - Commission on Environmental Quality and Advisor to Ag Commissioner Hyde-Smith (Retired State Soil Conservationist) 20. *Chat Phillips - Environmental Commission Member and farmer in Yazoo County 21. *Brenda Lathan - Commission on Environmental Quality 22. Mamie Martin - Commission on Environmental Quality 23. *Gary Rikard - Executive Director, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality 24. Mohn Campbell - Chief of Staff, Department of Agriculture and Commerce 25. *Andy Whittington - Environmental Coordinator, Mississippi Farm Bureau 26. Mustin Ferguson - National Affairs Coordinator, Public Policy Coordinator, Mississippi Farm Bureau 27. Lee Thorne - Public Policy Coordinator/Deputy General Counsel, Mississippi Farm Bureau 28. Tony Thames - cattle farmer and president of Mississippi Cattlemen's Association 29. Dr. Nancy Jackson - cattie farmer and veterinarian from Eupora, Mississippi 30. Joe Hancock - cattle farmer and Mayor of Mize, Mississippi 31. Matthew King - cattle farmer from Webster County 32. Bruce Craft - row crop farmer, Madison County 2 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523B_00001796-00006 33. Jim Harreld, National Association of Conservation Districts Executive Board and farmer 34. David Barton, farmer, Hinds County 35. Louis & Matthew Guedon - Row crop, vegetable and cattle farmer, Natchez 36. Jeremy Jack - Row crop farmer, Belzoni 37. Tim Clements - Row crop farmer, Greenville 38. Bobby Davis - Row crop farmer, Rankin County 39. Jim Harrell - Row crop farmer and businessman, Canton 40. Trey Baxter - Madison County Supervisor, Madison 41. Karl Holcomb-Ag Pilot, Flora 42. Ryan & Billy Joe Ragland - Row crop farmer, Bentonia 43. Andy Prosser - Row crop and catfish farmer, Yazoo City Governor's Staff: Alice Perry, Senior Policy Advisor John Bartley Boykin, Aide Whitney Lipscomb, Counsel MDEQStaff: Robbie Wilbur Kim Smith Felisa Keys EPA Staff: Tate Bennett Stephen Gordon Forrest McMurray Brandi Jenkins *These people will also attend the discussion meeting at the Governor's Mansion at 9:00. 3 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523B_00001796-00007 List C - Lunch Attendees October 12, 2017 **List of attendees as of 10/11/17 1. Governor Phi! Bryant 2. Joey Songy, Chief of Staff 3. Administrator Scott Pruitt 4. Lincoln Ferguson, Aide 5. Lee Lampton, Ergon 6. Biil Lampton, Ergon 7. Glenn McCullough, ED of MS Development Authority (MDA) 8. Mike McGrevey, Deputy of MDA 9. Bill Yates (or Kirk Sims), The Yates Companies 10. Steve Marsh, VP of Manufacturing of Nissan 11. Jim Richards, President and CEO of KLLM 12. Robert Taylor, The Taylor Company 13. Akitoshi Ichino, President of Toyota 14. Sean Suggs, VP of Toyota 15. Trey Glenn, Regional EPA Administrator 16. Speaker Phillip Gunn 17. Michael Egner, Continental Tire Staff Table 1. Alice Perry, Senior Policy Advisor 2. Bobby Morgan, Policy Advisor 3. Tate Bennett, EPA 4. Stephen Gordon, EPA 5. Troy Lyons, EPA 6. Jahan Wilcox, EPA 7. Brandi Jenkins, EPA 8. Pamela Weaver, MDA 9. Katherine Kline 7 ppi at Security Table outside of dining room 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523B_00001796-00008 10-6-17 THE GADDIS FARMS OWNERSHIP: A family owned Corporation that was started in 1897 and incorporated in 1937. IANDAREA: In excess of28,000 acres of land is involved in this operation which consists of a number of farms that lie in a geographical area between Raymond, Bolton, Edwards and The Big Black River in Hinds County. MS. MANAGEMENT: Ted H. Kendall III - Chairman Ted H. Kendall IV -President, Manager Kendall Garraway - Vice-President, Manager LAND USES: Cotton - 1500 acres Soybeans - 2500 acres Com - 2500 acres Hybrid Bermuda Hayfields - 500 acres Improved Pasture - 8000 acres Winter Grazing - 1200 acres Pine Plantations - 5500 acres Hardwood Timber - 6500 acres Approximately 75% of The Gaddis Farms acreage is utilized in hunting leases and hunting clubs. LIVESTOCK: Brood Herd - Approximately 1250 cows. Breeds used are Angus, Brangus, and Gelbvieh. All raised calves are weaned and placed in the winter grazing operation. Winter Grazing - All home raised calves plus approximately 1000 purchased calves are placed on ryegrass pastures in the fall and grazed until May or June and then are either sold on the Producers Internet Auction or sent to a fecdyard under a retained ownership program. Retained Ownership - Approximately 500-1000 head are fed in Kansas and Nebraska. 17r.v1Q06 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523B_00001796-00009 The Gaddis Farms Lake House I Personal Address/Ex. 6 | Directions from 1-20 West: 1. Take Exit #27 / Bolton 2. Turn Right on Bolton-Brownsville Road go .5 mile 3. Tum Left on Williams Lake Road go 1.9 miles 4. Tum Left on Queens Hill Road go 1.9 miles 5. Arrive at the Lake House and tum right into driveway 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523B_00001796-00010