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Message From: Sent: To: Subject: Matt Ellsworth [ellsworth@miningamerica.org] 2/20/2018 9:20:02 PM Wagner, Kenneth [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=048236ab99bc4d5eal6cl39blb67719c-Wagner, Ken] Coeur Visit Ken, ! wanted to reach out and thank you for participating on the tour of the Rochester Mine in Nevada _ recently. Coeur has been a longtime AEMA member and they have asked me to extend their appreciation to you and Administrator Pruitt for the time. Also, I will be in DC the week of March 12 and would appreciate anytime you may have for me to come over and visit to update you on some of the more recent AEMA activities in the mining sector. Take care, MGoavtetrhnemweEntllsAwffoarirths Manager American Exploration & Mining Association Office: 509- 624- 1158, f Ex 6 ^ www.MiningAmerica.orgL_______________i From: Wagner, Kenneth [mailto:wagner.kenneth@epa.gov] Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2017 6:14 AM To: Matt Ellsworth <ellsworth@miningamerica.org> Subject: RE: contact @ EPA Matt: I will look forward to receiving your briefing. The Administrator was excited about the prospect of industry assisting in clean up of abandon sites and he wants to better understand the road blocks keeping this from happening. I will be in Region 10 once every two months, so there should be opportunity to get together. Thanks, Ken Kenneth E. Wagner Senior Advisor to the Administrator For Regional and State Affairs Environmental Protection Agency 202-564-1988 office Ex. 6 cell W3gner.kenneth@epa.gov From: Matt Ellsworth [mailto:elisworth@mi'ningamerica.org1 Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2017 8:50 AM Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 5 ED 002061 00176327-00001 To: Wagner, Kenneth <wagner.kennethft3epa.gov> Subject: RE: contact @ EPA Kenneth, I very much enjoyed our visit as well, we will put together a good Sam brief that you may find helpful. I would like to keep talking. When you are in Seattle and have time it is an easy hop for me to come over. I have a long history in Reg X and would like to help the administration deliver some solutions. -------From: O"Wrigaignnaelrm, Keesnsnaegteh-"---<--w--a-gner.keeneth@epa.gov> DTCoac::teMp:h3ai/tl2ht 1@E/l1lss7twra5ot:er4gt1hjeP<sM3e6ll0(sG.wcoMomrtTh-@05.m:0l0n)ingamerica.org> Subject: contact @ EPA Matthew: I enjoyed meeting with you, Phil and Don today at EPA. It was informative to hear about the top issues affecting the hard rock miners. I was particularly interested in our discussion concerning the issues surrounding industry's desire to clean up neighboring abandoned mine sites as well as the frustration about being unable to participate because of potential permanent and ongoing liability attaching to any party who participates in the clean-up. I would like more information about how a "Good Sam" provision could possibly result in a winning situation for both the affected community as well as the industry participants. Thank you for bringing this to my attention today. Any information that you can pass along for my edification would be appreciated. Kenneth E. Wagner Senior Advisor to the Administrator For Regional and State Affairs Environmental Protection Agency 202-564-1988 office ZZZIZiZZZ] ce11 W3gner.kejineth@epa.gov Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 5 ED 002061 00176327-00002