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To: Hupp, Sydney[hupp.sydney@epa.gov] Cc: Chip Murray[cmurray@nafoalliance.org] From: Jane Alonso Sent: Mon 4/3/2017 12:43:48 PM Subject: RE: NAFO meeting request follow-up Pruitt External Meeting Request Form 4.3.17.docx Sydney - Attached is the meeting request form. And I have copied Chip Murray, who will be the NAFO point of contact accompanying for the group the day of the meeting. I will also be available to help with logistics that day too, but will NOT be with the group. From: Hupp, Sydney [mailto:hupp.sydney@epa.gov] Sent: Friday, March 31, 2017 11:44 AM To: Jane Alonso <jalonso@nafoalliance.org> Subject: RE: NAFO meeting request follow-up Sydney Hupp Office of the Administrator- Scheduling 202.816.1659 From: Jane Alonso [mailto:jalonso@nafoalliance.org] Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2017 6:04 PM To: Jackson, Ryan <jackson.i-yan@epa.gov>; Hupp, Sydney <hupp.sydney@epa.gov> Cc: Crystal Coon <crystal@glenncoffee.com> Subject: RE: NAFO meeting request follow-up Hey - just wanted to follow-up again and see if you had a sense of timing. If we came to you, the best timing would be Wednesday, April 5 between 10:15 and 11:30 am, or maybe between 2:30-4 pm though our afternoon is getting pretty squeezed. If the Administrator came to us, there are plenty of choices: 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523B_00004796-00001  J Thursday April 6 Board of Directors breakfast between 7am -8 am. Location - Fairmont Hotel (2401 M St NW), Culpepper Room Thursday April 6 Board of Directors meeting between 8 am and noon. Location - Fairmont Hotel (2401 M St NW), Roosevelt Room J Wednesday, April 5 between 7 am-8 am - breakfast meeting with our Board. Location - Fairmont Hotel (2401 M St NW), Roosevelt Room From: Jane Alonso Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2017 1:51 PM To: 'Jackson, Ryan' <jackson.ryan@epa.gov>; Hupp, Sydney <hupp.Sydney @epa. gov> Cc: Crystal Coon <crystal@glenncoffee.com> Subject: RE: NAFO meeting request follow-up Yes, we could come to your office. What timing are you thinking? Our schedule on the 5th is pretty tight now, but this meeting is a priority. Probably the best timing would be between 10:15-11:30 am. We could also make it work in the afternoon between 2:30-4 pm From: Jackson, Ryan [mailto:jackson,ryan@epa.gov] Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2017 1:44 PM To: Jane Alonso <alonso@nafoalliance.org>; Hupp, Sydney <hupp.Sydney@epa.gov> Cc: Crystal Coon <crystal@glenncoffee.com> Subject: RE: NAFO meeting request follow-up An office meeting is ok? From: Jane Alonso [mailto:jalonso@nafoalliance.org] Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2017 12:12 PM To: Hupp, Sydney <hupp.Sydney@epa.gov>; Jackson, Ryan <jackson.ryan@epa.gov> 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523B_00004796-00002 Cc: Crystal Coon <crystal@glenncoffee.com> Subject: RE: NAFO meeting request follow-up Here is the form. It wasn't clear to me which dates you were looking at or whether you were looking at a meeting or a "speech" so I gave you all the options in the form. Let me know if this works. Again, our options are: Thursday April 6 Board of Directors breakfast between 7am -8 am. Location - Fairmont Hotel (2401 M St NW), Culpepper Room J Thursday April 6 Board of Directors meeting between 8 am and noon. Location - Fairmont Hotel (2401 M St NW), Roosevelt Room Wednesday, April 5 between 10:15 and 11:30 am - at your EPA office J Wednesday, April 5 between 7 am-8 am - breakfast meeting with our Board. Location - Fairmont Hotel (2401 M St NW), Roosevelt Room From: Hupp, Sydney [mailto:hupp.sydney@epa.gov] Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2017 10:51 AM To: Jane Alonso <alonso@nafoalliance.org>; Jackson, Ryan <jackson.ryan@epa.gov> Cc: Crystal Coon <crystal@glenncoffee.com> Subject: RE: NAFO meeting request follow-up Good morning Jane, Thank you for the follow up and for the additional information! My apologies for the delay in responding to your request, we have been inundated with scheduling requests over the last few weeks but are happy that you have reached out to us! Would you be so kind as to fill out the attached speaking request form? It helps us with to streamline the requests and gets the answers we have to have knocked out early. Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions! 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523B_00004796-00003 Thank you! Sydney Hupp Office of the Administrator- Scheduling 202.816.1659 From: Jane Alonso [mailto:jalonso@nafoalliance.orgl Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2017 8:23 AM To: Jackson, Ryan <jackson,ryan@epa.gov>; Hupp, Sydney <hupp.sydney@epa.gov> Cc: Crystal Coon <crystal@glenncoffee.com> Subject: NAFO meeting request follow-up Ryan, Sydney - I wanted to follow up on this meeting request to have Administrator Pruitt speak with our Board next week. I know Crystal has spoken with you about it. We are anxious to get a day/time nailed down, as this meeting is a high priority for our fly-in. One thing I wanted to clarify is that we are now fully booked in the afternoon on April 5. Our blocks of time in order of preference now are: Thursday April 6 Board of Directors breakfast between 7am -8 am. Location - Fairmont Hotel (2401 M St NW), Culpepper Room J Thursday April 6 Board of Directors meeting between 8 am and noon. Location - Fairmont Hotel (2401 M St NW), Roosevelt Room Wednesday, April 5 between 9 am and 11:30 am - at your EPA office J Wednesday, April 5 between 7 am-8 am - breakfast meeting with our Board. Location - Fairmont Hotel (2401 M St NW), Roosevelt Room 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523B_00004796-00004 Information is attached. Let me know! And thank you. Jane Alonso Vice President for Government Relations National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) 122 C Street, NW, Suite 630 Washington, DC 20001 202-747-0741 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523B_00004796-00005 External Meeting Request Form for Administrator E. Scott Pruitt U.S. Environmental Protection Agency To request the Administrator to attend and/or speak at your event, please complete and submit the following form. Today's Date: April 3, 2017 Meeting Date: April 5, 2017 Meeting Time: 3:50 pm Requested Location (if offsite, please list address, parking instructions, etc.): EPA, Administrator's Office Requestor: The National Alliance of Forest Owners is an advocacy association of 48 companies and 29 forestry associations representing over 80 million acres of private forestland throughout the country. Nationwide, private forests constitute 70% of the nation's forests and support 2.4 million jobs and $99 billion in annual payroll. Purpose of the Meeting: To introduce the National Alliance of Forest Owners to the Administrator and discuss how forest owners and EPA can work together on water and air policies that will support jobs in the forestry sector and the rural economy overall. Background on the Meeting: NAFO has two significant policy matters pending before EPA: 1. Regulation of Biomass Carbon Emissions Forest biomass is a plentiful renewable energy resource that is typically the product of forest management or mill operations. Producing energy from this low value product provides mills with an efficient power supply, supports jobs in rural communities and provides a better economic return for forest owners, many of whom continue to struggle to find markets for their wood following the Great Recession. For many years, EPA policy treated biomass as carbon neutral, in line with the rest of the world, meaning that any carbon emitted from combustion of biomass is recaptured by growing forests as part of the natural carbon cycle. In 2010, without public notice or scientific basis, EPA's "Tailoring Rule" reversed that policy and regulated greenhouse gas emissions from biomass without regard for the natural carbon cycle. Since 2010 EPA has repeatedly committed to revise and clarify its biomass policy but failed to do so. The resulting uncertainty has stalled investment in biomass energy at mills and stand-alone facilities. We are seeking to work with EPA to remove uncertainty about biomass in EPA policy through amendments to the Tailoring Rule that are pending at OMB. Clarity on biomass will correct EPA's policy on biomass, restore the natural forest carbon cycle as the underpinning for biomass energy policy, and support job-sustaining investment. 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523B_00004797-00001 2. Waters of the US (WOTUS) Regulations Forest management activities are generally consider nonpoint sources except for stormwater control ditches and herbicide applications. Courts have required NPDES permits for herbicide applications in forests, but EPA has elected not to regulate ditches as point sources. However, the expansion of WOTUS under the new definition will create confusion about where else the permits are required and what additional requirements are imposed if the ditches are now WOTUS. Features that EPA declared to be WOTUS in the revised definition that are of concern to NAFO members include ephemeral and intermittent streams, ditches, and isolated wetlands. Role of the Administrator: To provide insight on the issues listed above. Attendees: 1. Michael Kelly - President, Forest Investment Associates 2. Douglas Reed - President, Green Diamond Resource Company 3. Dan Christensen - Chairman, Hancock Natural Resource Group 4. Toby Luther - President and CEO, Lone Rock Resources 5. Steve Hicks - President and CEO, JM Longyear LLC 6. Jerry Barag - President and CEO, CatchMark Timber 7. Wesley Langdale - President, The Langdale Company 8. Rene Ancinas - CEO, Port Blakely Tree Farms 9. Peter Sikora - CEO, Giustina Resources 10. Chris Zinkan - Chairman and CEO, The Forestland Group 11. Cam Crawford - President and CEO, South Carolina Forestry Association 12. Tom Colgan - President and CEO, Wagner Forest Management 13. Eva Greger - Managing Director, GMO Renewable Resources 14. Earl Barrs - President, Due South Investments 15. Wanda Barrs - Owner, Gully Branch Tree Farm 16. Lee Wright, Managing Director, Jamestown 17. Dave Tenny - CEO, NAFO 18. Chip Murray - VP for Policy and General Counsel, NAFO Point of Contact (will accompany group to meeting): Chip Murray Vice President for Policy and General Counsel National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) 122 C Street, NW, Suite 630 Washington, DC 20001 cmurray@nafoalliance.org 410-913-3329 (cell) Point of Contact (will coordinate scheduling overall): Jane Alonso Vice President for Government Relations National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) 122 C Street, NW, Suite 630 Washington, DC 20001 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523B_00004797-00002 jalonso@nafoalliance.org 202-747-0741 (office) 202-297-0830 (cell) 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523B_00004797-00003