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Message From: Sent: To: CC: Subject: Brown, Ashley [Brown.Ashley@epa.gov] 2/28/2025 4:39:20 PM Karakitsos, Anna [anna.karakitsos@bracewell.com]; Abboud, Michael [abboud.michael@epa.gov] Brazauskas, Joseph [joseph.brazauskas@bracewell.com]; Jennifer Bonner [jbonner@cement.org]; Spencer, Kyle [kyle.spencer@bracewell.com] RE: Portland Cement Association Invitation for Administrator Zeldin Hi Anna, This is in our scheduling process. Hoping to have more for you soon 0 Ashley Brown U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Director of Scheduling -- Office of Administrator From: Karakitsos, Anna <anna.karakitsos@bracewell.com> Sent: Friday, February 28, 2025 11:04 AM To: Abboud, Michael <abboud.michael@epa.gov>; ZeldinScheduling <ZeldinScheduling@epa.gov> Cc: Brown, Ashley <Brown.Ashley@epa.gov>; Brazauskas, Joseph <joseph.brazauskas@bracewell.com>; Jennifer Bonner <jbonner@cement.org>; Spencer, Kyle <kyle.spencer@bracewell.com> Subject: RE: Portland Cement Association Invitation for Administrator Zeldin Caution: This email originated from outside EPA, please exercise additional caution when deciding whether to open attachments or click on provided links. Hi Folks, I'm checking in on this request to see if the Administrator might could be available to talk at the Portland Cement Association fly-in on April 1-2. We will have about 100 attendees. I'm happy to discuss more options if we need to. Happy Friday, Anna ANNA KARAKITSOS Senior Government Affairs Advisor anna.karakitsos@bracewell.com I download v-card T: +1.202.828.1728 I F: +1.800.404.3970 I M: +1.901.337.0497 BRACEWELL LLP 2001 M Street NW, Suite 900 I Washington, D.C. I 20036-3310 bracewell.com I profile I Linkedln I Twitter COP FIDENTIALITY STATEMUlf This message is sent by a law firm and may contain information that is privileged or confidential. If you received this transmission in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and delete the message and any attachments. From: Karakitsos, Anna <; -"I'l :OM> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2025 2:51PM To: Abboud, Michael <abboud.mirhael@epa.gov>; ZeldinScheduling <zeldinscheduling@epa.gov> Cc: hro - 7v; Brazauskas, Joseph <jos(-.-.-ph.bnz2usleas :well.com> Subject: Re: Portland Cement Association Invitation for Administrator Zeldin ED_018475D_00000151-00001 Hi Michael, The event form is attached, and I've attached the rough agenda for the two-day fly-in as well. Let me know what questions you might have as y'all work through this. As we get closer to the event, I can share the list of registered attendees -- right now we have 75 confirmed. Thanks so much, Anna From: Abboud, Michael <abboud.michael@epa.gov> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2025 10:28 AM To: Brazauskas, Joseph <joseph.brazauskas@bracewell.com>; ZeldinScheduling <ZeldinScheduling@epa.gov> Cc: Karakitsos, Anna <anr: - : 11 corn.> Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: Portland Cement Association Invitation for Administrator Zeldin Hey Joe and Anna, can you fill out this form that is attached. I will talk with our scheduling team about setting something up. From: Brazauskas, Joseph <josephlt Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2025 10:1.8 AM To: ZeldinScheduling <ZeldinSchedulir_tg4epa.gov>; Abboud, Michael <abboud.michael@epa.gov> Cc: Karakitsos, Anna < Subject: Portland Cement Association Invitation for Administrator Zeldin Caution: This email originated from outside EPA, please exercise additional caution when deciding whether to open attachments or click on provided links. Mike and team -- I am attaching a letter from the Portland Cement Association inviting Administrator Zeldin to attend our annual fly-in event at the beginning of April. We would be very grateful if the Administrator were able to participate. Happy to chat through the logistics and the format of this event - appreciate the consideration. Thank you, Joe JOSEPH A. BRAZAUSKAS Senior Counsel joseph.brazauskas@bracewell.com I download v-card T: +1.202.828.1706 I F: +1.800.404.3970 I M: +1.202.579.2234 BRACEWELL LLP 2001 M Street NW, Suite 900 I Washington, D.C. I 20036-3310 bracewell.com I profile I Linkedln I Twitter CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT This message is sent by a law firm and may contain information that is privileged or confidential. If you received this transmission in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and delete the message and any attachments. ED_018475D_00000151-00002 ED_018475D_00000151-00003 Message From: Louis Baer [lbaer@cement.org] Sent: 3/11/2025 7:25:43 PM To: McIntosh, Chad [mcintosh.chad@epa.gov] CC: Atkinson, Emily [Atkinson.Emily@epa.gov]; Sean O'Neill [soneill@cement.org]; Jennifer Bonner [jbonner@cement.org] Subject: Invite for Administrator Zeldin for PCA Fly-In Attachments:PCA Fly-In - Adminstrator Zeldin Invite.pdf Caution: This email originated from outside EPA, please exercise additional caution when deciding whether to open attachments or click on provided links. Chad: I hope you are doing well. PCA submitted an invite to Administrator Zeldin to speak with our members, including CEOs, Government Affairs Representatives, and Environmental Leaders, during our industry Fly-In on Tuesday, April 1 or Wednesday April 2. Available times are included in the attached invite. We know he is very busy but please let us know if he is available and willing to come to our offices to speak. If he is not available, please let us know if there is an alternative speaker in either the Administrator's Office or Office of Air & Radiation that would be available. It would be very valuable for our members to hear about Administrator Zeldin's priorities and near-term agenda and discuss where the cement industry can collaborate with EPA. As we discussed on March 4, we would very much welcome the opportunity for Administrator Zeldin to visit a cement facility during his travels to learn more about the industry and can further coordinate on scheduling that opportunity. Thank you very much. We look forward to hearing from you. Best, Louis Louis A. Baer, Esq., CPEA Senior Director and Counsel, Government Affairs Portland Cement Association 200 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20001 Office: 202-719-1981 Cell: 314-922-8041 lbaer@cement.org www.cement.org ED_018475D_00003469-00001 PEA Portland Cement Association 200 Massachusetts Ave NW, Suite 200 Washington D.C., 20001 202.408.9494 www.cement.org January 30, 2025 The Honorable Lee Zeldin Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20004 Dear Administrator Zeldin: The Portland Cement Association will be holding our annual PCA Cement fly-in for our members on April 1-2, 2025, at our office located at 200 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest. The meeting will include CEOs, government affairs personnel, and employees from the cement industry. As you know, PCA represents the majority of U.S. cement manufacturers and is the premier policy, research, education, and market intelligence organization for the cement industry. The Association promotes safety, sustainability, and innovation in all aspects of construction, fosters continuous improvement in cement manufacturing and distribution, and generally promotes economic growth and sound infrastructure investment. Cement and concrete product manufacturing, directly and indirectly, employs approximately 610,000 people in our country, and our collective industries contribute over $125 billion to our economy. Not only are cement and concrete essential construction materials and basic components of our nation's infrastructure, but our members are also fully committed to addressing climate change while maintaining a robust domestic cement and concrete industry. One of the meeting goals is to present the attendees with an update on a number of burdensome government regulations before your agency, including the Portland Cement National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (PC NESHAP), Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) Beneficial Use, and PM 2.5. As such, PCA requests your participation, for a thirty-minute fireside chat led by one of our member company CEOs. Available speaking times include April 1 at 10:00am, April 1 at 10:30am, April 2 at 8:00am, April 2 at 8:30am and April 2 at 9:00am. We hope you will be able to fit this event into your busy schedule. If you have any questions, please contact Jenni Bonner at jbonner@cement.org or (860) 682-4752. Sincerely, Mike Ireland CEO Portland Cement Association ED_018475D_00003470-00001 From: Louis Baer [Ibaer@cement.org] ent: 3/25/2025 7:14:07 PM o: McIntosh, Chad [mcintosh.chad@epa.gov] CC: Atkinson, Emily [Atkinson.Emily@epa.gov]; Sean O'Neill [soneill@cement.org]; Jennifer Bonner Dbonner@cement.org] ubject:RE: Invite for Administrator Zeldin for PCA Fly-In Caution: This email originated from outside EPA, please exercise additional caution when deciding whether to open attachments or click on provided links. Chad: I know you are busy but I wanted to follow up and see if Administrator Zeldin is available to speak to PCA CEOs and member leaders at PCA offices (200 Massachusetts Avenue NW) during our Fly-In on Tuesday. Please let us know if he is available at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, April 1 to speak and answer questions for 30 minutes. In the alternative, if he is not available at that time, we would love to have him attend our Fly-In reception taking place at the rooftop at 200 Massachusetts Avenue NW and he can come anytime between 5:30-7 PM. Please let us know if he has availability in his schedule. Our members would love to hear from him on his priorities at EPA and how the cement industry can partner with the Administration to meet his goals for regulatory streamlining. Thank you very much. We look forward to hearing from you. Best, Louis Louis A. Baer, Esq., CPEA Senior Director and Counsel, Government Affairs Portland Cement Association 200 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20001 Office: 202-719-1981 Cell: 314-922-8041 lbaer@cement.org www.cement.org From: Louis Baer Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 10:29 AM To: 'McIntosh, Chad' <mcintosh.chad@epa.gov> Cc: 'Atkinson, Emily' <Atkinson.Emily@epa.gov>; Sean O'Neill <soneill@cement.org>; Jennifer Bonner <jbonner@cement.org> Subject: RE: Invite for Administrator Zeldin for PCA Fly-In Chad: ED_018475D_00003474-00001 I just wanted to follow up on our invite on the Fly-In. If there is an alternate from the Administrator's Office or the Air Office at EPA that would be available to come to PCA during the Fly-In, that would be much appreciated. Our members would love to hear from one of the leaders at EPA to discuss more of the announcement last week reconsidering many existing regulatory rules. Please let me know if you can help us arrange a speaker. Thanks so much. Best, Louis Louis A. Baer, Esq., CPEA Senior Director and Counsel, Government Affairs Portland Cement Association 200 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20001 Office: 202-719-1981 Cell: 314-922-8041 lbaer@cement.org www.cement.org From: Louis Baer Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2025 3:26 PM To: McIntosh, Chad <mcintosh.chad@epa.gov> Cc: Atkinson, Emily <Atkinson.Emily@epa.gov>; Sean O'Neill <soneill@cement.org>; Jennifer Bonner <jbonner@cement.org> Subject: Invite for Administrator Zeldin for PCA Fly-In Chad: I hope you are doing well. PCA submitted an invite to Administrator Zeldin to speak with our members, including CEOs, Government Affairs Representatives, and Environmental Leaders, during our industry Fly-In on Tuesday, April 1 or Wednesday April 2. Available times are included in the attached invite. We know he is very busy but please let us know if he is available and willing to come to our offices to speak. If he is not available, please let us know if there is an alternative speaker in either the Administrator's Office or Office of Air & Radiation that would be available. It would be very valuable for our members to hear about Administrator Zeldin's priorities and near-term agenda and discuss where the cement industry can collaborate with EPA. As we discussed on March 4, we would very much welcome the opportunity for Administrator Zeldin to visit a cement facility during his travels to learn more about the industry and can further coordinate on scheduling that opportunity. Thank you very much. We look forward to hearing from you. Best, Louis Louis A. Baer, Esq., CPEA Senior Director and Counsel, Government Affairs Portland Cement Association 200 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20001 Office: 202-719-1981 Cell: 314-922-8041 lbaer@cement.org www.cement.org ED_018475D_00003474-00002 ED_018475D_00003474-00003 Message From: Louis Baer [Ibaer@cement.org] Sent: 4/7/2025 6:36:35 PM To: McIntosh, Chad [mcintosh.chad@epa.gov] CC: Voyles, Travis [voyles.travis@epa.gov]; Szabo, Aaron [Szabo.Aaron@epa.gov]; Tardif, Abigale (Abbie) [Tardif.Abigale@epa.gov]; Sean O'Neill [soneill@cement.org]; Christine McCarthy [cmccarthy@cement.org]; Hillebrand, Peter [Hillebrand.Peter@epa.gov]; Elman, Barry [Elman.Barry@epa.gov] Subject: PCA Letter in Support of ENERGY STAR and Smart Sectors Programs Attachments:PCA_Preserving The ENERGY STAR and Smart Sector Programs_Final.pdf I Caution: This email originated from outside EPA, please exercise additional caution when deciding whether to open attachments or click on provided links. Chad: I hope you are doing well and I know it is very busy over there at EPA. Attached is a letter that we have addressed to Administrator Zeldin outlining the cement industry's support for the ENERGY STAR and Smart Sectors programs at EPA and to preserve these programs during the Trump Administration as they are key programs to help the industry implement energy efficiency practices and maintain key discourse between the cement industry and EPA staff Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you. Best, Louis Baer Louis A. Baer, Esq., CPEA Senior Director and Counsel, Government Affairs Portland Cement Association 200 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20001 Office: 202-719-1981 Cell: 314-922-8041 lbaer@cement.org www.cement.org ED_018475D_00003497-00001 Portland Cement Association 200 Massachusetts Ave NW, Suite 200 Washington D.C., 20001 202.408.9494 www.cement.org April 7, 2025 The Honorable Lee Zeldin Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460 The Honorable Chris Wright Secretary U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20585 RE: Preserving The ENERGY STAR AND Smart Sector Programs Dear Secretary Wright and Administrator Zeldin, I am writing on behalf of the Portland Cement Association, which represents cement manufacturers across the country, to express support for the continued maintenance of the ENERGY STAR and Smart Sector programs, particularly as they relate to the cement industry. These programs drive energy efficiency and foster communication between our industry and the Administration. ENERGY STAR has played a critical role in supporting our sector's efforts to increase operational efficiency. The program has been a vital tool in helping cement manufacturers reduce energy use, reduce emissions, and improve energy performance. Over the years, our industry has made substantial investments in energy-efficient technologies and practices, many of which were informed by ENERGY STAR's guidance and resources. For example, many cement manufacturers have invested in advanced energy management systems, high-efficiency equipment, and process optimization technologies. These investments not only improve the productivity of our operations but also contribute to the broader goals of reducing industrial energy use and promoting a more resilient energy infrastructure. For example, in the last ten years, the cement industry has improved energy intensity by 13% with total energy savings of 60.5 trillion BTU annually. Cement plants across America have also benefited from the ENERGY STAR certification program in that they have gained recognition for their energy efficiency efforts. The Smart Sectors Program, launched during the first Trump Administration, has also played an important role in helping the cement industry engage with the Administration and identify sector-specific solutions for reducing environmental impacts. We hope that continued engagement with the program, which focuses on sector-specific challenges, will lead to tailored strategies that achieve both regulatory compliance and voluntary sustainability goals. ED_018475D_00003498-00001 Portland Cement Association 200 Massachusetts Ave NW, Suite 200 Washington D.C., 20001 202.408.9494 www.cement.org Given the importance of ENERGY STAR and Smart Sectors in the cement industry's shared goals with the Administration, I strongly urge you to continue supporting these initiatives. The continuation of these programs is critical not only for our industry but also for the nation's broader energy transition and environmental efforts. The cement sector is committed to advancing sustainability and energy efficiency, and we rely on the continued guidance, collaboration, and recognition that ENERGY STAR and Smart Sectors provide. Thank you for your attention to this matter. I welcome the opportunity to discuss further how these programs have benefited the cement industry and how their continuation can support the Environmental Protection Agency's and Department of Energy's broader objectives in energy and environmental policy. Sincerely, CC: Aaron Szabo Abbie Tardif Chad McIntosh Travis Voyles Sean O'Neill Senior Vice President, Government Affairs Portland Cement Association soneiIIgcen)entorg (202) 719-1974 ED_018475D_00003498-00002