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To: Hupp, Sydney[hupp.sydney@epa.gov] Cc: Dickerson, Aaron[dickerson.aaron@epa.gov] From: Ken Barbie Sent: Wed 4/12/2017 7:53:18 PM Subject: RE: Western Growers Meeting Request EPA External Meeting Request Form.docx Attached is the meeting request form. Let me know if you need any additional information for processing at this point. Also, I will add that while I have included our preferred meeting times/dates, if these slots do not work but there is another time that worked Tues-Thurs of that week please let me know. From: Ken Barbie Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 12:50 PM To: 'Hupp, Sydney' <hupp.sydney@epa.gov> Cc: Dickerson, Aaron <dickerson.aaron@epa.gov> Subject: RE: Western Growers Meeting Request Thanks for the quick response. I'll fill out this form and get it back to you in the next day. From: Hupp, Sydney [mailto:hiipp.sydney@epa.gov] Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 12:08 PM ' To: Ken Barbie <KBarbic@WGA .com> Cc: Dickerson, Aaron <dickerson.aaron@epa.gov> Subject: RE: Western Growers Meeting Request Hi Ken, Thank you for reaching out! Hope Luke is doing well in his new position! I am attaching a meeting request form and then I will discuss with the scheduling team this week and get back to you. Hoping we can make this work! Please let me know if you have any questions! Thanks! 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523B_00004559-00001 Sydney Hupp Office of the Administrator- Scheduling 202.816.1659 From: Ken Barbie [mailto:KBarbic@WGA.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 11:28 AM To: Hupp, Sydney <hupp.sydney@,epa.gov> Subject: Western Growers Meeting Request Dear Sydney, Attached is a meeting request letter from Western Growers CEO, Tom Nassif. Our board of directors will be in DC the week of May 15th, and would appreciate the opportunity to meet with Administrator Pruitt. As an aside, I'm good friends with Luke Holland, and got your contact information from him, if there is someone else that this request should go through additionally please advise or pass along as appropriate. Thanks again, let me know if you need any additional information to process this request, and I look forward to hearing back. Best, Ken Ken Barbie 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523B_00004559-00002 Senior Director, Federa! Government Affairs Western Growers 1776 Eye Street, NW, Suite 255 Washington,. DC 20006 202-296-0191 (ph) 202-296-0206 (fax) 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523B_00004559-00003 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 11, 2017 Meeting Date: Tuesday May 16th or Thursday May 18th, 2017 Meeting Time: Breakfast slot either of these days, sometime between 7:30am and 9:30am Requested Location (if offsite, please list address, parking instructions, etc.): the Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC. Requestor: Western Growers (President and CEO, Tom Nassif) Purpose of the Meeting: Discuss key agricultural concerns under the jurisdiction of EPA. Background on the Meeting: Topics to address include: Pesticide approvals. Western Growers supports science based standards applying to approvals and renewals of pesticide usage regulations. EPA's function related to pesticide approvals is critical, and we are concerned about what potential budget cuts could mean to the effective functioning of the agency on these matters. Minimum Residue Level collaboration. One of the most pressing trade concerns for the fresh produce sector relates to MRL levels in export markets. We would like to discuss the work EPA does with international counterparts towards harmonizing tolerance levels. Water quality standards. Regulations related to nitrates and other run-off and groundwater components are a pressing concern for farmers. As such, effective funding for safe drinking water is critical. Waters of the United States. We would like to discuss what factors will be a part of reconsidering the Obama rule and impacts this rule would have in western states. Role of the Administrator: Speaking/Q&A time. 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523B_00004560-00001 Attendees: Tom Nassif, President and CEO, Western Growers, Irvine, CA Sammy Duda, Chairman of the Board, Duda Farm Fresh Foods, Inc., Salinas, CA George Adam, Innovative Produce, Santa Maria, CA Robby Barkley, Barkley Ag Enterprises LLP, Yuma, AZ George Boskovich, Boskovich Farms Inc., Oxnard, CA Carol Chandler, Chandler Farms LP, Selma, CA Larry Cox, Lawrence Cox Ranches, Brawley, CA Tom Deardorff, Deardorff Family Farms, Oxnard, CA Catherine Fanucchi, Tri-Fanucchi Farms LLC, Bakersfield, CA Will Feliz, Duncan Family Farms, Buckeye, AZ David Gill, Rio Farms, King City, CA A.G. Kawamura, Orange County Produce, LLC, Irvine, CA Albert Keck, Hadley Date Gardens, Thermal, CA Frank Maconachy, Ramsay Highlander, Inc., Gonzales, California John McPike, California Giant Inc., Santa Maria, CA Thomas Mulholland, President and CEO, Mulholland Citrus, Orange Cove, CA Kevin Murphy, Driscoll's, Watsonville, CA Gary J. Pasquinelli, Pasquinelli Produce Co., Yuma, Arizona Stephen F. Patricio, Westside Produce, Firebaugh, California Ron Ratto, Ratto Bros., Inc., Modesto, CA Craig Reade, Bonipak Produce, Inc. Santa Maria, CA Joseph "Sonny" Rodriguez, The Growers Company, Inc., Sommerton, Arizona Will Rousseau, Rousseau Farming Co., Tolleson, AZ Vic Smith, JV Smith Companies, Yuma, AZ Ryan Talley, Talley Farms Arroyo, Grande, CA Bruce C. Taylor, Taylor Farms California, Salinas, California Jack Vessey, Vessey and Company, Inc., Holtville, CA Rob Yraceburu, Wonderful Orchards, LLC, Shafter, CA Gene Baca, Bueno Foods, Albuquerque, NM Robert Sakata, Sakata Farms, Brighton, CO Greg Lewis, Duda Farm Fresh Foods, Oxnard, CA Brent McKinsey, Mission Ranches, King City, CA Heather Mulholland, Mulholland Citrus, Orange Cove, CA Kyle Richardson, Garry Richardson Farms, Bakersfield, CA Western Growers Staff: DC: Dennis Nuxoll, Vice President Ken Barbie, Senior Director CA: Matt McInerney, Senior Executive Vice President Hank Giclas, Executive Vice President 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523B_00004560-00002 Dave Puglia, Executive Vice President Jason Resnick, Vice President and General Counsel Cory Lunde, Communications Director Other: Julian Heron, Tuttle, Taylor, and Heron Point of Contact: Ken Barbie, Sr. Director Federal Government Affairs at Western Growers. Cell: 202-288-1586, Office: 202-296-0191, Ext 7302. 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