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Message From: Sent: To: Subject: Matthew Berdyck ( x. 6 j 8/12/2017 10:53:52 AM Brown, Clay [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=2a9f8ecbl3c74a31b67ee42df383952f-Brown, Clay]; Press [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=b293283291dc44eOb5dlc36be9281d8a-Press] Re: US EPA, Office of Inspector General, Hotline #2017-0340 Hi US EPA Press Office, I reported an issue at Region 9, where there are roughly 1.6 million residents of Los Angeles who are currently in danger of being exposed to TCE fumes, and have been for the last 35 years. I filed a complaint about this and other matters, they never asked me for a lick of evidence, an then sent me this response, saying - basically - we don't care if the people of Los Angeles live or die, and the go on to state that they will continue to allow these residents to live in homes filled with TCE vapor and will not contuct any form of evaluation. Now, a former administrator for the Region 3 EPA, and a man named Bill who works for an EPA contractor in Philly, evaluated my statements and found them to be true, so my claims have been validated by two EPA affiliated scientists. I am curious if you could direct me to a way that I can appeal this ruling to a higher authority, or who hold oversighs over the EPA OIG. In the meantime, since I am a national working filmmaker that has created two TV shows, I am going to head out to LA, and take this info to a couple VP's for cable networks that I have worked with in the past and show them how the US EPA is basically killing people in LA, knowingly. I am also advising the US EPA that my production company is going to begin traveling the country and capturing unauthorized interviews with roughly a dozen corrupt EPA officials and contractors and that when these employees are in public that I have a legal right to capture interviews. Now that you have handed me this completely confirmed piece of evidence that US EPA allows employees to break the law, I shoud win every film festival on the planet, and it will make me the most powerful activist in the country, able to push your office around at will. Maybe you guys might want to think this over before I create the next national EPA scandal. Cheers! From: Brown, Clay <Brown.Clay@epa.gov> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 6:52:41 AM To: Matthew Berdyck Subject: US EPA, Office of Inspector General, Hotline #2017-0340 This email is an update to Hotline #2017-0340 with the US EPA, Office of Inspector General (OIG), Hotline. Your complaints were forwarded to the EPA, OIG, Office of Investigations on July 26, 2017. This office has completed its Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061 00026545-00001 review and has informed the Hotline that no investigation will be conducted by the EPA OIG on any of the complaints submitted. In addition, information pertaining to your Superfund concerns has been forwarded to the US EPA, OIG, Office of Program Evaluation (OPE). In addition, if OPE decides to undertake a review in the future you will be notified of this action. However, at the present time there are no plans for a review. This Hotline is closed and there is no further action planed by the EPA, OIG. Thanks you for contacting the EPA, OIG, Hotline WSDU12pSea0ess0EckhiPaiPOnAlegfA,fntiocgOnenesIr,GnyfltD,ovCaCrOntlfahif2aiyec0eAM4Ev6.oPe0fBAIN,rnoOWvweInGstMigHaaoiltctioloinndese H2Q431T HHoottlliinnee -F2ax022-0526-65-6264-72659o9r 888W-5e4b6A-8d7d4r0ess oig hotline@epa.gov Hotline records are protected under the Privacy Act 5 U.S.C. 552a. All EPA employees handling protected information have a legal and ethical obligation to hold that information in confidence and to actively protect it from improper uses. Except as specifically authorized, EPA employees shall not disclose, directly or indirectly the contents of any record about another individual to any person or organization. EPA employees who willfully release protected Information, without authority, may be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined up to $5,000. In addition, any employee violating the Privacy Act or EPA regulations Is subject to disciplinary action, which may result In dismissal. Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061 00026545-00002