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Message From: Bennett, Tate [/0=EXCHANGELABS/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECI PI ENTS/CN=1FA92542F7CA4D01973B18B2F11B9141-BEN NETT, EL] Sent: 5/12/2017 5:57:21 PM To: Torstenson, Cassandra L. [ctorstenson@nd.gov] Subject: RE: Introduction North Dakota Governor's Office Attachments: ND Burgum.pdf Awesome. Sounds like a plan. Wanted to make sure you received this letter on WOTUS earlier this week as well. Let me know if he has any questions! Tate Elizabeth Tate Bennett Senior Deputy Associate Administrator Congressional and Intergovemmental Affairs Office o f the Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency From: Torstenson, Cassandra L. [mailto:ctorstenson@nd.gov] Sent: Friday, May 12, 2017 1:47 PM To: Bennett, Tate <Bennett.Tate@epa.gov> Subject: Introduction North Dakota Governor's Office Good Afternoon Tate, Thank you for the introduction. I am the Senior Scientific Policy Advisor for North Dakota's Governor Doug Burgum. Please feel free to reach out if you every have any questions. For your reference, my primary policy areas include: Energy, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation, Water, Transportation and Emergency Services. Kindly, Cassandra Cassandra Torstenson | Policy Advisor | j______________________ EX- 6 _______________________j | ctorstenson@nd.aov NI hotrttphs:D//awkwowta.aOovffeicrneoor.fntdh.aeoGv/overnor | 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58505-0001 Begin forwarded message: From: "Bennett, Tate" <Bennett.Tate@epa.gov> Subject: Intro at EPA / EPA and Pebble Limited Partnership Reach Settlement ATDoga:tree":BemMenaenynett1t2, ,T2a0te1"7<aBt e9n:3n1e:t5t.3TAatMe@CeDpTa.gov> Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 10 ED 002061 00079212-00001 CAUTION: This email originated from an outside source. Do not click links or open attachments unless you know they are safe. Happy Friday! I wanted to take a quick second to introduce myself as the new Sr. Deputy Associate Administrator for Intergovernmental Relations (i.e. your liaison) at EPA in Administrator Scott Pruitt's Office. Please don't ever hesitate to give me a shout if I can be helpful, j E x . 6 iis my direct. j---------------------------------------------------' I also wanted to flag the below settlement agreement with Pebble Limited Partnership that was announced by EPA earlier this AM. Let me know if I can ever be helpful. Tate SCOUEel.ofiSfznnic.aigeobErreeonDtsvfhseitrhiTpooeaunnttamAeyldeAaBmnnsetidsannolniIscPnetirtatretaoterttgoeAorctvdioemnrninAmisgeternantatcolyrAffairs Ex. 6 CprOeNssT@ACepTa:.gov FMOayR1IM2,M2E01D7IATE RELEASE EPA and Pebble Limited Partnership Reach Settlement AEtoPgDAreroAepgmrLeeaenwststuoitAsllow Permit Process to Proceed; Pebble Agrees WASHINGTON --The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency entered into a settlement agreement with the Pebble Limited Partnership to resolve litigation from 2014 relating to EPA's prior work in the Bristol Bay watershed in Alaska. The settlement provides the Pebble Limited Partnership (Pebble) an opportunity to apply for a Clean Water Act (CWA) permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before EPA may move forward with its CWA process to specify limits on the disposal of certain material in connection with the potential "Pebble Mine." "We are committed to due process and the rule of law, and regulations that are 'regular'," said EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. "We understand how much the community cares about this issue, with passionate advocates on all sides. The agreement will not guarantee or prejudge a particular outcome, but will provide Pebble a fair process for their permit application and help steer EPA away from costly and time-consuming litigation. We are committed to listening to all voices as this process unfolds." Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 10 ED 002061 00079212-00002 Key Terms of the Settlement: ppUPEereP.eSnbAj.dubidDalneiggcisraetepnreiardcosntptdCthooeotsocueUordlit.mfStfdo.mtehrDteeetnhercecmpoeaiuDnrartaimts-tptoierorrinocndttc,eeoorcesffosdAJnulstpaosirssteipktcelraiemonptt(ionoownasditerihybsmteioitnhsisjwausrlineftthcgohtdufieolrtaahnctew.iaosnEtehsPse.Awc)uitwhrrilelnatslyk the wfsmpUEotroP.arooSbutAnpe.eltodmhAaassrgrebea.mrendneyt,cet,oersCwe,iothcshPrsoipcaeumhstbemeibotavlwefeenrEirlewdlnccoengooduoimmn,ltdeemfmiesnheoraasfnvilvr)edise,settsu.tdoounTettdfihloiselee4ttie8tansirtkemsmfexinipotnaaenasdlrtttmhveieoaspnintnvfiatrni(aropdogmipetnesltmiecsCoraeemfWttnittoihtlnAeaniasmlptwiipemroioentnphcrtiaeisonocstdrets3up,o0nswftihal ritcehh:e wfoPEilfeiePtthbAhnobeomule"tnafwoleyimriwlbulietsdFaaerrtorieoaipetnsnd.ictsosecm"ileapowneftsrifIiuioncidftosa.rsmasnaedtsiosrenmqeAuncettsrt(seFgOfoaIrrAdf)einergesqthauegeasBtisnrissdttuoErliPnBAga,ythaWendaptaeegnrsrdeheeendctoy Background: In 2014, under the previous administration, EPA's Region 10 completed a multi-year watershed assessment in Bristol Bay, and then issued a CWA Section 404(c) proposed determination, which described restrictions on large-scale mining in the watershed. Section 404 is the part of the CWA that governs the permit evaluation process for actions that discharge dredged or fill material into a covered water. The May 11, 2017 settlement does not guarantee or prejudge any particular outcome to this process, but does ensure that the process will be carried out in a fair, transparent, deliberate, and regular way. R082 cIEflinycvokiuirnogwnmohueelrdnet.aral tPherortenocttiorencAegiveenfcuyt,ur1e20c0omPmenunnsicyalvtiaonnias from Environmental Protection Agency, let us know Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460 United States by Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 10 ED 002061 00079212-00003