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To: Jackson, Ryan[jackson.ryan@epa.gov] From: Ross Eisenberg Sent: Wed 10/4/2017 7:57:31 PM Subject: FW: AAI Update: Final Letter to EPW Group Letter Urging EPW Action for EPA Nominees 10 03 2017.pdf From: DuVall, Amy [mailto:Amy_Duvall@americanchemistry.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2017 4:28 PM To: AAI Roster <AAIRoster@americanchemistry.com> Cc: Hackman, Andrew <ahackman@serlinhaley.com>; Thomas, Jennifer <JThomas@autoalliance.org>; gary@radtech.org Subject: AAI Update: Final Letter to EPW Hello, AAI Members - Attached is the final letter that just went up to the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee (EPW) re: their four pending EPA AA nominees. Many thanks to the more than 65 of you that signed on. The EPW hearing on these nominees is occurring tomorrow at 10am - you can watch it live at https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/hearings?ID=37CC8314-16Fl4D4F-9A26-297EF3D8E49D. Amy L. DuVall | American Chemistry Council Senior Director, Federal Affairs amy duvall@americanchemistry.com 700 2nd Street, NE | Washington, DC | 20002 0:202-249-6415 C: 202-904-5305 F : 202-204-5847 www.americanchemistry.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This message may contain confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee do not disseminate, 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523_00003461 -00001 distribute or copy this email. Please notify the sender immediately by email if you have received this email by mistake and delete this email from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of email transmission. American Chemistry Council, 700 - 2nd Street NE, Washington, DC 20002, www. am eri canchem i stry. com 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523_00003461 -00002 October 3, 2017 The Honorable John Barrasso Chairman Committee on Environment & Public Works United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Thomas Carper Ranking Member Committee on Environment & Public Works United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Re: Ensuring a Fully Staffed and Functional Environmental Protection Agency Dear Chairman Barrasso and Ranking Member Carper: We are writing on behalf of millions of businesses, large and small, to urge you to move as quickly as possible to advance the four nominees currently pending before your Committee for Assistant Administrators of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Our organizations represent many major sectors of the American economy--including aerospace, agriculture, apparel, automotive, building and construction materials, chemical and raw material production, consumer and industrial goods, distribution, electronics, energy, equipment manufacturers, food and grocery, footwear, healthcare products and medical technology, information technology, mining and metals, paper and wood products, plastics, retail, storage, tire manufacturers, and travel goods. The mission of the EPA is to protect human health and the environment. However, more than eight months into the new Administration, the EPA lacks any Senate-confirmed Assistant Administrators to carry out this mission. The EPA's activities have a significant impact on each of our industries, the products we make or the services we provide, and the millions of workers we represent. It is therefore of significant importance to our groups that EPA is appropriately and fully staffed. This holds especially true for individuals in key leadership positions. Consequently, to ensure that EPA's vast workload can be efficiently and effectively achieved and implemented, we urge you and the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee to move expeditiously towards confirmation for the following nominees: Michael Dourson, for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety & Pollution Prevention; Matthew Leopold, for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of the General Counsel; David Ross, for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Water; and William Wehrum, for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Air & Radiation. We appreciate your assistance in this important and timely matter. Sincerely, Agricultural Retailers Association Alkylphenols & Ethoxylates Research Council American Apparel & Footwear Association American Chemistry Council 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523_00003462-00001 American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute American Composites Manufacturers Association American Forest & Paper Association American Foundry Society American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers American Iron and Steel Institute American Petroleum Institute American Wood Council Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers Auto Care Association Biotechnology Innovation Organization Color Pigments Manufacturers Association Composite Lumber Manufacturers Association EPS Industry Alliance Extruded Polystyrene Foam Association Fashion Accessories Shippers Association Fashion Jewelry & Accessories Trade Association Flexible Packaging Association Gemini Shippers Association Halogenated Solvents Industry Alliance, Inc. Industrial Minerals Association - North America Institute of Makers of Explosives Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. Institute of Shortening and Edible Oils International Warehouse Logistics Association International Wood Products Association ISSA - The Worldwide Cleaning Products Association Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association National Association for Surface Finishing National Association of Chemical Distributors National Association of Manufacturers National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers National Cotton Council National Council of Textile Organizations National Industrial Sand Association National Oilseed Processors Association National Roofing Contractors Association National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association Oregon Women in Timber Pine Chemicals Association International Plastic Pipe and Fittings Association Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) Plastics Pipe Institute Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association Portland Cement Association 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523_00003462-00002 PVC Pipe Association Resilient Floor Covering Institute RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment) Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance SPRI, Inc. (representing the Single Ply Roofing Industry) Styrene Information & Research Center The Fertilizer Institute The Silver Institute The Vinyl Institute Travel Goods Association U.S. Chamber of Commerce U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association Wallcoverings Association Window & Door Manufacturers Association cc: Members of the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523_00003462-00003