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Message From: Sent: To: CC: Subject: Hendrix, John L (GOV) [john.hendrix@alaska.gov] 12/27/2017 6:21:14 PM Wagner, Kenneth [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=048236ab99bc4d5eal6cl39blb67719c-Wagner, Ken] Kenney, James [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=ce6ff86939e44da49d88840b2353f022-Kenney, James]; Walsh, Chantal R (DNR) [chantal.walsh@alaska.gov]; Mack, Andy T (DNR) [andy.mack@alaska.gov] RE: Oil and Natural Gas Roundtable Invitation Gentlemen, Chantal Walsh the Director of Oil and Gas will be the designated State of Alaska's representative for this meeting. Thank you for inviting Alaska to participate. John From: Wagner, Kenneth [mailto:wagner.kenneth@epa.gov] Sent: Friday, December 22, 2017 5:13 AM To: Hendrix, John L (GOV) <john.hendrix@alaska.gov> Cc: Kenney, James <Kenney.James@epa.gov> Subject: Oil and Natural Gas Roundtable Invitation John, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (ERA), the Environmental Council of States (ECOS), and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) are cosponsoring an oil and natural gas roundtable to be held on January 23 and 24, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. As a valued stakeholder committed to responsible oil and natural gas exploration and production, you are cordially invited to participate. At the roundtable, a small number of oil and natural gas stakeholders representing the upstream exploration and production segment will convene to share their individual expertise and experiences. Invited stakeholders will include representatives from industry, trade associations, state agencies, tribal governments, non governmental organizations, as well as USEPA leadership and staff. As the enclosed draft agenda indicates, the roundtable will initially focus on identifying barriers that prevent the shared goal of cost-effective and timely compliance with environmental regulations. We are hopeful that these discussions will begin the process of building partnerships to achieve better compliance through thoughtful solutions achieved together with all stakeholders' points of view being considered. The roundtable will later focus on taking stakeholders' ideas and examples with the express goal of releasing the proceedings of the roundtable publicly. Please note, the facilitated roundtable discussions will not be attributed to individual stakeholders and EPA does not aim to seek consensus. Following the January roundtable, ECOS and IOGCC have agreed to continue to build on the momentum of the roundtable discussions at their respective Spring 2018 meetings. Since space is limited, attendance is by invitation only. If you are not personally able to attend, you are encouraged to designate someone within your organization to take your seat. If you or a designee from your organization cannot attend, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can fill the vacant seat with another stakeholder. To secure your space at the roundtable, please RSVP by Thursday, January 4, 2018 to James Kenney, our Senior Policy Advisor for Unconventional Oil and Natural Gas, via email at kenney.iames@epa.gov. Jim will Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 10 ED 002061 00176648-00001 send you a confirmation email and additional logistics. If you have any questions about the oil and natural gas i roundtable, please feel free to contact Jim by email or by phone j Personai M atters/e x . 6 L___________________________________ i EPA appreciates your commitment to responsible oil and natural gas production and I look forward to productive discussions in January. Respectfully, /s/ Ken SKeennionretAhdEvi.sWoratogntheer Administrator -F-I2J0-o2S-r--RE5-6en-g4v-i-io1-rn9-oa8n-l8-ma-oen-fndf-tiSc-aet-laPt,eroAtfefcatiirosn Agency i Personal Matters / Ex. 6 j ' - w g S ire r.-iv u H re iB T C c p a .g O V Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 10 ED 002061 00176648-00002