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Message From: Sent: To: Subject: Bennett, Tate [/0=EXCHANGELABS/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=1FA92542F7CA4D01973B18B2F11B9141-BENNETT, EL] 6/21/2018 11:05:57 PM Kathy Bergren [Bergren@ncga.com] Re: ICYMI: Administrator Pruitt Wraps Up Week-Long Heartland Tour Perfect. Safe travels! On Jun 21, 2018, at 6:47 PM, Kathy Bergren <Bergren@ncga.com> wrote: Thanks for the call, Tate -- appreciate it. Was on a flight but will try connect tomorrow. Have a nice evening! Sent from my iPhone On Jun 21, 2018, at 4:35 PM, Bennett, Tate < Bennett.Tate@epa.gov> wrote: Thanks, Kathy! Do you have a direct number? From: Kathy Bergren [mailto:Bergren@ncga.com] Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2018 11:46 AM To: Bennett, Tate <Bennett.Tate@epa.gov> Subject: RE: ICYMI: Administrator Pruitt Wraps Up Week-Long Heartland Tour Thanks for sharing the wrap-up, Tate. And congrats to you and Mark - hope all is going well so far! We understand the Administrator may be in MO tomorrow, along with Secretary Perdue, so getting some additional questions from MO Corn about any possible announcement on the RVO or possible plans to reallocate exempted gallons. Understand there may not be a lot that can be share around the proposed rule, but if there is anything that you can share around the Missouri visit, I would appreciate it very much. Kathy From: Bennett, Tate <Bennett.Tate@epa.gov> Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2018 3:12 PM To: Bennett, Tate <Bennett.Tate@epa.gov> Subject: ICYMI: Administrator Pruitt Wraps Up Week-Long Heartland Tour All I just wanted to share the below press release in case you missed it last Friday. It's a wrap up of Administrator Pruitt's positive visits throughout rural America last week. Many educational, informative and meaningful discussions were held on an array of topics. As always, let me know if you have any questions. AND, Happy Father's Day to many of you! Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tiers 8&9 ED 002061 00077416-00001 Tate From: "EPA Press Office" <press@epa.gov> Date: June 15, 2018 at 6:19:20 PM EDT To: " Bennett.Tate@epa.gov" <Bennett.Tate(5)epa.gov> Subject: Administrator Pruitt Wraps Up Week-Long Heartland Tour Reply-To: press@epa.gov Administrator Pruitt Wraps Up Week-Long Heartland Toui Omaha, NE (June 15, 2018) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrat Scott Pruitt just wrapped up a tour across the heartland -- meeting with farmers in Kansas, South Dakota, and Nebraska. Administrator Pruitt released the following statement: "Our nation's farmers are important partners to EPA in achieving positive environment outcomes. After visiting communities in Kansas, South Dakota, and Nebraska, I will tak perspectives shared with me back to Washington to continue working on meaningful solutions on important issues such as the Renewable Fuel Standard." Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA KANSAS Congressman Roger Marshall: "Good to have Administrator Pruitt in Kansas and especially at an Ethanol plant where he could hear firsthand concerns about proposed changes to the RFS. I'm glad to see the EPA and this administration taking farmers concerns seriously and taking the time to hear from them firsthand. I'm also especially heartened by the discussion of progress on a sorghum Oil Biofuels Pathway." Kansas Department of Agriculture Secretary Dr. Jackie McClaskey: "We appreciate the opportunity to show the EPA administrator the important work being done in Kans; to protect natural resources while growing Kansas agriculture, and we look forward to continuing the conversation in the future. Communication with our federal partners is key to developing policy that meets the needs of Kansas farmers, ranchers and agribusiness." Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Jeff Andersen: "We appreciate the opportunities provided by the Environmental Protection Agency to implement federal programs in ways that meet the needs of our state. We will contint Tiers 8&9 ED 002061 00077416-00002 Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA to work with our State and federal partners, such as ERA, to identify innovative solutions to Kansas environmental concerns, such as smoke management and drinking water and wastewater system compliance." Kansas Farm Bureau President Rich Felts: "Administrator Pruitt visited Farm Bureau members in the Flint Hills region of Kansas today to see firsthand the need for prescribed wildland fire to maintain a native ecosystem of tallgrass prairie. Kansas ranchers need a partner from regulators such as KDHE and EPA to ensure the centuries old tradition of prairie fire continues to keep invasive trees and species at bay. We tri Administrator Pruitt and the Trump Administration will do everything in their power tc ensure the Flint Hills region remains in native prairie and is not overcome with Easterr Red Cedar and other non-native plants." East Kansas Agri-Energy President Bill Pracht: "That today's meeting with Administrator Pruitt far exceeded the scheduled time limit for the gathering speaks to the urgency of the uncertain conditions confronting East Kansas Agri-Energy and Kansa corn growers. This venue provided all of us a critical opportunity to explain exactly ho EPA's real and proposed actions directly impact East Kansas Agri-Energy and Kansas corn. We thank Mr. Pruitt for listening." Butamax Advanced Biofuels, LLC CEO Jan Koninckx: "Butamax welcomes the decisic by the EPA, after thorough review of Butamax's submission, to register isobutanol at 16% level as a gasoline additive. We believe that the combination of bio-isobutanol's desirable fuel properties and Butamax's production technology means that bio isobutanol has the potential for widespread introduction into commerce." SOUTH DAKOTA Northwestern Energy CEO Bob Rowe: "We were honored to visit today with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and highlight our work to provide our customers in South Dakota, Nebraska and Montana secure, reliable and affordable electricity and natural gas. We rely on a diverse balance of fuel sources, including hydro, coal, natural gas, wind and solar, to serve our customers. We are committed to environmental stewardship in all aspects of our service. We support a thoughtful approach to energy policy that will allow us to continue to provide safe, reliable, affordable, and environmentally responsible essential services to the people and communities we serve." South Dakota Cattlemen's Association Executive Director Jodie Anderson: "SDCA welcomes Administrator Pruitt to South Dakota to see first-hand the strong conservatic ethic demonstrated by our state's farmers and ranchers. We appreciate the opportunit to thank the Administrator directly for the work he has done thus far to roll back burdensome regulations, especially the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. Landowners care for and about the land and other natural resources and we appreciate Administrator Pruitt's actions, which acknowledge that more bureaucracy and Tiers 8&9 ED 002061 00077416-00003 Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA government mandates do not necessarily equate to cleaner air and water." Event Host and Farmer from Reliance, South Dakota, Adam Schindler: "Our decisior to host EPA Administrator Pruitt was a decision carefully weighed and decided. As a farmer and a leader, the significance of an opportunity to host a cabinet-level official who leads decisions authorized through the EPA that have a six-figure impact on our annual farm profitability and discuss what we like and do not like was a worthwhile endeavor. It was a professional event with very frank discussion between producers an the Administrator about Renewable Fuels Standard concerns, the sorghum oil advancei biofuels pathway and other EPA decisions that impact South Dakota farmers and ranchers. We appreciate Administrator Pruitt for taking the time to listen to these concerns and challenges. The changes in blending obligations related to RFS waivers ai costing South Dakota farmers millions of dollars and there are clear differences of opinion between the Administrator and agriculture on the impact of RIN prices on commodity prices. We hope to see the EPA take steps to resolve this issue and maintai the Administration's commitment to renewable fuels." NEBRASKA Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts: "Thank you to President Trump and Administrator Pruitt for delivering on your promise to roll back the job-killing WOTUS regulation. Today's announcement is the next step toward returning common sense to federal oversight of intra-state waterways. Removing this threat to our state's top job creator gives Nebraska the freedom to grow more opportunities for the next generation in the areas of agriculture and manufacturing." Mayor of Omaha Jean Stother: "We work cooperatively with the EPA on many important projects. Today, I shared our plans for the Omaha Riverfront Revitalization project, which includes Lewis and Clark Landing, a former Superfund site. The work w are doing can be shared with other cities to redevelop these sites for new public use." Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality Director Jim Macy: "This is the first time I've been able to pick up the phone and call EPA staff directly and elevate issues that need resolving. We thank Administrator Pruitt and his team for the cooperation a we work to achieve positive environmental outcomes for Nebraska." Green Plains CEO Todd Becker: "We appreciate Administrator Pruitt taking the time visit and learn more about the challenges and opportunities for the ethanol industry ai the broader agriculture community. We will continue to work toward solutions that allow greater market access for ethanol in line with the President's commitment to rural America." Nebraska Cattlemen President Galen Frenzen: "Producers are the original environmentalists, and we care deeply about our water and our land as that's our livelihood. If we are going to get our next generation home to the ranch, we need Tiers 8&9 ED 002061 00077416-00004 clarity and certainty regarding regulation. Nebraska's livestock industry needs a replacement rule that is common-sense and allows landowners to easily determine whether a WOTUS exists on our operation." EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Visits Nebraska To Talk About Trump Administration's New Waters Of The United States Rule. "Scott Pruitt met with a group called Common Sen Nebraska at the Nebraska Farm Bureau headquarters in Lincoln... He told the group th the EPA on Friday plans to propose a new set of rules about what constitutes a Water < the United States and therefore is subject to federal regulations. A previous proposal under then-President Barack Obama received intense criticism from agriculture groups that said it went too far. Pruitt described the upcoming proposal as 'regulatory reform' rather than 'deregulation.'" ( , 6/15/2018) Administrator Pruitt Holds Round table With Farm Bureau In Lincoln. "Scott Pruitt stopped by Farm Bureau to do a round table with the leaders of agriculture in Nebrask He focused on the new bill for Waters Of The United States. The Trump administratior is releasing the replacement of the definition of Waters Of The United States rule, als< known as WOTUS. 'It's going to provide clarity to farmers and ranchers and folks all ove the country with respect to how a federal jurisdiction begins and where it ends.' Pruitl said the old WOTUS Act treated farmers, ranchers and land owners not like partners, but adversaries." ( , 6/14/2018) Pruitt Meets With Ag Groups To Discuss WOTUS And E-15 Fuel Blends. "Scott Pruitt, the Environmental Protection Agency administrator, visited the Cornhusker state on Thursday to meet with not only the governor, but with members of several agriculture groups. Among the topics discussed at Thursday's meeting, Pruitt spoke not only about the Waters of the U.S. rule, but also allowing E-15 fuel blends year round...Pruitt said changes are coming to WOTUS as soon as Friday." ( , 6/14/2018) VIDEO: EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Visits Kansas Ethanol Plant. ( M r M , 6/14/18) Sierra Club v. 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