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To: Jackson, RyanOackson.ryan@epa.gov]; Greenwalt, Sarah[greenwalt.sarah@epa.gov] Cc: Davis, Patrick[davis.patrick@epa.gov] From: Jay Martin Sent: Tue 6/6/2017 7:52:38 PM Subject: RE: CWA permits EPA Summary 6.6.17.docx EPA Letter to Contura Enerqy.pdf DMME Letter to McGuiaan 6.6.17.pdf All, Thanks again for your willingness to consider the permitting issues Contura Energy currently has before EPA. While the first attachment includes a summary of the outstanding permitting issues we had previously discussed, I would be remiss to not also include additional information for your review regarding a more recent EPA action that has the potential to add a significant cost and man-hour burden upon our company. Paramount 308 Letter in VA The second attachment is a Clean Water Act Section 308 information request letter that we received last week from EPA's Region III Office. This is something that I have been in direct contact on already with Patrick Davis, who I also copied on this email. Conversations with Patrick have been helpful, but we continue to be extremely concerned with this EPA action being taken - in direct conflict with the wishes of the state regulatory agency - and the broader precedent it could create. Related, the third attachment is a letter the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) sent today to David McGuigan, the Associate Director in the Office of NPDES Compliance and Enforcement in regards to the 308 letter we received. Finally, it's worth noting that our CEO, Kevin Crutchfield, received a message from McGuigan requesting a "conference call to discuss the questions regarding the 308 issue." This outreach is a bit out of the ordinary and I wanted to flag for you just to make sure everyone is aware of the 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA - 6/22 Production ED 001523 00003718-00001 various moving parts regarding this issue in advance of the DMME call with EPA Region III scheduled for this upcoming Thursday. Thanks in advance and please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions. Jay Centura energy Jay Martin VP - Government Affairs 1455 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 320 Washington D.C. 20004 t: 202.347.5774 | m: 202.384.8849 iav.martin@conturacnergy.com From: Jackson, Ryan [mailto:jackson.ryan@epa.gov] Sent: Monday, June 5, 2017 10:31 AM To: Jay Martin <Jay.Martin@conturaenergy.com> Cc: Greenwalt, Sarah <greenwalt.sarah@epa.gov> Subject: Re: CWA permits Jay, can you send us information on the CWA permits your working with the Agency to get? 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA - 6/22 Production ED 001523 00003718-00002 Ryan Jackson Chief of Staff U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ex. 6 - Personal Privacy 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA 6/22 Production ED 001523 00003718-00003