Liz Menz j Director of Education | SIGMA - America's Leading Fuel Marketers 3930 Pender Drive, Suite 340, Fairfax, VA 22030 | Direct: 703,375,0483 | www.siama.ora From: Liz Menz Sent: Friday, September 22, 2017 11:22 AM To: 'Ford, Hayley' <ford.hayley@epa.gov>; Charles Thombrugh <mthombr@quiktrip.com> Cc: Hupp, Millan <hupp.millan@epa.gov> Subject: RE: SIGMA Invitation - Administrator Scott Pruitt Hi Hayley, Thanks so much for reaching out today!

"Jim Gulliford is unquestionably qualified to lead EPA Region 7," said EPA Administration Scott Pruitt.

The right tax policies can sustain and even accelerate the economic benefits generated through America's role as the world's leading producer and refiner of natural gas and oil.

NOAA pick agrees humans are 'main' cause of climate change The administration's pick to lead NOAA goes much further in acknowledging human contributions to climate change than most Trump administration officials, including EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.

"'When I came to Heritage in 2013, I told our staff and millions of members around the country that over the next four years, we had the opportunity to lead a resurgence of conservative policies and communications to win the hearts and minds of the American people,' DeMint said.

Liz Menz | Director o f Education | SIGMA - America's Leading Fuel Marketers 3930 Pender Drive, Suite 340, Fairfax, VA 22030 | Direct: 703,375,0483 j www.siama.ora From: Liz Menz Sent: Friday, September 22, 2017 11:22 AM To: 'Ford, Hayley' <ford.havlev@epa.gov>: Charles Thombrugh <mthombr@quiktrip.com> Cc: Hupp, Millan <faupp.mill3n@cpa.gov> Subject: RE: SIGMA Invitation - Administrator Scott Pruitt Hi Hayley, Thanks so much for reaching out today!

Kroutil was the leading research scientist and program manager for Project SAFEGUARD which was a development project of the Department of Defence Chemical and Biological Defense Program.

That led more than half the states to follow West Virginia's lead in filing suit against the Clean Power Plan.

"Jim Guliiford is unquestionably qualified to lead EPA Region 7," said EPA Administration Scott Pruitt.

Please don't hesitate to give me a call with any questions leading up to the 23rd.

In view of New York's imminent sampling program, a more definitive conclusion regarding the state of the river's health can await those results, also allowing for delegation of the lead on further action to NYS.

Had a long conversation with James Shea, the Embassy lead.

The working groups and policy committee lead campaigns designed to educate policymakers, regulators, the business community, and the public on benefits of the different technologies across the economy.

., 2 -for-1 reductions, including streamlining OBD and several up-front certification and testing requirements) - provide sufficient lead time, phase-ins and a subsequent period of regulatory stability to allow manufacturers to recoup their capital investment, while avoidingadverse impacts on fuel efficiency/GHG Phase 2 implementation Requested Action: It is critical that EPA publicly signal that the Agency will take the lead in developing and implementing nationwide, next -tier, streamlined and cost -effective low -NOX regulations that will allow U.S. manufacturers to grow their businesses and that will promote NAAQS attainment across the country A Non Governmental Organization in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations 17cv1906 Sierra Club v.

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