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(hookup to The Administrator's audio conference line needed)

06:00 PM - 08:00 PM The White House The White House Luau

East Entrance, Casual Attire

RSVP'd for 4

*** 06/24/2009 05:11:14 PM ***



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Staff:

Bob Sussman, Diane Thompson, Scott Fulton (OA)

Cynthia Giles, Catherine McCabe, David Hindin, John Dombrowski,

Lisa Lund, Lucy Reed, Rochele Kadish (OECA)

Andrew Battin, Linda Travers (OEI)

Maryann Froehlich, Carol Terris, Rita Smith (OCFO)

Mike Shapiro, Jim Hanlon (OW)

07:30 PM - 09:00 PM Kennedy Center Spring Awakening

4 Tickets

*** 07/06/2009 05:51:44 PM ***



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for Latinos

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM LULAC Depart for San Juan Airport

05:50 PM - 09:30 PM San Juan Airport Depart for BWI

Flight AA 0792

10:00 PM - 10:30 PM BWI En Route Residence

*** 07/14/2009 06:07:01 PM ***



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Staff:

Diane Thompson (OA)

Michelle DePass (OIA)

Pete Silva (OW)

02:30 PM - 02:50 PM Ariel Rios Depart for the State Department

03:00 PM - 05:30 PM State Department,

Room 1105/1107

Session II: Clean Energy and Environment

The Administrator will give prepared remarks

07:00 PM - 09:00 PM State Department,

Benjamin Franklin

Room

2201 C Street, NW

Reception and Dinner

All U.S. and Chinese Principals

*** 07/24/2009 05:17:06 PM ***



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Adora Andy will travel with the Administrator

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EEOB, Room 350 Green the Block Event

Ct: Adora Andy (OPA) 564-2715

Staff:

Adora Andy (OPA)

Schedule of Events:

- Welcome by Van Jones & Mike Blake

- Opening remarks from Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins (Green For All) & Hip

Hop Caucus

representative

- Comments/Q&A with HUD Secretary Donovan

- Comments/Q&A with Administrator Jackson

- Comments/Q&A with DOE Undersecretary Kristina Johnson

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM EEOB, Room 350 Green the Block Press Conference


Staff:

Adora Andy (OPA)

Participants:

Van Jones, CEQ

Sec. Donovan, HUD

Administrator Jackson

Undersecretary Kristina Johnson, DOE

Green For All & Hip Hop Caucus Representatives

12:30 PM - 12:45 PM EEOB Depart for Ariel Rios

Adora Andy will travel with the Administrator

12:45 PM - 01:00 PM Administrator's

Office

No Meetings

01:00 PM - 02:00 PM Bullet Room Interview Prep

Subj: 60 Minutes Interview


Staff:

Adora Andy, Seth Oster, Allyn Brooks-LaSure (OPA)Mathy Stanislaus, Barry Breen, Robert Dellinger (OSWER)

MaryT Smith (OW)

Sandra Connors (OECA)

David McIntosh, Arvin Ganesan (OCIR)

Mary-Kay Lynch (OGC)


Office

Personnel

Subj:(b) (6) Personal Privacy



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Office

01:00 PM - 02:30 PM Bullet Room Senior Staff Meeting


Office

Personnel

Subj: Curtis Spaulding

Mr. Spaulding will also meet with:

Diane Thompson 12:30 - 1 PM

03:30 PM - 04:15 PM Bullet Room Briefing to discuss the Surface Coal Mining MOU Policy Options and

Permit Review Update

Ct: Lori Keyton (OW) 564-5768

Staff:

Bob Sussman, Lynn Zipf, Scott Fulton (OA)

Pete Silva, Mike Shapiro, Greg Peck, Suzanne Schwartz, Jim Hanlon,

Ephraim King, David Evans, Brian Frazer, Ann Campbell (OW)

Catherine McCabe, Randy Hill, Susan Bromm (OECA)Steve Neugeboren (OGC)

(hookup to Admin's conference line needed for R3, 4, 5)


Office

1 on 1 with Bob Sussman

Ct: Georgia Bednar (OA) 564-9816


Office

Meeting with Pete Silva, Bob Sussman and Lisa Heinzerling

Ct: Lori Keyton (OW) 564-5768

Subj: Small System Variance Policy

Staff:Bob Sussman (OA)

Lisa Heinzerling (OPEI)

Pete Silva (OW)

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Joann G. Loveless

International Grand Basileus

Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.

Larry D. Frasier

Grand Polaris

National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc.

Jennifer M. Jones

National President

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Old Oakland Army

Base

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Old Oakland Army

Base

Depart for EPA Region 9

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EPA Region 9

75 Hawthorne St,18th Fl

San Francisco, CA

Downtime and TSCA Prep

Staff:

Seth Oster, Betsaida Alcantara (OPA)

Steve Owens (OPPTS)

Bob Sussman (OA)

Arvin Ganesan (OCIR)

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EPA Region 9,

Leather Room

Press Briefing on TSCA

Steve Owens will attend

12:30 PM - 01:00 PM EPA Region 9 -

Leather Room

TSCA Stakeholders Call

01:00 PM - 01:30 PM EPA Region 9 -

Regional

Administrator's

Office

Lunch

Region 9 will provide lunch

01:30 PM - 01:45 PM EPA Region 9 - 18th

Floor Conference

Room

Meeting with Region 9 Labor-Management Partnership Council

Region 9 Staff:

Laura Yoshi, Acting Regional Administrator

Jane Diamond- Acting Deputy Region Administrator

Nancy Lindsay Acting Associate Regional Administrator

Donna Turnley, Human Resources

Steven Barhite, Angeles Herrera - Waste Management Division

Robert Moyer - Regional Counsel

Terisa Williams - Employee and Labor Relations

Bridget Coyle - Office of Civil Rights

Nancy Levin-Facilitator

Attendees:

Mark Sims, Wendell Smith - Engineers & Scientists of CA (ESC)

Patrick Chan, Brent Maier - NTEU

Julia Jackson, Dan Reich - AFGE

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM EPA Region 9 -

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Carl Pope, Executive Director, The Sierra Club

Bill Reilly, Senior Advisor, TPG, Former Administrator, US EPA

EPA Staff:

Eric Wachter (OA)Seth Oster (OPA)

Laura Yoshii (R9)

09:30 PM - 09:45 PM Huntington Hotel Depart for Hotel

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Topic: Tonawanda Coke

The Senator will call the Administrator on 202-564-4700

Staff:

Carolyn Levine, Arvin Ganesan (OCIR)


Office

No Meetings

04:30 PM - 05:00 PM Bullet Room Options Selection - Category 3 Marine Diesel Emission Standards FRM

Ct: Barbara Morris (OAR) 564-1666

Staff:

Diane Thompson, Bob Sussman (OA)

Don Zinger, Margo Oge, Chet France, Byron Bunker, Mike Samulski,

Alan Stout

(OAR)

Scott Fulton, Amber Aranda, Joseph Freedman, Michael Horowitz,

Gautam

Srinivasan (OGC)

Cynthia Giles, Anne Wick, Marcia Ginley (OECA)

Michelle DePass, Brian Muehling, Angela Bandemehr (OIA)

Mark Corrales, Brian Heninger (OPEI)

Brian Rappoli, Ryan Albert, Ronald Jordan, Josh Lishman (OW)

Lek Kadeli, Amanda Evans (ORD)

George Pavlou, Reema Loutan, Michael Moltzen (R2)

Stan Meiburg, Lynorae Banjamin, Dale Aspy (R4)

Larry Starfield, Michael Miller, Sandra Rennie, Laurie Carter (R6)

Carol Rushin, Erv Pickell (R8)

Michelle Pirzadeh, Peter Murchie, Wayne Elson (R10)

(hookup to the Admin's conference line needed)

05:00 PM - 05:30 PM Studio 1, 6330 ARN Video Message Tapings

Ct: Shakeba Carter-Jenkins (OPA) 564-6385

Subj:

2009 CARE National Training Workshop and Children's Health Month

Schools Chemical Clean-out Campaign (SC3)



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Executive Order on Energy (EO)

Staff:

Allyn Brooks-LaSure, Ron Slotkin, Shakeba Carter-Jenkins, Mike Moats

(OPA)

07:00 PM - 09:30 PM Lincoln Theatre

1215 U Street, NW

Washington, DC

20009

HOLD NAACP 100 Year Anniversary Black Tie Gala

Ct: Shakeba Carter-Jenkins (OPA) 564-6385

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Jake Siewert, Counselor to Secretary Geithner

Mr. Jackson will attend with The Administrator

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Cc: RichardWindsor/DC/USEPA/US@EPADate: 01/15/201012:05PMSubject: thisweek'smeetingwithGovernorFreudenthal

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Air Pollution Rules for UtilitiesBy ROBIN BRAVENDER ofGreenwire

U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson today vowed to give electric utilities and their state

overseers regulatory certainty with a host of forthcoming environmental rules.

Speaking at a conference of state utility regulators today, Jackson outlined a series of pending

regulations that will significantly affect utilities, including rules aimed at curbing soot, smog and

mercury.

"I believe that we can do it smartly, that we will do it in partnership and that we will do it in a

way that gives a clear road map for investors and for regulators and for ratepayers," Jackson

said.

EPA will propose a replacement for the Clean Air Interstate Rule in April, Jackson said, to

address pollution that crosses state lines.

President George W. Bush's cap-and-trade program was designed to cut sulfur dioxide and

nitrogen oxide in the eastern United States. But CAIR was thrown out by a federal appeals court

in 2008. The court temporarily reinstated the rule in December 2008 to give EPA time to craft a

replacement. Members of the Senate, meanwhile, are pushing a legislative fix for the CAIR rule

(E&ENews PM , Feb. 4).

"Later this year, we'll propose a new utility MACT standard," Jackson added. EPA is facing a

court deadline to require plant-specific maximum achievable control technology for mercury and

other hazardous air pollutants at power plants by November 2011 (Greenwire , Oct. 23, 2009).

"Working together, we'll set a strong foundation for achieving the reductions that a new MACT

and new CAIR rules will require," Jackson said.

Jackson said that although challenges and disagreements will arise during the development of

new standards, "the benefits of us getting this right are absolutely unprecedented."

Copyright 2010 E&E Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

For more news on energy and the environment, visit www.greenwire.com.



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01268-EPA-1756

DavidMcIntosh/DC/USEPA/US02/19/201008:51PM

To DianeThompson,RichardWindsor,SethOster

cc

bcc

Subject Re:BegichPressesEPAforExplanationofEndangerment

Finding,NextSteps

AndhereistheRockefellerpressrelease.

February 19, 2010

ROCKEFELLER LEADS CHALLENGE TO EPA ON

GREENHOUSE GAS REGULATIONS

Sends Letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson - Joined By Other Coal State SenatorsWashington, D.C.Senator J ohn D. (J ay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Scienceand Transportation Committee, lead a group of coal state Senators in sending a letter today to theEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa J ackson challenging EPAs potential

regulation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from stationary sources under the Clean Air Act.

The letter requests that Administrator J ackson clarify the EPA timetable and suspend EPA regulations forindustrial facilities so Congress can consider comprehensive energy and climate legislation. EPAregulation of GHGs from stationary sources has far-reaching implications for the economy as a whole andthe energy sector in particular. These affected industrial facilities are significant job generators in coalstates, including West Virginia, and can ill-afford ad hoc regulations.

Senator Rockefeller was joined by Senators Begich, Byrd, Sherrod Brown, Casey, McCaskill, Levin, andBaucus in sending the letter, demanding a response to their concerns for the workers and industriesaffected in their states.

At a time when so many people are hurting, we need to put the decisions about our energy future in to the handspeople and their elected representativesespecially on issues impacting clean coal. EPA actions in this area wohave enormous implications and these issues need to be handled carefully and appropriately dealt with by the Co, not in isolation bya federal environmental agency, said Senator Rockefeller.

Senator Rockefeller is drafting legislation to suspend EPAs regulatory authorityto allow sufficient time forCongressional consideration of the nation's larger energy policy and economic needs.

Excerpts from the letter include:

We remain concerned about the possible impacts on American workers and businesses in a number of industrialsectors, along with the farmers, miners, and small business owners who could be affected as your agency movesbeyond automobile emissions standards to implement regulations to curtail GHG pollution from stationary sources

We have a responsibility to the workers and industries in our states to address both your agencys timetable for thimplementation of these stationary source regulations, and what you intend the exact requirements for businesses

be.

The President and you have been explicit in calling on Congress to pass comprehensive legisthat would enhance our nations energy and climate security. We strongly believe this is ultimaCongress responsibility, and if done properly, will create jobs, spur new clean energy industriesand greatly advance the goal of U.S. energy independence. If done improperly, these




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opportunities could be lost.

To view the full text of the letter and the eight questions laid out, please click here (Letter Link Here).

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DavidMcIntosh 02/19/201008:28:38PMBegichjustputoutthisreleaseaboutth...

From: DavidMcIntosh/DC/USEPA/USTo: RichardWindsor/DC/USEPA/US@EPA,DianeThompson/DC/USEPA/US@EPA,Seth

Oster/DC/USEPA/US@EPADate: 02/19/201008:28PMSubject: BegichPressesEPAforExplanationofEndangermentFinding,NextSteps

Begichjustputoutthisreleaseabouttheletter.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Julie Hasquet, Press SecretaryFebruary 19, 2010 (907) 258-9304 office

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Begich Presses EPA for Explanation of Endangerment Finding, Next StepsEight senators outline concerns in letter to Administrator J ackson

U.S. Sen. Mark Begich and West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller have led a group of six other

industrial state Democrats in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa

Jackson, expressing serious economic and energy security concerns about the potential regulation of

greenhouse gases (GHGs) under the Clean Air Act.

The senators write that ill-timed or imprudent regulation of greenhouse gases may squander criticalopportunities for the nation, impeding the investment necessary to create jobs and position the nation

to develop and produce its own clean energy.

Im concerned about the possible negative effects on Alaska businesses as well as on the U.S.

economy as a whole, as a result of potential EPA regulation of green house gas pollutants, Begich

said. Ive talked with Administrator Jackson about my concerns and we all want to better

understand how the process would unfold for regulations to be written and implemented.




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We need a clear understanding of how you view your agencys responsibilities and the processes

by which you intend to carry them out in order to represent workers, industries, taxpayers, and

economic interests of our states, says the letter signed by Begich, Rockefeller and Senators Sherrod

Brown of Ohio, Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, Claire McCaskill of Missouri, Carl Levin of Michigan,

Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia and Max Baucus of Montana.

The EPA has proposed to regulate six different GHG pollutants under the Clean Air Act. The

agencys power to do so comes from the endangerment finding which resulted from a Supreme

Court order. In April 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court in Massachusetts v. EPA ordered that the EPA

must scientifically determine whether greenhouse gases (GHGs) from new motor vehicles cause or

contribute to air pollution which endangers public health.

Begich and Sen. Jay Rockefeller have shared concerns of the potential impacts on their respective

states. They have led the effort among like-minded senators to understand the situation better, thus

writing to Administrator Jackson for clarification on several questions.

We know that businesses need some degree of certainty to operate. And the answers we get back

from the EPA will help us and help the business community understand how regulations could affect

them, Begich added.

As President Obama has called on Congress to pass comprehensive legislation to enhance the

nations energy and climate security, lawmakers signing the letter to Jackson state concern that blunt

EPA regulation of emissions will likely not result in the best treatment for Alaska and other states

with resource and manufacturing as major components of their economies.

We strongly believe this is ultimately Congress responsibility, and if done properly, will create

obs, spur new clean energy industries, and greatly advance the goal of U.S. energy independence. Ifdone improperly, these opportunities could be lost, the letter concludes.

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be.

The President and you have been explicit in calling on Congress to pass comprehensive legisthat would enhance our nations energy and climate security. We strongly believe this is ultimaCongress responsibility, and if done properly, will create jobs, spur new clean energy industriesand greatly advance the goal of U.S. energy independence. If done improperly, these

opportunities could be lost.


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From: DavidMcIntosh/DC/USEPA/US

To: RichardWindsor/DC/USEPA/US@EPA,DianeThompson/DC/USEPA/US@EPA,SethOster/DC/USEPA/US@EPA

Date: 02/19/201008:28PMSubject: BegichPressesEPAforExplanationofEndangermentFinding,NextSteps


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RichardWindsor/DC/USEPA/US02/19/201009:03PM

To SethOster,DavidMcIntosh,DianeThompson

cc

bcc


Finding,NextSteps

Youneedme?SethOster

-----OriginalMessage-----Fr om: Seth OsterSent : 02/19/2010 08:54 PM ESTTo: David McIntosh; Diane Thompson; Richard WindsorSubj ect : Re: Begich Presses EPA for Explanation of Endangerment Finding,

Next Steps

DavidMcIntosh

-----OriginalMessage-----Fr om: David McIntoshSent : 02/19/2010 08:51 PM ESTTo: Diane Thompson; Richard Windsor; Seth OsterSubj ect : Re: Begich Presses EPA for Explanation of Endangerment Finding,

Next StepsAndhereistheRockefellerpressrelease.

February 19, 2010



Sends Letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson - Joined By Other Coal State SenatorsWashington, D.C.Senator J ohn D. (J ay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Scienceand Transportation Committee, lead a group of coal state Senators in sending a letter today to theEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa J ackson challenging EPAs potentialregulation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from stationary sources under the Clean Air Act.




Senator Rockefeller is drafting legislation to suspend EPAs regulatory authorityto allow sufficient time for





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Congressional consideration of the nation's larger energy policy and economic needs.


We remain concerned about the possible impacts on American workers and businesses in a number of industrial

sectors, along with the farmers, miners, and small business owners who could be affected as your agency movesbeyond automobile emissions standards to implement regulations to curtail GHG pollution from stationary sources


be.

The President and you have been explicit in calling on Congress to pass comprehensive legisthat would enhance our nations energy and climate security. We strongly believe this is ultimaCongress responsibility, and if done properly, will create jobs, spur new clean energy industriesand greatly advance the goal of U.S. energy independence. If done improperly, theseopportunities could be lost.


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To RichardWindsor,SethOster,DianeThompson

cc

bcc


Finding,NextSteps

Mysenseisthatwe'renowgoodfortonight.RichardWindsor

-----OriginalMessage-----Fr om: Richard WindsorSent : 02/19/2010 09:03 PM ESTTo: Seth Oster; David McIntosh; Diane ThompsonSubj ect : Re: Begich Presses EPA for Explanation of Endangerment Finding,

Next StepsYouneedme?

SethOster


Next Steps

DavidMcIntosh

-----OriginalMessage-----Fr om: David McIntoshSent : 02/19/2010 08:51 PM EST

To: Diane Thompson; Richard Windsor; Seth OsterSubj ect : Re: Begich Presses EPA for Explanation of Endangerment Finding,

Next Steps


February 19, 2010



Sends Letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson - Joined By Other Coal State SenatorsWashington, D.C.Senator J ohn D. (J ay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Scienceand Transportation Committee, lead a group of coal state Senators in sending a letter today to the

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa J ackson challenging EPAs potentialregulation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from stationary sources under the Clean Air Act.



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At a time when so many people are hurting, we need to put the decisions about our energy future in to the handspeople and their elected representativesespecially on issues impacting clean coal. EPA actions in this area wohave enormous implications and these issues need to be handled carefully and appropriately dealt with by the Co

, not in isolation bya federal environmental agency, said Senator Rockefeller.




We have a responsibility to the workers and industries in our states to address both your agencys timetable for th

implementation of these stationary source regulations, and what you intend the exact requirements for businessesbe.



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Jackson, expressing serious economic and energy security concerns about the potential regulation ofgreenhouse gases (GHGs) under the Clean Air Act.

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To DavidMcIntosh,SethOster,DianeThompson

cc

bcc


Finding,NextSteps

Thanks.DavidMcIntosh

-----OriginalMessage-----Fr om: David McIntoshSent : 02/19/2010 09:07 PM ESTTo: Richard Windsor; Seth Oster; Diane ThompsonSubj ect : Re: Begich Presses EPA for Explanation of Endangerment Finding,

Next StepsMysenseisthatwe'renowgoodfortonight.

RichardWindsor



SethOster

-----OriginalMessage-----Fr om: Seth OsterSent : 02/19/2010 08:54 PM ESTTo: David McIntosh; Diane Thompson; Richard Windsor

Subj ect : Re: Begich Presses EPA for Explanation of Endangerment Finding,Next Steps

.DavidMcIntosh


Next Steps

February 19, 2010



Sends Letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson - Joined By Other Coal State SenatorsWashington, D.C.Senator J ohn D. (J ay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Scienceand Transportation Committee, lead a group of coal state Senators in sending a letter today to the



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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa J ackson challenging EPAs potentialregulation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from stationary sources under the Clean Air Act.








be.

The President and you have been explicit in calling on Congress to pass comprehensive legis

that would enhance our nations energy and climate security. We strongly believe this is ultimaCongress responsibility, and if done properly, will create jobs, spur new clean energy industriesand greatly advance the goal of U.S. energy independence. If done improperly, theseopportunities could be lost.


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01268-EPA-1761


To RichardWindsor

cc

bcc


Finding,NextSteps

RichardWindsor

-----OriginalMessage-----Fr om: Richard WindsorSent : 02/19/2010 09:09 PM ESTTo: David McIntosh; Seth Oster; Diane ThompsonSubj ect : Re: Begich Presses EPA for Explanation of Endangerment Finding,

Next Steps.Thanks.

DavidMcIntosh

-----OriginalMessage-----Fr om: David McIntoshSent : 02/19/2010 09:07 PM ESTTo: Richard Windsor; Seth Oster; Diane ThompsonSubj ect : Re: Begich Presses EPA for Explanation of Endangerment Finding,

Next StepsMysenseisthatwe'renowgoodfortonight.

RichardWindsor

-----OriginalMessage-----Fr om: Richard WindsorSent : 02/19/2010 09:03 PM ESTTo: Seth Oster; David McIntosh; Diane Thompson

Subj ect : Re: Begich Presses EPA for Explanation of Endangerment Finding,Next StepsYouneedme?

SethOster


Next Steps

DavidMcIntosh


Next Steps



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Sends Letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson - Joined By Other Coal State Senators

Washington, D.C.Senator J ohn D. (J ay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Scienceand Transportation Committee, lead a group of coal state Senators in sending a letter today to theEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa J ackson challenging EPAs potentialregulation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from stationary sources under the Clean Air Act.






We remain concerned about the possible impacts on American workers and businesses in a number of industrial

sectors, along with the farmers, miners, and small business owners who could be affected as your agency movesbeyond automobile emissions standards to implement regulations to curtail GHG pollution from stationary sources


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Sends Letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson - Joined By Other Coal State SenatorsWashington, D.C.Senator J ohn D. (J ay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Scienceand Transportation Committee, lead a group of coal state Senators in sending a letter today to theEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa J ackson challenging EPAs potentialregulation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from stationary sources under the Clean Air Act.



At a time when so many people are hurting, we need to put the decisions about our energy future in to the handspeople and their elected representativesespecially on issues impacting clean coal. EPA actions in this area wohave enormous implications and these issues need to be handled carefully and appropriately dealt with by the Co

, not in isolation bya federal environmental agency, said Senator Rockefeller.Senator Rockefeller is drafting legislation to suspend EPAs regulatory authorityto allow sufficient time forCongressional consideration of the nation's larger energy policy and economic needs.




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We know that businesses need some degree of certainty to operate. And the answers we get backfrom the EPA will help us and help the business community understand how regulations could affect

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CLIMATE: EPA's gradual phase in of GHG regs garnersqualified praise from senators (Tuesday, February 23, 2010)Robin Bravender and Darren Samuelsohn, E&E reporters

Facing mounting pressure from congressional lawmakers on both sides of the

aisle, the Obama administration yesterday vowed to gradually phase in climate

regulations for industrial sources.

U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said that no stationary sources will face

greenhouse gas regulations this year and that small sources will not be subject to

permitting requirements any sooner than 2016. EPA is also considering

"substantially" raising the thresholds in its proposed "tailoring" rule to exempt

more facilities from requirements that they minimize their greenhouse gas

emissions.

The announcement is seen as a step forward by both Republican and Democratic

lawmakers who have expressed concerns about the possible economic

consequences of regulating carbon dioxide and other gases, but several senators

said they still plan to move forward with efforts to handcuff EPA's regulatory

authority.

Jackson's comments came in response to a letter sent last week by eight moderateSenate Democrats pressing for answers on how and when EPA plans to begin

regulating the heat-trapping gases, warning that the costs may be too much for

their states.

"I share your goals of ensuring economic recovery at this critical time and of

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call for comprehensive energy and climate legislation," Jackson wrote.

EPA will begin to phase in permitting requirements and regulating large stationary

sources of greenhouse gases in 2011, Jackson said. In early 2011, only facilities

that must already apply for Clean Air Act permits for other pollutants will need to

address those emissions. Fewer than 400 facilities would be subject to thoserequirements, she said. The agency will begin to require permits from other large

sources in the latter half of 2011.

Senators who are backing efforts to hamstring EPA's regulatory authority said the

gradual schedule was a positive signal.

"It helps," said Commerce Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), who was one of

the lead signatories on the letter sent last week to EPA.

Still, Rockefeller said that EPA regulations would have enormous implications on

coal state economies and should be handled by Congress instead of a federalagency. Rockefeller said he remains committed to "presenting legislation that

would provide Congress the space it needs to craft a workable policy that will

protect jobs and stimulate the economy."

Rockefeller has said he plans to introduce a bill that would halt EPA's rules for

between two and five years.

"I can't say this with total authority, but I think that to some extent Lisa [Jackson]

and to more extent the White House wants this," Rockefeller said of his bill. "We

probably ask for more time than they want," he added, but when drafting the bill,

"we talked as we went along with the EPA and the White House."

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who is pushing a separate resolution aimed at

blocking EPA climate rules, also welcomed EPA's announcement.

Murkowski aides read the EPA letter for the first time just off the Senate floor.

"It's a pretty substantial backing off," one staffer said, referring to Jackson's plan

to delay until 2011 any climate-related stationary permits.

"Well, considering where we were yesterday, absolutely," Murkowski added.

"Absolutely."

Murkowski, the ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Committee, said EPA's planned schedule was "good" but said she had a number of

questions as well.

"One of the unknowns is, if they're in agreement they're not going to be moving

on stationary, that's certainly helpful, but what happens to permits in the

meantime?" Murkowski said. "Will any permits be issued? Are they just kind of



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put on hold? I suppose you can expect to see litigation against EPA failing then to

move on the stationary sources? What does that do to the permits then to move on

the stationary sources?

"What we're trying to do is gain a little certainty here," she added. "I'd be curious

to know whether they actually believe we'll have more certainty or less."

Late yesterday, Murkowski said her resolution remains the best path because it

uses the Congressional Review Act -- which requires 51 votes to pass the Senate

-- to block EPA, rather than Rockefeller's bill, which would require 60 votes to

pass and for a shorter timer period.

"A temporary timeout isn't sufficient," said Murkowski spokesman Robert Dillon.

"Bad regulations today are bad regulations tomorrow."

Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska), who also signed on to the letter questioning EPA's

regulatory plans, said the calendar laid out by Jackson "makes me feel a lot morecomfortable." Begich noted that he had not yet read EPA's response.

States laud timeline

State and local air regulators also applauded EPA's plans to gradually roll out the

permitting requirements.

"We are extremely pleased that EPA is providing states with the additional time

and flexibility outlined in Administrator Jackson's letter," said Bill Becker,

executive director of the National Association of Clean Air Agencies. "It will

result in a much smoother transition and allow states to tailor their rules tocomport to the federal regulations in a seamless manner."

EPA's proposed tailoring rule would have raised emission thresholds for facilities

that need permits from 100 or 250 tons of pollution per year -- the Clean Air Act's

thresholds for conventional pollutants -- to 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide

equivalent per year.

Jackson said yesterday that EPA's final tailoring rule -- expected next month --

will include a "substantially higher" threshold than the proposal.

But while the draft rule seeks to raise the permitting thresholds across the country,state regulators and some industry groups have warned that states will need

additional time to change lower thresholds that they have on the books.

Nearly 40 states operate under EPA-approved "State Implementation Plans"

(SIPs) that establish a 100- or 250-ton thresh

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