July 30, 2015

Ref: 8RA

MEMORANDUM for RECORD

SUBJECT: Meetings Regarding Clean Power Plan 

FROM: Shaun L. McGrath

Regional Administrator

TO: Docket ID# EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0602

As Regional Administrator, I attended the following meetings when the Clean Power Plan was 

discussed:

• June 4, 2014 – Midyear meeting with Montana Department of Environmental Quality

• June 4, 2014 – Meeting with Tim Baker, Policy Advisor for Natural Resources for Governor’s 

office of Montana

• June 10, 2014 – Western Governors Association annual meeting

• June 17, 2014 – Midyear meeting with North Dakota State Department of Health, Environmental 

Health Section

• June 24, 2014 – Midyear meeting with Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

• June 25-26, 2014 – R8 state environmental and agriculture directors

• July 9, 2014 – Meeting with Stephanie Kodish, National Parks Commission Conservation 

Association, Abigail Dillen, Earthjustice, Gloria Smith, Sierra Club (Sara Laumann, Carl Daly, 

Steve Odendahl, Monica Morales, and Paul Logan, from R8, also attended) to discuss regional 

haze, 111 (d) of the Clean Air Act, the Clean Power Plan

• July 21, 2014 – Meeting with Peter Obermueller and Gregory Cowan (Howard Cantor, Bob 

Ward, Paul Logan, Martin Hestmark, Deb Thomas of R8 also attended), of the Wyoming County 

Commissioners Association to discuss Clean Power Plan

• July 30, 2014 – Meeting with media in conjunction with public hearing on 111d of Clean Air Act 

to discuss Clean Power Plan

• August 7, 2014 – HUB call with R8 states to discuss Clean Power Plan

• September 10, 2014 – Moffat County commissioners meeting in Craig, CO to discuss 111 (d), 

meeting with Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association officials, tour of Craig Power 

Plan, tour of coal mine

• September 15-17, 2014 – Environmental Council of the States fall meeting

• October 1, 2014 – American Wind Energy Association’s State Wind Energy Forum panel to 

discuss Clean Power Plan

• October 7, 2014 – Utah State Bar’s section on Energy, Natural 

Resources and Environmental Law

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• October 14, 2014 – Ute Tribe Energy Conference and Expo on “Balancing Development and the 

Environment”

• October 24, 2014 – Meeting with Tom Darin of the American Wind Energy Association 

(AWEA) to discuss Clean Power Plan

• October 27, 2014 – Colorado Rural Electric Association’s Energy Innovations Summit

• November 4, 2014 – Interview with Carl Castillo, City of Boulder Policy Advisor to discuss 

Clean Power Plan

• November 12, 2014 – Meetings with CEOs and VPs (organized by Center for the New Energy 

Economy), of Western utilities to discuss Clean Power Plan

• November 20, 2014 – Meeting with Philip Huffeldt, Coordinator, and other members (Laura 

Farris and Rich Mylott, also attended) of SnowRiders International to discuss Clean Power Plan

• November 25, 2014 – Meeting with Jack Ihle of Xcel Energy to discuss Clean Power Plan

• December 2, 2014 – Meeting with Jerry Jacob, Jennifer Webster, and Doug Wall (Joan Card, the 

RA’s Senior Policy Advisor, also attended) of Pioneer Natural Resources to discuss Clean Power 

Plan

• January 27, 2015 – Meeting with Jon Goldin-Dubois, President, and John Nielsen, Director of 

Energy ( Joan Card, RA’s Senior Policy Advisor, Callie Videtich, Acting Assistant RA for 

Partnerships and Regulator Assistance, Carl Daly, Director of R8 Air Program, and Bob Ward, 

R8 Regional Counsel, also attended) of Western Resource Advocates to discuss Clean Power 

Plan

• February 17, 2015 – Meeting with Eric Waeckerlin ( Carl Daly, Director of R8 Air Program, also 

attended) of Davis Graham & Stubbs to prepare for DGS’ Air Quality Summit and discuss Clean 

Power Plan

• February 17, 2015 – Colorado Mining Association’s Environmental Stewardship Program 

Awards Banquet

• March 3, 2015 – Davis Graham & Stubbs Air Quality Summit

• March 6, 2015 – Boulder International Film Festival panel to discuss Clean Power Plan

• March 18, 2015 – Environmental Council of States spring meeting

• April 21, 2015 – Award event in Ogden, UT, Con Agra Foods received Energy Star certification 

from EPA and Clean Power Plan was discussed in speech

• May 8, 2015 – Meeting with the County Commissioners of Wyoming, discussed Clean Power 

Plan

• May 14, 2015 – Midyear meeting with Todd Parfitt, Director (Deb Thomas, Deputy Regional 

Administrator, and Julie DalSoglio, Director of the EPA Montana Operations Office also 

attended) of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality to discuss Clean Power Plan

• May 20, 2015 – Midyear meeting with Martha Rudolph, Director (Deb Thomas, Deputy 

Regional Administrator also attended) of Environmental Programs for the Colorado Department 

of Public Health and Environment to discuss Clean Power Plan

• May 27, 2015 – Meeting with Ron deYong, Director ( Julie DalSoglio, Director of the EPA 

Montana Operations office also attended) of the Montana Department of Agriculture to discuss 

Clean Power Plan

• June 10, 2015 – Midyear meeting with Steve Pirner, Secretary (Deb Thomas, Deputy Regional 

Administrator, and Darcy O’Connor, Acting Assistant Regional Administrator also attended) of 

the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources to discuss Clean Power 

Plan