Date: August 18, 2015

To: Docket, EPA-HQ-OAR-2014-0738

From: Andrew Bouchard

Subject: Community Open Forum Discussions

Representatives of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held two 

community open forum discussions to open a more active dialogue between industry and 

members of the community near where The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) and ExxonMobil 

Chemical Company (ExxonMobil) plan to build and operate multi-point ground flares (MPGF) 

to control emissions. The first open forum was held on July 28, 2015 at the Sterling Municipal 

Library in Baytown, Texas and focused on ExxonMobil’s MPGF installations at its olefins plant 

in Baytown, Texas and plastics plant in Mont Belvieu, Texas. The second open forum was held 

on July 29, 2015 at the Freeport Branch Library and focused on Dow’s MPGF installations at its 

propane dehydrogenation plant and light hydrocarbons plant at its Texas operations site in 

Freeport, Texas. Specifically, these meetings covered a wide range of topics including what a 

MPGF is and what it is used for as well as types of ambient air monitoring/community 

monitoring technologies that currently exist, are in operation, and other viable monitoring 

approaches the companies may look at moving forward. See Attachment 1 for the names and 

affiliations of the meeting participants for the ExxonMobil Chemical Company community open 

forum discussion. See Attachment 2 for the names and affiliations of the meeting participants

for The Dow Chemical Company community open forum discussion.
Attachment 1

Participants in July 28, 2015 Community Open Forum Discussion on ExxonMobil’s MPGF 

AMEL Request for the Baytown, Texas and Mont Belvieu, Texas Facilities

Name Organization

Laura Mckelvey US EPA/OAQPS

Gary Robbins Exxon Mobil

Deedra Moe Exxon Mobil

Cindy Gleason Chevron Phillips

Jeff Robinson US EPA/ Region 6

Jason Dewees US EPA/OAQPS

Ben Hurst Exxon Mobil

Julia Collins Exxon Mobil

Amy M. Calderon Exxon Mobil

Mary Jane Naquin Baytown (BT) CAP

Bill Walker BTCAP

Jontae Reese Exxon Mobil

Jarod Davis Dow Chemical

Russell Wozniack Dow Chemical

Paul Guilfoyle Exxon Mobil

Carrie Hodges Exxon Mobil

Garry Gard BTCAP

Adrian Shelley Air Alliance Houston

William Vola Baytown OEM

Sherma Harpton Exxon Mobil

Jeff Strong Eagle Pointe Golf Club @ Exxon Mobil

Gary L. Gill Baytown C.A.P

Bryan Easum City of Mont Belvieu

Liz Harris Bayer Material Science

Agaetha Benjaim US EPA

Bryan Butler Air Alliance Houston

Nathan Watkins City of Mont Belvieu

Terry Sain City of Baytown

Matt Van Vled Harris County

Gary Goldman TCEQ

Ramon Simon Bayer Material Science

Ben Hurst Exxon Mobil
Attachment 2

Participants in July 29, 2015 Community Open Forum Discussion on Dow Chemical’s 

MPGF AMEL Request for the Freeport, Texas Facilities 

NAME ORGANIZATION

Laura Mckelvey US EPA/OAQPS

Don Carroll DC Planning CONC

Sharron Stewart Galviston Bay Foundation

Jason DeWees US EPA/OAQPS

Jeff Robinson U.S.EPA R6/Air Permits

Agatha Benjamin US EPA /R6

Trish Thompson Dow

Cindy Gleason Chevron Phillips

Sherman Hampton Exxon Mobil

Melanie Oldham Citizens for Clean Air/Water 

Gary Goldman TCEQ

Carolyn H. Johnson Dow CAP

Cheryl Steves Dow Chemical

Edith Fischer Dow CAP

Jarod Davis Dow Chemical

Vance Varner Dow Chemical

Juan Flores Air Alliance Houston

Adrian Shelly Air Alliance Houston

Anne Bartlett DOW CAP

Tyrone Morrow Freeport Resident (former CAP)

Eric Hayes

Lilo Diehl