Date: August 18
, 20 1 5

To: Docket , EPA

- HQ

- OAR

- 201 4

- 0738

From: Andrew Bouchard
Subject: Community

Open Forum Discussions

R epresentatives of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held two community open forum discussion s 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 Bay town, Texas and focused on ExxonMobil’s MPGF installations at its olefins plant in Bay town, Texas and plastics plant in Mont Belvieu, Texas. The second open forum was held on July 29, 2015 at the Freep ort Branch Library and focused on Dow’s MPGF installations at its propane deh ydrogenation plant and light h ydrocarbons 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 t ypes of ambient air monitoring/community monitoring technologies that currentl y 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.**At tachment 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 Bayt own (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 Bayt own OEM Sherma Harpton Exx on Mobil Jeff Strong Eagle Pointe Golf Club @ Exxon Mobil Gary L . Gill Bayt own C.A.P Bryan Easum City of Mont Belvieu Liz Harris Baye r Material Science Agaetha Benjaim US EPA Bryan Butler Air Alliance Houston Nathan Watkins City of Mont Belvieu Terry Sain City of Bay town Matt Van Vled Harris County Gary Goldman TCEQ Ramon Simon Baye r Material Science Ben Hurst Exxon Mobil**Attachment 2**

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

**MP GF 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 A gatha 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 Caroly n H. Johnson Dow CAP Cheryl Steves Dow Chemical Edith Fi scher Dow CAP Jarod Davis Dow Chemical Vance Varner Dow Chemical Juan Flores Air Alliance Houston Adrian Shelly Air Alliance Houston Anne Bartlett DOW CAP Ty rone Morrow Freeport Resident (former CAP) Eric Hayes Lilo Diehl