EPA Official Record

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From: Gregory Nudd/R9/USEPA/US

To: Christine Andrews <mauiwit@hotmail.com>

Copy To: Charlotte Withey/R9/USEPA/US@EPA

Delivered Date: 06/04/2012 02:53 PM PDT

Subject: Re: Who Is FLM for Haleakala NP? How was "no integral vista" determined? 

Ms. Andrews,

Our primary FLM contact for the Hawaii Regional Haze FIP is Pat Brewer of the National Park Service, whom you may 

have met in Kahului on Thursday. Here's her contact information if you still need it:

Pat Brewer

National Park Service

Air Resource Division

Patricia_F_Brewer@nps.gov

303-969-2153

I understand your concern about having adequate time to review the proposal before finalizing your comments. All 

comments received prior to the deadline of July 2nd will be considered by EPA when making a final decision on the 

plan. Oral and written comments we received at the public hearing will be entered into the docket as received; so they 

can't be amended. But, they can certainly be supplemented with additional comments submitted before the end of the 

comment period. Testimony submitted at the public hearing need not be folks' final word on the proposal.

Your questions regarding the lack of finding of integral vistas and the notice requirements for the public hearings will 

be answered by EPA as part of our formal response to comments on this action. I want to make sure those answers 

are completely accurate, and the internal review of the response to comments is the best way to go about that.

Greg Nudd

Environmental Engineer

US EPA Region 9

Air Planning Office

415-947-4107

 Christine Andrews ---05/30/2012 03:10:22 PM---Aloha Gregory, In regards to the State of Hawaii, Regional 

Haze Federal Implementation Plan, please 
From: Christine Andrews <mauiwit@hotmail.com>

To: Gregory Nudd/R9/USEPA/US@EPA

Date: 05/30/2012 03:10 PM

Subject: Who Is FLM for Haleakala NP? How was "no integral vista" determined?

Aloha Gregory,

In regards to the State of Hawaii, Regional Haze Federal Implementation Plan, please provide the contact information 

and supporting documents for the FLM finding of no integral vista in Hawaii under RAVI. 

Please provide the relevant documentation, or lack thereof, for the finding of no integral vista. My assumption is that 

the lack of finding of integral vista is the result of a lack of appropriate or timely responsiveness by whomever the 

FLM is. 

It is incomprehensible that an appropriate response from the FLM would not find integral vista for Haleakala NP. As a 

member of the park-enjoying public, I assure you that myself and most Maui residents and visitors to Haleakala NP 

consider the panorama from within Haleakala NP to areas outside of Haleakala NP (the view of the peaks of Mauna 

Kea and Mauna Loa on the Big Island, the views of Maui's central valley, the views of the West Maui Mountains, and 

the surrounding oceans) an integral vista within the intent of the federal definition. The panoramic view is the 

predominant feature of many Maui businesses providing sunrise and sunset tours at the Park. As far as the public is 

concerned, these panoramic views constitute an integral vista worthy of protection, and this determination should not 

be jeopardized by the FLM. If the determination is to be made by the FLM, the public would appreciate the 

opportunity to know whom the FLM is and to provide input to the FLM on such an important issue as protections of 

our panoramic vistas from Haleakala NP.

Please also provide details regarding the notice requirements for the upcoming public hearing. I have not had the 

opportunity to review all of the documents and requirements, but I feel that the public hearing is being held too soon 

to give the public a proper opportunity to review the plan and the technical support documents which appear to have 

only just been completed within the past few weeks. Please confirm that notice requirements have been complied 

with. 

Please clarify whether those whom choose to speak at Thursday's hearing will have the opportunity to amend or 

supplement their comments before the July 2nd deadline. For myself, I feel uncomfortable submitting oral comments 

tomorrow unless I am assured that I can amend or supplement my comments in writing once I have had an 

opportunity to review the sources cited in both the plan and the technical support document.

Thank you for your time. I look forward to meeting you at tomorrow's meeting.

Christine L. Andrews, J.D.

808-250-3678

605 South Alu Road

Wailuku, HI 96793