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Hi George, 

Miller, Jeff <Jeff_Miller@treated-wood.org> 

Wednesday, May 06, 2015 7:50AM 

Faison, George 

'Jane Luxton Uluxton@clarkhill.com)' 

RE: TWC accepts invitation to meeting with EPA Deputy Administrator 

EPA Small Business meeting packet 54 15.pdf 

I just wanted to let you know that we thought the meeting with the EPA senior staff on May 4th went very well (meeting 

packet attached). We are guessing that Barnes Johnson probably checked with you beforehand, because he seemed 

very 

hope 

knowledgeable about our petition. He advised that EPA expects to notice our petition sometime this summer. We 

it is sooner rather than later. 

When do you expect to promulgate the creosote-tie petition? 

Thx, Jeff 

From: Miller, Jeff 

Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 7:37AM 

To: 'Faison, George' 

Cc: Jane Luxton Uluxton@clarkhill.com) 

Subject: FW: TWC accepts invitation to meeting with EPA Deputy Administrator 

Hi George, 

So that you don't get any surprises from your side, I wanted to alert you to this upcoming meeting with Stan Meiburg. 

Jeff 

From: Miller, Jeff 

Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 7:33 AM 

Subject: TWC accepts invitation to meeting with EPA Deputy Administrator 

To the TWC Government Affairs Committee: 

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Wood Council has recently been invited to meet with EPA Deputy Administrator Stan Meiburg on May 4th, 

Deputy 

ional Small Business Week. The meeting is intended to place actual small business managers with the 

Administrator, and to discuss relevant EPA activities. 

Jeff lloyd of Nisus, has volunteered to represent TWC at the meeting, and will raise concerns regarding TWC's petition 

before EPA to categorize non-hazardous treated wood biomass as a boiler fuel. 

Please contact me if you have any questions. 

Jeff 
May 4, 201 5 Deputy Adm inistrato r's Meeting 

O ffice of Sma ll Business P rogr ams 

T he Office of Sma ll Business Progr ams (OSBP) serves as the Agency's gateway and 

advoca tes for sma ll business in severa l capacities. For sixteen years, OSBP has hosted 

meetings between EPA's Deputy Administrator, EPA senior managers, and national trade 

associations representing small businesses. · 

OSBP is responsible for the implementation of procedures and oversight o f small 

business programs mandated and described under several statutory authorities and 

Executive Orders. OSBP has three components: 

Procurement Opportunities Support Program, 

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DB E) Program, and the 

Asbestos and Small Business Ombudsman (ASBO) Program. 

Through its Sma ll Business Ombudsma n program, OSBP advocates on behalf of a ll 

small businesses in the environmental regulatory and compliance arena. 

Meeting P ut·posc: 

The purpose of the meeting is to provide an opportun ity for small businesses and trade 

associations to meet informally with the Deputy and other Agency senior managers to 

discuss the needs and concerns of small business, as well as their recommendations, 

regarding important environmental issues that impact small business. 

Agend a a nd Suggested T opics 

EPA senior officials were provided a list of topics suggested by the attendees. They will 

be prepared to speak to the topics as well as briefly share updates/information from their 

office that would impact or be of interest to the small business community. As reflected 

on the agenda, presenters will have five minutes to provide an initial response/update. 

The remaining time will be devoted to open discussion where presenters will have a 

chance to elaborate on the discussion and you will have a chance to ask more in-depth 

questions. 

Participants: 

In addition to the Deputy and OSBP staff, also attending the meeting are sma ll 

businesses, small business trade association executives, representatives from the Small 

Business Administration's Office of Advocacy, and EPA senior managers and staff from 

the Office of Policy; Office of Water; Office of Air and Radiation; Office of Solid Waste 

and Emergency Response; Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention; Office of 

General Counsel; and Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance as well as 
representatives from the State Small Business Environmental Assistance Program. A list 

of confirmed attendees is attached. 

Meeting Flow: 

The meeting will be held in room 111 7 A of the EPA William Jefferson Clinton East 

building and is intended to be very informal. OSBP's Acting Director will provide 

introductions, followed by the Deputy Administrator, who will give brief welcoming 

remarks. Presenters will then provide brief remarks based on the suggested topic(s), 

foll owed by a seventy minute open discussion. 

Issue Resolution/Follow-Up: 

There may be occasions where a topic needs to be discussed further or an issue needs to 

be resolved. In this case, the appropriate senior manager should establish a process for 

fo llow-up. Options for follow-up could include: 

)> Have smaller more informal meetings with less participants to focus on the exact 

issue; 

)> Have meetings that are designed specifically for air issues, waste issues, water 

issues, etc.; and or 

)> Send fact sheets or other wri tten materia l to help resolve issue. 

As the lia ison between the small business community and EPA, the Agency's Small 

Business Ombudsman, Joan B. Rogers, is available to coordinate the follow-up 

approach tha t will meet your needs. 

Results of Past Meetings: 

These meetings have served to bring about thoughtful exchanges of information which 

have lead to better mutual understanding and easier resolution of subsequent issues by 

less formal means. Over the years, these meetings have served to not only improve 

understanding on both sides of an issue, but also at times to change practices that may 

have been unduly burdensome to small businesses. 

Meeting Documenta tion : 

A meeting summary will be provided to all participants shortly after the meeting. 

Contact Person: 

Please contact Joan B. Rogers (202 564-6568; joanbrogers@epa.gov) should you have 

any questions. 

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EPA D eputy A dn tinistrator' s 

Sntall Business 'l eetjng 

t.1ay 4, 2015 

AGENDA 

10:00-10:10 Introductions 

10:10-10:20 Welcoming Remarks 

10:20-10:25 Office of Solid Wast e and Emergency Response 

10:25-10:30 Office of Air and Radiation 

10:30-10:35 Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution ~re en on 

10:35-10:40 Office of Policy 

10:40-10:45 Office of Water 

10:45-10:50 Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance 

10:50-11:50 Open Discussion 

11:50-12:00 Closing Remarks 

Kimberly Patrick 

Acting Director, 

Office of Small Business Programs 

Stan M eiburg 

EPA Acting Deputy Administrator 

Barnes Johnson 

Director, Office of Resource Conservation and 

Recovery 

Craig Matthiessen 

Director, Regulations Implementation Division 

Betsy Shaw 

Deputy Assistant Administrator 

William Niebling 

Senior Advisor for Congressional and 

International Affairs 

l ouise Wise 

Deputy Assistant Adminlstra,tor. 

Wendy Cleland-Hamnett · 

Director, Office of Prevention and Toxic 

Sub tances 

Alexander Cristofaro 

Director, Office of Regulatory Policy & 

Management 

Ken Kopocis 

Deputy Assistant Administrator 

Mike Shapiro 

Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator 

Cynthia Giles 

Assistant Administrator 

Carol Holmes 

Senior Counsel, Office of Civil Enforcement 

• Industry Representatives • l ' .~ .,. '" , ... c;; .•• ,~ 

Stan M eiburg 

EPA Acting Deputy Administrator 
EPA n EPRESENTATIVES 

Office Name Contact Information 

ministrator 

of Small Business 

ffice of Solid Waste and 

mergency Response 

Office of Air and Radiation 

of Chemical Safety 

d Pollution Prevention 

ce of Enforcement 

nd Compliance 

Stan M eiburg 

Acti Deputy Administrator 

Kimberly Patrick 

Acti Director 

Joan B. Rogers 

Small Business Ombudsman 

Barnes Johnson 

Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery 

Craig Matthiessen 

Director, Regulations Implementation Division 

Betsy Shaw 

Deputy Assistant Administrator 

William Niebling 

Senior Advisor for Congressional and International Affairs 

Louise Wise 

Deputy Assistant Administrator 

Wendy Cleland-Hamnett 

Director, Office of Prevention and Toxic Substances 

Alexander Cristofaro 

Director, Office of Regulatory Policy & Management 

Ken Kopocis 

Deputy Assistant Administrator 

Mike Shapiro 

Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator 

Cynthia Giles 

Assistant Administrator 

Carol Holmes 

Senior Counsel, Office of Civil Enforcement 

meiburg.stan@epa.gov 

patrick.kimberly@epa.gov 

rogers.joanb@epa.gov 

johnson.barnes@epa.gov 

matthiessen.craig@epa.gov 

shaw.betsy@epa.gov 

niebling.william@epa.gov 

wise.louise@epa.gov 

clelandhamnett. wendy@epa.gov 

cristofaro.alexander@epa.gov 

kopocis.ken@epa.gov 

shapiro.mike@epa.gov 

giles.cynthia@epa.gov 

holmes.carol@epa.gov 
ational Rural Electric Cooperative 

sociation 

ckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC 

ional Association of Chemical 

stributors 

onal Automobile Dealers 

merican Public Power Association 

fSXTERNAL REPRESENTATIVES 

Vice President 

Todd Hudson 

VP Marketing & 

Communications 

Dr. Jeff Lloyd 

Vice President, Research & 

Development 

Matt Smorch 

Vice President of Str 

Chris Tureson 

Director of Government 

Affairs 

Rae Cronmiller 

Environment Counsel 

Scott Dismukes 

Theresa Forbes 

Douglas I. Greenhaus 

Chief Regulatory Counsel, 

Environment, Health & 

Alex Hofmann 

Director, Energy & 

Environmental Services 

LeAnn Johnson Koch 

303-833-2872 

actcleaners@comcast.net 

800-516-3636x 127 

tnthudson@englanderstoves.com 

865-577-6119 

jeffl@nisuscorp.com 

317-238-8228 

703-907-5791 

412-566-1998 

SDismuk mans.com 

703-527-6223 X 3065 

DGREENHAUS@NADA.org 

202-467-2956 

ahofmann@publicpower.org 

202-654-6209 

LeAnnJohnson@perkinscoie.com 
Organization Name Contact Information 

·onal Association 

· 

of Home Builders 

onal Association of Home Builders 

ce of Advocacy 

mall Business Administration 

te Small Business Environmental 

sistance Program (SBEAP) 

te Small Business Environmental 

stance Program (SBEAP} 

ffice of Advocacy 

all Business Administration 

Owen McDonough 

Environmental Policy 

p 

Environmental Policy 

Kevin Bromberg 

Assistant Chief Counsel 

Sara Johnson 

SBEAP National Steering 

Committee Chair 

Tony Pendola 

SBEAP National Steering 

Committee Vice Chair 

David Rostker 

Assistant Chief Counsel 

Tayyaba Waqar 

Assistant Chief Counsel 

202-266-8662 

OMcOonough@nahb.org 

202-266-8327 

TSpielvogel@nahb.org 

202-205-6964 

v 

603-271-1379 

sara.johnson@des.nh.gov 

919-707-8112 

tony.pendola@ncdenr.gov 

202-205-6966 

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Small Bu siness ~1eetin g 

:tvlay 4, 2015 

SllCG EST ED TOPICS PER REPRESENTATIVE 

· Nariie/Organization ... ~ 

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Topic ~ Rae 

1,. ~ .~'ifh ~:~~~ Cronmiller Small Business Advocacy Review Panels: 

Environment Counsel 0 What's threshold for convening a panel? 

Notional Rural Electric Cooperative 

~ssociation 

0 Will EPA convene for the Clean Power Plan, especially when EPA's 

modeling showed the proposed plan shutting down over 20% of the 

coal units owned by small entities? 

Scott Dismukes Clean Air Act Section 114A Information Request 

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, 

LLC 

Theresa Forbes • CDR standard for reporting processing and use information . 

Regulatory Affairs Manager • SNUR screening costs 

National Association of Chemical • TSCA small business manufacturer exemption 

Distributors 

!Todd Franssen Rule amendments to Subpart J of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances 

Vice President Pollution Contingency Plan 

Franssen Enterprises Inc. d/b/a 

!ACT Bioremediation Products (ACT) 

!Todd Hudson NSPS Standards for New Residential Wood Heaters and Forced-air Furnaces 

VP Marketing & Communications 

England's Stove Works 

Douglas Greenhaus Waste status of automobile air bags (deployed and nondeployed) 

National Automobile Dealers 

!Association 

Sara Johnson Next Generation Compliance: 

SBEAP National Steering 0 What are EPA's plan with Next Gen and small businesses? 

Committee Chair 0 Are they expected to purchase and learn how to use monitoring 

State Small Business Environmental devices? 

Assistance Program (SBEAP) 0 Can they used SBEAP for 3rd party compliance assistance? 

0 Electronic reporting should not be a requirement, but an option. 

l eAnn Johnson Koch Renewable Fuel Standard 

Perkins Coie LLP 

Dr. Jeff lloyd NHSM rule. TWC has filed a petition for a categorical nonwaste determination 

Vice President, R&D for the secondary use of treated wood products as a fuel. 

Nisus Corp. 

Owen McDonough Definition of Waters of the US: How it relates to CWA Section 404 permitting 

Environmental Policy Program for the home building industry. 

Manager 

National Association of Home 

Builders 
Expanding the summertime gas repeal to other NOx limited states saving 

small businesses many dollars on their summertime gas purchases in 

metro areas. 

Repealing VOC regulations in those same areas. Unfortunately, small 

business TAs don't even know to ask for this. 

Lead Paint: Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Program 

Tier 3 Fuels- Credit Program 

Refinery Residual Risk and Technology Review