### Faison , Georg e From: Sent: To : 

### Cc: Subject: Attac hm e nt s: 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 meet i ng w ith EPA Deputy Adm i nistrator EPA Small Business meeting packet 54 15.pdf

I just wanted to let you know that we thought the meeting wi t h the EPA sen i or staff o n M ay 4th went very we ll (meeting packet attached). We are guessing t hat Barnes Johnson probably checked with you beforehand, because he seemed very knowledgeable about our pe t i t ion. H e ad v i se d t h at EPA expects t o not i ce o ur pet i tion somet i me this summer. We hope it is sooner rather than later. When do you expect to promulgate the creosote-tie petition? Thx, Jeff From: Miller, Jeff S e nt: 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 yo u to this upcom in g meet in g wi t h S t an 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 : Th e Treated Wood Council has recently been invited to meet with EPA Deputy Administrator Stan Meiburg on May 4th, as part of Nat ional Small Busi ness We ek. The meeting is intended to place actual small business managers with the Deputy Administrator, and to discuss relevant EPA activities

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eff lloyd o f Nisus , has volunteered to represent TWC at the meeting , and will raise concerns regarding TWC's petition before EPA to categoriz e non - hazardous treated wood biomass as a boi l er fuel. Please contact me if you have any questions

. Jeff

### May 4, 201 5 Depu ty A dm inist r ato r 's Mee tin g O ffi ce o f S m a ll Bu s in ess P r og r a m s T h e O ffi ce of S m a ll B u s in ess Prog r a m s ( O SB P ) serves as th e Age n cy's gatew ay a nd a d voca tes f o r s m a ll b us in ess in seve r a l ca p aciti es. For sixtee n years, OSBP ha s ho sted meetings b e tween EPA 's D epu t y Admini s trato r, EPA s eni o r managers, and nati o nal trade associations representin g small busines ses. · OSBP is r es p o ns ibl e f o r th e implem e ntati o n of procedures and ove rs ig ht o f small business prog rams mandated and de sc ribed und e r several s tatuto r y authorities and Executive O rde rs. OSBP ha s three co mp o nent s : Proc urem e nt Opportunities S upp o rt Pr og r am, Di sadvantaged Business Enterpri se (DB E) Program , and the Asbestos a nd Small Bu s iness Ombud s man (AS BO ) Pro g ram. Throu g h it s S m a ll B u s in ess Ombud s m a n program, OSBP advocat e s on behalf of a ll s mal l businesses in the environ mental re g u l atory and compliance arena. Meetin g P ut · p osc: The purpo se of the meet ing is to prov ide an oppo rtun ity for sma ll bus inesses and trade association s to meet inf orma lly with the Deputy and oth er Agenc y senior mana g ers to discuss the need s and concerns of small bu s ines s, as well as their recommendation s, regarding important environmental iss ues that impact s mall business. Agen d a a nd Suggested T o p ics EPA se nior officials were prov ided a li st of topics sugges ted by the attendees. They will be prepared to speak to the top ic s as well as briefly sha re updates/ inf o rmati o n from their office that would impact or be of intere st to th e small bu si nes s community. As reflected o n the agenda, present e rs will have fiv e minutes to provide an initial re spo nse/ updat e. The re maining time will be devoted to open discussion where presen ter s will hav e a chanc e to e labo rate on the discussion and yo u will have a chance to ask m o re in-depth questions. Pa rti c ip a nt s: In addition to the Deputy and OSBP staff , also attending the meeting are sma ll busine ss es , s mall bu s in ess trade association executives , representatives from the Small Business Admini s tration ' s Office of Advocacy , and EPA sen ior managers and staff f rom the Office of Poli cy; Office of Wate r; Office of Air and Radiati on; Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response; Office of Chemical Safety a n d Polluti o n Pr evention; Office of General Counsel ; and Office of Enforcement and Compliance A ss urance as well as

### representatives from the State Small Bu s ines s E nvironmental A ss istance Pr og ram . A list of co nfirmed attend ees is attached. M eetin g F low: 

### The m eetin g will be held in room 1 11 7A ofthe EPA Will iam Jefferson Clinton East buildin g and is intended to be ve r y inf o rm a l. OSBP ' s Acting Directo r will pr ov id e introduct i ons, f o ll owed by the Deputy Adm ini strato r, who will g ive brief welcoming remark s. Pr esenters will then pr ov ide brief remar ks ba sed on the suggested top ic( s), foll owe d by a seve nty minute open di scussion. I ss u e R eso luti on/Fo ll ow-U p: 

### The r e may be occas ions where a top i c ne eds to be d i scussed further o r an is s ue need s t o be reso lved. In thi s case , th e appropriate se ni or mana ger should establish a proces s for fo llow-up. Option s for f o ll ow-up could include: )> 

### Ha ve sma ll er m ore inf orma l meetings w ith less parti c i pant s to focus on the exac t issue ; )> 

### Have m eetings that ar e designed spec ifically for air i ssues, waste i ss ue s, water iss ues, etc. ; and or )> 

### Se nd fa c t sheets or other wri tt e n materia l t o he l p r es o lve iss u e. A s th e li a iso n bet wee n th e s mall bu s in ess community and EPA, th e Age ncy's S mall Bu s iness Ombud s m a n , Jo a n B
. R oge r s , is ava il a bl e to coo rdin a t e the f o llow-up appro ac h th a t will me et y our n e ed s. R es ults of P as t M eetin gs: 

### The se meetings have served t o bring abou t thoughtful exchanges of inf ormati on whic h have lead to better mutual unders tand ing a nd eas i e r resolution of s ub seq uent iss ues by les s formal m ea ns. Over the years, the se m eetings have served to not on ly improve understa ndin g o n both s ides of an i ss ue , but also at time s to change practices that may have been undu l y bu rden so me to s mall bu si ne sses. Meeting Do c um e nta tion : 

### A meeting summary w ill be provided t o all participants s hortl y after the meetin g. Co ntac t P erson: 

### Pl ease contact Jo an B. Rogers (202 564-6568; joanbrogers @ epa.gov) s hou ld you have any questions.

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