Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0253-0062
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2008-07-01T04:00Z

Ron Evans/RTP/USEPA/US

05/01/2008 09:39 AM

	

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"King, Heidi R." <Heidi_R._King@omb.eop.gov>

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Tricia Crabtree/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Lydia Wegman, fann.neal@epa.gov, Kathy
Kaufman/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, simon.nathalie@epa.gov, Brian Heninger

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RE: Updated lead NAAQS benefits chapters

Heidi,

Thanks for the note.   We are walking thru your points now as to
previous comments.   I think we tried to address most of them but maybe
not adequately.  There will be one or two points we need to discuss to
clarify what additional writeup may be needed, I think there is still
need for a short conversation on these.

In addition, we do need to understand what you mean by  "Second, how do
we propose to sync the key parameters with the rule on

this production schedule?"  Lydia has provided us with what we believe
are the tables you are referring to but I am not sure how we need to
treat them in the RIA.

Neal & I can be available any time other than 1:00, I am on an interview
panel for an hour then.  We can try to rope Lydia in as well but her
schedule is obviously fluid today. When can you get together to chat?

Ron

"King, Heidi R." <Heidi_R._King@omb.eop.gov> 

05/01/2008 08:36 AM

	

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Eileen Pritchard/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, "Lee, Amanda I."
<Amanda_I._Lee@omb.eop.gov>, "Beck, Nancy" <Nancy_Beck@omb.eop.gov>,
"Fraas, Arthur G." <Arthur_G._Fraas@omb.eop.gov>

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Tricia Crabtree/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Joseph-J Dougherty/DC/USEPA/US@EPA,
Lydia Wegman/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Mary Henigin/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Neal
Fann/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Ron Evans/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Rosalina
Rodriguez/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Alan Rush/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Nathaniel
Jutras/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Bruce Schillo/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Mike
Clark/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Charlotte Bertrand/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Nathalie
Simon/DC/USEPA/US@EPA

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RE: Updated lead NAAQS benefits chapters

Good morning folks.  Some early-morning comments on a key area for

further work on the Benes Chapter:

In Chapter 5 -- the Benefits Chapter -- 

First, I did not yet find the language in the introduction reflecting

our agreement of last Friday 4/25, requested again in written comments

from OMB in an email Tuesday 4/29.  The Chapter intro (and include the

same or summary language in Exec Summ) should reflect that the benefits

baseline reflects 2005(?) conditions *not 2020 conditions appropriate

for net bene comparison with 2020 baseline used in the Cost chapter* and

will be re-examined and adjusted to reflect continued declines in Blood

Lead Levels (BLL) expected from Lead RRP Rule as well as through

anticipated to continue to reflect declines in BLL across time in the

US.  

Recall OMB had described this as a critical issue for approvability of

the RIA.

The caveat should be carried through to the tables and the numbers to

minimize the potential for these initial draft numbers -- estimated on

an expedited timeline -- are not taken as a best assessment reflective

of 2020 baseline conditions, and in fact are likely to be overestimates.

Please let me know if I've overlooked this language; my apologies if I

have indeed (although my overlooking it suggests that perhaps it could

be amplified somewhat?)

Second, how do we propose to sync the key parameters with the rule on

this production schedule?  

Third, we continue to be concerned that there is not co-equal

presentation of the .9 and .88 RRP slope factor in Exhibit 5-5

Also -- I believe we continue to hope to see a stacked bar in Ch 5 as

requested by Margo last week, where the total bar reflects total

benefits broken out by Pb and PM benefits.

Thanks; I'll continue reading -- please don't hesitate to reach out if I

can help clarify, or if I am missing something --

Grateful for your work on this,

heidi

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Subject: Updated lead NAAQS benefits chapters

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Eileen Pritchard

EPA/OPEI/OPRM

1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW

Room 3521-C

Mailcode 1804-A

Washington, DC 20460

(202)564-6578

(202)566-0268 - FAX

email:  pritchard.eileen@epa.gov

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             Kathy                                                      

             Kaufman/RTP/USEP                                           

             A/US                                                    To 

                                      Eileen Pritchard/DC/USEPA/US@EPA  

             04/30/2008 04:11                                        cc 

             PM                       Tricia Crabtree/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, 

                                      "Joseph-J Dougherty"              

                                      <Dougherty.Joseph-J@epamail.epa.g 

                                      ov>, Lydia                        

                                      Wegman/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Mary     

                                      Henigin/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Neal     

                                      Fann/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Ron        

                                      Evans/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Rosalina  

                                      Rodriguez/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, "Alan 

                                      Rush" <Rush.alan@epa.gov>         

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                                      Fw: Updated lead benefits chapter 

                                                                        

                                                                        

                                                                        

                                                                        

                                                                        

                                                                        

Heidi :  By this email EPA is transmitting revised  Chapters 1 through 7

of the Pb NAAQS RIA, as well as  the Executive Summary, to OMB for

review.   Changes have been made in response to OMB's comments are

highlighted or colored in blue or red.

The chapters are attached below.

Your contact on this RIA is Kathy Kaufman, who can be reached on 919 541

0102.

(See attached file: Ch 5 Benefits Analysis Approach and Results

4-30-08.doc)(See attached file: Pb RIA Exec Summ Draft 4-29-08.doc)(See

attached file: Pb RIA Chapter 1 draft 4-29-08.doc)(See attached file: Pb

RIA Chapter 2 Draft 4-29-08.doc)(See attached file: Pb RIA Chapter 3

Draft 4-29-08.doc)

(See attached file: Pb RIA Chapter 4 Draft 4-29-08.doc)(See attached

file: Pb RIA Chapter 6 Draft 4-29-08.doc)(See attached file: Pb RIA

Chapter 7 Draft 4-29-08.doc)

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Eileen Pritchard

EPA/OPEI/OPRM

1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW

Room 3521-C

Mailcode 1804-A

Washington, DC 20460

(202)564-6578

(202)566-0268 - FAX

email:  pritchard.eileen@epa.gov