"
Johnston,
A.
Todd"
<
ajohnston@
nma.
org>

05/
19/
2006
12:
19
PM
T
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Burnett/
DC/
USEPA/
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NMA
Meeting
Request
Jason,

This
is
a
follow­
up
to
yesterday's
call.
We
would
like
to
arrange
a
meeting
with
the
Assistant
Administrator
for
Air
to
discuss
EPA's
proposed
coarse
particulate
NAAQS.
As
we
discussed,
Tamara
Thies,
with
the
National
Cattleman's
Beef
Association
(
NCBA)
has
made
a
similar
request.

We
would
like
to
include
the
following
representatives
of
the
mining
and
agriculture
industries
in
our
briefing:

Hal
Quinn,
Sr.
Vice
President
and
General
Counsel,
National
Mining
Association
(
NMA)
Todd
Johnston,
Director,
Air
Quality,
NMA
Robert
Connery,
Counsel,
Holland
and
Hart
Jay
Truitt,
Vice
President
of
Government
Affairs,
NCBA
Tamara
Thies,
Director
of
Environmental
Issues,
NCBA
We
would
also
like
to
include
Dr.
Jonathan
Borak
in
this
briefing.
Dr.
Borak,
with
Yale
University's
School
of
Medicine,
is
an
epidemiologist,
toxicologist
and
occupational
health
expert
(
Curriculum
Vitae
attached).
At
our
request,
he
has
undertaken
an
independent
review
of
the
scientific
studies
underpinning
EPA's
proposal
and
we
believe
his
comments
provide
significant
insight
to
the
scientific
debate
surrounding
this
issue.
I
understand
that
time
with
your
office
is
limited,
but
providing
a
detailed
presentation
on
our
position,
which
is
grounded
in
the
scientific
studies
underpinning
the
proposal,
and
allowing
for
adequate
Q&
A,
may
take
a
little
bit
longer
than
the
one­
hour
time
typically
allocated
for
these
meetings.
In
this
regard,
whatever
flexibility
you
might
be
able
to
manage
in
terms
of
timing
would
be
appreciated.

Please
contact
me
with
respect
to
the
details
of
this
meeting
as
well
as
any
questions
you
might
have.

Thank
you,

Todd
A.
Todd
Johnston
Director
of
Air
Quality
National
Mining
Association
101
Constitution
Avenue,
NW
Suite
500
East
Washington,
DC
20001
202­
463­
2668
ajohnston@
nma.
org
