Memo
to
EPA
Docket
From:
Andrew
Beck
Director,
Public
Outreach
Office
of
the
Administrator
Jason
Burnett
Senior
Policy
Advisor
Office
of
Air
and
Radiation
On
July
12,
2006,
a
group
of
agricultural
and
mining
representatives
met
with
EPA
Administrator
Stephen
Johnson
to
share
a
synopsis
of
their
previously
submitted
comments.
Most
all
of
the
agriculture
groups
said
that
they
oppose
a
new
coarse
particle
standard
believing
that
the
science
does
not
justify
one.
Many
said
they
are
willing
to
work
with
the
Agency
to
craft
an
exemption
of
the
sort
in
the
proposal
that
will
not
regulate
agricultural
coarse
particles
despite
their
strong
concern
over
whether
or
not
EPA
can
make
it
hold
up
to
a
court
challenge.
With
the
exception
of
the
National
Cattlemen's
Beef
Association
and
National
Mining
Association,
maintaining
some
variation
of
the
current
coarse
standard
is
an
acceptable
alternative.
The
group
expressed
a
desire
to
see
no
"
sliding"
on
current
daily
standards
and
no
reduction
in
population
levels
that
trigger
air
quality
monitoring,
if
some
version
of
the
current
PM
standard
is
adopted.

Materials
were
distributed
and
are
also
included
in
the
docket.

The
below
list
of
stakeholders
were
present
at
the
meeting:

National
Council
of
Farmer
Cooperatives­
Jackie
Klipenstein
and
Molly
MacDonald
USA
Rice
Federation­
Steve
Hensley
National
Oilseed
Producers
Association­
David
Ailor
American
Farm
Bureau­
Rebeckah
Adcock
Texas
Food
&
Fiber
Council­
Bob
Avant
National
Cattlemans
Beef
Association­
Tamara
Thies
National
Cotton
Council­
Angus
Kelly
and
Bill
Norman
Kilpatrick
&
Stockton­
Gary
Baise
U.
S.
Department
of
Agriculture­
Mark
Rey,
and
Diane
Gelburd
National
Mining
Association­
Hal
Quinn
and
Todd
Johnston
EPA
officials
present
at
the
meeting
were:

Administrator
Steve
Johnson
Charles
Ingebretson,
Chief
of
Staff
Jason
Burnett,
Office
of
Air
&
Radiation
Andrew
Beck,
Office
of
Public
Liaison
Chet
Thompson,
Office
of
General
Counsel
Beth
Sauerhaft,
Office
of
the
Administrator
Jon
Scholl,
Office
of
the
Administrator
Sally
Shaver,
Office
of
Air
&
Radiation
