Aaron Levy/DC/USEPA/US
11/27/2007 06:38 PM	To
	"Thompson, John E \(OES\)" <ThompsonJE2@state.gov>
	cc
	Ross Brennan/DC/USEPA/US@EPA
	bcc
	
	Subject
	RE: Reminder: CUE Methyl Bromide Final Rulemaking:  Informal Draft
	
	

John,

Thanks for sending these comments.  Here is some brief feedback on your 
additional points:

1. I think you are referring to the first paragraph on p. 34 where it says 
there will be more discussion in the Response to Comment document.  I will 
change this to say that more information about the 2007 MOP is provided in 
the Report of the 19th MOP, available on the docket.

2. I think this is a good suggestion.  I've moved the two paragraphs on 
page 57 that start "The U.S. has important international commitments..." 
down to page 65 before the highlighted text that starts "In this final 
rule..."

3. Regarding the CWC language, we did not reach out to any CWC specialists 
in developing our draft language.  We did some basic research to find that 
Israel has not ratified the CWC.  As you mentioned, the CWC comment is a 
red herring, so the preamble need not go into great detail in response.  
Our priority is to avoid saying anything controversial or incorrect on 
this topic.  Punting this language to the Response to Comment document is 
definitely an option.  Feedback from the DOS CWC folks would be 
appreciated on this.  

Regards,

Aaron Levy
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Stratospheric Protection Division
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW (6205J)
Washington, DC 20460
Tel: (202) 343-9215
Fax: (202) 343-2338
Email: Levy.Aaron@epa.gov



"Thompson, John E \(OES\)" <ThompsonJE2@state.gov> 
11/26/2007 04:50 PM	
	To
	"Lee, Amanda I." <Amanda_I._Lee@omb.eop.gov>, "Finman, Hodayah H \(OES\)" 
<FinmanHH@state.gov>, "Klein, Jeffrey M" <KleinJM@state.gov>, 
<Burleson.Smith@usda.gov>, "Belefski, Mary L." 
<Mary_L._Belefski@ceq.eop.gov>, "Vetter, Darci" 
<Darci_Vetter@USTR.EOP.GOV>, "Smith, Russell" <Russell_Smith@USTR.EOP.GOV>
	cc
	Paul Balserak/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Ross Brennan/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Aaron 
Levy/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Diane McConkey/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Richard 
Keigwin/DC/USEPA/US@EPA
	Subject
	RE: Reminder: CUE Methyl Bromide Final Rulemaking:  Informal Draft
	
	
	
	


Amanda,
Thanks much for letting us join in on the annual methyl bromide end of
year holiday rulemaking festivities.  See attached DOS redline comments,
and a few additional points:

1.  There is a reference to putting something in the docket that talks
about what happened at the 2007 MOP.  We would like to see that
document.  

2.  For the carry-over discussion, it would be better to lead with the
domestic and follow with the international arguments.

3.  I didn't see the Chemicals Weapons Convention language until
recently and need to hear back from another State office with competency
in that area.   I took an initial stab at altering the language but may
have to get back to you on that once I get a more definitive response
from the CWC folks.  It's a red herring, but want to get the language
right.  If EPA already did some reaching out to the right folks on this,
would appreciate their comments.

Thanks to EPA for all the drafting, its a real page turner.  Look
forward to chatting later this week.  Many thanks,

John T.
647-9799

-----Original Message-----
From: Lee, Amanda I. [mailto:Amanda_I._Lee@omb.eop.gov] 
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 11:50 AM
To: Thompson, John E (OES); Finman, Hodayah H (OES); Klein, Jeffrey M;
Burleson.Smith@usda.gov; Belefski, Mary L.; Vetter, Darci; Smith,
Russell
Cc: balserak.paul@epa.gov; Brennan.Ross@epamail.epa.gov;
Levy.Aaron@epamail.epa.gov; mcconkey.diane@epamail.epa.gov
Subject: Reminder: CUE Methyl Bromide Final Rulemaking: Informal Draft

Comments are due COB today.  Thanks!

-----Original Message-----
From: Lee, Amanda I. 
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 4:22 PM
To: 'Thompson, John E (OES)'; 'Finman, Hodayah H (OES)'; Klein, Jeffrey
M; 'Burleson.Smith@usda.gov'; Belefski, Mary L.; 'Vetter, Darci'; Smith,
Russell; MacNeil, John S.
Cc: 'balserak.paul@epa.gov'; Brennan.Ross@epamail.epa.gov;
'Levy.Aaron@epamail.epa.gov'; mcconkey.diane@epamail.epa.gov
Subject: CUE Methyl Bromide Final Rulemaking: Informal Draft
Importance: High

Hi all,

Please find attached EPA's informal draft of the CUE methyl bromide
final rulemaking.  Once again, this package is on a fast track.  I would
appreciate your comments by COB Monday, November 26.  I also propose a
conference call on November 28th, 10 am-noon.  If you have concerns
about the timeline, please let me know as soon as possible.

Once again, thank you all for your continued work and cooperation!

Best,

Amanda

