
MEMORANDUM
		
TO:		Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0734
		
FROM:	Jill Mozier, EC/R Inc.

DATE:		December 9, 2013

SUBJECT:	Presentation submittals to OMB as part of the American Lung Association's, the American Thoracic Society's, and Trust for America's Health's presentation on November 1, 2013 regarding the proposed NSPS for Wood Heaters.


The American Lung Association and several other health organizations presented their perspectives to OMB regarding wood heater particulate pollution and the proposed NSPS. The following representatives from each organization spoke:

 Paul Billings  -  American Lung Association, Vice President, National Policy & Advocacy
 Gary Ewart - American Thoracic Society, Director of Government Relations
 Jack Rayburn  -  Trust for America's Health, Government Relations Manager

All three presenters expressed their support for a revised, robust, and stringent NSPS due to the serious, negative health effects of wood smoke.

Attached to this primary document in the docket are 3 handouts submitted to OMB as part of the presentation by the above group:

   (1) Photos of smoking new Phase II Outdoor Wood Fired Boilers (hydronic heaters);

   (2) A November 12, 2012 letter from the American Lung Association to EPA Assistant Administrator Gina McCarthy (urging the EPA to adopt rigorous health-protective standards for all classes of residential wood heaters that require best emission reduction systems, including a summary of the pollutants emitted and their known health effects);

   (3) People at Risk in 25 Counties Most Polluted by Short-term Particle Pollution (24-hour PM2.5)
