MEMORANDUM   

DATE:		June 24, 2014

TO:		Carbon Power Plan for Existing Power Plants; Docket Id: OAR - 2013-0602

FROM:	EPA Region 1

SUBJECT:	June 23, 2014, Conference Call with RGGI State Staff Regarding Proposed Carbon Power Plan for Existing Power Plants 
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SUMMARY

      A meeting was held between EPA and the attendees listed below from the states that participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).  The discussion focused on the conversion of a rate-based goal to a mass-based goal.  
      
ATTENDEES (all by phone)

New York: Lois New (NY DEC), Jared Snyder (NY DEC), Jon Binder (NY DEC)
Massachusetts: Nancy Seidman (MA DEP), Christine Kirby (MA DEP), Will Space (MA DEP), Bill Lamkin (MA DEP)
Connecticut: Wendy Jacobs (CT DEEP), Tracy Babbidge (CT DEEP)
Rhode Island: Frank Stevenson (RI DEM), Dena Gonsalves (RI DEM), Doug McVay (RI DEM)
Vermont: Brian Woods (VT ANR), Mary Jo Krolewski (VT PSB), Kevin Fink (VT PSB)
Delaware: Valerie Gray (DNREC) and Morgan Ellis (Delaware Energy Office)
Maryland: Diane Franks (MDE), Luke Wisnewski (MDE), Kathy Kinsey (MDE), Marissa Paslick (Maryland PSC)
New Hampshire: Craig Wright (NH DES), Joe Fontaine (NH DES)
Maine: Erle Townsend (ME DEP), Marc Cone (ME DEP), Jamie Farrin (ME DEP)
NESCAUM: Paul Miller, Leah Weiss, Alison Guerette
RGGI: Nicole Singh

EPA Region 1 Staff: Shutsu Wong, Cynthia Greene, Dave Conroy, Bob McConnell
EPA Region 2 Staff: Rick Ruvo, Karl Mangels, Kirk Wieber, Gavin Lau, Anthony Gardella, Bob Kelly, Irene Nielsen
EPA Region 3: Mike Gordon, Amy Johansen, Emily Linn
EPA HQ: Kevin Culligan, Reid Harvey, Chris Sherry, Ryan Sims, Brian Fisher, Jeb Stenhouse, Rick Haeuber, Jenny Noonan

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