MEMORANDUM   

DATE:		December 1, 2014

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

FROM:	U.S. EPA Region 7 

SUBJECT:	September 10, 2014, Meeting Regarding Proposed Carbon Power Plan for Existing Power Plants 
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SUMMARY

   *    Speaker - Karl Brooks (8-10 minutes of remarks/5 minute Q&A)

   *    HHS attendees - The senior staff meets monthly at a meeting organized by the Office of the Regional Director.  The following people attended (two by conference call) - 

   o Regional Director - Stephene Moore
   o Administration for Children and Families - Nancy Thoma Groetken
   o Administration for Community Living - Jim Varpness (by phone  -  Chicago office)
   o Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Nan Foster-Reilly
   o Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - Dan Strausbaugh
   o Food and Drug Administration - David Miser
   o Health Resources & Services Administration - Lisa Goschen
   o Information Technology Service Center - Oscar Cisneros (by phone  -  Denver office)
   o Office for Civil Rights - Frank Campbell
   o Office of the Assistance Secretary for Health - CAPT Jose Belardo
   o Office of the General Council - Randy Butler
   o Office of the Inspector General - Office of Evaluation & Inspection - Brian Whitley
   o Program Support Center - Betty Klein
   o Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration - Laura Howard
   o Federal Occupational Health - CDR Daryl Perry
   o Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response - CAPT Dana Hall

* Goals

      o       Provide a basic understanding of the Clean Power Plan
      o       Discuss the health effects associated with the Clean Power Plan and Climate Change
      o       Ask for their cooperation in promoting the climate change and health effects messages within their sphere of influence
      o       Ask for further cooperation with EPA programs involving health initiatives including Children's Health, Asthma Awareness, air issues with endangered populations, and Environmental Justice communities.
      o       Leverage the strengths of both federal organization to make a more powerful impact in the communities in our four states.

EPA ATTENDEES  -  

* Karl Brooks, Regional Administrator, and Curtis Carey, Director of Public Affairs.



