Date:	August 18, 2015

To:	Docket, EPA-HQ-OAR-2014-0738

From:	Andrew Bouchard

Subject:	Community Open Forum Discussions



Representatives of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held
two community open forum discussions to open a more active dialogue
between industry and members of the community near where The Dow
Chemical Company (Dow) and ExxonMobil Chemical Company (ExxonMobil) plan
to build and operate multi-point ground flares (MPGF) to control
emissions. The first open forum was held on July 28, 2015 at the
Sterling Municipal Library in Baytown, Texas and focused on
ExxonMobil’s MPGF installations at its olefins plant in Baytown, Texas
and plastics plant in Mont Belvieu, Texas. The second open forum was
held on July 29, 2015 at the Freeport Branch Library and focused on
Dow’s MPGF installations at its propane dehydrogenation plant and
light hydrocarbons plant at its Texas operations site in Freeport,
Texas. Specifically, these meetings covered a wide range of topics
including what a MPGF is and what it is used for as well as types of
ambient air monitoring/community monitoring technologies that currently
exist, are in operation, and other viable monitoring approaches the
companies may look at moving forward. See Attachment 1 for the names and
affiliations of the meeting participants for the ExxonMobil Chemical
Company community open forum discussion. See Attachment 2 for the names
and affiliations of the meeting participants for The Dow Chemical
Company community open forum discussion.

Attachment 1

Participants in July 28, 2015 Community Open Forum Discussion on
ExxonMobil’s MPGF AMEL Request for the Baytown, Texas and Mont
Belvieu, Texas Facilities 

Name					Organization

Laura Mckelvey			US EPA/OAQPS

Gary Robbins				Exxon Mobil

Deedra Moe				Exxon Mobil

Cindy Gleason				Chevron Phillips

Jeff Robinson				US EPA/ Region 6

Jason Dewees				US EPA/OAQPS

Ben Hurst				Exxon Mobil

Julia Collins				Exxon Mobil

Amy M. Calderon			Exxon Mobil

Mary Jane Naquin			Baytown (BT) CAP

Bill Walker				BTCAP

Jontae Reese				Exxon Mobil

Jarod Davis				Dow Chemical

Russell Wozniack			Dow Chemical

Paul Guilfoyle				Exxon Mobil

Carrie Hodges				Exxon Mobil

Garry Gard 				BTCAP

Adrian Shelley				Air Alliance Houston

William Vola				Baytown OEM

Sherma Harpton			Exxon Mobil

Jeff Strong				Eagle Pointe Golf Club @ Exxon Mobil

Gary L. Gill				Baytown C.A.P

Bryan Easum				City of Mont Belvieu

Liz Harris				Bayer Material Science

Agaetha Benjaim			US EPA

Bryan Butler				Air Alliance Houston

Nathan Watkins			City of Mont Belvieu

Terry Sain				City of Baytown

Matt Van Vled				Harris County

Gary Goldman				TCEQ

Ramon Simon				Bayer Material Science

Ben Hurst				Exxon Mobil

Attachment 2

Participants in July 29, 2015 Community Open Forum Discussion on Dow
Chemical’s MPGF AMEL Request for the Freeport, Texas Facilities 

NAME					ORGANIZATION

Laura Mckelvey				US EPA/OAQPS

Don Carroll					DC Planning CONC

Sharron Stewart				Galviston Bay Foundation

Jason DeWees					US EPA/OAQPS

Jeff Robinson					U.S.EPA R6/Air Permits

Agatha Benjamin				US EPA /R6

Trish Thompson				Dow

Cindy Gleason					Chevron Phillips

Sherman Hampton				Exxon Mobil

Melanie Oldham				Citizens for Clean Air/Water 

Gary Goldman					TCEQ

Carolyn H. Johnson				Dow CAP

Cheryl Steves					Dow Chemical

Edith Fischer					Dow CAP

Jarod Davis					Dow Chemical

Vance Varner					Dow Chemical

Juan Flores					Air Alliance Houston

Adrian Shelly					Air Alliance Houston

Anne Bartlett					DOW CAP

Tyrone Morrow				Freeport Resident (former CAP)

Eric Hayes

Lilo Diehl

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