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SERA Email 1.24.03

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The letter from the Aluminum Association pledges their participation in the EPA's sector-wide voluntary climate program to reduce greenhouse gases. It discusses their successful partnership with EPA through the Voluntary Aluminum Industrial Partnership to reduce perfluorocarbon emissions by 45% from 1990 to 2000. The Association is also working to address other GHG emissions and develop an industry protocol to compile multi-GHG emissions data. They support the Administration's sector-wide approach and look forward to participating in voluntary GHG reduction efforts.

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Chuck Johnson <cjohnson~aluminlum.org> 01124/2003 02:26:49 PM Record Type: Record To: kruger~dina~epa-gov cc: hogan.kathleen~epa.gov, Phil Cooney/CEQj EOP@EOP Subject: Aluminum Association Letter to Goy. Whitman Dina, Thank you for your phone call and assistance this afternoon. Bob Strieter co'd you, Phil Cooney, and Kathleen Hogan on Thep Association's letter to Christie Todd Whitman regarding The Administration's Sector-Wide Voluntary Climate Program. As per our conversation, I have attached that letter here and included Phil and Kathleen on this email. Please keep me informed of any developments regarding the February 6th program, and thank you again for your help. Chuck Johnson Manager, EH&S The Aluminum Association 11h-atti~t 11h-GHG sector agreement letter frnl 1240do
Chuck Johnson <cjohnsonl~a nniflum.org> ~1,7777 01/24/2003 02:26:49 PM Record Type. Record To: kruger.difla~epa.gov cc: hogan.kathleen~epa.gov, Phil CooneyICEQ/ OP@EO Subject: Aluminum Association Letter to Goy. Whitma Dina, this afternoon. Bob Strieter Thank you for your phone call and assistance co'd you, Phil Cooney, and Kathleen Hogan on The' Association's letter to Sector-Wide Voluntary Christie Todd Whitman regarding The Administration's Climate Program. As per our conversation, I ha~ve atched that letter here and included Phil and Kathleen on this email. regarding the February 6th Please keep me informed of any developments program, and thank you again for your help. Chuck Johnson Manager, EH&S The Aluminum Association In atlht lD-GHG sector agreement letter fnl 1-24-03.dOC
The Aluminum Association hnl ro tet 900 19th Street, N.W.. Washington. D.C. 20006 January 24, 2003 The Honorable Christie Todd Whitman Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ariel Rios Building Room 3000 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Sector-Wide Voluntary Climate Program Dear Governor Whitman: of the The Aluminum Association, including the participating members send this letter to Voluntary Aluminum Industrial PartnersIp (VAIP) with EPA, gas (GHG) pledge our participation in addressing sector-wide greenhouse that the reduction efforts initiated with the Administration. We believe voluntary Administration's sector-wide program io address multiple GHG reductions has merit and is a worthy goal. 'Voluntary Last March, you and your agenc~y recognized our collaborative for the 45 Aluminum Industrial Partnership" with a Climate Protection Award from 1990 to percent reduction in perfluorocarbon (PFC emissions achieved 2000. Our efforts under the VAIP are continuing and we are actively working more robust with the EPA to further perfect PFC measurements and develop emission factors. Furthermore, the Association and VAIP members will be with EPA exploring additional PFC reduction coImmitments in meetings dialogue-by August 1, immediately, with the objective of concluding this important 2003. of other GHG The aluminum industry is also working to address emissions Institute (IAl) in compounds besides PFC's. Through the International Aluminum aluminum an London, the Association is participati g in the development of industry multi-GHG inventory reportin Igprotocol. A final draft of that protocol is Through the now under review and is scheduled for final approval this spring. data on multiple protocol, the aluminum industry will cbmpile regional and global GHG emissions, from which we can develop reduction strategies in the most has a goal of cost-effective and efficient manner. 'n addition, the industry increasing the recycling content of al minum products and materials. For 50 percent of their example, one of our major members has a goal that by 2020,
The Honorable Christie Todd Whitman January 24, 2003 Page 2 sell to others directly, will be made products, except raw ingot that they wouild our approach n ol ilb from recycled aluminum. We believe that sector-wide approach. We compatible and complimentary to the A~dministratiofl's pursuing voluntary GHG in look forward to participating with the Administration reduction efforts. Yours truly, J. Stephen Larkin President CC: Kathleen Hogan. USEPA Dina Kruger, USEPA Phil Cooney, CEO

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  • 1. Chuck Johnson <cjohnson~aluminlum.org> 01124/2003 02:26:49 PM Record Type: Record To: kruger~dina~epa-gov cc: hogan.kathleen~epa.gov, Phil Cooney/CEQj EOP@EOP Subject: Aluminum Association Letter to Goy. Whitman Dina, Thank you for your phone call and assistance this afternoon. Bob Strieter co'd you, Phil Cooney, and Kathleen Hogan on Thep Association's letter to Christie Todd Whitman regarding The Administration's Sector-Wide Voluntary Climate Program. As per our conversation, I have attached that letter here and included Phil and Kathleen on this email. Please keep me informed of any developments regarding the February 6th program, and thank you again for your help. Chuck Johnson Manager, EH&S The Aluminum Association 11h-atti~t 11h-GHG sector agreement letter frnl 1240do
  • 2. Chuck Johnson <cjohnsonl~a nniflum.org> ~1,7777 01/24/2003 02:26:49 PM Record Type. Record To: kruger.difla~epa.gov cc: hogan.kathleen~epa.gov, Phil CooneyICEQ/ OP@EO Subject: Aluminum Association Letter to Goy. Whitma Dina, this afternoon. Bob Strieter Thank you for your phone call and assistance co'd you, Phil Cooney, and Kathleen Hogan on The' Association's letter to Sector-Wide Voluntary Christie Todd Whitman regarding The Administration's Climate Program. As per our conversation, I ha~ve atched that letter here and included Phil and Kathleen on this email. regarding the February 6th Please keep me informed of any developments program, and thank you again for your help. Chuck Johnson Manager, EH&S The Aluminum Association In atlht lD-GHG sector agreement letter fnl 1-24-03.dOC
  • 3. The Aluminum Association hnl ro tet 900 19th Street, N.W.. Washington. D.C. 20006 January 24, 2003 The Honorable Christie Todd Whitman Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ariel Rios Building Room 3000 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Sector-Wide Voluntary Climate Program Dear Governor Whitman: of the The Aluminum Association, including the participating members send this letter to Voluntary Aluminum Industrial PartnersIp (VAIP) with EPA, gas (GHG) pledge our participation in addressing sector-wide greenhouse that the reduction efforts initiated with the Administration. We believe voluntary Administration's sector-wide program io address multiple GHG reductions has merit and is a worthy goal. 'Voluntary Last March, you and your agenc~y recognized our collaborative for the 45 Aluminum Industrial Partnership" with a Climate Protection Award from 1990 to percent reduction in perfluorocarbon (PFC emissions achieved 2000. Our efforts under the VAIP are continuing and we are actively working more robust with the EPA to further perfect PFC measurements and develop emission factors. Furthermore, the Association and VAIP members will be with EPA exploring additional PFC reduction coImmitments in meetings dialogue-by August 1, immediately, with the objective of concluding this important 2003. of other GHG The aluminum industry is also working to address emissions Institute (IAl) in compounds besides PFC's. Through the International Aluminum aluminum an London, the Association is participati g in the development of industry multi-GHG inventory reportin Igprotocol. A final draft of that protocol is Through the now under review and is scheduled for final approval this spring. data on multiple protocol, the aluminum industry will cbmpile regional and global GHG emissions, from which we can develop reduction strategies in the most has a goal of cost-effective and efficient manner. 'n addition, the industry increasing the recycling content of al minum products and materials. For 50 percent of their example, one of our major members has a goal that by 2020,
  • 4. The Honorable Christie Todd Whitman January 24, 2003 Page 2 sell to others directly, will be made products, except raw ingot that they wouild our approach n ol ilb from recycled aluminum. We believe that sector-wide approach. We compatible and complimentary to the A~dministratiofl's pursuing voluntary GHG in look forward to participating with the Administration reduction efforts. Yours truly, J. Stephen Larkin President CC: Kathleen Hogan. USEPA Dina Kruger, USEPA Phil Cooney, CEO