Parker Douglas <pdouglas@utah.gov>

Fwd: Request for AG Sign-On · Letter Opposing EPA's OIG Fracking Investigation
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Parker Douglas <pdouglas@utah.gov >
To: bsanderson@ruleoflawdefensefund.org, Shelley Exeter <saexeter@utah.gov>
Cc: Sean Reyes <seanreyes@utah.gov>
Shelley,

Fri. May 9, 2014 at 7:47 AM

would you please send Mr. Sanderson the signature block we have for General Reyes?

Thank you too, Brian, and don't hesitate to contact me if we can be of help on this or other matters.
All the best,

Pati<er

Parker Douglas
Chief of Staff & Federal Solicitor
Office ofthe Utah Attorney General
Utah State Capitol Complex
350 North State Street, Suite 230
Salt LakeCity, Utah 84114-2320

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Email:

pdouglas@utah.gov

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Brian Sande.-son <bsanderson@ruleoflawdefensefund.org>
Date: Fri, May 9, 2014 at 6:31 AM
Subject: RE: Request for AG Sign-On - Letter Opposing EPA's OIG Fracking I nvestigation
To: Pati<er Douglas <pdouglas@utah.gov>

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Thank you, Parker. Not tardy at all. Would you send to me Gen.

From: Pa rke r Douglas [mailto:pdouglas@utah.gov]
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 9:55 PM
To:

Brian Sanderson

Reyes' signature in .jpg so

I may include

it

on the final letter? Thank you.

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Fwd: Request for AG Sign-On - Letter Opposing EPA's OIG Fracking Investigation

Dear Mr. Sanderson,

I apologize for tardiness, but Utah's Attorney General Sean Reyes would like to sign on to the letter. Please let me know if you have questions, concerns or
require more information. I hope that this note finds you well.

All the best,

Parker Douglas

Parker Douglas
Chief of Staff & Federal Solicitor
Office of the Utah Attorney General
Utah State Capitol Complex
350 North State Street, Suite 230
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-2320

Email: pdouglas@utah.gov

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Date: Thu, May 8, 2014 at 8:49 PM
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Subject: Fwd: Request for AG Sign-On - Letter Opposing EPA's OIG Fracking Investigation

 To: Par1<er Douglas <pdouglas@utah.gov>

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From: Brian Sanderson <bsanderson@ruleoflawdefensefund.org>
Date: May 1 , 2014, 1 : 33:21 PM MDT
To: Brian Sanderson <bsanderson@ruleoflawdefensefund.org>
Cc: Jessica Garrison <jganison@ruleoflawdefensefund.org>, Scott Will <swill@ruleoflawdefensefund.org>, Natalie Mcintyre <nmcintyre@
ruleoflawdefensefund. org>

Subject: Reque st for AG Sign.On

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Letter Opposing EPA's OIG Fracking Investigation

LETTER SIGN.ON REQUEST

As you may know, RAGA recently formed a 501(cX4), public policy organization called the Rule of Law Defense Fund (RLDF). I serve as policy
director for RLDF and RAGA. I look forward to speaking with each office in the near future and working with you on important policy matters.

Please find attached the text of a letter General Scott Pruitt is asking you to consider lending your signature. This letter will be issued by General
Pruitt's office and is in response to the attached February 5 memo from the EPA's Office of Inspector General which declares its intent to
investigate hydraulic tracking's impact on water supplies and evaluate the state's ability to regulate such impacts. Gen. Pruitt responded to this
memo in an individual letter dated April 5. The text of the sign-on letter below substantially incorporates those comments but uses language to
reflect a multi-state approach. The letter makes the following points:

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The EPA's has failed to link impact in three previous studies and DoE has found not linkage to groundwater contamination.

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The States have a long, successful history of regulating hydraulic tracking and are best situated to continue this monitoring.

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The proposed study goes beyond the stated purpose and mission of the OIG.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me at
or bsanderson@ruleoflawdefensefund.org. We request that all
offices wishing to sign-on to do so by COB Thursday, May 8. If you wish to sign-on, please send to me a copy of your electronic signature.

Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to meeting you soon.

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