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Christine A.

McDonald

05/20/2003 03:38:29 PM

Record Type: Record

To: verhoff.sarah@epa.gov @ inel, gardner.andrea@epa.gov @ inet


cc: Kevin F. Neyland/OMB/EOP@EOP, Lisa L. AugustlOMB/EOP@EOP, Phil CooneyfCEQlEOP@EOP
Subject: KNO Climate Qs&As

Andrea and Sarah,

Let me know what you decide.

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FY04Q&A KNO-002 WHcmmts.1 FY04Q&A KNO-001 WHComments

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CEQ 012904
Congressman Knollenberg-002 Sarah Verhoff
564.9831

GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH

Question: What is the policy on which you base your FY04 funding
request for the' Global Change Research ProgTam?

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CEQ 012905
Andrea Gardner
202-564-9829
Gardner.Andrea@epa.gov
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Questions Submitted for the Record by Congressman Knollenberg

CLIMATE ACTION REPORT: NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AS U.S. POLICY

Question: Despite assurances from the Administration that the National


Assessment on Climate Change is not government policy, the EPA submItted the
National Assessment to the United Nations as Chapter 6 of the Climate Action
Report 2002 as a "policy position or official statements of the U.S. government."
The EPA acknowledges in its Federal Register notice that it's submissIon of the
Climate Action Report. including Chapter 6, is pursuant to Articles 4.2 and 12 of
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. These ArtICleS
request detailed information on a country's climate change policy. Articles 4.2
and 12 of the UNFCCC state in relevant part:

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rf the National Assessment does not represent U.S. government policy,


what document was submitted under Articles 4.2 and 12 as the U.S. policy?

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