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Honorabl e Pau l E . Gillmo r Hous e o f Representative s Washington , D.C . 2051 5 Dea r Mr . Gillmor : Thi s i s i n respons e t o you r lette r o f Septembe r 11 , 1991 , regardin g th e Environmenta l Protectio n Agency' s (EPA's ) interpretatio n o f th e definitio n o f "repowering. " Sectio n 402(12 ) o f th e Clea n Ai r Ac t Amendment s o f 199 0 define s repowerin g a s th e "replacemen t o f a n existin g coal-fire d boiler " wit h on e o f severa l specifie d clea n coa l technologies . Th e definitio n als o includes , a s qualifyin g technologies , othe r technologie s whic h ar e derivative s o f "on e o r mor e o f th e [specified ] technologies , an d an yothe r technologycapabl e o f controllin g multipl e combustio n emission s simultaneousl ywit h improve d boile r o r generatio n efficienc yan d wit h significantl y greate r wast e reductio n relativ e t o th e performanc e o f technology i n widesprea d commercia l use. " A s yo u hav e correctl ypointe d out , thi s definition , a s written , coul d b e interprete d a s limiting technologie s whic h woul d b e considere d repowerin g project s t o thos e tha t onl yinvolv e th e replacemen t o f th e boiler . A s yo u mayknow , a s par t o f th e rulemakin g process , EP Ai s currentl ytakin g comment s o n it s proposa l t o amend regulation s implementing ne wsourc e requirement s governin g modification s a t electri c utilit ygenerating units . Th e propose d rul e incorporate s th e statutorydefinitio n o f repowerin g withou t change . You r commen t i s bein g give n carefu l consideration , an d EPAwil l b e addressing thi s issu e i n th e fina l rulemaking . I appreciat e thi s opportunit yt o b e o f servic e an d trus t tha t thi s informatio n wil l b e helpfu l t o you . Sincerely , /• / Michae

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Dea r Directo r Reilly : I a mwritin g wit h concer n abou t th e U.S . Environmenta l Protectio n Agency' s draf t rul e t o implemen t Sectio n 402(12 ) o f th e Clea n Ai r Ac t Amendment s o f 1990 , dealing wit h repowerin g o f powe r plants . EPA' s propose d rul e seem s t o sa ytha t boile r replacemen t o r substantia l boile r modification s woul d b e require d fo r technologie s t o qualif ya s repowering technologies . Suc h a restrictiv e interpretatio n o f Sectio n 402(12 ) woul d disqualif y multi-pollutan t clea n coa l technologies , technologie s I strongl ysupport , fo r repowering extensions . Th e federa l governmen t an

d th e Stat e o f Ohi o hav e spen t million s t o develo p clea n coa l technologie s t o hel p ou r environment , an d tha t investmen t coul d b e seriousl yjeopardize d i f th e draf t rul e i s carrie d int o effect . AJul y2 , 199 0 lette r fro mSecretaryo f Energ yJame s Watkin s t o Congressma n Ralp h Regul a state d th e administration' s positio n o n boile r replacemen t i n term s markedl ydifferen t tha n doe s th e EPA' s rule : "Th e Administratio n worke d closel ywit h Senat e leadershi p i n developin g th e definitio n o f repowerin g whic h wa s adopte d i n S . 163 0 an d wa s thereafte r incorporate d i n H.R . 3030 . Th e inten t o f th e languag e i s t o includ e i n th e definitio n o f repowering an ytechnolog

ycapabl e o f controllin g multipl e combustio n emission s simultaneously....Fo r thi s clas s o f technologies , boile r replacemen t i s no t intende d t o b e a preconditio n t o being considere d a repowering technology. " Th e Secretary' s lette r i s enclose d fo r you r review .

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. .uuilipi c combustio nemission s simultaneously , s o lon ga s th etw o criteri aspecifie d (i.e. . in - crease d boile refficienc y an d significantl y greate rwast ereduction ) ar emet . Fo rthi s clas s of technologies , boile rreplacemen ti s no tintende d t o b e apreconditio nt o bein g considere d arepowerin gtechnology . Ac - cordingly , th e Administratio ndoe s no tbe - liev etha tfurthe rclarificatio no f th edefini - tio ni s required . Th eDepartmen ti s awar e o f tw o project s i nth eClea nCoal Technolog y Progra m r whic h contro l multipl e pollutant s an d whic h ma y mee tth e remainin gtw o precon - dition s describe d above . Thes e projects , nei - the rof whic h require s boile rreplacement , ar eth e LowNOt/SO* . Burne rRetrofi tfo r Utilit y Cyclon e Boiler s Projec tan d th eAd - vance d Slaggin gCombusto rUtilit y Demon - stratio nProject . Bot h involv ereplacemen t o f burner s wit h sophisticate d slaggin gcom - bustor s fo rNO tcontro l an d us e o f alkalin e reagent s fo rSO tcontrol . Dat afo rthes e tw o technologie s responsiv e t o th e question s i n you rlette rar einclude d i nth eenclose d fac t sheets . Pleas enot etha tth edefinitio no f 'repowerin gi nbot h H_R . 303 0 an d S . 163 0 prescribe s tha tfina l determination s regard - in gth eapplicabilit y o f th e repowerin gdefi - nitio nt o technologie s lik e thes e wil l b e mad eo nacase-by-cas ebasi s b y th eEnviron - menta l Protectio nAgenc y i nconsultatio n wit h th eDepartmen to f Energy . Th eOffic eo f

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f th e President' s program . Than kyo u fo ryou rinquir y o nthi s impor - at nmatter . Sincerely . JAME S D . WATKINS . Admiral. U.S. Navy (Retired).