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I amplease dt o announc e toda yth e formatio no f a Specia l Tas k Forc e o nNe wSourc e Revie wt o addres s growin g concern s abou t th e consistenc yan d certaint yo f permit s issue d unde r th e Clea nAi r Ac t ne wsourc e revie wprograms . I believ e tha t focuse dagenc yattentio no nthi s issu e hold s th e potentia l fo r substantia l benefits , an d thi s Tas k Forc e wil l serv e a s a vehicl e fo r proposin g effectiv e solution s t o curren t problems . Th e ne wsourc e revie wprogram s unde r th e requir e appropriat e technological ^ control s b e majo r ne wsource' s o f emissions
. Th e Clea nA i substantia l environmenta l an d economi c benef i installatio no f control s a t th e tim e a sourc e constructe do r modified
. However , i na grow i source s i ndelegate dprogram s hav e no t bee nr appropriat e contro l technolog yo r compl ywit h ment s o f th e Clea nAi r Act . EPA' s discover y ma yoccu r month s o r eve nyear s afte r th e per m Certainly , par t o f th e difficult yma yste mf r resourc e constraint s an d competin g prioritie s difficult yi nsubstantiv e technica l revie wo f Unfortunately , th e resul t i s tha t th e ful l b e installin g control s whe nfacilitie s ar e buil t Clea nAi r Ac t installe d o nan y r Ac t envision s t s fro mth e initiall yi s n g numbe r o f cases , equire d t o install ^ othe r require

o f thes e situation s it s ar e issued , or a regiona l

, a s wel l a s th e issue d permits , n e f i t s o f ar e no t bein gP. 3

- 2 - realize d an dconsistenc yi ntechnologica l requirement s amon g variou s state s envisione d byth e Ac t i s no t bein g achieved
. A t th e sam e time , source s wh o hav e receive d permit s issue d b ystat e an dloca l agencie s ar e no t abl e t o rel yo nthos e state-issue dpermits , bu t instea d fac e late r federa l enforcemen t actio nafte r substantia l investment s ar e made . Consequently , th e curren t situatio ni s on e i nwhic hal l interest s ar e no t wel l served . I amconvince dtha t w e ca nd o a bette r jo bo f ne wsourc e revie wwithi nexistin g federa l resourc e constraints
. A s a result , I a mdirectin g thi s Specia l Tas k Forc e t o provid e m e wit hspecifi c option s t o improv e th e curren t system . Onc e option s ar e selected , th e Tas k Forc e wil l develo p implementin g documents . Th e basi c goa l i s t o improv e th e timeliness , certaint yan deffectivenes s o f th e ne wsourc e revie wprogram . Th e Tas k Forc e shoul didentif yspecifi c measure s t o ensur e tha t delegate dpermittin g agencie s provid e EP Aregiona l office s vit hadequat e informatio nt o assur e tha t th e technolog yuse d i s consisten t wit hClea nAi r Ac t requirement s an d sourc e requirement s i nothe r states , whil e stil l maintainin g sufficien t flexibilit yfo r case-by-cas e determinations
. I nexchang e fo r providin g EP Awit hinformatio ni na mor e usabl e form , th e tas k forc e woul drecommen dway s t o provid e greate r finalit yan d certaint yi npermi t decisions
. A s a necessar ypar t o f thi s effort , th e tas k grou p shoul d examin e ho winformatio nan d technologica l requirement s ca nbes t b e enforced . Specifically , th e Tas k Forc e shoul d d o th e following : (a ) identif yth e informatio nneede d b yEP ARegion s (an d th e appropriat e format ) t o allo wpromp t an d effectiv e Regiona l revie wwithi nexistin g resourc e constraints
. Th e Tas k Forc e shoul d tak e int o accoun t th e burde no f suc hreportin g o nth e state s an d see k t o minimiz e tha t burde nconsisten t wit hothe r objectives ; (b ) identif yspecifi c option s fo r maintainin g th e adequac y o f th e BACT/LAE Rclearinghous e an d assurin g it s us e i nth e permi t revie wprocess . Th e tas k forc e shoul d identif ymechanism s fo r certifyin g suc hclearinghous e us e o r deviation s fro mi t t o EP Aan d identif yothe r mean s o f assurin g complianc e wit hreportin g an d technologica l requirements ; (c ) identif ymechanism s fo r assurin g greate r certaint y i npermi t decisions ;P. 4

- 3 - (d ) identif yan yregulator yo r polic ychange s neede dt o implemen t th e recommendations , provid e a schedul e fo r implementatio nan d draf t th e appropriat e implementin g document s o r guidance ; (e ) provid e fo r th e adequat e consideration s o f th e view s an dconcern s o f other s withi nEPA , stat e an d loca l agencies , th e regulate d community , publi c interes t group s an dth e public
. ( f ) examin e ho wth e technologica l an d othe r ne wsourc e requirement s ca nbes t b e enforced . Fo r eac htask , th e Tas k Forc e shoul d identif yavailabl e options , indicat e th e pro s an d con s o f eac hoption , an d mak e a particula r recommendation
. T o th e maximu mexten t possible , th e recommendation s shoul d attemp t t o improv e th e ne wsourc e revie wproces s withi nexistin g resourc e constraints
. I amquit e please d b yth e outstandin g grou p o f person s wh o hav e bee nselecte d fo r thi s importan t assignment
. Th e Offic e o f Genera l Counsel , th e Offic e o f Enforcemen t an d Complianc e Monitoring , an d Regiona l office s hav e graciousl y agree dt o participat e throug hthei r representatives
. Th e Tas k Forc e member s are : OAQP S
OAQP S
OAQP S Contro l Program s Developmen t Division , Gar y

McCutche n(Chairman ) Emission s Standard s an d Engineerin g Division , Joh nCrensha w Divisio no f Stationar ySourc e Enforcement , Ric hBiond i OPA R- Ji mDeMocke r Regio nI - Marsh a Spink s Regio nIII
- To mMaslan y Regio nI V

- Roge r Pfaf f Regio nI X- Wayn e Blackar d Offic e o f Genera l Counse l - Gre g Foot e Offic e o f Enforcemen t an d Complianc e Monitorin g - Jud yKat zP. 5

Thes e individual s brin g a wealt ho f knowledg e an d practica l experienc e i nth e ne wsourc e revie wprogra man d hav e reputation s fo r gettin g th e jo bdon e i na prompt , effectiv e an d practica l manner . I hav e aske dJo e Lee s o f m ystaf f t o monito r th e wor k o f th e Tas k Forc e fo r me . I woul d lik e th e Tas k Forc e t o ge t organize da s quickl ya s possibl e an d produc e a ninitia l lis t o f draf t option s i ntim e fo r som e discussio na t ou r annua l conferenc e a t Souther nPine s i nJuly , i f possible
. I woul d lik e option s t o b e presente d t o m e byth e en d o f August , alon g wit ha schedul e fo r furthe r step s neede d t o implement
. I hav e ever yexpectatio no f outstandin g result s fro mthi s tas k forc e o nthi s importan t an d challengin g assignment
. I urg e al l o f yo u t o giv e you r constructiv e inpu t an d ful l cooperatio n an d suppor t t o thi s effort . cc : Michae l Alushi n Ala nEcker t Josep hE . Lee s Tas k Forc e Member s