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## II J**"** . UNITE D STATE S ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTIO N AGENC Y Offic e o f Ai rQualit yPlannin g an d Standard s Researc h Triangl e Park , Nort h Carolin a 2771 1

Jul y10 , 198 9 MEMORANDUM SUBJECT : Meetin g wit h Offic e o f Managemen t an d Blidge t (OMB )

o n Draf t Top-Dow n Bes t Availabl e Cftc f:ro[ l Technolog y (BACT ) Pape ran d PM lf J IncrerfeJtjt s J Kyy FROM : Edward J

. Lillis , Chie f ~T Al/\

Noncriteri a Pollutan t Program s Branc h TO : Joh n Calcagni , Director /

Ai rQualit yManagement/Divisio n U U 

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OnJun e 20 , w e me t wit hOM B t o discus s th e draf t top-downBAC T pape r an d th e PM 1 Qincrement s package . Attendee s ar e liste di nAttachmen t 1 . Too-DownBAC T Mos t o f th e tim e wa s spen t answerin g question s o nth e overal l top-down BAC T procedur e an

dwh y th e Environmenta l Protectio nAgenc y (EPA ) i s now requirin g th e top-downapproach . The y seeme dt o sugges t tha t increase d emphasi s ona bottom-u papproac hwoul db e preferentia l bu t di dno t stat e tha t positio na s such . The y questione dwhethe r th e Clea nAi r Ac t (CAA ) allowe dEP A b y polic y [versu s by

rule ] t o tel l a permi t applican t (versu s a Stat e o r loca l agency ) wha t mus t b e considere dina BAC T analysis . The y als o aske dabou t th e leve l o f documentatio nrequire do f a source . W e pointe dou t tha t i t wa s n o mor e tha nha dalway s bee nexpecte do f a napplican t sinc e th e origina l BAC T guidanc e wa s develope di nth e lat e 1970's . We agree dt o sendOM B a cop y o f th e 198 0 Preventio no f Significan t Deterioratio n(PSD ) Worksho pManua l tha t provide s example s o f th e type s o f dat a th e applican t mus t present . Afte r respondin g t o a numbe r o f thes e genera l question s an dconcerns , Nic kGarci a indicate dtha t OM B believe dthi s polic y wa s significan t enoug ht o warran t forma l OM B review . I indicate dtha t sinc e i t expande do na polic y tha t ha s bee ni

neffec t fo r 1 1/ 2 years , andwhic hdoe s no t chang e an y existin g rule , tha t w e questione dwhethe r OMB' s revie w wa s necessary . I recommende dt o Mr . Garci a tha t hi s managemen t see kforma l revie w o f thi s pape r i f the y wante dt o d o so . PM} Q Incremen t Packag e Th e discussio no

nth e PMj g incremen t packag e wa s ver y limited . Thei r primar y reques t wa s fo r a

nexplanatio no f why w e recommende dth e "equivalent " approac hversu s th e "percen t nationa l ambien t ai r qualit y standard " approac hP. 3

fo r selectin g PMj 0 increments
. Onc e explained , OM B representative s di d no t appea r t o disagre e wit hth e rationale
. The ydi d poin t ou t tha t sinc e PMI Q increment s ar e in th e CA AAmendments , whic h ar e du e t o b e announce d shortl yb y th e Administrator , tha t the yfel t EPA' s PM-^ Q increment s packag e shoul d b e delaye d unti l th e CA AAmendment s ar e announced , and tha t the y(i.e. , th e increments ) shoul d b e consisten t wit h th e Administration' s CA AAmendment s (whic hthe ycurrentl yare)
. Th e indicatio n wa s tha t OM B woul d hol d th e packag e unti l th e Amendment s wer e announced , which , a t tha t time , wa s anticipate d b yFriday , Jun e 23
. I aske d Mr . Garci a if , i n th e future , w e coul d handl e review s o f regulator ypackage s byteleconferenc e call , particularl yth e PMjQ-typ e discussio n tha t wa s complete d i n abou t 1 0 minute s o r so . W e learne d tha t OM B apparentl yha s limite d teleconferenc e capabilitie s but , i f EP Ainitiate s th e call , conferenc e call s ma yb e a n acceptabl e alternativ e i n som e situations
. Mr . Garci a als o suggeste d tha t h e woul d b e intereste d i n a tri p t o EP A (Researc hTriangl e Park ) t o discus s variou s packages ; however , trave l dollar s ar e tigh t fo r th e remainde r o f thi s fisca l year . I recommen d tha t w e pursu e askin g Mr . Garci a t o visi t wit h u s nex t fisca l year . Attachmen t 

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ATTACHMEN T

EP AAttendee s To mEagle s Dougla s Ski e Gre g Foot e Davi d Novell o Ed Lilli s Gar yMcCutche n Da n deRoec k Davi d Solomo n

OM B Attendee s Nichola s Garci a Richar d Belze r