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### A-90-3 7 IV-C-4 8 UNITE D STATE S ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTIO N AGENC Y Offic e o f Ai rQualit y Plannin g an d Standard s Researc h Triangl e Park , Nort h Carolin a 2771 1

JU N 1 4 2002



### Mr
. Ralp h Paig e Th e Federatio n of

Souther n Cooperative s LandAssistanc e Fun d 276 9 Churc h Stree t Eas t Point , Georgi a3034 4 Dea r Mr
. Paige : Than k yo u fo r your letter datedApri l 9,2002 , t o President Bush , i n which you expressed concern s regardin g change s th e Environmenta l Protectio n Agency (EPA ) i s considerin g fo r th e Ne w Sourc e Revie w (NSR ) progra man dit s possibl e impac t

o n farmers
. You

r lette r wa s forwardedt o m e fo

r areply
. I believ e th e concern s yo u rais e deserv e seriou s consideration , an dI wan t t o respon dt o th e point s yo u raise dan dt o updat e yo u o n ou r NS Refforts
. 

### I n Ma y 2001 , th e EP

A initiate darevie w o f

th e NS Rprogra

min respons e t

o a recommendatio n fromth e President' s Nationa l Energ y Polic y Developmen t Group
. The EP

A i s examinin g th e impac t

o f th e NS Rregulations , includin g administrativ e interpretatio n an d implementation , o n investment i n new utilit

y andrefiner

y generatio n capacity , energy efficienc y an denvironmenta

l protection
. A s par

t o f thi s process , w e hav e hear dcomment s fromove

r 130,000 individual s an dorganizations
. A significan t numbe r o f thes e comment s rais e concern s ver y simila r t o thos e i n you r

lette r abou t ho w th e EPA' s interpretatio n o f th e "routin e maintenance , repai r

an dreplacement " exclusio n fromNS Rca n impac t electri c generator s and othe r sources . You

r letter indicate dtha

t your member s canno t

affor dincrease delectricit

y cost s an duncertaint

y o f service
. Yo

u als o pointe dout

tha t i f peakin g unit s ar

e taken offlin e t o compl y wit h NS Rrequirements , the n you hav e aconcer n tha t i t wil l affec t you r acces s to electricit y when your

member s nee di t

most . Othe

r commenter s ar

e ver y concernedtha

t th e environmenta

l improvement s associate dwit h th e NS Rprogra

mno t b e los t a s w e conside

r way s to improv e th e program . I assur e you w e ar e considerin g thes e comment s full y as we move forward
. Soon , th e EP

A plan s t o repor t to th e President

on the impac t

of NS Ro n the thre e area s mentione dabove
. A t

tha t time , w e will mak

e recommendation s on whethe r improvement s t

o th e NS Rprogra

mare neede dto provide mor e flexibility andcertaint

y whil e ensurin g protectio n o f th e environment
. I believ e w e ca n mee t th e requirement s of

th e Clea n Air Act withou t jeopardizin g farmers'

- andth e Nation's

- reliable , affordabl e energ y supplies
. Than k yo u fo r sharing your

views
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### Again , thank

yo u fo r your letter
. I appreciat

e th e opportunit

y t o b e o f servic e andtrus t tha t th e informatio n provide di s helpfu l to you . Sincerely ,

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. 200 2 Th e Honorabl e Georg e W
. Bus h Presiden t Th e Whit e Hous e 160 0 Pennsylvani aAv e N W SOUT H CAROLIMfcLslungton , D C 2050 0 Secretar y Shirley Blakel

y MISSISSIPP I Satin aJame s GEORGI A Pear l Long FLORID A Martie Mac

k KENTUCK Y MISSOUR I Re : Ne w Sourc e Revie w

Dea r Pres i den t

Busr u Th e Federatio n o f

Southern Cooperatives/Lan d Assistanc e Fun d work s wit h minorit y fanner s i n som e o f th e mos t depresse d area s o f

th e countr y t o try t o slo w th e strea mo f

minorit y landowner s leavin g thei r land
. On e o f

th e majo r

reason s fo r thi s los s o f

minority-owne d lan d i s th e historicall y lo w price s an d minima l servic e fanner s ar e receivin g fo r thei r commodities
. Th e Federatio n o f Souther n • Cooperative s work s o n avariet y o f cooperativ e developmen t program s t o make lif

e i n rura l Southeaster n Americ aareliabl e endeavor
. Fo r tha t reason , I woul d lik e t o urg e vo u t o considecjhej±ftng^ g >hf > Fnyjmnmenja l ProtectjorjAgenc v i s proposin g forth e Ne w Sourc e Revie w progjarn.
. Any change s tha t i s goin g t o hav e anegativ e impac t o n ou r Farmer s i n th e Southeas t shoul d not Daniel Bust3manteb e acte d upo n wit h full y understandin g th e ramification s h wil l have
. TEXA S Farmer s al l ove r thi s country ar e th e bes t steward s o f

tii e land , wit

h which , wher e woul d b e gro w ou r

crops ? W e d o no t

war n t o pollut e th e environmen t jus t lik e th e nex t person. Man y o f

th e activities , whic h woul d trigge r aNe w Sourc e Review , ar e n o mor e than routin e maintenanc e o r replacin g afault

y pan , no t

causin g an y increas e i n emissions . Eddi e Aver s ALABAM A

Chaplai n G.L . Twirt y A T LARG E Edwar d Clin e A T LARG E Rober tS . Brown e A T LARG E Rura l Trainin g an d Researc h Cente r P.O . Bo x 9 5 Epes . A L 3546 0 Th e Federatio n o f Souther n Cooperative' s mai n concer n i s wh o i s ultimatel y goin g r o pa y fo r thes e rule s an d regulation s unnecessaril y place d o n routin e maintenance ? Th e en d user ! Ou r

member s canno t

affor d increase d electricity cost s an d uncertaint y o f

th e service
. W e are th e one' s a t th e en d o f

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apeakin g plan t i s take n of

f lin e fo r possibl y month s t o comply wit h th e Ne w Sourc e Revie w

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Th e Honorabl e Georg e W Bus h Apri l 9,200 2 Pag e 2
program , tha t

i s goin g most . t o greatl y affec t ou r acces s t o electricity whe n w e nee di t th e Th e Agricultur e i s on e o f

th e mos t energ y intensiv e industrie s i n th e country T Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y need s t o understan dth e implicano n thei r rale s an dregulation s ar e goin g t o cause . We , TOO , are environmental b y trade , bu t d o no t understan d Th

e nee d t o chang e aa.l e that fo r all practica l purposed , worke d reasonabl e well
. Coo p Ralp h Parg e ' ? Executiv e Directo r