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UNITE D STATE S ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTIO N AGENCY

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OFFIC E O F AI R AN D RAD M IO N MEMORANDUM SUBJECT : "Delays " i n Resolvin g Sectio n40 7 NO xRequiremen t an d WEPC O
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G . Rosenber g /assistan t Administrato r fo r Ai r an

d Radiatio n TO : Lind a Stunt z

Deput yUnde r Secretar y Policy , Plannin g an d Analysi s U.S . Departmen t o f Energy You r Novembe r 2 9 mem o o n WEPC O and NO xi s ironicall y indicativ e o f th e difficultie s w e ar e havin g i n resolvin g thes e polic yand timin g issues . Le t m e addres s you r point s i n th e orde r presented . First , becaus e o f unsuccessfu l staf f leve l meetings , Eilee n Cl auusen , uu r .lea d manage r o n NOx , contacte d you r deputy , Howar d Grcunspech t o n Novembe r 26 , 1991 . The yar e no wse t t o mee t Decembe r 9 t o tryt o resolv e th e NO xissue , followin g whic hw e wil l send t o OM B th e rul e o n Decembe r 2 0 an d th e preambl e o n Januar y10 . Second , concernin g th e NO xrul e i n general , w e hav e ha d numerou s meeting s and conferenc e call s wit hyou r staff , startin g Septembe r 27t hand followe d wit ha propose d draf t regulatio no n Octobe r 7 , 1991 . Mor e recently , you r staf f offere d t o provid e u s a respons e byDecembe r 2 t o ou r Octobe r 7 proposa l —2 month s afte r w e delivere d tha t proposal . A s o f Decembe r 5 w e ha d no t ye t receive d acomprehensiv e respons e t o ou r proposal . Third , w e agre e wit hyo u regardin g th e nee d t o procee d a s expeditiousl ya s possibl e wit ha fina l WEPC O rule . W e als o shar e you r concer nabou t th e nee d t o provid e certaint ywit hrespec t t o utilit yproject s an d complianc e wit hth e Clea nAi r Act . However , a s yo u know , o n Jul y22 , 1991 , th e Healt hand Environmen t Subcommitte e o n th e Environmen t an d Commerc e hel d a hearin g o n th e propose d WEPC O rule . A t th e hearing , withou t you r objection , EPA agree d t o hav e th e transcrip t o f th e hearin g place d i n th e docke t

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### an d tak e publi c commen t a t tha t time . I t i s precisel ybecaus e o f the need t o continu e t o mak e progres s onth e WEPC O rulemaking that , eve n thoughan officia l cop yo f the hearing transcrip t ha d no t bee n mad e availabl e t o EPA , w e reopene d the comment-perio d fo r a shor t tim

e in Decembe r t o tak e commen t o n th e unofficia l transcript . I wil l als o poin t ou t tha t the reopening o f the commen t period , an

d it s duration , wer e agree d t o throughthe standard proces s wit hOMB , whit e Hous e Counsel , Offic e o f PolicyDevelopmen t an d the Counci l on Competitivenes s staff . I f your view s wer e no t adequatel yrepresented , I sugges t yo u addres s tha t separately . Additionally , w e have receive d a lette r fro mthe larg e powe r producer s t o exten

d the commen t period , an d i f w e decid e t o d o so , stil l plan t o mee t our Januar y1 7 schedule . I loo k forwar

d t o a resolutio no f thes e an d othe r issues ,

cc : Ala n Hubbard