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OFFIC E O F AI R QUALIT Y PLANNIN G AN D STANDARD S



### Mr
. Mar k Wygoni k Flexibl e Packagin g Associatio n 109 0 Vermon t Ave. , N.W. , Suit

e 500 Washington , D.C
. 20005-496 0 Dea r Mr
. Wygonik : Thi s i s i n respons e t o your

March 30,199 9 lette

r t o John Seit

z tha t request s ameetin g wit h hi man d appropriat

e staf f late r thi s mont h to discus s pendin g refor

mo f th e Ne w Sourc e Revie w (NSR ) program . W

e ver y muc h appreciat

e th e wor k tha t you r member s hav e don e t

o develo p Wha t you believ e t o b e reasonabl e an d rationa l change s t o th e NS Rprogram . Th e wor k you describ e sound s interesting
. Yo u mentione d tha

t your ide awoul d b e t

o sugges t change s tha

t woul d result

i n lowe r emissions , increase d permi t efficiency , increase d operationa l flexibility , reduce d reportin g burden on Stat e agencies , an

d increase d consistenc y i

n definition s an

d interpretations , an

d leav e asyste

mtha t encourage s manufacturin g operation s t o reduc e pollutio n befor

e i t i s generated
. Onc e you hav e awor k produc t tha t doe s thes e things , pleas e sen d i t to u s fo r ou r review
. Pending ou

r review , w e wil l determin e whethe r ameetin g make s sense , given al l o f

ou r bus y schedules
. A s yo u know , in th e Februar

y 2- 3 meeting , w e aske d tha t b y Februar

y 2 8 stakeholder s provide written proposal s tha t addresse d som

e o f the key issue s identifie d on Februar y 2-3
. To date , w e hav e receive d only on e written product
. The EP A i s willin g to revie w an

y wor k produc t tha t yo u develop tha

t reflect s awa

y o f dealin g wit

h applicabilit

y issue s tha

t wil l help u s a s w e finaliz e ou r NS RRefor

mrulemakin g effort
. Becaus e o f

EPA' s interes t

i n moving forwar

d o n NS RReform , w e hav e resume d wor k to produc e afina

l rulemaking , based largely o n th e 199 6 proposal , th e 199 8 notic e o f availability , an d th e ensuin g comment s o n each
. W e pla n t o promulgat

e th e rul e around th e end o f Decembe r 199 9 whic h woul d have u s completin g adraf t o f th e Federa

l Registe r packag e aroun

d June 1999
. If

awor k produc t ca n b e produce d i

n atimely manne

r relativ e t o ou r schedule , we will tak e du e consideratio n o f

i t in promulgatin g th e final rule
. Thi s mean s tha t you shoul d provid e suc h informatio n t

o u s by Ma

y 21,199 9 s o tha

t w e ca n sta y on track wit h ou r schedule
.

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### I wan t to than k you fo r you r wor k o n thi s issue
. I look

forwar d to reviewin g your altemativ e approach t

@ NS Rtha

t woul d hel p u s t o brin g th e NS RRefor meffor t t o closure
. Pleas e contac t

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d a t (919 ) 54|l-550 3 regardin g whethe r ameetin g t o discus s your complete d wor

k produc t shoul d b e sehedulid
.

Sincerely ,
Willia mHarnet t Actin g Directo r Informatio n Transfe

r an d Progra m Integratio n Divisio n



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/ Flexible Packaging Association

Marc h 30,199 9

Mr . Joh n Seit z MD-1 0 U S EP A Mailroo m Researc h Triangl e Park, N C 2771 1
Dea r Mr . Seitz : Th e Flexibl e Packagin g Associatio n requests a meetin g with yo u an d th e appropriat e U S EPA staff , t o discus s pendin g refor m o f th e Ne w Sourc e Revie w program . W e reques ta ' four-hou r meetin g o n Apri l 19,2 0 o r 21 . Ou r member s hav e worke d diligentl y sinc e th e Februar y 2 & 3 Washington , DC , Stakeholder s meeting , t o develo p whatw e believ e ar c reasonabl e an d rational change s t o th e NS Rprogram . Thes e change s woul d resul ti n lowe r emission , increase d permi t efficiency , increase d operational flexibility , reduce d reporting burde n o n state agencies , increase d consistenc y i n definition s and interpretation s an d leav e a syste m tha

t encourage s manufacturin g operation s t o reduc e pollutio n before i ti s generated . W e woul d lik e t o brin g a smal l group o f environmental manager

s fro m severa l FP A companie s t o discus s th e merits o f thes e suggestions . We woul d als o lik e t o brin g a fe w o f ou r Corporat

e CEO' s t o hel p th e discussion s addres s rea l worl d facilities . W e woul d lik e t o mee ta

tEPA' s office s i n Researc h Triangl e Park. Durin g presentation s a

tFPA' s 199 9 Environmenta l Summit , Denni s Crumple r an d Bruc e Jorda n encourage d FP

A t o ge tinvolve d i n th e regulator y developmen tproces s an d w e have . Afte r ou r presentatio n mad e durin g th e Februar y 2 & 3 Stakeholder s meeting , FPA becam e concerne d with som e o f th e suggeste d reforms forwarde d b y larg e industry sector s an

d with th e misconception s hel d b y EP A regarding th e effect s o f NS Ro n flexibl e packagin g manufacturing . In particular , FP A i s concerne d tha

tEPA' s emphasi s o n bi g busines s wil l resul ti n reform s tha tcontai n littl e consideratio n fo r th e constraints o f smal l business . 

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FP A believe s our reques tfo r a meetin g li s important. We hav e committe d ou r industry' s environmenta

l mariagernen

texpert s and

) our industiy' s corporate leadershi p t o thi s meeting . W e reques tth e participatio n c| f Davi d Solomon , Denni s Crumple r an d To m Curra n an d w e encourag e th e participatio n o f Bruc e Buckhci tand other s fro m th e Offic e o f Enforcementand Complianc e Assurance . I n order fo r our participants t o mak e trave l arrangement, w e woul d appreciate a respons e a s soo n a s is possible . W e awai tyou r response . \

Sincerely ,
Mar k Wygonikf

( j Directo r - Technolog y &. Regulatory Af&irs
CC : To m Curra

n MD-1 0 U S EP A Mailroo m Research Triangl e Park , N C 2771 1 Denni s Crumpler MD-1 2 U S EP A Mailroo m Researc h Triangl e PMc . N C 2771 1



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