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A - WDN RPS 0 delegatio nagreemen t o f Novembe r 13 , 1987 , ou r agenc y

seek s concurrenc e o n ou r Interpretatio no f sectio n4 0 CF R 52.2 1 a s I t relate s t o th e propose drenovation s a t Wisconsi nElectri c Powe r Company (WEPCO ) - Por t Washington . Th e issu e a t han d1 s the applicabilit y o f PS D revie w

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boile r lif e extensio nproject . Do nTheiler' s lette r o f Novembe r 9 , 198 7 t o Stev e Rothblat t presente dou r vie w o f Wisconsi nla

w governin g majo r sourc e modifications . Th e Wisconsi n Departmen t o f Natura l Resource s ha s determine dtha t neithe r th e propose d renovation s o f th e unit s a t th e Por t Washingto npowe r plan t no r th e resumptio n o f operatio no f Uni t 5 ar e subjec t t o new sourc e revie w

unde r th e Wisconsi n SIP . Th e Novembe r 9 lette r als o Indicate dtha t th e repair s t o Uni t 5 will , amoun t t o onl y

3-5 Xo f th e fixe dcapita l cos t o f a comparabl e (bu t brand-new ) boile r system . Similarly , th e propose drenovation s fo r eac ho f Unit s 1- 4 wil l requir e a n expenditur e o f fa r les s tha n50 % o f th e replacemen t cos t o f a ne w boiler . Therefore , th e renovation s fo r eac huni t wil l no t constitut e "reconstruction" , s o tha t th e provision s o f Ne w Sourc e Performanc e Standard s (NSPS ) wil l no t apply . Routin e maintenance , repai r an dreplacemen t d o no t constitut e majo r modification s t o a source . (4 0 CF R52.2l(b)(2)(MJXa)) . Th e Department' s Investigatio nInt o th e WEPCO-Por t Washingto nsituatio nha s concentrate do n th e natur e o f th e renovation s propose dfo r the fiv e unit s (boilers) . Becaus e o f ou r limite dexpertis e i nutilit y boile r maintenance , w e hav e consulte d Wisconsi nPubli c Servic e Commissio n(PSC ) engineerin g staf f fo r assistanc e I n evaluatin g th e planne dmaintenanc e activities . Alle nHubbar do f ou r ne w sourc e revie w

staf f ha s als o discusse dthe lif e extensio nprojec t a t th e Beckjor dPowe r Statio nnea r Cincinnat i wit hTo m Tucke r o f th e Southwester n Ohi o Ai r Pollutio nContro l Agenc y (S0APCA) . Utilit y boile r lif e extensio nprojects , suc ha s the WEPCO-Por t Washingto n plan t restoration , ar e o f kee nInteres t t o PSC . A lette r summarizin g PSC' s thought s o n th e Por t Washingto nprojec t an dho w 1 t fit s 1n wit hWisconsin' s utilit y Advanc e Plan s 1 s I nprocess . SOAPCA' s Mr . Tucke r Indicate dtha t th eMr . Jo e Paisie , Chie f - Februar y 4 , 198 8 2 . Beckjor drenovations , whic hlik e thos e propose dfo r Por t Washingto nsimpl y restore dboile r capacit y whic hha dbee nlos t du e t o th e norma l agin g o f utilit y boilers , wer e determine dt o b e exemp t fro m PS D becaus e the y represente dIncrease s 1 nth e productio nrate s o f source s whic har e limite dI n capacit y by a SIP . Suc hIncrease s ar e specificall y exempte dfrom

PS D revie w b y 4 0 CF R52.2l(b)(2)(111)(f) . I t 1 s the opinio no f DNRtha t th e renovation s a t WEPCO-Por t Washingto nar e simila r t o thos e a t Beckjor dandar e Indee d routin e 1 nnatur e fo r a utility . Therefore , lik e a t Beckjord , a PS D permi t I s no t require do f WEPC O fo r undertakin g th e propose dplan t Hf e extensio nactivities . Wha t I s you r view

o f ou r interpretatio no f th e applicabilit y o f th e PS D regulation s t o th e WEPCO-Por t Washingto nrenovations ? W e believ e tha t yo u ,~J"fi nagre e tha t WEPC O ma y procee dwit hthi s lif e extensio nprojec t withou t a '^>S D permit . (I f EPA1 staf f nee dfurthe r 1nform*t+©n^to^svarruat e tfctt.*-**W-«5K%LK . situation , we woul dappreciat e I t I f the y woul dtel l u s wha t Informatio nI s needed . To o ofte ni nth e pas t people hav e Jus t sai d "mor e Informatio nI s needed " withou t specifyin g th e exac t natur e o f tha t missin g Information. ) Sincerely ,

Dal e Ziege , P.*E . Sourc e Revie w

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