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Mr . W . Henson Moor

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### Thi s i s i n respons e t o you

r lette r o f July 12,199 9 to Rober

t Perciasep e i n which yo

u expressed you

r association' s concern s regardin g th e recen t development s o f

th e Ne w Sourc e Revie w (NSR ) Refor mproject . A s you

r lette r indicated , th e U.S . Environmenta l Protectio n Agency (EPA) ha s recently receive d proposal s fromvariou s industr y group s an

d othe r stakeholders , an

d I ca n assur e you tha t thos e proposal s ar

e bein g carefull

y reviewe d an

d full y considered a s w e mov e forwar d to promulgatio n o f

th e NS RRefor

mrules . Th e EP A remain s committe d to a

n appropriat

e exchang e o f

idea s and to reachin g workabl e solution s o n th e remainin g NS RRefor missues . A

t th e sam e time , w e recogniz e aneed to balanc e th e tim e demand s o f reopenin g th e dialogu e wit h th e nee d t o sta

y o n trac k an d reach closur e within th e coming months . Yo u ma y b e please d to lear

n tha t w e ar e schedulin g meeting s wit h representative s fromth e majo r stakeholde

r group s to allo w fo

r a n additiona

l opportunit

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h th e Nationa

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n Ai r Regulator y Project , o f

which th e America

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r Augus t 18,1999 . The result s o f

thes e discussion s wil l help infor mou r senio r managemen

t a s final decision s ar

e mad e on thi s rulemaking . I truly appreciat

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t environmenta

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d th e time tha

t you hav e investe d towar

d offering idea s throughout it s development . We ar

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y o f thi s year , i

n discussion s wit

h stakeholder s i

n a n effor t t o develop proposal s to refor

mth e Agency' s Ne

w Sourc e Review program. . All stakeholders , includin g regulate d industries , have invested significan t time an d resource s i

n thi s proces s believin g tha t their concept s wil l b e considere d i

n good faith , reflectin g th e seriousnes s wit h which the y wer

e developed . AF&P

A member s an

d staf f hav e me t wit h yo u an d othe r EP A representative s twic e sinc e las t fall t o discus s ou

r majo r concern s wit

h th e existin g progra

man d to convey our

desir e t o see k reform s which woul d encourag e investmen t i n new technologies . Therefore , AF&P

A i s ver y concerned t o lear

n tha t EP A staf f apparently hav e decided t o recommend movin g forwar

d wit h the Agency' s existin g NS Rproposal s wit h littl e regar

d fo r th e numerou s idea s generate d through th e stakeholde

r process . Thi s outcom

e i s particularly troublin g i

n ligh t o f th e enormou s impact

th e NS R regulation s hav e o

n state s an d regulate d industrie s alike . I a mwritin g t o urg e yo

u t o allo w stakeholde

r discussion s to b e completed prio r t o finalizin g an

y NS Rrefor

mpackage . It i s wel l know n tha t EP A staf f hav e acknowledged th e nee d fo r refor mo f th e NS Rrules . Th e complexitie s of

the curren t systemimpos e enormou s burden s o n state s an d regulate d industrie s i s als o wel l known . Perhap s les s recognize d i s th e leve l o f effor t recently put

fort h b y industr y representative s t o develo p wha t w e believ e ar

e workabl e refor

mconcepts . T o have suc

h effort s ignore d a

t th e en d of the da y seem s inappropriate . I

t als o could hav e achillin g effec t o n th e willingnes s o f

stakeholder s t o contribut

e t o th e developmen

t o f ne w rule s an d policie s i

n th e future . I understand you

r desire , a s Assistan

t Administrator

fo r Air , t o ensur

e tha t th e Agency doe s no t

becom e embroile d i

n month s or

eve n year s o f stakeholde

r discussion s that , i

n th e end , yiel d no measurabl e results . Th e fores t product s industr

y strongly believes , however , tha t ther e i s aprope

r balanc e betwee

n allowin g endles s debat e versu s abruptly suspendin g discussion s jus t whe n aworkabl e solutio n i s within reach . AF&P A member s an d staf f ar e confiden t that , given alittl e mor

e time , th e stakeholde

r proces s wil l result

i n ase t o f refor m concept s tha

t ca n b e supported b y th e man

y stakeholder s involved , includin g EPA , states , regulate d industries , an d th e environmenta

l community . W

e urg e yo u t o allo w stakeholde

r discussion s t o b e completed s o tha t such a n outcom e can , i n fact , becom

e areality . Wit h kindes t persona l regards , I remain , Sincerely y o 

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