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### AU G 1 8 199 9 OFFIC E O F AI R QUALIT Y PLANNIN G AN D STANDARD S Ms . Maida0 . Lerne

r Mr . Jame s D . Ellio t Hunton & William s 190 0 K Street , N.W . Washington , D.C . 20006-110 9 Dea r Ms . Lerne r and Mr . Elliot : Thi s lette r i s in referenc e t o you

r Jul y 6,199 9 reques t

pursuan t t o th e Freedomo f Information Act . You

r reques t wa s assigne d th e numbe

r HQ-RIN-2805-99 . The requeste d document s pertaine d to : 1 ) Information describin g th e conten t an d scop e o f EPA' s "debottleneckin g policy" ; 2 ) Information o n th e scop e o f th e requiremen

t fo r applicatio n o f

bes t availabl e contro l technolog y "BACT' ; 3 ) Information o n th e scop e an d conten t o f EPA' s exemptio n fo

r routin e maintenance , repair , an d replacemen

t activities ; and 4 ) Information o n th e scop e o f EPA' s hour s o f

operation/productio n rat

e exemption . A s agreed on durin g th e conferenc e call o f Augus t 4 betwee n you r office an d EPA , w e polled ou r Headquarter s an

d Regiona l Office s t o estimat

e th e amoun

t o f time tha t would b e needed to retriev e eithe

r final document s or

all document s (mai l messages , interna l notes , etc. ) pertainin g t o th e abov e information . The offices ' estimate s are a s follows : Headquarter s staff

: 5 3 hour s fo

r final document s and 75 0 hour s fo r all document s and , Regiona l Offices : 2,02 6 hour s fo

r final document s and 2,26 6 hour s fo r all documents . Pleas e b e advise d tha

t thes e number s ar

e roug h estimate s an

d th e actua l hour s require d ma

y b e significantl y different . Pleas e refe

r t o 4 0 C.F.R . §2.120 fo

r detaile d information regardin g th e cost s o f performing th e search .

Recycled/Recyclabl e • Printe d wit h Vegetabl e O D Base d Ink

s o n 100 % Recycle d Pape r (40 % Postconsumer )P. 3

A t you r convenience , pleas e let

u s know , base d o n thi s information , ho w yo u wis h u s t o proceed o n your

request . I f

yo u hav e an

y questions , yo u ma

y contac t Da n deRoec k o f m y offic e a t (919 ) 541-5593 , or

Jo n Devine o f

th e Office o f

Genera l Counsel a

t (202 ) 564-5576 . I appreciat e thi s opportunit

y t o b e o f servic e an d trus t thi s information i f

helpful t o you . Sincerely , 

# w^4- Willia mT . Harnet

t Actin g Director Informatio n Transfe

r an d Progra m Integratio n Divisio n



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FOI A COST WORKSHEE

T Effectiv e Octobe r 1,199 8 Thi s char t i s fo r computin g th e actua

l cos t t o proces s FOIA requests . Thi s char t mus t b e complete d i f

1 5 minute s o r

more ar e spent respondin g t o th e request , EVEN i f n o charge s are bille d t o th e requester . (I f processin g tim e i s les s than 1 5 minutes , pleas e repor t

tha t tim e an d indicat e No Charg e (N/C ) i n th e Tota l Actua l Cos t

column. ) Upo n completio n o f thi s chart , pleas e submi t

t o th e FOI

A Offic e wit h acop y o f

th e FOIA reply . NOTE : Thi s cos t

i s differen t fromth e fee s bille d t o th e requeste r whic h are include d in th e Fe e Schedul e sectio n o f our FOI A regulations . HQ-RIN-_2805-99 _ DATE 8/18/9 9 Nam e Pa m Smit h Progra m ITPID _ Positio n Clerica l Suppor t Personne l Subject/Matte

r Expert/Responde

r Manageria l Personne l Lega l Personnel Combined Tota

l Actua l Cos t Hourl y Salar y Rate $14.6 6 

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X Tim e worke d o n FOI A 1 hou r 3 hour s 1 1/ 2 hour s 4 hour s XXXXXXXXXXX

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X Tota l Actua l Cos t $ 14.66 

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t o f 1 5 minutes ) = $14.0 0 - Tota

l Actua l Cos t 

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BRUSSELS . BELGIU M WARSAW . POLAN D HON G KONG . CHIN A BANGKOK . THAILAN D NE W YORK . NE W YOR K ATLANTA . GEORGI A HUNTO N & WILLIAM S lOO O K STREET . N.W . WASHINGTON . DC . soooe-lio e TELEPHON E <202 ) 955-150 0 FACSIMIL E (202 ) 778-220 1 JAME S D . ELLIOT T E-MAIL : JELUOTT@HUNTON.CO M RICHMOND . VIRGINI A MCLEAN . VIRGINI A NORFOLK . VIRGINI A RALEIGH . NORT H CAROLIN A CHARLOTTE . NORT H CAROLIN A KNOXVILLE . TENNESSE E FIL E NO. : 2533Z00008 8 DIREC T DIAL : (202)955-157 7 July 6,199 9 B Y CERTIFIE

D MAIL , RETUR

N RECEIP

T REQUESTE

D Freedo mo f

Informatio n Office

r A-10 1 U.S . Environmenta

l Protectio n Agenc y 40 1 M Street , S.W . Washington , D.C . 2046 0 Dea r Si r or Madam : I

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Thi s i s areques t

fo r document s an

d records 1 pursuan

t t o th e Freedo mo f

Informatio n Act , 5 U.S.C . § 552 , an

d 4 0 C.F.R . Par

t 2 , Subpar t A . Specifically , w e reques t th e followin g informatio n relevan

t to a n understandin g o f

EPA' s ne w sourc e review ("NSR" ) permittin g progra mand th e specifi c activitie s tha t ar e exemp t fromEPA' s NS Rrules : 1 . Information describin g th e content an d scop e o f EPA' s "debottleneckin g policy. " A March 14,199 7 lette

r fromRegio n IV to th e Sout h Carolin aDepartmen

t o f Healt h and Environmenta

l Control 2 discusse s th e "issu e o f debottlenecking " in evaluatin g whethe r project s ar e subject t o - or exemp t from- ne w sourc e review . W e reques t acop y o f al l other EP A document s an

d record s (includin g bu t

no t limited to headquarter s an

d regional offic e interna

l guidanc e documents) , describin g th e content an d scop e o f th e Agency' s debottleneckin g policy .

1 £e g 4 0 C.F.R . § 2.100(b ) fo r adefinitio n o f

th e rang e o f document s an

d record s covere d b y thi s request . 2 The lette r - entitle d "Reques t

fo r Guidanc e o

n Preventio n o f

Significan t Deterioratio n (PSD ) Applicabilit

y Determination s fo

r Boiler Emissions " - i s fromR . Dougla s Neeley , Chief o f Regio n IV' s Air

& Radiatio n Technolog y Section , Air , Pesticide s an d Toxic s Managemen

t Division . It

wa s sen t to Rhond aBank s Thompson , Manager , Clea n Air Ac t Implementatio n Section , Burea

u o f Air Quality , Sout

h Carolin aDepartmen

t o f Healt h and Environmenta

l Control . 

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HUNTO N & WILLIAM S Freedomof

Informatio n Office

r - U.S . EP A Jul y 6,199 9 Pag e 2 2 . Information o

n th e scop e o

f th e requiremen

t fo r applicatio n of

bes t availabl e contro l technolog y f

BACT") . A Jul y 28,198 3 memorandu mfromEPA' s Edwar

d Reic h t o Michae l Johnsto n state s tha

t BAC T i s no t

t o b e applied t

o aboile r a t which a n emissio n increas e occur s du e t o change s t o separat

e downstrea

mo r upstrea mproces s unit s (i n tha

t case , th e separat

e proces s unit s wer

e ableachin g plan

t an d adigester) . A March 18,199 8 memorandumfrom EPA' s Bruc e Buckheit

to Judit h Kat z an d Rober t Smolski , however , conclude s tha t aboile r should b e subject

to BAC T review becaus e of change s a t upstrea mdigesters . W

e reques t acop y o f all other EP A document s an

d record s (including but

not limite d to headquarter s an d regiona l office interna

l guidanc e documents) , describin g th e conten t an d scop e o f th e Agency' s polic y governin g instance s in whic h BACT wil l or wil l no t appl y to emissio n unit s tha

t hav e no t themselve s undergon e physica l o r operationa

l changes . 3 . Informatio n o

n th e scop e an

d conten t of EPA' s exemption fo

r routin e maintenance . repair , an d replacemen

t activities . EPA' s ne

w sourc e review rule s (a

t 4 0 C.F.R . § 52.2 1 (bX2)(iii) ) an

d new sourc e performanc e standard s (a t 4 0 C.F.R . § 60.14(e)(1) ) provid e tha t th e Agency' s ne

w sourc e review rule s an

d ne w sourc e performanc e standard s ("NSPS" ) shall no t apply t o routin e maintenance , repair , an d replacemen

t activities . We reques t

acop y o f all EP A document s an

d record s (includin g but

not limite d t o headquarter s an

d regiona l offic e interna l guidanc e documents ) describin g the conten t an d scop e o f th e Agency' s regulation s exempting routin e repair/maintenance/replacemen t activitie s fromne

w sourc e review and from NSP S review . 4 . Informatio n on th e scop e o f EPA' s hour s of

operation/productio n rate exemption . EPA' s ne w sourc e revie w rule s (a

t 4 0 C.F.R . § 52.21(b)(2)(iii)(f) ) an d NSP S (a t 4 0 C.F.R . § 60.14(e)(2 )

- (3) ) provid e tha

t th e Agency' s ne

w sourc e revie

w rule s d o no t appl y t o facilit y change s tha

t are increase s in th e productio n rate o f a n existin g facilit

y or increase s i

n th e hour s o f

operatio n o f

a n existin g facility . We reques t acopy o f all EP A document s an

d record s (includin g but

no t limite d t o headquarter s and regiona l office interna

l guidanc e documents ) describin g th e conten t and scop e o f th e Agency' s rule s exempting hours-of-operation increase s an d production-rat

e increase s fromnew sourc e revie w an d NSP S review . I f an y o f th e requeste d document s or record s ar e publicly availabl e or

ar e locate d o n a

n EP A electroni c bulleti n boar

d o r web-site , aspecific descriptio n o f an d specifi c citatio n to eac h suc h documen

t wil l b e adequate . I f EP A withhold s an

y documen

t o r recor d tha t i s responsiv e t

o thi s request , w e reques t tha t EP A lis t an d identif y th e document , the author(s ) of th e document , it s genera

l contents , th e exemption upo n which EP

A relie s fo r refusin g t o releas e th e documen

t o r record , an d adetaile d explanatio n o f

why th e Agenc y believe s th e exemption i s applicable . Moreover , pursuan t t o 4 0 

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HUNTO N 6C

WILLIAM S Freedo mo f

Information Office

r - U.S . EP A Jul y 6,199 9 Pag e 3 C.F.R . § 2.100 , w e reques t tha t an y nonexempt

materia l i n an y suc h documen

t o r record b e disclosed . We ar e willin g t o pa

y an y appropriat

e fee s attributabl e t o thi s reques t and to make whateve r arrangement s t o pa

y tha t ar e necessai^ . Moreover , n o prio r notic e o f th e amount

o f thes e fee s i s require d unles s the v exceed^SiP..I f estimate d copyin g and searc h fee s excee d $250 , pleas e cal l one o f

u s befor e proceeding . W e reques t a n Agenc y respons e a s required i n 4 0 C.F.R . § 2.11 2 withi n 1 0 day s afte r th e receip t o f thi s request . I f

a n extensio n o f

th e 1 0 da y perio d i s requeste d b y th e relevant EP A office , w e reques t

writte n notificatio n explaining th e reason s fo r th e extension , a s require d pursuant t o 4 0 C.F.R . § 2.112(e) . I f there ar e an y question s relatin g t

o thi s request , pleas e cal l Maid aLemer a t 202/955

- 159 0 or Ji mElliot t a t 202/955-1577 . Ver y truly yours , 

# ]>.m^ Maid aO . Lerner Jame s D . Elliot

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