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July 

### 20, 2012

Lisa Jackson, Administrator 

### Discover Winslow-A City in 

### Motion

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

### 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 

### 20460 Rc: EPA-R09-0AR-2012-0021, FRL Dear Ms. Jackson:

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## rofthe City of Winslow, Arizona, I write this letter to you to express my concem regarding implications of a Rule that the EPA apparently intends to impose upon the coal**ppwcre~l** power plants in
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# orrules that you intend to adopt wi.Urequir , e**tha~** Arizona**Publi~** .Senr ice 

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_ "upgrad( their coal powered plants to reduce emission levels ofnitrogerioxide: 

### We have been aware over the
.years that Arizona Publi
. c Service has spent millions and millions of dollars to continually upgrade its power plants. We are also aware ofthe huge benefit that the power plants provide to the State of Arizona and surrounding states in the form of affordable electricity. 

### In addition to that huge benefit. the state 

### and area surrounding Winslow 

### ii1 Navajo County greatly benefit from the economic contributions made by APS 

### in the forn1 ofemployment and spin-off investment. We have thousands of individuals in Northern Arizona that are employeu by APS at the 

### power plants, and we are concerned that mles adopted by EPA be l) absolutely required and 

### 2) not 

### be so fiscally damaging as to prohibit the economic operation ofthe power plants. [am hopeful that no one at the Environmental Protection Agency has different goals. It is our understanding that the EPA plans to schedule a public hearing on July 

### 31, 2012 at some location in Phoenix, which is approximately three hours drive from Winslow, AZ
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### l would like to attend the hearing, as would many of our citizenry in Winslow and from surrounding Navajo County regions, but will be unable to do 

### so given the location of the hearing
. Additionally, since there really is
.not enough time to advise the public ofa hearing on July 

### 31, 2012, we respectfully request 

### that you' schedule the public hearing 

### in Northern Arizona no earlier than mid-September, 

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City 

### Hall • 21 Williamson 

### Avenue • Winslow, 

### Arizona 86047 • (928) 289-2422 

### www.ci.winslow.az.us

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### It is also our understanding that your deadline for written comments is August 

### 31, 2012
. Since the written comments should be prepared only after the public hearing, we would encourage you to extend that deadline to mid-October, 

### 2012. The Winslow High School has a new Perfom1ing Arts Center that houses in excess of 

### 500 people. It 

### would make a perfect location for EPA to receive public input. Please consider this to be an official request that the EPA hold a hearing in the Winslow area, or at least in the Navajo County area, prior to implementation of any rule that would have a severe economic impact on Northern Arizona. Given the severe economic condition ofour City and our County, the lack ofemployment, and ongoing impact ofthe recession, l am hopeful that EPA will do whatever it can to avoid oppressive rules, and to mitigate any impact on the power plants so that our citizens and our economy will not be negatively impacted. I appreciate your consideration in this matter. Sincerely,

# ~.~**.** Robin Boyd, Mayor City ofWinslow

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