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L TOUT S FIRS T FLEXIBL E AI R PERMI T T O AUTOMAKE R Chrysler' s permi t cut s re d tape , keep s emission s t o minimu m Newark , D E -•- Th e United State s Environmenta l Protection Agency' s Assistan t Administrato r fo r Ai r & RadiationMary Nichol s expressed EPA' s ful l stip^r^^||^iiiif^v'l:lexibl e ai r permi t recentl y

issue d h? Delaware's*Departmen t o f Natura l Resource s an d Environmenta l Contro l (DNREC ) t o Chrysler' s Newar k Assembl y Plant . "Thi s perri.i

t i s clea r evidenc e tha t industria l expansion , the revitalizav.c no f ou r urbancommunities , an d environmenta l protectionar e il

l possibl e unde r the curren t CleanAi r Ac t - eveni n sever e ozone areas, " Nichol s sai d i n he r remark s a t th e Symposiu

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y a t th e Universit y o f Delaware , (more ) Chrysler...pag e 2 DNREC' s permi t t o Chrysler , include s plantwid e applicabilit y limit s o

n ai r emi&&iohs , o r "PALs, " t o implemen t th e Administration' s "reinventio ninitiatives" . Th e goal s o f the initiative s ar^ ) t ? p^oyide*•^U•i:S^^••i^u^1ar y wit hmor e operationa l flexibility

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to l marketplac e changes , thereb y enhancin

g it s cvonbmi c competitiveness. 1 "Th e PA L p&cmi t i s a wi n for . the environment , a wi n fo r th e econom y an d a wi n fo r the community, " sai d w . Michae l McCabe , EPA' s RegionII I (whic hinclude s Delaware ) Administrator . I t lock s i n good job s in the community / bu t no t a t th e expens e o f ai r qualit y

o r publi c health. " Th e permit' s PAL s wil l allo w Chrysle r t o modif y it si-19« 5 08:4 2 EPf l S 3 EA B 21 5 59 7 113 6 P.0 2

facility' s operations , withou t havin g t o wai t fo r pre-approva l permits , a s lon

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m the plan t ar e kep t unde r th e established PALs . However ^ the PAL s d o no t relieve Chrysle r o f it s obligatio

nt o mee t ^hbrlpermremi^sio nrate s establishe d t o protec t ai r quality . No r do the PAL s relieve Chrysle r fro m an y o f the CleanAi r Act' s ai r toxic s requirements . Th e permi t issue

d t o Chrysle r fo r th e modernizationo f th e Newar k facility

call s for th

e mos t state-of-the-ar t an d effective control s fo r the plant' s ne w topcoatin

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ni nemission s o f volatil e organi c compounds , whic hcontribut e t o ozone violations . Uhde r the permit , Chrysle r wil l emplo

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d coating s t o reduc e hazardou s ai r pollutants , an

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no f a pain t sludg e drying (more ) Chrysler. . .page . 3 operationfor off-sit e recycling. , , , \ - Th e promotiono f the,PA L coh|cep

t i s v i h-lin e wit hth e Environmenta l ProtectiOn^^A^SS^fs^iEPA^ ^ Commo nSens e Initiative whic hencourage s streamlinin g l i n J tare.* ! environmenta l permitting proces s fo r seve

nindustria l sectors, , on e o f whic hi s automobil e manufacturing . Th e Delawar e Departmen t o f Natura l Resource s an d Environmenta l Contro l (DNREC ) gave fina l approva l fo r th e permi t las t month . 

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