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J 5 TO P EP A AI ROFFICIA L TOUT S FIRS T FLEXIBL E AI RPERMI 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 Unite dState s Environmenta l Protectio n Agency' s Assistan t Administrato r fo r Ai r & Radiatio nMar y Nichol s expresse dEPA' s ful l suppor t $ft\ « *»ew , flexibl e ai r permi t recentl y issue db

y Delaware's f Departmen t o f Natura l Resource s and Environmenta l Contro l (DNREC ) t o Chrysler' s Newar k Assembl y Plant . . t m ^ . , "Thi s permi t i s clea r evidenc e tha t industria l expansion , th e revitaliza. . ono f ou r urba ncommunities , and environmenta l protectio nar e il l possibl e unde r th e curren t Clea nAi r Ac t - eve ni nsever e ozone, areas, " Nichol s sai di nhe r remark s a t th e Symposiu m o nOzon e and Smog , takin g plac e toda y a t th e Universit y o f Delaware , (more ) DNREC' s pen t i t t o Chrysler , include s plantwid e applicabilit y limit s o nai r emiseions , o r "PALs, " t o implemen t th e Administration' s "reinventio ninitiatives" . Th e goal s o f th e initiative s ar « t c provide*U.S> * industry wit hmor e operationa l flexibilit y

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to ' marketplac e changes , thereby enhancin g it s economi c competitiveness . "Th e PA L permi t i s a wi nfo r th e environment , a wi nfo r th e econom y an d a wi nfo r th e community, " sai dW . Michae l McCabe , EPA' s Regio nII I (whichinclude s Delaware ) Administrator . I t lock s i ngoo djob s i n th e 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

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m th e plan t ar e kep t unde r th e establishe d PALs . However , th e PAL s d o no t relieve Chrysle r o f it s obligation t o mee t shor§^€erm < eiission rate s establishe d t o protec t ai r quality . No r d o th e 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 issued t o Chrysle r fo r th e modernization o f the Newar k facilit y

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n overal l reductioni nemission s o f volatil e organi c compounds , whic hcontribut e t o ozone violations . Unde r the permit , Chrysle r vil l emplo

y pollution preventio n measure s sucha s th e us e o f water-base d an

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

d utilizationo f a pain t sludg e drying (more ) Chrysler...pag e 3 operationfor off-sit e recycling . Th e promotio no f th e PAL concep t i e i nline wit hth e Environmenta l Protectio n Ag^ricy' s (BPA ) Commo nSens e Initiative whic hencourage s streamlinin g i n the environmenta l permitting proces s fo r sevenindustria 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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