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### UNITE D STATE S ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTIO N AGENC Y RESEARC H TRIANGL E PARK , N C 2771 1

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Ms
. Joa n Mari e Silk e Chairman , Goo dNeighbo r Committe e o f South Coo k

Count y Pos t Offic e Bo x 12 2 Blu e Island , Illinoi s 6040 6 Dea r Ms
. Silke : OFFIC E O F AI R QUALIT Y PLANNIN G AN D STANDARD S



### Than k yo u for yo u lette r

date dApri l 4 , 200 2 t o th e Vic e President , i n whic h yo u an d the Member s o f

th e Boar do f

th e Goo dNeighbo r

Committe e o f

South Coo k

Count y expresse d concern ove r

report s abou t

th e Administration' s plan s t o mak e regulator y revision s t o weake n th e Clea n Ai r Act' s Ne w Sourc e Revie w (NSR ) program . You r lette r ha s bee n forwarde d t o m e fo r a reply
. I wan t

t o assur e yo u tha t

th e Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y (EPA ) remain s committe d t o th e ai r qualit y benefit s tha t

ar e provide d b y th e NS Rprogram . However , w e believ e th e progra mca n an dshoul db e improved
. Currently , w e ar e evaluatin g severa l possibl e way s t o mak e th e progra mbetter , includin g anumbe r o f ideas tha t

wer e develope d an d propose d by prio r administrations
. W e agre e wit h you r

vie w tha t

w e shoul d b e workin g t o strengthe n publi c health protection s unde r

th e Clea n Ai r

Act
. That

i s wh y Presiden t

Bus h announce d th e Clear Skie s Initiative
. Thi s initiativ e woul ddramaticall y an d steadil y cu t emission s o f

nitroge n oxides , sulfu

r dioxides , an dmercur y fro mpowe r plant s ove r

th e nex t severa l years . It

woul d us e acap-and

trad e approac h t o cu t

emission s faster , mor e economically , an d wit h mor e certaint y tha n traditiona l approaches
. Ultimately , ai r quality acros s th e countr y wil l improv e significantl y a s a resul t o f thes e emission s cuts
. Wit h respec t t o th e NS Rprogram , th e regulatory improvement s tha t w e ar e currentl y considerin g are intende dt o addres s widesprea d concern s abou t th e effectivenes s o f

th e NS R program . Th e improvement s ar e aime da t creatin g incentive s for

companie s t o reduc e emission s an dat removin g barrier s t o environmentall y beneficia l projects
. The y ar e als o intende d to promot e greate r

certaint y for

regulate dsources , improvin g overal l environmenta l compliance
.

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## A s th e Administratio n consider s you r view s abou

t not making change s t

o the NS R program , I wan

t yo u t o kno w tha

t w e remain committe dt

o protectin g th e environment , t o setting protectiv e air

qualit y standards , and t

o takin g aggressiv e measure s to mee t thos e standards
. I

n closing , I assur

e yo u tha t w e wil l wor

k to mak e certai n tha

t th e EP A continue s t

o mak e progres s towar d cleane r air , an d tha

t w e d o s o eve n mor e effectivel y an defficiently
. Again , thank

yo u fo r you r letter
. I appreciat

e th e opportunit

y to b e o f servic e an dtrus t tha t th e informatio n provide d i s helpful
. Sincerely yours , *Tho^C.Cun?n ^ Actm ^ Director Office o f Ai r Qualit y Plannin g an dStandard sP. 4 

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th e United Stare s Eisenhowe r Executiv e Offic e Buildin g Washington , D.C . 2050 1
Dea r Vic e PresidentCheney : W e are writing t o joi n man y others , i n urging yo u t o preserve th e Ne w Sourc e Revie w Progra m under th e Federal Qea n Ai r Act . .An d no tt o adop tan

y change s tha

twoul d weaken th e progra m a s par to f th e nationa

l energ y polic y thatth e Tas

k Forc e i s developing , l n factw e ar e deepl y concerned an

d don' twan

tt o se e th e progra

m no tb e weakene d in way. . Th e Clea n Ai r Ac tha s alway s depende d o n tb e state-federa l partnership , a importan

taspec to f

thi s partnership i s thatth e federa

l governmentadopt s and enforce s nrinirriun . standards o f

control for ne w modifie d stalionai y source s o f ai r pollution . Thi s nation-wid e minimu m leve l o f

required technological control s o n ne w and modifie d source s provid e a floor upo n which th e individua l stat e implementation plans (sip's ) ar e built . Congres s wisel y provide d thi s floo r i n orde r i o avoi d a "Rac e to th e Bottom " whe n eac h stat e migh tand i n har

d economi c time s woul d fac e wit h grea tpressur e t o artrac

to r t o retai n industr

y i n thei r state s b y lowerin g ai rpollutio n standards . In recen tresearch , discoverie s a s t o th e possibl e contribution o f airpollutio n t o th e causatio n o f birt h defect s an d hear tdiseas e an

d man y othe r healt

h problems . Thi s make s h clea r tha n eve r tha teva y mayo

r progra m an d se to f regulations tha

thav e been carefully crafted an d adopte d unde

r th e clea n Airac ti s indispensabl e t o th e protectio n o f pubi c heah h b y cleanin g th e air. Thi s i s especiall y tru e for th e Ne w Source Revie w Program . W e are als o aware o f

th e ongoin g litigatio n involvin g powe r plan ti n othe r part

s o f th e country , an

d that debate o n th e eas tcos ti s focuse d o n tha tlitigation . However , w e hop e yo u will no tlos e sigh to f th e impactthatany rollbac k o f th e Ne w Sourc e Revie w progra m ma y hav e o n Powe r Plant

s an d REFINERIE S i

n di e differen

tregion s i n th e U.S . M y collage s and 1 find i tt o b e o f vita l importanc

e t o a h region s i n th e U.S . thatth e Clea n Ai r Ac tkee p ii s strengt h an d it' s rol e a s th e foundation upon whic h th e air pollutio n control s ar e base d on . W e mustprotectth e Air , Land , Wate r an

d mos to f al l publi c Healt

h acros s ou r greai Nation . Than k Yo u fo r you r attentio n i n thi s matter . Sincerel y . Th e Goo d Neighbo r Committe e ofSout h Coo k Count y A • [^f Joan Mari e Silk e Chairman/Presiden

t an d Member

s o f th e Boar d