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### Than k you fo r you r lette r o f Augus t 4,1999 , regardin g ou

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y and streamline th e new sourc e revie w (NSR ) program . Yo

u highlighte dthe considerabl e energy tha t al l the stakeholder s hav e recently investe din crafting proposal s tha t see k t o reduc e th e complexit y an duncertaint

y of th e NS Rprogram . However , you expresse dskepticis ma t th e abilit y of the stakeholder s to reach consensu s by Septembe r an dencouragedu s t o continu e th e dialogue'wit

h th e participatin g stakeholde r group s unti l th e en

dof thi s year . W e hav e made aspecia

l effor t ove r th e pas t yea r t o see k furthe r input fromall stakeholder s on ne w approache s tha t will help achiev e ou

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r industry , streamlinin g th e permittin g proces s wher e possible , whil e preservin g th e environmenta l protectio n calle dfo

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Dea rMr. Perciasepe : I wa s ver y please d t o read , in a lette rfro m John Seit z o f you rstaff , thatth e Agenc y plan s t o continu e it s stakeholde rdialogu e o n possibl e refor m o f th e Ne w Sourc e Revie w (NSR ) program . Th e America n Fores t& Pape r Associatio n wil l hav e a representativ e a tth e Augus t1 8 meetin g o n th e "comple x manufacturing " proposal . Base d o n comment s fro m you rstaf f an d remark s yo u mad e a

tth e Clea n Ai rAc tAdvisor y Committe e meeting , w e understan d thatsimila rsession s wil l b e hel d with th e othe rstakeholder s i n August , an d a decisio n wil l b e mad e shortl y afteryo u hav e bee n briefe d i n September . I hav e t o admi ttha t1 a m skeptica l o f

thi s (still ) ver y tigh tschedule . W e al l understan d you rdesir e t o "fix " thi s overl y complicated , increasingl y contentiou s program durin g you r remainin g tenure a s Assistan tAdministrator , and w e ar e awar e o f th e othe rhig h profil e issue s thatals o meri tyou rful l attentio n (Tie rI

I tailpip e standards , fue l sulfu rcontent , lif e NAAQ S Courtdecision) . W e ar e convince d tha tth e thre e closely-linke d strawma n proposal s hav e move d u s muc h close rt o th e goa l of a simpler , mor e understandabl e NS R program . However , th e proces s thati s no w lai d ou tdoes-no tfull y recogniz e th e hurdle s tha tremain . W e hav e no tye tsee n th e discussio n point s you rstaf f ha s promise d t o provid e eac h o f th e stakeholder s group s i n advanc e o f

th e stakeholde rmeetings . Issue s tha tyou rstaf f wil l rais e betwee n no w an d Augus t18 , a s wel l a s issue s raise d b y th e states , simpl y canno tb e vette d b y a large , multi-irfdustr y grou p i n th e nex t2 t o 4 week s s o thatthoughtfu l comment s ca n b e provide d durin g th e stakeholde rmeetirigs . I tha s take n th e variou s industr y segments , workin g together , a ful l 6 month s t o achiev e genera l consensu s o n ou rproposals . Mor e wor k remain s befor e othe rstakeholders , especiall y th e state s responsibl e fo rrunnin g th e NS Rprogram , ar e full y comfortabl e wit h al l reform concepts . W e urg e yo u t o continue , atleas tunti l th e en d o f th e year , th e stakeholde rdiscussions . Thi s wil l giv e u s tim e t o g o back t o ou rmembers , mak e the m comfortabl e with wha tw e wil l giv e u p a s wel l a s gain , an d continu e ou rongoin g dialogu e with th e state s an d othe rstakeholders . A mor e reasone d schedul e lik e thi s coul d wel l addres s th e curren t program' s complexitie s whil e minimizin g th e possibilit y o f lega l challenges . Th e fores tproduct s industry i s absolutel y committe d t o workin g wit h yo u t o mak e thi s efforta success . Wit h kindes tpersona l regards , I remain , Sincerel y yours ,
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