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S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIO N AGENC Y g ^u? 7 | RESEARC H TRIANGLE PARK

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MA R 3 I 199 9 AI R QUALIT Y PLANNIN G AN D STANOARO S

Willia mO'Sullivan , STAPP

A Chair John Paul , ALAPC O Chair Ne w Sourc e Review Subcommitte e STAPPA/ALAPC O 44 4 N . Capito l Street , N.W . Washington , D.C . 2000 1 Dea r Messrs . O'Sulliva

n and Paul : Than k you fo r your March 5,199 9 letter

tha t describe s th e activitie s tha t you and other stakeholder s ar

e undertakin g regardin g alternative s t o th e ne w sourc e revie w (NSR) program . Yo u indicate d tha

t yo u pla n t o present

possibl e alternative s to you r member s a

t th e sprin g membershi

p meetin g beginnin g on Ma y 15,1999 , and you asked EP A t o defe r takin g forma

l action on th e NS Rprogra

munti l Jun e 1,199 9 t o allo w thi s proces s areasonabl e opportunit y fo r success . Becaus e o f

EPA' s interes t

i n movin g forwar

d o n NS RReform , w e hav e resume d wor k to produc e afina

l rulemaking , base d largely o n th e 199 6 proposal , th e 199 8 notic e o f availabilit y an d th e ensuing comment s on each . W e pla n to promulgat

e th e rul e aroun d th e en

d o f Decembe r 199 9 which would hav e u s completin g adraf t o f th e Federa

l Registe r packag e i n June . I f

awor k • product o n th e applicabilit

y issue s ca

n b e produce d i n atimely manne r relativ e to ou

r schedule , w e will tak

e du e consideratio n o f

i t in th e fina l rule . Thi s mean s tha

t you shoul d provid e such information t o u s b y Ma

y 21,1999 , s o tha

t w e ca n sta y o n trac k wit h our'schedule . W e appreciat

e your efforts t o develop alternative s tha t wil l hel p u s t o achiev e our goa l o f completing th e NS RRefor

meffort . Pleas e contac t

Bil l Harnet

t (919 ) 541-497 9 o r

Kare n Blanchar d (919 ) 541-550 3 i f

you woul d lik

e t o discus s thi s further .

S . Seit r Directo r Office o f Air Qualit y Plannin g an d Standard sP. 3 

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March 5,199 9 John Seitz Directo r Office o f Air Qualit y Plannin g and Standard s (MD-10 ) U . S . Environmenta

l Protectio n Agenc y Researc h Triangl e Park , N.C . 2771 1 Dea r John : 

# -3J. S i^TAT E AN D TERRITORIA L AI R POLLUTIO N PROGRA M ADMINISTRATOR S 

# A . .SSOCIATIO N O F LOCA L AI R POLLUTIO N CONTRO L OFFICIAL S

S . WILLIA M BECKE R EXECUTIV E DIRECTO R

A s you know , EPA' s ne w sourc e revie w meetin g o n Februar y 2-3 , 199 9 ha s prompte d a numbe r o f stakeholder s t o explor

e area s o f agreemen t o n alternative s t o th e current ne w sourc e revie w program . STAPP

A and ALAPC O representative s are activel y participatin g i n follow-up discussion s wit

h variou s stakeholder s an d ar e encourage d b y progres s bein g mad e t o resolv e outstandin g issues . W e kno w EP A i s committe d t o makin g expeditiou s decision s o n appropriate revision s t o th e ne w sourc e revie w program , and believ e th e curren t stakeholder

discussion s can b e o f valu e t o EP

A i n thi s process . I f

w e ar e abl e t o construc t

viabl e alternative s t o th e current system , w e pla

n t o presen t

thes e idea s to STAPP

A an d ALAPC O member s a t ou r sprin g meeting , whic h begin s o n Ma y 15,1999 . T o affor

d atru e opportunit

y fo r stakeholder s t o quickl y identif y appropriat

e NS Ralternative s t o th e curren t rule , w e reques t

tha t EP A defe r takin g forma

l actio n o n th e NS Rprogra

munti l Jun e 1,1999 , to allo w thi s proces s areasonabl e opportunit y fo r success . W e woul d b e please d to discus s ou r progres s wit

h yo u an d other

EP A staf f a t an y time , eithe r b y teleconferenc e o r

i n person . I f

you hav e question s o r

desire additiona

l information , pleas e contac t

either o f u s o r Dav e Wallenber

g o f STAPPA/ALAPCO . 

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_ Bil l O'Sulliva n STAPP A Chai r NS RSubcommitte e John Pau l ALAPC O Chai r NS RSubcommitte e 

# 1 44 4 Nort h Capito l St . N.W . Washington , D.C . 2000 1 Tel . (202 ) 624-786 4 Fa x (202 ) 624-786 3