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### —JL ^ Mr . Norma nBoyce , P.E . Regiona l Ai r Pollutio n Contro l Enginee r Ne wYor k Stat e Departmen t o f Environmenta l Conservatio n Regio n7 61 5 Eri e Blvd . W . Syracuse , N

Y13204-240 0 Re : Ne wYor k Stat e Electri c an d Ga s (NYSEG ) Jenniso nStatio n Us e o f Tire-Derive d Fue l (TDF ) Ne wSourc e Performanc e Standard s (NSPS)/Preventio no f Significan t Deterioratio n(PSD ) Applicabilit yRevie w Dea r Mr . Boyce : Th e U.S . Environmenta l Protectio nAgenc y(EPA) , Regio nII , ha s reviewe d you r letter , date d May18 , 1993 , requestin g EPA concurrenc e wit hth e Ne wYor k Stat e Departmen t o f Environmenta l Conservatio n(NYSDEC ) determinatio ntha t th e us e o f TD F a t NYSEG' s Jenniso nStatio ndoe s no t constitut e a modificatio nunde r eithe r NSP S o r PS D regulations . Afte r discussion s wit h Headquarter s staf f a t th e .Offic e o f Ai r Qualit yPlanning and Standards , EPAha s determine d tha t NYSDEC' s non-applicabilit y determinatio nfo r bot hPS D an d NSP S i s correc t fo r th e reason s state d below . You r lette r state d tha t thi s projec t shoul d no t b e reviewe d a s a majo r modificatio nsinc e i t wa s NYSDEC s belie f tha t th e projec t qualifie d fo r a nexemptio nunde r PS D regulation s a t 4 0 CF RPar t 52.21(b)(2)(iii)(d ) an d (e ) . Paragraph.(d) , whic hrefer s t o an exemptio nfo r th e us e o f analternativ e fue l tha t i s generate d frommunicipa l soli d wast e (MSW) , i s no t applicabl e t o th e propose d project . Whil e NSP S regulation s includ e tire s unde r th e definitio no f MS Wa t 4 0 CF RPar t 60.51a , EPAguidanc e doe s no t suppor t extendin g thi s definitio nt o newsourc e revie wprogram s (se e enclose d guidanc e mem o fo r mor e information) . However , EP A believe s tha t paragrap h(e) , whic hrefer s t o a n exemptio nfo r switching t o a nalternativ e fue l tha t th e sourc e wa s capabl e o f accommodating befor e January6 , 1975 , i s indee d applicabl e t o th e Jenniso nStation . Sinc e ther e ar e n o federall yenforceabl e permi t condition s restrictin g th e operatio no f thi s source , th e us e o f TD F meet s th e requirement s o f thi s exemption .

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Further , EP Aconcur s tha t th e simila r exclusio nunde r NSP S a t 4 0 CF R60.14(e)(4 ) als o applie s t o thi s project . I t i s m yunderstandin g tha t thi s determinatio nha s bee nalread y communicate d t o you r staff . I hop e th e enclose d guidanc e mem o i s o f assistanc e i nfutur e determination s regardin g TDF . I f yo u hav e anyquestions , pleas e contac t Mari a Stanc o o f m ystaf f a t (212 ) 264-4726 . 

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### cc : Arthu r Fossa , NYSDE C Alban y(w/enclosure ) Reggi e Parker , NYSDE C Regio n7 (w/enclosure )