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P"'***'T v ACT S |r-"^*r 1 ''*' : i'i r MEMORANDU M SUBJECT : Implementatio no f th e Ne wSourc e Revie w(NSR ) Progra mInitiative s FROM : Geral d A . Emison , Direct^^TC^^ 5 ^

Offic e o f Ai r Qualit yHannin g an d Standard s (MD-10 ) 

### TO : J . Crai g Potte r

Assistan t Administrato r fo r Ai r an d Radiatio n(ANR-443 )
OnDecembe r 1 , 1987 , yo u issue d a memorandu mwhic hestablishe d certai nprogra minitiative s designe d t o improv e th e effectivenes s o f th e NS Rprograms . Manyo f th e action s require d t o implemen t thes e initiatives , a s wel l a s th e overal l objectiv e o f improvin g th e NS R program , ar e th e responsibilit yo f th e Offic e o f Ai r Qualit yPlannin g and Standard s (OAQPS) . I woul d lik e t o infor myo u o f th e progres s w e hav e mad e i n carryin g ou t these 1 responsibilitie s an d th e action s w e wil l b e takin g i n th e nea r future . Action s initiate d b

yOAQP S include :

° Amemorandumt o th e Regiona l Offic e Divisio n Director s providin g furthe r guidanc e and informing.ther n o f activitie s takin g plac e i n respons e t o thes e initiatives . Acop yo f thi s memorandu mi s attached , ° A n up-to-dat e noteboo k o f NS R polic yan d guidanc e material s ha s bee ncompiled . Th e noteboo k contain s an annotate d se t o ^ NS R regulations . Th e annotate d regulation s wil l enabl e th e use r t o determin e wher e an d wha t polic yguidanc e o r referenc e material s exis t fo r eac hsectio n o f a specifi c NS R regulation . Acopy o f th e noteboo k i s bein g sen t t o yo u unde r separat e cover . Copie s hav e als o bee nsen t t o eac ho f th e Regiona l Offices . ° An NS R electroni c bulleti nboar d i s schedule d t o com e o n lin e i nFebruary . Th e bulleti n boar d wil l provid e th e Region s and Stat e an

d loca. 1 agencie s wit hquic k and read yacces s t o recentl y issue d NS R polic yand guidanc e materials , alon g wit ha summar yo f al l th e materia l containe d i n th e guidanc e notebook . ° Ameetin g o f th e Ne wSourc e Revie wTas k Forc e (NSRTF ) ha s bee n schedule d fo r Marc h1 , 1983 , i n Denver , Colorad o t o discus s implementatio n o f NS R improvements .P. 3

° Th e semiannua l NS RWorksho p ha s bee nschedule d fo r Marc h2-4 , 1988 , i nDenver , Colorad o i nconjunctio n wit hth e MSRT F meeting . A t th e Workshop , OAQP S wil l specificall yfocu s o n th e rol e and concern s o f tlie Region s regardin g th e implementatio n of.th e variou s NS Rprogra minitiatives . W e wil l discus s i n detai l th e Regiona l NS Rprogra mself-evaluatio n proces s and concern s regardin g resource s neede d t o mee t progra mgoals . 0 Adraf t memorandu mfro mth e Offic e o f Enforcemen t and Complianc e Monitorin g and th e Stationar ySourc e Complianc e Division , o n procedure s fo r dealin g wit hdeficien t permi t actions , wa s recentl y sen t t o th e Regiona l Office s fo r revie wand comment . Afina l memorandu mi s schedule d t o b e issue d i nearl y1988 . Inaddition , OAQP S plan s t o begi n wor k o n th e followin g item s i n F Y1983 : 0 Specifi c guidanc e o nth e "top-down " proces s fo r determinin g bes t availabl e contro l technology . Th e guidanc e wil l outlin e th e proces s and includ e specifi c cas e examples . ° Apermi t revie wchecklis t t o b e use d b yth e Region s and Stat e and loca l permittin g agencie s t o validat e tha t al l necessar yrevie w requirement s and permi t condition s hav e bee n include d i n th e permi t review . ; ° Agenc ypolic yfo r th e processin g o f modification s t o majo r sourc e NS Rpermits . Th e polic ywil l addres s th e variou s type s o f modification s tha t ma yb e considere d and th e correspondin g technica l revie wrequirement s and administrativ e procedures . 0 I ndept hNS Rtrainin g material s and biannua l Regiona l workshops . Th e trainin g and workshop s wil l cove r bot hNS Rrevie wand overvie w activities . T o d o thi s wil l requir e considerabl e resources . I hav e reprogramme d resource s t o assis t i n thes e effort s bu t tha t wil l provid e onl ya portio n o f th e resource s w e nee d t o d o th e entir e job . Wor k o n manyo f thes e items , althoug hinitiate d i n1988 , wil l nee d t o continu e throug h1989 . Inth e interim , w e wil l issu e guidance , a s needed , t o suppor t Regiona l Offic e effort s t o implement , overview , and improv e th e NS Rprogram . W e hav e als o establishe d th e informa l group o f Headquarter s an d Regiona l managers , a s indicate d i n you r Decembe r 1 memo , wh o wil l monito r and repor t o n th e progres s and effectivenes s o f ou r efforts . Acop yo f th e group member s i s attached . 1 wil l continu e t o kee p yo u informe d o f ou r progres s i n implementin g thi s program . 2 Attachment sP. 4

Attachmen t 1 Informa l Ne wSourc e Revie w(NSR ) Oversigh t Tas k Grou p
Th e followin g individual s wil l monito r and repor t o n th e effectivenes s o f th e planne d effort s t o improv e NS R permitting : OAQP S - Joh n Calcagni , Chairma n

- E d L i 1 1 i s

- Gar yMcCutche n OAR - Ra yCunningha m OG C - Ear l Sal o Regio n II I - To mMa s 1 any Regio n V

- Davi d Ke e (lea d Regio n fo r NSR ) Regio n I X- Davi d Howekamp Th e followin g Stat e and loca l representative s hav e agree d t o provid e thei r perspectiv e t o th e tas k group : STAPP A- 3o bCo l lorn , G A

- Charle s Collins , W Y ALAPC O - Joh n Paul , Dayto nP. 5

*^osr 4 > Attachmen t2
* •UNITE D STATE S ENVIRONMENTA LPROTECTIO N AGENCY I t^ 8 ^ « Offic e ofAi rQualityPlannin g an d Standard s \«*swl£^ /

Researc h Triangl e Park , Noit h Carolin a 2771 1

1 6 FE B 1988

MEMORANDU M SUBJECT : Implementatio n o f th e Ne wSourc e Revie w(NSR )

Progra mInitiative s FROM : Geral d Emison , Dire c __

Offic e o f Ai r Qualit yPlannin g and Standard s (MD-10 ) TO : Director , Ai r Managemen t Divisio n

Region s I , III , an

d I X Director , Ai r and Wast e Managemen t Divisio n Regio nI I Director , Air , Pesticides , and Toxic s Divisio n Region s IV

and V I Director , Ai r and Radiatio nDivisio n Regio nV Director , Ai r an d Toxic s Divisio n Region s VII , VIII , and X
O nDecembe r 1 , 1987 , Crai g Potter , Assistan t Administrato r fo r Ai r an d Radiation , issue d a memorandu mwhic hestablishe d certai n progra minitiative s designe d t o improv e th e effectivenes s o f th e NS R program . Manyo f th e action s require d t o implemen t thes e initiatives , a s wel l a s th e overal l objectiv e o f improvin g th e NS R program , ar e th e responsibilit yo f th e Offic e o f Ai r Qualit y Plannin g an d Standard s (OAQPS) . Th e purpos e o f thi s memorandu mi s t o infor m yo u o f th e progres s w e hav e mad e i n carryin g ou t thes e responsibilitie s and th e action s bot hth e Regiona l and Headquarter s Office s wil l nee d t o tak e durin g th e firs t fe wmonth s o f 1988 . Action s initiate d b

yHeadquarter s include : 0 A n up-to-dat e noteboo k o f NS R guidanc e material s ha s bee n compiled . Th e noteboo k contain s an annotate d se t o f NS R regulations . Th e annotate d regulation s wil l enabl e th e use r t o determin e wher e an d wha t guidanc e o r referenc e material s exis t fo r eac hsectio n o f a specifi c NS R regulation . Acop yo f th e noteboo k wil l b e sen t t o yo u shortl yunde r separate-cover . 0 A n NS R electroni c bulleti n boar d i s schedule d t o com e o n lin e i n Februar y1988 . Th e bulleti n boar d wil l provid e th e Region s an d Stat e and loca l agencie s wit hquic k and readyacces s t o recentl yissue d NS R guidanc e materials , alon g wit ha summar yo f al l th e material s containe d i nth e guidanc e notebook .P. 6

0 Adraf t memorandu mfro mth e Offic e o f Enforcemen t and Complianc e Monitorin g an d th e Stationar ySourc e Complianc e Division , o nprocedure s fo r dealin g wit hdeficien t permi t actions , wa s recentl ysen t t o th e Regiona l Office s fo r revie wand comment . Afina l memorandu mi s schedule d t o b e issue d i nearl y1988 . Inaddition , OAQP S plan s t o begi nwor k o nth e following : 0 Specifi c guidanc e o nth e "top-down " proces s fo r determinin g bes t availabl e contro l technology . Th e guidanc e wil l outlin e th e proces s and includ e specifi c cas e examples . 0 Apermi t revie wchecklis t t o b e use d b yth e Region s and Stat e and loca l permittin g agencie s t o validat e tha t al l necessar yrevie w requirement s and permi t condition s hav e bee ninclude d i nth e permi t review . ° Fina l guidanc e o nAgenc ypolic yfo r th e processin g o f modification s t o majo r sourc e NS Rpermits . Th e polic ywil l addres s th e variou s type s o f modification s tha t ma yb e considere d and th e correspondin g technica l revie wrequirement s and administrativ e procedures . ° In-dept hNS Rtrainin g material s and biannua l Regiona l workshop s wil l cove r bot hNS Rrevie wand overvie wactivities . Wor k o nmanyo f thes e item s wil l b e initiate d i n198 8 an d wil l continu e throug h1989 . Regiona l participatio ni nth e developmen t o f thes e item s i s encouraged . Contac t Davi d Solomon , FT S 629-5375 , i f yo u ar e interested . In th e interim , w e pla nt o issu e guidance , a s needed , t o suppor t Regiona l Offic e effort s t o implement , overview , and improv e th e NS Rprogram . Th e semiannua l NS RWorksho p ha s bee nschedule d fo r Marc h2-4 , 1983 , a t th e Denve r In

ni nDenver , Colorado . Th e Worksho p i s anexcellen t opportunit y fo r Headquarter s t o specificall yfocu s o nth e rol e and concern s o f th e Region s regardin g th e implementatio no f th e variou s NS Rprogra minitiatives . Consequently , I amrequestin g tha t th e Region s b e prepare d t o discus s th e followin g a t th e Workshop : 0 Eac hRegion' s self-evaluatio no f it s curren t NS Ractivitie s and a summar yo f anyaction s t o dat e regardin g th e establishmen t o f a progra mt o ensur e a timel yand comprehensiv e revie wo f al l majo r sourc e permits . 0 Existin g staffin g level s and anyconcern s regardin g resources.neede d t o mee t progra m

goals . I understan d thi s i s o f specia l concer nfo r som e Regions . ° Adiscussio no f curren t NS Rovervie wactivities , includin g a n assessmen t o f th e curren t overvie wprogra meffor t (e.g. , numbe r o f permit s received , whethe r al l majo r sourc e permit s ar e bein g received , numbe r o f permit s reviewed , leve l o f detai l o f reviews , whethe rP. 7

Regiona l comment s ar e incorporate d int o permi t action s o r ignored , etc.) ; anycurren t plan s fo r progra m improvements ; and anyexperienc e o r tool s (e.g. , computerize d permi t tracking ) tha t ma yb e o f benefi t t o th e othe r Regions . ° Regiona l recommendation s fo r improvement s t o th e NS Rprocess . Wit hthi s information , Headquarter s ca nbette r assis t th e Region s i n th e dept hand directio no f overvie wactivitie s fo r th e purpos e o f ensurin g consistenc yi nth e leve l o f th e Regiona l reviews . Consistenc yi n progra m overvie wactivitie s wil l als o ac t t o suppor t and strengthe n th e overal l impac t o f eac ho f th e individua l progra minitiatives . Pleas e ensur e tha t a t leas t on e Regiona l representativ e attend s th e meeting . I v/ould lik e t o tak e thi s opportunit yt o clarif yan ymisunderstanding s tha t ma yexis t regardin g ou r intentio n a s t o th e type s o f majo r permit s tha t ar e t o b e reviewe d b yth e Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y(EPA ) durin g th a publi c commen t period . W e expec t that , i n attainmen t areas , EP Awoul d revie w al l majo r preventio no f significan t deterioratio n (PSD ) permit s bein g issue d b ya Stat e o r loca l agenc ypursuan t t o delegatio n agreement s mad e unde r 4 0 CF R52.21(u) , and al l majo r PS D permit s bein g issue d pursuan t t o a Stat e implementatio npla n progra m approve d b

yEP Aunde r 4 0 CF R51.16 6 (formerl y 51.24) . I nnonattainmen t areas , EP Awoul d revie wal l majo r permit s bein g issue d pursuan t t o a Stat e NS Rprogra mapprove d unde r Par t D o f th e Clea n Ai r Ac t and 4 0 CF R51.165 (formerl y51.18(j)) . In othe r words , EP Awoul d revie w permit s fo r majo r source s tha t ar e undergoin g a ful l PS D o r nonattainmen t revie wpursuan t t o a SI P approve d o r delegate d NS Rprogram . Th e Regiona l Offic e revie wo f thes e permit s shoul d b e directe d a t ensurin g tha t th e Stat e and loca l agencie s hav e don e a complete , hig hqualit yreview . I n general , thi s typ e o f Regiona l Offic e revie wwoul d b e o n a leve l simila r t o tha t o f th e NS Rportio n o f th e Nationa l Ai r Audi t Syste mand shoul d no t duplicat e th e detaile d Stat e o r loca l agency.review . Thes e procedure s ar e no t expecte d t o b e a continuin g requirement , bu t wil l remai n i n effec t unti l permi t qualit y ca nb e assured . Ther e hav e als o bee nsom e question s and concern s ove r th e requiramen t tha t certai nmino r sourc e permit s b e reviewed . I t i s no t ou r inten t tha t eac hmino r sourc e b e reviewed , no r tha t th e scop e and dept ho f th e mino r sourc e revie wprogra mmatc htha t o f th e majo r sourc e revie wprogram . Rather , th e progra mi s envisione d a s a Regiona l effor t tailore d t o addres s know n specifi c proble marea s i n regar d t o mino r sourc e permittin g (e.g. , syntheti c mino r sources) . Thi s aspec t o f th e progra mwil l b e Regio n specifi c and focu s o n Regio nidentifie d problems . Th e scope , depth , and eve n th e nee d fo r suc h a progra mshoul d b e evaluate d o na State-by-Stat e basi s b yth e Region . Consequently , duringth e self-evaluatio n process , th e Region s shoul d als o direc t thei r effort s toward :

0 Identifying , throug hpas t audi t result s and othe r means , existin g area s o f concer n regardin g th e permittin g o f certai n mino r source s (e.g. , syntheti c mino r sources , 24 9 o r 9 9 tons-per-yea r sources ) withi nth e Region .P. 8

0 Developin g potentia l strategie s t o addres s th e identifie d area s o f concern . [Th e strategie s mayb e Regiona l o r State-by-Statei n natur e and shoul d tak e int o consideratio nRegiona l resourc e constraints. ] 1 believ e tha t th e NS Rprogra mha s th e potentia l fo r significan t environmenta l benefit s and as k fo r you r suppor t i nimplementin g a stron g NS R program . I f yo u hav e anyquestion s regardin g th e purpose , statu s o r implemen

tatio no f anyo f th e progra minitiatives , pleas e hav e a membe r o f you r staf f contac t Gar yMcCutchen , Chief , Ne wSourc e Revie wSection , a t FT S 529-5592 . cc : Chief , Stat e Ai r Program s 3ranc h Regio nI Chief , Technica l Suppor t Branc h Regio nI Chief , Ai r Program s 3ranc h Region s II , III , IV , VI , VIII , IX , and X Chief , Ai r and Radiatio nBranc h Regio nV Chief , Ai r Branc h Regio nVI I NS RProgra mContact s