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OPFIC E O F GENERA L COUNSE L MEMORANDU

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Attorne y Offic e o f Genera l Counse l Centra l Docke t Sectio n(LE-131 ) Docke t No . A-84-3 3 O nApri l 7 , 1986 , representative s o f EP Ame t wit h representative s o f th e America nMinin g Congres s (AMC ) t o discus s th e above-reference d rulemakin g proposal . Alis t o f th e attendee s a t th e meetin g i s attached . . Industr y representative s furnishe d th e followin g document s t o th e EP A participants :

(1 ) "Positio no f th e America nMininin g Congres s o n EP AProposa l t o Lis t Surfac e Coa l Mine s 'Significantly ' Impactin g Clas s I Area s a s PS D Sources " (Apri l 7 , 1986) . (2 ) "Briefin g Document s o nMinin g Industr yConcern s wit hProposa l t o Lis t Surfac e Coa l Mine s 'Significantly * Impactin g Clas s I Area s a s PS D Sources " (undate dbriefin g book) . (3 ) Map s o f Wyomin g and Montan a coal-bearin g areas . Copie s o f thes e document s an d th e lis t o f meetin g participant s ar e attache dfo r inclusio ni nDocke t No . A-84-33 . A t th e meeting , industr yrepresentative s urge dEP At o rejec t Alternativ e I V unde r th e Stri p Mine s rulemakin g proposa l (listin g o f coa l mine s impactin g Clas s I an dmandator yClas s I I areas) , andinstea dadop t Alternativ e I V (n o listing) , citin g th e arguments•state d i nAMC' s positio npaper . i n particular , the ystresse dth e following :

• EP Ai s no t legall yboun dt o lis t stri p mines . Stri p mine s ar e alread ysubjec t t o emission s control s unde r SI P requirements .

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- Listin g woul d no t engende r visibilit yimprovemen t o r othe r environmenta l benefits . Regulatio ni s unnecessar ybecaus e th e Departmen t o f th e Interio r (DOI ) ha s ampl e statutor y authorit yt o protec t Clas s I area s wher e appropriate . ° Listin g woul dcreat e a hug e "buffe r zone " surroundin g Clas s I areas , i nwhic hn o stri p mine s woul db e allowe ddespit e a lac k o f advers e impact s o nai r quality ; a tota l o f $8. 6 billio nton s o f coa l woul db e pu t off-limit s t o development . EP Arepresentative s indicate da tentativ e agreemen t tha t DO I possesse s extensiv e potentia l authorit yt o regulat e stri p minin g whic hwoul d adversel yimpac t area s o f concern , bu t als o state dtha t th e exten t o f DOI' s exercis e o f it s authorit y wa s uncertai ndu e t o th e discretio nveste db yth e statutes , th e lac k o f judicia l guidanc e i nthei r implementation , and th e curren t downtur ni nne wstripminin g ventures . EP Arepre sentative s als o stresse dtha t th e centra l inten t o f Alternativ e I V wa s t o focu s th e regulator yprogra mo narea s o f specia l concer nt o Congres s an dth e public , wher e th e potentia l fo r advers e ai r qualit yimpact s wa s greatest , an dtha t EP Amigh t conside r (i nth e fina l rulemaking ) modifyin g Alternativ e I V a s originall ypropose d i norde r t o bette r mee t tha t centra l purpose . Attachmen t cc : Barbar a Brown , OAR Kir t Cox , OAQP S