From: <Alicea.Jezebele@epamail.epa.gov> To: John Humes <JHumes@HEPN.com> Date: 7/22/2010 11:46 AM Subject: Re: Request for extension to answer Steam Electric ICR Questionnaire Attachments: pic00121.gif; WWT v2.pptx

Greetings,

EPA has reviewed your extension requ est for the steam electric effluent guidelines questionnaire for the Hoosier Energy Merom Generating Station. The deadline for your plant to submit Version 1 of the completed questionnaire is extended to October 15, 2010. Please note that the deadline for Part G, if applicable, is unchanged and remains 120 days after receipt of the questionnaire.

If you need assistance during the completion of the steam electric questionnaire, please contact the steam electric helpline via e-mail at steamhelp@erg.com or by phone at 1-877-353-7560.

Sincerely,

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From: John Humes <JHumes@HEPN.com>

To: Jezebele Alicea/DC/USEPA/US@EPA

Cc: Michalene Reilly <mreilly@HEPN.com>, Lon Petts <lpetts@HEPN.com>, Brenton Fender <BFender@HEPN.com>

Date: 07/08/2010 03:59 PM

Subject: Request for extension to answer Steam Electric ICR Questionnaire

Ms. Alicea-Virella,

DELIVERED ELECTRONICALLY AND BY CERTIFIED MAIL

RE: Request for Extension for Steam Electric Power Generating Industry ICR Merom Generating Station, NPDES Permit No. IN0050296 Plant ID 03719

Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. is requesting anextension for completing the Steam Electric Power Generating Industry information collection request (ICR) questionnaire for our Merom Generating Station. Hoosier Energy is the generation and transmissions cooperative which serves the rural ar eas of central and southern Indiana through 18 rural electric distribution cooperatives. As a small cooperatively owned electric power generator, our small environmental staff is working on the many initiatives coming out of the Environmental Protection Agency for Steam Electric generators.

The Merom Station is required to complete the longer Version I of the questionnaire. In order to accomplish completion of Version 1, a significant amount of time and effort is required. In addition, there are several technical questions for which we need clarification before we can be sure we have answered all section of the questionnaire properly and plan to seek guidance from technical staff at the agency in the near future.

The Merom Station does not have ponds or impoundments in the classic sense as we understand the focus of the ICR (ash ponds). Instead it has a dry ash handling system and a wastewater treatment system of synthetically lined earthen basins (see attachment). In addition we have earthen lined stormwater basins which do capture stormwater and ash from our on-site landfill.

These issues are causing uncertainties in answering Parts D and F. We are formulating a series of questions for your technical assistance staff and will submit them as soon as possible. For these reasons, we believe 90 days does not provide adequate time to respond to the information request. We intend to co mplete the questionnaire as quickly as possible, but request an extension of 60 days to insure we can meet the required deadline.

It should be noted that we are also completing an ICR questionnaire for our Frank E. Ratts Generating Station, (Plant ID 02314) and we anticipate submitting it within the 90 day timeframe.

If you have comments or questions, please contact me or Mr. Lon Petts at 812-876-2021.

John Humes Environmental Specialist Hoosier Energy REC, Inc. 812-876-0374(See attached file: WWT v2.pptx)