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King, Melanie

From: King, Melanie

Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 10:08 AM

To: 'Higgins, Cortney'

Cc: Wayland, Robertj; Elman, Barry

Subject: Sending memo requested in the 10/15/14 Interagency Comments under EO 12866 on RIN 

2060-AR33 Supplemental NPRM

Attachments: Supplemental MEMO for EGU GHG 111(d) reg text table- DRAFT.docx

Hi Cortney,

The interagency comment on p. 109 of the NPRM requested the memo that shows the proposed changes to the reg

text.  The draft memo is attached.  

Melanie King

Energy Strategies Group

Sector Policies and Programs Division

Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Mail Code D243‐01

RTP, NC  27711

Phone:  (919) 541‐2469

Fax:       (919) 541‐5450

king.melanie@epa.gov

From: Higgins, Cortney [mailto:Cortney_Higgins@omb.eop.gov]  

Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 7:28 PM

To: King, Melanie

Cc: Wayland, Robertj; Elman, Barry

Subject: Interagency Comments under EO 12866 on RIN 2060‐AR33 Supplemental NPRM

Hi Melanie,

Attached are the interagency comments on the Indian country and Territories supplemental NPRM.   

The only major issue we may need to discuss is the treatment of the fuel savings in the RIA (treating the savings as a

benefit, rather than a cost savings).  I’d like to have our economist involved in that discussion, and unfortunately, she is

not in the office tomorrow. Let me know if we should set something up for early next week on that issue.

Let me know if you all think a call tomorrow is still necessary.

Regards,

Cortney
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MEMORANDUM 

From: Colin Boswell 

Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards 

 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

To: Melanie King 

Date: September, 2014 

Subject: Amended Regulatory Text for Supplemental Proposal: Carbon Pollution Emission 

Guidelines for Existing Power Plants in Indian Country and U.S. Territories

Amended Regulatory Text 

On June 18, 2014, the EPA proposed adding a Subpart UUUU (79 FR 34950) to 40 CFR Part 60. This 

new subpart is the Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Compliance Times for Electric 

Utility Generating Units. The EPA intends to finalize the proposed amendments with the inclusion of a 

supplemental proposal which includes carbon pollution guidelines for existing power plants in Indian 

country and U.S. territories. To facilitate understanding the amendments to the regulation being proposed 

in the supplemental proposal and allow interested persons to see the proposed amendments for Indian 

country and U.S. territories, the following document uses track changes to demonstrate the proposed 

additional emission guidelines for Indian country and U.S. territories. The only changes to the proposed 

regulation text are in Section 60.5710 and Table 1. In Section 60.570 the EPA is adding text to clarify the 

applicability of the regulation to include U.S. territories and areas of Indian country. In Table 1 the EPA 

adds CO2 Emission Performance Goals for the applicable U.S. territories and areas of Indian country. Note 

that Section 302 of the CAA defines the term “State” to include U.S. territories in the remainder of the 

original proposed regulation text not shown in this memo. 

Subpart UUUU: Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Compliance Times for 

Electric Utility Generating Units 

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§ 60.5710 Am I affected by this subpart? 

If you are the Administrator of an air quality program of a state, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 

Guam and any other United States’ territory, or an Indian tribe that has been approved by EPA pursuant 

to 40 CFR 49.9 as eligible to administer this subsection (hereinafter a state) in state with one or more 

affected EGUs that commenced construction on or before January 8, 2014, you must submit a state plan 

to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that implements the emission guidelines contained 

in this subpart. You must submit a negative declaration letter in place of the state plan if there are no 

affected EGUs for which construction commenced on or before January 8, 2014 in your state. 

***** 

Table 1 to Subpart UUUU of Part 60—State Rate-based CO2 Emission Performance Goals 

(Pounds of CO2 Per Net MWh) 

State Interim Goal Final Goal 

Alabama 1,147 1,059 

Alaska 1,097 1,003 
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Arizona 735 702 

Arkansas 968 910 

California 556 537 

Colorado 1,159 1,108 

Connecticut 597 540 

Delaware 913 841 

Florida 794 740 

Georgia 891 834 

Hawaii 1,378 1,306 

Idaho 244 228 

Illinois 1,366 1,271 

Indiana 1,607 1,531 

Iowa 1,341 1,301 

Kansas 1,578 1,499 

Kentucky 1,844 1,763 

Louisiana 948 883 

Maine 393 378 

Maryland 1,347 1,187 

Massachusetts 655 576 

Michigan 1,227 1,161 

Minnesota 911 873 

Mississippi 732 692 

Missouri 1,621 1,544 

Montana 1,882 1,771 

Nebraska 1,596 1,479 

Nevada 697 647 

New Hampshire 546 486 

New Jersey 647 531 

New Mexico 1,107 1,048 

New York 635 549 

North Carolina 1,077 992 

North Dakota 1,817 1,783 

Ohio 1,452 1,338 

Oklahoma 931 895 

Oregon 407 372 

Pennsylvania 1,179 1,052 

Rhode Island 822 782 

South Carolina 840 772 

South Dakota 800 741 

Tennessee 1,254 1,163 

Texas 853 791 

Utah 1,378 1,322 

Virginia 884 810 

Washington 264 215 

West Virginia 1,748 1,620 

Wisconsin 1,281 1,203 

Wyoming 1,808 1,714 
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Puerto Rico 1,485 1,426 

Guam 1,726 1,582 

Lands of the Navajo Nation 1,993 1,993 

Lands of the Ute Tribe of the 

Uintah and Ouray Reservation 

 2,016 2,016 

Lands of the Fort Mojave 

Tribe 

 858 858