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### EPA-OMB Meeting o n HO NEmission s Averaging

o Cos t Saving s fro m Emission s Averaging
OMB' s Issue s

Averaging Perio d Banking Credit s Contro l EfficiencyRating s fo r RCT s Averaging Acros s Sourc e Categorie s

o Industry' s Issu e

Baselin e fo r Determining Credit s

o States ' Issue s

Interpollutan t Trade s Averaging withi nNe wSource s Nee d fo r a Discoun t Facto rP. 4

OMB' s Issue s Averagin g Perio d

- Draf t ha s a quarterl yaveragin g period , rolle d monthly . Reason s fo r selectin g Quarterly/Monthl ycombo : 1 ) Administrativ e penaltie s system ; 2 ) Potentia l fo r fluctuation s i nHA P emissions ; and 3 ) Abilit yt o ascertai n th e source' s complianc e statu s frequently . Industr yconcerne d tha t th e Quarterly/Monthl ycomb o limit s thei r abilit yt o respon d to : 1 ) Maintenanc e needs ; an d 2 ) Unanticipate d change s i n productio nrates . Thes e ar e th e onl yconcern s industr yha s raise d abou t th e Quarterly/Monthl ycombo . Industr yha s suggeste d annua l compliance , with : 1 ) quarterl yreporting ; an d 2 ) quarterl yemission s allowances . State s suppor t Quarterly/Monthl ycombo . Bankin g Credit s Draf t ha s n o bankin g provisions . Bankin g provision s inconsisten t wit htechnolog ybase d approac ho f NESHA P NESHA P hav e n o ca p Productio n change s an d growt hallowe d Ne wemissio npoint s hav e a "birt hright " o f residua l emission s Bankin g traditionall yuse d t o provid e emissio n allowance s fo r growt hunde r a ca p syste m I n effect , bankin g provision s simpl yexten d th e complianc e perio d i na syste mwithou t a cap . Othe r reason s fo r no t includin g bankin g provision s i n HO N Administrativel ymor e comple x Ris k implication s Enforcemen t difficultie s Industr yagree s tha t bankin g provision s ar e difficul t t o implement . State s concerne d abou t implementatio ndifficulties , eve n withou t banking .P. 5

OMB' s Issue s (cont )
Contro l Efficienc yRating s fo r RCT s Draf t assign s a contro l efficienc yratin g t o th e Referenc e Contro l Technologie s (RCTs) . Draf t als o establishe s a syste mfo r havin g a highe r "nominal " efficienc yassigne d Device s mus t b e differen t fro mth e RC T 12 0 day s t o determin e i f inf o i s sufficien t 12 0 day s t o ac t Decisio n publishe d i n Federa l Registe r Reason s fo r usin g contro l efficienc yratings : 1 ) HO Ni s a nationa l standard , requirement s mus t b e achievabl e i n a variet yo f situations ; 2 ) Consistenc yi nassignin g credit s an d debits ; 3 ) Avoid s windfall s o f emission s allowances ; an d 4 ) Implementatio n an d enforcemen t simplicity . Industr ygenerall ysupportiv e o f contro l efficienc y rating s

- Acknowledg e tha t th e rating s eas e accountin g Som e concer nabou t influenc e o n incentive s fo r "fine-tuning " operatio n o f RCTs , bu t emission s estimatio ntechnique s ma yno t suppor t quantificatio n o f "fine-tuning " Averagin g Acros s Sourc e Categorie s Draf t doe s no t allo waveragin g acros s sourc e categorie s Averagin g acros s sourc e categorie s woul d violat e th e "floor " provision s o f th e 199 0 amendment s