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OFFIC E O F AI R QUALIT Y PUNNIN G AN D STANDARD S Mr . Barr y R . Wallerstein , D . Env . Executiv e Office

r Sout h Coas t Ai r Qualit y Managemen

t District 2186 5 E.Cople y Drive Diamon d Bar , C A 91765-418 2 Dea r Mr . Wallerstein : Thi s respond s t o you

r Februar y 17 , 200 0 letter

concerning th e RACT/BACT/LAE R Clearinghous e (RBLC ) an

d consisten

t application o f

LAE Rrequirement s throughout th e country . I shar e your concer n abou t thi s matte r an dw e ar e takin g step s t o ensur

e thi s goa l i s being achieved . A s yo u know . Section 173(d

) of th e Clea n Ai r Ac t require s State s t o promptl

y submi t LAE Rdetermination s t o th e Administrato r fo r th e purpos e of

makin g suc h information available through th e RBL

C t o other State s an dt o th e genera

l public . Throug h th e RBLC , EP A routinel y remind s Stat

e an d majo r regiona l an d loca l ai r permitting agencie s o f

thi s requirement . I

n addition , th e Clearinghous e communicate s wit h EP A Regiona l Office s t o identif

y RACT . BAC

T an d LAE Rpermi t decision s tha

t nee d t o b e i n th e RBL C an dpursue s thos e determination s directl y wit h th e appropriat

e agencies . Through th e RBLC , EP A als o continue s t o identif

y an d explor e ne w option s t o acquir

e LAE Rpermi t determination s fro

mresponsibl e agencies . Excep t fo r California , most

Stat e an dloca l permitting agencie s submi t thei r determination s directl y t o th e RBLC . Based on mutua l agreement , th e Californi aAi r Resource s Boar

d(CARB ) submits permi

t informatio

n t o th e RBL

C fo r BAC T an dLAE Rpermit s issuedb

y al l Californi aai

r qualit y managemen

t districts . Therefore , al

l Californi adistrict s are encourage dt o submi t thei r determination s directl

y t o CARB . no

t th e RBLC . Thi s cooperativ e procedur e assure s tha

t th e Californi aAi

r Pollutio n Contro l Officer

s Association BAC

T Clearinghous e (maintainedb y CARB ) an d th e RBL C (maintained b

y EPA ) ar e consistent . I

t als o avoid s duplicat

e submittal s b

y district s t o eac

h clearinghous e an

d avoid s potentia

l informationa

l discrepancie s between th e tw o



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clearinghouses . Thi s arrangemen t ha s worke dwell fo

r bot h EP A andCARB . We , therefore , hop e t o continu e thi s cooperativ e agreemen t andimprov e informatio n transfe r capabilitie s between th e clearinghouse s t o hel p promote consistenc y an

dequit y i n LAE Rdecision s nationwide a s resource s an

d technology allow . I

n addition , w e wil

l continu e t o wor

k wit h th e Stat e an d loca l agencie s o n tryin g t o ensur

e th e RBL C i s alway s up t o date . I appreciat e thi s opportunit

y t o b e o f servic e an dtrus t tha t thi s information wil

l b e helpfu l t o you . I f you o r you r staf f have an y question s about

th e RBL C o r suggestion s o n how t o kee p i t up t o date , pleas e contac t

Mr . Bo b Blaszcza k (919/541-5432 ; blaszczak.bob@epa.gov) . Sincerely , IS. Seit z Directo r Offic e o f Ai r Qualit y Plannin g an dStandard s



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