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2 Berkele y Stree t • P.O . Bo

x 763 • Boston , M A 02117-076 3 • 617-262-1180 • Fax : 617-536-6785 • www.aimnet.or g

Jun e 30 , 200 4 Rober t Donaldso n Departmen

t o f Environmenta

l Protectio n Burea u o f Wast e Preventio n On e Winter Street, 8 t hFloo r Boston , M A 0210 8 I n Re : Propose

d Amendments t o 31 0 CM R7.0 0 et.seq . an

d 31 0 CM R70.0

0 - Engine s an d Combustio n Turbine s Dea r Mr . Donaldson : Associated Industrie s o f

Massachusett

s (A.I.M. ) i s please

d t o submi

t th e followin g comment s regardin g th e abov

e referenced propose

d amendments . Associated Industrie s o f Massachusett

s i s the largest

employe r association i n Massachusett s wit h mor

e tha n 7,60 0 Ba y Stat e businesse s an

d institution s a

s members . A.I.M . member s include larg e an d small employers fro mth e industrial , commercia

l an d service sectors , includin g man y member s affecte d b y thi s propose d rule . Overall , A.I.M . i s pleased tha t th e Departmen

t ha s chose n t o follo w th

e nationa l model wit h regar

d t o emissio n standard

s o n thes e engines . A.I.M . i s als o encourage d tha t i n som e cases , th

e proposed rule s wil l resul t i n areductio n o f

paperwor

k an d proces s burde

n fo r regulated facilities . Thes e amendment

s wil l als o provide cleare

r directio n fo r regulated source s whe n tryin g t o permi t facilities . Thi s al l fall s unde r th e categor y o f "streamlining" , makin g th e proces s cleare

r an d reducin g paperwor

k whil e a t th e sam e tim e improvin g th

e environment . However , A.I.M . shares th e vie w articulate d b y Polaroi d Corporatio n an d others tha

t these proposed rule s ma

y hav e unintended bureaucratic consequences fo r thos e majo r sources tha

t ar e regulate d unde

r th e federa l Titl e V program . Sinc

e th e threshol d fo r

th e engine s subjec t

t o these regulatio n drop s fro m3,000,000 Btu' s to approximately 300,000 Btu's , th e increas e i n workloa dfo r Titl e V sources (and henc e fo r DEP) coul d be sizable , no t to mentio n th

e fe e increase s fo r

these sources , fo r

no environmenta

l benefit . Intende d o r not tha t i s th e result . Thi s wil l mak

e these permit s mor

e complicate d an

d costly fo r

th e sources a s wel l a s DEP . Complicatin g Titl e V permit s i s simpl y not wha t th e Departmen

t needs . Th

e curren t permittin g i s year

s behin d th e original deadlin

e an d th e progra m nationall y ha

s bee n mire d i n bureaucrac

y almost since it s inception . A.I.M . urge s DE P t o

BEDFORD, BRIDGEWATER, BURLINGTON, HOLYOKE, WORCESTER, Massachusetts • WASHINGTON, D.C.tak

e specia l notic e a s to th e effec t these regulator

y changes woul dhav

e on othe r programs , an

d rationaliz e an

y negative an

d unproductiv e impacts . A.I.M . woul dals o lik e to secon d th e remainde

r o f Polaroi d Corporation s comment s whic h represen

t vali dacros s th

e boar d observation s an

d suggestions applicabl e t o th e progra moveral l an

d al l facilities . Should yo u hav

e an y question s please d

o no t hesitat e to contac

t m e a t 617-262-1180 . Sincerel y yours , Rober t A . Rio , Esq . Vic e Presiden

t Environmenta

l Program sDonaldson , Rober t (DEP )

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PLEAS E NOT E M

Y NE W EMAI L ADDRES S I S rrio@aimnet.or g I f yo u hav e an yquestion s abou t thi s emai l contact : Rober t A . Rio , Esq . Vic e President , Environmenta l Program s Associate d Industrie s o f Massachusett s 22 2 Berkele yStree t Boston , M

A0211 7 phone : 617-262-118 0 fax : 617-536-678 5 email : rrio@aimnet.or g Missio n Statemen t - Associate d Industrie s o f Massachusett s Establishe d i n 1915 , Associate d Industrie s o f Massachusett s i s th e larges t nonprofit , nonpartisa n associatio n o f Massachusett s employers . A.I.M.' s missio n i s t o promot e th e well-bein g o f it s member s an d thei r employee s an d th e prosperit yo f th e Commonwealt h o f Massachusett s by : improvin g th e economi c climat e o f Massachusetts ; proactivel y advocatin g fai r an d equitabl e publi c policy ; providin g relevant , reliabl e informatio n an d excellen t services .

1Jun

e 30 , 200 4 Rober t Donaldson Departmen

t o f Environmenta

l Protectio n Burea u o f Wast e Preventio n On e Winte r Street, 8 t hFloo r Boston , M A 0210 8 I n Re : Propose

d Amendments t o 31 0 CM R7.0 0 et.seq . an

d 31 0 CM R70.0

0 - Engine s an d Combustion Turbine s Dea r Mr . Donaldson : Associated Industrie s o f

Massachusett

s (A.I.M. ) i s please

d to submit

th e followin g comment s regarding th

e abov e reference d proposed amendments . Associated Industrie s o f Massachusett

s i s th e larges t employe r association i n Massachusett s wit h mor

e tha n 7,60 0 Ba y Stat e businesse s an

d institution s a

s members . A.I.M . member s include larg e an d smal l employer

s fro mthe industrial , commercia l an d servic e sectors , includin g man y member s affecte d b y thi s proposed rule . Overall , A.I.M . i s please

d tha t th e Departmen

t ha s chose n to follo w the nationa

l model wit h regar

d t o emission standards o n these engines . A.I.M . i s als o encourage d tha t i n som e cases , th

e proposed rule s wil l result i n areductio n o f

paperwor

k an d proces s burde

n fo r regulated facilities . Thes e amendment s wil l als o provid e cleare r directio n fo r regulated sources whe

n tryin g to permi t

facilities . Thi s al l fall s unde r th e categor y o f "streamlining" , makin g th e proces s cleare

r an d reducin g paperwor

k whil e a t th e sam e tim e improvin g th

e environment . However , A.I.M . share

s th e vie w articulate d b y Polaroi d Corporatio n an d other s tha t these propose

d rule s ma

y hav e unintende d bureaucratic consequences fo r thos e majo r sources tha

t ar e regulate d unde

r th e federa l Titl e V program . Since th e threshol d fo r

th e engine s subjec

t to these regulatio n drop s fro m3,000,000 Btu' s t o approximately 300,000 Btu's , th e increas e i n workloa dfo r Titl e V source s (an

d henc e fo r DEP ) coul dbe sizable , no t t o mentio n th

e fe e increase s fo r

these sources , fo r

n o environmenta

l benefit . Intended or no t tha t i s th e result . Thi s wil l mak

e these permit s mor

e complicate d an

d costly fo r

th e source s a s wel l a s DEP . Complicatin g Titl e V permit s i s simpl y no t wha t th e Departmen

tneeds . Th e curren t permittin g i s year

s behin d th

e origina l deadlin

e an d th e progra m nationall y ha

s bee n mire di n bureaucrac

y almos t since it s inception . A.I.M . urge s DE P t o tak e specia l notic e a s to th e effec t these regulator

y changes woul dhave o n othe r programs , an

d rationaliz e an

y negativ e an

d unproductiv e impacts . A.I.M . woul dals o lik e to secon d th e remainde

r o f Polaroi d Corporation s comment s whic h represen

t vali dacros s th

e boar d observation s an

d suggestion s applicabl e t o th e progra moveral l an

d al l facilities . Shoul d yo u hav

e an y question s pleas e d

o not hesitat e t o contac

t m e a t 617-262-1180 . Sincerel y yours , Rober t A . Rio , Esq . Vic e Presiden

t Environmenta

l Program s