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1' J Honorabl e Rober t J . Kerre y:,l u" Unite d State s Senat e Washington , D C 2051 0 Dea r Senato r Kerrey : Thi s i s i n respons e t o you r Augus t 12 , 199 3 lette r t o ou r Congressiona l Liaiso n Offic e o n behal f o f you r constituent , Mr . John Campbell , Ag Processing Inc. , Omaha , Nebraska , regarding th e Clea n Ai r Act' s (Act's ) ai r permittin g proces s fo r plan t expansions , modifications , an d ne wconstruction
. Th e requirement s fo r preconstructio n revie wo f majo r source s o f ai r pollutio n unde r th e Act , including plan t modifications , ar e se t fort hunde r th e ne wsourc e revie w(NSR ) rule s oversee n b yth e Offic e o f Ai r Qualit yPlanning and Standards . Th e concern s Mr . Campbel l note s regardin g th e time an d resource s necessaryt o compl ywit hth e NS R permittin g requirements , an

d th e possibl e inequitie s o f thes e requirements , hav e previousl ybee n raise d t o th e Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y(EPA ) b

yothe r industryrepresentatives
. I n response , a yea r ag o EPAinitiate d a n effor t t o addres s thes e specifi c concern s b

yholdin g a serie s o f publi c workshop s t o gathe r idea s fo r streamlinin g and simplifying th e NS R permittin g process . A numbe r o f idea s raise d a t thes e workshop s ar e no wunde r consideratio n b

yth e NS R ReformSubcommitte e (Subcommittee ) t o th e Clea n Ai r Ac t AdvisoryCommitte e (Committee)
. Th e Committe e wa s establishe d b

yEPAt o provid e independen t advic e an d counse l t o EPAo n implementing th e 199 0 Amendments . Th e specifi c goa l o f th e Subcommitte e i s t o generat e propose d recommendations , t o b e forwarde d t o EPAthroughth e ful l Committee , o n ho wt o improv e th e NS R permittin g process . Bot hth e workshop s an d th e Subcommitte e involv e participatio n b yindustry , Stat e an d loca l ai r pollutio n contro l agencies , environmenta l groups , an d Federa l agencie s suc ha s th e Nationa l Par k Service
. T o date , EPA' s effort s t o involv e variou s divers e group s i n identifying NS R issue s an

d suggesting way s t o simplif yth e proces s hav e bee n wel l received
.Base d o n th e recommendation s o f th e Subcommittee , a s

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d forwarde d t o EPAb yth e ful l Committee , EPAplan s t o propos e NS R rul e change s withi n th e nex t year . I n th e interim , EPAi s workin g wit hStat e and loca l permittin g agencie s and permi t applicant s t o addres s issue s tha t mayaris e during th e permi t proces s t o ensur e th e timel yprocessing o f permi t applications
. Th e Subcommitte e i s expecte d t o consider , a t it s nex t meeting , some o f th e specifi c issue s Mr . Campbel l raise d concerning NS R applicabilit yt o modifications , including procedure s fo r determinin g a source' s emission s baseline
. Thi s meetin g i s schedule d fo r Septembe r 27-28 , 1993 , i n Durham , Nort h Carolina
. Th e meetin g i s ope n t o th e public , a s ar e al l Subcommitte e meetings
. Fo r you r information , enclose d i s a copy o f th e Federa l Registe r notic e announcin g th e meeting
. I appreciat e thi s opportunit yt o b e o f servic e an d trus t tha t thi s informatio n wil l b e helpfu l t o you .

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6560-5 0 U.S . ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONAGENC Y [FRL ] Ne wSourc e Revie wRefor mSubcommitte e

AGENCY : Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y(EPA) . ACTION : Notic e o f publi c meeting
. SUMMARY : O n Jul y7 , 1993 , th e EPAgav e notic e o f th e establishmen t o f th e Ne wSourc e Revie w(NSR ) ReformSubcommitte e (Subcommittee ) (5 8 F R 36407 ) unde r th e auspice s o f th e Clea n Ai r Ac t Advisor yCommitte e (5 5 F R 46993 ) whic hwa s establishe d pursuan t t o th e Federa l Advisor yCommitte e Ac t ( 5 U.S.C . app I) . Th e Subcommittee' s purpos e i s t o provid e independen t advic e an d
counse l t o th e EPAo n polic yan d technica l issue s associate d wit h reformin g th e NS R rules . OPE NMEETINGDATE : Notic e i s hereb ygive n tha t th e Subcommitte e wil l hol d an ope n meeting o n Septembe r 27-28 , 1993 , fro m8 a.m . t o 5 p.m. , a t th e Sherato n Universit yCenter , 280 0 Middleto n Avenue , Durham , Nort hCarolin a 27705 , telephon e (919 ) 383-8575 , telefa x(919 ) 383-8495 . Du e t o th e siz e o f th e meetin g room , seatin g i s limite d t o approximatel y10 0 individual s an d wil l b e mad e availabl e o n a firs t come , firs t serv e basis
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2 Th e Subcommitte e wil l addres s NS Rapplicability-related issue s a t thi s meeting . I naddition , the NS RRefor m Subcommitte e wil l revie

w draf t option s an

drecommendation s developedb y subgroup s o

nspecifi c area s regarding Clas s I are a impact s an d bes t availabl e contro l technology . INSPECTIONO F COMMITTE E DOCUMENTS : Document s relatin g t o th e abov e note d topic s wil l b e publicl yavailabl e a t th e meeting
. Thereafter , thes e documents , togethe r wit hth e transcrip t an d
summaryo f th e Subcommittee' s meeting , wil l b e availabl e fo r publi c inspectio n i n EPAAi r Docke t No . A-90-37 . Th e docke t i s availabl e fo r publi c inspectio n and copyin g betwee n 8:3 0 a.m . t o 1 2 noo n an

d 1:3 0 t o 3:3 0 p.m. , weekdays , a t EPA' s Ai r Docke t (LE-131) , RoomM-1500 , 40 1 MStreet , SW , Washington , D C 20460 . Areasonabl e fe e mayb e charge d fo r copying
. Th e transcrip t an

d summarywil l als o b e availabl e t o th e publi c throughEPA' s Office'o f Ai r Qualit yPlannin g an d Standards ' (OAQPS ) TechnologyTransfe r Networ k (TTN ) electroni c bulleti n board . Fo r assistanc e i n accessin g th e OAQP S TTN , contac t th e system s operato r a t (919 ) 541-538 4 i n Researc h Triangl e Park , Nort hCarolin a durin g norma l busines s hours . FOR FURTHE R INFORMATION : Fo r question s concernin g th e Subcommitte e o r it s activities , pleas e contac t Mr . Davi d Solomon ,P. 6

*^i£-3" * Designate d Federa l Officia l t o th e Subcommittee , a t (919 ) 541-5375 , telefa x(919 ) 541-5509 , o r b ymai l a t U.S . EPA , OAQPS , Ai r Qualit yManagemen t Divisio n (MD-15) , Researc hTriangl e Park , Nort hCarolin a 27711 . 

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