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Honorabl e Rober t C . Byr d Chairman , Subcommitte e o n Interio r an d Relate d Agencie s Committe e o n Appropriation s Unite d States.Senat e Washington , D.C . 2051 0 Dea r Mr . Chairman : 

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I a mwritin g i n repl yt o you r Novembe r 20 , IJOJ .stte r t o Presiden t Bush , regardin g you r concer n tha t ne wsourc e ai r qualit yrequirement s ma ycreat e regulator ydisincentive s t o source s wantin g t o conduc t Clea n Coa l Technology(CCT ) demonstratio n projects . Le t m e assur e yo u tha t EP Aremain s committe d t o th e CC T Programbecaus e o f it s potentia l t o increas e th e efficienc yand lowe r th e emission s and cost s o f burnin g coal , a n abundan t U.S . energ ysource . I regre t th e delayi n respondin g t o you r letter . Man yissue s neede d t o b e addressed , an d som e ar e stil l bein g addresse d a s quickl ya s possible . O n Februar y15 , 1990 , I me t wit h Deput yUnde r Secretaryo f Policy , Plannin g an d Analysi s Lind a Stunt z o f th e Departmen t o f Energy(DOE ) t o tryt o resolv e treatmen t o f CC T project s unde r th e curren t Clea n Ai r Ac t and EP Aregulations . Severa l comple x issue s stil l nee d t o b e addressed . EP Aand DO E ar e workin g closel ytogethe r t o expeditiousl yresolv e thes e issues . EP Ai s draftin g a n interpretativ e rulin g t o addres s EPA' s ai r qualit yrevie wo f CC T projects . I hav e aske d m ystaf f t o draf t thi s rulin g an d publis h i t i n th e Federa l Registe r a s soo n a s possible . Althoug h issuin g a n interpretativ e rulin g i s no t a s tim e consumin g a s promulgatin g a legislativ e regulation , i t stil l require s severa l stage s o f revie wwithi n EP Aan d byothe r federa l agencies . T o ensur e issuanc e a s soo n a s possible , w e ar e expeditin g th e revie wproces s and expec t t o issu e th e rulin g thi s spring .

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A s yo u poin t out , the proposed CleanAi r Ac t amendment s provide additiona l provision s t o encourag e the us e o f clea ncoa l technologie s o

na permanen t basis . I suppor t thos e provision s an d shoul d als o ad

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r ne w sourc e regulation s do provide specia l treatmen t for innovativ e contro l technologie s i ncertai n instances . Thes e regulation s ma y b e helpfu l t o participant s i n CC T repowerin

g projects . EPA i s committed t o the CC T Progra m an d wil l do everythin g possibl e t o encourag e source s t o participat e i nthe program . I hop e tha t thi s lette r clarifie s EPA' s intentions . I loo k forwar

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m an d o nth e CleanAi r Ac t amendments . Sincerely , Willia m ^3 . Rosenber g Assistan t Administrato r for Ai r an

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