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# k-°lo-Zl Iff-c-2. 1 UNITE D STATES ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTIO N AGENC Y WASHINGTON . D.C . 2046 0
AU G 2 7 1999 OFFIC E O F AI R AN D RADIATIO N Honorabl e Ma

x Clelan d Unite d State s Senat

e Washington , D C 20510-200 3 Dea r Senator Cleland : Than k yo u fo r your lette r o f Augus t 6,1999 , i n suppor

t o f ou r efforts t o simplif

y an d streamlin e th e new sourc e review (NSR ) program . You highlighte d th e considerabl e energ y tha t al l th e stakeholder s hav e recentl y investe d in craftin g proposal s tha t see k to reduc e th e complexit y an d uncertaint

y of th e NS R program . Yo u encourage d u s t o continu e th e dialogu e wit h th e participatin g stakeholde r group s unti l w e reac h aconsensu s o n th e provision s a t issue . W e hav e mad

e aspecia l effor t ove r th e pas t yea r t o see k furthe r inpu t fromall stakeholder s on ne w approache s tha t wil l help achiev e ou

r goal s o f providin g mor

e flexibilit y fo r industry , streamlinin g th e permittin g proces s where possible , whil e preservin g th e environmenta l protectio n calle d fo

r b y th e Clea

n Ai r Ac t Th e meeting s wit

h stakeholder s i n Augus t

hav e been constructive , and w e believ e th e follow-u p meeting s wil l enabl e u s t o com e t o awidel

y accepted set o f progra mreforms . Base

d o n th e recent

progress , w e expec t

t o hav e resolutio n on mos t issue s b y late fall . W

e ar e als o investigatin g alonger ter msolution , sector-base d approache s fo r industria l groups , such a s utilities , tha t hav e simila

r manufacturin g and emission s characteristics . Thi s i s aseparat

e effor t tha t will requir

e furthe r investment

o f time and energy o n th e par t o f stakeholder s a s well a s EP

A staff , but i s likely t o yiel d important dividend s i f

th e lega l an d polic y issue s ca n b e resolved . Again , than

k yo u fo r you r concer n an d comments . I f

I ca n b e o f furthe r service , pleas e do no t hesitate to contac t

me .

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WASHINGTON , D C 20510-100 5 Augus t 6,199 9

Mr . Rober t Perciasep e Assistan t Administrator U.S . Environmenta

l Protectio n Agenc y Offic e o f Air an d Radiatio n 40 1 M Street , SW Washington , D.C . 2046 0 Dea r Assistant Administrator

Perciasepe : I understan d tha

t yo u hav e initiate d adialogu e wit h severa l group s t o develop proposal s t o refor mth e Clea

n Air Act' s Ne w Sourc e Review (NSR ) Program . Th

e State s an d th e regulate d communit y took you r outreac h efforts ver

y seriously an

d investe d agrea

t dea l o f energ y i n developin g th e thre e refor

mproposal s forwarde

d t o you by STAPPA/ALAPC O i n May . You hav e agree d t o hol d on e round o f meeting s wit

h representative s fromth e majo r stakeholde

r group s thi s mont

h t o discus s thes e proposal s befor e you decide i n Septembe

r whethe r t o finaliz e th e propose d revision s t o th e 198 0 rule . I a mconcerne d tha

t onl y one meetin g wit

h eac h of th e stakeholde

r group s wil l b e insufficien t t o thoroughly discus s th e proposal s forwarde d to you and nor

ma y they provid e a

n opportunit y fo r an y ne w idea s generate d fromth e meeting s to b e developed . I strongly urg e yo u to tak e advantag e o f

th e encouragin g NS R proposal s tha t hav e been place d befor

e you an d provide ampl e time to full

y explor e wit h thes e stakeholder s whethe r a n equitabl e refor

mproposa l ca n b e crafted . Finalizin g th e agency' s propose d NS R rul e revision s whil e thes e discussion s ar e underwa y wil l preven

t refor mo f th e progra m- a n endpoin t tha t th e Agenc y an

d th e stakeholder s hav e been searchin g fo

r sinc e th e Federa

l Advisor y Committee wa s convene d o n thi s topi c i n 1991 . Thes e recen

t intens e efforts b y th e stakeholder s to forg e consensu s on NS R refor moffers th e bes t hop e o f solution , particularl y sinc e unilatera l efforts to revis e th e progra mrul e b y th e Agency hav e been repeatedly rejecte d by bot h th e state s an

d th e regulate d community . Thi s curren t refor mattemp t i s a n outstandin g opportunit

y t o avoi d th e contentiou s proceeding s an d litigatio n tha

t hav e characterize d man

y othe r recen t EP A actions . EP A staf f withi n bot

h you r office s o f Ai r Qualit y Plannin g and Standard s an d Enforcemen

t an d Complianc e Assuranc e hav e acknowledged tha t th e NS R progra

mi s in nee d o f reform . Ove

r fou r thousan d page s of

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interpretatio n fromdifferen t office s o f EP A an d th e state s hav e create d aprogra mwit h ver y unclea r obligations . Th e complexitie s o f th e ourren t NS R systemimpos e unnecessar y burden s o n State s and uncertaint

y fo r th e regulate d community . Thi s complexit y stifle s innovatio n an d threaten s th e globa

l competitivenes s o f

th e nation' s manufacturin g sector fo r littl e environmenta

l benefit . I a

mhopefu l tha t publi c recognitio n b y you

r staf f tha t thi s progra

mneed s t o b e fixed and you r prove n leadership wil l lea

d t o avastly improve d NS R program . Mos t respectfully , 

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