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### MA R3 | 199 9 OFFIC E O F AI R QUALIT

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EP A AI R DOCKET Than k yo u fo r your Februar y 17,199 9 letter

tha t outline s asuggeste dproces s fo r developing th e criteri afo

r plant wide apphcabiht

y limit s (PAL) a s amechanis mfo r source s t o mak e change s a

t a n existin g facilit

y without triggerin g ne

w sourc e revie w (NSR)
. You r letter suggest s ameetin g tak

e plac e between industr

y stakeholder s andEP

A i n early March , followed b y a n industr y an dnon-EP A stakeholde

r meetin g in mid-Apri l followedb y another EPA

- . Stakeholde r meetin g in late Apri l to get feedbac k fromEPA
. The goa

l woul db e t o hav e awor

k product b y Ma y 10,1999
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h stakeholders , ther e wa s considerabl e diversit

y among th e proposals
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t b y Februar

y 28 , stakeholder s provid e writte n proposal s tha t addresse dsom

e o f th e ke y issue s identifie do n Februar y 2-3
. T o date , w e hav e receive donly on e written product
. W e greatly appreciat

e you r efforts to develop aconstructiv e proposa l fo r PAL
. I a m willin g t o hav e ameetin g between EP A an dyou r grou p som e tim e i n th e las t

par t o f April , i f yo u hav e awor k produc t tha t woul dhelp u s a s w e hav e furthe r deliberation s o n PAL
. Becaus e o f EPA' s interes t

in movin g forwar

don NS RReform , w e hav e alread y resume dwor

k to produc e a fina l rulemaking , base dlargely o n th e 199 6 proposal , th e 199 8 Notic e o f Availabilit

y an dth e ensuing comment s on each
. W e pla n to promulgat

e th e rulemakin g aroundth e endo f Decembe r 1999 , whic h woul dhav e u s completin g adraf t o f th e Federa

l Register packag e around June
. I f awor k produc t o n th e applicabilit

y issue s ca n b e produce di n atimel y manne r relativ e to ou r schedule , w e wil l tak

e du e consideratio n o f

i t i n promulgatin g th e final rule
. Thi s mean s tha t yo u shouldprovide such informatio n t o u s b y Ma y 21,1999 , s o tha

t w e ca n sta y o n track wit h ou r schedule
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r andwhen th e meetin g wil l b e scheduled
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BY FACSIMILE JohnSeit z Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y Office o f Ai r Qualit y Plaaning.an d Standard s Research Triangle-Park , Nort h Carolin a 2771 1

' Dea r Mr . Seitz : Gornpletiono f PAL/NS RDevelopmen tProces s

A s yo u ar e aware , a tthis recen tEPA publi c meetin g regardin g NS K. reform , presentation s w-er e mad e byi a numbe r o f

companie s tha thav e develope d o r . ar e intereste d i n PA L permite . Thistiette r i e submitte d o a behal f o f DaimlerChrysle rCorporation , Inte l porporation , El i Lill y & Company , an d Merc k . & Compan y an d represen ta aspropo^a l b y thes e companie s t o participat e i n a proces s designe d t o exploEe*possible (component s of a PA L regulator y progra m i n th e NS Rrefor

m context . We recogniz e tha t shareholder s o n NS Kreform . PAL s woul d b e primaril y focuse d EP A ma y engag e i n a dialogu e wit h othe r industr y woul d envision , however , tha t3. discussio n o f in^the proces s bein g propose d here . PiQ-pogef l T«n e EVarftij , Th e Companie s note d abov e recogniz e th e positio n expresse d b y .Assistan tAdministrato r Pereiasej*) ^ a tth e recen tClea n Ai r Advisor y Committe e meetin g tha tNSf

treform deeisionsjmus tb e mad e i n th e nea r term . Accordingly , th e Companie s ar e comniitte d t o completin g thi s proposa l i n a n expeditiou s manner . Th e Companie s believ e that , barring.unforesee n circumstances , th e proces s ca n b e complete d n o late r tha n May 10 , 1999 . Th e Companie s woul d 

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propos e t o us e th e followin g chec k point s t o assur e tha tprogres s is . bein g mad e towar d identificatio n an d resolutio n of issue s surroundin g PAL/NS Rreform . Initia l Meetin g Wit

h EP A Th e Companie s woul d propos e a n initia l meetin g wit h EP A betwee n Marc h 1 an d 3 t o discus s issue s an d alternative s surroundin g

. PA L implementation . A s yo u know , th e P.A L presentation s a tth e recen tEP A publi c meetin g identifie d th e nee d fo r a PA L proces s t o recogniz e difference s amon g variou s type s of

manufacturin g facilitie s tha tutiliz e a PAL . Thus , th e meetin g wit h EP A woul d utiliz e th e presentation s o f DaimlerChrysler , Intel , an d Lill y a s th e startin g poin tfor discussio n of issue s an d possibl e alternatives. . ' , •

Meetin g Wit h Non-EPA Intereste d Parties . * •

Betwee n ou r EPA meetin g an d Marc h 22,1999 , th e Companie s wil l discus s wit h stat e an d environmenta l group s thei r perspectiv e o n th e overal l PA L concepts . Th e Companie s woul d expec tt o obtai n from thes e discussion s a greate r understandin g of area s o f commonalit y an d possibl e differences .

Reportt o EPA Regardin g Ope n Issues . Durin g th e wee k o f

Apri l 19,1999 , th e Companie s pla n t o provid e EP A wit h a summar y of th e area s o f

commonality an d ope n issues , i f any , wit h respec tt o PAL/NS Rrefor m concepts . A ttha ttime, th e Companie s woul d b e prepare d t o mee twit h EPA agai n t o determin e i f th e Agenc y felt tha tan y furthe r proces s step s woul d b e usefu l i n addressin g ope n issues .

A tth e conclusio n o f

tji e foregoin g meeting , th e Companie s woul d propos e preparin g a pape r b y n o late r tha n Ma y 10,1999 , summarizin g th e issue s an d alternative s tha thav e bee n discusse d a s wel l a s an y remainin g ope n issue s an d submi tt o EPA recommendation s fo r resolvin g thes e issues .

Th e Companie s ver y muc h appreciat e th e Agency' s commitmen t t o NS Rreform approache s tha tinclud e PA L regulator y refor m an d loo k forwar d t o bein g abl e t

Q work wit h yo u an d you r staf f i n thi s regard .

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### Joh n Seitz Februar y 17,199 9 Pag e 8 Followin g you r Tevia

w o f thi s letter , pleas e d

o no thesitat e t o contac tzn e an d w e can hopefully arrange fo r aa a initia l meetin g betwee n th e Companie s an d EPA . JL 5



### Bes tregards . Sincerely ,
Patrick M . Rahe r for DaimlerChrysle r Corporation El i Lill y & Compan

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