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Mr . Rober t

G . Burnle y Directo r Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y Commonwealth o f

Virgini a P.O . Bo x 1000 9 Richmond , V A ,23240 . . 

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Dea r Mr . Burnley : Than k yo u for th e .Virgini aDepartmen t o f Environmenta l Quality' s (VADEQ ) Augus t 20 , 200 1 "Flexibl e Preventio n o f Significan t

Deterioratio n (PSD ) Applicability " projec t proposal . A s yo u know , th e Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y (EPA) , Regio n II I i n conjunctio n wit h EP A Headquarters , ha s worke dclosel y wit h you r staf f t o evaluat e th e feasibilit y o f modifyin g specifi c aspect s o f th e PS D permittin g progra ma s requeste di n you r projec t proposal . Regio n II I appreciate s VADEQ' s commitmen t t o environmenta l innovatio n an dth e opportunit y t o wor k togethe r o n importan t

environmenta l issues . However , give n recen t development s wit h regar d t o EPA' s nationa l Ne w Sourc e Revie w (NSR ) reformactivitie s an dbasedupo n th e recommendation s o f

th e EP A an dVADE Q staff , I sugges t

tha t postponemen t

o f furthe r projec t developmen t

woul dbes t

serv e ou r

mutua l interest s a t

thi s time . I a msur e yo u ar e awar e o f EPA' s previousl y propose drevision s t o th e NS Ran dPS D requirement s unde r

th e Clea n Ai r

Ac t (6 1 F R38250) . Throug h th e propose drevisions , EP A sough t t o simplif

y an dstreamlin e th e PS D an dNS RProgram . On e revision , th e "Clea n Unit " test , althoug h not

identical , i s simila r

i n concep t

t o VADEQ' s Flexibl e PS D Applicabilit y proposal . Lik e th e VADE Q proposal , th e Clean Uni t tes t set s forth contro l technolog y criteri a whic h whe n met , ma

y exemp t asourc e fro mcertai n NS Rpermittin g requirements . Du e t o th e similar natur e o f VADEQ' s proposa l wit h th e federa l Clea n Uni t tes t currentl y unde r consideratio n b y EPA , I believ e tha t circumstance s warran t

th e postponemen t

o f projec t development . B y postponin g consideratio n o f th e projec t

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nationa l progra mdirectio n i s established , VADE Q ma y b e certai n tha t an y change s mad e t o th e Commonwealth' s progra m ar e consisten t

with any change s mad e t o th e nationa l program . Onc e again , I woul dlik e t o acknowledg e VADEQ' s leadershi p rol e i n th e EPA

Environmenta l Counci l o f State s Agreement . Furthermore , Regio n II I wil l monito r th e progres s



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