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### Ms . Lis aJ . Thorvi g Deput y Commissione

r Minnesot aPollutio n Contro l Agenc

y 52 0 Lafayett e Roa d Sain t Paul , Minnesota55155-419 4 Dea r Ms . Thorvig : Thi s i s i n respons e to you

r lette r t o Mr . Rober

t Perciasep e o f

July 12,1999 , in which you expressed th e Stat

e o f Minnesota' s view s on th e Ne w Sourc e Revie w (NSR) Refor mproject . A s you r lette r indicated , th e U.S . Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y (EPA ) recently receive d proposal s fromvariou s industr y group s an

d othe r stakeholder s whic h provide d recommendation s fo r ho w to resolv e th e remainin g NS Rissues . Yo u encourage d th e EP

A t o allo w additiona

l time t o full y develo p an d evaluat e th e concept s outline d i n th e stakeholde r proposals . W e ar e carefull y reviewin g an

d considerin g th e recently submitte d proposals , an d w e remain ver y committe d t o a

n appropriat

e exchang e o f

idea s an d t o reachin g workabl e solution s o n the remaining issues . A

t th e sam e time , w e recogniz e th e need to balanc e th e tim e demand s of reopenin g the dialogu e wit h th e need t o sta

y on track an d reac h closur

e withi n th e coming months . Yo

u ma y b e please d t o know tha

t w e ar e schedulin g meeting s wit

h representative s from the majo r stakeholde

r groups , includin g th e Stat

e an d Territoria

l Air Pollutio n Progra

m Administrator s (STAPPA ) an d Associatio n o f

Loca l Air Pollutio n Contro l Official s (ALAPCO) , t o allo w fo r a n additiona

l opportunit

y fo r dialogue . Th

e result s o f

thes e discussion s will help infor mou r senior managemen

t a s fina l decision s are mad

e o n thi s rulemaking . Thes e meeting s ar e projected to occu

r i n lat e Augus t an d September . I truly appreciat

e th e Stat e o f Minnesota' s continue d interes t in thi s importan

t environmenta

l rulemaking , an

d th e tim e tha t you hav e investe d towar

d offerin g idea s throughout it s development . We are makin g ever y possibl e effor

t t o understan d an

d conside r al l stakeholde

r perspective s prior

t o issuin g fina

l regulations . 

# f 1 Sincerely , \A Joh n S . Seitz Director Offic e o f Air Qualit y Plannin g an d Standard s USEPA:OAQPS:ITPID:IIG:DSvensgaard:ythorpe:919-541-2380:MD-12:8/3/9 9 CONTRO L NO . OAR-990094 5 Recycled/Recyclabl e • Printe d wit h Vegetabl e O D Base d Ink

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# Minnesota Pollutio n Contro l Agenc y

July 12,199 9

Mr . Rober t Perciasep e 610 1 Office o f Ai r an d Radiatio n U.S . Environmenta

l Protectio n Agenc y 40 1 M Street , Southwes t Washington , D.C . 2046 0 RE : New Sourc e Revie

w Refor m Dea r Mr . Perciasepe : Th e Minnesot

aPollutio n Contro l Agenc y (MPCA) desire s t o presen t yo u som e o f it s view s o

n New Sourc e Revie

w Reform . Thes e view s supplemen t th e Jun e 4,1999 , letter

tha t STAPP A an d ALAPC O sen

t t o Joh n Seit z o f di e Environmenta

l Protectio n Agenc y (EPA) . W e suppor t arefor mo f th e existin g New Sourc e Review program . Th e wor k performed b y variou s stakeholder s ove

r th e las t fe w month s encourage s us . Element s o f each o f th e thre e industr y proposal s provide abasi s fo r ou r hop e tha t amor e simple , mor

e timely , an

d mor e certai n ne w sourc e review (NSR

) progra mca n b e developed . W e urg e the EP

A t o recogniz e tiie progres s tha t th e stakeholde

r group s hav e mad

e an d giv e me proces s mor

e time . Tha

t will allo w th e detail s o f

eac h o f thes e stra w proposal s t o b e worke d out . I f instead , th e EP

A move s to o quickly t o rulemaking , w e ma y al l los e a n opportunit

y t o create a bette r regulator y system . One specifi c aspect

o f th e complex manufacturing proposa l deserve s specia

l mention . For existin g unit s tha

t ar e modified , w e suppor

t amov e awa

y fromth e curren

t "futur e potentia l t o pas t actual " comparison towar

d acompariso n o f

maximu mhourly emissio n rates . The current methodology : • Increase s the creatio n o f "syntheti c minor " limits . I n mi s typ e o f

situation , aphysica

l chang e cause s n o increas e i n it s emissio n rate or

it s emissions . However , us e o f th e curren t methodology lead s th e compan y t o reques t

asyntheti c minor

limit . Thi s create s no environmenta

l benefit , but

delay s th e project . • Inhibit s environmentally-beneficia l projects . I

n tiiese cases , aphysica

l chang e reduce s emissions . Sinc e th e modified unit i s no t use d 8760 hour s pe

r year , however , th e current methodology indicate s tha

t th e chang e i s amajo

r modification . Thi s determinatio n greatl y increase s the regulator

y burden . Thus , th e projec t propose r ma y abandon th e project , rathe

r tha n demonstrat

e tha t th e proposed technolog y i s bes t availabl e contro l technology (BACT) o

r instea d o f acceptin g alimit

o n operations . Th e proposed chang e t o acompariso n o f maximu mhourly emissio n rate s i s asignifican t progra m revision . I t need s t o b e mad

e a s par t o f atransformatio n o f

th e entir e program . The transformation of

di e progra mwould als o include : ^_^ 52 0 Lafayett e Rd . N. ; St . Paul , M N 55155-4194 ; (612 ) 296-630 0 (Voice) ; (612 ) 282-533 2 (TTY) -— •

Regiona l Offices : Dulut h • Brainer d • Detroi t Lake s • Marshal l • Rocheste r Equa l Opportunit

y Employe r • Printe d o n recycle d pape r containin g a t leas t 20 % fiber s fro m pape r recycle d b y consumers .P. 5

Mr . Rober t Perciasep e •Page 2 July 12,199 9

• Eliminatin g netting . Eliminatin g nettin g will increas e th e pac e a t whic h companie s instal l goo d control s o

n new emissio n unit s and , whe n maximu mhourl y emission s increase , o n modified units . • Crafting an

d implementin g a"backstop " program . A t som e point durin g it s Usefu

l life , ever y emissio n uni t

should b e well-controlled . Designin g suc h aprogra mwil l b e difficult , but

di e utilit y proposa l present s aframewor

k fo r discussin g i t

amon g th e stakeholders . • Increasin g resource s fo r th e BACT/lowes t

achievabl e emission s rate Clearinghouse . Thi s woul d include th e possibl e developmen t o f "presumptive " BAC T requirements . Th e technolog y transfe

r function s o f

the NS Rprogra

mshoul d stimulat

e th e creatio n o f new , mor e environmentally soun d technologies . The current metho d i s greatl y flawed , an d need s improvement . • Continuin g stat

e an d loca l minor NS Rprogram s ma

t requir e suitabl e control s t o mee

t stat e an d loca l needs . • Providin g appropriat

e ambien t ai r qualit y protections . I n case s in whic h th e change s f mad e t o existin g unit s migh

t adversely affec

t di e loca l o r regiona l ai r quality , safeguard s mus t b e put i n plac e t o protec t

huma n healt h an d th e environment . • Developin g acentra

l "informatio n warehouse " tha t woul d contai n al l o f

EPA' s New Sourc e Review guidance . • Crafting amean s t o ensur e tha t significan t "debottlenecking " investment s lea d t o th e installatio n o f

goo d controls . I n summary , th e MPC

A support s reformin g di e NS Rprogram . W e believ e tha

t di e EP A an d m e stakeholder s ca

n wor k togethe r t o craf t arevamped progra

mma t i s simpler , more timely , an d mor e certain . Thi s outcom

e become s unlikely if

di e fruit s o f

recent effort s ar e discarded . W

e urg e th e EP

A t o allo t adequat e time an d resource s t o completin g mi s endeavor . Than k you . Sincerely , Lis aJ . Thorvi g ^ Deput y Commissione

r Minnesot aPollutio n Contro l Agenc y LJT/JDT:lm

g cc : Davi d Thornton , Polic y an

d Plannin g Divisio n Dic k Cordes , Polic y an

d Plannin g Divisio n Peggy Bartz , Metro Distric t 

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