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CORPORATIO N "" IV-C- 8

7 Januar y

198 7

Dr . Joh nE . Pinkerto n Ai r Qualit y

Progra m Manage r Nationa l Counci l o f th e Pape r Industr y Fo r Ai r an

dStea m Improvement , Inc . 26 0 Madiso nAvenu e Ne w York , Ne w

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Subjects : (1 ) Populatio no f Industria l Combinatio nBoiler s i n Regio nV I

(2 ) Populatio nGrowt hProjection s Fo r Smal l Wood-Fire d an d Combinatio nBoiler s

Dea r John ,
Thi s lette r follows-u p ou r telephon e conversatio no f Decembe r 22 , 198 6 an drespond s t o you r reques t fo r writte ncorrespondence . In tha t conversation , I indicate dt o yo utha t EP A i s activel y

considerin g th e comment s whic hyo usubmitte dt o Ms . Diann e Byrn e o f EPA i n you r lette r o f Augus t 14 , 1986 . In you r letter , yo u suggeste d tha t th e distributio no f projecte dne w

industria l mixe dfuel-fire d (i.e. , combination ) boiler s be shifte dtowar dth e souther nU.S. , namely , Region s I V an d VI . Yo u cite d number s fo r ne w

combinatio nboiler s installe dbetwee n198 0 an d 198 4 i n Region s I , V , an dX , bu t di dno t provid e number s fo r Region s I V an d VI . W e ar e requestin g tha t yo uprovid e EP A wit hthi s informatio nt o guid e th e supplementa l analyse s tha t Radia nCorporatio ni s conductin g unde r EPA' s direction . In additio nt o th e numbe r o f industria l combinatio nboiler s in Region s I

V an dVI , ou r analyse s woul d b e enhance d i f yo u coul d als o provid e informatio non th e distributio no f thes e boiler s wit hrespec t t o hea t inpu t capacit y (i.e. , size ) an

d th e mixtur e proportion s o f woo d an d fossi l fuels . Ona separat e bu t relate d subject , yo u ar e n o doub t awar e tha t EPA i s currentl y

evaluatin g PM , N O , an dS0 2 standard s fo r boiler s wit hhea t inpu t capacitie s below

10 0 millio nBtu/hr , referre d t o a s th e Smal l Boile r standard . A s wit hth e Industria l Boile r standards , EPA wil l projec t th e populatio no f ne w boiler s expecte di n th e Smal l Boile r sourc e category . Specifically , EP A wil l projec t th e numbe r an ddistributio no f ne w

smal l boiler s t o b e installe d i nth e 5-yea r perio do f 198 9 throug h1993 . W e ar e requestin g a t thi s tim e an y dat a o r informatio ntha t yo u ma y hav e an dar e willin g t o shar e wit hEPA tha t woul dguid e th e Agency' s projection s fo r ne w wood-fire d an

d combinatio nsmal l boiler s expecte dt o b e installe d in thi s tim e period . Thi s informatio nwoul d include , bu t no t b e limite dto , recen t sale s dat a o r you r ow nprojection s fo r ne w wood-fire dan

dcombinatio nsmal l boilers . In addition , an y informatio no r opinion s yo uma y

hav e on recen t trend s an d development s i n thi s sourc e categor y woul dbe appreciate d an dconsidered .

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T o b e mos t useful , th e requeste d Informatio nfo r bot hRegion s I V an d V I Industria l boiler s an

d smal l boiler s shoul d b e transmitte d directl y eithe r t o Diann e Byrn e a t EPA

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y Januar y 23 , 1987 . Thi s ca nb e don e eithe r b y lette r o r b

y telephon e wit ha follow-u p letter . I f yo u hav e an

y question s regardin g thes e requests , pleas e d o no t hesitat e t o call . I' d lik e t o than k yo u i nadvanc e fo r you r cooperatio nan d interes t i nthes e matters .

Your s very truly ,

Edwar d F . Aul , Jr. , P.E . Projec t Directo r

cc : Fre d Porter , EPA/SD B Diann e Byrne , EPA/SD B Davi d White , Radia n Industria l Boiler/S0 ? Docke t Smal l Boile r Docke t