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EP A AI R DOCKE T 

### Mr . Dwigh

t K.Wylie,P.E . Chief , Ai r Divisio n Mississippi Departmen

t o f Environmenta

l Qualit y Pos t Offic e Box 1038 5 Jackson , Mississipp i 3928 9 Dea r Mr . Wylie : Thi s i s i n respons e t o your

lette r to Mr . Bo b Perciasep e o f

July 16,1999 , in whic

h you expressed th e Stat

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

d othe r stakeholder s which provide d recommendation s fo r how to resolv e th e remainin g NS R issues . Yo u encourage d th e EP

A t o allo w additiona

l time to full y develop an

d evaluat e th e concept s outline d in 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 remai n 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 remainin g issues . A

t th e same time , w e recogniz e th e nee d t o balanc e th e time demand s o f reopening th e dialogu e wit h th e need to sta

y on track and reac h closur

e withi n th e coming months . Yo

u ma y b e please d t o kno w 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 Ai r Pollutio n Contro l Official s (ALAPCO) , t o allow fo r a n additiona

l opportunit

y fo r dialogue . Th

e result s o f

thes e discussion s will hel

p infor mou r senior managemen

t a s fina l decision s ar

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

r i n late Augus t

and September . I truly appreciat

e th e Stat e o f Mississippi' s continue d interes t i n 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 throughou

t it s development . W

e ar e makin g ever

y possibl e effor

t t o understan d an

d conside r al l stakeholde

r perspective s prio r

to issuin g fina

l regulations . Sincerely ,

Joh n S . Seit z Directo r Offic e o f Ai r 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 7 I Recycled/Recyclabl e •Printe d wit h Vegetabl e O U Base d Ink

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MISSISSIPP I DEPARTMEN T O F ENVIRONMENTA L QUALIT Y Jame s I . Palmer , Jr. , Executiv e Directo r 

### July 16 , 199 9

Mr . Bo b Perciasep e U . S . Environmenta

l Protectio n Agency 40 1 M Street

SW Mai l Cod e 610 1 Washington , D C 2046 0 Dea r Mr . Perciasepe : Th e Mississipp i Departmen t of Environmenta

l Qualit y (MDEQ) , Air

Divisio n i s takin g thi s opportunit y to commen

t o n propose d change s to th e Ne w Sourc e Review (NSR

) regulations . W e concur

tha t ttie curren t systemneed s simplification tha t provide s affecte

d partie s wit

h timeliness , certainty , an d flexibility , whil e ensurin g th e protectio n of th e environment . *• Th e NS R progra

mi s considere d to b e th e singl e mos t complicate d regulator

y program administere d under

th e Clea n Ai r Act . » • Th e PS D progra

mi s widel y acknowledge d t o b e broken .

• Evidenc e of

how the progra

mi s broke n ca

n b e foun d in th e confusion an d uncertainl y about it s implementatio n b y bot

h state s an d industry . Much o

f thi s confusion stem s fro

mth e ver y fact tha t th e guidanc e document s interpretin g the actua l regulation s tota

l more tha n 4,00 0 pages . *• Th e PS D progra

mimpede s conventiona

l an d innovativ e approache s t o improvin g processes , an d ofte n actually forestall s attempt s to enhanc e environmenta l performance . *• Conflictin g an

d unpublicize d guidanc e fro mdifferen t EP A office s ha s lef

t state s uncertai n i n thei r attempt s to determin e NS R applicability . Inconsistence s exist s in th e area s o f aggregation ; routin e maintenanc e repair an d replacement ; actua

l to actua l accounting ; and debottlenecking . W e hav e monitore d the NS R refor mproces s includin g th e recen t proposal s fro

mindustria

l stakeholders . W

e believ e tha

t each o f m e thre e NS R refor

mproposal s ha s considerabl e potentia l t o simplif y th e NS R regulations . W

e encourag e the Unite d State s Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y (USEPA ) t o conside

r each o f thes e proposal s in th e NS R refor meffor t to allo w furthe

r detail s of thes e proposal s to b e developed . W e woul d lik e to offe r the followin

g comment s o n th e NS R refor m proposals . 

# ¥ OFFIC E O F POLLUTIO N CONTRO L P.O . Bo x 1038 5 Jackson , M S 39289.038 5 Phon e 601.961.517 1 Fa x 601.354.661 2P. 6

Mr . Bo b Perciasep e Pag e 2 July 16 , 199 9 W e believ e tha

testablishin g "presumptiv e BACT " fo r mos tsourc e categorie s wil l greatl y simplif y th e NS Rrevie w process , regardles s o f whic h refor

m proposal i s implemented . Th e uncertaint y associate d wit h th e "moving target " o f th e technolog y determinatio n create s th e larges tamoun to f negotiation s an

d delay s during th e permi trevie w process . Th e Us e o f presumptiv e BAC T woul d provid e a fir m foundatio n fro m whic h negotiation s coul d proceed . Applicabilit

y t o NS Ri s i n dir e nee d o f change . Th e issu e o f

firstimportanc e witt

i respec tt o NS R applicabilit

y criteri a i s th e emissio n compariso n tes tuse d i n th e definitio n o f a "majo r modification " tha ttrigger s NS Rrequirement s fo r existin g sources . In Attachmen t3 , Paragrap h B.S . o f

th e June 4 , 1999 , STAPP

A an d ALAPC O letter , on e o f di e recommende d change s t o di e Comple x Manufacturin g Proposal i s t o "retai

n actual-to-potentia

l tes tfo r modifications" . W e urg e EP A t o eliminate di e actual to-potential emissio n compariso n tes tfo r NS Rapplicabilit y t o existin g sources .
» Th e actual-to-potentia l tes tcompare s actua

l annua l averag e emission s o f

a pollutantdurin g th e mos trecent(o r othe r mor e representative ) tw o yea r perio d t o di e maximu m potential annua l averag e emissions , assumin g constantoperatio n a t100 % maximu m capacit y 2 4 hours a day , 5 2 week s a year . Th e actual-to-potentia l tes ti s no treall y a "test " becaus e virtuall y ever y sourc e ma ti s required t o tak e iti s guaranteed t o fail .

• Actua

l annua l emission s ar

e notdirectl y measure d fo r an y buta ver y fe w source s an d pollutants . Actual annua

l emission s ar

e almos tneve r constantfrom yea r t o year , an d vary fo r a multitud e o f

reason s ma

tbear n o rationa

l relationshi p t o triggerin g NS Rapplicability .

• Th e actual-to-potentia l tes ti s a todd s wit h th e methodolog y use d t o se temissio n limit s unde r th e Clea n Ai r Act . Th e norma l assumptio n in . settin g Stat e Implementatio n Pla n (SIP ) limit s an d preconstructio n permi tlimits i s tha ta sourc e wil l emi ta

tits maximu m capabilit

y constantly , unles s there i s a n inherentphysical o r operationa l desig n constrainto n th e abilit y t o d o so , o r a n enforceabl e restrictio n o n maximu m operatin g levels . Finally , w e believ e di e stakeholde r discussion s ove r th e pas tseveral mondi s hav e bee n productive . W e commen d EP

A fo r initiatin g mi s proces s an d encourag e th e agenc y t o provid e additiona l tim e t o allo w fo r th e refinemento f

thes e concepts . Mor e importantl y w e strongl y encourag e EP A t o continu e t o involv e all stakeholder s i n thi s process . Ver y truly yours ,



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