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. Gen e Pau l Nationa l Fanner s Organizatio n 52 8 Bill y Sunda y Roa d Suit e 10 0 Ames , Iow a50010-808 7 Dear Mr
. Paul : Than k yo u fo r you r lette r date dMa y 20,2002 , t o Jame s Cannaughto n o f th e Counci l on Environmenta l Quality , i n whic hyo u expresse dconcern s regardin g change s th e Environmental Protectio n Agenc y (EPA ) i s considerin g fo r th e Ne w Sourc e Revie w (NSR ) progra man dit s possibl e impac t

o n th e electricit y supplie s fo r farmers
. I appreciat e you r concern s an dbeliev e the y deserv e seriou s consideration , an dI wan t t o respon dt o th e point s yo u raise dan dt o update yo u o n ou r

NS Refforts
. I n Ma y 2001 , th e EP A initiate darevie w o f th e NS Rprogra mi n respons e t o a recommendatio n fromth e President' s Nationa l Energ y Polic y Developmen t Group
. Th e EPA i s examinin g th e impac t

o f th e NS Rregulations , includin g administrativ e interpretatio n an d implementation , o n investmen t i n ne w utilit y an drefinery generatio n capacity , energ y efficiency , an denvironmenta l protection
. A s part o f thi s process , w e hav e hear dcomment s fromove r 130,00 0 individual s an dorganizations
. A significan t numbe r o f thes e comment s rais e concern s very similar

t o thos e i n you r

lette r abou t ho w th e EPA' s interpretatio n o f th e "routin e maintenance , repair , an dreplacement " exclusio n fromNS Rca n impac t electri c generator s an

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you r member s canno t

affordth e uncertaint y o f servic e an dtha t i f peakin g unit s ar e take n offlin e t o compl y wit hNS Rrequirements , the n yo u hav e a concern tha t

i t wil l affec t

you r acces s to electricity whe n you r member s nee di t

most
. Othe r commenter s ar e very concerne dtha t th e environmenta l improvement s associate dwit hth e NS R progra mno t

b e los t a s w e conside r

way s t o improv e th e program . I assur e yo u w e ar e considerin g thes e comment s fully a s w e mov e forward
. Soo n th e EP A plan s t o repor t t o th e Presiden t o n th e impac t

o f NS Ro n th e thre e area s mentione dabove
. A t tha t time , w e wil l mak

e recommendation s o n whethe r improvement s t o th e NS Rprogra mar e neede dt o provid e more flexibility an dcertaint y whil e ensurin g protectio n o f th e environment
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## RECEIVE D

Jame s Laurenc e Connaughton , Chai r Counci l o n Environmenta l Qualit y 72 2 Jackso n Place , N W Washington , D C 2050 3 Dea rMr . Connaughton : EXEC . SECRETARIAT

Th e Nationa l Fanner s Organizatio n i s agenera l fan n organization , whic h specialize s ii i collectiv e bargainin g an d marketin g commoditie s fo rou rmembers . W e provide d a significan tservic e t o ou rmember s i n bein g abl e l o fulfil l majo rorder s fo rbot h domesti c an d internationa l shipment s o f commodities . On e majo raspec to f

ou rorganizatio n i s t o maintai n th e agricultura l basi s o f man y o f America' s rura l towns . Anythin g havin g anegativ e impac to n farmer s an d rura l American s cause s u s grea tconcern s an d tha ti s th e reaso n I a m writin g t o expres s m y apprehensio n ove rth e propose d Ne w Sourc e Revie w regulation s you ragenc y i s considering . Agricultur e producer s ar e amajo ruse ro f electricit y an d unlik e man y othe rindusiries , i f ther e ar e blackout s becaus e o f thes e NS Rregulations , w e stan d t o loos e asignifican t amoun to f

ou rproducts . I f

th e fan s suddenl y sto p i n Jul y i n ou rchicke n o rho g houses , th e losse s coul d b e catastrophic ; i f th e drier s i n ou rgrai n bin s suddenl y don' twor k becaus e w e ar e a tth e en d o f th e electri clin e whic h ha s bee n shu tof f becaus e o f

increase d demand , tha tcoul d cos tu s whe n w e tr y t o marke ttha tcommodity . W e urg e yo u an d th e Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y t o conside rcarefull y th e impac t o f an y change s t o th e Ne w Sourc e Revie w progra m an d it s affec to n al l industries . W e encourag e yo u t o loo ka twha tactivitie s shoul d initiat e aNe w Sourc e Revie w ver y carefull y an d routin e maintenanc e o f powe rgeneratin g facilitie s shoul d no tpromp tsuc h a review . Lik e I mentioned , agricultur e i s ver y dependan to n areliabl e electricit y supply , bein g a t th e en d o f

th e lin e shoul d ho tforc e u s t o hav e an y les s tha n anyon e else. : Th e buildin g o f peakin g plant s aroun d th e countr y ha s greatl y increase d th e reliability o f electricit y an d ha s ease d ou rconcerns . Pleas e d o no tcaus e u s an y mor e concer n wit h th e adoptio n o f rule s tha tar e goin g t o hur telectri cconsumers / Sincerely ,
GenePau l Polic y Analys t

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