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Y PLANNIN G AN D STANDARD S



### Ms
. Lesli e Ritt s Hoga n an d Hartson , L.L.P
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. 20004-110 9 Dea r Ms
. Ritts : Than k you fo r you r Februar y 26,199 9 lette

r tha t outline s aproces s fo

r developin g a

n alternativ e approac h t o new sourc e review (NSR ) applicabilit

y fo r source s t o mak

e change s a

t a n existin g facility
. Your

lette r indicate s tha

t severa l meeting s of

industr y wit h Stat e agencies , environmenta

l groups , and Federa

l Lan d Manager s wil l take plac e in March and Apri l wit h statu s report s submitte d to EPA
. Yo u sugges t tha t EP A mee t wit h stakeholder s around Apri l 1 9 s o tha t stakeholder s woul d hav e th e opportunit y to presen

t to EP A asummar

y o f view s regardin g area s o f agreemen t and other issues , an d to receiv e feedbac

k fromEP A on th e concept s to b e presented
. The goa

l woul d b e t

o hav e afinal wor

k produc t fo r EP A consideratio n b y Ma

y 28
. A s yo u know , i n th e Februar

y 2- 3 meeting , w e asked tha t b y Februar

y 2 8 stakeholder s provid e written proposal s tha

t addressed som

e o f th e key issue s identifie d on Februar y 2-3
. To date , w e hav e receive d only one written product
. Th e EP A i s willin g to mee

t wit h you r grou p onc e yo u hav e develope d awor

k produc t tha t reflect s awa

y o f dealin g wit

h applicabilit

y issue s tha t wil l hel p u s a s w e finaliz e ou

r NS RRefor

mrulemakin g effort
. It

appear s tha

t fromyou r propose d schedule , thi s woul d no t occu r unti l th e end o f

May
. Becaus e o f

EPA' s interes t

in moving forwar

d o n NS RReform , w e hav e resume d wor k t o produc e afinal rulemaking , base d largel y on th e 199 6 proposal , th e 199 8 notic e o f availabilit y an d th e ensuin g comment s o n each
. W e pla n t o promulgat

e th e rul e around th e end o f Decembe r 199 9 whic h woul d hav e u s completing adraf t o f th e Federa

l Registe r packag e aroun

d Jun e 1999
. If

awor k produc t o n th e applicabilit

y issue s ca

n b e produce d in atimely manne r relativ e to ou

r schedule , w e wil l tak

e du e consideratio n o f

it i n promulgatin g th e final rule
. Thi s mean s tha t yo u shoul d provid e such information to u s b y Ma y 21,199 9 s o tha

t w e ca n sta y o n trac k wit h ou r schedule
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### I wan t t o than k yo u again fo r you r and your colleagues ' wor

k o n thi s issue
. I look forwar d t o reviewin g you

r alternativ e approach t o NS Rapplicabilit y tha t woul d help u s to brin g th e NS RRefor

meffor t to.el©sure
. Pleas e Contac

t Bil l Harnet

t (919 ) 541-497 9 o r

Karen Blanchar d (919 ) 541-550 3 regardin g whethe r an d when an

y meetin g to discus s your

complete d wor k produc t migh t fee scheduled
. Sincerely ,

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Job s Seiu . Directo r U S Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y Offic e ofAu r Quality Plannin g an d Standard s (MD-10 ) Researc h Triangl e Park . N C 2771 1 Be : Proces s fo r Proaorin f a n Alternativ e K3 RApproac h Dea r Mr . Sein e Thi s lette r i a submitte d o n behal f o f a numbe r o f

divers e industr y sectors . A s indicate d l a ou r February 17,199 9 lette r t o Assistan tAdministrato r Perciasepe . w e ar e committe d t o a dialogu e wit h othe r stakeholder s regardin g a n alternativ e NS Rapproach . Thi s lette r set s ou tou r propose d approac h an d a compresse d schedul e wit h a deadlin e by whic h w e woul d hop e t o b e abl e t o offe r th e Agenc y a fir

m proposa l W

e woul d als o lik e t o explor e wit h yo u th e possibilit y o f havin g th e facilitator s use d dunn g th e February 2- 3 NS Rpubli c meetin g availabl e lo r som e o f ou r futur e meetings . W

e though tthe y di d a goo d job . an d w e expec ttha tthe y coul d continu e t o hel p th e proces s Milestone s an d Actio n Pla n W e recogniz e th e positio n expresse d b y Assistan tAdministrato r Perciasep e a tth a recen t Clea n Ai r Advisory Committe e meetin g tha tNS Rrefor m decision s mus tb e mad e i n th e nea r term . W e als o wer e please d t o ae e a n approach tha tallowe d additiona l tun e fo r thes e discussion s embrace d i n a recen tStatu s Reportsubmitte d b y th e Governmen ti n th e NSRAVEPC O consolidate d litigation s (Chem teal

Manufacturers Association v. SPA. No . 79-111 2 an d consolidate d case s C O C . Cur) ) Accordingly , w c ar e committe d t o advancin g developmen to f a proposa l i n a n expeditiou s manner . I twoul d b e ou r intentio n fo r thi s proces s t o b e complete d n o late r tha n Ma y 28 , 199 9 l a orde r t o attai n thi s goal , w e propos e t o us e th e followin g proces s t o assur e tha tprogres s i s bein g mad e towar d identificatio n an d resolutio n o f issue s affectin g NS Rapplicabilit y reform . Initia l M^ting s Wit h STAPPA/ALAPCO' S Chairme n W e hav e tentativel y schedule d initia l meeting s wit h th e Chairme n o f STAPPA/ALAPCO' S NS RCommittee . Willia m O'Sulliva n (NJDEP ) an d Joh n Pau l (Dayton . O H RAPCA ) durin g th e wee k o f March 1 t o outlin e issue s an d alternativ e NS Rproposals . Joh n Pau l wil l b e i n Washington . D C o n March 2-3 . 1999 . an d w e ar e waitin g t o se e i f Bil l O'Sullivan ca n joi n u s o r alternatively , i f a join t meetin g ca n b e schedule d i n Trenton . NJ . A tthi s meeting , w e wil l se ta n "Agenda " fo r broade r state * industr y group meetings . (William Becke r an d Davi d Wallenber g o f STAPPA/ALAPC O hav e bee n advise d o f

possibl e meetin g date s an d als o wil l b e abl e t o participat e )



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l Protection Agenc

y Pag e 2 Meptfo s With Broade r Stat e • Industr y Group i Patterne d o n jointindustry-stat e meeting s held o n Titl e V Permimas; . w e pla a t o hav e a t leas ttwo Marc

h meeting s outsid e o

f Washingto

n fo r state NS Rpermittin g authoritie s an d industr y representative s t o hav e fran k discussion s on

" NS Rissues . Th

e purpose o

f thes e meeting s wil l b e t o defin e alternativ e NS Rapplicabilit y criteri a tha twould b e acceptable t o bot h regulator s an d regulated entities . Durin g late Marc

h and early April , conferenc e call s wil l b e schedule d t o discus s draf t approache

s an d to se o i f

agreemen

tca n b e reache d o n pivota

l issues . If

earlie r discussion s prov

e fruitful, i twoul

d b e beneficia

l fo r th e overalhprocess fo

r th e larger group s t o mee ta n lat e April and/o r earl y Ma y t o furthe r refine options and/o

r alternative approaches . Meetin g Wit h Othe r

Non-EP A Intereste d Partie s I tu anticipated tha tinforma l meeting s between industr y and environmenta

l group s wil l b e occurrin g i n parallel with di e stat e discussions . Industr y representative s als o pla n t o schedul e mor e forma l meeting s wit

h David rtawkins an

d other environmenta

l representative s o n NSR-ossue a durin g late Marc

h and ' April . W

e fee l tha ti tals o i s pivota

l tha tFLM

s b e include d i n our duuussiuzu , an d w e have tentativel y discusse d with di e Nationa l Par k Service a meetin g m Denve r o r i n Washington, D C ta lat e Marc h o r early Apn

L Th e "spring " meeting s ar

e intended t o provid

e forma l feedbac k from othe r stakeholders . Additiona l inpu tfrom environmenta l groups a tthi s junctur

e will allo w u s to obtain , from this secon d roun d o f meetings , a greater understandin g of areas o f agreemen

tan d open issues . I tca n the n b e assesse d whethe r thes e difference s ca n b e (surmounted, an

d a viabl e proposa

l ca n b e presente d t o EP A wit h genera l suppor to f a majorit y o f th e stakeholders Interi m Reoortfs ) t o EP A Regardin g Issue a Durin g th e wee

k o f Apri l 19 , 1999 ; industr

y plan s to provid

e EP A wit h a summar

y o f it s views regarding areas o

f agreemen

tan d other issues . A ttha ttime , industry representative s woul d b e prepare

d to meetwit

h EP A agai n t o obtai n th e Agency' s reaction t o th e concept s develope d Repor t t o EP A A tth e conclusion o

f th e foregoin

g meetings . Industr

y woul d prepar e a pape r b y n o late r tha n Ma y 28.19££ r recommendin

g a n alternative regulator

y approac h fu rreformin

g NS Rapplicability .

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e th e Agency' s commitmen tt o exploring alternativ e NS Rrefor m approaches . W

e loo k forwar d to bein g abl e t o wor k wit h yo u an d you r staf f i n this regar

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