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Environmenta l Scienc e an d Engineerin g Economi c an d Regulator y Analysi s Environmenta l an d Occupationa l Healt h

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Environmenta l Samplin g an d Analysi s Technica l Writin g an d

Editin g Meetin g Managemen t an d Facilitatio n 0073-04-003-00 3

Januar y 30 , 199 8 Mr . Denni s Crumple

r Offic e o f Ai r Qualit y Planning an

dStandard s Integrate d Implementatio n Group (MD-12 ) U.S . Environmenta

l Protectio n Agency Researc h Triangl e Park , North Carolin a2771 1 Dea r Dennis : Enclose d i s th e meetin g summar y fo r th e Januar

y 30 , 1998 , Ne w Sourc e Revie w Refor mteleconferenc e call . Thi s summar y wa s preparedunde

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t No . IV-003 , entitle d "Support Promulgation of

New Source Review (NSR) Reform Regulations"

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### MEETIN G SUMMAR

Y MEETIN G DATE : LOCATION : SUBJECT : ATTENDEES : Friday , Januar y 30 , 199 8 Teleconferenc e Cal

l Ne w Sourc e Review Refor

mRulemaking Meetin g Se e Attachmen

t 1 INTRODUCTION A Ne w Sourc e Revie w (NSR ) meeting wa s hel do n Januar

y 30 , 199 8 betwee n th e U.S . Environmenta

l Protectio n Agency (EPA ) an dstakeholder s participatin g i n th e rulemakings . Th e purpos e o f

th e meeting wa s t o continu e discussing th e issue s surroundin g Clas s I provision s o f th e NS RRefor

mrulemaking effort . Particula r issue s discussedincluded :

• Federa

l Lan d Manager' s (FLM's ) hierarchia l view o f Ai r Qualit y Relate dValu e (AQRV ) issues ; • AQR

V monitoring ; and

• Stakeholde

r viewpoint s o n NS Rrefor

melements . A brie f summar y o f th e issue s discusse di s presente dbelow . HIERARCH

Y O F AQR V ISSUE S Th e FLM s are preparin g amemorandu mdescribing their

perspectiv e on Clas s I issues , including their

hierarch y o f AQR V informationa

l issues . FLM s provide dabrief summar y o f their hierarch y o f AQR V informationa

l issues , which included :

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concern ; • Level o f

advers e impact ; an

d • Screenin g leve

l values . Th e first leve l i n th e hierarch

y i s identifyin

g AQRVs . Fo r

mos t parks , AQRV s hav e alread y been identified an

d are consisten

t wit h th e definitio

n i n th e propose drule . Th e propose d AQR V definition i s th e sam

e definitio n FLM s have use dpreviousl y fo r Clas s I analyses . Th e lis t o f AQRVs , however , i s no t

th e FLM' s focu s i

n aClas s I analysis . Th e secon d level in th e hierarch y i s wher e th e FLM' s Clas s I analysi s i s focused . Th e secon d leve l i s identifyin

g AQRV s o f

concern . AQRV s o f

concer n are thos e AQRV s mos t sensitive t o ai

r pollutio n an

d th e indicator s o f

th e potentia

l fo r a n advers e impact . AQRV s o f concer n are available an

d ca n b e provide db

y th e FLMs . Identifyin g th e leve l o f advers e impact

on a n AQR V o f concer n i s th e thirdlevel i

n th e FL M hierarchy . The leve

l o f advers e impact

i s th e deleteriou s o r

unacceptabl e level o f

chang e t o a n AQRV . I

n som e parks , site-specifi c information i s available an dth e leve l o f advers e impact ca n b e clearl y identified . In other

parks , site-specific research i s no t available , therefore , it

i s mor e difficul t t o identif y th e level o f

advers e impact . Th e FL

M goa l i s t o provid e eithe

r site-specifi c information o r

t o rel y o n aregiona

l default . Th e final an

d mos t difficul t leve l i n th e FL M hierarch

y i s identifyin

g screenin g level values . Thi s i s th e leve

l wher e responsibilit

y fo r a n impact o n apar k i s assignedt o apermit

applicant . Severa l model s exis t

which ma y b e usedi n makin g suc h adetermination , however , thi s hierarchia l leve l i s stil l being evaluated .

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AQR V MONITORIN G I n addition , th e FLM s believ e tha t amean s t o monitor

th e impact s o n AQRV s t o determine whe

n acritica l loa d ha s been reache di s needed , a s wel l a s amean s t o monitor

progres s whe n acritica l load ha s been reached . FLM s fee l tha t EPA an dstakeholder s needt o devis e and suppor t apla n t o obtain th e necessar

y monitorin g i

n al l Clas s I areas . STAKEHOLDERVIEWPOINT S ON NS RREFOR M ELEMENT S EP A provide d awritte n summar y o f stakeholde

r viewpoint s on th e significanc e o f NS R refor melement s discussed a

t th e Januar

y 13 , 199 8 meeting between EP A an dstakeholder s an

d requeste d confirmation o f

th e accurac y o f

th e summary . Stakeholder s identifie dan y necessar y change s t o th e summary . CONCLUSION S AN

D NEX T STEPS Th e Agency meet s wit

h asubcommitte e o f

th e Clea n Ai r Ac t Advisor y Committe e (CAAAC ) o n Tuesday , Februar y 17 , 1998 , an

dwoul dlik

e t o discus s th e Clas s I issue s a s wel l a s othe r NS RRefor

missues . Th e FLM s agree dt o complet e their Clas s I issue s memorandu

mfo r discussion wit

h EP A an d stakeholder s a

t th e nex t meeting o f

thi s stakeholde

r group prio r

t o th e CAAA C subcommitte e meeting . Th e nex t stakeholde

r meeting wa s scheduledfo

r Thursday , Februar y 12 , 199 8 a

t 4:0 0 p.m . easter

n standar dtime . Th e telephon e call-i n numbe r i s (919 ) 541 - 4345 . Th e participant s als o agree d tha t furthe r discussio n o f

plan t wid e applicabilit

y limit s (PALs ) an d pollutio n contro l projec t

exclusion s (PCPEs ) wouldbenefi t EP A a s wel l a s stakeholders . Th e Agency agree d t o schedule ameetin g t o discus s thes e issues .P. 6 

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ATTACHMEN T 1 Ne w Sourc e Revie w Reform Rulemakin g Meetin g ParticipantsP. 7

* * Attachmen t1 New Source Revie w Refor m Rulemakin g Meetin g Participants MEETIN G DATE : Friday , Januar y 30 , 199 8 LOCATION : Teleconferenc e Cal l SUBJECT : Ne w Sourc e Refor mRulemaking Meetin g ATTENDEE S LIST : Denni s Crumpler , USEPA , OAQPS Ric h Fisher , USD A F S Davi d Hawkins , NRD C Donn aLamb , USDA , F S Joh n Notar , U S DO I Pa t Raher , Hoga

n & Hartso n Moll y Ross , U S DO I Chri s Shaver , U S DO I David Solomon , USEP A OAQP S Lydi aWegman , USEPA , OAQP S