You may have seen recent media reports on the topics of possible EPA action= on New Source Review (NSR) regulation and multipollutant legislation, so I= wanted to summarize some of the important current developments: New Source Review: EPA was asked to conduct a 90-day review of NSR and come up with recommenda= tions for the larger Bush National Energy Plan. EPA held several public h= earings and solicited public comments, which closed July 27. Enron submit= ted comments (which I sent by e-mail on 7/30/01). EPA has indicated that = it will report to the President only on "impacts of NSR on the power sector= " on August 17 and delay any specific recommendations for NSR reform until = mid-September. Stories in the past few days have suggested that EPA's findings will "ease = emissions standards" on coal utilities. Such characterizations are somewhat= slanted, as they are based on information coming from environmental groups= who oppose any NSR reform -- but there is some substantive merit behind th=
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