WPC O丨Ϫ<W^2ĤcGJ丨 F䉀6SuJnZtr15S5R pp22(X"_*QyoBRh}|Ziztx涂u ^3`yn_r/Xz-3\,?r^"GNa:|ynqZhI6I(˫) ن0IkmRX$aSw%0cS=IgpYrƣ@."Kgiu.yؽ'FU:),p%%{@,1öǏ>a%( n'}-^64F {oA-?n09RxwΪMFd(EXOPtdPzc1Hd`͒ {{Aa-͏7+RE"K ZIt옝y;䒔=wm94rGX8ќfIUN %.-4 0Oa 04w@4<#!PNqs^  m(hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX ##Xd#('2$ T!   3|x( T$   EE  E   [hlh'HP LaserJet 6P,,,,,,0 website'cU T!   _8XXdd8_____@"December20,1999_@*DearParticipants:  ThisisanannouncementofapublicmeetingonJanuary13,2000todiscussEPAsthinkingonanalternativeapproachforcompliancewithnewsourcereview(NSR)requirements.ThemeetingwillbeheldonJanuary13,2000inthePolarisRoom,RonaldReaganBuildingandInternationalTradeCenter,1300PennsylvaniaAvenue,NW,Washington,DC,20004,telephone(202)3121300,beginningat10:00a.m.,andendingnolaterthan3:30p.m.  Thepurposeofthismeetingwillbetodiscussanapproachthatcouldbeworkablespecificallyfortheutilitysector.Atthemeeting,weplantopresentourcurrentthinkingonthisapproach,andtoreceivecommentfromstakeholders.Attachedforbackgroundpurposesarefourproposalsthatwehavereceivedtodatefromvariousstakeholders(Attachments1through4).  Weplantoevaluatecommentsreceivedfromstakeholders,andtodeterminewhetherandhowtoproposethisalternativeapproachintheFederalRegister.Inconcertwiththisdecision,wewillalsoevaluateoptionsforobtainingfurtherstakeholderinput.  PlansforhowthemeetingwillberunarestillunderdiscussionwithinEPA.Thereisuncertaintyastohowmanyattendeeswillbepresent,andthereareconstraintsastothesizeofthemeetingroom.Initialthoughtsarethatatthetable,whichwillseatabout4045people,anequalnumberofseatswillbemadeavailabletorepresentativesfrom:(1)theindustrialsector,(2)thepublicinterestgroups,(3)Stateandlocalgovernments,and(4)theFederalgovernment.Therewillbeadditionalseating,theaterstyle,inthemeetingroom,availableonafirstcomefirstservedbasis,forabout100people.Totheextentpossible,everyonewhowishestospeakwillhaveanopportunity.  Anaddresslistofpersonswhoarebeingsentthisletterisalsoattached(Attachment5)andanannouncementwillbepublishedintheFederalRegister.ItisalsobeingplacedontheOfficeofAirandRadiationsInternetwebsite:(http://www.epa.gov/oar/oarnew.html)andtheNSRwebsite(http://www.epa.gov/ttn/nsr/rule_dev.html).Ifyouknowofsomeonewhomaynothavereceivedthisletterbutisinterestedinparticipatinginsuchaneffort,feelfreetocontactthem._@*_________  AblockofroomshasbeenreservedattheMetroCenterMarriott,whichisashortdistanceawayfromtheRonaldReaganBuilding.ThecutoffdateforreservationsisJanuary3,2000andisreservedas USEPAGroupRooms.ThetelephonenumberattheMetroCenterMarriottis(703)5535329. @-(,  8XXdXXd8     Ifyouwishtoattendthemeeting,pleaseEmailorcallPamSmith,atEmailaddress d  smith.pam@epa.govortelephonenumber(919)5410641,byJanuary6.IfyouhavefurtherquestionsregardingthestakeholdermeetingonJanuary13,youmaycallKathyKaufmanat(919)5410102orKarenBlanchardat(919)5415503.   `     h   Sincerely,   `     h   _ XX   SignedbyHenryThomasThomasC.CurranforJohnS.Seity  x   z _  t    `     h   _   #XX# ___0  0` (#(#0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#JohnS.Seitz (#(#    `     h   Director0  0 (#(#OfficeofAirQualityPlanningb  (# (# ЀandStandardsAttachments(5)1.4.Stakeholder_proposals(#(#K(#_Ԉ  5.Addresseelist  ^ _USEPA:OAQPS:ITPID:IIG:KKAUFMAN:PJSMITH:NCMU:MD_Ԅ12:12/20/99FILENAME:A:\letter~1._wpd_FILE:REG149