[Federal Register: October 15, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 199)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-7021-1]
Notice of Availability for Draft Guidance on Source
Determinations for Combined Heat and Power Facilities Under the Clean
Air Act New Source Review and Title V Programs
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is making available for public review and comment a
preliminary draft of its pending guidance on Source Determinations for
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Facilities under the Clean Air Act New
Source Review and Title V Programs. The combined generation of heat and
power, also known as cogeneration, has been an energy supply option for
nearly 100 years and is used in many sectors of the economy. In light
of ever increasing demand for energy, electric power industry
restructuring and cross-program pollution prevention initiatives, EPA
is committed to improving the efficiency at which we convert fuels into
useful energy. Properly designed and implemented CHP is a key element
to achieving the nation's energy goals, because CHPs are capable of
independently providing power to the grid or customers other than the
host facility and therefore can help alleviate power shortfalls.
Recognizing this, the Report of the National Energy Policy Development
Group recommends ``that the President direct the EPA Administrator to
promote CHP through flexibility in environmental permitting.''
A draft of EPA's guidance is available for public review and
comment. The EPA does not intend to respond to individual comments, but
rather to consider the comments from the public in the preparation of
the final guidance. It is important that the draft guidance being made
available today for public review and comment does not represent
official EPA policy or a formal position on the subject matter
discussed and therefore is not to be relied on in interpreting EPA
policy.
DATES: The comment period on the draft guidance will close on November
14, 2001.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Pamela J. Smith,
Information Transfer and Program Integration Division (MD-12), Office
of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle
Park, North Carolina 27711, telephone 919-541-0641, telefax 919-541-
5509 or e-mail smith.pam@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Kaufman, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, U.S. EPA, MD-12, Research Triangle Park, NC
27711, telephone 919-541-0102 or e-mail kaufman.kathy@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A copy of the draft guidance document may be
obtained by calling or E-mailing Pamela J. Smith. The draft guidance
may also be downloaded from the NSR Web site http://www.epa.gov/ttn/nsr
under the topic ``What's New on NSR.''
Dated: July 18, 2001.
Henry C. Thomas,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
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