Via Electronic Mail

January 22, 2009

Mr. Alexander Cristofaro (MC-1804A)
Small Business Advocacy Chair
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20460

Subject: SBAR Panel for Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers

Dear Mr. Cristofaro:

The Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) has received your letter of January 8, 2009 regarding the Small Business Advocacy Review Panel (Panel) for the proposed combined rulemaking on Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers. We received the letter electronically on January 15, 2009.

Advocacy generally concurs with the preliminary list of Small Entity Representatives (SERs) that EPA has identified for the Panel process. We understand that EPA would like to convene the Panel on January 22, 2009. We look forward to working with you through this process.

Sincerely,

/s/

Shawne C. McGibbon
Acting Chief Counsel for Advocacy

cc: Kevin Neyland, Acting Administrator
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
Office of Management and Budget