December
16,
2003
Mr.
Ronald
W.
Gore
Chief,
Air
Quality
Division
Department
of
Environmental
Management
P.
O.
Box
301463
Montgomery,
AL
36130­
7861
Dear
Mr.
Gore:

I
am
writing
to
update
you
on
the
status
of
our
work
to
repropose
the
best
available
retrofit
technology
(
BART)
provisions
of
the
Regional
Haze
Rule,
to
outline
the
planned
schedule,
and
to
encourage
you
to
move
forward
with
planning
for
implementation
of
BART.
I
also
want
to
thank
you
for
the
work
you
have
done
to
this
point,
especially
gathering
and
submitting
preliminary
data
on
the
BART
source
population.

As
you
may
know,
on
May
24,
2002,
the
U.
S.
Court
of
Appeals
for
the
D.
C.
Circuit
issued
a
decision
in
American
Corn
Growers
et
al.
v.
EPA
291
F.
3d
1
(
D.
C.
Cir.
2002)
that
invalidated
part
of
our
Regional
Haze
Rule.
As
a
result,
we
are
reproposing
both
that
portion
of
the
Regional
Haze
Rule
and
the
proposed
guidelines
for
BART
determinations
(
Proposed
Guidelines
for
Best
Available
Retrofit
Technology
Determinations
Under
the
Regional
Haze
Regulations,
66
FR
38108,
July
20,
2001).

We
have
recently
published
a
proposed
consent
decree
establishing
a
schedule
for
action
on
the
BART
rule
provisions
and
guidelines.
If
finalized,
the
consent
decree
would
require
us
to
publish
a
proposed
rulemaking
package
addressing
these
issues
in
the
Federal
Register
by
April
15,
2004.
The
proposal
will
include
issues
in
the
Regional
Haze
Rule
and
the
BART
guidelines.
We
intend
to
publish
the
final
rulemaking
package
in
the
Federal
Register
by
April
2005.
We
have
accelerated
the
schedule
for
this
rulemaking
as
much
as
possible.

Our
rulemaking
effort
will
address
concerns
that
the
Court
raised
about
the
cumulative
nature
of
the
air
quality
analysis
necessary
both
to
determine
which
of
a
States's
or
Tribe's
BART­
eligible
sources
should
be
subject
to
a
BART
review
and
to
evaluate
the
degree
of
visibility
improvement
from
individual
sources
that
potential
BART
controls
would
provide.
It
will
also
address
the
Court's
concern
that
we
did
not
include
a
mechanism
by
which
States
could
exempt
individual
sources
from
BART
determinations.

The
Court
did
not
remand
any
portion
of
the
process
for
determining
which
sources
are
BART­
eligible.
Therefore,
we
do
not
intend
to
make
significant
changes
to
the
source
identification
process
laid
out
in
Section
II
(
How
to
Identify
BART­
Eligible
Sources)
of
the
proposed
BART
guidelines.
Thus,
you
should
continue
to
work
on
the
important
step
of
2
identifying
BART­
eligible
sources.
In
addition,
once
you
have
identified
BART­
eligible
sources,
you
should
begin
both
the
process
of
determining
which
BART­
eligible
sources
will
be
subject
to
BART,
as
well
as
the
process
of
identifying
available
retrofit
control
measures
and
their
costs.

More
specifically,
I
encourage
you
to
proceed
with
the
following
steps:

(
1)
Identify
BART­
eligible
sources:
many
States
have
already
provided
a
draft
list
of
BART­
eligible
sources.
Additional
work
may
be
necessary
to
produce
a
final
list.

(
2)
For
each
BART­
eligible
source,
begin
the
engineering
analysis.
You
should
identify
the
possible
levels
of
control
based
on
the
best
system
of
continuous
emissions
control
technology
taking
into
account
the
following
factors:

­
costs
of
compliance;
­
the
energy
and
non­
air
quality
environmental
impacts;
­
any
pollution
control
equipment
in
use
at
the
source;
­
the
remaining
useful
life
of
the
source;
and
The
engineering
analysis
in
a
BART
determination
was
not
addressed
by
the
Court.
Therefore,
I
believe
that
it
is
appropriate
for
you
to
proceed
with
your
engineering
review
for
BART­
eligible
sources.
Specifically,
for
each
source
in
each
of
the
26
possible
source
categories,
you
should
begin
to
assess
compliance
costs,
environmental
impacts,
in­
use
control
equipment,
and
remaining
useful
life
of
the
source.
Given
that
this
review
could
take
some
time,
I
encourage
you
to
begin
this
work
now.

Thank
you
for
your
interest
in
this
important
matter,
and
for
all
of
the
good
work
that
you
have
done
and
continue
to
do.
If
you
have
any
questions,
please
contact
Kathy
Kaufman
of
my
staff
at
(
919)
541­
0102
or
Todd
Hawes
of
my
staff
at
(
919)
541­
5591.

Sincerely,

Lydia
N.
Wegman
Director
Air
Quality
Strategies
and
Standards
Division
cc:
John
Hornback
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LETTERS
SENT
TO
THE
FOLLOWING:

Mr.
Ron
Gore
Chief,
Air
Quality
Division
Alabama
Dept.
of
Environmental
Management
P.
O.
Box
301463
Montgomery,
AL
36130­
1463
Telephone:
(
334)
271­
7861
Fax:
(
334)
279­
3044
E­
Mail:
rwg@
adem.
state.
al.
us
Mr.
Tom
Chapple
Director,
Air
&
Water
Quality
Division
Alaska
Dept.
of
Environmental
Conservation
555
Cordova
Street
Anchorage,
AK
99501
Telephone:
(
907)
269­
7508
Fax:
(
907)
269­
3098
E­
Mail:
tom_
chapple@
dec.
state.
ak.
us
Ms.
Nancy
Wrona
Director,
Air
Quality
Division
Arizona
Dept.
of
Environmental
Quality
3033
North
Central
Avenue
5th
Floor
Phoenix,
AZ
85012
Telephone:
(
602)
207­
2308
Fax:
(
602)
207­
2366
E­
mail:
wrona.
nancy@
ev.
state.
az.
us
Mr.
Keith
Michaels
Chief,
Air
Division
Arkansas
Dept.
of
Environmental
Quality
8001
National
Drive,
P.
O.
Box
8913
Little
Rock,
AR
72219­
8913
Telephone:
(
501)
682­
0730
Fax:
(
501)
682­
0753
E­
mail:
michaels@
adeq.
state.
ar.
us
Ms.
Catherine
Witherspoon
Executive
Officer
California
Air
Resources
Board
1001
I
Street
P.
O.
Box
2815
4
Sacramento,
CA
95812
Telephone:
(
916)
445­
4383
Fax:
(
916)
322­
6003
E­
Mail:
cwithers@
arb.
ca.
gov
Ms.
Margie
Perkins
Director,
Air
Pollution
Control
Division
B­
1
Colorado
Dept.
of
Health
and
Environment
4300
Cherry
Creek
Drive
South
Denver,
CO
80246
Telephone:
(
303)
692­
3115
Fax:
(
303)
782­
5493
E­
mail:
margie.
perkins@
state.
co.
us
Ms.
Anne
Gobin
InterimChief,
Bureau
of
Air
Management
Connecticut
Dept.
of
Environmental
Protection
79
Elm
Street
Hartford,
CT
06106
Telephone:
(
860)
424­
3026
Fax:
(
860)
424­
4063
E­
mail:
gobin.
anne@
po.
state.
ct.
us
Mr.
Ali
Mirzakhalili
Administrator,
Air
Quality
Management
Section.
Division
of
Air
and
Waste
Mgmt
Delaware
Dept.
of
Natural
Resources
and
Environmental
Control
156
South
State
Street
Dover,
DE
19901
Telephone:
(
302)
739­
4791
Fax:
(
302)
739­
3106
E­
Mail:
amirzakhali@
state.
de.
us
Mr.
Donald
Wambsgans
II
Program
Manager,
Air
Resources
Management
Division
D.
C.
Department
of
Health
51
N
Street,
N.
E.
Washington,
DC
20002
Telephone:
(
202)
535­
2250
Fax:
(
202)
535­
1371
E­
mail:
don.
wambsgans@
dc.
gov
Mr.
Michael
Cooke
Director,
Air
Resources
Management
5
Florida
Dept.
of
Environmental
Protection
Mail
Station
5500
2600
Blair
Stone
Road
Tallahassee,
FL
32399­
2400
Telephone:
(
850)
488­
0114
Fax:
(
850)
922­
6979
E­
Mail:
michael.
cooke@
dep.
state.
fl.
us
Mr.
Ronald
Methier
Chief,
Air
Protection
Branch
Environmental
Protection
Division
Georgia
Dept.
of
Natural
Resources
4244
International
Parkway
Suite
120
Atlanta,
GA
30354­
3906
Telephone:
(
404)
363­
7000
Fax:
(
404)
363­
7100
E­
Mail:
ron_
methier@
mail.
dnr.
state.
ga.
us
Mr.
Wilfred
Nagamine
Chief,
Clean
Air
Branch
Hawaii
Dept.
of
Health
919
Ala
Moana
Blvd.,
Room
203
P.
O.
Box
3378
Honolulu,
HI
96801
Telephone:
(
808)
586­
4200
Fax:
(
808)
586­
4359
E­
Mail:
nmasuda@
emb.
health.
state.
hi.
us
Mr.
Martin
Bauer
Administrator,
Air
Quality
Division
Idaho
Dept.
of
Environmental
Quality
1410
North
Hilton,
3rd
Floor
Boise,
ID
83706
Telephone:
(
208)
373­
0440
Fax:
(
208)
373­
0154
E­
Mail:
mbauer@
deq.
state.
id.
us
Mr.
David
Kolaz
Chief,
Bureau
of
Air
Illinois
Environmental
Protection
Agency
1021
North
Grand
Avenue
East
P.
O.
Box
19276
Springfield,
IL
62794­
9276
Telephone:
(
217)
785­
4140
6
Fax:
(
217)
782­
2465
E­
Mail:
dkolaz@
epa.
state.
il.
us
Ms.
Janet
McCabe
Assistant
Commissioner,
Office
of
Air
Management
Indiana
Dept.
of
Environmental
Management
100
N.
Senate
Avenue
Indianapolis,
IN
46206­
6015
Telephone:
(
317)
232­
5586
Fax:
(
317)
233­
5917
E­
Mail:
jmccabe@
dem.
state.
in.
us
Ms.
Catharine
Fitzsimmons
Chief,
Air
Quality
Bureau
Iowa
Dept.
of
Natural
Resources
7900
Hickman
Road,
Suite
1
Urbandale,
IA
50322
Telephone:
(
515)
281­
8034
Fax:
(
515)
242­
5094
E­
Mail:
catharine.
fitzsimmons@
dnr.
state.
ia.
us
Mr.
Clark
Duffy
Director,
Bureau
of
Air
and
Radiation
Kansas
Dept.
of
Health
and
Environment
1000
SW
Jackson,
Suite
400
Topeka,
KS
66612­
1367
Telephone:
(
785)
296­
1551
Fax:
(
785)
296­
1545
E­
Mail:
cduffy@
kdhe.
state.
ks.
us
Mr.
John
Lyons
Director,
Division
for
Air
Quality
Kentucky
Dept.
for
Environmental
Protection
803
Schenkel
Lane
Frankfort,
KY
40601­
1403
Telephone:
(
502)
573­
3382
Fax:
(
502)
573­
3787
E­
Mail:
john.
lyons@
mail.
state.
ky.
us
Ms.
Teri
Lanoue
Administrator,
Office
of
Air
Quality
and
Radiation
Louisiana
Dept.
of
Environmental
Quality
Protection
7290
Bluebonnet
Blvd.
P.
O.
Box
82135
Baton
Rouge,
LA
70884
7
Telephone:
(
225)
765­
0256
Fax:
(
225)
765­
0222
E­
Mail:
teri_
l@
deq.
state.
la.
us
Mr.
James
Brooks
Director,
Bureau
of
Air
Quality
Maine
Dept.
of
Environmental
Protection
17
State
House
Station
Augusta,
ME
04333
Telephone:
(
207)
287­
2437
Fax:
(
207)
287­
7641
E­
Mail:
james.
p.
brooks@
state.
me.
us
Mr.
Thomas
Snyder
Director,
Air
and
Radiation
Management
Administration
Maryland
Dept.
of
the
Environment
1800
Washington
Blvd.
Baltimore,
MD
21230
Telephone:
(
410)
537­
3255
Fax:
(
410)
537­
3391
E­
Mail:
tsnyder@
mde.
state.
md.
us
Ms.
Nancy
Seidman
Director,
Bureau
of
Waste
Prevention
Massachusetts
Dept.
of
Environmental
Protection
One
Winter
Street,
7th
Floor
Boston,
MA
02108
Telephone:
(
617)
292­
5500
Fax:
(
617)
292­
5858
E­
Mail:
nancy.
seidman@
state.
ma.
us
Mr.
G.
Vinson
Hellwig
Chief,
Air
Quality
Division
Michigan
Dept.
of
Environmental
Quality
525
West
Allegan
Street
Constitution
Hall,
3rd
Floor
North
P.
O.
Box
30260
Lansing,
MI
48909­
7760
Telephone:
(
517)
373­
7069
Fax:
(
517)
335­
6993
E­
Mail:
hellwigv@
michigan.
gov
Mr.
David
Thornton
Manager,
Policy
and
Planning
Division
Minnesota
Pollution
Control
Agency
8
520
Lafayette
Road
St.
Paul,
MN
55155
Telephone:
(
651)
296­
7265
Fax:
(
651)
297­
8676
E­
Mail:
david.
thornton@
pca.
state.
mn.
us
Mr.
Dwight
Wylie
Chief,
Air
Division
Office
of
Pollution
Control
Mississippi
Dept.
of
Environmental
Quality
P.
O.
Box
10385
Jackson,
MS
39289­
0385
Telephone:
(
601)
961­
5587
Fax:
(
601)
961­
5742
E­
Mail:
Dwight_
wylie@
deq.
state.
ms.
us
Ms.
Leanne
Tippett
Director,
Air
Pollution
Control
Program
Division
of
Environmental
Quality
Missouri
Dept.
of
Natural
Resources
P.
O.
Box
176
Jefferson
City,
MO
65102
Telephone:
(
573)
751­
4817
Fax:
(
573)
751­
2706
E­
Mail:
nrwilst@
mail.
dnr.
state.
mo.
us
Mr.
Don
Vidrine
Chief,
Air
and
Waste
Management
Bureau
Montana
Dept.
of
Environmental
Quality
1520
E.
Sixth
Avenue
P.
O.
Box
200901
Helena,
MT
59620­
0901
Telephone:
(
406)
444­
2467
Fax:
(
406)
444­
1499
E­
Mail:
dvidrine@
state.
mt.
gov
Ms.
Shelley
Kaderly
Director,
Air
Quality
Division
Nebraska
Dept.
of
Environmental
Quality
1200
N
Street,
Suite
400
P.
O.
Box
98922
Lincoln,
NE
68509­
8922
Telephone:
(
402)
471­
4299
Fax:
(
402)
471­
2909
E­
Mail:
shelley.
kaderly@
ndeq.
state.
ne.
us
9
Ms.
Colleen
Cripps
Chief,
Bureau
of
Air
Quality
Nevada
Division
of
Environmental
Protection
123
West
Nye
Lane,
Room
69
Carson
City,
NV
89706
Telephone:
(
775)
687­
4670,
ext.
3065
Fax:
(
775)
687­
6396
E­
Mail:
ccripps@
govmail.
state.
nv.
us
Mr.
Robert
Scott
Director,
Air
Resources
Division
New
Hampshire
Dept.
of
Environmental
Services
6
Hazen
Drive
Concord,
NH
03301
Telephone:
(
603)
271­
1370
Fax:
(
603)
271­
1381
E­
Mail:
rscott@
des.
state.
nh.
us
Mr.
Bill
O'Sullivan
Director,
Office
of
Air
Quality
Management
New
Jersey
Dept.
of
Environmental
Protection
P.
O.
Box
418
701
East
State
Street,
7th
Floor
West
Trenton,
NJ
08625
Telephone:
(
609)
984­
1484
Fax:
(
609)
777­
6369
E­
Mail:

Ms.
Sandra
Ely
Chief,
Air
Quality
Bureau
New
Mexico
Environmental
Protection
Division
2048
Galisteo
Street
Santa
Fe,
NM
87505
Telephone:
(
505)
827­
1494
Fax:
(
505)
827­
1523
E­
Mail:
sandra_
ely@
nmenv.
state.
nm.
us
Mr.
David
J.
Shaw
Acting
Director,
Division
of
Air
Resources
New
York
Dept.
of
Environmental
Conservation
625
Broadway
Albany,
NY
12233­
3250
Telephone:
(
518)
402­
8452
Fax:
(
518)
402­
9035
10
E­
Mail:

Mr.
Keith
Overcash
Director,
Division
of
Air
Quality
North
Carolina
Dept.
of
Environment
and
Natural
Resources
1641
Mail
Service
Center
Raleigh,
NC
27699­
1641
Telephone:
(
919)
733­
3340
Fax:
(
919)
715­
7175
E­
Mail:
keith.
overcash@
ncmail.
net
Mr.
Terry
O'Clair
Director,
Division
of
Air
Quality
North
Dakota
Dept.
of
Health
1200
Missouri
Avenue,
Room
304
Bismarck,
ND
58506
Telephone:
(
701)
328­
5188
Fax:
(
701)
328­
5200
E­
Mail:
toclair@
state.
nd.
us
Mr.
Bob
Hodanbosi
Chief,
Division
of
Air
Pollution
Control
Ohio
Environmental
Protection
Agency
122
South
Front
Street
P.
O.
Box
1049
Columbus,
OH
43216
Telephone:
(
614)
644­
2310
Fax:
(
614)
644­
3681
E­
Mail:
bob.
hodanbosi@
epa.
state.
oh.
us
Mr.
Eddie
Terrill
Director,
Air
Quality
Division
Oklahoma
Dept.
of
Environmental
Quality
707
North
Robinson
P.
O.
Box
1677
Oklahoma
City,
OK
73101­
1677
Telephone:
(
405)
702­
4156
Fax:
(
405)
702­
4101
E­
Mail:
eddie.
terrill@
deq.
state.
ok.
us
Mr.
Andy
Ginsburg
Administrator,
Air
Quality
Division
Oregon
Dept.
of
Environmental
Quality
811
SW
6th
Avenue,
11th
Floor
Portland,
OR
97204
11
Telephone:
(
503)
229­
5359
Fax:
(
503)
229­
5675
E­
Mail:
ginsburg.
andy@
deq.
state.
or.
us
Ms.
Joyce
Epps
Director,
Bureau
of
Air
Quality
Pennsylvania
Dept.
of
Environmental
Protection
400
Market
Street,
12th
Floor
P.
O.
Box
8468
Harrisburg,
PA
17105
Telephone:
(
717)
787­
9702
Fax:
(
717)
772­
3414
E­
Mail:
jepps@
state.
pa.
us
Mr.
Stephen
Majkut
Chief,
Division
of
Air
Resources
Rhode
Island
Dept.
of
Environmental
Management
235
Promenade
Street
Providence,
RI
02908
Telephone:
(
401)
222­
2808
Fax:
(
401)
222­
2017
E­
Mail:
smajkut@
dem.
state.
ri.
us
Mr.
James
Joy
Chief,
Bureau
of
Air
Quality
South
Carolina
Dept.
of
Health
and
Environmental
Control
2600
Bull
Street
Columbia,
SC
29201­
1797
Telephone:
(
803)
898­
4123
Fax:
(
803)
898­
4117
E­
Mail:
joyja@
dhec.
sc.
gov
Mr.
Brian
Gustafson
Administrator,
Air
Program
South
Dakota
Dept.
of
Water
and
Natural
Resources
523
E.
Capitol
Avenue
Pierre,
SD
57501
Telephone:
(
605)
773­
3151
Fax:
(
605)
773­
4068
Mr.
Barry
Stephens
Director,
Division
of
Air
Pollution
Control
Tennessee
Dept.
of
Environment
and
Conservation
401
Church
Street,
9th
Floor
12
L
&
C
Annex
Nashville,
TN
37243­
1531
Telephone:
(
615)
532­
0554
Fax:
(
615)
532­
0614
E­
Mail:
barry.
stephens@
state.
tn.
us
Mr.
Herb
Williams
Director,
Policy
and
Regulations
Division
(
MC
205)
OEPA,
Texas
Commission
on
Environmental
Quality
12100
Park
35
Circle
P.
O.
Box
13087
Austin,
TX
78753
Telephone:
(
512)
239­
5588
Fax:
(
512)
239­
4808
E­
Mail:
hwilliam@
tnrcc.
state.
tx.
us
Mr.
Rick
Sprott
Director,
Division
of
Air
Quality
Utah
Dept.
of
Environmental
Quality
150
North
1950
West
Salt
Lake
City,
UT
84114
Telephone:
(
801)
536­
0072
Fax:
(
801)
536­
0085
E­
Mail:
rsprott@
utah.
gov
Mr.
Dick
Valentinetti
Director,
Air
Pollution
Control
Division
Vermont
Dept.
of
Environmental
Quality
103
South
Main
Street
Building
3
South
Waterbury,
VT
05671
Telephone:
(
802)
241­
3840
Fax:
(
802)
241­
2590
E­
Mail:
dickv@
dec.
anr.
state.
vt.
us
Mr.
John
Daniel
Director,
Air
Division
Virginia
Dept.
of
Environmental
Quality
P.
O.
Box
10009
Richmond,
VA
23240
Telephone:
(
804)
698­
4311
Fax:
(
804)
698­
4510
Contact:
John
Daniel,
Director
E­
Mail:
jmdaniel@
deq.
state.
va.
us
13
Ms.
Mary
Burg
Director,
Air
Quality
Program
Washington
Dept.
of
Ecology
300
Desmond
Drive
P.
O.
Box
47600
Olympia,
WA
98504
Telephone:
(
360)
407­
6880
Fax:
(
360)
407­
6802
E­
Mail:
mbur461@
ecy.
wa.
gov
Mr.
John
Benedict
Director,
Office
of
Air
Quality
West
Virginia
Dept.
of
Environmental
Protection
7012
MacCorkle
Avenue,
SE
Charleston,
WV
25304
Telephone:
(
304)
926­
3647
Fax:
(
304)
926­
3637
E­
Mail:
jbenedict@
mail.
dep.
state.
wv.
us
Ms.
Lloyd
Eagan
Director,
Bureau
of
Air
Management
Wisconsin
Dept.
of
Natural
Resources
101
S.
Webster
Street
P.
O.
Box
7921
AM/
7
Madison,
WI
53707
Telephone:
(
608)
266­
0603
Fax:
(
608)
267­
0560
E­
Mail:
eaganl@
dnr.
state.
wi.
us
Mr.
Dan
Olson
Director,
Air
Quality
Division
Wyoming
Dept.
of
Environmental
Quality
122
West
25th
Street
Cheyenne,
WY
82002
Telephone:
(
307)
777­
7391
Fax:
(
307)
777­
5616
E­
Mail:
dolson@
missc.
state.
wy.
us
