STATE
OF
TENNESSEE
DEPARTMENT
OF
ENVIRONMENT
AND
CONSERVATION
DIVISION
OF
AIR
POLLUTION
CONTROL
9TH
FLOOR
L&
C
ANNEX
401
CHURCH
STREET
NASHVILLE,
TENNESSEE
37243­
1531
December
30,
2002
J.
I.
Palmer,
Jr.
Regional
Administrator
United
States
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Region
IV
Sam
Nunn
Atlanta
Federal
Center
61
Forsyth
Street,
SW
Atlanta,
Georgia
3
03
03
Re:
Clean
Air
Act
­
Early
Action
Compacts
Dear
Mr.
Palmer:

This
letter
is
to
confirm
that
eight
early
action
compacts
have
been
forwarded
under
separate
cover
to
Ms.
Kay
Prince
of
your
staff.
The
early
action
compacts
are
for
the
following
areas:

Memphis
Area
Nashville
Area
Chattanooga
Area
Knoxville
Area
Tri­
Cities
Area
Putnam
County
Lawrence
County
Haywood
County
In
preparing
these
documents,
we
worked
closely
with
the
four
local
air
pollution
control
programs
of
Tennessee
and
the
states
of
Georgia,
Mississippi
and
Arkansas.
I
understand
that
the
other
states
are
forwarding
their
component
of
an
early
action
plan
for
an
MSA
shared
with
Tennessee
to
you
under
separate
cover.
Mr.
Palmer
December
30,
2002
Page
Two
If
your
staff
should
have
any
questions,
they
should
contact
my
deputy,
Quincy
Styke
III
or
me
at
(
615)
532­
0554.
We
look
forward
to
working
with
EPA
in
the
next
few
months
as
we
determine
the
scope
of
the
air
quality
improvement
plans
for
the
above­
listed
areas.
As
the
scope
of
those
plans
is
developed,
the
signatories
will
make
a
determination
to
see
if
they
wish
to
continue
to
remain
in
an
early
action
compact.

Sincerely,
I
Barry
R.
Stephens,
P.
E.
Technical
Secretary
Tennessee
Air
Pollution
Control
Board
copy
to:
Kay
Prince,
EPA
Region
IV
Tennessee
Air
Pollution
Control
Board
Tennessee
Tennessee
Local
Air
Programs
State
of
Georgia
State
of
Mississippi
State
of
Arkansas
