          
Eileen                                 
                    

            
Pritchard/DC/USE                            
               

            
PA/US                                 
                  To 

                                    
  Cortney_Higgins@omb.eop.gov,      

             10/01/2008 10:21        
Heidi_R._King@omb.eop.gov         

            
AM                                   
                   cc 

                                    
  Bruce Schillo/DC/USEPA/US@EPA,    

                                    
  Mike Trutna/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Pam 

                                    
  Long/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Joseph-J   

                                    
  Dougherty/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Kevin  

                                    
  DeBell/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Mary      

                                    
  Henigin/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Lakeshia 

                                    
  Walker/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Nathaniel 

                                    
  Jutras/DC/USEPA/US@EPA            

                                    
                            Subject 

                                    
   Flexible Air Permit Rule -       

                                    
  INFORMAL REVIEW                   

                                    
                                    

                                    
                                    

                                    
                                    

                                    
                                    

                                    
                                    

                                    
                                    

Ladies...............I have been asked by OAR/OAQPS to send this rule to

you for INFORMAL REVIEW.  Don't know which one of you this will be

assigned to, but if you could let me know, I would appreciate it.  The

offical rule package is here in HQ under review and should be coming

your way soon.

(See attached file: draft FAP final FR notice 10-1-08.doc)

1.    Action Type:  rule

2.    Stage of the action:  final

3.    SAN:  4885

4.    The content which is being reviewed:  preamble and regulatory
text

5.    A brief summary of the action:  Attached is a Federal Register

notice which would promulgate revisions to the regulations governing

state and federal operating permit programs required by title V of the

Clean Air Act and would provide additional insights about how these

regulations and the New Source Review (NSR) program required by section

110(a)(2)(C) and parts C and D of title I of the Act can be used to

develop a flexible air permit (FAP).

6.    The contact for the action:  Mike Trutna (919) 541-5345

7.    Desired parameters on OMB review:  Package is on the

Administrator's priority list as an action to be finalized this calendar

year.

8.    The names/office of those involved in developing the action; if

there was a workgroup and if anyone in ORPM reviewed drafts or

participated in a workgroup:  The final rule was developed under the

Tier 3 process by OAR.  We solicited input from the Office of General

Counsel (OGC), Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA),

Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation (OPEI) and all ten EPA

Regional Offices.   Mr. Kevin DeBell of OA/OPEI/ORPM reviewed the

proposal package and is currently reviewing the final rule.

9.    Highest level at which the action has been approved for
informal

review by OMB:  William Harnett, Director, AQPD

************************

Eileen Pritchard

EPA/OPEI/OPRM

1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW

Room 3521-C

Mailcode 1804-A

Washington, DC 20460

(202)564-6578

(202)566-0268 - FAX

email:  pritchard.eileen@epa.gov

 draft FAP final FR notice 10-1-08.doc  

