"King, Heidi R." <Heidi_R._King@omb.eop.gov> 

03/10/2008 08:12 PM

	

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Ron Evans/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Lydia Wegman/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA

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"Johansson, Robert" <Robert_C._Johansson@omb.eop.gov>, "Schwab, Margo"
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Subject

more RIA comments (but a shorter list!)









 

Ron,

 

A few more comments and key next steps on review of the RIA :

 

1) we spoke today on table 5-1 on pg 5-8 about the cost per ton for EGUs
seeming low, and the explanation that it averages out across the year -
can we speak on that again briefly?  I'm afraid that it doesn't make
sense to me, although it might make perfect sense when you add the
clarifying bullet we agreed to explain what is represented in the table 
We can try again tomorrow, we can bring in the OAP people if needed

 

2) Chap 9 Appendix A - I would like to move the sentence "Cost for all
standards .... $1.8 Bcosts, ... benefits at 3% ... benes at 7%" forward
to one of the first 2 paragraphs.  The point of the appendix is to
provide this result, and yet the result is somewhat buried at the end of
a paragraph a couple of pages into the appendix  No problem with
bringing the result forward.

 

3) Same sentence as #2 (the cost and bene consequence of the alt
baseline); can we please place that sentence in other mentions of the
alternative baseline, namely the ES and Intro paragraphs and also in the
body of Chapter 9?  Thank you.  The sentence should appear in the body
of 9 already, look near the summary table.  I think we have also
included in the ES but I don't see a problem finding a place if not.  I
would like to match the presentation in chapter 9 for the ES.  The only
question may be in the intro to chapter 9, if we don't mention the costs
of our approach in the intro to 9 I would not want the alternative
there, but if it is we can provide some balance.

 

4) Chapter 9 appendix - you probably want to add the references for
studies mentioned in the footnotes, also the study by OTAQ on the uptake
of Plug-In Hybrid vehicles  We will ask OTAQ for that

 

More importantly, asap we need to follow up to earlier comments :

 

5) Let's talk about your response to Friday email agreed, need to
discuss these

- including South Coast and San Joaquin results in body of RIA  

- Moving Chap 6 to appendix of 5B 

- Other points of disagreement from interagency / OMB comments on
Chapter 6  

6)  We should also go through the result of your "will review" on other
comments from the Friday email and anything in this email

 

Thanks !!  I look forward to talking tomorrow,

 

heidi

 

 

