[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7546-7547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3490]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6537-8]


Regulatory Reinvention (XL) Pilot Projects

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability of the Project XL Proposed Final Project 
Agreement: International Paper Predictive Emissions Monitoring Project.

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SUMMARY: EPA is requesting comments on a proposed Project XL Final 
Project Agreement (FPA) for International Paper, U.S.A. (hereafter 
``International Paper''). The FPA is a voluntary agreement developed 
collaboratively by International Paper, the State of Maine Division of 
Environmental Protection, the Town of Jay Maine and EPA. Project XL, 
announced in the Federal Register on May 23, 1995 (60 FR 27282), gives 
regulated entities the flexibility to develop alternative strategies 
that will replace or modify specific regulatory or procedural 
requirements on the condition that they produce greater environmental 
benefits. EPA has set a goal of implementing fifty XL projects 
undertaken in full partnership with the states.
    In the draft FPA, International Paper proposes to develop, test, 
and implement a computer model that can estimate pollutant emissions on 
a continuous basis. Currently, International Paper is required to 
measure some of these pollutants only once every year. If successfully 
developed and implemented, this computer model would provide the 
surrounding community with information on emissions that is continuous, 
non-biased, credible, and

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reliable. IP is seeking regulatory flexibility in two areas. The first 
is to allow minor exceedances above existing permit limits to develop 
the computer model. The second area of flexibility requested is from 
the frequency of stack testing and the replacement of continuous 
emission monitoring with the computer model. These requirements are 
primarily embodied in state regulations that have been approved by EPA 
and are considered to be federally enforceable.

DATES: The period for submission of comments ends on March 16, 2000.

ADDRESSEES: All comments on the proposed Final Project Agreement should 
be sent to: Chris Rascher, EPA New England, 1 Congress Street (SPP), 
Boston, MA 02114, or Ted Cochin, U.S. EPA, Room 1025 (1802), 401 M 
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460. Comments may also be faxed to Mr. 
Rascher (617) 918-1810, or Mr. Cochin (202) 401-6637. Comments may also 
be received via electronic mail sent to: [email protected] or 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the proposed Final 
Project Agreement, Test Plan or Fact Sheet, contact: Chris Rascher, EPA 
New England, 1 Congress Street (SPP), Boston Massachusetts, or Ted 
Cochin, U.S. EPA, 401 M Street SW Room 1025WT (1802), Washington DC 
20460. The FPA and related documents are also available via the 
Internet at the following location: http://www.epa.gov/ProjectXL. 
Public files on the project, including the FPA, are also available for 
review at the Town Hall, Town of Jay, Maine. Questions to EPA regarding 
the documents can be directed to Christopher Rascher at (617) 918-1834 
or Ted Cochin at (202) 260-0880. To be included on the International 
Paper Project XL mailing list about future public meetings, XL progress 
reports and other mailings from International Paper on the XL project, 
contact Kimberly Thompson, International Paper, Androscoggin Mill, 207-
897-1554. For information on all other aspects of the XL Program 
contact Christopher Knopes at the following address: Office of Policy 
and Reinvention, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M 
Street, SW Room 1029WT (Mail Code 1802), Washington, DC 20460. 
Additional information on Project XL, including documents referenced in 
this notice, other EPA policy documents related to Project XL, regional 
XL contacts, application information, and descriptions of existing XL 
projects and proposals, is available via the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/projectxl/inter/page1.htm.

    Dated: February 10, 2000.
Richard T. Farrell,
Associate Administrator, Office of Policy and Reinvention.
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