[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 199 (Monday, October 15, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 52403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-25864]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7021-1]


Notice of Availability for Draft Guidance on Source 
Determinations for Combined Heat and Power Facilities Under the Clean 
Air Act New Source Review and Title V Programs

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is making available for public review and comment a 
preliminary draft of its pending guidance on Source Determinations for 
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Facilities under the Clean Air Act New 
Source Review and Title V Programs. The combined generation of heat and 
power, also known as cogeneration, has been an energy supply option for 
nearly 100 years and is used in many sectors of the economy. In light 
of ever increasing demand for energy, electric power industry 
restructuring and cross-program pollution prevention initiatives, EPA 
is committed to improving the efficiency at which we convert fuels into 
useful energy. Properly designed and implemented CHP is a key element 
to achieving the nation's energy goals, because CHPs are capable of 
independently providing power to the grid or customers other than the 
host facility and therefore can help alleviate power shortfalls. 
Recognizing this, the Report of the National Energy Policy Development 
Group recommends ``that the President direct the EPA Administrator to 
promote CHP through flexibility in environmental permitting.''
    A draft of EPA's guidance is available for public review and 
comment. The EPA does not intend to respond to individual comments, but 
rather to consider the comments from the public in the preparation of 
the final guidance. It is important that the draft guidance being made 
available today for public review and comment does not represent 
official EPA policy or a formal position on the subject matter 
discussed and therefore is not to be relied on in interpreting EPA 
policy.

DATES: The comment period on the draft guidance will close on November 
14, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Pamela J. Smith, 
Information Transfer and Program Integration Division (MD-12), Office 
of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle 
Park, North Carolina 27711, telephone 919-541-0641, telefax 919-541-
5509 or e-mail [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Kaufman, Office of Air Quality 
Planning and Standards, U.S. EPA, MD-12, Research Triangle Park, NC 
27711, telephone 919-541-0102 or e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A copy of the draft guidance document may be 
obtained by calling or E-mailing Pamela J. Smith. The draft guidance 
may also be downloaded from the NSR Web site http://www.epa.gov/ttn/nsr 
under the topic ``What's New on NSR.''

    Dated: July 18, 2001.
Henry C. Thomas,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
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