[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 59249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-29546]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Notice of Availability for Draft Guidance on Source 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; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is hereby reopening for 15 days the public review and 
comment period regarding 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 (66 FR 
52403, October 15, 2001). 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 It is important that the draft guidance being made 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DATES: The comment period on the draft guidance will close on December 
12, 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: November 16, 2001.
Jeffrey Clark,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
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