WPCI  ]𾎙:G$~+sӆͨBx4or`n%D)!4P2tS5}A퀧PԴo'񤭳kYn`7@ ACxAX(s5.=eL& 7јm/u 5 recch?%4yjvߥ`Họkq[3,rСg^?EVYxZOyҠ)/gRTxwy"/bKDPs*Ib'Qy[u<^Ηf0cgW%=WBcp採B`jc #VE;w8s|ʬߨm⬨W 峃^ T 6зKf\{:z,د>xGA)Q# UN %U 0G[UHUNr8w@4UBUNWUNbUNHP LaserJet 4/4MHPPCL5E,,,,0 (hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($X> XXX/0 AZ0Univers (W1) Regular(hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularAppendix H--CEC's Comments0Monica A.J. Crumley  % ' .  nEopDqrDstӀuvw m"3|xw\  `*Times New RomanTT6Times New Roman Regular(hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularH- (9 Z 6Times New Roman Regular !X*XXX  ݛXXXX*   7  XXdd7APPENDIXH  THE#X*XXX;#XXXX*ԀCALIFORNIAENERGYCOMMISSION#X*XXX#XXXX*S  COMMENTSONTHEU.S.ENVIRONMENTALPROTECTIONAGENCYSPROPOSEDNATIONALAMBIENTAIRQUALITYSTANDARDSFORPARTICULATEMATTERANDOZONE #X*XXXT# @  s  X>XXX~eNOTE:0 ` CECwillbeprovidingshortcommentsbyMonday,March10.Basedon @  discussionswithCECmanagement,thecommentskwilladdresskthepotentialimpactsoftheproposalsonpowerplantsiting.mSmsnmepemnsopecifically,tospTpshecreationofnewstandardsforPM2.5wouldrequireadditionalairqualityanalysesintheenvironmentalreviewprocessforsrqanyqrsnewplants.st   p  tu  uv XXXX*March7,1997  Mr.JohnD.Dunlap,III,ChairmanCaliforniaAirResourcesBoard2020LStreetSacramento,CA95814DearChairman:Asyouarewellaware,thedeadlineforsubmittingCaliforniascommentsontheEPAsproposedrevisionstofederalozoneandparticulatematter(PM)standardsisrapidlyapproaching.AlthoughtheEnergyCommission(Commission)hasnoformalroleindevelopingairregulatoryrequirements,astheActingChair,Idowanttobringtoyourattentiononeimportantarenainwhichwearelikelytobeaffectedbytheproposedstandards:powerplantsiting.TheCommissionisresponsibleforsitingallthermalelectricpowerplants50megawattsorlarger.Wehaveapproved46plants,andasthestatesitingauthoritywehavealsoactedastheleadagencyundertheCaliforniaEnvironmentalQualityAct.Inthiscapacity,theCommissionmust,priortoissuingapowerplantlicense,fullyaddress,withtheassistanceofthelocalairdistrict,theenvironmentalimpactsofallaspectsofaproject.Wemustalsomakespecificfindingsregardingthemitigationoravoidanceofanysignificantairqualityimpactsidentified.Giventhecomplexitiesanddynamicsoftherelationshipbetweenambientairqualityconditionsandindividualsourcesofemissions,andtheconcernsoflocalcitizens,ithasbeenachallengetofullyaddressprojectrelatedairqualityimpacts.InrecentcasesoverwhichIhavepresided,suchastheSanFranciscoEnergyCompanyandCrockettprojects,resolutionofissuesrelatedtoPM10emissions,mitigationandattainmentstrategieshasbeenparticularlycontentious.IknowthatsimilarissueswereraisedintheSMUDSacramentoprojects.Baseduponthisexperience,anddiscussionswithCommissionandCaliforniaAirResourcesBoard(Board)staff,IhaveconcludedthatadditionofafederalPM2.5standardwillsurelyincreasethelevelofcomplexity,andmostprobablythecontentionwewillfaceinfuturesitingcasesonairqualityissues.Further,Ibelievethistobeatimelyconsiderationsincethe restructuredelectricfuturepromisestobringusasubstantialnumberofpowerplantcasesintherelativelynearfuture.  % # Mr.JohnD.Dunlap,IIIMarch7,1997PageTwoHavingsaidthis,Ishouldquicklyemphasizethatourpurposeisnottosecondguessorenterthepublichealthdebateregardingappropriateambientairqualitystandards.Moreover,werecognizeandappreciatethesignificanteffortsandresponsibilitiesoftheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)andtheBoardinadoptingambientairqualitystandardswhichareprotectiveofpublichealth.Wedo,however,believethatitiscriticalthatourrespectiveagencies,andthedistricts,workcloselytogetherindevelopingtheimplementationstrategiesneededtocomplywithwhateverfederalstandardsareeventuallyapproved.Infact,withoutthesestrategiesinplace,wecannotdefinitivelystatewhattheimpactsonoursitingprocess,andcasesinparticular,willbe.Inclosing,Iwouldnotethatthisexemplifiesoneofthemanycloselyinterrelatedenergyairqualityissuesthatouragencieshavesuccessfullycoordinatedoverthepastdecade.IthankyouforyourcooperationandrespectfullyrequestyouincludethesecommentsinyourtransmittaltotheEPA.Sincerely,SALLYRAKOWActingChaircc:  CommissionerRobertA.Laurie P   CommissionerMichalC.Moore  CommissionerDavidA.Rohy  CommissionerJananneSharplessvwv  MichaelKenny,ExecutiveOfficer,AirResourcesBoard  LynnTerry,AssistantExecutiveOfficer,AirResourcesBoardvwv#X*XX X#vw #! wXXXX*