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Agency         (ANR-445)     April 1991



Acid Rain Advisory


Committee Meeting:


February 20-22,1991
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                            AGENDA FOR THE THIRD MEETING OF
                           THE ACID RAIN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
                                Ramada Renaissance Hotel
                                   Washington Dulles
                                13869 Park Center Road
                                   Herndon, Virginia
                                   February 20, 1991
         I..   Subcommittees Meet  (9:00 to 5:00)
                                   February 21, 1991
         II.   Subcommittees Meet  (9:00 to 12:30)
         III.  Lunch  (12:30 to 2:00)
         IV.   Full Committee Assembles (2:00)
         V.   Opening Remarks  (2:00 to 2:15)
         VI.   Subcommittee Updates (2:15 to 3:00)
         VII.  Issue Discussion  (3:00 to 5:00)
              - Conservation and Renewables Reserve - Allowance Application
                and Verification Procedures  (C8 and C9)
                                   February 22, 1991
         VIII. Issue Discussion   (8:30 to 10:30)
               - Permits - Phase I Extensions
               • Permits and Allowances - "Designated Representative" Issues
                 (A13)
         IX.    Break (10:30 to 10:45)  .
         X.    Issue Discussion (10:45 to 12:15)
               - Emissions Monitoring .- Potential Departures from NSPS
                 Sub-part DA Monitoring Requirements  (E4)
         XI.    Lunch (12:15 to 1:45)
         XII.   Issue Discussion (1:45 to 2:45)
               - Emissions Monitoring - Treatment of Data Gaps   (E3)
         XIII. Issue Discussion  (2:45 to 3:45)
               - Allowance Trading System Framework (A7, A17 and A18)
         XIV.   Break (3:45 to 4:00)
         XV.    Issue Discussion  (4:00 to 5:00)
               - Allowance Issues Continued
         XVI.   Closing Remarks
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                              INDEX
          Acid Rain Advisory Committee Meeting Materials
                       February  20-22,  1991
Document Number
     F-2
     F-13
(update)
(update)
Title

AGENDA
Members of EPA's Acid Rain Advisory Committee
ARAC Subcommittee Assignments
Allowances and Trading Subcommittee
     (Order document #400/1-91/007/A)
     A-7
     A-8

     A-9

     A-12
     A-13

     A-14
     A-15

     A-16
     A-17
     A-18

     A-19

     A-20

     A-21
          The Allowance Transfer System (EPA)  Reprint
          Issue Paper on Multi-Unit Allowance Pooling
          for Compliance (EPA)  Reprint
          Key Issues on Opt-In Provisions,  Title IV
          Section 410 (Ann D.  Murtlow)
          Minutes for Allowance Trading Subcommittee
          Designated Representative Discussion Paper
          (EPA)   -
          Discussion Paper on  Grace Period (Tim Method)
          Pooling of Allowances and Book Closing Period
          (William A. Badger)
          The Book-closing Period Under Title IV (UARG)
          Marketable Trading Allowance for SO2: Issues
          Concerning Information Provision (Robert Hahn
          and Al McGartland)
          Acid Rain Allowance  Tracking System Accounts
          (EPA)
          The Tax Treatment of Emission Allowances
          (Donald W. Kiefer)
          Identification of Emission Allowances
          (Commonwealth Edison)
          Deloitte   &    Touche    letter    discussing
          serialization of emission allowances (Charles
          D.  Muha)
Conservation and Renewable Energy Subcommittee
     (Order document #400/1-91/007.3
     C-7

     C-8

     C-9
     C-10
          Minutes from January 28 Meeting of Subcommittee
          on Conservation and Renewable Energy
          Allowance Application and Award Procedures
          Issue Paper
          Verification  Procedures  Issue Paper
          Guidance  on Conservation Measures Issue Paper

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Emissions Monitoring Subcommittee
     (Order document # 400/1-91/007.C)

     E-3            Issue Paper - Missing Data Periods (CEMs)
     E-4            Applicability of CEM Provisions in NSPS
                    Subpart Da Regulation to acid Rain CEM
                    Regulation
     E-8            Analysis of CEM Availability using EPA's AIRS
                    CEMS subset Data Base
     E-9            Subcommittee Minutes January 28-29, 1991
     E-10           UARG Report on CEM Availability (Assessing
                    Data Availability of CEM Systems Installed at
                    Units Subject to Subpart D NSPS)
     E-ll           UARG Report on Missing Data
     E-12           Accuracy & Precision of CEM Systems and other
                    ways to Estimate Emissions
     E-13           Utility Experience with SO2 and NOx CEMS

Permits and Technology Subcommittee
     (Order document #400/1-91/007.0)

     P-19           Final Minutes Permits Subcommittee Conference
                    Call 1/15/91
     P-20           Draft Minutes Subcommittee Conference Call
                    1/22/91
     P-21           Draft Minutes Subcommittee Minutes at the
                    Omni Shoreham 1/28/91

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                                                            F2
                         MEMBERS OF EPA*8



                  ACID RAIN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
2/13/91

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Mr. Richard A. Abdoo
Wisconsin Electric  Power Company
231 West  Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI    53293

The Honorable William A.  Badger
Maryland  Public  Service  Commission
American  Building
231 East  Baltimore  street
Baltimore, MD    21202-3486

Mr. Paul  C. Bailey*
Department of Energy (Rm 4G-055)
1000 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC   20585
Telephone:   (202)  586-4426

Mr. Henry E. Beal
Research-Cottr.ell Companies
U.S. Highway 22 West
Branchburg, NJ  08826

Mr. Robert B. Bergstrom,  Jr.
Iowa Southern
300 Sheridan Avenue
Centerville, IA   52544

Mr. Ronald Binz*
NASUCA c/o Office of Consumer Council
1580 Logan Street,  Suite  700
Denver, CO   80203

The Honorable Ashley C. Brown
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
180 East  Broad Street
Columbus, OH   43266-0573

Mr. Steven D. Burton
Sithe Energies U.S.A.,  Inc.
135 East  57th Street
23rd Floor
New York, MY  10022

Mr. Walter A. Canney
Lincoln Electric System
llth & o streets
P.O.  Box 80869
Lincoln, HE  68508

* Denotes ARAC Subcommitee Member

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    Mr.  Leonard L.  Coburn*
    Department  of Energy  (Rm  7-B164/CP30)
    1000 Independence Avenue, sw
    Washington,  DC   20585'

    Mr. John M.  Daniel, Jr.*
    VA Department of Air Pollution Control
    Room 801
    Ninth Street Office Building
    Richmond,  VA   23240

    Mr.  O. Mark  De Michele
    Arizona  Public Service Company
    400 North  5th Street
    Phoenix, AR   85004

   Mr. Dan Dudek
   Environmental Defense Fund
   257 Park Avenue South
   New York, NY   10010

   Mr.  George w. Edwards Jr.*
   United Aluminated Company
   80 Temple Street
   New Haven,  CT  06506

  Mr. Jerry M.  Eyster
  A.T. Massey Coal Company, Inc.
  4 N. 4th Street
  Richmond,  VA  23219

  Mr.  Paul J.  Feira
  Wheelabrator Air Pollution Control
  441  Smithfield Street
  Pittsburgh,  PA  15222

 Mr. John C.  Fox*
 Pacific Gas  &  electric
 77 Beale Street Room H-2421
 San Francisco,   CA   94106

 Mr. Jerry L. Golden
 Clean Air Program
 Tennessee Valley Authority
 MR 2S  46C
 Chattanooga,  TN  37402*2801

Mr. Charles H.  Goodman, Ph.D
Research and  Environmental Affairs
Southern Company Services, Inc.
800 Shades Creek Parkway
Birmingham,  AL   35209

* Denotes ARAC subcommittee Member

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The Honorable Gerald L. Gunter
Florida Public Service Commission
Fletcher Building
101 East Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL   32399-0850

Mr. James K. Hambright
Bureau of Air Quality Control
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources
101 S. 2nd Street
Harrisburg, PA   17120-2513

Mr. David G. Hawkins
Natural Resources Defense Council
1350 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.   20005

Mr. Luther Heckman
Coalition for Environment - Energy Balance
c/o Porter, Wright, Morris and Arthur (30th Floor)
41 South High Street
Columbus, OH   43215

Mr. Ned Helme
Alliance for Acid Rain Control
444 North Capitol Street Suite 526
Washington, DC   20001

Mr. Harold (Hub) Hubbard
Resources for the Future
1616 Paul Street N.W.
Washington, DC   20036

Mr. Stanley W. Hulett
Department of Industrial Relations
State of California
395 oyster Point Blvd  (5th Floor, wing 8)
So. San Francisco, CA    94080

Professor Paul L. Joskow, Ph.D
MIT Department of Economics
50 Memorial Drive
Bldg E52 ROOB 280
Cambridge, MA   02139

Mr. William G. Karis
Consolidation Coal Company
Consol Plaza
1800 Washington Road
Pittsburgh, PA  15241

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Mr. Kevin Kelly*
 Coal, Nuclear, and Renewable Policy (PE-51/7H-075)
Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC   20585
 Mr.  Philip C.  Kron*
 Citibank
 399  Park Avenue
 4th  Floor, Zone ^23
 New  York, NY   10043

 Mr.  Jack L. King
 System Executive - Operations
 Entergy Corporation
 225 Baronne Street
 New Orleans, LA  70112

 Mr. James J. Markowsky
 AEP Service Corporation
 1 Riverside Plaza
 Columbus, OH   43216-6631

 Mr. William T. McCormick Jr.
 CMS Energy Corporation/Consumer Power Company
 Fairlane Plaza South
  330 Town Center Drive,  Suite 1100
  Dearborn, MI   48126

  Mr. Kris A. McKinney
  Wisconsin Power & Light Company
  222 West Washington Avenue
  Madison, WI   53701-0192

  Mr. Robert J. McWhorter
  Ohio Edison
  76 South Main Street
  Akron,  08   44308

  Mr. Timothy  J.  Method
  Indiana Department of Environmental Management
  Office of Air Management
   105  South Meridian Street
   Indianapolis, IN   46225

   Professor Roger G. Noll, Ph.D
   Stanford University
   Department of Economics
   Stanford, CA  94305-6072

   * Denotes ARAC subcommittee Member

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    Mr. Philip R. O'Connor, Ph.D
    Palmer Bellevue Corporation
    111 W. Washington Street Suite 1247
    Chicago,  IL   60602

    Mr.  James J.  O'Connor
    Commonwealth  Edison,  Co.
    1  First National  Plaza
    Chicago,  IL   60603

   Mr. Danial R.  Plumley
   The Adirondack Council
   2 Church Street
   Elizabethtown, NY   12932

   Mr. Richard L. Poirot
   Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
   Building 3 South
   103 South  Main. Street
   Waterbury,  VT    05676

   Mr. Jon T.  Predergast
   Energy  Policy  and Utility Relations
   LTV Steel Company
   2100 Newbury oval
  Hinckley, OH    44233

  Mr.  Bill Roberts*
  Environmetnal Defense Fund
  1616 P.  Street, NW Suite 150
  Washington,  DC    20036

  Mr.  William Samuel
  United Mine  Workers  of America
  900  15th Street N.W.
  Washington,  DC   20005

 Mr. Roger Sant
 Applied Energy Service
 1001 N 19th Street
 Arlington, VA   22209

 Ms. Nancy Seidman*
 NESCAUM
 85 Merrimac Street
 Boston, MA   02114

 The Honorable William D. Steinmeier
 Missouri  Public  Service Commission
 Truman State  Office Building
 301 West High Street, Room 530
Jefferson City, MO 65102

* Denotes ARAC Subcommittee Member

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  Ms.  Vicki Tschinkel
  Landers and Parsons
  310  West College Avenue
  Tallahassee,  FL   32301

  Mr.  James Van Lanen
  Coastal Coal
  Crestar Bank  Building
  310  First Street
  Roanoke,  VA   24011

  Mr.  William C. Walbridge
  Seminole  Electric-Cooperative
  1613 N. Dale Maybry
  Tampa, Florida 33618

 Mr. Edward R. Williams*
 Department of Energy  (Rm 4-G036/PE70)
 1000 Independence Avenue, SW
 Washington, DC   20585
 Telephone:   (202) 586-4426

 The Honorable Henry 6. Williams
 New York Public Service Commission
 Empire State Plaza
 Albany,  NY   12223

 Mr. Steven E.  winberg
 Consolidated Natural Gas Company
 CNG Tower
 Pittsburgh,  PA   15222-3199

 Mr. James  L. Wolf*
 Alliance to Save  Energy
 1725  K Street, NW, Suite 214
 Washington,  DC    20006

Ms. Nancy Wrona
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Phoenix Corporate Center
3003 N Central (4th  floor)
Phoenix, AZ   85012
  Denotes ARAC Subcommittee Member

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                   Acid Rain Advisory Committee
                     Subcommittee Assignments
2/13/91

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EPA Lead:

Renee Rico
Chief
Allowance Branch
Acid Rain Division
Allowance Trading

Chair:

Mr. Philip R. O'Connor, Ph.D
Chairman & President
Palmer Bellevue Corporation
Chicago, XL

Subcommittee Members

The 'Honorable William A. Badger
Commissioner
Maryland Public Service Commission
Baltimore, MD

The Honorable Ashley c. Brown
Commissioner
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Columbus, OH

Mr. Walter A. Canney
Adminstrator
Lincoln Electric System
Lincoln, NE

Mr. Leonard L. Coburn*
Director, Office of Competition
Department of Energy
Washington, DC

Mr. Dan Dudek
Senior Economist
Environmental Defense Fund
New York, NY

Mr. George w. Edwards Jr.*
Chairman and
 Chief Executive Officer
United Illuminating Company
80 Temple Street
New Haven, CT   06506

Mr. Charles H. Goodman, Ph.D
Vice President, Research and Environmental Affairs
Southern Company Services, Inc.
Birmingham, AL

The Honorable Gerald L. Gunter
Commissioner
Florida Public service Commission
Tallahassee, FL

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Professor Paul L. Joskow, Ph.D
MIT Department of Economics
Cambridge, MA

Mr. William 6. Karis
Executive Vice President for Administration
Consolidation Coal company
Pittsburgh, PA

Mr. Philip C. Kron*
Head, Utility Department
Citibank1*
New York, NY

Mr. William T. McCormick Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
CMS Energy Corporation/Consumer Power Company
Dearborn, MI

Mr. Kris A. McKinney
Administrator, Corporate Emission Allowances
Wisconsin Power & Light Company
Madison, WI

Mr. Timothy J. Method
Assistant Commissioner, Office of Air Management
Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Indianapolis, IN

Professor Roger G. Noll, Ph.D
Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Mr. Roger Sant
Chief Executive Officer
Applied Energy Service
Arlington, VA

Mr. William C. Walbridge
General Manager
Seminole Electric Cooperative
Tampa, FL
* Denotes member of Subcommittee only

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Permits and Technology Subcommittee

Chair:                                EPA Lead:

Mr. Richard Abdoo                     Rachel Hopp
Chairman of the Board                 Chief
 and Chief Executive Officer          Permits and Control Section
Wisconsin Electric Power Company      Acid Rain Division
Milwaukee, Wl   53293

Subcommittee Members:

Mr. Paul C. Bailey*
Special Assistant to the
 Assisstant Secretary for Fossil Energy
Department of Energy
Washington, DC.                 .

Mr. Steven D. Burton
General Counsel
Sithe Energies U.S.A., Inc.
New York, NY

Mr. John M. Daniel*
Assistant Executive Director
Room 801 Ninth Street Office Building
Richmond, VA   23240

Mr. p. Mark De Michele
President and
 Chief Executive Officer
Arizona Public Service Company
Phoenix, AR

Mr. Jerry M. Eyster
Vice President Corporate Development     .      „              .    „
A.T. Massey Coal Company, Inc.
Richmond, VA

Mr. Paul J. Feira
President
Wheelabrator Air Pollution Control
Pittsburgh, PA

Mr. James K. Hambright
Director, Bureau of Air Quality Control
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources
Harrisburg, PA

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Mr. Ned Helme
Executive Director           ,
Alliance for Acid Rain Control
Washington, DC

Mr. Luther Heckman
Executive Director and General Counsel
Coalition for Environment - Energy Balance
Columbus, OH

Mr. James J. Markov/sky
Senior Vice President and Chief Engineer
AEP Service Corporation
Columbus, OH

Mr. James J. O'Connor
Chairman of the Board
Commonwealth Edison, Co.
Chicago, IL

Mr. Bill Roberts*
Legislative Director
Environmental Defense Fund
Washington, DC

Mr. William Samuel
Legislative Director
United Mine Workers of America
Washington, DC

The Honorable William D. Steinmeier
Chairman
Missouri Public Service Commission
Jefferson City, MO

Ms-. Vicki Tschinkel
Senior consultant
Landers and Parsons
Tallahassee, FL   32301

Mr. Steven E. Winberg
Manager, Cofiring Market Development
Consolidated Natural Gas Company
Pittsburgh, PA

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Energy Conservation and Renewables Subcommittee

Chair:                                  EPA Lead:

The Honorable Stanley W. Hulett         Brian McLean
Deputy Director                         Deputy Director
Department of Industrial Relations      Acid Rain Division
State of California
San Francisco,' CA

Subcommittee Members:

Mr. Ron Binz
President
NASUCA
1580 Logan. Street, Suite 700
Denver, CO   80203

Mr. John C. Fox*
Manager of Energy Efficiency Services
Pacific Gas & Electric
San Francisco, CA

Mr. Harold (Hub) Hubbard
Visiting Fellow
Resources for the Future
Washington, DC

Mr. Kevin Kelly*
Acting Director
Office of Electricity, Coal
 Nuclear, and Renewable Policy
Department of Energy
Washington, DC

Mr. Jack L. King
Senior Vice President
System Executive - Operations
Entergy Corporation
New Orleans, LA

Mr. Jon T. Predergast
Manager, Energy Policy and Utility Relations
LTV Steel Company
Hinckley, OH

Ms. Nancy Seidman*

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NESCAUM
85 Merrimac Street
Boston, MA
Mr. James Van Lanen
Senior Vice PResident
Coastal Coal
Roanoke, VA

The Honorable Henry G. Williams
Commissioner
New York Public Service Commission
Albany,^ NY
Mr. James L. Wolf*
Executive Director
Alliance to Save Energy
  Denotes member of Subcommittee only

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Emissions Monitoring. Subcommittee
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Chair:

Mr. David G. Hawkins
Senior Attorney
Natural Resources Defense Council
Washington, DC

Subcommittee Members:

Mr. Henry E. Beal
Vice President for Strategic Planning
Research-Cottrell Companies
Branchburg, NJ

Mr. Robert B. Bergstrom, Jr.
Chief Counsel
Iowa Southern
Centervilie, IA

Mr. Jerry L. Golden  '
Manager, Clean Air Program
Tennessee Valley Authority
Chattanooga, TN

Mr. Robert J. McWhorter
Senior Vice President
Ohio Edison
Akron, OH

Mr. Danial R. Plumley
Director of Park Protection
The Adirondack Council
Elizabethtown, NY
Mr. Richard L. Poirot
Air Quality Planner
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
Waterbury, VT

Mr. Edward R. Williams*
Director, Office of Environmental Analysis
Department of Energy
Washington, DC

Ms. Nancy Wrona
Director, Office of Air Quality
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Phoenix, AZ

*Denotes member of ARAC Subcommittee only

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                                        EPA Lead:

                                        Larry Kertcher
                                        Chief
                                        Source Control Branch
                                        Acid Rain Division
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