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Appliance & Energy Efficiency Standards

• 06/22/2005 - Comments on Draft 2 Energy Star Efficiency Levels - EEI comments on EPA's proposed Draft 2 Energy Star efficiency levels for central air conditioners and heat pumps.

• 10/26/2004 - Comments on Energy Star Efficiency Levels - EEI comments on EPA's proposed new Energy Star efficiency levels for central air conditioners and heat pumps.

Clean Air Act-Greenhouse Gases

• 03/21/2008 - Brief submitted to EPA Environmental Appeals Board concerning GHG permitting - Brief Amicus Curiae submitted by Utility Air Regulatory Group (UARG, including member EEI)to the EPA Environmental Appeals Board regarding the Board's consideration of GHG permitting under the Clean Air Act for the Deseret Power Electric Cooperative's planned 110-MW Bonanza waste coal power plant. (PSD Appeal No. 07-03)

Clean Water Act (CWA)

• 08/06/2008 - Coalition Letter Urging an EPA Rulemaking to Clarify Clean Water Act Jurisdiction - Letter from the Waters Advocacy Coalition (WAC), a broad group of concerned associations, including EEI, urging EPA Administrator Johnson to conduct a rulemaking to clarify federal and state jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act (CWA).

• 06/10/2008 - Comments on EPA's National Water Program Strategy: Response to Climate Change Draft Report - Comments of the Edison Electric Institute on the EPA Office of Water’s March 28, 2008 draft report, “National Water Program Strategy: Response to Climate Change.”

• 08/07/2006 - Comments on EPA NPDES Water Transfers NOPR - EEI comments on the EPA Proposed Rule: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Water Transfers (Docket No. EPA–HQ–OW–2006–0141; FRL–8180–7; RIN A2040-AE86; 71 Fed. Reg. 32887 on June 7, 2006).

Cooling Water Intake Structures - 316(b)

• 07/17/2003 - Clarification of Comments on 316(b) Phase II Benefit and Cost Analyses - Clarification to EEI comments regarding EPA's notice of data availability on new benefit and cost analyses for its 316(b) Phase II proposed rule (Docket No. OW-2002-0049).

• 06/02/2003 - Comments on 316(b) Phase II Notice of Data Availability - EEI comments regarding EPA's notice of data availability on new benefit and cost analyses for its 316(b) Phase II proposed rule (Docket No. OW-2002-0049.

General

• 07/13/2007 - Comments on EPA's Environmental Audit Policy Notice - EEI comments on EPA's Federal Register notice, “Enhancing Environmental Outcomes From Audit Policy Disclosures Through Tailored Incentives for New Owners” (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-2007-0291; 72 Fed. Reg. 27116, May 14, 2007).

• 11/15/2006 - Comments on EPA's Draft Hydromodification "National Management Measures" Document - EEI comments on EPA's draft technical guidance document concerning national management measures to control nonpoint source pollution from hydromodification (EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0021; FRL-8198-5; 71 Fed. Reg. 40517).

• 10/23/2006 - UARG Comments on EPA’s Proposed Revisions to the Continuous Emissions Monitoring Rule - Comments of the Utility Air Regulatory Group (UARG), including EEI, on EPA’s August 22, 2006, proposed revisions to 40 C.F.R. Parts 72 and 75 regarding the Continuous Emissions Monitoring Rule for the Acid Rain Program, NOx Budget Trading Program (NBP), the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), and the Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR) (Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0132; 71 Fed. Reg. 49254, August 22, 2006).

• 06/30/2006 - Comments on Compensatory Mitigation for Losses of Aquatic Resources NOPR - EEI comments on DOD, EPA proposed rule concerning compensatory mitigation for losses of aquatic resources (71 Fed. Reg. 15520, March 28, 2006; Docket No. EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0020 and/or RIN 0710-AA55).

• 09/09/2005 - Comments on the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Draft Action Plan - Comments of EEI, the Utility Solid Waste Activities Group (USWAG), and the Utility Water Act Group (UWAG) on the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Draft Action Plan titled, "A Strategy to Restore and Protect the Great Lakes," dated July 2005.

• 07/15/2004 - EEI Comments on Regional Haze Regulations and Guidelines for Best Available Retrofit Technology Determinations - EEI July 15 comments on the EPA's May 5 proposal on Regional Haze Regulations and Guidelines for Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) Determinations on July 15. (Proposed Rule 69 Fed. Reg. 25184)

• 11/07/2003 - Comments on Peer Review of Integrated Planning Model - EEI comments on EPA's peer review of the Integrated Planning Model and associated natural gas issues.

• 04/25/2003 - Comments on EPA Strategic Plan - EEI comments on EPA's draft 2003 Strategic Plan.

• 03/31/2003 - Comments on ECHO Database - EEI comments on EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) Database (Docket No. FRL-7410-5).

Greenhouse Gas Inventory

• 03/29/2006 - Technical Comments on EPA's Greenhouse Gas Inventory, 1990-2004 - EEI technical comments on EPA's "Draft Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2004," submitted in response to EPA's request for consideration in preparing a finalized version (71 Fed. Reg. 9821, February 27, 2006).

• 01/13/2006 - Technical Comments on EPA's "Draft Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2004" - EEI technical comments on EPA's "Draft Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2004," submitted in response to EPA's request, for consideration in preparing a revised draft prior to the "public review process" planned for "early February."

• 03/30/2005 - Comments on Draft Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks - EEI comments on EPA's "Draft Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2003."

• 03/31/2004 - Comments on Draft Greenhouse Gas Inventory - EEI comments on EPA's draft inventory of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and sinks from 1990-2002

Interstate Air Quality

• 10/24/2005 - Comments on Proposed Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) - EEI comments on EPA's response to North Carolina's Clean Air Act section 126 petition and EPA's proposed rule to reduce interstate transport of fine particulate matter and ozone (Docket No. OAR-2004-0076).

• 07/26/2004 - Comments on Clean Air Interstate Rule Supplemental Proposal - EEI comments on EPA's supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking for its Clean Air Interstate Rule (formerly Interstate Air Quality Rule - Docket No. OAR-2003-0053).

• 03/30/2004 - Comments on Interstate Air Quality Rule - EEI comments on EPA's proposed rule to reduce interstate transport of fine particulate matter and ozone (Interstate Air Quality Rule - Docket No. OAR-2003-0053).

Mercury

• 02/20/2007 - Comments on EPA's Proposed Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR) Federal Plan - EEI comments on EPA's revisions of standards of performance for new and existing stationary sources; electric utility steam generating units; federal plan requirements for clean air mercury rule; and revisions of acid rain program rules (Docket No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–0905, FRL–8255–1, RIN 2060–AN98; 71 Fed. Reg. 77100, December 22, 2006).

• 12/19/2005 - EEI's 12/19/05 Comments on EPA Reconsideration of Final Mercury Rules ((Docket ID NO. OAR-2002-0056)) - EEI Comments on Revision of December 2000 Regulatory Finding on the Emissions of Hazardous Air Pollutants From electric Utility Steam Generating Units and the Removal of Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units From the Section 112(c) List: Reconsideration and Standards of Performance for New and Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Steam Generating Units; Reconsideration

• 11/17/2005 - Testimony at Public Hearing on Reconsideration of Final Mercury Rules - Testimony of Michael Rossler, EEI, at public hearing in Research Triangle Park, NC, on reconsideration of final clean air interstate and mercury rules (CAIR and CAMR).

• 01/03/2005 - Comments on Notice of Data Availability on Utility Mercury Reductions Proposal - EEI comments on EPA's Dec. 1, 2004, Notice of Data Availability on its proposed utility mercury reductions rule (Docket No. OAR-2002-0056).

• 06/29/2004 - Comments on Utility Mercury Reductions Rule - EEI comments on EPA's proposed rule to reduce utility mercury and nickel emissions (Docket No. OAR-2002-0056).

• 03/31/2004 - Testimony at Public Hearing on Mercury Supplemental Proposal - Testimony of Michael Rossler, EEI, at public hearing in Denver, CO, on EPA's cap-and-trade program and monitoring and reporting requirements for mercury outlined in its March 16, 2004, supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking.

• 02/25/2004 - Testimony at Public Hearings on Mercury and Interstate Air Quality Proposals - EEI testimony at public hearings in Chicago, IL, Philadelphia, PA, and Research Triangle Park, NC, on EPA's proposed Utility Mercury Reductions Rule and Interstate Air Quality Rule.

• 09/06/2002 - Recommendations on Mercury MACT Regulation - Recommendations of the Industry Stakeholder Group of the Utility MACT Working Group to assist EPA in the development of mercury regulations.

• 06/07/2002 - Comments on Region 5 Mercury Phase Out Proposal - EEI comments on specific air-related issues of EPA's Region 5 mercury phase out proposal.

New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)

• 03/26/2007 - UARG Comments on EPA's Proposed Reconsideration and Revision of New Source Performance Standards - Comments of the Utility Air Regulatory Group (UARG), including EEI, on EPA’s air pollution; standards of performance for new stationary sources: fossil-fuel-fired steam generators and electric utility and industrial-commercial- institutional steam generating units; reconsideration and amendments; proposed rule (Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0031; 72 Fed. Reg. 6320, February 9, 2007).

• 06/02/2004 - Comments on NSPS for Stationary Gas Turbines - EEI comments on EPA's proposed renewal of information collection related to its New Source Performance Standards for stationary gas turbines under 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart GG (Docket No. OECA-2003-0143).

New Source Review (NSR)

• 08/08/2007 - Comments on EPA's PSD and Nonattainment NSR Supplemental NOPR - EEI comments on the U.S Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) for the "Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment New Source Review: Emission Increases For Electric Generating Units" (Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2005–0163; 72 Fed. Reg. 26202, May 8, 2007).

• 08/06/2007 - UARG Comments on Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) New Source Review (NSR) Proposed Rule - Utility Air Regulatory Group (UARG) comments on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed rule, "Prevention of Significant Deterioration New Source Review: Refinement of Increment Modeling Procedures" (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0888; 72 Fed. Reg. 31372, June 6,2007).

• 05/07/2007 - Comments on EPA's PSD and NSR Recordkeeping Proposed Rule - EEI comments on EPA's proposed rule on "Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR): Reasonable Possibility in Recordkeeping" (Docket No. EPA–HQ-OAR-2001-0004, 72 Fed. Reg. 10445, March 8, 2007).

• 11/13/2006 - Comments on EPA's Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment New Source Review Proposed Rule - EEI comments on EPA's proposed rule for the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (“PSD”) and Nonattainment New Source Review (“NSR”): Debottlenecking, Aggregation, and Project Netting (Docket No. EPA–HQ-OAR-2003-0064, 71 Fed. Reg. 54235-52, September 14, 2006).

• 02/17/2006 - Comments on EPA's NSR Emissions Test Proposal - EEI comments on EPA's emissions test proposal for the prevention of significant deterioration, non-attainment new source review (NSR), and new source performance standards for electric generating units (EGUs) (Docket No. OAR-2005-0163).

• 12/09/2005 - Statement at EPA Public Hearing on Emissions Test for Electric Generating Units - Statement Of Steve Lomax, EEI, at December 9, 2005 EPA public hearing in Research Triangle Park, NC, on prevention of significant deterioration, non-attainment new source review, and new source performance standards: emissions test for electric generating units (Docket No. OAR-2005-0163).

• 08/30/2004 - Comments on Reconsideration of Equipment Replacement Provision - EEI comments on EPA's July 2004 reconsideration of three aspects of the Equipment Replacement Provision under the New Source Review program (Docket No. OAR-2002-0068).

• 08/29/2003 - Comments on Reconsideration of NSR Final Rule - EEI comments on EPA's reconsideration of the 2002 final rule on the New Source Review (NSR) program (Docket No. OAR-2001-0004).

• 05/02/2003 - Comments on Routine Maintenance, Repair, and Replacement Proposal - Comments of EEI and the Alliance of Energy Suppliers on EPA's proposed rule defining routine maintenance, repair, and replacement under the New Source Review program (Docket No. A-2002-04).

Particulate Matter and Ozone

• 09/05/2007 - Statement, in Atlanta, on EPA's National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone Proposed Rule - EEI statement at EPA's field hearing in Atlanta, Georgia, on the "National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone" proposed rule (Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2005–0172; 72 Fed. Reg. 37818, July 11, 2007).

• 08/30/2007 - Statement, in Philadelphia, on EPA's National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone Proposed Rule - EEI statement at EPA's field hearing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the "National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone" proposed rule (Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2005–0172; 72 Fed. Reg. 37818, July 11, 2007).

• 02/02/2007 - Comments on EPA's 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS Rule - EEI comments on phase 2 of the final rule to implement the 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) notice of reconsideration (Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–0079; 71 Fed. Reg. 75902, December 19, 2006).

• 09/18/2006 - Comments on EPA's Draft Staff Paper for Ozone - EEI comments on EPA's Draft Staff Paper for Ozone, "Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone: Policy Assessment of Scientific and Technical Information (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0172; 71 Fed. Reg. 40718, July 18, 2006).

• 07/10/2006 - UARG Comments on "National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter" ANOPR - Comments of the Utility Air Regulatory Group (UARG) on EPA’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANOPR) regarding transition to new or revised "National Ambient Air Quality Standards For Particulate Matter" (71 Fed. Reg. 6718, Feb. 9, 2006, Docket No. OAR-2005-0175).

• 07/10/2006 - Industry Coalition Comments on "National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter" ANOPR - Comments on behalf of industry trade associations, including EEI, on EPA’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANOPR) regarding transition to new or revised "National Ambient Air Quality Standards For Particulate Matter" (71 Fed. Reg. 6718, Feb. 9, 2006, Docket No. OAR-2005-0175).

• 04/17/2006 - EEI Comments on Proposed “National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter” - EEI comments on EPA’s proposed rule, “National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter” (71 Federal Register 2620, January 17, 2006; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2001-0017).

• 04/17/2006 - UARG Comments on Proposed “National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter” - Comments of the Utility Air Regulatory Group (UARG), including EEI, on EPA’s proposed rule, “National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter” (71 Federal Register 2620, January 17, 2006; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2001-0017).

• 04/17/2006 - Industry Coalition Comments on Proposed “National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter” - Comments of a coaltion of 19 industry trade associations, including EEI, on EPA’s proposed rule, “National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter” (71 Federal Register 2620, January 17, 2006; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2001-0017).

• 03/08/2006 - Statement on EPA's National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter Proposed Rule - EEI statement at concurrently held field hearings in Chicago, Philadelphia and San Francisco, on EPA's "National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter" proposed rule ( 71 Federal Register pages 2620-2708, January 17, 2006).

Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)

• 05/15/2008 - Comments in EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Underground Injection Control Pre-Rulemaking - EEI comments in the pre-rulemaking process on EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) program for underground injection control of carbon dioxide (CO2).

Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)

• 01/27/2003 - Comments on Withdrawal of TMDL Rule - EEI comments in support of EPA's proposed rulemaking to withdraw its July 2000 TMDL rule (Docket No. OW-2002-0037).

Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)

• 01/13/2006 - Comments on TRI Burden Reduction Proposed Rule - EEI comments on EPA’s October 4, 2005 Federal Register Notice, “Toxics Release Inventory Burden Reduction Proposed Rule” (Docket No. TRI-2005-0073).

• 03/11/2005 - Comments on TRI Reporting Forms Modification Rule - EEI comments on EPA's proposed rule to modify certain reporting aspects of its Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting system (Docket No. TRI-2004-0001).

• 02/04/2004 - Comments on On-Line Dialogue on TRI Reporting - EEI comments on options for reducing the reporting burden associated with EPA's Toxics Release Inventory program and comments on the TRI-ME automated reporting software (Docket No. TRI-2003-0001).

• 09/02/2003 - Comments on Changes to TRI Reporting - EEI comments on EPA's proposed changes to Form R for Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting (Docket No. OEI-2003-0025).

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