Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 14.12.1999

Regulatory Reinvention (XL) Pilot Projects

EPA is today requesting comments on a draft Project XL Phase I Project Agreement for MSD. The Phase I PA is a voluntary agreement developed collaboratively by MSD, stakeholders, the state of Kentucky, and EPA. Project XL, announced in the Federal Register on May 23, 1995 (60 FR 27282), gives regulated sources the flexibility to develop alternative strategies that will replace or modify specific regulatory requirements on the condition that they produce greater environmental benefits than would have been achieved without the flexibility. This Phase 1 Project XL Agreement is the first phase of a two-part agreement between EPA and MSD. It spells out the intentions of MSD and EPA related to data collection and development of pretreatment performance measures and program redevelopment. Due to the phased approach of the project and the data collection and analyses that need to be accomplished by MSD prior to determination of any requested regulatory flexibility, EPA and MSD have adopted a phased approach to the Project XL Agreement. This Phase 1 Agreement contains as much detail as possible at this time regarding the project and the intentions of each party. The Final Project Agreement b