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The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)
Letter from David Gardiner to James Lents
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460
James M. Lents
Executive Officer
South Coast Air Quality Management District
21865 Copley Drive
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
Dear Dr. Lents:
I am pleased to invite
the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) to participate
in Project XL. We at EPA are truly excited about the development and
implementation of your proposal to pilot Alternatives to Work Trip Reduction
Plans.
Implementation of your proposal requires
the execution of a Project XL Final Project Agreement (FPA) between
EPA, SCAQMD, and State of California. The FPA will detail the expectation
and duties of each of these parties as part of the project. Signing
of the FPA signals EPA's approval for SCAQMD to implement its proposed
alternative to the otherwise applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
Your EPA contacts are: Debbie Schechter,
Region 9, (415) 744-1227; and Natalie Dobie, Office of Mobile Sources,
(313) 741-7812. They will be contacting you shortly in order to initiate
the FPA development process. Also feel free to contact Jon Kessler,
the Director of Project XL, at (202) 260-3761. Based on the level of
detail contained in your proposal, I believe that we can create the
FPA and move to implementation in short order.
Notice of this letter will be made available
to the public. Still under consideration, however, are whether and how
the first group of Project XL selections made this summer will be announced
to the media. My staff will be working on this issue in the coming weeks.
Any thoughts you have are appreciated.
Congratulation on a fine proposal. This
is truly an excellent opportunity to move forward in partnership toward
new ideas and the creation of a new system of environmental protection.
Sincerely,
David Gardiner
Assistant Administrator