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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='margin-left:3.0pt;margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:3.0pt;margin-bottom:.75pt'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>For those interested in the new regulations for US residential wood heating appliances see the link below courtesy of the Biomass Thermal Energy Council. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Tom Miles<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>---------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Earlier this afternoon, the EPA announced its rulemaking for the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for residential wood heating systems. The announcement is below, and the link to the draft rule is here >> <a href="http://www2.epa.gov/residential-wood-heaters/proposed-new-source-performance-standards-residential-wood-heaters">http://www2.epa.gov/residential-wood-heaters/proposed-new-source-performance-standards-residential-wood-heaters</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>We will have 90 days to complete our analysis and draft a response from the rule's publication in the Federal Register. I'll work with the Policy and Technical and Regulatory Affairs (TRAC) committees to coordinate a response. We will begin by scheduling a TRAC call in the upcoming days.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Finally, a BTEC announcement on the draft rule will go out in about 20 minutes. The BTEC team will continue to keep you updated as additional details emerge.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> "U.S. EPA" <<a href="mailto:usaepa@service.govdelivery.com">usaepa@service.govdelivery.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b> January 3, 2014 at 12:07:38 PM EST<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:prita@orionadvocates.com">prita@orionadvocates.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>News Release: EPA Proposes Updates to Air Standards for Newly Manufactured Woodstoves and Heaters / Updates would make the next generation of woodstoves and heaters significantly cleaner and more efficient</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> <a href="mailto:usaepa@service.govdelivery.com">usaepa@service.govdelivery.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=700 style='width:420.0pt'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>CONTACT</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>: <br>Alison Davis<br></span><a href="mailto:davis.alison@epa.gov"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>davis.alison@epa.gov</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>919-541-7587<br>202-564-4355<br><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></strong><br>January 3, 2014<br><br><br></span><strong><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>EPA Proposes Updates to Air Standards for Newly Manufactured Woodstoves and Heaters</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><br></span></b><em><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Updates would make the next generation of woodstoves and heaters significantly cleaner and more efficient</span></em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>WASHINGTON</span></strong> – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing standards for the amount of air pollution that can be emitted by new woodstoves and heaters, beginning in 2015. The agency’s proposal would make the next generation of stoves and heaters an estimated 80 percent cleaner than those manufactured today, leading to important air quality and public health improvements in communities across the country. The proposal would affect a variety of wood heaters manufactured beginning in 2015 and will not affect heaters and stoves already in use in homes or currently for sale today. <br><br>Smoke from residential wood heaters, which are used around the clock in some communities, can increase toxic air pollution, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide and soot, also known as particle pollution, to levels that pose serious health concerns. Particle pollution is linked to a wide range of serious health effects, including heart attacks, strokes and asthma attacks. In some areas, residential wood smoke makes up a significant portion of the fine particle pollution problem. EPA’s proposal would work in concert with state and local programs to improve air quality in these communities. <br><br>The agency’s proposal covers several types of new wood-fired heaters, including: woodstoves, fireplace inserts, indoor and outdoor wood boilers (also called hydronic heaters), forced air furnaces and masonry heaters. Many residential wood heaters already meet the first set of proposed standards, which would be phased in over five years to allow manufacturers time to adapt emission control technologies to their particular model lines. Today’s proposal does not cover fireplaces, fire pits, pizza ovens, barbecues and chimineas.<br><br>When these standards are fully implemented, EPA estimates that for every dollar spent to comply with these standards, the American public will see between $118 and $267 in health benefits. Consumers will also see a monetary benefit from efficiency improvements in the new woodstoves, which use less wood to heat homes. The total health and economic benefits of the proposed standards are estimated to be at $1.8 to $2.4 billion annually. <br><br>EPA will take comment on the proposal for 90 days after it is published in the Federal Register. The agency will hold a public hearing Feb. 26, 2014 in Boston. EPA expects to issue a final rule in 2015. <br><br>For more information, visit: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www2.epa.gov/residential-wood-heaters"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://www2.epa.gov/residential-wood-heaters</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><br>R001</span><o:p></o:p></p><div id="mail_footer"><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><hr size=3 width="100%" align=center></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="4%" valign=top style='width:4.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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