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## £PAAiKnccisi;[ J Meetin g wit h Representative s o f th e Syntheti c Organi c Chemica l Manufacturin g Associatio n (SOCMA ) Rober t E . Rosensteel , Chie f |£rW" £ fLw/$J* Chemica l Manufacturin g Section , CPB/ES D (MD-13 ) Susa n R . Wyatt , Chie f Chemical s and Petroleu mBranch , ES D (MD-13 ) Th e meetin g wa s hel d a t th e Washington , D.C . headquarter s o f SOCMAo n Novembe r 26 , 1990 , i n orde r fo r th e Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y(EPA ) t o provid e backgroun d informatio n an d a statu s repor t o n th e Hazardou s Organi c NESHA P project , obtai n comment s fro mSOCMA , and provid e contact s betwee n th e tw o group s fo r futur e informatio n exchange . Thos e presen t a t th e meetin g were : Ralp h Johnso n Gal e Hoffnagl e Michea l Moor e Rober t Campaign e Michae l Dixo n Mar yJ . Legatsk i Susa n R . Wyat t Rober t E . Rosenstee l Dixi e Chemica l Compan y TR C Environmenta l Consultant s INOLE X Chemica l Compan y Upjoh n Compan y Th e Adven t Grou p SOCMA EP A EP A Th e presentatio no f informatio n wa s starte d b yEP Ausin g th e Backgroun d Informatio n fo r th e Hazardou s Organi c NESHA P (HON ) briefin g paper , a cop yo f whic h i s attached . A s th e briefin g progresse d question s and comment s wer e raise d b yth e SOCM

A representatives . Th e comment s tha t wer e raise d durin g th e discussio n ar e summarize d below : 1 . Ther e wer e severa l question s raise d concernin g th e scop e o f th e rulemakin g a s i t i s anticipate d b yEP Aa t thi s time . I t wa s clarifie d tha t th e significan t portio n o f th e rul e i s expecte d t o affec t productio n o f (1 ) Syntheti c Organi c Chemica l Manufacturin g Industr y(SOCMI) chemical s tha t ar e Hazardou s Ai r Pollutant s (HAPS ) liste d a s on e o f th e 18 9 HAP s i n th e Clea n Ai r Ac t Amendment s (CAAA ) o r (2 ) us e on e o r mor e HAP s a s reactant s t o produc e a SOCM I chemical . I t wa s als o pointe d ou t tha t som e non-SOCM I processe s ar e als o expecte d t o b e include d i n th e rul e t o contro l equipmen t leak s an d storag e emissions ; thes e source s wil l b e limite d t o thos e emittin g on e o f th eP. 3 

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eigh t organi c inten t t o lis t pollutants .

2 . Th e presente r acknowledge dtha t EPA doe s no t expec t a t thi s time t o includ e contro l o f batc hproces s vents . A SOCM A representativ e provide d descriptor s fo r variou s proces s type s a s outline dbelow :

a . Continuou s proces s - on e whic hi s operate da t steady condition s regardin g flow , concentration , hea t conten t etc . o f exhaus t stream s producin g on e produc t b . Batc hproces s (dedicated ) - on e whic hi s operate da t non-stead y stat e condition s regardin g flow , concentration , hea t conten t o r othe r variable s o f exhaus t stream s producin g on e produc t o r a produc t lin e differin g onl y ingrade s havin g littl e effec t on emissio ncharacteristics , e.g . a polyviny l chlorid e uni t producin g variou s grade s o f suspensio nresin s c . Batc hproces s (multi-product ) - on e operate dnon-steady stat e a s b . bu t als o producin g divers e produc t line s tha t requir e man y differen t set s o f operatin g conditions , i.e . condition s chang e fo r processin g eac hdifferen t produc t type . Obviousl y thi s multi produc t batc hproces s result s i nth e mos t variation s inemissio n characteristic s o f th e three . Durin g thi s discussio nEPA pointe d ou t tha t futur e Contro l Techniqu e Guidelin e document s (CTGs ) o r NESHAP S ma y

requir e control s o f certai nbatc hprocesses . Th e Batc h Processe s CT Gwil l mos t likel y b e th e firs t o f suc hpublication s o r rule s availabl e fo r publi c revie w an dcomment . I t wa s agree dby EPA t o provid e al l SOCM

A attendee s copie s o f th e Nationa l Ai r Pollutio nContro l Technique s Advisor y Committe e (NAPCTAC ) mailou t fo r th e Batc hProcesse s CTG ; a mailou t tha t wa s projecte dfo r Sprin g 199 1 b

y EPA . I t wa s als o mentione dtha t wor k hadbee n starte di

nF Y199 1 t o develo pa NESHA P fo r epichlorohydri nusers ; a nindustr y

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y batc hprocesses . Futur e NESHAP s wer e expecte db

y th e EPA representative s t o addres s othe r batc h processe s emittin g on e o r mor e o f th e 18 9 HAPs , bu t n o firm project s o r schedule s coul db e provide da t th e tim e o f th e meeting . 3 . Severa l SOCM

A representative s mentione dtha t th e publi c hadi nsome instance s confuse dtherma l incinerator s use dfo r vapo r reduction s a t chemica l plant s wit hhazardou s wast e incinerators , an dther e ha dbee npubli c oppositio n t o permit s fo r therma l incinerator s a t som e sites . Thi s suggest s nee dfo r publi c educatio nregardin g th e benefit s o f combustio ndevice s i nsome case s t o contro l organi c vapo r pollutants . 4 . On e company

representativ e state dtha t th e natur e o f thei r processe s require da larg e numbe r o f smal l tanks , i.e . tank s whic har e smalle r tha nth e smalles t HON

mode l tank . A t on e plan t sit e whic hha s a tota l o f 3,00 0 produc t profiles , i.e . a custome r coul dorde r an y on e o f th e 3,00 0 products , th e plan t actuall y produce s ove r 30 0 differen t product s durin g th e year . Fo r thi s plan t ther e ar e abou t 12 5 storag e tanks , th e larges t o f whic hi s an8,00 0 gallo n vessel .P. 4

5 . On e representativ e pointe d ou t tha t in hi s judgemen t biologica l system s ma yb e a s efficien t o r eve n mor e efficien t tha n stea mstripping . EP A pointe d ou t tha t stea mstrippin g i s applie d preferentiall yt o wastewate r stream s tha t hav e th e greates t potentia l fo r contro l bystea mstrippin g a s determine d byReferenc e Metho d 25 D applie d t o th e waste . I t wa s als o pointe d ou t b ya n industr yattende e tha t batc h proces s wast e stream s ma yals o b e non steadystat e relativ e t o flo wand concentratio n simila r t o th e situatio n fo r batc h proces s vents . 6 . Aquestio n wa s raise d concernin g ho wa cutof f migh t b e applie d in th e HON ; whethe r i t coul d b e expresse d i n term s o f capacit yo r actua l productio n i f a productio n cutof f wer e applied . EP Aresponde d tha t th e wor k wa s to o preliminar yt o b e abl e t o answe r suc h a questio n sinc e th e Agenc y revie wand concurrenc e proces s ha d no t begu n yet . EP Aagree d t o provid e th e informatio n describe d belo wt o SOCMAa s a follow-u p t o th e meeting . 1 . Th e EP Acontrac t repor t whic h ha s bee n use d t o defin e SOCMI . 2 . Aprioritize d lis t o f informatio n needs . 3 . Mee t wit h SOCMAa t thei r reques t o r mee t t o discus s informatio n a s th e nee d migh t arise . Attachmen t cc : Lind a Chapu t (MD-13 ) Le s Evan s (MD-13 ) K.C . Hustved t (MD-13 ) PennyLas s ite r (MD-13 ) To mWalto n (MD-13 ) Bennet t Kin g (Radian )P. 5

BACKGROUN D INFORMATION

FO RTH E HAZARDOU S ORGANI C NESHA P (HON )

SOCM A - EPA MEETING WASHINGTON , D.C . NOVEMBE R26 , 199 0P. 6

PURPOSE : T O PROVID E INFORMATION CONCERNINGTH E SCOP E OF TH E HON , DESCRIB E TH E CONTRO L TECHNIQUE S THA T WIL L B E ANALYZE D FO R REDUCINGEMISSIONS , AND DESCRIB E TH E ANALYTICA L APPROAC H T O ESTIMAT E NATIONAL IMPACT S OF CANDIDAT E REGULATOR YALTERNATIVE SP. 7

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SCOP E O F HO N

TH E SYNTHETI C ORGANI C CHEMICA L MANUFACTURIN G INDUSTR Y (SOCMI ) INCLUDE S TH E PRODUCTIO N O F SOM E 600 + CHEMICAL S TH E HO N SCOP E INCLUDE S (1 ) SOCM I PROCESSE S THA T (A ) PRODUC E A HA P O N TH E CAA A LIS T O F 189 , O

R (B ) US E (A S REACTANT ) ON E OR MOR E HA P T O PRODUC E A

CHEMICAL , an

d (2 ) STORAG E AN D EQUIPMEN T LEAK S FO R PRODUCTIO N O F NEOPRENE , STYRENE-BUTADIEN E RESINS , POLYBUTADIENE , . PHARMACEUTICAL S (PROCES S SOLVENT) , PESTICIDE S (PROCES S SOLVENT) , CHLORIN E AN D MISCELLANEOU S BUTADIEN E PRODUCTS ABOU T 42 0 CHEMICAL S HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIE D THA T FAL L WITHI N TH E HON SCOP E T O DAT E WE HAVE IDENTIFIE D A N AVERAG E OF 1. 5 ROUTE S T O PRODUC E EAC H CHEMICAL , EAC H ROUT E T O PRODUC E A CHEMICA L I S DEFINE D A S A PRODUC T PROCES S THEREFOR E OVE R 60 0 PRODUCT PROCESSE S MA Y ULTIMATEL Y B E SUBJEC T T O TH E RUL E CURREN T SCHEDUL E CALL S FOR PROPOSA L I N NOVEMBE R199 1 AN D PROMULGATIO N I N NOVEMBE R199 2 (WITHI N

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REGULATION S HAVE BEE N

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I T I S ANTICIPATE D THA T TH E HO N WIL L REGULAT E THES E EMISSION SOURCE S

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CONTRO L TECHNIQUE S THA T AR E CANDIDATE S FO RMACT :

PROCES S VENT S NO N - CHLORINATE D ORGANI C VAPORCONTAINING STREAM S - 98 % COMBUSTION HALOGENATE D ORGANI C VAPORCONTAINING STREAM S - 98 % COMBUSTIO N B YINCINERATION

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CONTRO L TECHNIQUE S THA T AR E CANDIDATE S FO RMACT : (CONTINUED )

STORAG E VESSEL S UNDERGROUN D ORHORIZONTAL VESSEL S - REFRIGERATE D CONDENSER S NON CHLORINATE D - FIXE D ROO F TANK S WIT H INTERNAL FLOATINGCOVE RHAVIN

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CONTRO L TECHNIQUE S THA T AR E CANDIDATE S FO RMACT : (CONTINUED )

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INDUSTRIAL PROFIL E SPECIFIC S (CONTINUED )

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