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Thl¡ ¡nemorandu¡n le tn-reaBolsg ;t?

crarfilã"':fott ãf ep¡'r golfcv :"!!1ls

ãñi;g st rrtuPr ehuÈdotrn¡ nafnt€ttttlcer

å 'rgqueEÈ f,or a

to Eicaee eufselong

and nalfunctlons'

Excssg enlsalon provlslons for istartup' ¡hutdown'

a',ñ.!r- ¡nd tãlrüñ*tons *erc gflcl lncrudeq-Ï^t J.ro.:iï"":,"i;å'ålirüíI[iå;;-';"ic eften-rñåruoed ag Þârr ôf

dhc ortsrnar Ëit'-iii;ï::ã:il-iiii ålg,t::!' r.åqliåll"¡h" ÏF":;'gll"trilãã.ãäriÏiñ-piäpãl;g $iry_and had' 1r¡nrted

Êrpcrroncs'" ïä;i::ililtliil-;;i-î"3ifllrl:::3i*31 ü: uar gtvenÊSpoflon9g_.11-Þ5e{;tt¡tÐ.$u b"v"Dt t-----ilgtenCy. Of gh9g9

üo the'adequae!, cneorgieUt!!!{'.?39 to the'adequ¡cyr GnEQssoEu¿rÀr'rt ::3- ¡rrnrarrâd with b

e"e -'-ã-ã;gioicd 

wlth broad

iloliãrãnt.' c-oncequentlyr -Dany. srPa ::: ---,r taaa¡t'-åaf lncd oroVlelõn"'tO Contfol elécSs plOVlElOllEr gmlsslOns'' -uc'n¡ttatluE'¡L-¡ t 'F5"r 

1 eléCSS emlESlOng'.

ñã' iõããätv-aittncd ¡rrovielons to contro

In 1e?8, EPÀ adoptàd an o*ceeg'^:T1.1t1:Î""r::l1ff"loli¡"o"o n ltTEr EPA_aE¡ePEü¡¡ clr. g.rYEee' vr"r----' 

ãnA that SXlSted

i"il' ãirãätrvá-ãttenrpts to, rectftv- proÞl

r"^-- *ça'tl¡lons¡ thls Dorl;;-ãfsåfio"ed 9ut911!f:- .nanyr 

- lggg eftgccr'tÐ ¿EEn¡¡lrreÐ þv --=---iliõwea 

autolüttlc nlth thecc p"ãilãrone' Tlti" potfcv 91:: eronpttonr erenptlonr uv-ååËÎãffi ."iil';iiii ll "*::::.:":::1"$ :

;ffi "iï-õ"-ti;ã; 

ã-. è*::11- enleclone "' eopllcabre etiiã"iã' EÈâÈs8.91n1-::-:o' ;i:ill l3H 3l ffi:' liiiÏ rliË r;- ; ñ;ã :'lg :--' :l : 1' "ff 

n l.:r"':ou E8Ê I

:il liä;"l ni' o!äË.ã ifi ;i;; - ¡¡'_ *:.?,:u :::,, *::.:n i""ã:;:l :;i:åîH"'lll"äi:' H" :ll! üi:ïäj'Ë:1ii:ifl "I'r in -ããié,¡r, nl ng

;iåffiå;"lo!-iieã'ã"ñã"t actlon le roqu'lrod'

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The ratronale tor eetabttchlng thcse enfegfone ùt. !

ulol¡tfonsr ¡B o¡rpoecd- t" giiñlfng-"utotlttc erernpÈlons¡ le I

Èhet grPs aro a¡nbfÊnt-uaeed-ãËãnãiras ?nd any enlsslons above i

ilt,:iifi:iii"rï.tih"ü;:li¡iiiiit:: ;iil3:l"lï":: 'Èh'g i

def lnltlon and llnrf,taEloner' th"ee_ autonatlc eremgtlon

provtafone 

"oürã-äEãããtirríy-äñiãr¿-::a:il-o*tãiiong 

arlelns I

fro¡¡ Door op"lläfãi- iñã-t"i'nt"nance 9r. oãã róî' 

-tt'ue 

-preelud tng i

¡*atnnenr. Ã¿Orttonally;'ü-äË;[rf ár'íiã-ãn'enCorcãnenÈ |

ôfecrerton aplioach and by ;åq"î;tü-thã--äourc" Èo denonttrrte i

rhe exlEtence-ãi an unrvofolËÏä-ñliËun"t:li.i:,::¿ ãourc"' egoi

thg 9xl8Celltrg sr or' u"rvváEr'-- ¡'---- 

ncouraged. -nalntcnance prããeãurea ¡rs lndirecfly et
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åÈÈ.¡ched ts a docurnenr-_!!.ifrg 

exca's c¡ntesron¡. FÞA:g Drorent poltcy on

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Trrfe doeur¡cnÈ uãgiãiriy-iãiõä".iõ" thc earlþr- pollcr, wlth sono rerrnã¡na;ã ;;-ti,s -põiiõi-iËgi'ÉãrnE,. elee¡'¡ enleslone durfng .; rcrfoãJ-är"i"ñiduled malntcn¡îGer.

a^qucetron. hie crsoi been rarscd ae to uhat 

"*a"n, 

: operatlng Þernlte c¡n bo uaed tð-iãorðã, 

"*ceas enfssrone -cr'or where Èhâ fn

dsflcfint. elhóre 

srp fe'srlent on-Èhfe-LgeuE or shcrc tbe srp få ttt"-s'iñ-r¡-gflcñt-ãn-excees o¡rcratfng pcrnft.nal enfeelonsr ü¡s

qhoulö contalñ ;i;;; Ènrsston proutsfons whtch bs conelstent wtth $e atiããnãä-Fti;y:--wñ;Ë fg deflcfenÈr rhe srp the s¡p e[äuiä-¡ã-ilãä-[otconforru'ro rhe pregÊnr

P.!11:v:-^l!prq"gt wor¡¡o accon¡llisb 

or rh;-óperarrns permrr â6 parr of rhe srp that reaul¿. ' 5 

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Ît you hav.e ¡li.glgs!{9!g concernfng rhf¡ polleyr plàace cotrtrst Ed Rslch åt (iAZ-ZAgii, -------:--'

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?oLICy oa¡ ExcEES E¡-ilsgloNs ui;n¡nc STAP.T-ÜP' silulEsv¡N ' I

r.¡iùdi:esc¡, Àl¡Dl r'Àffti¡icf lol{9 ' - |

'¡'l lsar'e'rv-- --.. 

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scvcrat o! tlrc exlrtlns tt"þ'' - +ry1:TÎi:":r-::;lï::""ffiil

o, o, rll" ;"":.' ;' oï :":i l:""ii " ; ïË 

"ËiFi 

i ãã';; å1ri re" du rin i¡ .

'lerloda of etce,"-?Tl::1?Lâ:;-i[-i:il1;Fl¡itlli:::t that ;L *:ili:il:,:":;ï.iiü:äÏänl;- cF";ñtiv" ¡Be -Êsrecs tl'at thþ

im¡,oa*ro' ot"i ffi;îõ-?:i-::*ii-i;*i*:l*t;:i3na tr," I

å5?iilii3,,l . 

"l uääïÏ .iíi,-" ã'nã' " epri re rv_ll::î 

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. coarror or trrã-ãõñãr-ina/";;F;ião: 1: not aPFropria'-c'

-Ho¡rcverr ènY tctlvlty wþrci ãän l¡" foreaeen ¡nd ¡voidedr or

'pl¡nned 1g iroã-wltt¡rit the.ätãiüfligl-of a guddcn ¡nó

-un¡voldabre ;;;iËü' -" sriËã'*i-i*l^STt,:I?:*""f3"oorr un¡vo1clètrJ'e r:5sqñçtew¡¡' -'";l 

ä; ;;rional ailient alr qual{ty

:::iåiÏå:: äiB Ë?åii:i:i:"J.Tii¡"::ii:iii"*ä";ä-niiio"i" I

;;lffii'TËíp|-i.í',';i- ããü"ã. on{t any -Frovieion on

. nalfünctlons. tFor T9IÊ õå"#l; gu!ç-?tce on ¡narf,unetlon

grovlaion¡.gÀr ñÃói 6IPs, 

-;;;-the 

{n'rir 19?8 workehop mf,nut

for ¡lrepttt tti-"-t'ilt"¿otcnt Frana ' 3

Í. åUTOI.IATTC I¡TEMPTIONÀPPRO¡\CË

¡faSIPcontaln¡a¡lr¡Ifunittcn.çrovielon,itctnnotÞ€

u," tii.-ilt;¿ ;;;;1.1;" ror ãutonatrc lxgrnntion where a ¡

narfuncÈlon rc'litcaad b¡r t-lãúîãã'-- e1-toäa'-l'c exenptiona i

ntght "ggt"t.ã.-ãrttqoarit'l 

iã-i" nct to provióe for I

¡tÊafnment ot ttre anbl""t åil"eitiãi-:* ::"Í* "H*:l?:"| ;!3¡1g-?:,"å'S;FHiüi:,"oi'Tiiä"i'li;'d;; thc auto¡'atlc I

cxer4rrton ,ppiãiäi. rrË ãi""uã."d:fn-oot.-ã"ãait at' 42 FR sB17I

0rovc¡¡bcr 8r iõtiï inã ¿l ii-ãiizî-ciipir¡ z7' 1e7?)' As a I

rcsutt' EPA c¡nnot appro""'L|-¡ãi; ;õl;i"ã [¡"t provl'dee I

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iiiõãfåf c exetçtlone--for rnalfulctlo-p-e;---- _l^-.

t¡'ENFoRCE¡'|ENIDtECRETIoNAPPßoAc¡t::qJPEMIsgIoNL¡}ltlÀlIoN ÀDEcuÀrE 'io Áii¡¡N er'riiriÑ!- sCâNDAaDs I

EPA can âPProvc.SrP revbion" n$lþ !'ncorporaÈe the i

ranforce'ent a-iãcretJ.o" "piiã;;Ñ: 

Su-ct¡ an aPFroaeh can i

rcgufre tlre 

"ão"ãó-to 

¿"oö-ni;;;" t9 tÌt.e approprlatc Stete,

a'Êncy rhàr äË-ãi"ãã"-ã"iäãrãá", thoueh conetltutlns a i

vlolatfonr werc due.to an univofàabte lnalfunctlon' A¡ry ì

rr¡Ifunction provlclor, tu"r-iäiiõ-;ãr the co¡nnencelent' of I a

proceedf"s -Èo ;;il¡t ^rh" ;"t;;å';¡ iãã. õ-i'ratlon and to I

datermtnc snetlrer enfo¡crofli-Itãioã-"nouiã U" unilertaken for

any perlo¿ oiîi;";F!'i;Jä"i--¡;-l:termininE whether ànl

cnforcenenÈ aerion ie rppiõpiiþ"., eatl'sfactlon of thc I

folro¿fng "tiliüã 

ãr'o"iã lã fnaldered I

l t

r the ter¡î "excÉsB'.e¡a1¡eLorr" tþtn".tl,^afr euriesion rate uh¡ich

Gree.d" .nl^iiãirãã¡rã-ãiiìi""iiãn -rtnltation' and I

in¡rfunction,' meênB a ,uäãád-orra un"tãiã;Úit breakdoul oif

Ürõ¡-r¡¡¡v L'.¡e" I

Proccse or control equiPment'
I

r' 10 the'nâxf¡nun 

"îr:li,pfrcrrcsbre the arr polrutl0n control equlp¡¡en_Ë, plogegs 

"cutärããi]-ä" processcs wcrc ¡nalnt¡lned añd,opcråtãã-i;.r -nanner 

grrctfce ðonstétent yrth good for rllplrqfzlno ;;Grtpn;;- --"----:'.- 

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' 2. Rcpalr8 *erc'nade fn. an expecllttoue operator kner.' f¡shfon Hhen thc. or should h¡vs _known 

-th;¡ 

ll¡rttatlone âpplfcable enf selon

î:rg- ¡etns-eiõåãoJä, "bã'ilir,rri 

nust h¡ve been.uÈfll¿ãcr--io lrbor and ovcrrlne the ex[ãit-practfcabler that such reprf to. ensure rs *erã.í,aåõ 

"ö-.;ilãïirously aa pracrrcabre r

(lneludfng 3. The'amount' ând dur¡tfon of the excecs enlssfone âly þyn¡b;t-rãi" grrcrfeable durläi' rntntr¡tãeã--ão Èhe naxr¡nr¡n exrenÈ pe;r;d; of, "ué¡-eñtJsron¡r 4. Al1 

of ¡losaå+" sËeps eetre taken to ¡nfnf¡nlzc thc fn¡ract ttro excecs-cmrgsfons-ãã an¡i;rt-;i; quar{ry¡ and

s' rÈc 91g1"1 "rtr"{or¡ gâÈtcrn ars nor pârr of a rccurrrng

nafntenåñcgr

fndfc¡ÈieÊ, of fnaãeluaËã-cäãigñ, op"r"rfon¡ or

rrr. 

t{ÀINlENÀtgCE 

E¡(cesg eu¡ss¡ö!¡s.DuR¡Nc sîÀRl_up, snurDor{N, ÀnD

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or planned; 

Any actlvfty or evsnt chieh caq be foreseen ¡nd avofded,

un¡vofdabrc fattÉ outerdc-qe-ãñä ùefrnrtfon of suddcn rnd

breal¡down breakdown or equrJ;ãni. For Exâ¡nprer a eudten rhlch couiå 

. 

tÀuã'tãã'n-ïiåraii-oi^Ëä1i., and n¡fntonancs operarfon practf;;¡-rã-ãät-i 

ctstar nartunctfon. rn eueh

cnl¡sfon. 

tbc contról âgelcy ¡¡ust'cnforce ror viõiaÈfons of Èhc lfnfÈatfonq- otñei-ãù"ñ--ão""on event¡ are Êtàrt-u'

. ¡nd ehurdown of egui!¡nenü, ano-äcñecuiõa rilii.nrn"r.

'Ètrt-up and shutÍo:n_?¡ proeosa .ggu_lpnent are parÈ of thc nontal-oþeratton''of 

ln ¡ eourðe and elrould be accounted for tho u::lql^¡d-Geñ";nã;i;i ãr ih, operarfno for Ër¡e erocedurc ' rÊroon"bl? ¡rröõese an¿ Ëont¡"i-ülïd"r.. ¡Ëcorolngry, rr fs

vlolatfoneofenriããiid-if'räiiãi",durlngeuehperlode. ro erpec?! tr,¡ç care-¡ui éiÀinrirõ-;iii'err¡rrn¡re

¡hutdown rf trces' e¡nleglons occu_r durlng routlne ¡tart-up and

reeutted or auch Ãquie*9nt,:ir,9i;iií u"-õðilãrãärec âs havrns fro¡n a rnaffuicttoå ñii li rh; 

"óùi:ðã-õ"n that de¡nonerraÈe auch enisÀrõñã-*ä*.âctualry unforeseeable caueed by a eudden ånd urei¡ecJwn fn th;-;iuipnenr.

Slnrltarllr. scheduled naf nten¡ncE fe à uhrch ¡lrcdlctable evenÈ ian Þe Ëèhcãüi;à 

"[ :r rhlch rh;"ài;Irstf on of'r,he operaror, and can tl¡ei;âãË-Ë ¡nade to ðãin"lde wtÈh nalnrenance on

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".oroductlon egulpnêntr or othcr l9urcþ thutüoun¡.

;.ii::::;.ì-.+l,r-- .iceeg ênlstloûE durlnb Detlodt of iðffiü;inäril-.iii':' enlsaroîE durlnþ ç::lîl"..:f ^::h:dT*: äffiffi;;;'år,ãüÍã-ut ircated ae a v[oiatlon. unlegs ¡^öourco

c¡n dcnoneç..q!õ- Ir,.t- ¡uãtr. ã¡t 19 t 9p: þgt I f - ¡9! - H:l -!":1:: IiäfãËä-'ËhËdf ÈättU"-iãnãautlns' fo'r nalntenånce' or through ^

boÈt,or og.t.ciãn-iãã 

-¡oatnt"nanse präþttceo'

, a