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Parsons, Nick

From: Shrager, Brian

Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 3:13 PM

To: Parsons, Nick; Siefers, Andrea; Kissell, Mary

Cc: Lassiter, Penny

Subject: FW: RTR Program data request --Texas

Attachments: R6 LA and TX Facility List - State 020413.xlsx; R6 LA and TX Facility List - MACT 

020413.xlsx; R6 Data Request for TX and LA- OSWRO Facilities with Unquantified OSWRO 

Emissions.xlsx

Response from Texas for RTRs. 

Brian 

From: Chang, Allen 

Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 3:09 PM 

To: Shrager, Brian 

Cc: Robinson, Jeffrey 

Subject: FW: RTR Program data request --Texas 

Mr. Shrager, 

I just receive responses of your data request from TCEQ. Have a great day. 

Allen, 

From: Steven Hagood [mailto:steven.hagood@tceq.texas.gov] 

Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 11:21 AM 

To: Chang, Allen 

Cc: Robinson, Jeffrey; Mike Wilson 

Subject: FW: RTR Program data request -Louisiana and Texas 

Mr. Chang, 

Air Permits Division staff of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality reviewed the information you sent on 

2/12/13 related to specific plants in Texas. The following responses are based on the information we were able to 

obtain from our permits database and from specific permits that were reviewed. 

1. The facilities listed on the "R6 LA and TX Facility List - State 020413.xlsx" and "R6 LA and TX Facility List - MACT 

020413.xlsx" spreadsheets for Texas are still active sites. 

2. The facility listed on the “R6 Data Request for TX and LA-OSWRO Facilities” for Texas is not subject to OSWRO 

due to the fact the facility does not meet the applicability criteria in 63.680(a)(2). 

3. A very quick search of our permits database did not find any permitted facilities that are subject to the federal 

OSWRO requirements. Substantial research would be required to verify applicability based on reviews of 

numerous case by case permits. 

Please let us know if you have any questions or need any additional information. 

Steven Hagood 

TCEQ – Air Permits Division 

(512) 239-1580 
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From: Mike Wilson 

Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 8:18 AM 

To: Steven Hagood 

Subject: FW: RTR Program data request -Louisiana and Texas 

From: Chang.Allen@epamail.epa.gov [mailto:Chang.Allen@epamail.epa.gov] 

Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 8:53 AM 

To: Mike Wilson; Tegan Treadaway 

Cc: Robinson.Jeffrey@epamail.epa.gov; Steve Hagle 

Subject: Fw: RTR Program data request -Louisiana and Texas 

EPA R6 is asking state agencies in Louisiana and Texas for data review and limited information gathering, (Please see 

detailed request stated below). Please, return to me before March 7, if possible, so I will send them back to EPA HQ. If 

you have any questions regarding this requested items, please call me at 214-665-7541 or email to 

chang.allen@epa.gov. Thank you very much and have a great day. 

Allen Chang, 6PD-R 

EPA Region VI 

(214) 665-7541 

----- Forwarded by Allen Chang/R6/USEPA/US on 02/12/2013 07:27 AM ----- 

From: Brian Shrager/RTP/USEPA/US 

To: Allen Chang/R6/USEPA/US@EPA 

Cc: Jeffrey Robinson/R6/USEPA/US@EPA 

Date: 02/08/2013 10:37 AM 

Subject: RTR Program data request 

Allen, 

I am writing to request Region 6's assistance with contacting state agencies in Louisiana and Texas for data review and 

limited information gathering. For several chemical sector risk and technology review rules, we have identified LA and TX 

as "key" states. This e-mail requests data review and information related to these RTR source categories. The first group 

of source categories includes: 

Polycarbonates Production (PC) 

Polymers and Resins III (P&RIII) 

Pesticide Active Ingredient (PAI) 

Polyether Polyols Production (PEPO) 

Polymers and Resins IV (P&RIV) 

We would like Region 6 to request that the states review the records in the attached files ("R6 LA and TX Facility List - 

State 020413.xlsx" and "R6 LA and TX Facility List - MACT 020413.xlsx" contain identical records, they are just organized 

differently) to ensure that they are accurate and that all facilities in each source category from each listed state are 

included. The files include data records for each facility that come from the 2005 National Emissions Inventory (NEI) and 

have already been reviewed by EPA to the best of our ability, but the states may have additional information regarding 

these facilities. Note that these records only contain entries at each facility for the source categories of interest; whole 

facility emissions are not included in these files, and we are not requesting review of our information regarding processes 

in other source categories at these facilities. Also, we are not requesting newer information, but rather, trying to ensure 

that we have correctly portrayed the information from the 2005 NEI. However, if facilities in the list have shut down, we 

ask that an indication be made to that effect. The "R6 LA and TX Facility List - State 020413.xlsx" file has separate tabs 

for each state, and the "R6 LA and TX Facility List - MACT 020413.xlsx" file has separate tabs for each source category 

(please note that the tabs "PS" and "SAN" are part of the Polymers and Resins IV MACT category). 
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The other source category that we are requesting assistance with is the Off-site Waste Recovery Operations (OSWRO, 

subpart DD) source category. The type of assistance requested is quite different for OSWRO. Specifically, we are 

requesting that for the facilities listed, by state, in the attached spreadsheet "R6 Data Request for TX and LA- OSWRO 

Facilities with Unquantified OSWRO Emissions.xlsx" that each state review the facility or facilities listed and provide the 

following: 

• Is the facility subject to OSWRO? 

• Details on the processes covered, including any emissions estimates and other emissions information. 

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• If there are any other facilities in LA or TX subject to OSWRO, we are requesting a list of the facilities along with 

operating permits.

Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this request. 

We are requesting that any information be submitted by March 8, 2013. Thanks for your help! 

Brian Shrager 

Environmental Engineer 

U.S. EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards 

Sector Policies and Programs Division/Policy and Strategies Group 

D205-02 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 

(919) 541-7689 

Fax: (919) 541-5450