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## ll.£- f MEMORANDU

M TO : Stev e Shed

d U . S . Environmenta

l Protectio n Agency , ESD/WCP G FROM : Gre g LaFla man d Ja y Helm s Pacifi c Environmenta

l Services , Inc . (PES ) DATE : Octobe

r 30 , 199 7 P:\N81 2 SUBJECT : Organi c Liquid s Distributio n NESHAP : Summar y of Meetin g betwee n U.S . EP A and CM A I . Purpos e Th e purpos e of

thi s telephon e meetin g wa s t o introduc e th e Organi c Liquid s Distributio n NESHA

P projec t t o th e Chemica

l Manufacturer s Associatio n (CMA) andto begi n t o define th e scop e o f

thi s sourc e category . Th e meetin g wa s als o intende dt o identif y stakeholder s and obtai n informatio n abou t availabl e dataneededt o categoriz e thi s industry . H . Locatio n o f

Call an d Participants Place : Cal l place d fromN C Mutua l Lif e Building , 10t

h Floor , U.S . EPA , Durham , Nort

h Carolina , t

o intereste dpartie s at CM A Date : Septembe

r 25 , 1997 , 9:0 0 a.m . - 9:5 0 a.m . Participants : See Lis t

o f Participant s (Attachmen

t 1 ) III . Discussio n Attachmen

t 2 contain s acop y of

th e material s faxe

d to CMA prio r

to th e conferenc e call . Th e discussio n followed th e agend afo r th e mos t part , beginnin g wit

h introductions , which wa s followed b y adiscussio n of th e scop e o

f th e Orgam

c Liquid s Distributio n sourc e category . Stev e Shed

d of th e EP A state dtha

t th e definitio n o f

th e scop e o f

thi s NESHA

P . . would requir e athoroug h revie w of proposed , promulgated , an dplanne dFederajjsgulafioh s alon g wit h variou s Stat

e and loca l rule s applicabl e t

o thi s category , todgtermin e wha t parts\o fP. 3

Mem o to Stev e Shed

d Octobe r 30 , 1997 Pag e 2 th e industr y hav e alread

y bee n regulate di n term s o

f air emissions . H e mentione dtha t th e present scop e i s considere d t

o includ e "stan dalone " distributio n facilities , includin g thei r loadin g racks , by mode s including pipeline , tan k truck , railcar , an

dbarg e fo r al l organi c liquids , excludin g gasoline . Te d Cromwell o

f CM A state dthat , typically , chemical s and petrochemical s ar e transporte d by rai l an dtan k truck , wit h barg e traffi c i n som

e areas . Th e CM A aske d wha

t th e control s unde

r thi s regulatio n ar

e expecte dto be . Th e EP

A responde d tha

t th e contro l standard s ar

e likely t o mirro r pas t Federa l regulations , suc h a s th e hazardou s organi c NESHA P (HON) . The CM

A inquire da s t

o which organi c liquid s woul d b e regulate d b y thi s rule , an

d th e EP A replie dtha

t there wil l possibly b e som e vapo r pressure/volatility , volume , an d cos t consideration s tha

t ma y affec t cutof f limits . Th e EP

A state d tha t they wil l investigat

e storage , transfe

r operations , equipmen

t leaks , andwastewate

r fo r possibl e regulation , Th e EP A aske d CM

A fo r feedbac k a s to th e accurac y o

f th e Organi c Liquid s Distributio n facilitie s sourc e categor y figur e (see Attachmen

t 2) . The CM

A state dtha

t th e figur e wa s agoo d representatio n o f the industry . Th e EP

A askedi f th e CM A currentl y kne

w o f an y regulatio n o r

trad e associatio n fo

r "compounding " facilitie s (facilitie s tha t blen d individua l chemical s o r

solvent s int

o afixe dproduc t mixtur e fo r distributio n andsale) , an

d th e CM A sai d they wer

e no t awar e o f any . Th e EP A inquire d as t

o an y specific affiliation o

f di e Independen

t Liqui dTerminal s Associatio n (ILTA ) wit

h CMA . Th

e CM A saidtha t the y are no t specificall y affiliate dwit

h the ILTA . Th e EP

A asked i f CM A membe r companie s own their

own distributio n facilities , an d CM A replie d tha

t som e do , while other s utiliz e "independent " terminal s fo r storag e an

d distributio n of

thei r products . Next , th e EP

A describe d the schedule fo r th e P-MAC T process , a6-mont h proces s tha

t end s wit h apresumptiv e MAC

T determination . On

e o r mor e EPA/industry/State s roun d tabl e meeting s wil l tak

e plac e durin g thi s P-MACT process , wit h the firs t on e mos t likely sometim

e i n Decembe

r 1997 o r Januar y 1998 . State s mos t

likely to have stron g interes t in thi s NESHAP ar e considere d to b e Texas , California , Louisiana , an dNe w Jersey . Proposa

l i s expecte d to b e nea r the end o f 1999 , an d promulgatio n i s scheduled fo r Novembe r o f 2000 . Th e identificatio n o

f stakeholder s includedAPI , CMA , ILTA , PMA , NTTC , PPA , DOT , an d SOCMA . Th e EP A expresse d th e needfo

r help i n securin g dataan

dinformatio n about

th e practice s o

f th e industry , suc

h a s th e HA P conten t o f petroleumproducts , distributio n information , an

d contro l technologie s information . The CM A statedtha

t th e Chemica

l Independen

t Council s fo

r State s suc h as Texas , Louisiana , Ne

w Jersey , an

dOhi o alon g wit

h Rand y Speigh t o f CM A ma y b e able t o provide information abou t chemical s distribution . Mr .

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Mem o t o Stev e Shedd Octobe r 30,199 7 Pag e 3 Cromwell state d tha

t thos e developin g the Miscellaneou s Organi c NESHA P (MON) are currentl y i n th e dat agatherin g stag e an dthe y ma y b e apossibl e referenc e fo r informatio n an

d data . Th e EP

A aske d CM

A i f they kne w o f an y ne w studie s o n emissio n factor s fo r organi c liquids . Th e CMA wa s no t awar e o f an y suc h studies . Mr . Shed d state d tha

t th e EP A intend s to sen

dou t a n Informatio n Reques t

(IR) to companie s ownin g facilitie s i n thi s industry . The CM A sai dtha t mos t likely th e IR s wil l need t o g o t o th e customer s fo

r th e products , rathe

r tha n t o the manufacturer s themselves . Th e EP A aske d CM

A i f they wouldb e intereste din participatin g i n the developmen

t of thi s regulation , and CMA responde dtha t the y ar e ver y intereste di

n participating . Mr . Cromwel l state d tha

t a t leas t six CM A member s ha

d expresse dinterest , an

dh e sai dh e woul d e-mail alis t

of intereste d companie s t

o Gre g LaFla

mo f PES .



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Mem o to Stev e Shed

d Octobe r 30 , 1997 Pag e 4



# Attachmen t1 Listo f Participant

s



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Mem o t o Stev e Shed

d Octobe r 30 , 1997 Pag e 5 

## Lis tof Participant

s Organi c Liquid s Distributio n MAC T EPA7CM A Conferenc e Cal l Septembe r 25 , 1997 Nort h Carolin aMutua

l Lif e Building , Durham , NC , Steve Shedd' s Office Nam e Gre g LaFla

m Ja y Helm s Stev e Shed

d Ted Cromwel l Carlo s Thoma s Nor mMorro w Affiliatio n

Pacifi c Environmenta

l Services , Pacifi c Environmenta

l Services , EP A CM A CM A CM A Inc .

Inc . Phone Number/FA X (919 ) 941-0333/023 4 (919 ) 941-0333/023 4 (919 ) 541-539 7 (703 ) 741-524 6 (703 ) 741-524 6 (703 ) 741-524 6



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Mem o t o Stev e Shed

d Octobe r 30,199 7 Pag e 6



# Attachmen t2 Handout s



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### ORGANI C LIQUID S DISTRIBUTIO N NESHA P U.S . Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y Initia l Meetin g wit h th e Chemica l Manufacturers Associatio n

Septembe r 25,1997,9:0 0 a m EP A Mutua l BIdg. , Durham , NC , 10t h Fir . Phon e No . (919 ) 541-539 7



### ^AGENDA * 1 . Description/Scop e o f Sourc e Categor y 2 . Presumptiv e MAC T (P-MACT ) Approac h 3 . Projec

t Schedul e 4 . Identificatio n o f Stakeholders 5 . Dat a Need s 6 . Genera l Discussion/Nex t Step s



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INDUSTR Y GROU P - LIQUID S DISTRIBUTIO N Sourc e Category' : Gasolin e Distributio n (Stag e 1 ) Th e Gasolin e Distributio n (Stag e 1 ) sourc e categor yinclude s th e storag e an

d transfe r facilitie s associate d wit h th e movemen t o f gasoline . Thi s categor yincludes , bu t i s no t limite d to , th e gasolin e vapo r emission s associate d wit h th e loadin g o f transpor t truck s o r rai l cars , storag e tan k emissions , an d equipmen t leak s fro mleakin g pumps , valves , an d connection s a t bul k terminals , bul k plants , an d pipelin e facilities . Als o include d i n thi s categor yar e th e storag e tan k fillin g operation s tha t occu r a t publi c an d privat e gasolin e dispensin g facilitie s (e.g. , servic e stations , convenienc e stores , etc.) . ~*&T Sourc e Category : Organi c Liquid s Distributio n (Non-Gasoline ) Th e Organi c Liquid s Distributio n (Non-Gasoline ) sourc e categor yincludes , bu t i s no t limite d to , thos e activitie s associate d wit h th e storag e an d distributio n o f organi c liquid s othe r tha n gasoline , a t site s whic h serv e a s distributio n point s fro mwhic h organi c liquid s ma yb e obtaine d fo r furthe r us e an d processing .

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# Organi c Liquid s Distributio n Facilitie s Industr

y CHEMICAL S Chemica l Manufacturin g (SOCMI )
Consume r (Retail ) Packaging/Distributio n Facilit y

Consume r (Retail ) Facilitie s usin g

chemical s a s feedstock s

Packaging / Distributio n Facility 

# PETROLEU M Domesti c Oil/Ga s Productio n

Petrochemica l Manufacturin g

Packaging / Distributio n Facility Foreig n Crud e Oi l
Petroleu m Refinin g

Consume r (Retail )

Intermediat e Storag e Facilit y

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