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DearSi ro rMadam

e A s yo u ar e aware , ther e ha s bee n considerabl e confusio n regardin g th e hazard ou s substance releas e reportin g requirement s unde r th e Superfun d o r th e Comprehensiv

e Environmenta l Response , Compensation , and Liabilit y Ac t o f 198 0 (CERCLA ) provision s addressin g continuou s release s (Sectio n 103(f) ) an d federall y permitte d release s i f Sectio n 10 1 (a ) (10))
. Indeed , i n EPA's promulgatio n o f th e fina l regulation s addressin g reportin g requirement s generally , EP

A state d tha t "due t o th e complexit y o f th e Issue s involved , th e Agenc y ha s decide d t o stud y [thes e issues ] further ; today' s rul e doe s no t resolv e [thes e Issues]. " 5 0 Fed
. Reg
. 13458 , Apri l 4 , 1985
. The mos t recen t Regulator

y Agend a Indicate d tha t EP

A intend s t o propos

e regulation s o n bot h subject s b y th e en d o f thi s year . Unio n Carbid e Corporatio n 1 s attemptin g t o assis t EP A 1 n developin g technicall y sound and consisten t regulations
. T o tha t end , Unio n Carbide , togethe r wit h severa l othe r Intereste d companies , me t wit h EP

A 1 n Washingto n and explore d variou s Issue s and concern s regardin g continuou s and federall y permitte d releas e matters
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e Inten d t o continu e thes e discussions
. I n addition , th e Boun d Brook plan t o f Unio n Carbid e wishe s t o share wit h EP A and th e Nationa l Respons e Cente r Informatio n regardin g certai n ai r release s whic h 1 t believe s ma y fi t withi n th e continuou s releas e o r federall y permitte d releas e reportin g exemptions
. Thi s Informatio n relate s t o th e emission s whic h ar e routine , exceed th e applicabl e reportabl e quantity , ar e stabl e 1 n quantit y and rate , and ar e predictabl e durin g norma l operations
. Al l o f thes e emission s ar e nitroge n dioxid e and wer e previousl y submitte d t o th e stat e agenc y 1 n th e for m o f Ai r Pollutio n Permit s (I.e
. CT49T60-49162)
. Othe r Reportabl e Releases not covere d b y th e abov

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I nth e cours e o f ou r dat a compilatio nandreview , w e Identifie da nIssu e o f broa dapplicatio nwhic hw e wis ht o brin g t o you r attention . A s yo uar e aware , nitroge ndioxide , whic h1 s bot ha hazardou s substanc e unde r CERCL A anda criteri a pollutan t unde r th e Clea nAi r Act , 1 s generate da s a produc t o f combustio n1 nIndustria l boilers , flare s andothe r combustio ndevices . From al l suc hsources , nitroge ndioxid e 1 s produce da t rate s ofte nmeasure dI nton s pe r day . Unio nCarbid e assume s tha t thes e combustio nproduc t emission s wer e no t Intende dt o b e Include dI nCERCLA's reportin g requirements . A s a criteri a pollutant , nitroge ndioxid e emission s ar e eithe r directl y permitte do r generall y

regulate d(fo r th e large r sources ) unde r Stat e Implementatio n Plans . Ineithe r case , EPA I s awar e o f thei r existenc e andha s n o reaso nt o exercis e It s authorit y unde r CERCLA

1 nrespons e t o suc hemissions . Accordingly , w e ar e no t submittin g an y dat a regardin g suc hnitroge ndioxid e emissions . The Unio nCarbide , BoundBroo kplan t believe s th e Informatio ncontaine di n thi s submissio nestablis hthe Identifie dai r emission s a s continuou s releases unde r CERCLA . I f NR C o r EPA want s t o receiv e additiona l dat a o r Information , o r 1 f yo uhav e an

y question s regardin g th e content s o f thi s lette r o r It s attachments , pleas e advis e me . Very trul y yours ,

Plan t Manage r /r k att . 2538 S cc : Mr

. Willia m O'SulUvan , Assistan t Directo r Engineerin g & TechnologyElement N

. J , Divisio n o f Environmenta l Qualit y NJDE P CN02 7 Trenton , N . J . 0862 5SUMMAR YO F CONTINUOU S EMISSION S FO RTH E BOUN D BROOKPLAN T v .



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Chemica l Nam e CA S No . Sourc e (Proces s Unit , Facilit y ID , etc. ) Caus e o f Releas e (4 )
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