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, 0 Offic e o f Ai rQualit yPlannin g an d Standard s "/ Researc h Triangl e Park , Nort h Carolin a 2771 1 VI-E- 4 \

2 2 SE P 198 8

MEMORANDU M SUBJECT : America n Pape rInstitut e Meetin g - Industria l Boile rSO 2 NSP S FROM : Fre d Porte r'^r , ^. v~r^b ~ Standard s Developmen t Branch , ES D (MD-13) TO : Docket A-83-2 7
A t th e reques t o f th e America nPape r Institut e (API) , a meetin g wa s hel do n Septembe r 1 3 t o discus s thei r Petitio nt o Reconside r th e new sourc e performanc e standard s (NSPS ) limitin g sulfu r dioxid e (SO2 ) emission s fro m new industrial-commerical-institutiona l steam generatin g unit s wit ha hea t inpu t o f mor e tha n10 0 millio nBt u pe r hour . Th e followin g individual s attende dth e meeting :

EPA AP I Jerr yEmiso n Joh n O'Conno r Jac k Farme r Fre d Porte r Bil l Maxwel l Mik e Wine r(b yphone ) Chri s Herma n (b yphone ) Lis a Rya n (b yphone ) Mathew Va n Hoo k James Walpol e O.B

. Burn s Joh n Pinkerto n Pete rChamberlai n

AP I opene dth e meetin g b y statin g that , a s discusse di n thei r Petitio n fo r Reconsideration , thei r majo r concer ni s th e lac k o f provision s i n th e NSP S permittin g increase demission s o f SO 2 durin g period s o f start-up , shut-down , an

d malfunctio no f th e SO 2 contro l system installe dt o mee t th e standard s on coal-fire d boilers . They fee l tha t th e us e o f natura l ga s o r ver y lo w sulfu r oi l (ie. , 0. 3 l bSO2/M M Btu ) durin g thes e periods , whic h woul db e necessar y

i n thei r opinio nt o compl y wit hth e standard s a s the y ar e currentl y

drafted , i s unreasonable . Natura l ga s an d ver y lo w sulfu r oi l ar e eithe r unavailabl e o r to o expensive . AP I the nturne dt o a discussio no f natura l ga s deman dcharge s fo r noninterruptibl e gas . Deman dcharge s ar e an annua l surcharg e o r fe e on e mus t pa y t o ensur e tha t a certai nsuppl y o f natura l ga s wil l b e avavilab e upo ndeman da t an

y time . Thes e charge s mus t b e pai dwhethe r on e actuall y use s an y ga s o r no t an

d ar e i n additio nt o th e cos t o f an y ga s actuall y used .P. 3 

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Thes e annua l deman dcharge s ar e fairl y uniform acros s th e U.S . and generall y

rang e fro

m a s lo w a s 7 dollar s pe r millio nBt upe r hou r pe r mont h (ie. , 7 $-hr/M

M Btu-month ) t o a s muc ha s 1 2 dollar s pe r millio nBt upe r hou r pe r month . AP I fel t tha t a naverag e o f 9 $-hr/M M Btu-mont hwa s a goo daverag e t o us e i nan y calculation s examinin g thi s aspec t o f th e cos t impact s associate dwit hth e standards . Thi s discussio no f annua l deman dcharge s wa s the nfollowe db y discussio n o f th e us e o f spar e module s o r spar e equipmen t t o increas e th e reliabilt y o f th e S0 2 contro l system s installe dt o compl y wit hth e standards . AP I fel t tha t th e cost s associate dwit hthi s approac hwer e als o unreasonable . Th e discussio nthe nturne dbriefl y t o th e us e o f ver y

lo w sulfu r oil . AP I fel t tha t th e amoun t o f oi l the y woul dnee dt o stor e onsit e an dth e tankag e necessar y

fo r thi s oil , i nadditio nt o th e cost s involved , als o mad e thi s approac hunreasonable . Th e meetin g conclude dwit ha brie f mentio n o f th e us e o f liquifie dpetroleu m ga s (LPG ) durin g period s o f start-up , shut-down , an

dmalfunction . AP I indicate dtha t the y wer e no t awar e o f anyon e usin g LP Ga s a back-u po r stand-by fuel .