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• T V . • EP/' , /.! R DOCKE T Ms . Dan aNeel

y Senio r Environmenta

l Enginee r Unio n Carbide Corporatio n Texa s Cit y Mai n Plant 330 1 5t h Avenue Sout

h Texa s City , Texa s 7759 0 Dea r Ms . Neely : Thi s letter i s to reques t

avisi t b y the U.S . Environmenta l Protectio n Agency (EPA ) an d it s representative s to th e Unio n Carbide Corporation' s Texa s Cit y Marin e Termina

l o n Octobe

r 22 , 1998 . Visitor s will includ e Mr . Stephe

n Shed d ofth e EPA , an

d Mr . Gre g LaFla

mand Mr . Bernd Hanek

e o f Pacifi c Environmenta

l Services , Inc . (PES) . Mr . Hanek e o f PE S discusse d thi s visi t

wit h yo u i n atelephon e conversatio n o n Octobe r 6 , 1998 . W

e anticipat e arrivin g a t the facilit y a t 9:0 0 a.m . A s yo u are aware , th e EP

A i s developing nationa

l emissio n standard s fo

r hazardou s air pollutant s (NESHAP) fo

r organi c liquid s distributio n (non-gasoline ) facilities . Th e mai n emissio n source s o

f interes t are : 1 ) storag e tanks ; 2 ) loading an d unloadin g operations ; 3 ) equipmen t leaks ; an d 4 ) wast e an d wastewate

r treatmen t an d disposa l operations . T o assis t

i n th e developmen

t o f thi s NESHAP , th e EP

A i s collectin g informatio n o n emission s o f hazardou s ai r

pollutant s (HAP) fro

mthes e emissio n source s an d o n th e type s o

f emissio n control s use d o n each o

f th e sources . Durin g th e visi t

to you r facility , we wis h to : 1 ) discus s th e facilit y operation s and an

y emissio n contro l measures ; an d 2 ) observ e th e storag e tanks , wastewate r systems , organi c liqui d transfe

r operations , an

d an y associate d emissio n contro l an d emissio n monitorin g equipment . Enclosur

e 1 identifie s th e typ e o

f information tha

t we woul d lik

e to obtai n durin g ou r visit , an d als o contain s alistin g o

f the material s considere d to b e HA P by th e EPA . Fee l fre e to provid e an

y additiona

l informatio n tha

t yo u believ e i s critica

l to our understandin g o

f thes e processes , their

HA P emissions , or

th e emissio n controls . Collectio n and organizatio n o f th e informatio n identified in Enclosur e 1 prio r t o ou r visi t will greatly facilitat

e informatio n exchang e durin g th e visit . Th e authorit

y fo r th e EPA' s informatio n gatherin g i s include d i n sectio n 11 4 of th e Clea n Air Ac t (4 2 U.S.C . 7414) . Enclosur e 2 contain s asummar

y o f thi s authority . I

f you believ e tha

t disclosur e o f th e informatio n w e reques t would revea

l atrad e secret , you shoul d clearl y identif

y such informatio n a s discusse d in th e enclosure . An y informatio n subsequently determine d to constitut

e atrad e secret

will b e protecte d unde

r 1 8 U.S. C 1905 . If

n o clai mo

f 

# ±confidentialit y accompanie s th e informatio n whe n i t i s receive d b y th e EPA , it ma y b e made availabl e to th e publi c b y th e EP A without furthe r notic e (4 0 CFRPart

2.203 , Septembe

r 1 , 1976) . Sinc e sectio n 114(c ) o f th e Clea n Air Act exempt s emissio n datafromclaim s o f confidentiality , th e emissio n datayou provid e ma y b e mad e availabl e to th e public . A clarificatio n o

f wha t th e EP A consider s to b e emissio n datai s containe d i n Enclosure 3 . A s note d i n Enclosure 4 , th e EP A ha s designate d PE S a s an authorize d representativ e o f m e Agency . Therefore , PE S ha s th e right s discusse d abov e an d i n Enclosure 4 . A s a n aumorize d representativ e ofth e EPA , PE S i s subject t o th e provision s o

f 4 2 U.S.C . 7414(c ) respectin g confidentialit

y of method s o r

processe s entitle d to protectio n a s trad e secrets . Th e PE S contrac t

wit h th e EP A i s No . 68-D60013 . Enclosure 5 summarize s th e EPA policie s an d procedure s fo

r handlin g privilege d informatio n an

d describe s th e EP

A contracto r

commitment s an

d procedure s fo

r us e o f confidentia

l materials . I t

i s th e EPA' s polic y tha

t complianc e by a

n authorize d representativ e wit h th e requirement s detaile d in Enclosure 5 provide s sufficien t protectio n o

f th e right s o

f thos e submittin g privilege d information . Th e following policie s concernin g liabilit y shoul d als o b e o

f interes t to you : 1 . If aFedera l employe e i s injure d i n th e cours e of hi s o r he r employment , h e o r

sh e ha s compensatio n coverag e fro mth e Unite d State s pursuant to th e provision s o

f th e Federal Employee s Compensatio n Ac t ( 5 U.S. C 8108 , e

t seq.) . 2 . I f propert y damag e o r

injur y to third person s occur s du e to anegligent ac t o r omissio n o

f aFederal employe e actin g withi n th e scop e of hi s o r he r employment , th e Federal Tor t Claim s Act

(2 8 U.S.C . 1346 ) set s fort h the liabilit

y o f th e Unite d State s fo

r mone y damage s arisin g fro

msuc h acts . Th e Office o

f Genera l Counse l ha s informed th e Agenc y tha t afir mma y no t conditio n th e EPA' s "righ

t o f entry " upo n consent

to awaive

r o f liabilit y and ha s instructe d employee s no t t o sig n such waivers . I

f you hav e an

y question s regardin g thi s refusa l o r th e compensatio n statute s cite d above , pleas e contac t th e EPA' s Offic

e o f Genera l Counse l Claim s Office

r a t (202)260-4551 . P. 3

.



# zP. 4 ) Than

k you fo r your cooperation . I

f yo u hav e an y questions , pleas e contac t Mr . Stev e Shed d a t (919 ) 541-5397 , or

Mr . Gre g LaFla

mo f PE S a t (919 ) 941-0333 . Sincerely , Ken t C . Hustvedt , Leade

r Wast e an d Chemica

l Processe s Group Emissio n Standard s Divisio n 5 Enclosure s cc : Rober

t Todd , EP A Regio n VI , 1445 Ros s Avenue , Suit e 1200 , Dallas , Texa s 75202

- 273 3 (w/ o Enclosure s 2-5 ) Beverl y Hartsock , Deput

y Director , TNRC C Offic

e o f Polic y and Regulator

y Development , Pos t

Office Bo x 13087 , Austin , Texa s 78711-308 7 (w/ o Enclosure s 2-5 ) PREPARE

D BY : OAQPS/WCPG:SShedd:MD-13:RTP,NC:(919)541-539 7

(PES/GLaFlam/(919)941-0333:9/28/98 ) (ES D Projec t

No . 96/05 ) bcc : Steve Shed

d (EPA/OAQPS/ESD/WCPG ) (w/ o Enclosure s 2-5 ) Gre g LaFla

m(PES ) (w/

o Enclosure s 2-5 ) Bernd ftaneke (PES ) (w/

o Enclosure s 2-5 )



# 3Enclosure 1

SUMMAR

Y O F ORGANIC LIQUID S DISTRIBUTION INFORMATIO N O F INTERES T T o assis t i n th e collectio n o

f informatio n durin g th e requeste d site visit , asummar y of m e informatio n to b e collecte d i s provide d below . A t tiiis time , thi s informatio n pertain s specifically t o eac h of

di e emissio n source s o

f interest : 1 ) storag e tanks ; 2 ) loadin g and unloadin g operations ; 3 ) equipmen t leaks ; an d 4 ) wast e and wastewater

treatment and disposal activities . A s w e lear

n more durin g th e visit , additiona l HA P source s coul d b e adde d t o our scope . 1 . Rai l ca

r and tan k truc k loadin g an

d unloadin g facilities , procedure s and methodologies , wit

h a n emphasi s o n th e emissio n control s use d fo r eac h typ e of operation . 2 . Wastewate

r treatmen t systems , includin g an

y oil/water

separators , covere d system s ventin g t

o flares , an

d industria

l biologica

l treatment

systems . 3 . Operatin g an

d maintenanc e experienc e associate d wit h th e emissio n contro l device(s ) (i.e. , identif

y ke y operatin g parameter s fo

r efficien t control , parameter s tha

t indicat e poo r control , o r

problem s associate d wit

h aspecifi c emissio n source/contro l devic e combination) . 4 . Type s of

emissio n monitorin g device s use d to monito r emission s o r

contro l devic e performance , a s applicable . 5 . Rational e fo

r selectin g an

y emissio n contro l device s currentl y installe d o n th e operations . 6 . Cost s t o purchase , install , and operate an y emissio n contro l o r

monitorin g devices . 7 . Regulator

y histor y an d current regulator y requirement s associate d wit h emission s fro

mth e operations . P. 5

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