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## - FA X TO : Jeffre yMuffet . 3 M

Mik e Nash , 3 M Mik e Sandusky , MPC

A Rache l Rineheart , Regio n v Ro n Va n Mersbergen , Regio n V FROM : Clar a Poffenberger , SSCD , OAQPS , EPA

Bil l Tyndall , OPAR , EPA Bil l Lamason , AQMD , OAQPS , EP A Mar k Kataoka , OGC , EPA SUBJECT : EP Acall s t o discus s plantwid e emissio n limit s Attache d i s ar e draf t discussio n questions . A s w e hav e discusse d wit hyou , EP Ai s currentl yundertaking a revie wo f th e NS R progra mcalle d "NSR Reform. " W e ar e exploring differen t approache s fo r applicabilit yo f NS R t o modifications . On e approac hha s bee n called the "plantwid e applicabilit ylimit. " W e understand tha t althoug hthi s approac hma

yb e newt o the federa l NS R program , yo u hav e som e experienc e relate d t o implementing an

d applying thi s approach . W e appreciat e the tim e yo u tak e t o mee t wit han d t o provid e an

yrelevan t material s t o assis t u s i n developing a n understanding o f the effectivenes s o f suc ha n approach . Th e attache d question s ar e a revise d versio n o f question s we aske d Orego n representatives . We.wil l b e focussing o n th e experienc e fro

mth e 3M , St . Pau l Tap e Divisio n permit , an d woul d lik e t o discus s problem s an d successe s a s wel l a s way s t o improve suc hpermits . W e als o wan t t o discus s hypothetica l change s t o th e approac han

d purpos e o f sucha permi t t o explor e issue s arising fromth e NS R refor

moption s fo r applicability . I f yo u hav e an

yquestions , pleas e cal l Clar a Poffenberge r a t (703 ) 308-870 9 o r Bil l Lamaso n a t (919 ) 541-5374 .P. 3

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Draf t Us e o f Plantwid e Emissio n Limit s fo r Ne wSourc e Revie wApplicabilit y Discussio n Question s Scop e o f th e Progra m

• Wha t d o yo u thin k abou t the plantwid e emission s limit s becomin g availabl e t o al l facilities ? Ar e ther e type s o f source s o r type s o f emissio n unit s tha t shoul d b e excluded ?

Wha t pollutant s shoul d b e covered ? Shoul d th e program cove r onl ycriteri a pollutant s o r shoul d toxic s an d othe r pollutant s b e covered ?

• Shoul d fugitive emission s b e counte d i n th e limit ? woul d the yb e measure d an d monitored ? Ho w Wha t shoul d b e the basi s for the emission ? Wha t abou t actuals ? Wha t abou t i t being periodicall yreviewed ? Unde r wha t condition s coul d th e sourc e o r the permitting authorit ychang e th e emission s cap ?

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yspecia l proces s associate d wit hissuing a plantwid e emissio n limi t permit ? Wha t ar e the publi c participatio n requirements ? Wha t i s the proces s fo r change s t o th e emission s ca

p o r othe r change s t o permi t o r withi n th e emission s limit ? Flexibilit yo f Permi t

• Wha t flexibilitya t the facilityi s provide d b ythe permit ? Wha t can b e don e unde r thi s permi t tha t coul d no t b e don e unde r a traditiona l permit ?

• Ar e ther e limit s on the type s o f interna l plan t change s an d interna l emission s tradin g allowe d unde r th e permit ? Wha t treatmen t i s give n fo r alternative operating scenarios ?

• Ho war e unit-specifi c limit s (suc ha s BACT , LAER , NSPS , o r RACT ) reflecte d i n the permit ? Complianc e an

d Enforcemen t How . i s th e emission s limi t implemented ? Wha t condition s ar e place d o n th e sourc e t o sho wcomplianc e wit hthe limit ? Ar e emissio n limit s place d o n individua l unit s o r group s o f units ?

• Wha t ar e the consequence s o f exceeding th e cap ?P. 4

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• Wha t ar e th e successe s o f th e 3 M permit ? Wha t hasn' t worked ? Ho wwil l th e newClean Ai r Ac t operating permit s progra m (titl e V ) an

d th e ne wtoxic s progra m(§112 ) impac t th e plantwid e emission s ca

p program ? Wil l yo u incorporat e th e operating permit s programo r th e toxi c progra mint o th e plantwid e emission s cap approach ?