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y Texa s Natura

l Resourc e Conservatio n Commission) Relativ e to the U.S
. Environmenta l Protectio n Agency' s Ne

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f Jul y 23 , 199 6 Date : Septembe

r 18 , 199 6 Time : 9:0 0 t

o 11:3 0 Easter

n Standar dTim e Attendees : ' u J^ « ••• " / Davi dSolomon , U.S
. Environmenta l Protectio n Agency , Office o f Air Qualit y Planning an

dStandard s Mik e Sewell , U.S
. Environmenta l Protectio n Agency , Office o f Air Qualit y Planning an

dStandard s Dal e Beebe-Farrow , Texa s Natura l Resourc e Conservatio n Commissio n Steve Hagle , Texa s Natura l Resourc e Conservatio n Commissio n Victori aHsu , Texa s Natura l Resourc e Conservatio n Commissio n Stanle y Spruiell , U.S
. Environmenta l Protectio n Agency , Regio n V I Mar y Stanton , U.S
. Environmenta l Protectio n Agency , Regio n V I 7 Larr y Feldcamp , BakeF' & Botts J.L
. Woolbert , Eastma

n Chemica

l Compan y Jo e Downing , Texa s Instrument s Darcy Wilson , Easter

n Research Grou

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## Ne w Sourc e Refor

m Agend a 10:0 0 t o 12:0 0 an d1:0 0 t o 2:0 0 Sept
. 4 , 1996 EP A Region 6 Participants : TNRCC : Victori aHsu , Dal e Beebe-Farro w

EP A Region 6 : Jol e Luehrs , Stanle y Spruiell , Mar

y Stanto n Ne w Source Refor

m Progra m Discussion , Clarification and Comparisons Clean Units/Facilitie s an

d SB 1126 Disparit y i n allowable s an

dactual s Hourly vs . annua

l PT E No check o n actua l increase s (SI

P strategy ) NSPS capita

l cos t tes t fo r reconstructio n Clea n facilite s allo w replacemen t i n kind Emissio n trade s no t

allowedwit

h clea n facilite s Cas e b y Cas e determinatio n require s publi c notice , goodfo r 5yr s Pollutio n Control Project s an d Standar d Permit s • 5 yr

monitorin g requiremen

t
• NeedPollutio n Preventio n definitio n of Environmentally Beneficia l Tes t PAL s and Flexibl e Permit s Ca n flexible permit

ca p b e usedto establis h aplantwide applicabilit y limit ? Ne w source s an

damendments vs . NS Rapplicabilit y Partia l o r plantwid e ca p Whe n amodification i s triggered , i s NS Rapplie dt o jus t tha t project ? Publi c Notic e NNS REP A an d NNS RTexa

s Nettin g fo r Smal l Majo r Source s (retroactiv e review s o r nettin g fo r al l projects ) Nettin g fo r Larg e Majo

r Source s (taggedwindow , 5tp y d e minimis ) Interna l Offset s Nettin g baseline chang e t

o highes t 1 2 mont h utilizatio n i n las t

1 0 yr s Nettin g within the project Will collatera

l increase s b e includeda s projec t increases ? Upcoming Activities : • EP A headquarter s (Sep

t 16-18 ) Hearing , Subcommittee meeting , T X issue s meeting • Agency comment s due t o EP A (Oct
. 21 , 1996)Issu e Qualificatio n
Cas e by cas e Modificatio n trigge r Complianc e Demonstratio n Ne w source s Reconstructio n Emissio n trade s Progra mrevie w Clean Unit/Facility vs.

Clean Unit/Facility PSD/N A rvw . las t

1 0 yr s o r approve dstat e technolog y rvw . o r Cas e b y cas e P N reqd
. Limi t

5yr viability I f n o hourly change , n o mod
. Monito r 6 mo . before , after
Clea n facilit y allow s replacemen t

i n NSP S tes t fo r capita l cos t N o emissio n trade s Us e Titl e V t o qualif

y kin d 

### Sbll26 S B 112 6 lOyrol dpermi t lOyrBAC T Cas e b y cas e N o P N require s pn:approva

l Hourly , annua

l check
Non e require d
N o ne w source s Rely o n federa

l Trade s allowe d Us e NS RIssu e

Environmentall y Beneficia l Tes t NAAQS/Incremen t

Revie w Toxicological Evaluatio n Demonstration s o f

Complianc e Post-contro l increase s 

### Pollution Prevention/Control vs. Pollutio n Control/P2

• P 2 - no t

well-define d
• P C - Liste d

7 Non e

• sof t landin g provisio n • 5year s monitorin g n o productio n increas e fo

r 5 year s 

### Standard Permits Standard permits Case-by-cas e 7 7 non e evaluate dw/

subsequent

authorizatio nIssu e

Establis h ca

p Publi c notic e
Renewal/revisio n Incentiv e Ne w source s Multipl e sourc e Enforcemen

t Modificatio n triggere d 

### PALs vs. Flexible Permits PA L Actual : highes t

utilizatio n i n 1 0 yr s + insignificant

amount

An y /

Titl e V N o control s require d allowe dunder

actual ca p Area-wid e PA

L 1 0 y r ol drecord s ~ \ L 9C^cV»'ca\V^

- W^<ACJLO\_&>) increas e abov e cap . No t

specifie di f onl y applicabl e to projec t Flexibl e Permi t Allowabl e assumin g entire sourc e ha s BAC T applie d+ <9 %

case-by-cas e
NS R Pa y fo r control s wit

h reward s o f

flexibility no t allowe d on e pe r accoun t numbe r Extensiv e complianc e demonstratio n require dandrecordkeepin g

• preauthorize dunder

original revie w • n o ne w sources/modification s • sta y belo w significanc e o r

trigge r NS RComparison of EPA's NSR Reform Netting Proposal and TNRCC

Nonattainment

Methods Ite m Baselin e emission s perio d

Baselin e emission s perio dalternativ e Baselin e emission s calculatio n Nettin g trigge r

leve l othe r tha n ozon e Nettin g trigge r

leve l ozon e i. e VO C an d NO X i n serious/sever e N A area s EP A Propose d Rul e Highes t 1 2 mont h utilizatio n durin g 1 0 yr s prio r l o chang e

N o alternativ e allowe d
Utilizatio n leve l x Curren t allowabl e emissio n rat e facto r

(inc l all emissio n limit s e g BACT , MACT , NSPS , RAC T etc. ) Projec t increas e mus t

b e > o r = sig
. leve l Projec t ne t increas e > 0 trigger s netting
. Define da s creditabl e increase s an d decrease s a t

th e sourc e fro mtim e o f projec t applicatio n to SO O TNRC C Curren tPractic e 2 y r perio dprio r

t o chang e usin g ave . actua l

Administrato r

discretio n for

amor e representativ e tim e fram e 2 y r o r representativ e perio dnote dabov e base do n actua l emission s a t th e tim e Sam e a s EP A
Fo r VO C loo k

a t increase: ; onl y > 5tp y Projec t decrease s ar e not

include d 5 tp y trigge r

als o i n effec t

in Moderat e N A countie s Fo r NO x 4 0 tp y nettin g trggc r i n effec t unde r th e temporar y NO
. exemptio n Comment s Ma y wan t

t o conside r assessin g th e chang e fo

r increase s b y potentia l to potentia l an ddecrease s actual t o poten.ia l actual

Tagge dwindo w fo

r th e >250tp y PT E wil l accoun t

fo r all trivia l increases , onc e nettin g i s triggered
. Movin g window s ma y nee dt o revie w increase s a

t som e specifi c interva l o r requir e nettin g with eac h increase
.Ite m

NO X a s a n ozon e precurso r C o ntemporaneou s perio dfor

nettin g

Ne t Chang e equatio n

Collatera l increase s EP A Propose dRul e NO X regulate da s a n ozon e precurso r

5 yr s prio r

t o Star t o f Operatio n (SOO ) includin g calenda r

yea r whe n SO O occur s

EP A request s comment s o n : Actua l t o futur e Actua l Actua l t o Allowabl e Potentia l t o Potentia l (CMA ) Includ e i n netting , appl y offset s but n o LAE R TNRC C Curren t Practic e 182(f ) exemptio n i s permanen t i n El Pas o an dDF W an dexpire s De c 31 , 199 7 i n H G an dBP A assumin g EP A grant s extensio n Fo r 1 ) Pb , CO , PM 10 ; 2 ) VO C sit e <25 0 tp y PT E 3 ) VO C sit e > 25 0 tp y PT E i f Start o f constructio n (SOC ) befor e 11/15/97 : perio d i s 5 yr s prio r

t o SO C an dthr u SO O Fo r VO C sit e > 25 0 tp y PTE , i f SO C afte r 11/15/9 7 perio dfro m11/15/9 2 thru SO O Fo r 1 ) NO X site >25 0 tp y PT E 2 ) NO X site wit h <25 0 tp y PT E i f

SO C befor e 11/15/9 7 perio di s 11/15/9 2 thr u SO O Fo r NO X sit e <250tp y PT E i f SC C afte r 11/15/97 : perio di s 5 yr s prio r t o SC C thr u SO O Actua l t o allowabl e

sam e Comment s

May wan t

t o conside r alternative s an dchang e SI P demonstratio n Ma y caus e confusio n unde r exclusion s