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# OAR Box 1865 Prepped by Charmelle Mathews



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# 154 ) VI-E- 3
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# A-83-2 7

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%/ 4 ^ \ UNITE D STATE S ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTIO N / w* • •
vf r^jgK* * | * Offic e o f Ai rQuality Plannin g an d Standard s V I F , <A \\|4 Z < Researc h Triangl e Park , Nort h Carolin a 2771 1 J

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### MEMORANDU M SUBJECT : Counci l o f Industria l Boile r Owner s (CIBO ) Meetin g t o

Discus s th e Industria l Boile r Sulfu r Dioxid e (SO2 ) Ne w Ne w Sourc e Performanc e Standard s (NSPS )

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### FROM : Fre dPorter , Chie f V^ A * - N 

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### -'~ Regulation s Developmen t Section , SD B (MD-13 ) TO : Docke t (A-83-27 ) A meetin g wa s hel do

nWednesday , Augus t 10 , wit hCIB O a s a follow-u p t o th e Jul y

14 , meetin g betwee nCIB O andAdministrato r Thomas . Th e followin g peopl e attende dthi s meeting :

EPA CIB O DonCla y Joh

nO'Conno r Bil l Mar xJanVlce k Jerr y Emiso nJac k Farme r Ji m Beatt y Harr y

Camero n Ro bBrenne r Chri s Herma nLawre nLaab s Caro l Emer y Fre dPorte r Lydi a Wegma nJoh nStie r Followin g introductions , Do nCla y state dtha t th e Agenc y

wa s reviewin g th e materia l CIB O submitte da t th e las t meeting . He als o indicate dtha t muc ho f thi s materia l duplicate dmaterial s CIB O hadsubmitte dinth e pas t andwen t ont o as k i f CIB O planne dt o submi t an y additiona l information . Ji m Beatt y o f CIB O agree dtha t muc ho f th e materia l submitte da t th e las t meetin g hadbee nsubmitte di nth e pas t an dstate dtha t CIB O hadn o plan s t o develo po r submi t additiona l information . Ji m Beatt y the naske di f DonClay' s observatio nimplie dtha t th e Agenc y fel t tha t CIBO' s concern s wit hth e NSP S ha dlittl e merit . Do

nCla y responde dtha t th e Agency' s conclusion s woul db e lai dou t i na forma l respons e t o CIBO' s Petitio nfo r Reconsideration . Ji m Beatt y the nindicate dtha t CIB O ha da proposa l the y woul dlik e th e Agenc y

t o consider , a t whic hpoin t th e attachmen t wa s distributed . Befor e outlinin g CIBO' s proposal , Ji m Beatt y state dtha t i f th e Agenc y woul damen dth e industria l boile r NSP S alon g th e line s o f CIBO' s proposal , the nCIB O woul ddro pal l litigation .P. 3

Inth e ensuin g discussio no f CIBO' s proposal , CIB O mad e th e followin g points : 1 . Percen t reductio ni s no t require d unde r Sectio n11 1 i f th e Agenc y consider s th e potentia l impact s o f standard s requirin g percen t reductio n t o b e unreasonable . Thus , th e fundamenta l questio ni s whethe r th e impact s o f a standar d requirin g percen t reductio nwer e considere d unreasonable . 2 . CIB O fel t tha t ampl e evidenc e exist s o neac ho f th e followin g point s whic hclearl y

indicate s tha t th e impact s o f a percen t reductio n standar d ar e unreasonable :

a . A percen t reductio nimpose s extremely highcosts . b . Th e technolog y

necessary

t o achiev e a percen t reductio nha s no t bee ndemonstrate d t o b e abl e t o achiev e a percen t reductio nona continuou s an d reliabl e basis .
c . Th e resultin g shif t i nindustria l fue l us e fro m coa l t o natura l gas , a s a resul t o f th e hig hcost s an d lac k o f demonstrate d technolog y t o mee t percen t reductio nstandards , impose s unreasonabl e constraint s on industry' s abilit y

t o develo p fue l flexibilit y t o guar d agains t futur e change s i nfue l price s an d fue l shortages . 3 . CIB O als o fel t tha t thei r proposa l wa s superio r t o th e curren t NSP S fro m anenvironmenta l viewpoin t fo r th e followin g reasons :

a . CIBO' s proposa l woul d no t resul t i ngeneratio no f substantia l quantitie s o f liqui d and/o r soli d wastes . b . Mos t ne w

boiler s ar e replacement s fo r existin g boiler s an d thi s result s i na gradua l decreas e i nexistin g emissio nlevels , sinc e new boiler s hav e lowe r emission s tha nexistin g boilers . Percen t reductio n requirement s wil l discourag e thi s replacemen t process , thu s effectivel y resultin g i nanemission s increase . CIBO' s proposal , onth e othe r hand , woul d no t inhibi t thi s replacemen t proces s and emission s woul d continu e t o decreas e a s ne w

boiler s replace d existin g boilers . Attachmen tP. 4 

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COUNCI L O F INDUSTRIA L BOILE R OWNER S
PRESIDEN T WjlliamBMa

n INDUSTRIA L BOILE RNSP S

Fo r Coa l PrimaryFue l Fire d Boilers :

1. 2 l b S0 2 /M M BT

U (greate r tha n 10 0 M M BTU/hr ) an

d n o percen t reductio n exclusio n fro

m emissio n limit s durin g period s o f start

up , shut-down , an

d malfunctio n
n o continuou s emissio n monitorin g fo r SO 2 an d NOx ; us e monthl yaverag e fue l analyse s (a s mined ) NO x limi t fo r preheate d ai r unit s (les s tha n 70,00 0 BTU/hr/ft 3 ) o f 0. 4 fo r ga s an d 0. 6 fo r oi l

Fo r Oi l PrimaryFue l Fire d Boilers :

0. 8 l b S0 2 /M M BT

U (greate r tha n 10 0 M M BTU/hr ) an

d n o percen t reductio n exclusio n fro

m emissio n limit s durin g period s o f start

up , shut-down , an

d malfunctio n
n o continuou s emissio n monitorin g fo r S0 2 an d NOx ; us e monthl yaverag e fue l analyse s

Fo r Emergin g Technologies :

correc t t o b e consisten t wit h abov e
Technica l corrections :

exclud e recoveryboiler s modif yth e definition s o f coal , natura l gas , distillat e oil , residua l oil , an d woo d opacit yexceptio n o f 27 % fo r one- 6 minut e perio d pe r h r exemptio n fro

mcontinuou s opacit ymonitorin g fo r we t scrubber s

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