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# CoalitionForA Safe Environment 1601 N.WihningtonBlvd., Ste. B Wihnington, CA 90744 jnm4ej@yahoo.com 310-704-1265 July 16, 2014 EPA Docket Center U.S. Environmental Protection Agency WilliamJefferson Clinton Building 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Mail Code 28221T Washington, DC 20460 Re: Attention Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0682 Petroleum Refinery Sector Risk and Technology Review 

### &NewSource Performance Standards Su: Public Comments Submission



### Los Angeles Oil Refinery Communities Support NewStricterAir Pollution Standards And Demand The Maximum AchievableToxic Emissions ReductionsTo Protect Our Health

DearAdministrator McCarthy/US EPA: Los Angeles Oil Refinery Communities support adoption of stricter oil refinery air pollution standards and stricter regulation of oil refinery manufacturing operations. Our communities are in a public health crisis because regulatory agencies have allowed oil refineries to releases hundreds of tons of toxic air pollution each year. Our children and families are suffering and dieing from lung cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, asthma, COPD and numerous other health illnesses because we are exposed to unsafe levels oftoxic and carcinogenic chemicals every day and everyyear. Are children's lives and futures are at stake, and as parents we must take every action to assure that the new amendments will significantly reduce our children's exposure to toxic air pollution from oil refineries in ourcommunities. EPA has a legal responsibilityto protect our rights to clean airand good health. We have thousands of families who live fence-line to major oil refineries who breathe refinery toxic chemicals every day. There are equipment failures, malfunctions, power outages, flaring, fires and explosions regularly at all oil refineries.Our organization reviewed flaring data for all 6 major oil refineries in Los Angeles from theyear 

### 2000- 2011 and discovered thatflaring had increased every year at every oil refinery and there was not one investigation by the California South Coast Air Quality Management District, California Air Resources Board orthe US EPA letalone any enforcement action. We have reviewed the US EPA proposed amendments and theyare notenough to protectour children and communities health and guaranty our safety. The amendments do not require any chemical or emission categoryto be reduced to less than significant. We wish to request the following 15 requirements be incorporated into the new proposed amendments: 1. Mandatory Flare Reduction Plan. 2. Mandatory use ofVapor Recovery Systems to eliminate 

### & preventflaring. 3. Mandatory

### 24/7 Real Time Fence-Line Monitoringofall chemicals released byoil refineries. 4. Mandatory Real Time On-Line Public Website Reporting of all daily air pollution 

### & flaring events. 5. Mandatory Emergency Back-Up Powerto preventflaringfrom poweroutages. 6. Mandatory Flare Combustion Efficiency Standards. 7. MandatoryMaintenance 

### & Parts Replacement Plan to prevent breakdowns 

### & malfunctions. 8. Mandatory Maximum Achievable Control Technologyforall air pollution emission sources. 9. Mandatory Phase Out Plan ofDangerous & Toxic Chemicals thatcause health & safety impacts. 

### 10. Mandatory Public Health Exposure Limit on all Toxic Chemicals. 11. Mandatory Health ImpactAssessments foroil refineries in addition to Health RiskAssessments. 

### 12. No Annual Averaging of Emissions Data to hide high emissions releases on flaring days. 13. Eliminate all Startup, Shutdown 

### &Malfunction emissions releases reporting exemptions. 

### 14. A Life Time Cancer Risk no higher than 

### 1 in 

### 1 million for a single chemical or cumulative chemicals. 15. Request US EPA sponsor Public Health Studies offence-line communitiesto oil refineries.We wish to submit photos of some of our Los Angeles Community members who are impacted by exposure to oil refinerytoxic air pollution:

We wish to submit photos ofLos Angeles oil refineryflaring, fires and explosions:

Respectfully Submiited,

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. Marquez Executive Director