April 1, 2014 

Mr. Randall P. Smith 

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC 27711 

Vice President/General Manager 

Formosa Plastics Corporation 

201 Formosa Drive 

P.O. Box 700 

Point Comfort, Texas 77978 

Dear Mr. Smith: 

OFFICE OF 

AIR QUALITY PLANNING 

AND STANDARDS 

Pursuant to section 114 ofthe Clean Air Act (CAA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

is collecting information to characterize hazardous air pollutant emissions from copolymer resin 

production at polyvinyl chloride and copolymer (PVC) production facilities. 

PVC production is currently subject to the provisions of 40 CFR Part 63, Subparts HHHHHHH and 

DDDDDD. The purpose of this request is to gather data to inform a potential reconsideration of the 

copolymer stripped resin emission standards contained within subparts HHHHHHH and DDDDDD and, 

if necessary and appropriate to support the development of revised copolymer stripped resin emission 

standards under section 112(d) of the CAA applicable to PVC production. The collected data may also 

be used in analyses of environmental and economic impacts of regulatory alternatives. 

We request information on your company's PVC production facility specifically listed below: 

Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas Point Comfort, TX 

We are providing the copolymer stripped resin response forms in Microsoft® Excel spreadsheet format. 

The copolymer stripped resin sampling is designed to collect information on emissions and other 

relevant aspects of this process. Enclosure 1 contains a summary of the information we are requesting. 

Supplemental information is contained in the following enclosures: 

Intemet Address (URL) • http://www.epa.gov 

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De cription Enclosure # 

Summary of Test Procedures, Methods, and Enclosure 1 

Reporting Requirements for Resin Sampling and 

Analysis at Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymer 

(PVC) Facilities 

Section 114 Authority and CBI claims Enclosure 2 

CBI emissions data disclosure Enclosure 3 

Designation of ERG as authorized representative Enclosure 4 

Policies and Procedures for handling CBI Enclosure 5 

Certification Statement Enclosure 6 

2014 PVC 114 Resin Sampling Workbook N/A 

2014 PVC 114 Resin Sampling Workbook N/A 

Example 

Please e-mail the completed non-confidential survey response to: 

CCG-PVC@epa.gov 

The sampling request is designed to collect emissions information, which by law cannot be confidential 

information. There is a small amount of information requested in the survey concerning production and 

production capacity which you may seek to claim as confidential. If you are submitting confidential 

business information (CBI) as described in Enclosure 3, you must mail a separate CD-ROM or DVDROM disk containing only the CBI portion of your data to EPA. Clearly mark the disk with the words 

"Confidential Business Information" and send via U.S. Postal Service Express Mail, registered mail, or 

private courier to: 

Jodi Howard 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

OAQPS/SPPD/RCG (Mail Code EI43-01) 

109 T.W. Alexander Drive 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 

DO NOT ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMIT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION TO 

EPA. 

You are required to return all requested information on or before July 31, 2014. 

Be aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of 

fines and imprisonment as explained in Section 113 of the Clean Air Act (42 USC §7413). Failure to 
If you have questions regarding this request, please contact Ms. Jodi Howard, Refining and Chemicals 

Group, at (919) 541-4607 or howard.jodi@epa.gov. 

Thank you for your assistance in this effort. 

6 En loslIl'es 

Sincerely, 

~~~ Group Leader 

Refining and Chemicals Group 

Sector Policies and Programs Division 

cc: Mary Bachynsky, Formosa Plastics Corporation 

Carl Edlund, USEPA, Region 6, Air Division Director 

Michael Beatty, TX Commission on Environmental Quality