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### l.l-C- 1 Dat e sent : Tue , 30 Se p 1997 10:42:5 6 -040 0 From : STEV E SHED D <SHEDD.STEVE@EPAMAILEPA.GOV> To : m4clnair@sso.org Copie s to : bnorton@rtp.pes.com,glaflam@rtp.pes.com , JHELMS@rtp.pes.co m Subject : P-MAC T fo r Organi c Liquid s Distributio n Septembe r30 , 199 7 ; To : Mar yDouglas , STAPPA/ALAPC O \ \ Re : P-MACT fo rOrgani cLiquid s Distributio n ( .S-"- I receive d you rE-mai l addres s fro m Mar yKissel l wit h th e understandin g thi s i s th e preferre d metho d t o facilitat e STAPPA/ALAPC O participatio n i n th e P-MACT process . I f yo u woul d like a more forma l request , pleas e repl yan d I wil l follo wthi s not e u p wit h a letter
. Th e EPA* s Emissio n Standard s Divisio n wil l b e developin g a Nationa l Emissio n Standard fo rHazardou s Ai rPollutant s fo rth e Organi cLiquid s Distributio n (non-gasoline ) industr yove rth e nex

t thre e years . Th e firs t phas e wil l b e th e 6-mont h presumptiv e proces s wher e stakeholders i n a partnershi p progra m develo p a presumptiv e MACT
. W e nee d participant s fro m STAPPA/ALAPC O membershi p t o ad d thei rexpertis e t o thi s proces s an d o n int o th e res t o f th e standard settin g process . W e hav e jus t starte d thi s project an d pla n t o have a n initia l regulator ytea m kickoff meetin g i n Decembe r199 7 o rearl yJanuar y 1998
. I d o not hav e a lis t o f facilitie s t o b e use d t o targe t interest , bu t mos t o f th e chemica l producin g an d usin g State s (TX , LA , NJ , an d CA) d o hav e som e stat e regulation s o n thi s sourc e category . Belowi s a shor

t summar yo f th e projec

t as i t appears i n th e regulator yagenda : *Thi s projec

t i s t o develo p nationa l emissio n standard s fo rhazardou s ai rpollutant s b

yestablishin g maximu m achievabl e contro l technology(MACT ) fo rfacilitie s distributin g organi cliquids
. MACT standard s ar e unde rdevelopmen t t o reduc e th e releas e o f hazardou s ai r pollutant s (HAP ) fro m al l industrie s t o protec t th e publi chealt h an d environment
. Th e EP

Aha s not determine d th e scop e o f thi s project
. Howeve rthi s project shoul d include , bu t i s not limite d t o thos e activitie s associate d wit h th e storag e an d distributio n of organi c liquid s othe rtha n gasoline , a t site s tha t serve as distributio n point s fro m whic h organi cliquid s mayb e obtaine d fo rfurthe rus e an d 

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processing
. Th e EP

Abega n thi s project i n Septembe r1997
. Th e initia l stag e o f thi s projec t i s t o gathe rpreliminar

yinformatio n o n th e industr

yt o establis h presumptiv e MAC T i n 1998
. Developmen t o f a regulator ypackag e wil l follo wtha t wor k t o propos e an d promulgat e MAC T standards. * Formin g thi s regulator

ytea m b yearl yNovembe r199 7 woul d b e helpfu l s o tha t w e ma

ystar t exchangin g informatio n an d gettin g read yfo rou r firs t meeting
. Unfortunately , I wil l b e ou t o f th e offic e mos t o f Octobe rbu t I ca n discus s thi s projec t wit h yo u o rintereste d partie s i n earl yNovember
. Shoul d yo u have an yquestion s pleas e cal l o rsen d m e a E-mail
. Than k you , Stev e Shed d EPA , OAQPS , ESD , WCP G RTP.N C 2771 1 Voic e & fax : (919 ) 541-539 7 E-mai l address : Shedd.steve@epamail.epa.go v



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