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MEMORANDU M

TO : Projec t

Fil e - Organi c Liqui dDistributio n NESHA P ES D Projec t

96/0 5 FROM : Marth aSmit h Wast e an dChemica l Processe s Grou p Emissio n Standard s Division DATE : Augus t

26 , 200 2 SUBJECT : Expart e Meetin g with th e America n Chemistry Counci l Thi s memorandu mi s intende dt o documen t ameetin g hel dbetwee n th e America n Chemistry Counci l (ACC ) an dth e Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y (EPA) . Th e participant s wer e Mari o Gambo aofth e ACC , Bo b Morehous e o f ExxonMobil , Tar aLanie r o f Ashland , Charle s Heste r

an dLor i William s o f

Pacifi c Environmenta l Service s (PES) , an dK C Hustvedt , Barrett Parker , an dMarth aSmith ofth e EPA . Ro n Shiple y an dRasmaZvaner s ofth e ACC , Stev e Capon e o f

GE , an dLian e Piatt

o f Do w als o attende dth e meetin g viatelephone . Th e meetin g too k

plac e o n Jul y 19,2002 , an dlaste dtw o hours . Bo b Morehous e an dTar aLanie r le dth e meeting . Th e discussio n followe dth e attache d agenda . Th e meetin g starte dwit h discussio n regardin g th e ACC' s meetin g wit h Jef f Holmstea d o n Jun e 3 rd

. Durin g tha t

meeting , th e AC C discusse dthei r concern s with th e performanc e specification s an dQA/Q C requirement s for th e us e o f

continuou s paramete r

monitor s an dthei r support for greate r us e ofth e Standar dStandard s i n th e propose dOL D rul e an dothe r rule s currentl y unde r

development . After

th e discussio n o f

thei r meetin g with Jef

f Holmstead , th e AC C bega n th e presentatio n o f thei r comment s o n th e propose dOL D rule . Th e AC C inquire dabou t

th e upcomin g schedul e for th e projec t

an di f th e EP A ha d formulate dan y response s t o thei r writte n publi c comment s yet . Th e EP A responde dtha t th e OL D rul e i s schedule dt o b e promulgate db y May 15,2003 . I n orde r t o mee t th e May 15 t

h deadline , th e EP A note dtha t th e packag e woul dnee dt o b e sen t t o EP A headquarter s staf f i n Washingto n D.C . b y Novembe r 15,2002 . Therefore , th e promulgatio n BID , whic h woul d includ e th e EPA' s response s t o comments , shoul db e drafte dan dundergoin g EP A managemen t revie w b y th e middl e o f

Augus t 2002 . Th e AC C als o aske di f th e databas e use dt o determin e th e OL D MAC T floors wa s available . Th e EP A confirme dtha t i t was availabl e i n th e docket . After thes e genera l questions , th e AC C presentatio n focuse do n th e attache dagend atopic s for th e 

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remainder

ofth e meeting . 1 . MAC T Overlap : Exclud e Emissio n Source s Subjec t t o Anothe r

MAC T - Th e AC C questione dEP A abou t

what t o d o whe n the y ha da

n emissio n sourc e t o whic h anothe r MAC T wa s applicabl e (th e "subjec t to " verse s "controlle dby " issue) . Dependin g o n th e ho w "affecte dsource " i s define dTh e applicabilit y ofth e LDA Rprovision s i n th e Marin e Loadin g MAC T t o OL D i s unclear withou t afina l definitio n o f

"applicabl e source " i n th e OL D MACT . The y wer e als o concerne dtha t th e propose drul e di dno t includ e facilitie s subjec t

t o anothe r

rul e du e t o th e informatio n request . Th e EP A responde db y statin g tha t OL D was different

fro mth e MO N (whic h wa s use da s a n example ) tha t

use s "subjec t

to " becaus e i t

i s aproces s rule . Othe r

tha n storag e tanks , th e HO N an dOL D shoul dhav e th e sam e requirements . Th e EP A state dtha t i t woul dre examin e th e propose dOL D rul e a s i t relate s t o th e othe r

rule s discussed . Th e EP A raise daconcer n regardin g th e ACC' s commen t abou t railcar s an dDO T terminology . Th e OL D terminolog y i s consisten t wit h gasolin e distributio n an dDO T terminology . Th e EP A questione dwh y th e AC C wante dt o creat e ane w ter mi n lie u o f "carg o tank. " Th e AC C state dtha t the y ha daconcern wit h th e differenc e betwee n gasolin e an dchemica l distribution . Th e AC C explaine dtha t wit h chemical s ther e ar e intermediat e step s betwee n tank s an ddrum s tha t nee dt o b e included . I n orde r t o captur e thes e steps , th e AC C suggeste dth e ne w ter m"transpor t vessel " wit h adefinitio n tha t wa s partiall y base do n th e HO N an dTexa s Regulatio n Chapte r 11 5 (ak aRegulatio n 5) . Th e EP A aske dth e AC C t o provid e the mwith mor e informatio n regardin g thi s issue . 2 . Throughpu t

Determinatio n - Th e AC C addresse dth e confusio n regardin g calculatin g facility throughputs . Thei r commen t focuse do n whethe r

th e throughput s at

transfe r rack s tha t handl e les s tha n th e 3.1 2 millio n gallon s pe r yea r cutof f for transfe r rack s shoul db e counte dtowardth e facility threshol do f 7.2 9 millio n gallon s pe r

year . 3 . Applicability/Affecte d Sourc e Clarificatio n - Th e AC C want s t o includ e compounding/blending/packagin g operations/incidenta l mixin g an dblendin g operation s a s par t ofth e affecte dsource , bu t wit h n o contro l requirements . Th e AC C als o wan t th e EP A t o clarif

y exclusions , includin g pipeline-onl y equipment , specia l situatio n loading/unloading , facilitie s t o store/transfe r waste , wastewater , an dutilit y fluids , maintenanc e activities , an dpressur e vessels . PE S aske dth e AC C i f the y though t

thei r lis t o f exclusion s (whic h wer e provide dwit h thei r comments ) capture dth e ful l lis t o f exclusions . Th e AC C responde dtha t the y wer e no t

awar e o f an y othe r

specifi c item s tha t shoul db e excluded . 4 . Revie w o f

OL D Diagra m- Th e AC C supporte dthei r commen t regardin g clarit y b y presentin g th e attache ddiagra mo f OL D operations . Th e AC C state dtha t th e rul e shoul d lea dt o definitiv e response s for answerin g th e question s at th e to p ofth e diagra m(wha t i s th e affecte dsourc e an dwha t volume s shoul db e considere di n th e throughpu tP. 4

determination) . The y restate dthei r positio n that , a s currentl y written , th e rul e doe s no t allo w thes e question s t o b e easil y answered . 5 . Standard s Shoul db e Base do n Tabl e 1 HAP s - On e ofth e publi c commenter s state dtha t al l 18 7 HAP s shoul db e include di n th e definitio n o f "organi c liquids" . Th e AC C doe s not agre e wit h thi s position . Th e AC C wante dt o kno w i f al l HAP s o r

jus t thos e liste di n Tabl e 1 wer e goin g t o b e subjec t t o control , an di f

complianc e wa s goin g t o b e base do n th e Tabl e 1 HAP s o r

o n al l HAPs . Th e EP A representative s state dtha t the y wer e no t read y t o giv e apositio n o n th e issu e a t thi s time . 6 . Allo w Vapo r

Balancin g fo

r Transfe r Rack s - Th e AC C woul dlik e for th e final rul e t o specificall y allo w vapo r

balancin g a s acontro l measur e for transfe r racks . Th e state d EP A positio n i s tha t

i n orde r fo r vapo r balancin g t o b e allowed , th e collecte dvapo r woul d hav e t o g o t o acontrolle doperation . Otherwise, th e emission s fro mth e transfe r rac k ar e simpl y bein g move dt o anothe r locatio n an dstil l bein g release duncontrolled . 7 . Clarif

y Equipmen t

Subjec t t o LDA R(i.e . exclud e connectors ) - Th e AC C want s th e rul e t o clarif y wha t i s subjec t t o LDAR . The y requeste dtha t th e EP A loo k

a t Subpart s T T an d U U an dnot e th e inconsistencie s betwee n thes e rule s an dth e propose dOL D rule . 8 . Expan dAllowabl e Tes t Method s - Th e AC C state dtha t Metho d1 8 i s for

vapor s an dtha t th e OL D rul e need s t o includ e AST M method s t o analyz e liquids . The y wan t mor e method s include di n th e final rul e t o allo w flexibility i n performin g th e analyses . Th e EP A state dtha t

the y woul dconside r

comment s regardin g thi s issue . 9 . Allo w for

Us e o f Proces s Knowledg e - Th e AC C requeste dtha t proces s knowledg e an d informatio n suc h a s MSDS s b e allowe di n identifyin g an "organi c liquid " rathe r tha n th e curren t requiremen t

t o tes t al l liquid s for

HA P content . The y state dtha t membe r companie s usuall y kno w whic h material s contai n abov e 5 percen t b y weigh t

HA P withou t performin g atest . Th e EP A state dtha t th e inten t

ofth e rul e i s t o allo w facilitie s t o identif y liquid s a s an "organi c liquid " i f th e HA P conten t

i s obviousl y highe r

tha n 5 percen t b y weigh t

an donl y t o tes t

thos e tha t

migh t b e questionable . The y als o pointe d ou t tha t th e result s o f

ates t o n amateria l woul dtak e precedenc e ove r othe r mean s o f identifyin g whethe r

materia l qualifie s a s a n "organi c liquid" . 10 . Direc t

Referenc e t o StandardStandard s - Th e AC C want s th e EP A t o delet e Tabl e 3 an d referenc e th e Standar dStandards . Thi s i s th e approac h take n i n th e Ethylen e MACT . Th e EP A suggeste dkeepin g Tabl e 3 an daddin g a n "i n lieu " statemen t

for us e ofth e Standar dStandards . Some member s ofth e AC C though t thi s woul db e mor e confusin g whil e other s agree dwith th e EPA' s suggestion . 11 . Remov e QA/Q C Requirement s fo r Continuou s Paramete r

Monitorin g - Th e AC C voice d concer n ove r

thos e requirement s tha t

the y fel t woul dwast e proces s operato r tim e an dno tP. 5



### improv e th e qualit

y ofth e monitoring syste

mresults . EP

A statedtha

t the y ar e stil l considerin g how t

o addres s tiies e concern s fo r all MAC T standard s unde

r development . 12 . Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirement s Shoul db e Streamlined- Th

e AC C aske dtha

t th e EP A refe r t o pag e 6 6 of

thei r comment s an

dconside r their recommendation s (strike

outs) . Regarding LDAR , the AC C askedtha t th e EP A refe r to Subpart s T

T andU U fo r thos e requirements . 13 . Implementatio n Issue s - Th e AC C requeste dtha

t th e EP A line u p th e propose dOL

D rul e wit h othe r storag e tan

k an dtransfe r operatio n rule s t

o determine whethe

r applicabilit

y and complianc e requirement s matched . Th e AC C requeste dtha t th e final rul e mak

e suc h requirement s clea

r u p fron t instea dof relyin g o n th e Titl e V permittin g proces s t o establis h th e requirements . 14 . Eliminatio n of

Duplicativ e Requirement s whe n Multipl e MACT s Appl

y to aShared Contro l Devic e - Th

e AC C expressedtheir

concer n tha t unde r th e OL D rule , a s proposed , facilitie s ma

y b e requiredt

o kee p an drepor t information relate dto acontro l devic e tha t i s alread y subject t o simila r requirement s unde

r anothe r rule , an dtha t th e informatio n forma t require dma

y diffe r betwee n th e tw o rules . On

e membe r ofth e EP A note dtha

t expandedus e ofth e consolidated ai r rul e shoul deliminat

e thi s issue . Th e meetin g concludedwit

h th e AC C statin g tha

t the y wouldcollec t

mor e informatio n regardin g th e us e of

an ddefinition o

f carg o tank s fo

r th e EPA . Th

e EP A expresse dthei r

thank s t o th e AC C fo

r their comments an

dstatedtha

t othe r chemica l companie s ha

dexpresse dsom

e o f th e sam e concerns . Th

e EP A als o state

dtha t all comment s wouldb e carefull y considere din th e developmen

t ofth e fina

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## Organi c Liqui d Distributio n MAC T EPA/America

n Chemistr

y Counci l Meeting July 19,200 2 Meeting wit

h Jef f Holmstead - June 3

• QA/QC

- continuou s paramete r monitoring • Us e ofth e ConsolidatedAi r Rule an dStandar dStandard s Applicabilit

y an d Affecte d Sourc e

• MACT overlap : exclud

e emission source s subject

to anothe r MACT ( p 14) • Throughpu

t determination (

p 18 ) • Applicability/affectedsourc e clarificatio n ( p 22 )

- Broade

n affecte dsourc e ( p 24 )

- Includ e compounding/blending/packaging operations/incidenta l mixin g an

d blending bu

t wit h n o contro l requirement s (

p 25 )

- Clarif y exclusions , including pipeline-only equipment , specia l situatio n loading/unloading , facilitie s to store/transfe r waste , wastewater , an

dutilit y fluids, maintenanc e activities , an

dpressur e vessel s ( p 25 ) • Review o

f OL D diagra m(attached) Emission Limitations an

d Wor k Practice Standards

• Standard s shouldb e basedon Tabl e 1 HAP s ( p 33 ) • Allo w vapo

r balancing fo

r transfe r rack s ( p 36 ) • Carg o tan

k definition shoul

dexclude portabl e tank s (

p 41 ) • Clarif y equipmen

t subjec t t o LDA R(i.e . exclude connectors ) (p 42 ) Testing . Initia

l an d Continuou

s Complianc

e Requirement

s

• Expan dallowable tes t

method s (p 45 ) • Allo w fo

r us e of proces s knowledg e (

p 46 ) • Direc t referenc e to Standar

dStandard s (

p 48,60 ) • Remove QA/Q

C requirement s fo

r continuou s paramete

r monitorin g ( p 55 ) • Recordkeeping/reporting requirement s shoul db e streamlined( p 64 ) Implementation Issues

• Overla p wit h othe r storag e tan

k andtransfe

r operation rule s ( p 77 ) • Eliminatio n o

f duplicativ e requirement s when multipl e MACT s apply t o a shared contro l devic e (p 78 ) 

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