# Indu s t r y M ee t ing on

M RR CB I P r opo sal

A u g u s t 31

, 2010

# CBI Pr opo sal Disc u ssi on P o i nts

• T i m i ng o f M RR p r opo s a ls

• C B I hand li ng

• D e f i n i t i on o f “ e m i ss i on s da t a”

• O t he r r epo r t i ng s y s t e ms

• C on s i s t en c y w i t h o t he r C B I p r o vi s i ons

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# T i m i ng of M RR p r opo sals

• W e ha v e been c on c e r ned abou t C B I s i n c e t he beg i nn i ng o f

t he M RR p r o c e ss

• W e c on t i nua l l y c o mm un i c a t ed t h i s c on c e r n t o EPA

• EPA’ s s equen c i ng o f t he p r opo s a l s and f i na l r u l e s d i d no t

a ll o w i m pa c t ed f a c ili t i e s t o t r u l y e v a l ua t e e m i ss i on c a l c u l a t i on

m e t hod s and ba l an c e t ha t w i t h C B I, o r p r opo s e a l t e r na t iv es

• A t a m i n i m u m

, EPA s hou l d pha s e

- i n da t a r equ i r e m en t s and

r e

- e v a l ua t e annua l l y t he t y pe and a m oun t o f da t a r equ i r ed t o

be s ub m i tt ed t o t he A gen c y

, and sc a l e ba c k r equ i r e m en t s

w he r e t he bu r den ou t w e i gh s t he u t ili t y o f t he da t a.

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# CBI h a nd li ng

• W e a r e v e r y c on c e r ned abou t ho w C B I s en t e l e c t r on i c a l l y w ill

be p r o t e c t ed

• W e a r e a l s o c on c e r ned abou t ho w EPA w ill p r o t e c t t he

v o l u m e s o f C B I t o be s ub m i tt ed unde r t he M RR

• Si n c e t he e l e c t r on i c r epo r t i ng t oo l i s s t ill be i ng de v e l oped

, w e

u r ge EPA t o li m i t t he a m oun t o f i n f o r m a t i on t ha t i s r equ i r ed t o

be e l e c t r on i c a l l y s ub m i tt ed f o r t he 2010 r epo r t i ng y ea r t o t o t a l

e m i ss i on s on a s ubpa r t b y s ubpa r t ba s i s

.

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# De f i n i t i on of “ e m issi on d a t a”

• F o r pu r po s e s o f P a r t 98

, “ e m i ss i on da t a ” s hou l d be i n t e r p r e t ed

na rr o w l y

. W e oppo s e t he au t o m a t i c d i sc l o s u r e o f t he i npu t s t o

e m i ss i on equa t i on s

.

• 40 C F R §2

. 301 ( a )( 2 )( i ) de f i ne s “ e m i ss i on da t a ” a s “ i n f o r m a t i on

ne c e ss a r

y t o de t e r m i ne t he i den t i t y

, a m oun t, f r equen c y

,

c on c en t r a t i on

... o f t he e m i ss i on s

. ”

• T w o c ou r t c a s e s

, R S R C o r p

. v

. EPA ( 1984 ) and NRDC v

. Lea v i tt ( 2006 )

, bo t h t oo k a na rr o w i n t e r p r e t a t i on o f “ e m i ss i on

da t a ” and e m pha s i z ed t he t e r m “ ne c e ss a r y .”

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# O th e r r e po r t i ng s y s t e ms

• Ot he r i n f o r m a t i on s ub m i ss i on s y s t e m s on l y r e q u i r e

d i sc l o s u r e o f f i na l da t a

– no t i npu t s.

– T RI

– F a c ili t i e s r epo r t f a c ili t y i n f o r m a t i on , t o t a l e m i ss i on s

b y c he m i c a l

, and p r i n c i pa l m e t hod u s ed t o c a l c u l a t e

e m i ss i on s

. F a c ili t i e s m a i n t a i n de t a il ed r e c o r d s s uppo r t i ng

e m i ss i on s da t a.

– C A G H G R epo r t i ng

– P ub li c r epo r t s s ho w s f a c ili t y

i n f o r m a t i on

, and end o f s t a c k e m i ss i on da t a f o r ea c h G H G

f o r s t a t i ona r y c o m bu s t i on and p r o c e ss e m i ss i on s

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# EP A r ec ogn i z es th a t M RR d a t a is

h i gh l y se n si t i ve

• T he p r ea m b l e c o rr e c t l y de t e r m i ned t ha t p r odu c t i on and

t h r oughpu t da t a t ha t a r e no t i npu t s t o e m i ss i on c a l c u l a t i on s

a r e C B I “ be c au s e d i sc l o s u r e o f t he s e p r odu c t i on and

t h r oughpu t da t a i s li k e l y t o c au s e s ub s t an t i a l ha r m t o t he

c o m pe t i t iv e po s i t i on o f bu s i ne ss e s r equ i r ed t o r epo r t t he s e

da t a e l e m en t s unde r P a r t 98 .”

• H o w e v e r

, t ha t C B I p r o t e c t i on s hou l d be a ff o r ded t o A LL

p r odu c t i on and t h r oughpu t da t a

.

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# A gg r e g a t i on

• W e s uppo r t EPA p r o vi d i ng agg r ega t e da t a i n m an y s i t ua t i on s

,

w he r e i t i s done t o p r o t e c t C B I.

• W e do no t s uppo r t agg r ega t i on w hen t he r e a r e on l y one o r

t w o p r odu c e r s o r s upp li e r s o f a c he m i c a l.

• W e a l s o do no t s uppo r t EPA r e l ea s i ng d i s agg r ega t ed da t a i n

t he f u t u r e

. Man y f a c ili t i e s p r odu c e t he s a m e p r odu c t a t a

r e l a t iv e l y s t ead y s t a t e f o r a nu m be r o f y ea r s

, and

d i s agg r ega t i on c ou l d e x po s e C B I

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# O th e r CBI p r o v isi ons

• S o m e o f t he m a t e r i a l s and t e c hno l og i e s / p r o c e ss e s c o v e r ed

unde r P a r t 98 a r e “ e x po r t c on t r o ll ed ” b y t he D ep t. o f

C o mm e r c e unde r 15 C F R P a r t 774

.

• B y r equ i r i ng U. S

. f i r m s t o r epo r t s en s i t iv e i n f o r m a t i on ( s u c h a s

p r o c e ss i npu t s and ou t pu t s ) unde r P a r t 98

, EPA i s p l a c i ng

U. S

. m anu f a c t u r i ng a t a c o m pe t i t iv e d i s ad v an t age w i t h

o v e r s ea s c o m pe t i t o r s w ho ha v e s u c h i n f o r m a t i on p r o t e c t ed



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