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OC T 9199 3

Mr . John Edgingto n Environmenta

l Scientis t Phillip s PetroleumCompan y Philtex/Ryto n Comple

x Pos t Offic e Bo x 96 8 Borger , Texa s 79008-096 8 Dea r Mr . Edgington : Thi s letter i s t o reques t avisi t b y th e U.S . Environmenta l Protectio n Agency (EPA ) and it s representative s t

o th e Philtex/Ryto n Complex in Borger , Texa s o n Octobe r 20 , 1998 . Visitor s wil l includ

e Mr . Stephen Shed

do f m e EPA , an dMr . Gre g LaFla

mandMr . Bern d Hanek e o f Pacifi c Environmenta

l Services , Inc . (PES) . Mr . Hanek e o f PE S discusse dthi s visi t wit h you i n atelephone conversatio n o n Septembe r 25 , 1998 . W

e anticipat e arrivin g a

t th e facilit y a t 9:3 0 a.m . A s you are aware , th e EP

A i s developin g nationa

l emissio n standard s fo

r hazardou s air pollutant s (NESHAP) fo

r organi c liquid s distributio n (non-gasoline ) facilities . Th e mai n emissio n source s o

f interes t are : 1 ) storag e tanks ; 2 ) loading an dunloadin g operations ; 3 ) equipmen t leaks ; an d 4 ) wast e an d wastewate

r treatmen t an ddisposa l operations . T o assis t

i n th e developmen

t o f thi s NESHAP , tii e EP

A i s collectin g informatio n o n emission s o f hazardou s air

pollutant s (HAP) fro

mthes e emissio n source s an do n th e type s of

emissio n control s use d o n each o

f th e sources . Durin g th e visi t

to your facility , w e wis h to : 1 ) discus s th e facilit y operation s and an

y emissio n contro l measures ; an d 2 ) observ e th e storag e tanks , wastewate r systems , organi c liqui d transfe

r operations , an

d an y associate demissio n contro l an demissio n monitorin g equipment . Enclosur

e 1 identifie s th e typ e o

f information tha

t w e woul dlik

e t o obtai n durin g our visit , an d als o contain s alistin g o

f th e material s considere dto b e HA P b y th e EPA . Fee l fre e to provid e an

y additiona

l informatio n tha

t you believ e i s critica

l to ou r understandin g o

f thes e processes , their

HA P emissions , o r

th e emissio n controls . Collectio n andorganizatio n o f th e informatio n identified i n Enclosur e 1 prio r t o ou r visi t will greatly facilitat

e informatio n exchang e durin g th e visit .



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Th e authorit

y fo r th e EPA' s informatio n garnering i s include di n sectio n 11 4 o f th e Clea n Air Act (4 2 U.S.C . 7414) . Enclosur e 2 contain s asummar

y o f thi s authority . I

f you believ e ma

t disclosur e of th e informatio n w e reques t wouldreveal atrad e secret , yo u shoul d clearly identif

y suc h informatio n a s discusse din th e enclosure . An y informatio n subsequently determine d t

o constitut e atrad e secre t

wil l b e protecte dunder

1 8 U.S. C 1905 . If

n o clai mo

f confidentialit

y accompanie s th e informatio n whe n i t i s receive db y th e EPA , it ma y b e made availabl e to th e publi c b y th e EP A without furthe r notic e (4 0 CFRPart

2.203 , Septembe

r 1 , 1976) . Sinc e sectio n 114(c ) o f m e Clea n Air Act exempt s emissio n datafromclaim s o f confidentiality , m

e emissio n datayou provid e ma y b e mad e availabl e t o di e public . A clarificatio n o

f wha t m e EP A consider s to b e emissio n dat ai s containe di n Enclosure 3 . A s noted in Enclosur

e 4 , th e EP

A ha s designate dPE S a s a n authorize drepresentativ e o f m e Agency . Therefore , PE S ha s di e right s discusse dabov e an di n Enclosure 4 . A s a

n authorize d representativ e o f di e EPA , PE S i s subject

t o th e provision s of

4 2 U.S.C . 7414(c ) respectin g confidentialit

y of method s o r

processe s entitle dt

o protectio n a s trad e secrets . Th e PE S contrac t

wit h th e EP A i s No . 68-D60013 . Enclosur e 5 summarize s th e EP

A policie s an

dprocedure s fo

r handlin g privilege d informatio n and describe s th e EPA contracto r commitment s andprocedure s fo r us e o f confidentia

l materials . I t

i s th e EPA' s polic y tha

t complianc e by a

n authorize drepresentativ e wit h th e requirement s detaile d i n Enclosur e 5 provide s sufficien

t protectio n of

th e right s o

f thos e submittin g privilege d information . Th e following policie s concernin g liabilit y shoul dals o b e o

f interes t t o you : 1 . I f aFedera l employe e i s injuredin th e cours e o f hi s o r he r employment , h e o r

she ha s compensatio n coverag e fro mth e Unite dState s pursuant to m e provision s of

th e Federal Employee s Compensatio n Ac t ( 5 U.S. C 8108 , e t

seq.. . 2 . I f propert y damag e o r

injur y to thirdperson s occur s du e to anegligent ac t o r omissio n o

f aFederal employe e actin g withi n th e scop e o f hi s o r her employment , th e Federal Tort Claim s Ac t

(2 8 U.S.C . 1346 ) set s fort h the liabilit

y o f th e Unite dState s fo

r money damage s arisin g fro

msuc h acts . Th e Office o

f Genera l Counse l ha s informedth e Agency tha t afir mma y no t conditio n m e EPA' s "right

o f entry " upo n consent

to awaive

r o f liabilit y andha s instructe demployee s no t t o sig n such waivers . I

f you hav e an

y question s regardin g thi s refusa l o r di e compensatio n statute s cite d above , pleas e contac t th e EPA' s Offic

e o f Genera l Counsel Claim s Office

r a t (202)260-4551 . 

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Than k yo u fo r your cooperation . I

f yo u hav e an y questions , pleas e contac t Mr . Stev e Shed d a t (919 ) 541-5397 , o r

Mr . Gre g LaFla

mo f PE S a t (919 ) 941-0333 . Sincerely , Ken t C . Hustvedt , Leader Wast e an dChemica

l Processe s Grou

p Emissio n Standard s Divisio n 5 Enclosure s cc : Rober

t Todd , EP A Regio n VI , 144

5 Ros s Avenue , Suit

e 1200 , Dallas , Texa s 75202

- 273 3 (w/ o Enclosure s 2-5 ) Beverl y Hartsock , Deput

y Director , TNRC C Office o f Polic y an dRegulator

y Development , Pos t

Office Bo x 13087 , Austin , Texa s 78711-308 7 (w/ o Enclosure s 2-5 ) PREPARE

D BY : OAQPS/WCPG:SShedd:MD-13:RTP,NC:(919)541-539 7

(PES/GLaFlam/(919)941-0333:9/28/98 ) (ES D Projec t

No . 96/05 ) bcc : . Steve Shed

d (EPA/OAQPS/ESD/WCPG) (w/ p Enclosure s 2-5 ) Gre g LaFla

m(PES ) (w/

o Enclosure s 2-5 ) Bernd Hanek

e (PES ) (w/

o Enclosure s 2-5 )



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Enclosure 1 SUMMAR

Y O F ORGANIC LIQUID S DISTRIBUTION INFORMATIO N O F INTERES T T o assis t i n th e collectio n o

f informatio n durin g th e requeste dsite visit , asummar y of the informatio n to b e collecte d i s provide dbelow . A t thi s time , thi s informatio n pertain s specificall y to eac h o

f th e emissio n source s o

f interest : 1 ) storag e tanks ; 2 ) loadin g and unloadin g operations ; 3 ) equipmen t leaks ; and4 ) wast

e andwastewate

r treatment anddisposal activities . A s w e learn more durin g m e visit , additiona

l HA P source s coul db e adde dt o ou r scope . 1 . Rai l ca

r an d tan k truc k loadin g an

dunloadin g facilities , procedure s an d methodologies , wit

h a n emphasi s o n th e emissio n control s use dfo r eac h typ e of operation. . 2 . Intermoda

l tank , semi-bul

k container , drum , bag , can , andbottl e loadin g operations , witi i a

n emphasi s o n th e emissio n control s use dfo r eac h typ e of operation . 3 . Wastewate

r treatmen t systems , includin g an

y oil/water

separators , covere d system s ventin g to flares , an dindustria

l biologica

l treatment

systems . 4 . Operatin g an

d maintenanc e experienc e associate dwit h th e emissio n contro l device(s ) (i.e. , identif

y ke y operatin g parameter s fo

r efficien t control , parameter s tha

t indicat e poo r control , or

problem s associate dwit

h aspecifi c emissio n source/contro l devic e combination) . 5 . Type s of

emissio n monitorin g device s use dt o monito r emission s o r

contro l devic e performance , a s applicable . 6 . Rational e fo

r selectin g an

y emissio n contro l device s currentl y installe do n di e operations . 7 . Cost s t o purchase , install , an doperate an

y emissio n contro l o r

monitorin g devices . v , 8 . Regulator

y histor y an dcurrent regulator y requirement s associate dwit h emission s fro

mth e operations . 

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