Bob Lucas/RTP/ 

USEPA/US 

02/03/2009 02:30 PM 

To: "Kurt J. Hansen, Green Inc." <hansenkj@telus.net>, 

greeninc@telus.net 

cc: Brenda Shine/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA 

Subject: Re: 24 June 08 NSPS for refineries; FR page 35861 

cost analysis ref.; Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OSR-2007-0011; 

EPA reference doc. request 

The docket for this rulemaking includes several memoranda that provide detail on the calculations of 

emission reduction and cost estimates. To access the docket for this rulemaking, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-

0011; this will allow you to browse all documents in this docket. To find a specific document without 

browsing the docket, you can go to www.regulations.gov and use the search feature. 

The docket ID numbers for the memoranda of interest are listed below: 

EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0011-0222: Documentation of Final NOx Control Cost Estimates 

EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0011-0222.1: Calculation Spreadsheet for NOx Emissions from FCCU 

EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0011-0222.2: Calculation spreadsheet for NOx emissions from FCU 

EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0011-0222.3: Calculation spreadsheet for NOx emissions from Process Heaters 

EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0011-0223.1: Calculation spreadsheet for emissions from Flares 

EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0011-0224: Final Impacts Analysis for SO2 Emissions from Sulfur Recovery Plants 

EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0011-0225: Final Impacts Analysis for SO2 Emissions from Fuel Gas Combustion 

Devices 

EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0011-0226: Final Impacts Analysis for Delayed Coker Depressurization Emissions 

EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0011-0226.1: Calculation spreadsheet for delayed coker depressurization 

EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0011-0227: Final Impacts Analysis for PM and SO2 Emissions from Fluid Catalytic 

Cracking Units (FCCU) and Fluid Coking Units (FCU) 

EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0011-0227.1: Calculation spreadsheet for PM and SO2 emissions from Fluid 

Catalytic Cracking Units (FCCU) and Fluid Coking Units (FCU) 

EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0011-0289: Documentation of Revised Flare Recovery Impact Estimates 

 

 

Additional information may be available in EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0011-0228: Standards of Performance for 

Petroleum Refineries: Background Information for Final Standards - Summary of Public Comments and 

Responses. 

Bob Lucas 

USEPA/OAQPS 

Sector Policies and Programs Division 
"Kurt J. Hansen, Green Inc." 

<hansenkj@telus.net> 

02/03/2009 02:24 AM 

To: Bob Lucas/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA 

cc: 

Subject: 24 June 08 NSPS for refineries; FR page 35861 cost 

analysis ref.; Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OSR-2007-0011; EPA 

reference doc. request 

Hi Rob, 

As a very brief intro to you: Green Inc. (my company) and three other Alberta, Canada companies are 

currently investigating the future, local Alberta, Canada $/ton SO2 and NOx removal costs (life-cycle NPV 

levelized costs) for refineries and other industries, and were suggested by Shell to consult the attached 

FR USEPA source document, which contains a series of tables that lists “cost effectiveness $/ton” data 

for various performance scenarios – albeit with very few details about the engineering and financial 

analysis assumptions made for the $/ton values. 

A quote from upper page 35861 of the attached FR document: 

The costs and emission reductions to comply 

with final subpart Ja were estimated from those 

starting points as well. For further detail on the 

methodology of these calculations, see 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–0011. 

When considering and selecting emission limits 

for the final rule, we evaluated the costeffectiveness of each option for new sources 

separately from reconstructed and modified 

sources. In most cases, our selections for each 

process unit and pollutant were consistent for 

modified and reconstructed units and new units. 

In this section, we are presenting our costs 

and emission reductions for the overall rule.

I explored the docket on (13 website links): 

http://nlquery.epa.gov/epasearch/epasearch?option1=yes&option2=no&option3=no&option4=no&option5

=no&search_pdf=all&typeofsearch=area&querytext=docket+EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-

0011&submit=Go&originalquerytext=docket+EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-

0011&areaname=EPA%27s+Federal+Register+Documents&faq=yes&results_per_page=10&filterclause=

%28tssms%3Afedrgstr%29+AND+&sessionid=7A7328F25934C8541256B8239118E681&referer=http%3

A%2F%2Fwww.epa.gov%2Ffedrgstr%2F2007-

jan.htm&prevtype=area&result_template=epafiles_default.xsl&areasidebar=search_sidebar&areapagehe

ad=epafiles_pagehead&areapagefoot=epafiles_pagefoot&stylesheet=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.epa.gov%2

Fepafiles%2Fs%2Fepa.css

I did not find any explicit documents (e.g., one or several report .pdf files) with the details on the $/ton 

costs derivations tabled in the attached FR document. 

Would you please be so kind to guide me (e.g., website links or e-mail file attachments from you) 

regarding the FR quoted cost info sources?

Should you require additional info please contact me. 
Yours truly 

Kurt J. Hansen, President, M.Sc., P.Eng. 

Green Inc. 

612 Dalmeny Hill NW 

Calgary, Alberta, Canada 

T3A 1T6 

land line ph. no.: +1 403.398.3981 

cell/mobile ph. no.: +1 403 472 0406 

e-mail: greeninc@telus.net