### Enclosure 5a

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## EPA Information Collection R equest for Nitric Acid NSPS (Subpart G)

Plant Data

Facility name Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fertilizers , LLC

Facility owner (ultimate parent owner) CVR Energy, LLC

P lant Location

- Address 701 East Martin Street

Latitud e/Longitude for Plant 37.046472/

- 095.600750

Describe location of latitude/longitude Storage Tank

City

, State

, ZIP code Coffeyville, Kansas 67337

Year plant began operation 2000

Information for Each Nitric Acid Production Line

(c hange names as needed and use the same names in the Excel spreadsheet )

Line 1 Line 2 Line 3

Year line began operation 2000

Production Rate (Tons/Day of

100% Acid) 600 (Nominal)

Production Rate Range (Tons/Day of

100% Acid) 520

- 640

Subject to Subpart G? Yes

Pro cess T ype ( high/low pressure) High

Oxidation pressure (psia) 190

Absorption pressure (psia) 175

% Acid strength Typically Produced 54

- 57

Operating Hour s /Year Line 1 Line 2 Line 3

2008 7330

2007 6882

2006 7776

Control Technology

(lis t as many as applicable) SCR

% Control Efficiency (based on most

recent compliance test) Line 1 Line 2 Line 3

NO X NA

NO NA

NO 2 NA

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Page 2 of 10 Permit Limits for Each Nitric Acid Production Line

(F ill in all applicable rows)

Line 1 Line 2 Line 3

NO X Emissions ( tpy) NA

NO X Emissions (lb/hr) NA

NO X Emissions (lb/ton of 100%
acid) 0.6

Permitted NO X control efficiency, if
applicable NA

If your permit includes limits for other pollutants, please include as
much detail as possible below: Lin e 1 Line 2 Line 3

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## For each control device, please provide the key design parameter s

Extended Absorption (Nitric Acid Production Line Name )

Length NA

Design Information

(gal/ 10 3 acfm, etc)

O peration and M aintenance required

(Last 10 years)

Y ea r absorption capacity was added

If you use an additive in your absorption column:

Name of additive (i.e., hydrogen

peroxide) NA

Concentration of additive (%):

Explain the process:

Additi on rate (gallons per hour):

Ratio of additive to water:

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Page 4 of 10 SCR (Nitric Acid Production Line Name )

Type of Catalyst Cormetech Formed Ceramic (Tungsten Oxide & Vanadium Pentoxide)

Is Catalyst New or Regenerated? New

Catalyst Life (Design/Actual) 10 yrs/ 8 yrs

Catalyst Volume ( m 3 ) 1.41

Flow rate (scfm) 47,150

Ammonia i njection rate (lb/hr) 56.4 (est.)

Operation and Maintenance required

(Last 10 years) Replaced initial catalyst charge in 200 8 . Added secondary Ammonia

a ddition line in 200 8. Regularly scheduled predictive and preventative

maintenance.

Y ea r began operation 2000

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## For each control device, please provide the key design parameters

NSCR (Nitric Acid Production Line Name )

Reductant used (methane, H 2 , etc) NA

Rate of re ductant used

Type of catalyst

Catalyst Volume ( m 3 )

Flow rate (scfm)

Is Catalyst New or Regenerated?

Catalyst Life (Design/Actual)

Operation and Maintenance required

(Last 10 years)

Y ea r began operation

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## Cost Info rmation by Control Technology

Pro duction Line Pollutant

Controlled Control

Technology Capital

(Yr of Cost basis) Annual O & M

(Yr of cost basis)

# 1 Nitric Acid NOX SCR Catalyst $2 43

, 84 0 (2008) $91,000 (2009)

# 1 Nitric Acid NOX SCR Replacement $ 1,500 ,0 00 (200 9 )

Est

.

#1 Nitric Acid NOX Indirect Costs $154,000 (2009)



### Please provide additional cost information, comments, or notes below:

Catalyst cost is actual replacement cost in 2008. SCR replacement is estimated cost to replace existing

system.

SCR replacement cost includes Equipment, Instrumentation, and Installation.



### Indirect costs include Engineering, general facilities, startup and performance tests, and contingencies.

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## Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems

CEMS Information

? Plant CEMS data recorded
concurrent with test runs (i.e.,

concentration, etc.). Nitric Acid Tail Gas NOX (ppm)

CEMS Manufacturer AMETEK

CEMS Model Number 4610

Description of sample extraction and

conditioning or dew point
maintenance systems Tail g as sample is extracted from stack at approximately 300 F.

Sample line from point of extraction to analyzer is insulated and

maintained a t a n elevated temperature prior to the analyzer

.

Ability to distinguish between NO

and NO 2 ? No

I dentify a ll periods of startup,

s hutdown, and malfunction,
regardless of whether the event

caused an exceedence (during the

past 3 years) See attached document

Capital costs Estimated replacement cost of CEMS is $25,000

Operation and Maintenance costs $ 1,200

Cost of quarterly audits $5,800

Year began operation 2000

CEMS Data (Monthly and Annual)



### Include m

onthly and a nnual NO X 

### CEMS data for the last 3 years. Please submit the CEMS

data electronically

.

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## General Discussion

1. Please provide your t houghts on trends in nitric acid production as far as type of process that
is used; types of absorber used, trends in selecting control devices , improvements in control
efficiency in existing control devices, energy efficiency

.

2. Please describe you r thoughts on the air pollution controls that are used at your facility such
as reliability, O&M costs including energy penalty , etc.

SCR is reliable and gives good control.

3

. Please provide recommendations on the revisions you would like to see in t his NSPS.

Recommend the use of Method 7E for RATA and performance testing required by subpart.

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## Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction

1. Please describe the maximum emission levels of NO X 

### or NH 3 

### expected during a startup,

shutdown, and malfunction eve nt.

M aximum anticipated NOX is about 10 00 ppm.

Emissions levels of ammonia during SSM events are not measured.

2. Please describe how long excess/elevated emissions NO X 

### or NH 3 

### will typically occur during
a startup, shutdown, and malfunction event.

Typically, a n SSM event will last about 1 hour or less. NH3 emissions are not regulated under

the permit.

3. Please describe any equipment or work practices that are employed to minimize or eliminate
the quantity or duration of excess/elevated emi ssions of NO X 

### or NH 3 

### during startup,

shutdown, and malfunction events.

The facility has standard procedures in place that are utilized during SSM events to minimize

emissions

.

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## Emission Testing

1

. Include emissions testing conducted during the last five years. Include tests for NO X 

### , and

NH 3 

### . Read and follow the guidance below.

2

. Test method data of interest include those performed according to EPA Methods 7, 7A, 7B,

7C, 7D

, or Method 320.

3

. Method 7E (for NO X 

### ) data can be submitted, but only if the te sting was performed with the
following modifications for nitric acid plants. Because of the propensity of NO 2 

### to be
absorbed by water, the sampled gas must not contact any condensate, and the efficiency of
any NO 2 

### to NO converter (if needed by the detectio n principle of the instrument) must be
determined and documented as described in the method. For wet basis measurement systems,
the tester must measure and report temperature data to show that the sample line and all
sample transport components up to the i nlet of the analyzer (and, for hot

- wet extractive
systems, also the analyzer) were maintained above the stack gas dew point. Use of a dilution
probe to reduce the dew point is an acceptable procedure, if documented. Section 8 of

Method 7E describes the mea surement system performance tests and documentation required
by the method, both prior to and following sampling. NO 2 

### calibration gas must be substituted
for NO calibration gas in the performance of system bias checks. The alternative mentioned

in Section 8.6 to follow the dynamic spike procedure in Section 16.1 is acceptable, but only

with NO 2 

### spike gas. The dynamic spiking procedure is strongly recommended.

4

. If you do not have emission test data for NO X 

### using a method in note 2 or using Method 7E
according to the modified protocol in note 3

, you must conduct a stack test to determine

NO X 

### emissions following one of the approved methods above.

5

. If you do not have emission test data for NH 3 

### , you must conduct a stack test to determine
the emissions using the pro cedures of Method 320.

6

. If a concentration is at or below the applicable method’s detection level, then provide

information about the method (title and source), the calculated detection level in units of the
applicable raw material or emissions concentratio n or mass rate, and the procedure for
determining the detection level.

7

. Additional stack testing guidance is contained in Enclosure 7

.