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. Thi s Significan tModificatio n request s that th e revise d OPL' s calculate d fro m performanc e testin g i n Augus tan d September , 200 8 b e incorporate d int o Veolia' s Part7 1 permit
. O n Octobe r10 , 2008 , Veoli a submitte d a numbe ro fdocument s t o th e Agenc y that include d th e testin g results , th e Notificatio n o fComplianc e an d a Significan t Modificatio n request . Thi s modificatio n requeste d that revise d OPL' s fo r mercury , SV M an d LV M that wer e demonstrate d durin g th e abov e reference d testin g b e incorporate d int o th e Part7 1 permit
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•Sectio n 2. 1 (C)(2 ) Operatin g Paramete rLimit s fo rUnit s 2 , 3 an d 4 Mercury , SV M an d LV M Modificatio n o foperatin g paramete rlimi t (OPL's ) tabl e i n Sectio n 2. 1 (C)(2)
. Pursuan tto th e Reques t t o Provid e Informatio n Pursuan t t o th e Clea n Ai rAc t date d Jun e 5 , 200 8 an d subsequentl yrevise d o n Septembe r12 , 2008 , attache d i s a revise d Operatin g Paramete rLimi t (OPL's ) tabl e that reflect s th e mercury , SV M an d LV M OPL' s define d i n 4 0 CF R 63.1209
. Th e OPL' s wer e modifie d fro m th e origina l significan t modificatio n submitte d o n Octobe r10 , 200 8 t o accoun t fo rmoistur e conten t i n th e soli d feeds
. Veoli a ha s extrapolate d meta l feedrat e limit s fo rmercury , SV M an d LVM
. Thes e feedrate s wer e extrapolate d usin g th e protoco l provide d byUSEP A(dat a sheet s provided)
. However , base d o n th e extremel yhig h Syste m Remova l Efficiencie s (SRE's ) achieve d durin g thi s testing , Veoli a ha s lowere d th e extrapolate d meta l feedrate s fo rSV M an d LV M at Uni t 4 t o accoun t fo rhistorica l meta l feedrat e dat a a s define d i n 4 0 CF R 1209(n)(2)(ii)(B)(2)
. Veoli a ha s als o lowere d th e extrapolate d meta l feedrate s fo rSV M an d LV M at Uni t 2 t o matc h thos e value s at Uni t 3 an d agai n takin g int o accoun t historica l meta l feedrat e dat a a s define d i n 4 0 CF R 120 9 (n)(2)(ii)(B)(2)
. I n orde rfo rextrapolatio n t o b e utilized , Veoli a conducte d thes e performanc e test s usin g meta l feedrate s a s define d i n 4 0 CF R 120 7 (f)(1)(x)(B) , that wer e greate rtha n "th e historica l o fnorma l metal s feedrates " fe d t o th e unit s ove rth e las t fou ryears . Veoli a ha s provide d t o th e Agenc yfeedrat e dat a fo rSVM , LV M an d Mercurysinc e Jul y1 , 200 4 t o justifyth e abov e requirement
. A s i s detailed , th e metal s fe d t o th e incinerator s durin g th e performanc e tes t wer e highe rtha n th e historica l rang e ofnorma l meta l feed s ove rth e las t fou ryears . A s state d above , Veolia' s extrapolate d meta l feedrate s define d i n th e attache d tabl e use d th e extrapolate d metho d define d i n th e Performanc e Tes t Pla n a srequire d b y4 0 CF R 120 7 (f)(1)(x) (A) an d give n t o Veoli a byUSEP ARegio n 5 a s

a n approve d method , bu t als o too k int o accoun t historica l meta l feedrate s fo r eac h uni t i n settin g thes e extrapolate d values , agai n a s require d b y4 0 CF R 120 9 (n)(2)(ii)(B)(2)
. Veoli a i s requestin g approva l ofthes e extrapolate d feedrate s not onl ybecaus e it followe d th e requirement s ofth e Regulation s bu t it ha s bee n th e Agency' s practic e ofpermittin g extrapolatio n wit h othe rRegio n 5 incinerator s wh o i n som e case s wer e not require d t o follo w4 0 CF R 120 7 (f)(1)(x) o r4 0 CF R 120 9 (n)(2)(ii)(B)(2)
. Veoli a ha s reviewe d CP Tplan s (Project Numbe r07136 - 029-10 0 an d Projec t Numbe r010302 ) fro m two othe rRegio n 5 incinerator s an d hav e foun d that bot h wer e allowe d t o extrapolat e bu t di d not provid e al l th e informatio n require d i n 4 0 CF R 120 7 (f)(1)(x)
. It i s als o note d that i n recen t comment s b yth e USEPA , Regio n 5 date d Apri l 2 , 200 8 an d signe d byWillia m MacDowel l o n on e ofthes e incinerator' s CP Tplan s that th e Agenc y acknowledge s that th e requirement s fo rextrapolatio n wer e not raise d i n th e approve d 200 3 pla n an d subsequen t result s tha t include d extrapolatio n an d "wan t t o correc t thi s oversigh t fo rth e 200 8 CPT. " Veoli a onl ydetail s thi s t o establis h tha t a consisten t patter n ha s not been use d t o approv e o rden y extrapolatio n bu t request s that Veolia' s extrapolatio n b e approve d base d o n th e merit s ofth e tes t result s an d that th e requirement s fo rextrapolatio n hav e bee n complie d wit h a s define d i n th e MAC Tregulation
.Sectio n 2.1(C)(2 )

Permitte e mus toperat e Unit s 2 , 3 , an d 4 unde rthes e operatin g paramete rlimit s (OPL's ) t o demonstrat e complianc e wit h SubpartEEE
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flow 39 3 39 3 50 0 12-hou rrollin g volatil e metal s lbs/h r averag e limit s