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1 MEMORANDU

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## "•: ' DECIBI99 2 ' , SUBJECT : Meetin g wit h Debbi e Sheima n o f th e Nationa l Resourc e

Defens e Counci l (NRDC ) t o Discus s Hazardou s Organi c NESHAP Rulemakin g FROM : Rober t E . Rosensteel , Chie f I

Chemica l Manufacturin g Section , CPB/ES D (MD-13 ) TO : Susa n R . Wyatt , Chie f

Chemical s an

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mBranch , ES D (MD-13 ) On January16 , 1991 , Ms . Lind a Chapu t an d mysel f me t wit h Ms . Debbi e Sheima n o f th e NRD C t o discus s th e HO Nproject . Th e attache d briefing pape r wa s use d a s a guid e i n ou r discussio n o f ou r work . Ms . Sheima n raise d tw o primaryquestion s i n th e discussion ; th e firs t concerne d wh yw e wer e no t using actua l plan t dat a t o establis h th e MAC T floor s rathe r tha n Stat e regulation s an

d fo r source s affectin g proces s vents , storage , transfer , an

d wastewate r operation s emissio n points . W e explaine d tha t w e d o no t hav e plan t dat a allowing u s t o mak e thi s calculation , an

d t o obtai n suc h dat a fo r a sufficien t numbe r o f plant s t o mak e a reliabl e estimat e o f th e bes t performing existing 1 2 percen t o f source s woul d requir e to o muc h time t o accomplis h withi n ou r schedule . Th e secon d questio n Ms . Sheima n raise d concerne d th e performanc e leve l o f 9 8 percen t reductio n fo r combustio n device s an d wh ycouldn' t w e requir e eve n a highe r reductio n tha n 9 8 percen t sinc e some source s operat e a t a highe r efficienc ytha n 9 8 percent . I t wa s explaine d tha t w e simpl y don' t hav e th e dat a t o determin e whethe r a mor e stringen t leve l coul d b e required , an d i t i s no t possibl e t o obtai n suc h dat a give n th e tigh t schedul e tha t w e have . Attachmen t cc : Lind a Chapu t Lesli e Evan sP. 3

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

FO RTH E HAZARDOU S ORGANI C NESHA P (HON )

NRD C - EPA

MEETING WASHINGTON , D.C . JANUARY16 , 199 1P. 4

PURPOSE : T O PROVID E INFORMATION CONCERNING TH E SCOP E O F TH E HON , DESCRIB E TH E CONTRO L TECHNIQUE S THA T WIL L B E ANALYZE D FO R REDUCING EMISSIONS , AN D DESCRIB E TH E ANALYTICA L APPROAC H T O ESTIMAT E NATIONAL IMPACT S O F CANDIDAT E REGULATOR YALTERNATIVE SP. 5

SCOP E O F HON

• TH E SYNTHETI C ORGANI C CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY(SOCMI ) INCLUDE S TH E PRODUCTION OF SOME 600 + CHEMICAL S • TH E HO N

SCOP E INCLUDE S (1 ) SOCM I PROCESSE S THA T (A ) PRODUC E A HA P O N TH E CAA A LIS T O F 189 , O

R(B ) US E (A S REACTANT ) ON E ORMOR E HA P T O PRODUC E A

CHEMICAL , an

d (2 ) EQUIPMEN T LEAK S FORPRODUCTIO N O F STYRENE-BUTADIEN E RESINS , POLYBUTADIENE , PHARMACEUTICAL S (PROCES S SOLVENT) , PESTICIDE S (PROCES S SOLVENT) , CHLORIN E AN D MISCELLANEOU S BUTADIEN E PRODUCT S • ABOU T 40 0 CHEMICAL S HAVE BEE N IDENTIFIE D THA T FAL L WITHI N TH E HO N SCOP E • T O DAT E WE HAVE IDENTIFIE D A N AVERAG E O F 1. 4 ROUTE S T O PRODUC E EAC H CHEMICAL , EAC H ROUT E T O PRODUC E A CHEMICAL I S DEFINE D A S A PRODUC T PROCES S • THEREFOR E OVE R60 0 PRODUC T PROCESSE S MA YULTIMATEL YB E SUBJEC T T O TH E RUL E

. CURREN T SCHEDUL E CALL S FO RPROPOSAL IN

NOVEMBE R199 1 AN D PROMULGATION IN NOVEMBE R199 2 (WITHI N

TW O YEAR S O F CAA

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REGULATION S HAVE BEEN

DEVELOPE D FO

R SOCM I AND RELATE D EMISSION SOURCE S

. PROCES S VENT S

AI ROXIDATIO N

PROCESSE S (NSP S PROMULGATION ) DISTILLATIO N

OPERATION S (NSP S PROMULGATION ) REACTO RPROCESSE S (NSP S PROPOSAL ) • EQUIPMEN T LEAK S (NSP S AN D BENZEN E NESHA P PROMULGATION ) • VOLATIL E ORGANI C LIQUI D STORAG E (NSP S PROMULGATION ) • BENZEN E NESHA P HA S BEE N DEVELOPE D FO

REMISSION S FRO

M WASTEWATE RAN D TRANSFE ROPERATION S

. THES E RULE S AN D DAT A FRO M THEI RANALYSE S WIL L B E USE D T O AI D I N

IDENTIFYING CONTRO L TECHNOLOGIES , AN D T O HEL P I N ESTABLISHING FLOOR S FO

REXISTIN

G SOURCES ,P. 7

I T I S ANTICIPATE D THA T TH E HO N WIL L REGULAT E THES E EMISSIO N SOURCE S PROCES S VENT S (CONTINUOU S PROCESSES ) EQUIPMEN T LEAK S STORAG E VESSEL S TRANSFE R WASTEWATE RP. 8

CONTRO L TECHNIQUE S THA T AR E CANDIDATE S FO RMACT : PROCES S VENT S NO N - CHLORINATE D ORGANI C VAPORCONTAINING STREAM S - 98 % COMBUSTIO N HALOGENATE D ORGANI C VAPORCONTAINING STREAM S - 98 % COMBUSTIO N B YINCINERATION

PLU S SCRUBBING EQUIPMEN T LEAK S RESULT S OF TH E REGULATOR YNEGOTIATIO NP. 9

CONTRO L TECHNIQUE S THA T AR E CANDIDATE S FO RMACT : (CONTINUED ) STORAG E VESSEL S UNDERGROUN D O

RHORIZONTA L VESSEL S - REFRIGERATE D CONDENSER S NO N CHLORINATE D - FIXE D ROO F TANK S WIT H INTERNA L FLOATIN G COVE RHAVIN

G ACCEPTABL E SEAL(S ) CHLORINATE D - REFRIGERATE D CONDENSE RP.1 0

CONTRO L TECHNIQUE S THA T AR E CANDIDATE S FO RMACT : (CONTINUED ) TRANSFE R NONCHLORINATE D - 98 % COMBUSTIO N DEVIC E CHLORINATE D - 98 % INCINERATO R+ SCRUBBING WASTEWATE R STEA M STRIPPIN

G O F AQUEOU S WAST E STREA M + WATE R COOLE D CONDENSE R+ REFRIGERATE D CONDENSE RP.1 1

INDUSTRIAL PROFIL E SPECIFIC S PURPOSE S • CHARACTERIZ E INDUSTRY. . . CHEMICAL S PRODUCED , PROCESSE S USED , MANUFACTURING LOCATIONS , EMISSION SOURCE S • DEVELO P A

STRUCTUR E T O US E INDUSTRYCHARACTERISTIC S AN D CALCULAT E BASELIN E EMISSIONS , EMISSIO N REDUCTIONS , CONTRO L COST S AN D OTHE RIMPACT S (FRAMEWORKDATABASE SYSTEM ) • PROVID E MECHANIS M

FO REVALUATING REGULATOR YALTERNATIVE SP.1 2

INDUSTRIAL PROFIL E SPECIFIC S (CONTINUED ) FEATURE S • IDENTIFYING UNIQU E WAY S T O PRODUC E EAC H CHEMICAL (PRODUCT-PROCESSES) , HO W MUC H I S PRODUCED , AND WH O PRODUCE S I T

. FOREAC H EMISSION

SOURC E TYPE , ASSIGN

EMISSIO N

ANO CONTROL/COS T MODEL S T O EAC H PROOUCT-PROCES S • MODEL S WIL L CALCULAT E VALUE S FOREAC H PROCES S UNI T USIN

G PARTICULA

RPRODUCT-PROCES S CHARACTERISTIC S • OUTPU T FILE S CONTAINING BASELIN E EMISSION S AN D EMISSION REDUCTIONS , CONTRO L COSTS , AN D OTHE RIMPACT S FO REAC H CONTRO L OPTIO N

(CONTRO L TECHNOLOGY ) A T TH E PROCES S UNI T LEVE L • RESULTS : MAXIMU

M FLEXIBILIT YI N

SELECTING AN D EVALUATIN G REGULATOR YALTERNATIVE S
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INDUSTRIAL PROFIL E SPECIFIC S (CONTINUED ) STEP S I N CHARACTERIZING INDUSTRY • REVIEW OF READIL YAVAILABL E LITERATUR E • ANALYSI S O F LITERATUR E T O DETERMIN E . . NATIONAL CAPACIT YAN D PRODUCTIO N MARKE T PRIC E INDIVIDUAL PRODUCER S AN D CAPACITIE S UNIQU E COMMERCIAL PRODUCTIO N PROCESSE S (PRODUCT-PROCESSES ) FO REAC H PRODUCT-PROCES S RELATION O F REACTANT S AN D PRODUCT S T O KNOW N PRODUC T CAPACIT Y(KG/K G PRODUCT )

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INDUSTRIAL PROFIL E SPECIFIC S (CONTINUED ) FRAMEWOR KDATABAS E SYSTE M • INPUT S .. . INDUSTRYCHARACTERISTIC S BASELIN E CONTRO L LEVEL-STAT E REGULATIONS , NESHA P EMISSION MODELS-ALGORITH M

T O CALCULAT E BASELIN E EMISSION S CONTRO L MODELS-ALGORITH M T O CALCULAT E EMISSION S REDUCTION S AN D COST S FORA

SPECIFI C CONTRO L OPTIO N (CONTRO L TECHNOLOGY ) (MODEL S DEVELOPE D BYFIVE HON REGULATOR YPROJECTS ) • OUTPUT S . . . BASELIN E EMISSION S EMISSION REDUCTION S (FO

REAC H CONTRO L OPTION ) CONTRO L COST S (FO

REAC H CONTRO L OPTION )

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INDUSTRIAL PROFIL E SPECIFIC S (CONTINUED ) METHODOLOG Y • INDUSTRYCHARACTERISTIC S IN DATABAS E O

N PRODUCT-PROCES S BASI S • LARGEL YAUTOMATE D PROCES S FO RASSIGNING EMISSIO N

AN D CONTRO L MODEL S T O PRODUCT-PROCESSE S • COMPLETEL YAUTOMATE D PROCES S FO RCALCULATING BASELIN E EMISSIONS , EMISSION

REDUCTIONS , AND CONTRO L COST S ONC E MODEL S AR E ASSIGNE D T O PRODUCT-PROCESSE S • W E WIL L PROJEC T NATIONAL IMPACT S BASE D O N TH E PRODUCT PROCESSE S COMPLETEL YDEFINE D

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TH E ROL E O F ECONOMI C ANALYSE S ECONOMI C ANALYSE S INVESTIGAT E TH E BEHAVIORAL RESPONS E T O REGULATION S • CHANGE S IN

PRICE , PRODUCTION , EMPLOYMENT , MARKE T STRUCTUR E
. DISTRIBUTIO N

O F TH E COS T OF CONTRO L TH E RESULT S O F TH E ANALYSE S AR E CONSIDERE D I N DETERMINING TH E FOR

M AN D STRINGENC YO F TH E STANDAR D • BOT H PRIVAT E AN D SOCIAL COST S AR E CONSIDERE D • AR E TH E SOURCE S T O B E REGULATE D SIMILA RT O THOS E FO

RWHO M TH E CONTRO L HA S BEE N

DEMONSTRATED ? TH E RESULT S AR E USE D T O DETERMIN E I F OTHE RANALYSE S AR E NEEDE D • REGULATOR YFLEXIBILIT YANALYSI S (SMAL L BUSINES S CONCERNS )
. REGULATOR YIMPAC T ANALYSE S (MAJO RREGULATIONS )

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CHALLENGE S FO

RHON ECONOMI C ANALYSE S BREADT H • TH E HON

WIL L COVE RMAN

YPRODUCT-PROCESSE S • OURNORMA

L ANALYSI S THA T COVER S A T LEAS T EAC H DIRECTL Y REGULATE D PRODUC T CA

N NO T B E DON E INTERDEPENDENC E • TH E CONCEP T O F CHEMICA L TREE S IMPLIE S COMPLE XINTERACTION S AMONGREGULATE D PRODUCT S • CUMULATIV E REGULATOR YCOST S AR E BOT H IMPORTAN T AN D DIFFICUL T T O ESTIMAT E TIM E • PRELIMINAR YCOST S WIL L NO T B E AVAILABL E UNTI L LAT E DECEMBE R • TH E PRELIMINAR YECONOMI C ANALYSI S I S NEEDE D B YLAT E FEBRUARY

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APPROAC H FO

RHON ECONOMI C ANALYSE S CUMULATIV E COS T • US E OF CHEMICAL TREE S • BOT H AVERAG E AN D HIGHE RCOS T ESTIMATE S SUBSE T SELECTIO N

FO RDETAILE D ANALYSI S • CUMULATIV E COST S WIL L B E USE D T O SELEC T SOM E PRODUCT S O F BOT H AVERAG E AN D HIGHE RCONTRO L COST S • WIL L ALS O INCLUD E TH E PRODUCT S FO RWHIC H PRELIMINARY ANALYSI S WA S INITIATE D UNDE RTH E OL D EFFOR T SUBSE T ANALYSI S • MARKET ANALYSI S PERFORME D FOREAC H PRODUC T CHOSE N ABOV E • TH E RESULT S FO

RTH E WHOL E SE T WIL L B E USE D T O ADDRES S POTENTIAL IMPAC T FORPRODUCT S NO T SELECTE D FO RDETAILE D ANALYSI S

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