Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc. Old Wilton Road P
.O. Box 2001 Milford, NH 03055-2001 ] ] ] ] ] Final RACT ORDER ARD-02 - 001

A. Introduction This Final RACT Order is issued by the New Hampshire Department ofEnvironmental Services, Air Resources Division, to Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc., pursuant to RSA 125

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### B. Parties 1. The New Hampshire Department ofEnvironmental Services, Air Resources Division ("DES"), is a duly constituted administrative agency ofthe State ofNew Hampshire having its principal offices at 6 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03302

-0095, telephone number (603) 271-1370. 2. Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc. ("Hitchiner") is a New Hampshire corporation, having a mailing address of P.O. Box 200 1, Elm Street, Milford, NH 03055

-2001, telephone number (603) 673- 1100. C . Statements ofFact and Law 1
. Hitchiner owns and operates an investment casting foundry located on Old Wilton Road in Milford, NH. As part of the investment casting process, Hitchiner has two shell building processes, Plants 1 and 2 , where the ceramic molding operation results in emissions ofvolatile organic compounds (VOCs) into the atmosphere. As ofJuly 1, 2002, H itchiner will cease its ceram i c molding process in Plant 2. The process will be transferred to Hitchiner's VOC-free ACF facility located nearby
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. Effective August 19, 1995, DES re-adopted PART Env-A 1204 VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCs) regulations with amendments. 3. Hitchiner filed a Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) Order application on April 16, 2002 and requests to certify and use emissions reductions credits (ERCs) for the facility. 4. Hitchiner reported to DES
.that the 1998/1999 baseline average annual non-exempt VOC emissions were 79 tons for the purpose of ERC generation. 5. Hitchiner proposed limiting its annual emissions to l ess than 50 tons, which will generate 29 ERCs, which it will use (supplemented by credits acquired on the open market if necessary) at a ratio of 0.81: 1 ton of actual emissions from Plant 1 as RACT after June 30, 2002.

### Final RACT Order ARD-02-00 1 Hitchiner Manufacturing Co
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Based on the above findings and detenninations , DES hereby orders Hitch iner to meet the following requirement s as RACT effective July 1, 2002: I
. _, Co mply with an 81% reduction in actual VOC emissions by using credits in accordance with E., be l ow, '"> R ecord the monthly usage/emissions of all VOCs (as lbs VOC/month) from the ceramic molding operations and keep these records for a period of at l east 5 years, 3. Report this infonnation to DES annually by April 15th for each preced ing calendar year, 4. Cease Plant 2 ceramic molding operations, and 5
. VO C emissions at Hitchiner shall not exceed 50 tons per year on a 12-month rolling average basis. E. Emissions Reductio n s Cred its I. Hitchiner s hall be allowed to use discrete emissions reductions ( DERs) or emissions reductions cr

edits ( ERCs), for the purpose of sati sfying the requirement s o f thi s Order, by acquiring DERs or ER Cs on the open market o r by self-generating ERCs in acco rdance with the attached protocols and the Notice o f ERC Generation submitted by Hitchiner on April 16, 2002 as described in rule Env-A 3 000 as adopted on January21, 1997
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., This Order grants approval to Hitchiner to use those reductions in accordance with the procedures de sc ribed in the attached protocol and the Request to Use ERC s submitted by Hitchiner on April 

### 16. 2002 as described in rule Env-A 3000 as adopted on January 21 , 1997. 3
. Hitchiner shall acquire either approved ERCs orDERs prior to use to supp lement its own selfgenerated ERCs to mitigate actual em iss ions above the requirements in D.1. at any time after June 3 0 , 2002 in accordance with rules Env-A 3000 and Env-A 3100 and the attached protoco ls . Ple ase addr ess any correspondence and communication in reference to this Order to Joe Fontaine, NHDES, Air R eso ur ces Divi s i on, 6 Hazen Dr. , P.O. Box 95 , Concord , 

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- 0095 or by calling (603) 271- 6794.

# N~d_~ Robert R. Scott Chief Air Program s Manager Air Resource s Divi s ion

### STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Department of Environmental Services Air Resources Division



# Certificate of Emissions Reductions Credits Generation
ERC Certificate No: County: Pollutant: Gross Total TonsNear Reduced: Total Tons/Year Increased Due to Load Shift: Net Total Tons/Year after Load Shift: 02VHitchiner01 C Hillsborough VOCs 29 _.2.. 29 Tons/Ozone Season: Tons/Non-ozone seaso n : Total Tons/Year Certified: 12 

### 11 29 Th is certifies, in accordance with Env-A 3004, that the following facility has been granted Emissions Reductions Credi ts (ERCs) for the following action to the following process: Facility: Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc. (Hitc hiner), Milford, NH E

RC Generation Activity: Shutdown Process: Plant II State Permits to Operate: PO-BP-2542 This certificate is valid as ofJuly I, 2002, provided th at the credited redu ction s remain real , quantifiable, surpl us, enforceable, and pennanent for the life of this certificate. This certificate is valid provided that the certificate holder complies with all the legally enforceable condition s speci fied below: I. Hitchiner shall be subject to the New Hampshire Rule s Governing the Co ntrol of Air Pollution , including but not limited to Chapter Env-A 3000 and Env-A 1400, and the attached VOC ERCs Certification Statement and protocol. 2. No later than June 30, 2002, Hitch iner shall transfer all s hell building from Plant lito the VOC

-free ACF building, and shell building in Plant II shall be eliminated
. 3. Hitchiner shall only use these ERCs to comply with RACT regulation Env-A 1204 and the following conditions, and shall not use these ERCs for other purposes prior to obta ining written consent from the department, in accordance with Env-A 300 6.11. a) For VOC RACT compliance P.Urposes, total annual tons emitted shall be offset by the use of credits at a ratio of 0.81 credits per ton emitted rounded up to the next highest whole ton of total annual credits. b) Hitchiner may use any or all of its 29 self -generated E RC s for RACT compliance or may use either VOC or NOx ERCs orDERs obtained in advance from another faci lity within New Hampshire. 4. Plant I VOC emissions shall be limited to less than 50.0 tons per year on a 12

- month rolling average basis. 5. These ERCs, generated f r om shutdown of the above process, shall only be used by Hitchiner in accordance with Env -A 3006.10, and Hitchiner may not sell, transfer, or trade these ERCs. 

### SEE ATTACHED Letter & Certification 

### Statement dated April 12, 

### 2002 Concord, NH June 21, 2002

# M~~ Ch i ef Air Programs Manager, Air Resources Division