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# #-?l-£f 1/1-4-3' I N TH E UNITE D STATE S COUR T O F APPEALS FO RTH E DISTRIC T OF COLUMBI A CIRCUI T

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E PLASTIC S INDUSTRY , INC. , THE DO W CHEMICAL COMPANY , GEORGI A

GULF CORPORATION an d VIST A CHEMICA

L COMPANY , Petitioners ,



### v . UNITE D STATE S ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTIO

N AGENC Yan d LE E THOMAS , Administrator , U.S.E.P.A. , Respondents . No . 86-164 0

JOIN T MOTION

FO RSTA Y Pursuan t t o Rul e 2 7 o f th e Federa l Rule s o f Appellat e Procedur e an

d Rul e 6 o f th e Loca l Rules , petitioner s The Societ y

o f th e Plastic s Industry , Inc. , e t al., ("SPI") an d respondent s Unite d State s Environmenta l Protectio nAgency , e t al. , (*EPA* ) jointl y mov e t o sta

y thi s proceedin g i norde r t o permi t implementatio

no f th e attache d Settlemen t Agreement . I nsuppor t

o f thi s motion , SP I an d EP A stat e a s follows : 1 . I nthi s proceeding , SP I seek s revie w o f a fina l rul e revisin

g th e nationa l emissio nstandard fo r viny l chlorid e unde r sectio

n11 2 o f th e Clea nAi r Act , 4 2 U.S.C . § 7412 . 5 1 Fed . Reg . 34,904-34,91 5 (Sept . 30 , 1986) .

2 . SP I an

d EPA have execute d the attached Settlemen t Agreement . Unde r Paragrap h3 o f th e Settlemen t Agreement , SP I wil l voluntaril y

dismis s th e presen t petitionfo r revie w withi n fifteenday s fro

m th e dat e EP

A take s fina l actio no nrevision s t o the viny l chloride standard tha t EP A intend s t o propose .P. 3

3 . SP I an

d EP A reques t the Cour t t o sta y thi s actio

n pending further orde r o f th e Cour t inorde r t o permi t implementatio

no f th e Settlemen t Agreement .

Respectfull y

submitted , ROGERJ . MARZULL

A Assistan t Attorne

y Genera l Lan d & Natura l Resource s Divisio n

JEROM E H . HECKMA

N PETE RD

E L A CRU Z Kelle r an

d Heckma

n 115 0 17thStreet , N.W . Suit e 100 0 Washington , D.C . 2003 6 (202 ) 956-560 0

GAR YH . BAIS E J

' ROBER T BRAGE

R Beveridg e & Diamon

d 133 3 Ne w Hampshir e Ave. , N.W . Suit e 90 0 Washington , D.C . 2003 6 (202 ) 828-020 0 Counse l fo

r Th e Society

o f th e Plastic s Industry , Inc . STEPHE N L . SAMWELS , ([Attorne y Environmenta l Defens e Section U.S . Departmen t o f Justic e P.O . Bo x2398 6 Washington , D.C . 20026-398 6 (202 ) 633-371 9

RICHAR D ROOS-COLLINS , AtfofT M United State s Environmenta l ProtectionAgenc

y 40 1 M Street , N.W . Washington , D.C . 2046 0 (202 ) 382-763 4

Counse l for Environmenta l ProtectionAgenc

y

Dated : June 30 , 198 8

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I N THE UNITED STATE S COUR T O F APPEAL S FO RTHE DISTRIC T O F COLUMBI A CIRCUI T

TH E SOCIETYO

F THE PLASTIC S INDUSTRY , INC. , TH E DO W CHEMICA

L COHPANY , GEORGIA

GULF CORPORATIO

N and VIST

A CHEMICA

L COMPANY , Petitioners ,



### v . UNITE D STATES ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTION AGENC

Y an d LE

E THOMAS

, Administrator , U.S.E.P.A. , Respondents . No . 86-164 0

SETTLEMEN

T AGREEMENT

, Petitioners , th e Societ y o f th e Plastic s Industry , Inc. , e tal., ("SPI") an d respondents , Unite d State s Environmenta l Protectio n Agency , e tal., ("EPA" ) hereb y stipulat e

an d agre e a s follows :

1 . O n Septembe r30 , 1986 , EP A publishe d afina l rul e revisin g th e nationa l emissio n standar d fo rviny l chlorid e ("th e viny l chlorid e standard* ) unde rsectio n 11 2 o f th e Clea n Ai rAct , 4 2 U.S.C
. § 7412 . 5 1 Fed . Reg . 34,904-34,91 5 ('th e 198 6 Amendment*)
. Th e 198 6 Amendmen ti s th e subjec to f th e above
captione d petitio n fo rreview , whic h SP I file d o n Novembe r26 , 1986 . 2 . EP

A intend s t o propos e furthe rrevision s t o th e viny l chlorid e standard . Thos e propose d revision s wil l includ e t h e change s describe d i n Exhibi tA hereto .

3 . SP I wil l voluntaril y dismis s thi s petitio n fo r revie w withi n fiftee n (15 ) day s fro m th e dat e EP A take s fina lP. 5

actio no

nth e proposed revision s t o th e viny l chlorid

e standard . Eac hparty

wil l bear it s ow

ncosts , includin

g attorney' s fees . 4 . Nothin

g i nthi s agreemen t shal l preclud e SP I fro

m seeking judicia l revie w o f th e fina l actiont o b e take nb y EP A o n th e revision s t o th e viny l chloride standard . However , SP I wil l

no t seek judicia l revie w o f an y provisiontha t i s substantiall y simila r t o a provisio ni nExhibi t A

or i s mor e favorabl e t o SPI . 5 . SP I an

d EPA wil l fil e a join t motio nfo r sta y in No . 86-164 0 i

norde r t o permi t implementatio no f thi s Settlemen t Agreement . Respectfull y submitted , ROGERJ . MARZULL

A Assistan t Attorne

y Genera l Lan d & Natura l Resource s Divisio n



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# Cu& TEROM E H . HECKMA

N PETE RD E L A CRU Z Kelle ran d Heckma

n 115 0 17t h Street , N.W . Suit e 100 0 Washington , D.C . 2003 6 (202 ) 956-560 0 AKUEI 

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STSPtfE N L . SAHUEL

S ,\ Attorne y Environmenta l Defens e Sectio n U.S
. Departmen to f

Justic e P.O . Bo x 2398 6 Washington , D.C . 20026-398 6 (202 ) 633-371 9

;AR Y H . BAlSE y T*^ RICHARD^^ROOS-COLLINS 7 AttonWjf W tOBER T BRAGE RUnite d State s Environmenta l \ GAR Y ROBER T BRAGE R Beveridg e 6 Diamon d 133 3 Ne w Hampshir e Ave. , N.W . Suit e 90 0 Washington , D.C . 2003 6 (202 ) 828-020 0 Counse l fo rTh e Societ y o f t b e Plastic s Industry , Inc . Dated : Jun e 30 , 198 8 UCHAR D R0OS-C0LLINS 7 Attorrie^ f Unite d State s Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y 40 1 M Street , N.W. Washington , D.C . 2046 0 (202 ) 382-763 4

Counse l fo rEnvironmenta l Protectio n Agenc y

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### Exhibi t A

DRAF T REVI8I0N 8 T O VINYL CHLORIDE NESHA P

1 . Definitio

no f a nexhaus t oa s Ad d at th a en d o f the definitio

no f "•xhaus t gas, " f 61.61(x) : A leak a s define

d i nparagrap

h(w ) o f thi s sectio ni s no t an exhaus t gas . Equipment whichcontain s exhaus t ga s i s subjec t t o S 61.65(b)(8) , whethe r o r no t tha t equipmen t contain s 1 0 percen t b y volum e viny l chloride .

2 . Definitio

no f Relie f Valv

e Discharg e Revis e S 61.6l(y ) t o read : (y ) "Relie f Valv

e Discharge " mean s an y non-lea

k discharg e througha relie f valve .
3 . Regulator

y Schem e for Relie f Valv

e Discharge Revis e S 61.65(a ) t o read : (a ) Relie f Valv

e Discharge . Excep t for a nemergenc

y relie f discharge , an

d except a s provide d i n§ 61.65(d) , there i s t o be n o discharg e t o th e atmospher e fro

m an y relie f valv

e o nan y equipmen t i nviny l chloride service . A nemergenc

y relie f discharg e mean s a discharg e whic hcoul d no t hav e bee navoided b

y takin g measure s t o preven t the discharge . Withi n1 0 day s o f an y relie f valv

e discharge , excep t fo r thos e subjec t t o § 61.65(d) , tn e owne r o r operator o f the sourc e a t whic hth e relie f valve discharg e occur s shal l submi t t o th e Administrator a repor t i n writin g containin

g informatio

no nthe source , nature an d caus e o f tn e discharge , th

e dat e an

d tim e o f th e discharge , th e approximat e tota l viny l chlorid e los s durin g th e discharge , the metho d use

d fo r determinin

g th e viny l chloride los s (th e calculationo f th

e viny l chlorid e loss) , th e actio ntha t wa s take nt o preven t th e discharge , an

d measure s adopte

d t o preven t futur e discharges . Ad d a ne w § 61.65(d ) a s follows : (d ) A relie f valv

e discharg e tha t i s ducte d t o a contro l devic e tha t i s continuall y operatin

g whil e emissions fro m the releas e are present a t the devic e i s subjec t t o th e followin

g requirements :P. 7

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(i ) A discharg e fro

m a contro l devic e othe r tha na flar e shal l no t exceed 1 0 pp m (averag

e ove r a 3-hou

r period ) a s determine d b

y th e continuou s emissio nmonito r syste

m require

d unde r § 61.68 . Sucha discharge i s subjec t t o th e requirement s o f § 61.70 .

(ii ) Fo r a discharg e route d t o a flare , th e flare shal l compl y withth

e requirement s o f § 60.18 . ((a) ) Flar e operation s shal l be monitored in accordanc e withth

e requirement s o f S S 60.18(d ) an d 60.18(f)(2) . Fo r th e purpose s o f § 60.18(d) , th e volum e an d componen t concentrationo f eachrelie f valv e discharg e shal l b e estimate d an d calculation s shal l b e made t o verif y on-goin

g complianc e wit h tb e desig

nan d operatin

g requirement s o f S S 60.18(c)(3 ) throug h (c)(6) . I f mor e thanon e relie f valv e i s discharged simultaneousl y

t o a singl e flare , thes e calculation s shal l accoun t for th

e cumulativ

e effec t o f al l suchrelie f valve discharges . Thes e calculation s shal l be mad e an d reported quarterl y

for al l discharge s withi nth e quarter . Failur e t o compl y wit han

y o f the requirement s o f thi s paragrap hwil l be a violationo f S 61.65(d)(ii) . Monitorin g for th

e presenc e o f a flar e pilo t flam

e shal l b e conducte d inaccordanc e wit h S 60.18(f)(2) . I f the result s o f thi s monitorin g o r an y othe r informationshow

s tha t the pilo t flam e i s no t presen t 10 0 percent o f th e tim e durin g whic ha relie f valv e discharg e i s route d t o th e flare , th

e relie f valve discharge i s subjec t t o th e provision s o f S 61.65(a) .

((b) ) A

repor t describin

g the flare desig

nshal l b e provided t o th

e Administrato r no t late r than9 0 day s afte r th e adoptiono f thi s provisionor withi n3 0 day s o f th e installatio

n o f a flare syste

m for contro l o f relie f valve discharges , whicheve r i s later . Th e flare desig nrepor t shal l include calculation s base

d uponexpecte

d relie f valv e discharg e component concentration s an

d ne t heatin

g valve s (fo

r PV C thi s calculatio

n shal l b e base d o nvalue s expecte

d i f a releas e occurred a t th e instan t the polymerizatio nstarts) ; an

d estimated maximu

m exi t velocitie s base

d uponthe desig

nthroa t capacity

o f th e ga s in th e relie f valve .

4 . Definitio

no f Ethylene Dichlorid e Purificatio

n Revis e th

e definitio

no f ethylen

e dichloride purification , f 61.61(o) # t o read : "Ethylene dichlorid e purification " include s an y par t o f th

e proces s o f ethylen

e dichloride purificatio nfollowin

g ethylen

e dichloride formation , bu t exclude s intermediat e an d fina l ethylen e dichlorid

e storag e tanks .P. 8

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5 . Definitio no f 3-Hou r Perio d Revis e tha definitio no f 3-hou r period , § 61.61(c) , to read : "3-hou r period * mean s any thre e consecutiv e 1-hour period s (eac h commencin g o nthe hour) , provide d tha t th e numbe r o f 3-hou r period s durin g whic hth e viny l chlorid e concentratio nexceed s 1 0 pp m doe s no t excee d th e numbe r o f 1-hou r period s durin g whic hth e viny l chlorid e concentratio nexceed s 1 0 ppm .

6 . Definitio no f a Lea k Revis e th a definitio no f a leak , $ 61.61(v) , t o read : "Leak * mean s an

y o f severa l event s tha t indicat e interruptio no f confinemen t o f viny l chlorid e withinproces s equipment . Leak s includ e event s regulate d unde r Subpar t V o f thi s par t suc has : (1 ) A ninstrumen t readin g o f 10,00 0 pp m o r greate r measure d accordin g t o Metho d 2 1 (se e Appendi xA o f 4 0 CF RPar t 60) ; (2 ) a senso r detectio no f failur e o f a sea l system , failur e o f a barrie r flui d system , o r both ; (3 ) detectabl e emission s a s indicate d b y

a ninstrumen t readin g o f greate r tha n50 0 pp m abov e backgroun d fo r equipmen t designate d fo r n o detectabl e emission s measure d accordin g t o Tes t Metho d 2 1 (se e Appendi xA o f 4 0 CF R Par t 60) ; an d (4 ) i nth e cas e o f pum p seal s regulate d unde r f 61.242-2 , indication s o f liqui d drippin g constitutin g a lea k unde r § 61.242-2 . Leak s also includ e event s regulate d unde r f 61.65(b)(8)(i ) fo r detectio no f ambien t concentration s i n exces s o f backgroun d concentration . A relie f valv e discharg e i s no t a leak . »

7 . Regulator y

Scheme fo r Lea k Revis e § 61.242-2(d ) a s follows : (d ) Eac hpum

p equippe d wit ha dua l mechanica l sea l syste m tha t include s a barrie r flui d system i s exemp t fro

m th e requirement s o f paragraph s (a ) and (b) , provide d th e followin g requirement s ar e met : (1 ) [N o change ] (2 ) [N o change ] (3 ) [N o change ] (4 ) [N o change ]P. 9

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(i ) I f ther e ar e indication s o f liqui d drippin g fro m th e pum

p sea l a t th e time o f th e weekl y inspection , th e pump shal l b e monitore d a s specifie d i n§ 61.24 5 to determin e th e presenc e o f VO C an d VHA P i nth e barrie r fluid . (ii ) I f th e monito r readin g (taking int o accoun t an y backgroun d readings ) indicate s th e presenc e o f VHAP , a lea k i s detected . Fo r th e purpos e o f thi s paragraph , th e monito r ma y b e calibrate d wit hVHAP , o r ma y emplo y

a ga s chromatography column t o limi t th e respons e o f th e monito r to VHAP , a t th e optio no f th e owner/operator .

(iii ) I f a ninstrumen t readin g o f 10,00 0 pp m o r greate r (tota l VOC ) i s measured , a lea k i s detected . (5 ) Eac hsenso r a s describe d i nparagrap h(d)(3 ) o f thi s sectio ni s checke d dail y o r i s equippe d wit ha naudibl e alarm . (6 ) (i ) Th e owne r o r operato r determines , base d ondesig n consideration s and operatin g experience , criteri a applicabl e t o th e presenc e an

d frequenc y

o f drip s an d t o th e senso r tha t indicat e failur e o f th e sea l system , th e barrie r flui d system , o r both . (ii ) I f indication s o f liquid s drippin g fro m th e pum

p sea l excee d th e criteri a establishe d i nparagrap h6(i) , o r if , base d onth e criteri a establishe d i nparagrap h6(i) , th e senso r indicate s failur e o f th e sea l system , th e barrie r flui d system , o r both , a lea k i s detected .

(iii ) Whe na lea k i s detected , i t shal l b e repaire d a s soo na s practicable , bu t no t late r tha n1 5 calenda r day s afte r i t i s detected , excep t a s provide d i nS 61.242-10 .

(iv ) A firs t attemp t a t repai r shal l b e mad e n o late r tha nfiv e calenda r day s afte r eac hlea k i s detected .