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04 / 0 1 / 201 4 Attachment 1 : Questions on EPA S114 Request for PVC Resin and Copolymers and Process

Wastewater

, Submitted by Vinyl Institute PVC MACT Copolymers Subgroup , May 16, 2014

M A X I M U M A C HI E V AB L E CONTROL TE CHNOLO G Y (M A CT) S TA N D A R D S

DEVE L O P M ENT I N FOR M ATI O N COLLECTI O N REQUE S T

I. I n t r o du c tion

This i n f o r mation c ol l ec t i on r e qu e st i s to be c omp l e ted f or o p e r a t i ons th a t c omprise the

P o l y vi n y l C hloride a nd Copo l y m e rs ( P VC) so urc e c a t e g o r y a t y our c omp an y . The P VC P rodu c t i on

sour c e c a t e g o r y inclu d e s a n y f ac i l i t y w hich m a nuf a c t ur e s po l y m e ri z e d vi n y l chlo r i d e

. P VC is be

pro d u ce d b y t he suspension, suspension bl e ndin g

, e mu l sion / dispe r sion or bulk p r o ce sses, a l t hou g h

oth e r methods m a y be u s e d. T he sour c e ca t e g o r y incl u d e s the c ol l ec t i on of

a ll e quip m e nt and ac t i vi t ies n ece s s a r y to prod u c e P VC h o mopo l y m e r or c o po l y mer r e sin

.

This i nfo r mation c ol l ec t i on r e qu e st consists of t w o p a rts: (1) c omp l e t i on of info r mation

c ol l ec t i on r e qu e st r e spo n se f o r ms a nd submis s ion of supplem e ntal d a ta a nd info r mation; a nd ( 2 )

s a mp l ing a nd a n a l y sis of P VC r e sin s tr ea ms and PVC pro ce ss w a s t e w a t e r s tr ea ms. The r e sul t s of

r e sin and p r o c e ss w a st ew a ter a n a l y s e s a r e re p o rt e d in dedi ca ted w o r ks h ee ts that a re c on t a ined in a

sin g le Mi c roso f t E x ce l wo r kbook f i l e a lo n g with the re quir e d r e sponse fo r ms. E x ce pt for the

r e quir e d sampli n g a nd a n a l y si s

, c omp l e te this inf o rm a t i on c ol l ec t i on r e qu e s t as c omp l e te l y a s

poss i ble f rom b e st av a i la ble e x is t ing info r mation f r om t he 2013 ca len d a r y e a r

.

I nstr u c t i ons for obtaini n g the info r mation c ol l ec t i o n r e qu e st r e spon s e f o r ms a re in S ec t i on II

of this en c los u r e

. A summ a r y of t h e su p plem e ntal d a ta a nd inf o r mation r e qu e sted in th i s

info r mation c ol l ec t i on r e qu e st is in S ec t i on I I I. I nstr u c t i ons for submi t t i ng y our r e sponse a re in

S ec t i on I V. Se c t i on V c ontains g e n e r a l i nstru c t i ons for c omp l e t i ng y o u r r e sponse a nd

includ e s spe c ific g uida n c e f o r c o mp l e t i ng e a c h r e spon s e f o r m

. F or y our c onv e nie n ce

, we h a ve

pro v i d e d a ddi t ional info r mation on t he sco p e a nd p u rpose of th i s info r mation colle c t i on r e qu e s t

, a s

w e ll a s use f ul de f in i t i on s , in At t ac hment A. R e spond e nts s hould r ea d th i s mate r ial b e fo r e

a t t e mp t ing to c omp l e te the r e spon s e f o rm s . R e spond e nts ma y a lso wish to r e view the r u l e a nd

i m plem e ntation info r mation for P VC pr o du c t i on b e fo r e c omp l e t i ng the r e sponse f o rms b y vis i t i ng

the E P A ’ s T ec hnol o g y T ra n s f e r N e t wo r k

– Air T o x ics W e b S i t e f or P VC:

h t t p ://w w w

. e p a.gov/t t n / a t w / p v c / p v c p g

. h t m l.

Addit i on a l i n f o r mation on the P VC r e s in and p r o c e ss w a ste w a ter s a mp l i n g a nd a n a l y sis

r e quir e ments c a n be fou n d in At t ac hment B of th i s e n c losure.

I f y ou h a ve q u e st i ons r e g a rding th i s r e qu e st, p l ea s e c onta c t M s

. J odi How a rd, R e fining

a nd Ch e m i ca ls Group, a t (919) 54 1

- 4607 or ho w a r d.jod i @ e p a

. g o v

.

II. I n st r u c tions f or O b tai ni n g the I nf o r m a t ion Colle c tion R e qu e st F i l e s

The info r mation colle c t i o n r e qu e s t r e spon s e f o r ms a re a v a i l a ble a s a sin g l e Mi c roso f t

E x ce l 2007 wo r kboo k . The wo r kbook is i n c luded with t his en c losure a nd is t i t l e d:E n c los u r e 1

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

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04 / 0 1 / 201 4 “ P VC IC R

_ [ C o m pa n y ]

_ [ F a c i l i t y ]

. x ls x ”

The wo r kbook should be c omp l e ted for the e nt i re P VC produ c t i on f a c i l i t y

. B e f o re

submi t t i ng the f i l e , the f i l e n a me w i l l be c h a n g e d t o r e fl e c t t he ac tual c ompa n y a nd fa c i l i t y ( s e e

S ec t i on I I I ).

Oth e r f i l e s includ e d in t h is pa c k a g e a re a n e x a mp l e of how to c omp l e te the E x ce l

wo r kbook a nd a c o p y of th i s en c losur e

. W h e re n e ce ssa r y

, e x a mp les of how to c omp l e te s e le c t e d

portions of the info r mation colle c t i on r e qu e st r e s ponse f o r ms a r e includ e d di r ec t l y in t he fo r ms

thems e lves. R e f e r to e x a mp l e s a nd the instru c t i ons c ontain e d in t his en c losure wh e n c omp l e t i ng

y o ur r e sponse.

III. Su p p le m e n t a l D a ta and I nf o r m a t ion R e qu e st e d

W e a re r e qu e st i ng y ou s u bm i t suppl e ment a l data a nd info r mation to support the

info r mation subm i t t e d in the in f o r mation colle c t i o n r e qu e st r e spon s e f o r m s

. The f ol l owing t a ble

sum m a ri z e s the supplem e ntal d a ta a nd inf o rm a t i on that must be submi t ted with y our r e sponse.

P rovide ac tual r ec o r d e d d a ta w h e r e poss i ble a nd s ubm i t t h a t d a ta in Mi c roso f t E x ce l fo r mat. I f

r e c o r d e d pr o c e ss data (s u c h a s C EMS d a ta) a re n o t av a i l a ble, th e n pr o vide e st i mat e s bas e d on

e n g i n ee ri n g a s s e ss m e nts, m a te r ial b a la n ce s, et c

. a nd p r ovide c opies of e st i mation wo r kshe e ts and

other supporting d o c um e ntation. R ec o r d e d pr o ce s s dat a , sampling r e sul t s, test r e sul t s, esti m a t i on

wo r kshe e ts, e n g i n ee ri n g ca lcul a t i ons, a ssessment s

, e tc. must be pro v ided to support the

info r mation subm i t t e d for a ll p a rts of the inf o rm a t ion colle c t i on r e qu e st r e s pons e

.

E x ce pt for the re sul t s of P VC r e sin and p r o ce ss w a ste wa t e r a n a l y s e s, t h e i n f o r mation

p r ovided in re sponse to t his i n f o r mation colle c t i on r e qu e st s hould be f rom the b e st av a i l a ble

e x is t ing info r mation f r om t he 2013 ca lend a r y e a r

.

Su p p le m e n tal D a ta and

I nf o r m a t ion R e lat e d E qu i p m e n t, St r e a m , E m is s ion P oi n t Ti m e P er iod

P ro c e s s U n it P l o t P lan P ro c e s s U n it N / A

P ro c e s s U n it Fl o w Di a g r a m P ro c e s s U n it N / A

E m i s s i on s T est R e por ts A ll C o n tr o l D e v ices Mo s t r e c e n t test r e por t

H A P / T o tal VOC C o n c e n trati o n

, E m i s s i on s Data o r E s t i m a tes A ll U n c o n tr o lled E m i s s i o n P o i n ts 2013

Sa f e t y / P r es s u r e R eli e f N o t i f i c ati o n s

a n d est i m ates o f e m i ss i o n s f ro m

r ele a s es P ro c e s s U n it S a f e t y / P r es su r e R eli e f

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04 / 0 1 / 201 4 IV. I n st r u c tions f or S u b m i t ting Yo u r I nf o r m a t ion Colle c tion R e qu e st R e s p o n se

Use the a ppro p ri a te f i l e n a m i ng f o rm a t as li s ted b e low f or the f i l e s y ou su b m i t wh e n

r e sponding to t his info r m a t i on c ol l ec t i on r e qu e s t :

Sub m is s ion F i l e N a m e F o r m at

C o m p leted R e s po ns e

Wor k boo k P VC I CR_[ C o m p a n y ]_[ Faci l i t y ]

. x l s x

P l o t P lan [ C o m p a n y ]_[ Facili t y ]

_ P l o t P lan

P ro c e s s Fl o w Di a g r a m [ C o m p a n y ]_[ Facili t y ]

_ P FD

E m i s s i on s T est R e por ts [ C o m p a n y ]_[ Facili t y ]_[ P ro c e ss U n i tID ]_[ P r o c e s s E q u i p m e n t / C o n tr o l

De v ice I D ]_[ YYY Y M M DD]

Dat a/Est i m at e s [ C o m p a n y ]_[ Facili t y ]_[ P ro c e ss U n i tID ]_[ P r o c e ss Ve n t/ E m i s s i o n P o i n t/ S tre a m / W aste

w ate r S tre a m / P ro c e ss E q u i p m e n t / C o n tr o lE q u i p m e n t

I D ]_[ YYY Y M M DD ] t o[ YYY Y M M DD]

F or f i l e n a mes that incl u de d a tes or d a te ra n g e s, u se f our d i g i t s for the y e a r ( Y Y Y Y ) , two di g i t s

for the mon t h (MM )

, a nd two di g i t s for the d a y ( D D )

.

EXA M PLE

G e n e ric C h e m i ca l C o rp o r a t i on h a s a m a nu f ac turi n g f ac i l i t y in A n y town, U S A

A cc o r di n g to t he ins t ru c t ions i n S ec t i on I I a nd I V, the f i l e s would be re n a m e d a s:

Sub m is s ion F i l e N a m e

C o m p leted R e s po ns e Wor k boo k P VC I CR

_ G e n e r ic

_ A n y t o w n

. x ls

a nd submi t ted w i t h a ll o th e r re qui r e d d a ta a nd in f o r mation ou t l i n e d S ec t i on I I I

.

P le a se e

- mail t he c omp l e ted no n

- c onfid e nt i a l r e s p onse to:

CCG

- P V C @ e p a.gov

I f y ou a r e submi t t i ng c o n fid e nt i a l bus i n e ss i n f o r mation (CB I ) a s des c rib e d in En c losure

2, then th i s in f o r mation must be mailed to EPA in h a rd

- c o p y or o n a C D

- ROM or DVD

- ROM

disk. Cle a r l y ma r k the disk a nd/or the mat e ri a ls with the w o r ds “ Confid e nt i a l B usiness

I n f o rm a t i on” a n d se n d e i t h e r via U.S. P o stal S ervi c e E x p re ss Mail, r e g is t e r e d mail, or p r ivate

c our i e r to:

J odi How a rd

U.S. E P A O f f ice of Air Qu a l i t y P lanni n g a nd S t a nd a rds

S ec tor Pol i c ies a nd P rog r a m Div i sion, R e fining a n d Chemi ca ls GroupE n c los u r e 1

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

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04 / 0 1 / 201 4 Mail C ode E143

- 01

R e s ea r c h T r ia n g le P a rk, NC 27711

Addit i on a l l y , if y ou a r e s ubm i t t ing CBI via m a il in ha r d

- c o p y o r on C D

- R OM or D V D

ROM disk, y ou must also sub m it a no n

- CBI v e rs i on of y o u r info r mation c ol l ec t i on r e qu e st

r e sponse to the e mail ad d r e ss l is t e d a bov e

. DO N OT E L ECT R O N I C A LLY TRANS M I T

CO N F I D E N T I A L B U S I N ESS I N F ORMA T I O N TO E P A.

I f y ou h a ve q u e st i ons r e g a rding th i s r e qu e st, p l ea s e c onta c t M s

. J odi How a rd, R e fining

a nd Ch e m i ca ls Group, a t (919) 54 1

- 4607 or ho w a r d.jod i @ e p a

. g ov.

V. Ba c k g r o un d I n f o r m a t i o n a n d I n st r u c tions f or C o m p le t i n g the I nf o rm a t ion

Colle c tion R e qu e st Re s p o n se F o r m s

N O T E : F or the pu rpo s e s of this info r mation colle c t i on r e q u e s t

, a ll H A P a nd V O C

c on ce nt r a t i ons a nd em i ss i ons a re to be qu a nt i fi e d. Do not re port c o n ce ntr a t i ons or

e m i ss i ons a s “t rac e ” or “ m i ni m a l.” I f a c o n ce ntr a t ion i s a t or b e low a d e t e c t i on

l i m i t, t h e n pr o vide the d e te c t i on l i m i t. [ RK 1 : We request the ability to provide

with any HAP reported at the detection limit (DL) a textual indicat or that it was

reported at the DL

. ]

F o r m A

– C o m p a n y I nf o r m a t ion a n d F a c i l ity I nf o r m a t ion

• F o r ms A

- 1 a nd A

- 2 a re wh e re the r e spon d e nt c o mpa n y a nd fa c i l i t ies a re i d e nt i fi e d.

• I n q u e st i on I .1 of F o rm A

- 1, identi f y the l e g a l p a r e n t comp a n y / le g a l c o r p o r a te o w n e r n a me.

I n q u e st i ons I .2 t h ro u g h I.6 p r ovide the mail i ng a d d re ss for the l e g a l pa r e nt c ompa n y / l e g a l

c o rpor a t e own e r.

• Identify the size of the company b y s e le c t i n g the a ppro p ri a te r a n g e f o r the n umber of

e mp l o y e e s (in c lud i n g a l l subs i dia r ies, b ra n c h e s, a n d r e lat e d e s t a bl i shments own e d) in

qu e st i on I .7.

• On F o r m A

- 2, p rovide t h e fac i l i t y n a me a nd a dd re ss i n f o r mation r e qu e sted in question II .1,

including the l a t i tud i n a l and lon g i t udinal c oordi n a tes of the f ac i l i t y

. F a c i l i t y lati t u d e s and

lon g i t ud e s shou l d be re p o r ted in d ec i m a l d e g ree s to t he 5 t h d ec i m a l p l ace

, a nd lon g i t ud e s

should include n e g a t i ve s i g n, e

. g

. ( 37.91986,

- 87. 3 2724) S our c e s of th e s e d a ta in c lude E P A

p e rmits (e

. g ., NPDES p e r m i ts), c oun t y pro p e r t y r e c o r ds, f a c i l i t y bluep r in t s, a nd site pl a ns.

• P rovide the n a me a nd c o nta c t i n f o r mation for the f a c i l i t y ’ s t ec hni c a l cont a c t i n qu e st i ons

I I I

. 1 thro u g h I I I

. 3 on F o r m A

- 2.

• On F o r m A

- 2, Se c t i on I V

, r e spond e nts a re a s k e d to i d e nt if y wh e t h e r the f ac i l i t y is a major

sour c e of H A P e m i ss i ons b y sel e c t i ng “ Y e s

, ” or “No,” in question I V. 1

. Se c t i on 112 (a ) ( 1 ) of

the CAA d e fin e s a major sour c e a s a n y station a r y sour c e or g r oup of stati o n a r y sour c e s

loc a ted w i t hin a c ont i g u o us a re a a nd u n d e r c om m on c ontrol th a t e m i ts or h a s the pot e nt i a l to

e m i t conside r ing c on t rol s , in t he a ggre g a t e

, 10 tons p e r y e a r or more of a n y h a z a rdous a ir

pol l utant or 25 t o ns p e r y ea r or mo r e of a n y c omb i n a t i on of h a z a rdous a ir p ol l utant s

. A f fe c ted sou r c e s that ha v e not y e t c om m e n c e d pr o du c t i on of P VC r e sin or that a re e x p a ndingE n c los u r e 1

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04 / 0 1 / 201 4 e x is t ing pro d u c t i on ca p a c i t y a re a s k e d to comple t e a ll p a rts of th i s info r m a t i on c ol l ec t i onE n c los u r e 1

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

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04 / 0 1 / 201 4 r e qu e s t

. F o r those sour ce s, proj ec ted a c tual e m i ss i ons (not “ P otential to Emi t ” ) a re r e qu e s t e d

in l i e u of a c tual op e r a t i ng e m i ss i on s

.

• F or f ac i l i t ies th a t a r e not major sour ce s o f H AP e m i ss i ons ( a nd s e le c t “ N o ” f or qu e st i on

I V .1 ) , the r e spond e nt i s a sked to i d e nt if y if a nd w h e n a p e rmit l i m i t for th e ir potenti a l HAP

e m i ss i ons to a void being c lassifi e d a s a m a jor sou r c e in questions I V.2 a nd I V .3, r e s p ec t i v e l y

w a s tak e n.

• I ndi c a te if the f a c i l i t y m a nuf a c tu r e s oth e r p r od u c ts i n a ddi t ion t o P VC r e sin [RK 2 : Is it

the inte n tion to declare other products in addition to PVC and copolymer resins? Is this

only regarding those products that use the same equipment or is the request for the entire

site. ] b y sel e c t i ng “ Y e s,” o r “ No

, ” f or q u e st i on I V.4 on F o r m A

- 2. I f “ Y e s,” list the

oth e r p ro d u c ts manu fac tu r e d in t he re s p onse fi e ld for q u e st i on I V

. 5.

• I ndi c a te if th e re a re a n y H A P e m i ss i on a ssoci a ted with a n y c o

- loc a t e d fa c i l i t ies b y sel e c t i ng

“ Y e s,” o r “ No

, ” f or q u e st i on I V

. 6 on F o r m A

- 2.

F o r m B

– Cont r ol D e v i ce s , R e c ov er y S ys t e m s, P V C P r o c e ss Wast e w a t e r T re a t m e n t

S yst e m s, a n d P r o ce ss E qu i p m e n t

• P rior to c omp l e t i ng the r e m aind e r of t h e f o r ms (i

. e

., fo r ms B t h ro u g h N )

, y ou should

c omp l e te a plot plan ( pl a nt la y out sch e m a t i c ) a nd p r o ce ss flow di a g r am(s) for the PVC

p r odu c t i on f a c i l i t y . Do n ot subm i t “blo c k flow dia g r a ms.” The le v e l of d e t a il re qu e sted is

more than g e n e r a l l y c on t a ined in “ block f lo w ” di a g r a ms but l e ss t h a n that g e n e r a l l y

c ontain e d in p i ping a nd instrum e ntation d i a g r a ms (P& I Ds )

. P r o c ess flow d i a g ra ms s hould

acc u r a te l y show A L L :

o P ro c e ss equipmen t ;

o R ec ov e r y s y stems i n c lu d ing a ll r e c ov e r y e quip me n t ; [RK 3 : The PVC MACT

defines recovery device and this ICR defines recovery equipment. Can EPA clarify

which definition will be used going forward?]

o P ro c e ss w a ste w a ter t r ea t ment s y stems i n c lud i ng a ll w a ste wa ter t r ea t m e nt

e quip m e n t ;

o Closed v e nt s y stems ( id e nt i fy the c ol l ec t i on of p i ping f or e a c h c losed v e nt system

using a dot t e d

- l i ne boundary on the pro ce ss f low diagra m ) ; [RK 4 : Can EPA

confirm that the closed vent system is defined as that piping after the recovery

system where no further processing, storage, or recovery is done on the stream on

its way to the control device? Or can EPA clarify what is meant by the CVS in

conjunction with the definition of recovery system? ]

o Control de v ic e s ( also cl e arly show any pip i ng c onf i gurations t hat a l l ow a g aseo u s

st r e am routed to a clos e d ve nt system and c ontrol de v ice to b y pass t he c on t rol

d ev ic e ); [RK 5 : Process flow diagrams typically do not show any bypass piping

around the control device. Typically this is a reroute to another type of control

device. Maintenance lines (drains and bleeds) are not si zed for bypass functionality.

Since EPA has indica ted they are not asking for a P&ID

, c an the WG provide a

generic diagram for a control device that would show low leg drains, and high

point bleeds?E n c los u r e 1

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04 / 0 1 / 201 4 o P re ssure r e l i e f d e vi c e s ( P RDs ) ; [RK 6 : Is EPA looking for only those PRDs that

vent to atmosphere or all PRDs? ]

o Emiss i on poin t s;

o P ro c e ss w a ste w a ter st r e a m s ;

• E ac h i t e m i n the t a ble b e l ow is to be g iven a unique id e nt i fi e r in the f o rm of Z

- x , wh e r e “ Z”

is a unique c ode f o r e a c h i t e m l is t e d in t he table b e low a nd x

= 1, 2, 3,... n

. The unique

identifi e r should e x ac t l y mat c h b e tw e e n the p r o ce ss flow di a g ra m and in f o rm a t i on p r ovided

in t he c omp l e ted re spon s e wo r kbook ( s). R e fer to A t t ac hment A of th i s En c losure f or r e lev a nt

d e finit i ons.E n c los u r e 1

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04 / 0 1 / 201 4 Control de v ic e s ( C

- x)

R ec ov e r y s y stems (R S

- x)

I ndiv i du a l r ec o v e r y e qu i pment that c omprise the r ec ov e r y s y stem (RE

- x)

P ro c e ss w a ste w a ter t r ea t ment s y stems (W W T

- x)

I ndiv i du a l w a ste wa t e r t r e a t m e nt equipment that c o mprise eac h p ro c e ss

w a ste wa t e r t r e a t m e nt s y s tem (W W E

- x)

P ro c e ss equipment ( U

- x)

Emiss i on poin t s ( E P

- x)

P ro c e ss w a ste w a ter st r e a ms ( W

- x)

P r e ssure r e l i e f d e vi c e s (P R D

- x)

Closed v e nt s y stems (CVS

- x)

F o r m B

- 1

– Cont r ol D e vic e s

G e n e ral Instru c t i ons

• E ac h c ontrol d e vice sho u ld be listed in F o r m B

- 1.

• F or the pu r po s e s of this info r mation colle c t i on r e q u e s t , w a ste wa t e r c ol le c t i on, h a ndl i ng a nd

tr ea t m e nt equipment (in c lud i ng proc e ss w a ste w a t e r st ea m s t ripp e rs) a re c o n side re d

w a ste wa t e r t r e a t m e nt eq u ip m e nt and not c ontrol or rec ov e r y d e vi c e s . Comp l e te F o r m B

- 3

a nd E

- 1

- a for pr o ce s s w a ste wa ter t r ea t m e nt s y st e ms and p r o ce ss w a ste wa t e r, re s p ec t i v e l y

.

• F or e ac h c on t rol d e vic e

, submit a c o p y of t h e most rece nt emissions test r e por t . The re p o rt

should include info r mation on t he pro c e ss o p e r a t i ons th a t i n f luen ce d e m i s s ions du r ing the

test, including the r e sin t y p e b e i n g pro d u c e d

. I n c l ude info r mation su c h a s t he pur p ose o f t h e

test, wh e n it w a s co n du c t e d a nd wh a t t e st m e thods w e re u s e d

. I f e m i ss i ons t e st r e ports a r e not

a v a i l a ble, c a lcul a t i ons b a s e d on e m i ss i on f a c tors, mat e ri a l bal a n ce s, or e n gine e ri n g prin c ip l e s

must be submi t ted a nd support e d b y submi t t i ng a s te p

- b y

- step d e s c ription of the ca lcu l a t i ons,

including a ssu m pt i ons used a nd a br i e f r a t i on a le f or the v a l i di t y of t h e ca l c ulation m e thod

use d . (See g uida n c e do c u ments lis t e d in At t ac h ment A, Se c t i on I V )

.

• F or the f ol l owi n g c ontrol d e vic e s, complete t h e a p p r opri a te F o r ms: a bsorb e rs

- F o r m F

- 1;

the r mal or c a ta l y t i c o x id iz e rs

- F o r m F

- 2; a nd, c o n d e nse r s

- F o r m F

- 3.

Sp ec i f

ic I nst r u c t i ons by Form Column

• Colu m n 1 : E ac h c ontrol d e vice is t o be g iven a u n ique c ode or id e nt i f i e r in the f o r m of C

- x

, wh e re x = 1, 2, 3,...n, in F o r m B

- 1. This un i que c od e / i d e nt i fi e r should e x ac t l y mat c h the

identifi e r us e d in t he pr o ce ss flow di a g r a m and w i ll be used on subsequ e nt fo r ms.

• Colu m n 2 : S e le c t t he t yp e of c ontrol de v i c e f rom the list pro v ided in the F o r m

.

• Colu m n 3 : I f “ oth e r” w a s sel ec ted in c olu m n 2, p r ovide a d e s c ription of the c ontrol d e vic e

.

• Colu m n 4 : E ac h e m i ss i on point f r om a c ontrol d e vice (or f rom the l a st co n trol d e vice in a

s e ri e s) that e x h a usts dir e c t l y to t he a t m osph e re s h ould be sho w n on the p r o ce ss flow di a g r a m

a nd is to be g iven a uni q ue c ode or i d e nt i fi e r of t h e f o r m E P

- x , wh e re x = 1 ,2,3,...n in F o r mE n c los u r e 1

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

- P a g e 9

04 / 0 1 / 201 4 B

- 1. This un i que c o d e / i d e nt i fi e r w i l l be us e d on s ubse q u e nt fo r ms. I f t h e e x h a ust s tr ea m f r o m

the c ontrol de v ice i m me d iat e l y e nte r s a sub s e qu e n t cont r ol devi c e ( e

. g

., e x h a ust f r om a

the r mal o x id i z e r is r o uted to a n ac id g a s s c rubb e r ) p r ovide the subseq u e nt cont r ol d e vice

identifi e r inste a d of the e m i ss i on point identifi e r.

F o r m B

- 2

– R e c ov e r y S yst e m s a n d Clos e d V e n t S yst e m s

G e n e ral Instru c t i ons

• E ac h r ec ov e r y s y s t e m should be listed in F o r m B

- 2.

• F or the pu r po s e s of this info r mation colle c t i on r e q u e s t , w a ste wa t e r c ol le c t i on, h a ndl i ng a nd

tr ea t m e nt equipment (in c lud i ng proc e ss w a ste w a t e r st ea m s t ripp e rs )

, a re c o nside re d

w a ste wa t e r t r e a t m e nt eq u ip m e nt and not c ontrol or r e c ov e r y s y stems. C omp l e te F o r m B

- 3

a nd E

- 1

- a for w a ste wa t e r tr ea t m e nt equipment a nd pro c e ss w a ste wa t e r, re s p ec t i v e l y

.

• I f y ou use a c ond e ns e r a s p a rt of a r ec o v e r y s y st e m, and e m i ss i ons f r om t he c ond e ns e r a r e

rout e d dir ec t l y to t he a t m osph e re without f irst pa s sing thro u g h a c ontrol d e vic e

, c omp l e te

F o r m F

- 3 for the c ond e n s e r ( s).

Sp ec i f

ic I nst r u c t i ons by Form Column

T a ble 1

• Colu m n 1: E ac h r e c o v er y s y stem is to be g iven a unique c ode or id e nt i f i e r in t he f o r m of R S

x , wh e re x = 1, 2, 3,...n, in F o r m B

- 2. This un i que c od e / i d e nt i fi e r should e x ac t l y m a tch the

identifi e r us e d in t he pr o ce ss flow di a g r a m and w i ll be used on subsequ e nt fo r ms.

• Colu m n 2: P rovide a d e s c ription of the r e c ov e r y s y s tem.

• Colu m n 3: I nd i ca te if, a t a n y point in t he r ec ov e r y or c losed v e nt s y stem, e m i ss i ons ca n be

disch a r g e d di r ec t l y to t he a t m osph e r e

. [RK 7 : Should the response include low leg drains

and/or high poi nt bleeds, sample ports, etc

. located in the recovery system ? ] I f y ou

a ns w e r y e s, comple t e T a ble 2.

• Colu m ns 4

- 6: L ist the c o ntrol d e vic e s th a t cont r ol e m i ss i ons f r om t he rec o v e r y a nd c lo s e d

v e nt s y stem. The c ontrol d e vice I D (s) that y ou p r o vided on F o r m B

- 1 will b e a v a i l a ble a s a

pick list i n c olu m ns 4 th r ou g h 6.

T a ble 2

• I f y ou a ns w e r e d “ Y e s ” in column 3 of T a ble 1, c o mp l e te T a ble 2.

• Colu m n 1: I d e nt i f y the re c ov e r y s y stem I D. The re c ov e r y s y stem I D (s) that y o u pr o vi d e d in

T a ble 1 w i l l be a v a i l a b l e a s a pi c k l i st i n c olu m n 1 of T a ble 2.

• Colu m n 2: I d e nt i f y e a c h e m i ss i on point that dis c h a r g e s dir e c t l y to t he a t m osph e r e

. [RK 8 :

Does this include low leg drains and/or high point bleeds that during unit operation, even

during SSM, these devices are not emission points? ]

Do not l i st e m i ss i on poin t s for str ea ms e x i t ing the r e c ov e r y s y s tem that a re r outed t h r ou g h a

c losed v e nt s y stem to a c ontrol d e vi c e

. E ac h e m i ss i on point t h a t e x h a usts dir ec t l y to t heE n c los u r e 1

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

- P a g e 10

04 / 0 1 / 201 4 a t m osph e re should be shown on the p r o ce ss f low di a g ra m and g iven a unique c o d e or

i d e nt i fi e r of the fo r m E P

- x , wh e re x = 1,2,3,...n in F o r m B

- 2. This un i que c od e / i d e nt i fi e r will

be used on subsequ e nt fo r ms.E n c los u r e 1

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

- P a g e 11

04 / 0 1 / 201 4 • Colu m n 3: I d e nt i f y if the e m i ss i on point is u s e d a s a b y p a ss for the c ontrol d e vic e , or, if t h e

e m i ss i on point is a p r o ce ss vent.

• Colu m n 4: I nd i ca te if the e quip m e nt opening sta n d a rds in 40 C F R P a rt 61, subp a rt F a re met

b e fo r e a disch ar g e o c c u r s throu g h the e m i ss i on poin t

.

T a ble 3

• Colu m n 1: E ac h pie c e of r e c ov e r y e quip m e nt i n c l u d e d in t he rec o v e r y s y st e m should be

shown on the p r o ce ss flow diag ra m and g iven a u nique c ode or id e nt i f i e r o f the f o r m R E

- x

, wh e re x = 1, 2, 3,...n, in T a ble 2 of F o r m B

- 2. Th i s unique c od e / i d e nt i fi e r will be used on

subsequ e nt fo r ms.

• Colu m n 2: P rovide a d e s c ription of t he r e c ov e r y e quip m e nt.

• Colu m n 3: I nd i ca te r ec o v e r y s y stem I D to whi c h t he rec o v e r y e quip m e nt belon g s. T h e

r e c ov e r y s y stem I D ( s ) y o u pr o vided in T a ble 1 w i l l be a v a i l a ble a s a pick l i st i n c olu m n 3.

F o r m B

- 3

– P VC P r o ce ss Wast e w a te r T re a t m en t Syst e m s

G e n e ral Instructions

• E ac h P VC pro c e ss w a st e w a ter t r ea t m e nt s y stem should be l i sted in F o r m B

- 3.

Sp ec i f

ic I nst r u c t i ons by Form Column

T a ble 1

• Colu m n 1: E ac h P VC pro ce ss w a st e w a ter t r e a t me nt s y stem is t o be g i v e n a unique c ode or

identifi e r in the f o r m of WW T

- x , wh e re x = 1, 2, 3,...n, in F o r m B

- 3. This un i que

c od e / i d e nt i fi e r should e x ac t l y m a tch the identifi e r used in t he pro c e ss flow dia g r a m and w i l l

be used on subsequ e nt f o rms.

• Colu m n 2: P rovide a d e s c ription of the tr ea t m e nt s y stem (a pick list of c o m m on d e s c riptions

is provided )

.

• Colu m n 3 : I f “ oth e r” w a s sel ec ted in c olu m n 2, p r ovide a d e s c ription of the tr ea t m e nt s y s t e m.

• Colu m n 4: I nd i ca te if e m i ss i ons f r om t he tr ea t m e n t s y stem a r e r outed di r ec tl y to t he

a t m osph e re without fi r st p a ss i ng thro u g h a r e c ov er y s y stem or c ontrol de v i ce

.

• Colu m n 5

- 7: I f y ou a n sw e r e d “ Y e s” in c olu m n 4, l i st t he e m i ss i on point I D ( s). E a c h e m i ss i on

point f rom tr ea t m e nt s y s t e ms t h a t e x h a usts dir ec t l y to t he a t m osph e re sho u ld be sho w n on the

p r o ce ss flow di ag r a m a n d g iven a unique c o d e or identifi e r of the f o rm E P

- x , wh e re x =

1,2,3,...n in F o r m B

- 3. T his unique c od e / i d e nt i fi e r will be used on subseq u e nt fo r ms.

• Colu m n 8: I f y ou a ns w e r e d “ No” in c olu m n 4, ind i ca te if e m i ss i ons f r om t h e tr ea t m e nt

s y stem a r e r outed to a r e c ov e r y s y stem.E n c los u r e 1

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

- P a g e 12

04 / 0 1 / 201 4 • Colu m n 9: I f y ou a ns w e r e d “ Y e s ” in column 8, s e le c t t he a ppro p ri a te r ec o v e r y s y stem I D

e nte re d on F o r m B

- 2.

• Colu m n 10

- 12: I f y ou a n sw e r e d “ No” in column 8 , sel ec t t he c ontrol d e vic e s that cont r ol

e m i ss i ons f r om t he tr ea t ment s y stem. The c ontrol d e vice I D (s) y our p rovid e d in F o r m B

- 1

will be a v a i l a ble a s a pi c k l i st i n c olu m ns 10 th r o u g h 12.

T a ble 2

• Colu m n 1: E ac h pie c e of e quip m e nt i n c luded in the tr ea t m e nt s y stem shou l d be shown on the

p r o ce ss flow di a g ra m a n d g iven a unique c o d e or identifi e r of the f o rm WW E

- x , wh e re x =

1, 2, 3,...n, in Table 2 of F o r m B

- 3. This un i que c od e / i d e nt i fi e r w i l l be us e d on subsequ e nt

fo r m s

.

• Colu m n 2: P rovide a d e s c ription of the e quip m e n t

.

• Colu m n 3: I nd i ca te the c o rr e spondi n g tr e a t m e nt s y s tem I D to wh i c h the p r o ce ss w a st e w a ter

tr ea t m e nt equipment b e l o n g s . The P VC pr o ce ss w a ste wa t e r t rea t m e nt s y st e m I D (s) y ou

p r ovided in T a ble 1 w i l l be a v a i l a ble a s a pi c k l i st i n c olu m n 3.

F o r m B

- 4

– P r o ce ss Equ i p m e n t

G e n e ral Instructions

• All r e maining p ro c e ss e q uip m e nt should be listed on F o r m B

- 4. Do not l i st a n y e quip m e nt

p re vious l y noted on F o r ms B

- 1 thro u g h B

- 3.

• P ro c e ss equipment m a y be gro u p e d on the p ro c e s s flow di a g ra m i f a nd on l y if the ind i vidual

pie ce s of e quip m e nt i n the g r oup a r e of id e nt ic a l desi g n a nd a ll proc e ss ve n ts e x i t ing e a c h

pie c e of p ro c e ss e quip me nt a r e r outed to the s a me c ontrol de v ic e

.

• I f e m i ss i ons f r om a c on d e nser ( not p r e vious l y l i s t e d a s pa r t of a r ec ov e r y s y s tem) a re rout e d

dir ec t l y to t he a t m osph e r e without f irst passing th r ou g h a r ec o v e r y s y stem o r c ontrol de v i c e

,

c omp l e te F o r m F

- 3 f o r t h e c ond e ns e r ( s).

Sp ec i f

ic I nst r u c t i ons by Form Column

• Colu m n 1: E ac h pie c e of p r o ce ss equipment is to b e g i v e n a unique c ode or identifi e r in the

fo r m of U

- x , wh e r e x = 1, 2, 3,...n, in F o r m B

- 4. This un i que c od e / i d e nt i fi e r should e x ac t l y

mat c h the id e nt i fi e r us e d in t he pro c e ss flow di a g r a m and w i l l be us e d on s ubse q u e nt fo r ms.

• Colu m n 2: P rovide a d e s c ription of the proc e ss e q uip m e nt.

• Colu m n 3: P rovide an i n dic a t i on if e m i ss i ons f r om t he pro c e ss e quip m e nt a re rou t e d dir ec t l y

to t he a t m osph e re witho u t passing f irst t h r o u g h a r ec ov e r y s y stem o r c ontr o l devi c e

.

• Colu m n 4

- 6: I f y ou a n sw e r e d “ Y e s” in c olu m n 3, l i st t he e m i ss i on point I D ( s). E ac h e m i ss i on

point should be shown on the p r o ce ss flow d i a g ram a nd is to be g iven a u n ique c ode or

identifi e r of the f o rm E P

- x , wh e re x = 1,2,3, ...n in F o r m B

- 4. This un i que c od e / i d e nt i fi e r

will be used on subsequ e nt fo r ms. I f the e m i ss i on point is controlled (a nd the re f o re l i sted inE n c los u r e 1

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

- P a g e 13

04 / 0 1 / 201 4 F o r m B

- 1) do n ot dup l ic a te the e m i s sion point in F o r m B

- 4; on l y l i st uncontrolled e m i ss i on

poin t s.

• Colu m n 7: I f y ou a ns w e r e d “ No” in c olu m n 3, ind i ca te if e m i ss i ons f r om t h e pro c e ss

e quip m e nt a r e rout e d to a rec ov e r y s y stem.

• Colu m n 8: I f y ou a ns w e r e d “ Y e s ” in column 7, s e le c t t he a ppro p ri a te r ec o v e r y s y stem I D

e nte re d on F o r m B

- 2.

• Colu m n 9

- 11: I f y ou a n s w e r e d “ No” in column 7, l i st t he c ontrol d e vice identifi er s

p re vious l y identifi e d on F o r m B

- 1. I f e m i ss i ons a re c ontroll e d b y mu l t i ple c ontrol de v ic e s

, l i st e ac h c ontrol d e vi c e identifi e r in the o r d e r of c ontrol ( e

. g ., the ov e r h ea d str ea m f r om a

r e sin s tripp e r ( U

- 1) is c o ntroll e d b y 1) a the r mal ox id i z e r ( C

- 1) a nd a n a c id g a s s c rubber ( C

2 )).

F o r m C

– E c o n o m ic Li f e a n d Ap p l i c a b le Re g u latio n s

• On F o r m C , p r ovide the i n f o r mation on t he a g e o f the PVC pro d u c t i on f a c i l i t y a nd i t s

r e maining ec onom i c l i f e

. [RK 9 : Can EPA define what is meant by remaining

economic life? Is it depreciable life ? I n some instances remaining depreciable life

from two identical pieces of equipment may vary depen ding on their installation date

. Does EPA recognize that this information is CBI? ]

• F or a ll re g ulations that a pp l y to a n y p a rt of the P VC produ c t i on f a c i l i t y

, p rovide the

re g ulation citation, t he r e g ulation t i t le, a nd the c o n trol d e vic e

, r ec ov e r y e qu i p ment,

w a ste wa t e r t r e a t m e nt eq u ip m e nt, or p r o ce ss e qui p ment or identifi e r lis t e d in F o r m B

.

F o r m D

- 1

– R e sin P r o du c tion I nf o r m a t ion

G e n e ral Instructions

• The purp o se of F o r m D

- 1 is t o identi f y the r e l a t i ve m a g ni t ude of the op e r a t ion in t e rms of

r e sin t y p e s [RK1 0 : Please confirm tha t the WG should define resin type as the per PVC

MACT definitions and identify the comonomer used. ]

and p r od u c t i on a moun t s. [RK1 1 : The WG intends to submit production amounts in a CBI

hard copy (CD or paper copy) and then redact the information for the other submission.

Is this acceptable? ]

• Comp l e te ro w s 1 th r ou g h 8 of F o r m D

- 1 for eac h t y p e o f re sin p r od u ce d b y the fac i l i t y in

2013. I f the f a c i l i t y pro d u ce d the s a me t y p e of r e s in us i ng dif f e r e nt t y p e s o f re sin s tripp e rs,

include mu l t i ple e ntri e s f or the s a me r e sin t y p e f or eac h unique c omb i n a t i on of d e s c riptors

r e quir e d b y the F o r m.

Sp ec i f

ic I nst r u c t i ons by Form R ow

• Row 1: I ndi c a te e ac h r e sin t y pe p r odu ce d b y the fa c i l i t y in 201 3 . R e f e r to A t t ac hment A of

th i s en c losure f or d e finit i ons of eac h r e sin t y pe th a t i s provid e d in t he pick list. I f the r e sin

t y p e s in t he pick list, and c o r r e spondi n g d e finit i ons do not d e s c ribe the t y pe of re sin

p r odu ce d b y the f a c i l i t y in 2013, s e le c t “o t h e r.”E n c los u r e 1

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

- P a g e 14

04 / 0 1 / 201 4 • Row 2: I f y ou s e le c ted “ othe r ” f or row 1, pl e a se p rovide a d e s c ription of the re sin t y p e

.

• Row 3: P le a se sel ec t a d e s c ription of the re sin s tr i pp e r ( s) u s e d to r e move v in y l chlo r ide

a nd/or oth e r o r g a nic H A P f rom the re sin. C omp l e te mul t ip l e c olu m ns for the s a me r e sin t y pe

if re sin s tripp e rs m a tchi n g dif f

e r e nt d e s c riptions w e re u s e d.

• Row 4: I f y ou s e lected “ othe r ” f or row 3, pl e a se p rovide a d e s c ription of the re sin s tripp e r (s )

.

• Row 5: I ndi c a te if the r e s in s t ripping pro c e ss t y pe is “b a tch” or “c ont i nuou s ” in row 5.E n c los u r e 1

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

- P a g e 15

04 / 0 1 / 201 4 • Row 6: P rovide the 2013 a nnu a l produ c t i on (in p o unds of re sin) f o r the re s i n t y p e

, [RK1 2 :

Can EPA provide a separate sheet to submit this as CBI? ] r e sin stripper d e s c ription, a nd r e sin

s tripping pr o ce ss t y pe c omb i n a t i on. P rovide the v a lue in te r ms of how the f a c i l i t y t y pic a l l y

a c c ounts f or to t a l pr o du c t i on (i. e ., if the re sin i s so l d a nd acc ounted for on a d r y b a sis (e

. g

., a

suspension r e s in), list d r y po u nds; if the re sin i s so l d a nd acc ounted for on a w e t b a sis (e

. g ., a

disp e rsion r e sin t h a t i s not dri e d b e fo r e b e i n g sold ) , p r ovide the pro d u c t i on o n a w e t basis).

• Row 7: L ist the p r o c e ss e quip m e nt I D (s) of the r e s in s t ripp e rs in r ow 7. T he pro c e ss

e quip m e nt I D ( s) w i l l be a v a i l a ble a s a pick list, bas e d on the v a lues p rovid e d on F o r m B

- 4.

• Row 8: I f t h e e quip m e nt I D e nte r e d on F o rm B

- 4 r e p re s e nts m o r e than one r e sin s tripp e r,

ind i ca te the to t a l nu m b e r of re sin s tripp e rs f o r the r e sin t y p e

, r e sin s tripp e r d e s c ription, a nd

r e sin s tripping pr o ce ss t y pe c omb i n a t i o n

.

F o r m D

- 2

– 30 Day Re s in S a m p l in g

– S t r i p p e r O u tl e ts

• R e f e r to A t t ac h m e nt B

, “S um m a r y of T e st P ro c e d u re s, Methods, a nd Rep o rting

R e quir e ments for R e sin a nd P ro c e ss W a ste wa t e r Sampling a nd A n a l y sis a t P o l y vi n y l

Chloride a nd Copo l y me r s Fac i l i t ies” of this e n c losure f or r e quir e m e nts a n d ins t ru c t i ons

re g a rdi n g sampli n g a nd a n a l y z ing strip p e d r e sin i n re sponse to th i s info r ma t ion colle c t i on

r e qu e st. Use F o r m D

- 2 to r ec o r d a nd submit y our r e sin s a mp l ing a nd an a l y s is r e sul t s,

following the instru c t i o n s included in t he F o r m a n d Atta c hment B

.

• R e port the total d a i l y r e sin produ c t i on r a te [RK1 3 : To be reported as CBI. EPA is

requesting that the total daily resin production rate be reported. Does EPA mean the daily

production of resin? The way this is requested as rate is confusing. On a batch basis, it is

more accurate for each producer to simpl y report the amount of that batch sampled. Is EPA

in agreement with that method of reporting? ] f rom the s a mp l e d r e sin s tripp e rs f or e a c h d a y

. Do not r e port the e nt i re fa c i l i t y pro d u c t i on, unless a ll r e sin s tripp e rs we r e s a mp l e d on that

d a y

. P rodu c t i on r a tes should be p r ovided in the f ac i l i t ies stand a rd p r odu c t i on m e a sure ( i.e.,

i f the f a c i l i t y p rodu c e s a susp e nsion re sin and tr ac ks p r odu c t i on on a d r y pro d u c t basis,

r e port the d a i l y pro d u c t i on on a d r y re sin basis).

F o r m E

- 1

- a

– P r o ce ss Wast e w a te r [RK1 4 : Can the Agency clarify that this survey is for

copolymer facilities in addition to PVC facilities? Table 5 specifically requests non

- PVC

production. Does the Agency mean non

- PVC and non

- copolymer wastewater? ]

G e n e ral Instructions

• F o r m E

- 1

- a c ol le c ts i n f o r mation on pro ce ss w a st e w a te r

.

Sp ec i f

ic I nst r u c t i ons by Form Column/Row

T a ble 1

• Colu m ns 1

- 2: Ent e r the n a me a nd P VC pro c e ss w a ste wa ter st r ea m I D o f e ac h pr oce ss

w a ste wa t e r stre a m not t r e a ted b y a P VC pr o ce ss w a ste wa t e r t r e a t m e nt s y s tem on T a ble 1 of

F o r m E

- 1

- a . The P VC p r o ce ss w a st e w a ter st r ea m should be shown on the p r o ce ss flow

dia g r a m and is to be g iv e n a unique c ode o r id e nt i fi e r of the fo r m W

- x , wh e re x = 1,2,3,... n

.E n c los u r e 1

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

- P a g e 16

04 / 0 1 / 201 4 • Colu m ns 3

- 6: P rovide t h e str ea m flow r a te in g a l l ons p e r d a y in column 3 t h r ou g h 5. S e l ec t

the f low ra te d e te r m i n a t i on method f rom the pi c k l i st i n c olu m n 6.

• Colu m n 7: P rovide the n umber of o pe r a t i ng d a y s p e r y e a r f or t h e str ea m i n c olu m n 7.E n c los u r e 1

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

- P a g e 17

04 / 0 1 / 201 4 • Colu m n 8: S e le c t t he t yp e of or i g inati n g e quip me nt / d e vice in column 8. The sel ec t i on in

c olu m n 8 will d e te r m i ne whi c h e quip m e nt I D lis t s (i. e ., re c ov e r y

, p ro c e ss o r c ontrol de v i c e s)

a re a v a i l a ble f o r s e le c t i o n in column 9.

• Colu m n 9: S e le c t t he ori g inati n g e quip m e nt / d e vi c e I D in c o lu m n 9. The a v a i l a ble I D ( s ) w i l l

be b a s e d on y our e ntri e s in F o r ms B

- 1 t h ro u g h B

- 4 a nd y o u r s e l e c t i on in column 8.

• Colu m ns 1 0

- 12: I n c ol u mn 10, s e le c t t he a ppro pr iate d e st i n a t i on c ode b a s e d on the

d e s c riptions in T a ble 4 of F o r m E

- 1

- a

. I n c olu m n 11, p r ovi d e the a ssoci a t e d e st i n a t i on

info r mation co rr e sponding to t he d e st i n a t i on d e s c r ip t ion i n c olu m n 3 of T a ble 4. I n c olu m n

12, ind i ca te if the str e a m i s e x posed to t he a t m os p h e re a t a n y point b e tw e e n the o r i g inati n g

e quip m e nt and the str ea m destin a t i on.

T a ble 2

• Comp l e te T a ble 2 of F o r m E

- 1

- a for e a c h w a st ew a ter ste a m e x i t ing a P VC pro ce ss

w a ste wa t e r t r e a t m e nt s y s te m

.

• Colu m n 1: S e le c t t he P V C pro c e ss w a st e w a ter t re a t m e nt s y stem I D f r om t he e ntri e s on F o r m

B

- 3.

• Colu m n 2: I nd i ca te if the tr ea t m e nt s y s t e m i s a b a t c h or c ont i nuous op e r a t i on.

• Colu m n 3: Ent e r the P VC pro ce ss w a st e w a ter st r ea m I D of e a c h pr o c e ss w a ste wa t e r stre a m

e x i t ing a P VC pro ce ss w a ste wa t e r t rea t m e nt s y st e m i n c olu m n 3. The P VC pro ce ss

w a ste wa t e r stre a m should be sho w n on the p r o c e s s flow di a g ra m a nd is to be g i v e n a unique

c ode or id e nt i fi e r of the f o r m W

- x , wh e re x = 1,2,3,...n.

• Colu m ns 4

- 7: P rovide t h e str ea m flow r a te in g a l l ons p e r d a y in column 4 t h r ou g h 6. S e l ec t

the f low ra te d e te r m i n a t i on method f rom the pi c k l i st i n c olu m n 7.

• Colu m n 8: P rovide the n umber of o pe r a t i ng d a y s p e r y e a r f or t h e str ea m i n c olu m n 8.

• Colu m ns 9

- 11: I n c olu m n 9, s e le c t t he a p p rop r ia t e d e st i n a t i on c ode b a s e d on the d e s c riptions

in T a ble 4 of F o rm E

- 1

- a

. I n c olu m n 10, p r ovide t he a ssoci a te d e st i n a t i on info r mation

c or re spondi n g to t he d e s t ination des c ription in column 3 of T a ble 4. I n c ol u mn 11, i ndic a te if

the str ea m i s e x posed to t he a t m osph e re a t a n y po i nt betw ee n the o r i g inati n g e quip m e nt a nd

the str ea m destin a t i on.

T a ble 3

• Row 1: Comp l e te T a ble 3 of F o r m E

- 1

- a f o r e ac h w a ste wa t e r st ea m s t ripp e r. S e le c t t he P VC

p r o ce ss w a ste wa t e r t r e a t m e nt I D c o rr e spondi n g to e ac h w a ste wa t e r strip p e r e nt e r e d on T a b l e

2 of F o r m B

- 3.

• Rows 2

- 7: P rovide the c o r re spondi n g d e s i g n a nd o p e r a t i n g f e e d r a t e f or ea c h w a ste wa t e r

stripper in ro w s 2 th r o u gh 7.

• Rows 8

- 19: F or e ac h w a s te wa ter stripp e r, c omp l e t e r ows 8 thro u g h 19 re g a rding op e r a t i n g

a nd d e sign ch a r a c t e rist ic s as c omp l e te l y a s possib l e

.

• Rows 20

- 21: P rovide the y ea r the w a ste w a ter stri p p e r wa s in s tall e d a nd c i t e a n y re g ulations

a ppl i ca ble to the w a ste w a ter strippe r

.E n c los u r e 1

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

- P a g e 18

04 / 0 1 / 201 4 T a ble 5

• Colu m n 1: F or a n y no n

- P VC produ c t i on p r o ce ss w a ste wa t e r [RK1 5 : Can the A gency

clarify that this Table is for any non

- PVC and non

- copolymer production process

wastewater? ] str e a m e nte r i n g a P VC pro ce ss w a ste wa t e r t r e a t m e nt s y s tem, p r ovide the

sour c e o f the proc e ss w a ste w a ter str ea m.

• Colu m ns 2

- 5: P rovide t h e str ea m flow r a te in g a l l ons p e r d a y in column 2 t h r ou g h 4. S e l ec t

the f low ra te d e te r m i n a t i on method f rom the pi c k l i st i n c olu m n 5.

• Colu m n 6: P rovide the n umber of o pe r a t i ng d a y s p e r y e a r f or t h e str ea m i n c olu m n 6.

• Colu m ns 7: I n c olu m n 7, s e l e c t t he P VC pro ce ss w a ste wa t e r t rea t m e nt s y st e m I D that the

non

- P VC produ c t i on p r o ce ss w a st e w a ter st r ea m e nte r s, bas e d on the I D ( s) p r ovided in T a ble

1 on F o r m B

- 3.

F o r m E

- 1

- b

– M ai n t e n a n c e Wast e w a te r

• Comp l e te F o r m E

- 1

- b f o r m a in t e n a n c e w a st e w a t e r.

• I ndi c a te if y our fa c i l i t y is s ubje c t t o a n y Fe d e r a l, S tat e , loc a l or other re qui r e ments to sto re

,

tr ea t or othe r wise h a ndle mainten a n c e w a ste w a te r

. I f so, p r ovide the re g ula t ion citation or

p e rmit r e quir e ment a s a p p r opri a te.

• I f y our f ac i l i t y is not sub j ec t to a n y F e d e r a l S tat e , loc a l or other r e qui r e men t s for

mainten a n c e w a ste w a te r

, pro v ide re sponses to the r e maining q u e st i ons on the F o r m.

F o r m E

- 2

- a

– 30 Day PVC P r o c e ss Wast e w a t e r S a m p l in g a n d Ana l ys i s Da t a [RK 16 : Can

the Agency clarify that 30 samples are what is intended as opposed to 30 continuous days or

30 operating days? Can the Agency clarify that both PVC and copolymer process

wastewater is being requested?]

• R e f e r to A t t ac h m e nt B

, “S um m a r y of T e st P ro c e d u r e s, Methods a nd Repo r t i ng R e quir e ments

for R e sin and Proc e ss W a ste wa t e r Sampling a nd An a l y sis a t P o l y vi n y l C h loride a nd

Copo l y m e rs Fac i l i t ies” o f this en c losure f o r re qui r e ments a nd instru c t i ons r e g a rdi n g

s a mp l ing a nd a n a l y z i n g p r o ce ss w a ste wa t e r in re s p o nse to this info r mation colle c t i on

r e qu e st. Use F o r m E

- 2

- a to r ec o r d a nd submit [RK 1 7 : Is the exit stream temperature to

indicate at the bottom of the WW stripper or at the point of sampling, which may be done

after the incoming feed heat exchangers ? ] y o u r p r o ce ss w a ste w a ter sa m pl i ng a nd a n a l y sis

r e sul t s, following the ins t ru c t i ons in c luded in the Form a nd Atta c hment B

.

F o r m E

- 2

- b

– 30 Day PVC P r o c e ss Wast e w a t e r S a m p l in g P r o du c tion Data

• F or qu e st i ons 1 a nd 2 on F o r m E

- 2

- b, p rovide the p r o ce ss w a ste wa t e r s a mp l i ng sta r t and e nd

d a tes.

• F or qu e st i on 3, p r ovide t he t y p e a nd to t a l pounds of re sin produ c e d du r i n g the s a mp l ing

p e riod. I f mo r e than 1 t y pe of re sin w a s produ c e d , se l ec t “oth e r” a nd ind ic a te a ll t y p e s of

r e sins pro d u ce d in r e sp o nse to 3. c

.

• I n r e sponse to qu e st i on 4, pr o vide the re sin pro d u c t i on info r mation for r e sin produ c t i on that

g e n e r a t e d w a st e w a ter t h a t w a s tr ea ted d u ring t h e s a mp l ing p e riod.E n c los u r e 1

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

- P a g e 19

04 / 0 1 / 201 4 • P rovide the total d a i l y m a x i m um P VC produ c t i on ca p a c i t y [RK 18 : Can EPA clarify that this

daily max PVC production capacity is based on plant design and not the maximum achieved during the

sampling period? ] in r e sponse to q u e st i on 5.E n c los u r e 1

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

- P a g e 20

04 / 0 1 / 201 4 F o r m F

– Cont r ol D e vi c e s

G e n e ral Instruction

• Comp l e te F o r m F

- 1 for e ac h a bsor b e r us e d a s a c o ntrol d e vic e , or f o r a n y a bsorb e r th a t emi t s

dir ec t l y to t he a t m osph e re

.

• Comp l e te F o r m F

- 2 for e ac h the r mal o r c a ta l y t i c ox id i z e r.

• Comp l e te F o r m F

- 3 for e ac h c on d e nser us e d a s a c ontrol de v ice o r f or a n y c ond e nser t h a t

e m i ts d i r e c t l y to t he a t m o sphe re

.

Sp ec i f

ic I nst r u c t i ons by Form R ow

F o r m F

- 1

• Rows 1

- 2: S e le c t t he t y p e of e quip m e nt (i. e

., c on t rol d e vic e

, r ec o v e r y e qu i pment or pro c e ss

e quip m e nt). Th e n in row 2, sel ec t t he e quip m e nt ID y ou e nte re d in t o the c o r re spondi n g F o rm

B

.

• Rows 3

- 4 : S e le c t t he t y p e of a bsor b e r f rom the pi c k l i st. I f “ othe r

, ” pro v i d e a d e s c ription of

the a bsorb e r t y p e in r ow 4.

• Rows 5

- 14 : P rovide the op e r a t i n g c h a ra c te r is t ics o f the a bsorb e r in r ows 5 t h r ou g h 14.

P rovide a s much of the i n f o r mation as possible.

• Rows 15

- 16: I ndi c a te t h e y e a r t h e e quip m e nt w a s ins t a l l e d a nd c i t e a n y a p pl i ca ble

re g ulations.

F o r m F

- 2

• Row 1: S e le c t t he c ontrol d e vice I D (b a s e d on the v a lues y o u e nte r e d in F o r m B

- 1 )

.

• Rows 2

- 3 : P rovide the numb e r of op e r a t i ng ho u rs p e r y e a r a nd ind ic a te if t he d e vice is

c onsid e r e d e me r g e n c y e q uip m e nt.

• Row 5 : I ndi c a te the t y pe of o x id i z e r ( i.e., th e rm a l or ca ta l y t i c ).

• Rows 6

- 35: P rovide the d e si g n p a r a me t e rs a nd o p e r a t i ng c h a r ac t e rist i c s r e q u e sted in ro w s 6

thou g h 35. [RK 19 : Can EPA clarify which information should be provide d as the design

parameters and which provided for typical operating characteristics? As the form F

- 2 now

stands, there are only two items, nos. 12 & 13, which are rela ted to design parameters; is

this correct? ] Comp l e te a s much of the in f o r mation a s possib l e f or e ac h o x id i z e r.

• Rows 36

- 37: I ndi c a te the y e a r the e quip m e nt w a s ins t a l l e d a nd c i t e a n y a p p l i ca b l e

re g ulations.

F o r m F

- 3

• Rows 1

- 2: S e le c t t he t y p e of e quip m e nt (i. e

., c on t rol d e vic e

, r ec o v e r y e qu i pment, or pro c e ss

e quip m e nt). Th e n in row 2, sel ec t t he e quip m e nt ID y ou e nte re d in t o the c o r re spondi n g F o rm

B.E n c los u r e 1

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

- P a g e 21

04 / 0 1 / 201 4 • Rows 3

- 4 : S e le c t t he t y p e of c ond e n s e r f rom the pick list. I f “ ot h e r,” p rovide a d e s c ription of

the c ond e ns e r t y p e in r o w 4.E n c los u r e 1

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

- P a g e 22

04 / 0 1 / 201 4 • Rows 5

- 12 : P rovide the op e r a t i n g c h a ra c te r is t ics o f the c ond e n s e r in ro w s 5 throu g h 12.

P rovide a s much of the i n f o r mation as possible.

• Rows 15

- 16: I ndi c a te the y e a r the e quip m e nt w a s ins t a l l e d, a nd c i t e a n y a p pl i ca ble

re g ulations.

F o r m G

– Cooli n g To w e r s a n d Heat Ex c h a n ge S yst e m s

• Comp l e te F o r m G for e a c h r e c i r c ulati n g h ea t e x c h a nge s y stem ( c ool i n g t o w e r) a t t he P VC

p r odu c t i on f a c i l i t y f ol l owing the ins t ru c t i ons c o n tain e d with i n the f o r m. I f the fac i l i t y h a s

mu l t i ple c ool i ng tow e rs, c omp l e te a c o p y o f F o rm G f or e ac h c ool i n g tow e r.

• I n T a ble 1. a

, p rovide the r e qu e sted c ool i ng to w e r i d e nt i fi ca t i on info r mation including the

e quip m e nt I D a s en t e r e d on F o rm B

- 4 a nd the tot a l cooling tow e r r e turn flow ra te in g a l l ons

p e r minut e

. I ndic a t e the number of p r o ce sses s e r v e d b y t h e c ool i n g tow e r a nd how m a n y o f

the p r o ce sses a re f r om a P VC produ c t i on p r o ce ss uni t

. I ndic a t e if the h e a t ex c h a n g e s y stem is

mon i tor e d for the p r e s e n c e of o n e o r mo r e H A P or V OC in the c ool i ng w a t e r.

• I n T a ble 1.b, p r ovide t h e r e qu e sted inf o rm a t i on re g a rding c ool i ng to w e r e m i ss i on r e du c t i on

me a sur e s. I f ind i vidual c ool i ng tow e r r e turn lin e s a re mon i tor e d ind i viduall y

, pro v i d e the

info r mation f o r e ac h h e a t e x c h a nge s y s t e m f r om a P VC produ c t i on p r o ce ss uni t ; o t h e r w ise,

p r ovide the re q u e sted in f o r mation for the c ool i n g tow e r.

• I n T a ble 2, indic a t e if y o ur P VC produ c t i on f a c i l i t y uses a n y on c e

- thro u g h h ea t e x c h a n g e

s y stems. I f y ou c re a ted c opi e s of F o r m G b e c a use y ou op e r a te mul t ip l e c o o l i ng tow e rs, a

r e sponse f o r Ta ble 2 is o n l y re qu i r e d f o r one c o p y of F o r m G.

• S ubm i t copi e s for 2 0 13 of mon i toring d a ta, r e c o r d s or a n y le a ks d e te c ted, d a tes of e f fo r ts t o

r e p a ir l e a ks, m e thods a nd pro c e du r e s used to co n fi r m r e p a ir o f l ea ks a n d d a t e s fin a l r e p a i rs

w e re c omp l e ted. [RK2 0 : This appears to be a duplication of Form G. Can EPA clarify that

this additional request is in addition to all the information already provided in Form G?

What is the purpose of Form G if all this information is being r equested in a different

format?]

• S ubm i t a c o p y of the h e a t e x c h a n g e s y stem l e a k d e te c t i on a nd r e p a ir p r o c e dur e s.

F o r m H

– E qu i p m e n t L e a k s

• Comp l e te F o r m H for e q uip m e nt l ea ks at the PVC pro d u c t i on f a c i l i t y

.

• P rovide info r mation r e g a rding y our f a c i l i t y ’s le a k d e te c t i on a nd r e p a ir ( L D AR) p r o g r a m i n

T a ble 1.

• I n T a ble 2, provide e qui p ment c ounts f or a ll e qui p ment a t y our fa c i l i t y in t he sour c e

ca t e g o r y

. I n a ddi t ion, pr o vide the subtotal of the e quip m e nt t h a t a r e a ssoc i a ted w i t h y our

c losed v e nt s y stem(s )

.

• I n a ddi t ion t o c omp l e t i ng F o r m H, s ubm i t a c o p y of the l ea k d e t ec t i on a nd r e p a ir p r o ce d u r e s

for the fa c i l i t y

.E n c los u r e 1

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

- P a g e 23

04 / 0 1 / 201 4 F o r m I

– E qu i p m e n t Open in g

T a ble 1

• Comp l e te this F o r m for e ac h pie c e of p r o ce ss e qu i pment, [RK2 1 : Can similar

equipment be grouped into one form? ] r e c ov e r y e quip me nt and a n y a ddi t ional

e quip m e nt that is not a ss i g n e d a n e quip m e nt I D ( e

. g ., i n

- l i ne filte r s).

• Comp l e te a sep a r a te F o r m I f o r e a c h pie c e of p r o ce ss equipment, r e c ov e r y e quip m e nt or

other e quip m e nt that w a s op e n e d in 201 3

. I d e nt i f y the e quip m e nt ( b y sel e c t i ng the r ec ov e r y

or p r o ce ss e quip m e nt I D f r om F o r m s B

- 2 or B

- 4 if a ppl i ca ble )

. I ndic a te the number of tim e s

the e quip m e nt w a s op e n e d du r ing 2013 a nd the r e a sons for op e ni n g the e q uip m e nt (li s t all

that a pp l y ). Provi d e the e quip m e nt vo l ume in c ubic m e te r s.

• I ndi c a te how the H A P c o n ce ntr a t i on of the e qui p ment is d e te r m i n e d, a nd how ( if a t all) H AP

e m i ss i ons a re c ontroll e d.

T a ble 2

• I n T a ble 2, list t he ind i vidual H A P pr e s e nt i n the e quip m e nt and the c o n c e ntr a t i on of e a c h

H A P a t t he e quip m e nt o p e nin g

.

• P rovide the total mass of eac h H AP emi t ted f rom op e ning the e quip m e nt i n 2013, a nd a b a sis

for the e m i ss i ons v a lues. V a lues should be r e port e d for norm a l op e r a t i ons; not for sta r tups,

shutdowns, or mal f un c t i ons.

• P rovide c opies of e st i ma t ion wo r kshe e ts and a n y o ther re le v a nt docum e ntat i on.

• I f a n y mat e ri a l i s r e mov e d f r om t he e quip m e nt, c o mp l e te F o r m J

.

F o r m J

– O ff

- Sp ec ifica t ion R e sin a n d M a ter ial R e m oval f r o m E qu i p m e n t

• F o r m J c ov e rs re sin t h a t i s r e moved f rom e quip me nt and is not pro c e ssed f u rth e r th r o u g h the

norm a l pro ce ss i n g step s

. E x a mp l e s include, but a r e not l i m i t e d to, of f

- spe c i fi ca t i on r e sin

r e moved f rom the p o l y m e ri z a t i on r e ac t o r o r a n y o ther downstr e a m pro ce ss e quip m e nt, r e sin

r e moved f rom e quip m e nt during mainte n a n c e a nd c le a nout ope r a t i ons, e tc. Comp l e te F o r m J

if a n y m a te r ial w a s r e m o v e d f r om equipment in 2 013. Comp l e te this F o r m for ind i vidual

e quip m e nt, i n c lud i ng e q u ip m e nt that is not assi g n e d a n Equipm e nt I D (e

. g

., i n

- l i ne f i l te r s).

T a ble 1

• I n T a ble 1, id e nt i f y the e quip m e nt f r om which the mat e ri a l w a s r e moved a nd the a mount of

mat e ri a l r e moved in 20 1 3. P rovide d e tailed d e s c riptions of the pro c e du r e s used to r e move the

m a te r ial, the p r o c e du r e f or c ontrolling H AP emissions f rom the m a te r ial d u r ing a nd a ft e r

r e moval f rom e quip m e nt, a nd the fa te/disposit i on of the m a te r ial b e g inn i n g f r om t he t i me it

is r e moved f rom the e quip m e nt.E n c los u r e 1

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

- P a g e 24

04 / 0 1 / 201 4 T a ble 2

• I n T a ble 2, id e nt i f y the i n div i du a l HAP and c on c e ntr a t i on p re s e nt i n the m a te r ial

i m medi a te l y prior to r e m ov a l f r om t he e quip m e nt a nd b e fo r e b e i n g m i x e d with o t h e r

mat e ri a ls or f lu i ds. I n the “ Not e s” c olu m n, pr o vi d e the b a sis f or the c on c e n tr a t i on v a lue.

• F or a ll r e sin i n 2 0 13 that w a s dis c h a r g e d f r om f u r t h e r p r o c e ss i n g

, did not c ont i nue throu g h

the p r o ce ss un d e r no r mal op e r a t i n g c ondi t ions or w a s oth e r w ise r e moved f rom the

po l y me r i z a t i on re ac tor ( s ) a s of f

- g ra de o r o f f

- spe c i fi ca t i on r e sin [RK2 2 : The Working Group

intends to only report on resin that was removed from equipment before completing normal

processing steps. Please provide guidance if this is incorrect. ] or r e moved a t a n y other point

in t he pro c e ss unit other t h a n finished re sin s tor a g e ; sub m it with y o u r re sp o nse rec o rds o f :

• R e sin t y pe a nd r e sin g r a d e [RK2 3 : The Working Group intends to add resin

category e.g. homopolymer or copolymer and comonomers used (if any) in order

to be consistent with other reporting throughout this document]

• Amount of re sin r e mov e d (in pounds)

• H A P a nd V O C c ontent ( w e i g ht % ) [RK 24 : HAP and VOC content (weight %)

other than vinyl chloride may not normally be analyzed for any resin. Does EPA

understand that this data is not likely to be available? ]

• D e s c ription of the c i r c u ms t a n ce s that r e sul t e d in the re moval of the r e sin f rom

the p r o ce ss, a nd

• Ult i mate disposi t ion of the re sin

F o r m K

- 1

– Ta nk s, V e ssels, a n d P o r table Con t ai n er s Us e d f or F e e d st o c k S to r ag e , P r o du c t

S to r ag e , V e n t G as S torag e , Ho ld i n g, a n d Was t e w a te r

• Comp l e te a sep a r a te F o r m K

- 1 for e ac h tank, v e s s e l portable c ontai n e r us e d for f e e dstock

stor a g e , pro d u c t s t o r a g e

, hold i ng a nd w a ste wa t e r, including su r g e c ontrol v e ssels th a t a r e

used to ho l d pr oce ss vent g a s p rior to t he c ontrol d e vice f o r 20 1 3 on l y

. Do not i n c lude g a s

holde r s on F o r m K

- 1 ( r e f e r to A t t ac hment A, Se c t i on V of th i s En c losure f o r the d e finit i on of

a g a s hold e r ) . Co m plete F o r m K

- 2 for g a s hold e r s

.

• I n T a ble 1, id e nt i f y the p ro c e ss equipment b y se l e c t i ng the e quip m e nt I D p rovid e d on F o r m

B

- 4 (if a ppl i ca bl e ). I f the e quip m e nt w a s not identifi e d on F o r m B

- 4, pr o v i de a n e quip m e nt

d e s c ription.

• P rovide a d e tailed d e s c r i pt i on of the e quip m e nt, a nd include ( if a ppl ic a ble) if the tank is a

fi x e d, flo a t i ng in t e rn a l, o r f loating e x te r n a l roo f

.

• S e le c t t he pur p ose o f t h e e quip m e nt f r om t he pick l i st provided. I f n o n e of t he opt i ons on the

pick list a cc u ra te l y d e s c r i be the pu r pose o f the e q u ip m e nt, p l ea se sel e c t “ O t h e r” a nd s p ec i f y

the pu r pose in t he n e x t ro w

.

• I ndi c a te the numb e r of t u rnov e rs f o r 20 1 3, the e q u ip m e nt vo l ume a nd the a v e ra g e sto r a g e

temp e r a tu r e

.

• I ndi c a te how the H A P c o n ce ntr a t i on of e m i ss i ons f r om t he tank/v e ssel/con t a iner a re

d e te r m i n e d a nd if H A P e m i ss i ons a re c ontroll e d, identi f y the m e thod of c o ntrol.

• I n T a ble 2, indic a t e the indiv i du a l HAP cont a ined in t he tank/v e ssel/port a b le c ontain e r a ndE n c los u r e 1

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

- P a g e 25

04 / 0 1 / 201 4 the c o r r e sponding v a por p re ssur e

. P rovide c on c e n tr a t i on v a lues a nd to t a l e m i ss i ons for 2013.

• P rovide c opies of e st i ma t ion wo r kshe e ts and a n y o ther re le v a nt do c ument a t i on.E n c los u r e 1

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

- P a g e 26

04 / 0 1 / 201 4 F o r m K

- 2

– G as Hol d e r s

• I n T a ble 1, indic a t e if y o ur fac i l i t y uses g a s hold e rs (r e f e r to A t ta c hment A

, S ec t i on V of th i s

En c losure f or t h e d e finit i on of a g a s hold e r )

. I f y o u a nsw e r “ No,” do not c o mp l e te the

r e maind e r o f the F o rm. I f “ Y e s,” p rovide the nu m b e r of g a s hol d e rs a t t he P VC produ c t i on

f

a c i l i t y

, a nd if H AP emi s sions a re c ontr o l l e d, pr o v ide a d e s c ription of the method of c ontrol.

• I n T a ble 2, id e nt i f y the i n div i du a l HAP pr e s e nt i n the g a s hold e rs a t t he P VC produ c t i on

f

a c i l i t y a nd their c o r re s p onding v a p o r p re ssu r e s. P rovide the total e m i ss i ons of eac h H A P f or

2013. D e s c ribe t h e met h od us e d to estimate e m i ss i ons f r om gas holde r s in t he “ Not e s”

c olu m n of Ta ble 2.

F o r m L

– S ta r tu p , Shu tdown a n d M a l f u n c tion [RK 25 : Since PVC and copolymers are made

in batch reactors, can EPA clarify that start up and shutdown specifically does not include

startup and shutdown of normal batch reactor operations? This is specifically excluded in

the MON. ]

• Comp l e te F o r m L f or st a rtups, shutdowns a nd mal f un c t i ons during 2013 a s c omp l e te l y a s

poss i ble.

• E ac h c olu m n in F o rm L r e p re s e n ts a si n g le st a rtu p , shutdown or mal f un c t i on e v e nt. P rovide

e m i ss i ons in to t a l pounds f or the e v e nt.

• S ubm i t wi t h y our r e spo n se to t his info r mation colle c t i on r e qu e s t

, c op i e s of a ll rec o r ds o f

e m i ss i ons during p e riods of p r o ce ss s ta rtup, shutdown a nd mal f un c t i ons f o r 2013.

F o r m M

– F a c to r s that A ff ec t H A P /VOC E m i s sio n s R e du c tions

• On F o r m M, pro v ide t h e r e qu e sted inf o rm a t i on re g a rding p ol l ut i on r e du c t i on or sour c e

r e du c t i on me a su r e s tak e n b y the PVC pro d u c t i on f ac i l i t y

.

• Du r ing t h e c omp l e t i on of Fo r m M, c l e a r l y dis t ingu i sh b e tw ee n pol l ut i on redu c t i on a nd

sour c e r e du c t i on me a su r e s

. P ol l ut i on r e du c t i on me a sur e s alt e r the p h y sic a l, c h e m i ca l or

bio l o g ic a l c h a ra c te r is t ics or the volume of a H AP and V OC th r o u g h a pr oc e ss or ac t i vi t y

whi c h i t s e lf is not i nte g ra l t o a nd n ece ss a r y to pr o du c e a pro d u c t or p r ovi d e a se r v i c e . The

use o f “ a d d

- on” d e vic e s t o ca pture a nd c ontrol ( re c ov e r or d e str o y ) H AP a nd V O C e m i ss i ons

a re pol l ut i on r e du c t i on m ea sur e s

. I n c ontr a st, s ou r c e re d u c t i on me a su r e s r e du c e the a mount

of a n y H A P a nd V OC prior to r e c y c l i n g , t r ea t m e nt or dispos a l

. S our c e r e d u c t i on me a sur e s

include e quip m e nt or technolo g y mod i fi ca t i ons, p ro c e ss or p ro c e d u re mod i fi ca t i ons,

r e fo r mu l a t i on or r e d e s i g n of p r odu c ts, s ubsti t ut i on of ra w m a t e ri a ls and im p rov e ments in

hous e k ee pi n g , mainten a n ce , tr a in i n g or inv e nto r y c ontrol.

F o r m N

– M i s ce l l a n e o u s

• This F o r m includ e s a q ue st i on on wh e ther the c on t rols or pro c e ss c h a n g e s o n the sou rc e a re

the re sult of n e w so u r c e r e view ( NS R ) r e quir e me n t s . The last qu e st i on a sks t he r espond e nt t o

d e s c ribe a n y other f ac to r s not a ddr e ssed in the a b ove qu e st i ons th a t m i g ht s e rve to

dis t in g uish s ub ca t e g o r ie s

.D R A F T E n c los u r e 1

A t ta c h me n t A

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

, A tta c h m e n t A

– P a g e 1

04 / 01 / 2 01 4 BA C K G ROU N D F O R P O L Y V IN Y L CHLO R IDE AND C O P O L Y M ERS P ROD U CTI O N

M A C T S TA N D A R D S DEVE L O P M ENT I N FOR M ATI O N C O L LECTI O N R EQUE S T

A

- I. I n t r o du c tion

The pur p ose o f this att a c hment is to provide the re spond e nt wi t h a ddi t ional d e tail on t he

r e lev a nt r e quir e ments of the Cl ea n Air A c t, the re g ulato r y b ac k g round o f the po l y vi n y l chlo r ide

a nd c opo l y m e rs p r od u c t i on sour c e c a t e g o r y a nd to provide a l i st of d e finit i ons of k e y te r ms u s e d

in t he info r mation colle c t ion r e qu e s t

.

A

- II. Su m m a r y of Cl e an Air A c t R e qu ir e m e n ts

The ma x i m um a c h iev a ble c ontrol t ec hnol o g y ( M ACT) stand a rds d e v e lo p ment

info r mation colle c t i on requ e st w a s de ve lo p e d b y the U

. S . Environm e ntal P r o te c t i on A g e n c y ’ s

( E P A) O f f i c e of A i r Q u a l i t y P lanning a nd S tand a r ds Em i ss i on S tand a rds D iv i sion

( O A Q PS /E S D) to help the EPA m ee t i ts ob l i g a t i o ns und e r the Cle a n Air A c t Amendm e nts of

1990. S p ec ific a l l y , the Cl ea n Air A c t Amendm e n t s r e quire the EPA to d e v e lop r e g ulations und e r

S ec t i on 112 ( d) to l i m it e m i ss i ons of h a z a rdous a ir pollutants ( H AP) f rom major a nd a r e a sou r ce s

of e m i ss i on s

. S ec t i on 1 1 2 (a ) ( 1 ) d e fin e s a major s our c e a s “ a n y station a r y sour c e or g r oup of

station a r y so u r c e s lo c a t e d with i n a c ont i g uous a rea a nd und e r c om m on c o n trol th a t emi t s or h a s

the pot e nt i a l t o e m i t conside r ing c ontrols, 10 t ons p e r y e a r or mo r e of a n y h a z a rdous a ir pollutant

or 25 tons p e r y e a r or m o re of a n y c omb i n a t i on of h a z a rdous a ir pollutants.” B a s e d on the

Admin i str a tor ’ s det e rmi n a t i on, the EPA m a y lo w e r the major sour c e c uto f f for ind i vidual H A P

. An a rea sour c e is “ a n y s t a t i on a r y sour c e of h a z a r d ous a ir pollutan t s that is not a major sour ce

. ”

The Cle a n Air A c t Ame n dments of 1990 p re s c ribe a n a n a l y t i ca l f r a me w o rk that the

EPA is to app l y in dev e l oping n a t i on a l emission s tand a rds f or h a z a rdous a i r pollut a nts

( N ESHAP) f or major so u r c e s . A k e y c on c e pt i n th i s f ra me w o rk is the e stab l ish m e nt of the

MACT floo r . The a men d ments spe c i f y that N E S H AP for e x is t ing sour ce s i n a p a rticul a r

ca t e g o r y o r sub ca t e g o r y a re to be no l e ss s t ri n g e nt ( but ma y b e more stri n g e nt) th a n the a v e rage

e m i ss i on l i m i ta t i o n ac hiev e d b y t h e b e st pe r fo r m i ng 12 p e r c e nt o f the e x is t ing sour c e s in s u c h

ca t e g o r y o r sub ca t e g o r y of sour ce s

. I n ca t e gori e s or sub ca t e g o r i e s with less than 30 sour ce s, the

floor is t o be b a s e d on t h e a v e ra g e e m i ss i on l i m i t a t i on ac hiev e d b y the b e st pe r f o r m i n g

5 sour ce s. The M ACT f loor f or n e w sou r c e s is the e m i ss i on c ontrol th a t i s a c hiev e d in p r ac t ic e

b y the b e st controlled simi l a r sou rce

.

The Cle a n Air A c t Ame n dments a l l ow the EPA Adminis t r a tor to " dis t in g u i sh among

c lass e s, t y p e s, and si z e s of sou r ce s within a ca t e go r y o r sub ca t e go r y in es t a bl i shing such

stand a rd s " ( S ec t i on 112 ( d ) ).

A

- III. R e g u lato r y Backgrou n d f or t h e P o lyv in yl C h l o r i d e a n d Copo l y m er s P r o du c tion

S o u rc e Ca te g o r y

On Oc tober 21, 1976, t h e EPA promul g a ted e m i ss i on st a nd a rds f or vi n y l c h loride und e r

the r is k

- b a s e d st a n d a rd t h e n in e f f

ec t (41 F R 46560; 40 C

. F .R. S ubp a rt F ( §§ 61.60

- 61.71 ) ; “the

P a rt 61 N ESHAP ” ). W h e n Con g r e ss a mend e d the CAA in 1990, i t r e quir e d the EPA toD R A F T E n c los u r e 1

A t ta c h me n t A

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

, A tta c h m e n t A

– P a g e 2

04 / 01 / 2 01 4 i m plem e nt t ec hnolo g y b a s e d st a nd a rd s . As a re sul t

, the EPA propos e d M A CT stand a rds f or the

P o l y vi n y l C hloride a nd Copo l y m e rs Produ c t i on s our c e c a t e g o r y on D e ce mber 8, 2000 ( 65 F R

76958) a nd p r omu l g a ted fin a l MA C T stand a rds f o r the sour c e ca t e g o r y on J u l y 10, 2002 ( 67 F R

45886) (“ the P a rt 63 N E S H A P ” ) . EPA a dopted m o st of the Pa r t 61 NESH A P a s the n e w Pa r t 63

NESH A P a nd the Pa r t 61 stand a rds b e c a me the M ACT f loor f or e x is t ing s o u rce s.

Mossvi l le E n vironment a l A c t i on N O W a nd S ie rra Club peti t ioned the U.S. Court of

App ea ls of the D is t ri c t of Colu m bia to r e view v a r i ous provisions of the P a rt 63 N ESHA P . The

P a rt 63 N ESHAP w a s v a ca ted on J une 18, 2004 in Mossv i l l e v. EPA, 370 F . 3d. 1232 ( D.C. C ir.

2004) a nd r e m a nd e d to t he a g e n c y f or it to r e c on s ider or p r op e r l y e x plain i t s methodology for

re g ulating H A P s emitted in P VC produ c t i on other than vi n y l chlo r ide b y u s e of a su r r o g a te.

On A p r il 17, 20 1 2, the EP A p r omu l g a ted r e vised stand a rds f or P VC m a jor a nd a rea

sour ce s. A f t e r p r omu l g a t ion, t he Admin i str a tor r e ce ived p e t i t i ons for r ec o n side ra t i on of c e rt a in

p r ovis i ons in the f inal r ules.

The pur p ose o f t h e c u r rent i n f o r mation colle c t i on is to g a th e r d a ta f rom a d di t ional P VC

p r odu c t i on f a c i l i t ies th a t w e re not i n c luded in the EPA’s d a ta c ol l ec t i on e f f

o r ts i n support of the

Ap r il 2012 rul e maki n g

. The c ol l ec ted d a ta w i l l suppo r t an a l y s e s of e nvir o nment a l and ec onom i c

i m p ac ts of v a rious r e vis i ons to the c u r r e nt P a rt 63 NESH A P

.

A

- A

- IV. G u i d a n c e Do c u m e n ts

F ol l owing is a list of E P A g uida n c e d o c uments a nd r e sour c e s that m a y be use f ul t o r e spond e nts

in estimating H A P e m i ss i on s

.

1. Comp i lation of Air P ol l u tant Emiss i on Fac tors: V olu m e I : S tationa r y P oi n t a nd

A re a S ou r ce s . U. S. Env i ronm e ntal P rot ec t i on A g e n c y . R e s e a r c h T ri a n g le P a rk,

N.C. 199 5

. ht t p: / /ww w

. e p a

. g ov/ t tn / c hie f / a p42/ i nd e x .ht m l

2. Fac tor I n f o r m a t i on Retri e v a l ( F I R E) D a ta S y ste m . U. S. En v ironm e ntal P rot ec t i on

Ag e n c y

. ht t p: / /c f pub. e p a

. g ov/oa r w e b/ i nd e x

. c fm ? a c t i on = fi re .main

3. P roto c ol for Equipm e nt L e a k Emiss i on Est i mat e s . U. S. Environm e ntal P rot ec t i on

Ag e n c y . R e s e a r c h T r ia n gle Pa r k, N. C . Nov e mb e r 1995. P ubl i ca t i on No.: EPA

453/ R

- 9 5

- 017.

4. B a tch Pr o ce ss AC T . U. S . Environm e ntal P rot ec t i on Ag e n c y . R e s e a r c h T r i a n g l e

P a rk, N .C. Fe b ru a r y 19 9 4

. P ubl i ca t i on No.: EP A

- 453/ R

- 94

- 020.

A

- V. K e y T e r m D e f i n itio n s [RK 26 : Can EPA include a definition of Closed Vent System? ]

The f ol l owing d e finit i ons a re pro v i d e d for the p u r pose of the info r mation c ol l ec t i on r e qu e st on l y

. Th e y a r e not i ntend e d to r e pla c e statuto r y d e finit i ons or re g ulato r y d e finit i ons d e v e loped

e lse w h e r e

.D R A F T E n c los u r e 1

A t ta c h me n t A

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

, A tta c h m e n t A

– P a g e 3

04 / 01 / 2 01 4 B ulk p r o c e ss / r e si n : A p r o ce ss f o r p r odu c i n g po l y vi n y l c hloride r e sin t h a t i s

c h a ra c te r i z e d b y a tw o

- step a n h y d r ous po l y me r i z a t i on

p r o ce ss: the f o rm a t i on of small re sin pa r t i c les in a p r e

po l y me r i z e d r eac tor usi n g small a moun t s of vi n y l c hloride

mono m e r, a n in i t i a tor, a n d a g i t a t i on; and the g r o w th of the

r e s i n p a rticl e s in a post p o l y me r i z a t i on r e a c tor us i ng

a ddi t ional vi n y l chlo r ide mono m e r . R e sins pro d u c e d using

the bulk p r o ce ss a re r e fe r r e d to as bulk r e sin s

.

Control d e vic e : A c ombust i on d e vic e

, r e c ov e r y d e vi c e

, r e ca ptu r e d e vic e , or

a n y c omb i n a t i on of these d e vic e s used to c omp l y with a

re g ulation, nu m e ri c a l e m i ss i on l i m i t , wo r k pr a c t ice

stand a rd, e tc. P r o ce ss c o nd e nse r s a re not cont r ol d e vic e s.

Disp e rsion p r o ce ss /r e si n : A p r o ce ss f o r p r odu c i n g po l y vi n y l c hloride r e sin t h a t i s

c h a ra c te r i z e d b y the f o r mation of the po l y m e rs in so a p

m i ce l l e s that cont a in s ma ll a moun t s of vi n y l c hlor i de

mono m e r. Emulsifie r s a r e use to dispe r se vi n y l c h loride

mono m e r in the w a ter p h a s e

. I ni t iat o rs us e d in t he

dispe r sion pro c e ss a re s o lub l e in w a te r . Resins p r odu ce d

using the disp e rsion p r o c e ss a r e r e f e rr e d to as lat e x or

dispe r sion r e sin s

.

Fee dsto c k: R a w mate r ial/ i nput t o the p r o ce ss un i t

.

G a s Holde r : A su r ge c ontrol v e ssel w i th a b e ll that is flo a t i ng i n a v e ssel

filled w i t h w a ter that is u s e d to store g a s e s f rom the PVC

p r odu c t i on p r o ce ss p rior to being r ec ov e r e d or s e n t t o a

p r o ce ss vent c ontrol de v i ce . The b e ll r ises a nd f a l l s as lo w

p re ssure g a s e s ent e r a nd l ea ve the s p ac e b e n e a th t he b e ll a nd

the wa ter p rovid e s a s e a l b e tw ee n the e n c losed g a s with i n

the f loating b e ll a nd the a mb i e nt ai r

.

H a z a rdous A ir Po l lu t a nts (H A P ): S e e 42 U.S. C . §7412 (a )( 6 )

.D R A F T E n c los u r e 1

A t ta c h me n t A

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

, A tta c h m e n t A

– P a g e 4

04 / 01 / 2 01 4 Mainten a n c e w a ste w a te r : W a ste wa ter g e n e r a t e d b y the d ra in i ng o f p r o c e ss f lu i d f r om

c omponents in t he P VC P U into an indiv i du a l dr a in s y stem

p r ior to or du r i n g maint e n a n c e ac t i vi t ies. M a in t e n a n c e

w a ste wa t e r c a n be g e n e r a ted du r i n g plann e d a nd unplann e d

shutdowns a nd du r ing p e riods not asso c iat e d with a

shutdown. E x a mp l e s of ac t i vi t ies th a t c a n g e n e ra te

mainten a n c e w a ste w a te r s include d e s ca l i n g of h ea t

e x c h a ng e r tubing bund l e s, h y d r oblasti n g P VC P U p r o ce ss

c omponents such a s po l y me r i z a t i on r e ac tors, v e s s e ls and

h ea t e x c h a n g e rs, d r a in i n g of low l e g s and h i g h p o int ble e ds,

d ra in i ng o f pumps in t o a n ind i v i du a l dr a in s y ste m , dr a in i ng

of portions of the PVC P U f or r e p a ir a nd w a ter used to w a sh

out pro ce ss compon e nts or e quip m e nt a f t e r the p r o ce ss

c omponents or e quip m e n t has a lr ea d y b ee n o p e n e d to t he

a t m osph e r e

.

Mal f un c t i on: A n y sud d e n, inf re q u e nt a nd not r e a sona b l y p r e v e n table

f

a i l u r e of a ir pollut i on c ontrol and mon i toring e q u ip m e nt,

p r o ce ss equipment, or a p r o ce ss t o op e r a te in a n o rm a l or

usual ma n n e r w hich ca u s e s, or h a s the pote n t i a l t o ca use,

the e m i ss i on l i m i tations i n a n a ppl i ca ble stan d a rd t o be

e x cee d e d. Fa i l u re s that a r e ca used in p a rt b y poor

mainten a n c e o r c a r e less op e r a t i on a r e not m a lfu n c t i ons. (40

C F R 63.2)

P o l y vi n y l C hloride a nd

Copo l y m e rs Produ c t i on Fac i l i t y : The c ol l ec t i on of a ll po l y vi n y l chlo r ide a nd c opo l y m e rs

p r odu c t i on p r o ce ss un i t, s t o ra ge v e ssels, su r ge c o ntrol

v e ssels, h ea t e x c h a n g e s y stems, w a ste wa t e r, a nd p ro c e ss

w a ste wa t e r t r e a t m e nt s y s tems th a t a r e a ss o c iat e d with

p r odu c i n g po l y vi n y l chl o rid e

.D R A F T E n c los u r e 1

A t ta c h me n t A

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

, A tta c h m e n t A

– P a g e 5

04 / 01 / 2 01 4 P o l y vi n y l C hloride a nd

Copo l y m e rs Produ c t i on P ro c e ss

Unit or PVC P U: A c ol l ec t i on of pr o ce ss c omponents a ssembled a n d

c onn ec ted b y h a rd

- pip i n g or d u c t wo r k, us e d to p r o ce ss r a w

mat e ri a ls and to m a nu f a c ture po l y vi n y l chlo r i d e a nd/or

po l y vi n y l c hloride c opo l y m e rs. A PVC P U in c ludes, but is

not l i m i t e d to, po l y me r i z a t i on r e ac t o rs; r e sin s tripping

op e r a t i ons; re sin b l e nd t a nks; re sin c e ntrif u g e s; r e sin d r y e rs;

r e sin produ c t se p a r a tors; r e c ov e r y d e vi c e s; r e ac ta n t and ra w

mat e ri a l ch ar g e v e s s e ls a nd tanks; holding tanks, m i xing

a nd w e i g hi n g tanks; finish e d r e sin prod u c t s t o r a g e ta n ks or

stor a ge si l os; fin i shed r e s in produ c t l o a ding o p e r a t ion;

c onn ec ted d u c ts and pipin g ; equipment includi n g pumps,

c ompr e ssors, a g i t a tors, p r e ssure r e l i e f d e vic e s, s a mp l ing

c onn ec t i on s y stems, op e n

- e nd e d v a l v e s or lines, v a lves a nd

c onn ec tors a nd instr u m e ntation s y stems. A P VC P U do e s

not i n c lude c h e m i ca l ma nuf a c turi n g pr o ce ss un i ts, as

d e fin e d in §63.101, t h a t p r odu c e vi n y l chlo r ide m onomer or

other ra w m a te r ials used in t he P VC po l y m e ri z a t i on

p r o ce ss.

P o l y vi n y l C hloride a nd Copo l y m e r

R e sin ( P VC R e sin):

P o l y vi n y l C hloride Cop o l y me r :

P o l y vi n y l C hloride Ho m opo l y me r : The g e n e r a l r e f e r e n c e to a n y P VC homopo l y m e r or

c opo l y m e r r e sin man u f a c tur e d b y t h e suspension,

dispe r sion, bul k

, a nd/or solu t ion p r o ce sses.

A s y nthetic th e rmoplastic po l y m e r th a t i s d e riv e d f r om t he

si m ul t a n e ous po l y m e ri za t i on of vi n y l c hloride a nd a nother

mono m e r su c h a s vi n y l a ce tat e

. P o l y vi n y l c hloride

c opo l y m e r is p r odu ce d b y dif f

e r e nt p ro c e s s e s, in c lud i n g , but

not l i m i t e d to, suspe n si o n, disp e rsion/emulsion, suspe n sion

blendin g

, a nd solut i on p r o ce sses. [RK 27 : Some copolymer is

produced in a latex form

. ]

P o l y vi n y l chlo r i d e homopo l y mer m e a ns a s y nthe t ic

the r mop l a st i c po l y m e r th a t i s de r ived f rom the

po l y me r i z a t i on of vi n y l c hloride a nd h a s the g e n e r a l

c h e m i ca l s t ru c tu r e (

- H2C C HC l

- )n. Po l y vi n y l chl o r ide

homopo l y m e r is t y pic a l l y a wh i te po w d e r or c ol o rl e ss

g r a nule

. [RK 28 : Some homopolymer is produced in a

latex form] Po l y vi n y l chlo r i de homopo l y mer is pro d u ce d

b y dif fe r e nt p ro c e s s e s, including ( but not l i m i ted to )

,

i di i / l i bl di d b lkD R A F T E n c los u r e 1

A t ta c h me n t A

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

, A tta c h m e n t A

– P a g e 6

04 / 01 / 2 01 4 P ro c e ss equipment: A n y unit op e r a t i on or g r o up of unit op e r a t i ons or a n y p a rt of

a pro c e ss o r g roup of p a r ts of a pro c e ss t h a t a r e a s s e mb l e d

to pe r fo r m a s p ec ific fu n c t i on. E x a mp l e s of p r o c e ss

e quip m e nt i n c lude, but a r e not l i m i t e d to, po l y m e ri z a t i on

r e ac t o rs, P VC r e sin s tripp e rs, re sin d e w a t e ring a n d d r y i n g

e quip m e nt s t o r a g e tanks a nd v e ssels, c ool i n g tow e rs a nd

h ea t e x c h a n g e s y stems, a nd tr a nsf e r o p e r a t i on s

.

P ro c e ss un it : The proc e ss compon e nts a ssembled a nd c on n ec ted b y pipes

or du c ts t o pr oce ss r a w a nd/or int e rm e diate mat e ri a ls and to

manu fac tu r e a n in t e n d e d p r odu c t. F or t h e pur p oses of this

info r mation colle c t i on requ e s t , pro c e ss un i t i n c lu d e s, but is

not l i m i t e d to, po l y vi n y l c hloride pro d u c t i on p r o c e ss.

P ro c e ss w a ste w a te r : W a ste wa ter that c omes i nto d i r e c t cont ac t wi t h H AP or

r e sul t s f r om t he pro d u c t i on or use o f a n y r a w m a t e ri a l,

in t e rm e diate pro d u c t, finished p r odu c t, b y

- p r od u c t or wa ste

p r odu c t cont a in i n g H A P

, but t h a t has not be e n disch a r g e d

untr ea ted a s w a ste w a te r

. E x a mp l e s a r e pro d u c t t a n k

d ra wdo w n or fe e d tank d r a wdo w n; w a ter f o rm e d during a

c h e m i ca l r eac t i on or u s e d a s a r e ac tant; w a ter us e d to w a sh

i m puriti e s f r om org a nic p r odu c ts or r e ac tants; w a ter used to

c ool or qu e n c h o r g a nic v a por st rea ms t h r o u g h di r ec t

c onta c t; w a t e r dis ca r d e d f r om a c ontrol de v i ce ; a n d

c ond e nsed st e a m f r om je t ej ec tor s y stems pu l l i ng v ac uum

on v e ssels c ontaining o r g a nics. Ga shold e r s ea l w a ter is not

p r o ce ss w a ste wa t e r until it is r e moved f r om t he g a shold e r.

P ro c e ss w a ste w a ter st r e a m: E ac h ind i vidual w a ste st r ea m e x i t ing a n ind i vidual pie c e of

p r o ce ss equipment ( i n c lud i n g , but not l i m i ted to, re sin

stripp i ng e quip m e nt, kn o c kout po t s, co n d e nse r s,

ce ntrif u g e s, a nd s c rub b e r s) p r ior to b e i n g c omb i n e d with

a n y ot h e r stre a m

. P ro c e ss w a ste wa t e r stre a ms also i n c lude

c omb i n e d str e a ms e x i t ing w a ste wa t e r c ol le c t i on tanks,

w a ste wa t e r t r e a t m e nt eq u ip m e nt / p r o ce sses, e tc.

P VC pro ce ss w a ste w a ter tr ea t m e nt

e quip m e nt: An indiv i du a l p i ec e of e q uip m e nt ca p a ble of a nd n o r mal l y

used for the pu r po s e of r e mov i ng o r g a nic c ompo u nds f r om

a pro c e ss w a ste w a ter st r e a m, us e d a lone or in c omb i n a t i on

with o t h e r PVC pro ce ss w a ste wa t e r t r e a t m e nt eq u ip m e nt.

E x a mp l e s include, but a r e not l i m i t e d to, w a ste w a ter

c ol l ec t i o n , hold i n g

, a nd e qu a l iz a t i on tanks, wa ste wa ter

ste a m and v ac uum strip p e rs, a nd w a ste wa t e r stri p p e r

f

e e d/bo t to m s he a t e x c h a n g e r.D R A F T E n c los u r e 1

A t ta c h me n t A

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

, A tta c h m e n t A

– P a g e 7

04 / 01 / 2 01 4 P VC pro c e ss w a ste w a ter tr ea t m e nt

s y stem: A c ol l ec t i on of P VC pro c e ss w a ste w a ter tr e a t m e nt

e quip m e nt that re moves o r g a nic c ompou n ds f rom a pro c e ss

w a ste wa t e r stre a m be f o r e the p r o ce ss w a ste wa t e r s tr ea m is

disch a r g e d f rom the PVC pro d u c t i on f a c i l i t y

.

R ec ov e r y e quip m e n t : R ec ov e r y e quip m e nt m e a ns an ind i vidual pie c e of

e quip m e nt ca p a b l e of a n d no r mal l y used for the p u rpose of

r e c ov e ri n g c h e m ic a ls for fu e l value ( i

. e ., n e t pos i t i ve

h ea t i ng v a lue ) , u s e

, re u s e , sale, a nd/or d e str u c t i on or

dispos a l . E x a mp l e s of e quip m e nt that m a y be r e c o v e r y

e quip m e nt i n c lude g a s h olde r s, comp re ssor s

, c o n d e nse r s,

a nd l i quid s e p a r a tors us e d to r ec ov e r vi n y l c hloride or oth e r

f

e e dstocks f rom g a s e ous str ea ms s u c h a s r e sin s tripp e r a nd

w a ste wa t e r stripp e r o v e r h ea ds a n d r e turn those fe e dstocks

for re u s e in t he re sin pr o du c t i on p r o ce ss a nd/or e v e ntual

d e stru c t i on or dispos a l

. F or the pu rposes of th i s i n fo r mation

c ol l ec t i on r e qu e st, w a st e w a ter st e a m and v a c uum stripp e rs

a re c onsi d e r e d P VC p r o c e ss w a ste w a ter tr e a t m e nt

e quip m e nt and not rec o v e r y e quip m e nt.

R ec ov e r y s y stem: A rec o v e r y s y stem is a col l ec t i on of r e c o v e r y e q u ip m e n t . A

r e c ov e r y s y stem t y p i ca l l y v e nts t o a c ontrol de v i c e such a s a

the r mal o x id i z e r a nd ac id g a s s c rubber.

R e sin g rad e : The subdivis i on of P VC r e sin that d e s c ri b e s it a s a u n ique

r e sin, i

. e ., the most e x ac t des c ription of a t y pe o f r e sin with

no f u rth e r subdivisio n . E x a mp l e s include low mo lec ular

w e i g ht su s p e nsion r e sins a nd g e n e r a l purpose sus p e nsion

r e sin s

.

R e sin s tripp e r: A unit t h a t r e moves o r g a nic c ompounds f rom a ra w

po l y vi n y l c hloride a nd c opo l y mer p rodu c t. I n the

p r odu c t i on of a po l y me r

, stripp i ng is a disc re t e st e p that

o cc u r s a ft e r the po l y m e ri z a t i on r e ac t i on a nd b e f o r e d r y i n g

or other f in i shing o p e r a t i ons. E x a mp l e s of t y p e s o f stripping

include ste a m s t rippin g

, v ac uum strippin g , or o t h e r m e thods

of d e volati l i z a t i on. F or the pu rposes of th i s info r m a t i on

c ol l ec t i on r e qu e s t

, d e volati l i z a t i on that o cc u r s in d r y e rs or

other f in i shing op e r a t i o n s is not r e sin s trippin g . Re s in

stripp i ng m a y o c c ur in a po l y me r i z a t i on re ac tor or is a b a tch

or c ont i nuous s t ripp e r s e p a r a te f r om t he po l y m e r i z a t i on

r e ac t o r.

S hutdown: The ce ssation of o p e r a t i o n of a n a f f

e c t e d sour c e or portion

of a n a f f

e c t e d sour c e f or a n y p u rpos e

. (40 C F R 63.2)D R A F T E n c los u r e 1

A t ta c h me n t A

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

, A tta c h m e n t A

– P a g e 8

04 / 01 / 2 01 4 S ta r tup: The setting in op e r a t i on of a n a f f

e c t e d sour c e or p o r t i on of

a n a f f

ec ted so u r c e for a n y purp o s e

. (40 C F R 63.2)

S tr ea m: A n y c ontain e d or n o n

- c o ntain e d solid, l iqu i d, g a s, or v a por

e nte r i n g or e x i t ing a n in d iv i du a l unit op e r a t i on or sin g le

pie c e of e quip m e nt.

S tripp e d r e sin: The mat e ri a l e x i t ing the r e sin s tripp e r th a n c ontai n s

po l y me r i z e d vi n y l c hlor i d e

.

S uspe n sion blending pr o ce s s /r e si n : A p r o ce ss f o r p r odu c i n g po l y vi n y l c hloride r e sin t h a t i s

si m i l a r to the suspension po l y me r i z a t i on p r o c e ss, but

e mp l o y s a r a te of a g i t a t i on that is si g nifi ca nt l y hi g h e r th a n

the hi g h e st r a n g e f o r no n

- blending sus p e nsion re s i ns. The

suspension b l e nding pr oc e ss uses a r ec ipe th a t c re a tes

e x tr e me l y small re sin p a r t i c les, g e n e r a l l y e qu a l t o or l e ss

than 100 mic r ons in si z e , with a g las s y su r fa c e a n d v e r y

l i t t le po r osi t y . T h e susp e nsion blending proc e ss

c on ce nt r a tes the r e sins using a ce ntrif u ge that is spe c ific a l l y

d e si g n e d to h a ndle th e se small p a rticl e s. P o l y vi n y l c hloride

r e sins pro d u ce d usi n g the suspension bl e ndi n g pr o ce ss a r e

r e fer re d to a s susp e nsion blending r e sins a nd a r e t y p i c a l l y

blend e d with d i spe r sion r e sin s

.

S uspe n sion pro c e ss / r e si n : A p r o ce ss f o r p r odu c i n g po l y vi n y l c hloride r e sin t h a t i s

c h a ra c te r i z e d b y the f o r mation of the po l y m e rs in d r oplets

of l i quid v i n y l c hloride mono m e r or other c o

- m o nome r s

suspend e d in w a t e r. The d r oplets a re fo r med b y a g i t a t i on

a nd the use of p rot ec t i ve c ol l oids or susp e nding a g e nts.

I ni t iators us e d in t he sus p e nsion pro c e ss a re solub l e in v i n y l

c hloride mono m e r. Po l y v i n y l chl o ride r e sins pro d u ce d usi n g

the susp e nsion pro c e ss a r e re f e rr e d to as susp e nsi o n r e sin s

.

Type of Resin: The bro a d c lassifi ca t i on of P VC homopo l y m e r a n d

c opo l y m e r r e sin r e ferr i n g to t he b a sic m a nufa c tur i ng

p r o ce ss f o r p r odu c i n g th a t r e sin, i n c lud i n g , but not l i m i ted

to, suspension, disp e rsion, bul k

, a nd solut i on p r o ce sses.

Vol a t i le O r g a nic Comp o unds

( V OC): S e e 40 C F R 51.100 ( s).

W a ste m a n a g e ment: H a ndl i n g , t r ea t m e nt, s t o r a g e

, a nd disposal of w a s t e

p r odu c ts.D R A F T E n c los u r e 1

A t ta c h me n t A

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

, A tta c h m e n t A

– P a g e 9

04 / 01 / 2 01 4 W a ste wa te r : P ro c e ss w a ste w a ter a nd mainten a n c e w a ste w a te r

. The

following a re not consid e r e d w a st e w a ter for the p u rpos e s of

th i s subpa r t:

(1) S tormw a ter f r om s e g r e g a ted s e w e rs;

(2) W a ter f rom fi r e

- fi g ht i ng a nd d e l u g e s y stems,

including testing o f su c h s y stems;

(3) S pi l ls;

(4) W a ter f rom s a f e t y s h ow e rs;

(5) S a mp l e s of a si z e not g r ea t e r th a n re a sona b l y

n ece ss a r y f or the m e thod of a n a l y sis that is use;

(6) Equipm e nt l ea ks;

(7) W a ste wa t e r d r ips f r o m pro ce du r e s such a s

disconn ec t i ng ho s e s a f t e r c le a ni n g l i n e s; and

(8) Non c ont a c t cooli n g w a te r

.D R A F T E n c los u r e 1

A t ta c h me n t A

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

, A tta c h m e n t A

– P a g e 10

04 / 01 / 2 01 4 A

- VI. K e y A cr o n y m s a n d Un i ts of Me as u r e

% p e r c e nt

ac fm ac tual c ubic f e e t p e r minute

ac fm/ft 2 ac tual c ubic f e e t p e r minute p e r squ a r e f oot

b a tch e s / y r b a tch e s p e r y e a r

B tu/scf B riti s h the r mal uni t s per stand a rd c ubic foot

CAA Cle a n Air A c t

d a y / y r d a y s p e r y e a r

DC Distri c t of Co l umb i a

dsc f m d r y stan d a rd cubic f e e t p e r minute

EPA U.S. Environm e ntal P rot ec t i on A g e n c y

ft f e e t

ft/s f e e t p e r s ec ond

f t 3 /1,000 a fc m c ubic f e e t per thous a nd a c tual c ubic f ee t per m i nu t e

g pm U.S. g a l l ons p e r minute

g r/ds c f g r a ins per d r y s t a nd a rd c ubic f oot

HAP H a z a rdous A ir Po l lu t a nts

h r

/d a y hours p e r d a y

in inch e s

in H 2 O inch e s of wa t e r

k P a ki l op a s ca ls

L AER low e st a c hiev a b l e e m i ss i on r a te

lb / d a y pounds (m a ss) p e r d a y

lb / g a l pounds (m a ss) p e r U

. S

. g a l l onP VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

, A tta c h m e n t A

– P a g e 11

04 / 01 / 2 01 4 D R A F T E n c los u r e 1

A t ta c h me n t A

L D AR le a k d e t e c t i on a nd r e p a ir

MACT ma x i m um a c hiev a ble c ontrol t ec hnolo g y

m g / l m i l l i g r a ms per l i ter

MM l b / y r m i l l ion pounds (mass) p e r y e a r

N A I CS No r th Ame r i c a n I ndust r y Classifi ca t i on S y s t e m

NESH A P N a t i on a l Emis s ion S tan d a rds f or H a z a rdous A ir P ol l utants

O A QPS O f fi c e o f A ir Q u a l i t y P l a nning a nd S tand a rds

oC d e g ree s C e ls i us

oF d e g ree s Fa h r e nh e it

ohm

- cm ohm

- ce nt i met e r

P & I D pip i ng a nd instrum e ntat i on dia g r a m

P F D p r o ce ss flow di a g ra m

ppmv p a rts p e r mil l ion, b y vol u me

ppmw p a rts p e r mil l ion, b y w e i g ht

P VC po l y vi n y l c hloride

s s ec ond or s e c onds

s c fm stand a rd c ubic f e e t p e r m inu t e

SPPD S ec tor Pol i c ies a nd P rog r a ms Divis i on

ton / y r tons p e r y e a r, or short t o ns p e r y e a r

VOC Vol a t i le O r g a nic Comp o unds

vol% volu m e p e r c e nt, o r p e r c e nt b y volu m e

wt% w e i g ht p e rc e nt, or p e r ce n t b y w e i g htE n c los u r e 1

A t ta c h me n t B

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

, A tta c h m e n t B

– P a g e 1

04 / 01 / 2 01 4 

## S u mm a ry of Test Procedure s , M e t h o ds,

And R e p o rting R equir e m e n ts

For Resin and Pr o cess Wa s te w a ter S a m pl i ng and A n a l y sis at

Pol y v in y l Chloride a nd Cop o l y m er ( P V C ) Facilities

Und e r the a uthori t y of S ec t i on 114 of the Cle a n Air A c t, EPA is r e q u e st i ng r e sin a nd p r o ce ss

w a ste wa t e r s a mp l ing a nd a n a l y sis f o r f ac i l i t ies whi c h p r odu c e po l y v i n y l c hl o ride a nd

c opo l y m e rs (PVC). This s a mp l ing p r o g r a m r e qui r e s y ou to c ol l ec t r e sin s a mp l e s f r om the out l e t

of eac h r e sin stripper [RK 29 : Not every resin st ripper was sampled in the prior S114 Request.

Will EPA consider each facilities ’ sampling request on how it intends to sample resin ? ]

a nd p r o ce ss w a ste wa t e r s a mp l e s f r om the out l e t of p r o ce ss w a ste w a ter tr ea t m e nt s y stem(s) whi c h

tr ea t p r o c e ss w a s t e w a t e r st r ea ms o r i g inati n g f r om the a f f e c ted sou r c e a s de f ined in 40 C F R P a r t

63, S ubp a rt H H H H H H H or D D D D D D

.

All r ec ip i e nts m ust compl e te the sampling a nd a n a l y sis a nd submit the re su l ts, r e ports, a nd

do c ument a t i on sp ec ified in S ec t i on 2.0 no lat e r than J u l y 31, 2014. A n y s u bm i ss i ons m a de a ft e r

th i s date will be in v i olat i on of th i s S ec t i on 114 re qu e st.

This docum e nt provid e s a n ov e rvi e w o f a p p rov e d s a mp l ing a nd a n a l y t i ca l methods, t a rg e t

pol l utants, a nd r e porting r e quir e ments f o r PVC p r odu c t i on f a c i l i t ies re qui r e d to provide re sin

s a mp l ing a nd p r o ce ss w a ste wa ter sampli n g d a ta b a s e d on th i s se c t i on 114 r e qu e st. The pu rpo s e

for th i s test i ng is t o g a th e r d a ta on h a z a rdous a ir p ol l utant ( H A P ) e m i ss i ons f r om s t ripp e d r e sin

a nd p r o ce ss w a ste w a ter i n t h is s our c e ca t e g o r y

. T he do c ument is o r g a ni z e d a s follows:

1.0 S a m p l in g P r o ce dur e s a n d Ana l ysis Me tho d s

1.1 P r o ce ss Was t e w a te r

1.2 S t r i pp e d R e sin

2.0 Da t a R e p o r ting P r o ce du re s

2.1 P r o ce ss Was t e w a te r

2.2 S t r i pp e d R e sin

3.0 Da t a Sub m is s ion P r o ce du re s

4.0 Conta c t In f o r m a tion f or Q u e stio n s



### 1 .0 S a m p li n g P r o c e dur e s and A n a l y si s M et h o ds

1.1 P ro c e ss W a ste wa t e r

W e a re r e quiring s a mp l ing of eac h st r ea m e x i t ing t he P VC pro ce ss w a s t e w a ter tr ea t m e nt

[RK3 0 : Can EPA confirm that it is only requiring the effluent wastewater exiting the PVC

process wastewater treatment and not the overhead that is recovered and returned? ]

s y stem(s) a t y our f ac i l i t y

. S a mp l ing of e a c h pr o ce s s w a ste wa t e r tr e a t m e nt s y s tem is re qui r e d for

a ll H A P l i sted in T a ble 1, w hich ca n b e d e t e c ted b y EPA m e thods l i sted w i t hin t h a t same tabl e

. You must c ondu c t samplin g , sample p r e s e r v a t i on a nd s a mp l e stor a g e in a c c o r d a n c e with t he

spe c ific m e thodo l og y l i sted in T a ble 1 a nd Se c t i on 4.1.2 of S W

- 846 ( Ch a pter 4

– O r g a nicE n c los u r e 1

A t ta c h me n t B

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

, A tta c h m e n t B

– P a g e 2

04 / 01 / 2 01 4 An a l y t e s). Y ou must colle c t one g r a b sample p e r P VC pr o ce ss w a ste w a ter tr ea t m e nt s y s t e m for

30 c onse c ut i ve op e r a t i n g d a y s. T h e samples must be tak e n du r i n g nor m a l ope ra t i n g c ondi t ions. I f

y o u h a v e a b a tch p r o c e ss w a ste wa t e r t r e a t m e nt s y stem th a t does not ope ra t e c ont i nuous l y

, y ouE n c los u r e 1

A t ta c h me n t B

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

, A tta c h m e n t B

– P a g e 3

04 / 01 / 2 01 4 must sample the out l e t of th a t bat c h s y s t e m once f or eac h d a y while it i s op e r a t i n g such that a t

le a st 30 s a mp l e s c a n b e a n a l y z e d. [ Not e : B a tch p r o ce sses r e quiri n g mu l t i p l e sampl e s per b a tch

should e qu a l l y dis t ribute the s a mp l e s a c ross the t i me t a k e n for t h e e f flu e nt to d i s c h a r g e f rom the

p r o ce ss t o pr o p e r l y re p res e nt t he c on ce n t r a t i on.] I f y ou h a ve mo r e than one P VC pro ce ss

w a ste wa t e r t r e a t m e nt s y s tem, the re sul t s mu s t be re port e d s e p a r a te l y for ea c h d a y a nd f o r e ac h

tr ea t m e nt s y s t e m (i. e ., t h e re sul t s c a nnot be a v e ra g e d ). I f y ou h a ve identi c a l w a ter t r ea t m e nt

s y stems t h a t run in p a r a l l e l and the out l e t s t r e a ms a re not combined, y ou o n l y n e e d to s a mp l e one

str ea m (ho w e v e r, in c lu d e the c omb i n e d flow r a tes for e a c h stre a m). I f y ou h a ve identic a l w a ter

tr ea t m e nt s y s t e ms t h a t r u n in pa ra l l e l and the out le t s t r e a ms a r e c omb i n e d, t h e n the s a mp l e must

be tak e n a ft e r the st r ea ms a re c omb i n e d a nd the c o mb i n e d flow ra te must be includ e d. E ac h

s a mp l e must be a n a l y z e d f or the H AP l is t e d in T a ble 1 a nd f o r a n y other H AP e x p ec ted to be

p re s e nt but not l is t e d in T a ble 1.

1.2 S tripp e d Resin

W e a re r e quiring s a mp l ing of eac h t y p e of r e sin [RK3 1 : Should EPA be asking for each type of

copolymer resin by monomoer as well, e.g. suspension vinyl acetate, disperion vinyl acetate,

suspension vinylidene chloride, latex ethyl acetate, etc. Some monomers react more fully than

others and each comonomer will produce a unique HAP profile

. ] at the b a se of eac h P VC r e s in

s t ripp e r a t y o u r f a c i l i t y

. [RK3 2 : The 2009 S114 allowed only selected PVC resin strippers to be

sampled rather than each stripper. Should this copolymer S114 request similar treatment? ]

Resin s a mp l i n g is r e quir e d f o r a ll H A P l i sted in T a ble 1, for a n y other H A P e x p ec ted to be

pr e s e nt but not l is t e d in T a ble 1, whi c h c a n be d e te c ted b y EPA m e tho d s l i sted w i t hin t h a t s a me

t a ble. Y ou must c o ndu c t samplin g , sample p r e s e r v a t i on a nd s a mp l e s t o r a g e in a cc o r d a n c e with

t he spe c ific m e tho d olo g y l i sted in T a ble 1 a n d S ec t i on 4.1.2 of S W

- 846 ( Ch a pter 4

– O r g a nic

A n a l y t e s). Y ou must c ol l ec t, at a m i ni m um, at le a st one g r a b s a mp l e p e r r e sin gr a de p r odu ce d

e v e r y 8 ho u rs, or p e r g r a de of PVC r e sin produ ce d, wh ic h e v e r is more f r e q u e nt, at the out l e t of

eac h P VC s t rip p e r f or 30 c onse c ut i ve o p e r a t i ng d a y s. The g r a b s a mp l e s m a y be c omposi t e d b y

r e sin t y p e [RK 33 : For purposes of subcategorizing resins by type and monomer, shouldn’t

composited samples only be for similar resin types and monomers ?] a nd must be c ol l ec ted

d u ring nor m a l ope ra t i n g c o ndi t ions. I f y ou h a v e a b a tch PVC re sin stripp i ng op e r a t i on that do e s

n o t ope ra te c ont i nuous l y

, y ou must sample the

out l e t of the a ssoci a ted resin s tripp e r for e ac h b a t c h of st r ipped re sin such t h a t at le a st 30 s a mp l e s

ca n be a n a l y z e d.

Ta b le 1. P VC R e sin a n d P r o c e ss Wast e w a t e r HAP

CAS N o

. H AP An a l yt e C at e go r y An a l y s is

M e t h o d

107 2 1 1 Et h y le n e G l y c o l A lc o h o l S W

- 846

- 8015C

675 6 1 M e t h a n o l A lc o h o l S W

- 846

- 8015C

750 7 0 A c e tal d e h y d e A l d e h y d e S W

- 846

- 8315A

500 0 0 F o r m al d e h y d e A l d e h y d e S W

- 846

- 8315A

512 8 5 2

, 4

- Di n itr o p h e n o l SVOC S W

- 846

- 8270D

988 6 2 A c e t op h e n o n e SVOC S W

- 846

- 8270D

1 17 8 1 7 B i s ( 2

- Et h y l h e x y l) P h t h a late ( D E H P ) SVOC S W

- 846

- 8270D

123 3 1 9 H y droq u i n o n e SVOC S W

- 846

- 8270DE n c los u r e 1

A t ta c h me n t B

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

, A tta c h m e n t B

– P a g e 4

04 / 01 / 2 01 4 108 9 5 2 P h e n o l SVOC S W

- 846

- 8270D

793 4 5 1

, 1

, 2

, 2

- T et r a c h l oro et h a n e VOC S W

- 846

- 8260B

106 9 9 0 1

, 3

- B u ta d ie n e VOC S W

- 846

- 8260B

540 8 4 1 2

, 2

, 4

- T r i m e t h y l p e n t a n e VOC S W

- 846

- 8260B

714 3 2 B e n z e n e VOC S W

- 846

- 8260B

108 9 0 7 Ch l orob e n z e n e VOC S W

- 846

- 8260BE n c los u r e 1

A t ta c h me n t B

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

, A tta c h m e n t B

– P a g e 5

04 / 01 / 2 01 4 676 6 3 Ch l oro f o r m VOC S W

- 846

- 8260B

126 9 9 8 Ch l oropr e n e VOC S W

- 846

- 8260B

988 2 8 C u m e n e VOC S W

- 846

- 8260B

750 0 3 Et h y l C h l or i d e ( Ch l oro et h a n e) VOC S W

- 846

- 8260B

100 4 1 4 Et h y l b e n z e n e VOC S W

- 846

- 8260B

107 0 6 2 Et h y le n e Di c h l or i d e (1

, 2

- Dic h l oro et h a n e) VOC S W

- 846

- 8260B

753 4 3 Et h y li d e n e Di c h l or i d e (1

, 1

- Dic h l oro et h a n e) VOC S W

- 846

- 8260B

748 7 3 M e t h y l C h l or i d e ( Ch l or o m e t h a n e) VOC S W

- 846

- 8260B

750 9 2 M e t h y le n e C h l or i d e VOC S W

- 846

- 8260B

110 5 4 3 n

- He x a n e VOC S W

- 846

- 8260B

108 8 8 3 T o l u e n e VOC S W

- 846

- 8260B

715 5 6 M e t h y l C h l oro f o r m (1

, 1

, 1

- T r i c h l oro et h a n e) VOC S W

- 846

- 8260B

790 0 5 1

, 1

, 2

- T r ic h l oro et h a n e VOC S W

- 846

- 8260B

108 0 5 4 Vi n y l A c e tate VOC S W

- 846

- 8260B

593 6 0 2 Vi n y l B r o m i d e VOC S W

- 846

- 8260B

750 1 4 Vi n y l C h l or i d e VOC E P A M e t h o d 10 7

753 5 4 Vi n y li d e n e C h l or i d e (1

, 1

- Dic h l oro et h y le n e) VOC S W

- 846

- 8260B

133 0 20 7 X y l e n es ( i s o m e r s a n d m i x t u r e s ) VOC S W

- 846

- 8260B

SVOC

– s e m i

- v o la t ile or g a n ic c o m pou n d

VOC

– v o latile or g a n ic c o m p o un d

F or c opies o f the r ec o m mend e d U.S. E P A S W

- 846 methods, pl ea se r e f e r to E P A ’ s S W

- 846

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### 2 .0 D a ta R e p o r t i ng Pr o cedur e s

Your f a c i l i t y ’s submiss i on in r e sponse to th i s r e q u e st m ust i n c lude c omp l e ted c opies of the

Mi c roso f t E x ce l 2007 wo r kbook that acc omp a nies th i s r e qu e st. R e port y o u r sampling a nd

a n a l y sis r e sul t s us i ng F o r ms D

- 2, E

- 2

- a

, a nd E

- 2

- b a s des c rib e d in Se c t i on V of En c losure 1.

A re port f rom the e nt i t y ( e

. g

., e x te r n a l or o n

- si t e l a bor a to r y ) a n a l y z i n g samp les a ssoci a ted w i t h

th i s r e qu e st t h a t cont a ins a ll a n a l y t ic a l pro c e dur e s, re sul t s, and Q A /QC m e a sur e s mu s t be

submi t ted. T his r e port sh a ll a lso i n c lude re sul t s of c u rr e nt pr o fi c ie n c y sa m ples a n a l y s e s f o r a ll

c ompounds a nd their a p p rop r iate method p e r f o r m e d b y t h e e nt i t y [RK 3 4 : Can EPA clarify this

request? Isn't this covered under the lab reports? ] ( e

. g

., e x te r n a l or o n

- si t e labo ra to r y ) a n a l y z i n g

s a mp l e s asso c iat e d with t his r e qu e st. The s e a n a l y s e s should h a ve b ee n p e r f o r med in the l a st

c a l e nd a r y e a r. I f p ro f ici e n c y s a mp l e s to cov e r a ll c o m pounds a nd methodolo g ies c a nnot be

pro c u re d, p roof of a n a l y sis of a se c ond sou r c e c a l ibr a t i on st a nd a rd during the s a mp l e a n a l y s is

m ust be subm i t t e d.

The e n c losed ce rtifi c a t i on stat e ment must be si g n e d b y a re spons i ble o f f ic i a l.

2.1 P r o ce ss Was t e w a te r

A re port that includ e s o f a ll of the f ol l owing must be includ e d for p ro c e ss w a ste wa t e r:E n c los u r e 1

A t ta c h me n t B

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

, A tta c h m e n t B

– P a g e 6

04 / 01 / 2 01 4 1. A s c h e matic di a g ra m of t he pro c e ss w a ste w a ter t r ea t m e nt s y s t e m showing wh e re the

s a mp l e s w e re t a k e n a nd t he sampling a p p a r a tus / c onfi g u r a t i on;

2. I d e nt i f y the m e thod us e d to colle c t, s t o re , tr a nspor t

, a nd a n a l y z e the w a ste w a ter

s a mp l e s. More sp e c ific a ll y

, c e rti f y whi c h of t h e f o l l owing methods w a s us e d: E P A

Method 107, EPA S W 8 46 with t he spe c ific s a mp l i ng e x tr ac t i on a nd a n a l y t ic a l

methods, or a nother met h od. I f a nother m e thod w a s used, summ a ri z e that method a nd

include a c omp l e te c o p y of the m e thod alo n g with y our t e st r e port;

3. A ce rtifi c a t i on that eac h g roup r e spons i ble f or c o l le c t i n g , stori n g , t r a nsp o rtin g

, a nd

a n a l y z i n g the w a ste wa t e r w a s f a m i l i a r w i t h a nd u n d e rstood the p r ovis i ons a nd

r e quir e ments of e a c h me t hod, f or EPA Method 1 0 7, the I n t e r f e r e n ce s; S a fe t y ;

Equipm e nt and Supp l ies; R ea g e nts and Stand a rds; S a mp l e Col l ec t i on, P r e s e rv a t i on,

S tor a g e

, a nd T r a nsport; Qu a l i t y Control; C a l i b ra t i on a nd S tand a rdi z a t i on; An a l y t ic a l

P ro c e dur e ; a nd Cal c ulat i ons a nd D a ta A n a l y sis p r ovis i ons a nd r e quir e men t s, and

a

. P e r f o r med its r ole w i t h o ut devi a t i ng f rom the E P A m e thod us e d to colle c t

,

stor e , tr a nsport, a nd a n a l y z e re sin s a mp l e s, o r

b. L is t s ea c h a nd e v e r y d e viation f r om t he EPA m e thod, along with an

a ssessment of the impa c t on P VC r e sul t s of eac h a nd e v e r y d e v i a t i on.

[RK 35 : Wouldn't this assessment be somewhat speculative without a

comprehensive analysis of the deviation? What process is EPA

expecting for this assessment? What does EPA consider a deviation?

for example, if hold times are exceeded slightly, is that co nsidered a

major deviation? ]

4. F or e ac h c ompound i d e n t ified during a n a l y si s , l i st i ts m e thod det ec t i on lev e l a nd the

me a ns b y whi c h the d e t e c t i on lev e l w a s c a lcul a t e d . A f fi r m t he v a lue r e po r ted in the

info r mation colle c t i on requ e st r e sponse f o rms is t he method d e te c t i on lev e l [RK 36 :

Is EPA saying to report nothing other than the method detection level? Some labs

normally report quantification or reporting limits for certain analytes? ] a nd not

some oth e r l e v e l ( e

. g

. re p o r table qu a nt i fi ca t i on le v e l, m e thod quantific a t i o n ) a nd

supp l y ca l c ulations used to det e rmine these v a lue s ; [RK 37 : This is normally done on

a daily basis for each piece of analytic equipment. Is EPA asking for a daily

verification of MDL and the associated calculations? ]

and

5. Qu a l i t y a ss u r a n c e /quali t y c ontrol m ea sur e s i m pl e ment e d du r ing s a mp l ing a nd

a n a l y si s

. [RK 38 : Does EPA truly only want those quality assurance/quality

control measures implemented during sampling and analysis or does EPA

mean QA/QC normally done by the labs as part of their annual compliance for

laboratory method certifications ? ]

2.2 R e sin S a m p l in g

A re port that includ e s o f a ll of the f ol l owing must be includ e d for r e sin a n a l y s is:

1. A simpl i fi e d block d i a g r a m depi c t i ng t h e loc a t i on in t he pro c e ss w h e re ea c h of the

r e sin s a mp l e s w a s ta k e n ( e

. g . strip p e r bottom), a nd throu g hput r a tes f or to t a l w e t r e sin

a nd d r y re sin; [RK 39 : EPA should understand that wet resin may not be measured. InE n c los u r e 1

A t ta c h me n t B

P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

, A tta c h m e n t B

– P a g e 7

04 / 01 / 2 01 4 ord er to estimate wet resin, detailed engineering calculations must back calculate the

amount based on dry resin and sample analysis. Some latex resins are not dried and

cannot be reported on a dry basis. Can EPA clarify that reporting will consistently be

on what is normally done at each facility ? ]

2. I d e nt i f y p e rson n e l r e spo n sib l e f or c ol l ec t i n g , stor i n g , tr a nsp o rtin g

, a nd/or a n a l y z ing

re sin s a mp l e s. More s p e c ific a l l y , identi f y wh e ther y o ur e mp l o y e e s, the e m i ss i ons

testing c ompa n y , the a n a l y t ic a l l a b o r a to r y or so m e other gro u p w a s r e spon s ib l e f or

c ol l ec t i ng the r e sin s a mp les. I f some other g r oup c ol l ec ted the re sin s a mp le s, name

that g ro u p. I n the s a me m a nn e r, id e nt i f y the g r oup r e spons i ble f or stori n g

,

tr a nsportin g

, a nd a n a l y z ing r e sin s a mp l e s; [RK4 0 : It is the Working Group ’s

intention to provide this as a one

- time narrative of the process. Please advise if

EPA is expecting something different . It is the W orking Group ’ s understanding

that the bulk of this information is provided along with chain of custody and

included in the lab reports. ]

3. I d e nt i f y the m e thod us e d to colle c t, s t o re , tr a nsport a nd a n a l y z e the r e sin sa mp l e s.

[RK4 1 : Is all this included in the M107 or SW 846 procedure? ]

More spe c if i ca l l y

, c e rti f y whi c h of the f ol l owi n g methods w a s used: EPA M e thod

107, EPA SW 846 with t he spe c ific s a mp l ing e x t r ac t i on a nd a n a l y t ic a l m e thods, or

a nother method. I f a not h e r m e thod w a s u s e d, summa r i z e that method a nd include a

c omp l e te c o p y of the m e thod along with y our t e st r e port;P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

, A tta c h m e n t B

– P a g e 8

04 / 01 / 2 01 4 E n c los u r e 1

A t ta c h me n t B

4. A ce rtifi c a t i on t h a t e ac h g roup r e spons i ble f or c o l le c t i n g , stori n g , tr a nsp o rtin g

, a nd

a n a l y z i n g the r e sin w a s f a m i l i a r w i t h a nd und e rs t ood the p r ovis i ons a nd requir e ments

of eac h m e thod, for EPA Method 107, the I nte r f e r e n ce s; S a f e t y ; Equipment a nd

S uppl i e s; R ea g e nts and S tand a rds; S a mp l e Col l ec t i on, P r e s e rv a t i on, S tor a g e

, a nd

T ra nsport; Qu a l i t y Control; C a l i b ra t i on a nd S tand a rdi z a t i on; An a l y t i ca l Pr o ce dur e ;

a nd Cal c ulations a nd D a t a An a l y sis pro v is i ons a n d r e quir e ments, a nd

a

. P e r f o r med its r ole w i t h o ut devi a t i ng f rom the E P A method us e d to colle c t

,

stor e , tr a nsport, a nd a n a l y z e re sin s a mp l e s, o r

b. L is t s ea c h a nd e v e r y d e viation f r om t he EPA m e thod, along with an

a ssessment of the impa c t on P VC r e sul t s of eac h a nd e v e r y d e v i a t i on.

[RK4 2 : Wouldn't this assessment be somewhat speculative without a

comprehensive analysis of the deviation? What process is EPA

expecting for this assessment? What does EPA consider a

deviation? ]

5. A n a r r a t i ve d e s c ribing t h e pro c e d u r e ( s ) u s e d to o b tain a nd ma intain the inte g ri t y of

the re sin s a mp l e s prior to a n a l y si s , includi n g but n ot l i m i t e d to:

a

. How the re sin s a mp l e s w e re c ol le c ted;

b. T y pe o f c ontai n e r us e d to c ol l ec t sampl e s ( e

. g . v i a ls, g lass ja r s );

c

. The ca p ac i t y of the samp le c ontain e rs;

d. L e n g th o f time b e tw e e n sample c ol l ec t i on a nd s a m ple a n a l y si s ;

e

. P ro c e dure(s) used to p r e s e rve samples ( e

. g . samp les m a in t a ined a t a c e rt a i n

temp e r a tu r e , identifi ca t i o n of p r e s e rv a t i v e s ad d e d, h ea d sp a c e );

6. I f samples w e re c omposi t e d, identifi ca t i on of the p r o ce ss ( e s) b y whi c h the s a mp l e s

w e re c omposi t e d; o t h e r w ise, a stat e ment that s a m ples we re not c omposi t e d;

7. I d e nt i fi ca t i on of the p roc e ss( e s) us e d to e x tr ac t t he sample f or a n a l y sis (e

. g. sem i

volati l e , v o lati l e

, a nd solid portions) f or the PVC r e sin and the slur r y w a te r / slur r y

r e sin;

8. The proc e dure(s) used to a n a l y z e t h e sample (e

. g, f lame ion iz a t i on d e te c t i on a nd g a s

c h r omat o g r a p h y )

, a s w e ll a s a list of re a g e nts u s e d during the a n a l y sis f or w hich the

s a mples we re a n a l y z e d, t he a n a l y tes us e d d u ring t he a n a l y si s

, a nd a d e s c ri p t i on of

how the sem i

- volati l e

, V OC, m e thanol ( if a ppl i c a ble )

, a lde h y d e s a nd to t a l sol i d

s a mp l e s w e re p re p a r e d a nd a n a l y z e d;

9. A n a r r a t i ve d e s c ribing t h e pro c e d u r e ( s ) us e d to m a in t a in t h e in t e g r i t y of t h e re sin

s a mp l e s during a n a l y si s , including but not l i m i ted to:

a

. S teps tak e n to r e du c e loss of a n a l y te im m e diat e l y b e fo r e a nd du r i n g a n a l y s i s;

b. Du ra t i on of sample a n a l y si s ; and

c

. T e mpe ra tu r e of s a mp l e d u r ing a n a l y si s ;

10. A d e s c ription of the pr o c e ss used to r e port the r e s ul t s of the a n a l y si s , incl u ding a n

e x plan a t i on that c la r ifies how the or i g inal re sin sa mp l ing d a ta w e re t r a nsla t e d in t o

c on ce nt r a t i on v a lues. T h e e x plan a t i on must i n c l u de a ll a ssu m pt i ons a s w e l l as s a mp l e

ca lcul a t i ons for eac h t y p e of c a l c ulation condu c t e d; andP VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

, A tta c h m e n t B

– P a g e 9

04 / 01 / 2 01 4 E n c los u r e 1

A t ta c h me n t B

4. A ce rtifi c a t i on t h a t e ac h g roup r e spons i ble f or c o l le c t i n g , stori n g , tr a nsp o rtin g

, a nd

11. F or e ac h c ompound i d e n t ified during a n a l y si s , l i st i ts method d e te c t i on lev e l and the

me a ns b y whi c h the d e t e c t i on lev e l w a s c a lcul a t e d . A f fi r m t he v a lue r e po r ted in theP VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

, A tta c h m e n t B

– P a g e

10 E n c los u r e 1

A t ta c h me n t B

info r mation colle c t i on requ e st r e sponse f o rms is t he method d e te c t i on lev e l a nd not

some oth e r l e v e l ( e

. g

. re p o r table qu a nt i fi ca t i on le v e l, m e thod quantific a t i o n ) a nd

supp l y ca l c ulations used to det e rmine these v a lue s

.

W e b e l i e ve that the Cl e a n Air A c t i s cl e a r th a t i t i s incumb e nt on t he sour c e a nd the t e st e r to

a pp l y methods a nd p roc e dur e s r e sul t i n g in data q u a l i t y n e ce ssa r y for those d ec is i ons in c lud i ng

p r ovid i ng f o r the low e st poss i ble d e te c t i on l i m i ts c onsid e ri n g pra c t i ca l and rea sona b l e

l i m i tations. F or e x a mp l e

, sour c e ow n e rs a nd tes t e r s shou l d not a u to m a t i ca l l y c hoo s e to use low

or medium quali t y e qui p ment f or testing ( e

. g ., f o r c ost r ea sons) if h i g h q u a l i t y e quip m e nt i s

r e a sona b l y a v a i l a ble. W e will re view test r e p o rts in l i g ht of this e x p ec tation and w i l l be

p a rticul a r l y m i ndful of w h e ther the t e st in g proc e d u re s ap p l i e d a re r e p re s e n tative of the hi g h e st

r e a sona b l y e x p ec ted ca p a bi l i t ies (e

. g

., c omp a ri n g r e port e d m i ni m um m ea sur e ment d e t e c t i on

lev e ls betw ee n t e sts a nd teste r s). I f we b e l i e ve that a sour c e o wn e r o r t e ster h a s f a i l e d to m ee t t he

r e quir e m e nt of t h e Cle a n Air Ac t t o pr o vide d a t a suf f ici e nt for d ec is i ons, w e ca n a nd will re qu e st

a ddi t ional me a sur e ments r e quiri n g the use of imp r ov e d testing pr o ce du r e s.

Y ou mu s t u s e t h e m e thod d e t e c t ion l im i t ( MD L ) d e t e r m i n a t ion pr o ce du r e in 4 0 C F R p a rt 136,

A pp e ndix B, to d e v e lop t h e MD L

. A lt e rn a ti v e l y

, y o u m a y u s e the M D L d e t e r min a tion p r o c e dure in

S W

- 846 Ch a pt e r 1, e x c e pt y ou mu s t p e r f orm a m in i mum of s e v e n r e pl i c a te a n a l y s e s in s t ea d of thr ee

. T he MD L mu s t be d e t e r m in e d in the s a m e m a tr i x a s the s a mp l e s th a t w ill be a n a l yz e d.

B e a w a r e that the r e a r e si g nifi c a nt pen a l t ies f o r submi t t i ng fa lse info r mati o n, including the

poss i bi l i t y of f i n e s and i mprison m e nt as e x plain e d in S ec t i on 113 of the Cl ea n Air A c t (42 U S C

§7413 )

. Fa i l u r e to comply ful l y with t his r e qu e st f or info r mation m a y subj e c t y ou to an

e n f o r c e ment a c t i on. W e m a y use a n y info r mation submi t ted in re sponse to th i s r e qu e st i n a n

a dm i nis t r a t i v e

, c iv i l or c r i m inal ac t i on.



### 3 .0 D a ta S u b m i ss io n Pr o ced u res

To a void dup l ic a te d a ta a nd to ke e p a ll d a ta f o r a p a rticul a r f ac i l i t y t o g e the r

, we re q u e st t h a t y ou

submit a ll of the d a ta re q u e sted f rom y our f a c i l i t y in t he same w a y . You m a y submit y o u r d a ta

using one of t h e f ol l owing opt i ons:

• E

- mail an e le c t ronic c o p y of a ll re qu e sted files to CC G

- P VC@ e p a

. g ov ; or

• Mail a CD or D V D c ont a in i ng a n e l ec tronic c o p y of a ll re qu e sted files to the E P A

a ddr e ss shown in y our s e c t i on 114 lette r

. I f no e l e c tronic c o p y is a v a i l a ble, mail a h a rd

c o p y o f a ll re q u e sted f i le s to t he EPA a ddr e ss sh o wn in y our s ec t i on 114 l e t t e r.

• I f y ou a r e submi t t i ng Confid e nt i a l B usiness I n f o r mation (C B I ), y ou must mail a s e p a r a te

CD or D V D c ontaini n g o n l y the C B I portion of y o ur d a ta to the EPA a dd re ss shown in

y o ur s ec t i on 114 lette r

. D O NOT S UB M IT CBI I N F O R M ATI O N TO THE E P A

ELECTRONIC A LLY.P VC Secti o n 11 4 E n cl o su r e 1

, A tta c h m e n t B

– P a g e

11 E n c los u r e 1

A t ta c h me n t B



### 4 .0 C o nt a ct In f o r m a t io n for Qu e s t io n s

For q u e st i o n s o n t h e s a m p l i n g pro ce d u r e s a n d a n alytical m e t h ods c o n t a c t:

J a son D e W ee s ( U

. S . EPA)

919

- 54 1

- 9724

d e w ee s.jaso n @ e p a

. g ov

G e r r i G a r w ood ( U.S. E P A)

919

- 54 1

- 2406

g a r w ood

. g e r r i@e p a

. g ov

For all o th e r q u e s t io n s c o n tact:

J odi How a rd ( U.S. E P A)

919.541.4607

how a rd.jodi@ e p a

. g ov