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## New Sourc e Refor

m Agend a 10.0 0 t o 12:0 0 an d 1:0 0 t o 2:0 0 Sept
. 4 , 199 6 EP A Regio n 6 

## ,a/ W

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# z $ Participants : TNRCC : Victori aHsu , Dal e Beebe-Farro w

EP A Region 6 : Jol e Luehrs , Stanle y Spruiell , Mar

y Stanto n New Sourc e Refor

m Progra m Discussion , Clarificatio n an d Comparisons Clean Units/Facilitie s and S B 112 6 \.—— - Disparit y i n allowable s an

dactual s \ Hourly vs . annua

l PTE \ N o chec k o n actua l increase s (SI

P strategy ) \ \
. - - NSP S capita

l cos t tes t fo r reconstructio n f r Clea n facilite s allo w replacemen t i n kin d'

• Emissio n trade s no t

allowedwit

h clea n facilite s Cas e by Cas e determinatio n require s publi c notice , goo dfo r 5yr s Pollutio n Control Project s an d Standar d Permit s • 5 y r

monitorin g requiremen

t
• NeedPollutio n Preventio n definitio n of Environmentally Beneficia l Tes t PAL s and Flexibl e Permit s Ca n flexible permi t

ca p b e use dto establis h aplantwide applicabilit y limit ? Ne w source s an

damendments vs . NS Rapplicabilit y Partia l o r plantwide ca

p Whe n amodificatio n i s triggered , i s NS Rapplie dt o jus t tha t project ? Publi c Notic e NNS REP A an

d NNS RTexa s Nettin g fo r Smal l Majo r Source s (retroactiv e review s o r nettin g fo r al l projects ) Nettin g fo r Larg e Majo

r Source s (tagge dwindow , 5tpy d e minimis ) Interna l Offset s Nettin g baselin e chang e t

o highes t 1 2 mont h utilizatio n i n las t

1 0 yr s Netting witiiin th e projec t Will collatera

l increase s b e includeda s projec t increases ? Upcomin g Activities : • EP A headquarter s (Sept

16-18 ) Hearing , Subcommittee meeting , T X issue s meetin g Agency comment s du e t

o EP A (Oct
. 21 , 1996 ) 

## JIssu e Qualificatio n - Cas e b y cas e Modificatio n trigger Complianc e Demonstratio n Ne w source s Reconstructio n Emissio n trade s Progra mrevie w Clean Unit/Facility vs.

Clean Unit/Facilit

y PSD/N A rvw . las t

1 0 yr s o r approve dstate technolog y rvw . o r Cas e b y cas e P N reqd
. Limi t

5y r viabilit y I f n o hourl y change , n o mod
. Monito r 6 mo . before , afte

r
Clea n facilit y allow s replacemen t

i n kin d NSP S tes t fo r capita l cos t N o emissio n trade s Us e Titl e V t o qualif

y 

### Sbll26 S B 112 6 1 0 y r old permi t lOyrBAC T Cas e by cas e N o P N require s proapprova

l Hourly , annual chec k
Non e require d
N o ne w source. ' Rely o n federa

l Trade s allowe d Us e NS RIssu e

Environmentall y Beneficia l Tes i NAAQS/Incremen t

Revie w Toxicological Evaluatio n Demonstration s o f

Complianc e Post-contro l increase s 

### Pollution Prevention/Control vs. Pollutio n ControI/P2

• P2 - no t

well-define d
• PC - Liste d

• / Non e

• sof t landin g provisio n • 5year s monitorin g no productio n increas e for 5 year s 

### Standard Permits Standar d permit

s Case-by-cas e
/ / non e evaluate d w/

subsequent

authorizatio nIssu e

Establis h ca

p Publi c notic e
Renewal/revisio n Incentiv e Ne w source s Multipl e sourc e Enforcement Modificatio n triggere d

i 

### PALs vs. Flexible Permits PA L Actual : highes t

utilizatio n i n 1 0 yr s + insignificant

amoun t

An y /

Titl e V N o control s require d allowe dunde r

actua l ca p Aiea-wid e PA L lOy r ol drecord s ~ \ C 9C*XC*VVCOLV ^ ^\7<J\CiLOisJiy) increas e abov e cap . No t

specifie di f onl y applicabl e t o projec t Flexibl e Permi t Allowabl e assumin g entire sourc e ha s BAC T applie d + <9 %

case-by-cas e
NS R Pa y fo r control s wit

h reward s o f

flexibilit y no t allowe d on e per account numbe r Extensiv e complianc e demonstratio n require d an d recordkeepin g

• preauthorize dunder

origina l revie w • n o ne w sources/modification s • stay belo w significanc e o r trigge r NS RComparison of EPA's NSR Reform Netting Proposal and TNRCC Nonattainment

Methods Ite m Baselin e emission s perio d

Baselin e emission s perio d alternativ e Baselin e emission s calculatio n Nettin g trigger

level othe r tha n ozon e Nettin g trigge r

leve l ozon e i. e VO C and NO X i n serious/severe N A area s EP A Propose dRul e

Highes t 1 2 mont h utilizatio n durin g 1 0 yr s prio r t o chang e

N o alternativ e allowe d Utilizatio n leve l x Curren t allowabl e emissio n rate facto

r (inc l al l emissio n limit s e g BACT , MACT , NSPS , RAC T etc. ) Projec t increas e mus t

b e > o r = sig
. leve l Projec t ne t increas e > 0 trigger s netting
. Define da s creditabl e increase s an d decrease s a

t th e sourc e fro

mtim e o f projec t applicatio n t o SO O TNRC C Curren tPractic e 2 yr perio d prio r

t o chang e usin g ave . actua l

Administrato r

discretio n fo

r amor e representativ e tim e fram

e 2 yr o r representativ e perio d note d abov e base do n actual emission s a t the time Sam e a s EP A For VO C loo k

a t increase s only > 5tpy Projec t decrease s are no t

include d 5 tp y trigge r

als o i n effect

in Moderat

e N A countie s For NO x 4 0 tp y nettin g tr'ggo r i n effec t unde r th e temporar

y NO
. exemptio n Comment s Ma y want to conside r assessin g th e chang e fo

r increase s by potential t o potentia l an d decrease s actua

l t o poten.ial actua

l

Tagge d windo w fo

r th e >250tp y PT

E wil l account

fo r al ! trivia l increases , onc e nettin g i s triggered
. Movin g window s ma y nee d t o review increase s a

t som e specifi c interva

l o r require nettin g wit

h eac h increase
.Ite m

NO X a s a n ozon e precurso r Contemporaneou s perio dfo r nettin g

Ne t Chang e equatio n
Collatera l increase s EP A Propose d Rul e

NO X regulate da s a

n ozon e precursor

5 yr s prio r t o Star t o f Operatio n (SOO ) includin g calenda

r yea r whe n SO O occur s

EP A request s comment s o n : Actua l to futur e Actual Actua l t o Allowabl e Potentia l to Potential (CMA ) Includ e i n netting , appl y offset s bu t n o LAE R TNRC C Curren t Practic e 182(f ) exemptio n i s permanen

t i n E l Pas o an dDF W an d expire s De c 31 , 199 7 in HG an dBPA assumin g EP

A grant s extensio n Fo r 1 ) Pb , CO , PM I0 ; 2 ) VO C sit e <25 0 tp y PT E 3 ) VO C sit e > 25 0 tpy PTE i f Star t o f constructio n (SOC ) befor

e 11/15/97 : perio d i s 5 yr s prio r

t o SO C an

d tlir u SO O Fo r VO C sit e > 25 0 tp y PTE , i f SO C afte r 11/15/9 7 perio d fro

m11/15/9 2 thr

u SO O
. Fo r 1 ) NO X sit e >25 0 tpy PTE 2 ) NO X site wit h <25 0 tp y PT

E i f SO C befor

e 11/15/9 7 perio di s 11/15/9 2 thr

u SO O Fo r NO X sit e <250tp y PT

E i f SC C afte r 11/15/97 : perio di s 5 yr s prior to SC C thr

u SO O Actual t o allowabl e

sam e Comment s

Ma y wan t t o consider alternative s an d chang e SI

P demonstratio n Ma y caus e confusion unde

r exclusion s