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UNITE D STATE S ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTIO N AGENCY Offic e ofAi rQualit yPlannin g an d Standard s Researc h Triangl e Park , Nort h Carolin a 2771 1

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MEMORANDU

M ^-V . ._..;,; . SUBJECT : Novembe r 22 , 199 1 Meetin g o n Emission s Averagin g FROM : Daphn e L . McMurre_V^ " TO : Th e File s O n Novembe r 22 , 1991 , severa l member s o f th e Offic e o f Ai r Qualit yPlannin g an d Standard s (OAQPS ) me t wit hrepresentative s o f specifi c companie s an d industrygroups . Tabl e 1 provide s a lis t o f th e thos e wh o attende d th e meetin g an d thei r affiliations . Th e topi c o f thi s meetin g wa s th e emission s averaging polic y fo r th e Nationa l Emissio n Standard s fo r Hazardou s Ai r Pollutant s (NESHAP ) fo r Sourc e Categories : Syntheti c Organi c Chemica l Manufacturin g Industry(SOCMI ) an d Seve n othe r Sourc e Categories . Thi s regulatio n i s commonl yknown a s th e Hazardou s Organi c NESHAP , o r HON . Th e emission s averaging polic yfo r th e HO Nhad bee n describe d o n Novembe r 19 , 199 1 a t a meetin g o f th e Nationa l Ai r Pollutio n Contro l Technique s Advisor yCommitte e (NAPCTAC) . Industryrepresentative s use d th e Novembe r 22 , 199 1 meetin g t o as k mor e detaile d question s abou t th e polic ydescribe d a t th e Novembe r 1 9 NAPCTAC meeting . Question s wer e aske d o n th e following topics : (1 ) whethe r emission s averaging woul d plac e a cap o n emissions ; (2 ) howth e emission s averaging polic ywoul d interfac e wit hoperating permits ; (3 ) th e reasoning fo r increase d reporting wit hemission s averaging ; (4 ) th e syste m fo r determining credit s an d debits , especiall yconcerning actua l vs . allowabl e emissions ; (5 ) ho wshor t termand/o r maintenanc e shutdown s shoul d b e handle d fo r averaging ; (6 ) managing mixe d stream s an

d interpollutan t trades ; (7 ) th e rational e fo r havin g aP. 3

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mwhic hcredit s ca n b e generated ; and (8 ) th e nee d fo r discoun t factor s give n th e industry' s perceptio n tha t ther e i s inheren t conservatis m i n th e HON . I n additio n t o asking question s abou t th e emission s averagin g policy , th e industryand OAQP S representative s discusse d th e possibilit yo f applyin g th e emission s averagin g polic ya t an actua l facility . I t wa s agree d th e OAQP S an d th e Chemica l Manufacturer s Associatio n (CMA ) woul d pursu e suc han exampl e afte r th e HO Nwa s proposed . Finally , th e grou

p discusse d th e nee d t o encourag e State s t o implemen t th e emission s averagin g componen t o f th e HO Nonc e i t i s promulgated . Following th e meeting , Ms . Am yMyers , o f th e CMA , prepare d and sen t m e a draf t summaryo f th e meeting . Thi s draf t summary i s provide d a s an attachmen t t o thi s memorandum . Attachmen tP. 4

TABL E 1
Nam e Affiliatio n B . Bec k M . Brie n J . Deg e L . Evan s C . Freeber g I . Gral y B . Jorda n C . Malloc h D . Markword t V . Mclntir e D . McMurre r N . Morro w R . Rosenstee l R . Streite r J . Woolber t Mobil/AP I Amoco/AP I DuPon t EPA Chevron/AP I Arco/AP I EPA Monsant o EP A Eastma n Chemica l EP A Exxo n Chemica l EP A AP I Texa s Eastman N
. Cookso n A
. Meyers , Staf f

Executiv e A
. Stanle y CM A CM A CM A

AP I= America nPetroleu mInstitut e CM A= Chemica l Manufacturer s Associatio n EP A= Environmenta l Protectio nAgenc yP. 5



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TfTFT f TCTtTlTt'ttTtftTCT B . Bec k M . Brien J . Deg e L . Evan s C . Freeber g I . Gral y B . Jordan C . Malloc h D . Markword t V . Mclntir e D . McMurre r N . Morrow R . Rosenstee l R . Streite r J . Woolber t Mobil/AP I Amoco/AP I DuPon t EP A Chevron/AP I Arco/AP I EP A Monsant o EP A Eastma n Chemica l EP A Exxo n Chemica l EPA AP I Texa s Eastman N . Cookso n A . Meyers , Staf f Executiv e A . Stanle

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1. 0 Th e meeting wa s calle d t o orde r a t 10:0 0 a.m . Th e purpos e o f th e meeting wa s t o discus s emission s averaging . 2. 0 D . McMurre r o f EPAstate d tha t th e meeting wa s t o b e focused on the HO Nan d agree d t o answe r technica l question s o n th e OAQP S Emission s Averaging Proposal . 2. 1 Th e questio n o f whethe r emission s averaging woul d plac e an additiona l cap o n emission s wa s raise d an d discussed . 2. 2 Th e questio n o f ho wemission s averaging woul d interfac e wit h th e permi t progra

mwa s raised an

d discussed . 2. 3 Industr

ymember s questione d th e reasoning behin d increased reporting fo r th e emission s averaging program . 2. 4 Industr

ymember s requeste d furthe r explanatio n o f th e syste m for determining debit s an d credits , an

d howthi s syste

mhandle s actua l vs . allowabl e emissions . 2. 5 Industr

yraise d th e questio n o f howshor t ter mand/o r maintenanc e shutdown s o f average d source s wer e t o b e handled .

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3. 0 Th e grou pdiscusse d ho wmixe d stream s an d Interpollutan t trading coul d b e managed . 4. 0 The grou

pdiscusse d example s o f emission s trading an d agree d t o pursu e a detaile d exampl e a t a chemica l plant . 5. 0 Th e grou

p discusse d encouraging th e state s t o implemen t emission s averaging . 6. 0 Th e grou

p discusse d th e existenc e o f a baselin e an d EPA' s proposa l t o no t allowcredi t fo r reduction s mad e befor e th e baselin e date . 8. 0 Th e grou

p discusse d discounting factor s an d th e built-i n conservatis mi n MAC T an d emission s averaging . 9. 0 Th e meeting adjourne d a t 12:3 0 pm . Sincerely ,

Am yMeyer s Manager , Ai r Program s cc : K . Bailey, , N . Cookso n H u B . Jorda n D . McMurre r G . O'De a R . Sigman A . Stanley