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AGRICULTURA L PRODUCT S COMPANY , INC

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. 2533 0 Institut e Plan t Septembe r 16 , 198 6

Regiona l Administrato r EP ARegio n II I 84 1 Chestnu t Stree t Philadelphia , Pennsylvani a 1910 7
Nationa l Respons e Cente r Commandan t - G TG C - 2 210 0 Secon d Stree t S W Washington , D C 2059 3

Re : Superfun d Reportin g - Continuou s Release s
Dea r Si r o r Madam :
A s yo u ar e aware , ther e ha s bee n considerabl e confusio n regardin g th e hazardou s substanc e releas e reportin g requirement s unde r th e Superfun d o r th e Comprehensiv e Environmenta l Response , Compensation , an d Liabilit yAc t o f 198 0 (CERCLA ) provision s addressin g continuou s release s (Sectio n 103(f) ) an d federall ypermitte d release s (Sectio n 101(a)(10))
. Indeed , i n EPA' s promulgatio n o f th e fina l regulation s addressin g reportin g requirement s generally , EP Astate d tha t "du e t o th e complexit yo f th e issue s involved , th e Agenc yha s decide d t o stud y[thes e issues ] further ; today' s rul e doe s no t resolv e [thes e issues]. " 5 0 Fed
. Reg
. 13458 , Apri l 4 , 1985
. Th e mos t recen t Regulator yAgend a indicate d tha t EP Aintend s t o propos e regulation s o n bot h subject s b yth e en d o f thi s year . Unio n Carbid e Corporatio n i s attemptin g t o assis t EP Ai n developin g technicall ysoun d an d consisten t regulations

. T o tha t end , Unio n Carbide , togethe r wit hsevera l othe r intereste d companies , ha s met wit hEP Ai n Washingto n an d explore d variou s issue s an d concern s regardin g continuou s an d federall ypermitte d releas e matters
. W e intend

- t o continu e thes e discussions

. I n addition , th e Institut e Plan t o f Unio n Carbid e wishe s t o shar e wit h EP A an d th e Nationa l Respons e Cente r dat a an d informatio n regardin g certai n ai r release s whic h i t believe s ma yfi t withi n th e continuou s releas e o r federall y permitte d releas e reportin g exemptions

. Thi s dat a an d information , whic h ar e enclosed , relat e t o emission s whic har e routine , anticipate d release s t o th e ai r incidenta l t o th e norma l manufacturing , treatmen t processes , an d operatio n o f facilitie s an d vessel s a t th e Institut e Plant
. Thes e releases , whic h ma y equa l o r excee d th e applicabl e reportabl e quantity , ar e stabl e i n quantit yand rat e an d ar e generall ypredictabl e durin g norma l operations

. Al l o f th e enclose d dat a wer e previousl ysubmitte d t o th e stat e agenc yi n th e formo f a n Ai r Emission s Inventory , date d Septembe r 20 , 1985
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I t mus t b e recognize dan demphasize dtha t th e emissio nvalue s (whichare reporte di nth e attache ddat a a s range s o f emissions ) ar e estimate s o f actua l releases . Thes e estimate s ar e base do non e o r mor e variable factor s an d sources , whic hma y includ e proces s desig ncalculation s (bot hoperationa l and treatment) , samplin g data , emissio nfactor s an dofte nrequir e individua l engineerin g judgements . Fo r example , th e use o f controversia l emissio n factor s i ncalculatin g fugitiv e losse s (a s require dfor example , i nou r Ai r Emissions-Inventory ) ca nleadt o widel y varyin g results .
Inthe absence o f guidanc e fro m EPA a s t o wha t constitute s a "statisticall y

significan t increase " fo r a continuou s release , th e Institut e Plan t intend s t o repor t an y release s whic har e know nt o excee dth

e uppe r limi t o f th e identifie drange . Reportabl e release s no t covere db y the (above o r enclosed ) informatio nwil l continu e t o b e reporte do na nindividua l basis .
Inth e cours e o f ou r dat a compilatio nandreview , we identifie da nissu e o f broa dapplicatio nwhic hwe wis ht o brin g t o you r attention . As yo uar e aware , nitroge ndioxide , whic hi s bot ha hazardou s substanc e unde r CERCLA an d a criteri a pollutan t unde r the Clea nAi r Act , i s generate da s a produc t o f combustio ni nindustria l boilers , flare s an dothe r combustio ndevices . Fro m al l suc hsources , nitroge ndioxide i s produce da t rate s ofte nmeasure di nton s pe r day . Unio nCarbid e assume s tha t thes e combustio nproduc t emission s wer e no t intende dt o b e include di nCERCLA' s reportin g requirements . A s a criteri a pollutant , nitroge ndioxide emission s are eithe r directl y permitte do r generall y

regulate d(for the large r sources ) unde r Stat e Implementatio n Plans . Ineithe r case , EP A i s aware o f thei r existanc e andha s n o reaso nt o exercise it s authorit y unde r CERCLA

i nrespons e t o suc hemissions . Accordingly , w e are no t submittin g any dat a regardin g suc hnitroge ndioxide emissions . Th e Unio nCarbide Institut e Plan t believe s the dat a an dinformatio n containe di nthi s submissio nestablis hfor i t th e identifie dai r emission s a s continuou s release s unde r CERCLA . I f NRC o r EP A want s t o receiv e additiona l dat a o r information , o r i f yo uhav e any question s regardin g the content s o f thi s lette r o r it s attachment , pleas e advis e me .
Very trul y yours ,

R . L . Shom

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SUMMAR YO F CONTINUOU S CERCL A REPORTABL E AI REMISSION S INSTITUT E PLAN T
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Chemica l Nam e CA S No . COLUM N 2 COLUM N 5 COLUM N

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5 COLUMN S 6-' . # o f Time s SOURC E R Q Equalle dRang e o f Releas e Basi s fo r RO , Proces s Caus e o f o r Exceede dMinimu nMaxinu nEstimat e
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