Moving To Multi-polluta

Sector-based Approach

Presentation for the CAAAC Subcommit

Economics and Innovative Policy

Office of Air Quality Planning & Stand

Sector Policies and Programs Divisio

Lisa Conner

Elineth Torres

Brenda Shine

October 5, 2010

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Overview

• Introduction

– White Paper “Moving to Multi-pollutant Sector-

Approaches”

• OAQPS Sector Activities• Transforming Challenges into Opportunitie

– Source Definition– Cost Impact Minimization– Work Practice Standards

• Discussion

– Proposed Multi-pollutant Sector Work Grou

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Sector Strategy 

Seeing the forest for the trees

Sector strategy helps EPA see the forest.

Emission poinlike the trees

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SHORT TERM• Synchronize timelines• Multi-pollutant analysis

– Highlight interaction of 

emission limits and control technologies

• One control may have 

significant co-benefits

– May help inform tough 

decisions on individual rules and EPA priorities

• Leverage resources 

(human and financial) more effectively

Moving Forward with Sector Opportun

LONG TERM• Collect better • Lower costs• Deter lawsuits• Foster innovati

– Integrate limits o

pollutants, toxic 

• Provide greate

regulatory stab

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OAQPS Sector Activities

• Electric Utilities• Boilers and Process 

Heaters

• Cement Manufacturing• Petroleum Refineries• Chemical 

Manufacturing

• Oil and Gas Production 

and Distribution

• Iron & Steel • Non-Ferrous M• Waste Incinera• Metal Foundrie• Formulated Pro

Manufacturing 

• Pulp and Pape

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Transforming Challenges into Oppor

• Source Definition

– How can EPA move from source category or Unit

definitions to facility-wide source definition

• Example: Petroleum Refining

– The refining sector includes numerous rules each w

separate source category definitions that could p

be combined into two or three categories that wfacilitate facility-wide assessments 

• Example: Boilers

– Due to Court-ordered deadlines, boilers are curre

addressed together and regulated as a separate

under the Boiler MACT and Boiler Area Source Rul

– Moving from unit-by-unit definition, OAQPS expec

able to consider boilers in the individual multi-pollsector approaches

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Transforming Challenges into Oppor

• Cost Impact Minimization

– Are there innovative ways to set and implement m

sector actions in a manner that minimizes the impindustries? 

– Can EPA legally set standards that phase in over 

spread costs out? 

• Example: NESHAP & NSPS

– We can synchronize timelines to set both standard

same time , reducing burden for reporting, and c

and select technologies that achieve reductions pollutants

– The costs, however, are also incurred simultaneou

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Transforming Challenges into Oppor

• Work Practice Standards

– How to utilize work practices standards where qua

emission limitations and reductions are needed?

• Example: Petroleum Refineries and Chemica

Sector

– How to overlay the “fence-line” concept over the 

obligations? 

– How can a design, equipment, work practice, or 

operational standard (DEWOS) provide some me

quantification of emissions?

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Questions & Discussion

Thank You!

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