1Moving To Multi-pollutantSector-based ApproachesPresentation for the CAAAC Subcommittee onEconomics and Innovative PolicyOffice of Air Quality Planning & StandardsSector Policies and Programs DivisionLisa ConnerElineth TorresBrenda ShineOctober 5, 2010Disclaimer: Positions or views expressed here do notrepresent official EPA policy or guidance2Overview• Introduction– White Paper “Moving to Multi-pollutant Sector-basedApproaches”• OAQPS Sector Activities• Transforming Challenges into Opportunities– Source Definition– Cost Impact Minimization– Work Practice Standards• Discussion– Proposed Multi-pollutant Sector Work Group CharterDisclaimer: Positions or views expressed here do notrepresent official EPA policy or guidance3Sector StrategySeeing the forest for the treesSector strategy helpsEPA see the forest.Emission points arelike the trees.Disclaimer: Positions or views expressed here do notrepresent official EPA policy or guidance4SHORT TERM• Synchronize timelines• Multi-pollutant analysis– Highlight interaction ofemission limits and controltechnologies• One control may havesignificant co-benefits– May help inform toughdecisions on individualrules and EPA priorities• Leverage resources(human and financial)more effectivelyMoving Forward with Sector OpportunitiesLONG TERM• Collect better data• Lower costs• Deter lawsuits• Foster innovation– Integrate limits on criteria airpollutants, toxic air pollutants• Provide greaterregulatory stabilityDisclaimer: Positions or views expressed here do notrepresent official EPA policy or guidance5OAQPS Sector Activities• Electric Utilities• Boilers and ProcessHeaters• Cement Manufacturing• Petroleum Refineries• ChemicalManufacturing• Oil and Gas Productionand Distribution• Iron & Steel• Non-Ferrous Metals• Waste Incineration• Metal Foundries• Formulated ProductsManufacturing and Use• Pulp and PaperDisclaimer: Positions or views expressed here do notrepresent official EPA policy or guidanceTransforming Challenges into Opportunities•Source Definition– How can EPA move from source category or Unit-by-Unitdefinitions to facility-wide source definition•Example: Petroleum Refining– The refining sector includesnumerous rules each withseparate source category definitions that could potentiallybe combined into two or three categories that wouldfacilitate facility-wide assessments•Example: Boilers– Due to Court-ordered deadlines, boilers are currentlyaddressed together and regulated as a separated sectorunder the Boiler MACT and Boiler Area Source Rule– Moving from unit-by-unit definition, OAQPS expects to beable to consider boilers inthe individual multi-pollutantsector approachesDisclaimer: Positions or views expressed here do notrepresent official EPA policy or guidanceTransforming Challenges into Opportunities•Cost Impact Minimization– Are there innovative ways toset and implement multiplesector actions in a manner that minimizes the impact on theindustries?– Can EPA legally set standards that phase in over time tospread costs out?•Example: NESHAP & NSPS– We can synchronize timelines to set both standards at thesame time , reducing burdenfor reporting, and compliance,and select technologies that achieve reductions for multiplepollutants– The costs, however, are also incurred simultaneously.Disclaimer: Positions or views expressed here do notrepresent official EPA policy or guidanceTransforming Challenges into Opportunities•Work Practice Standards– How to utilize work practices standards where quantifiableemission limitations and reductions are needed?•Example: Petroleum Refineries and ChemicalsSector– How to overlay the “fence-line” concept over the existingobligations?– How can a design, equipment, work practice, oroperational standard (DEWOS) provide some measure ofquantification of emissions?Disclaimer: Positions or views expressed here do notrepresent official EPA policy or guidanceQuestions & DiscussionThank You!9Disclaimer: Positions or views expressed here do notrepresent official EPA policy or guidance