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Octobe r 23 , 199 2 Dea r Re g Ne g Committe e Member : Attache d ar e fina l editoria l change s t o page s 3 , 6 , 1 1 an d 1 2 o f th e preambl e an

d a draf t fina l agreemen t o n th e draf t preambl e section s and negotiate d regulation . Th e draaf t fina l Agreemen t i s base d o n th e versio n approve d b yth e Committe e an d circulate d o n Augus t 20 , 1991 , wit h onl ymino r changes . Du e t o th e possibilit y o f th e HONpackag e goin g t o Washingto n fo r signatur e imminently , w e ar e faxin g thes e item s t o you . W e wil l b e callin g eac h o f yo u o n Mondayt o verif yyou r concurrenc e wit h th e fina l package . Fo r purpose s o f tracking , th e Apri l 25 , 199 1 draf t preambl e sectio n VII , chang e page s sen t t o yo u o n Jul y1 , 1991 , an d thes e chang e page s compris e th e draf t preamble , an

d th e Marc h 6 , 199 1 Federa l Reaiste r versio n a s amende d b yth e Octobe r 2 , 199 2 packag e i s th e fina l negotiate d draf t regulation . Pleas e cal l Phi l Harte r b yMonday , Octobe r 26 , 199 2 wit h you r comment s o n th e draf t fina l agreement . I f w e hav e no t hear d fro m yo u otherwise , w e wil l b e sending a fina l agreemen t ou t fo r you r signatur e late r i n th e week . Thank yo u fo r you r forbearance . 

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th e concep t o f negotiation , an d o n Septembe r 12 , 1989 , EP A establishe d a negotiatin g committe e (5 4 FR 37725) . Th e Committe e me t ove r a perio d o f 1 year , holdin g nin e 2-da y meeting s an

d on e 1-da

ymeeting , t o resolv e th e variou s issue s relate d t o developin g a MAC T standar d fo r equipmen t leaks . Th e Committe e member s ar e liste d i n Tabl e VII-1 . Th e Committe e considere d th e man yfactor s an

d uncertaintie s associate d wit h regulatin g equipmen t leak s a t a wid e variet yo f chemica l plant s an d develope d a n acceptabl ybalance d approach , weighin g th e nee d t o b e flexible , th e technica l uncertainties , th e requiremen t fo r MAC T standards , an d th e dat a limitations . A t th e fina l negotiatin g session , th e Committe e member s conceptuall y resolve d al l outstandin g majo r issue s an d decide d t o reac h fina l agreemen t through a two-ste p process . Th e Committe e member s firs t agree d i n principl e t o th e regulatorylanguag e t o b e propose d an

d the n concurre d o n signe d th e fina l aggeemen t afte g a draf t preambl e t o th e regulatio n describin g i n detai l th e scope , application , effect , an d ra t iona le§ | ha d bee n prepare d an d concurre d o n b

yth e Committee-;—Th e Committe e reache d fina l agreemen t o n th e draf t preambl e an

d regulatio n o n Al l Committe e member s hav e agree d t o suppor t th e standar d a s long a s EPA propose s an

d promulgate s a regulatio n an d it s preambl e wit hP. 6

chemicals . Ove r th e cours e o f th e negotiations , an d i n anticipatio n o f th e CAA Ao f 1990 , EPAsawth e nee d t o expand thi s scop e t o includ e no t onl yth e origina l HONsourc e categories , bu t als o al l SOCM I processe s tha t us e a s a reactan t o r produc e on e o f th e organi c chemical s liste d i n th e CA Alis t o f 18 9 hazardou s ai r pollutants . Th e EPA identifie d 453
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§ suc h processes . Th e Committe e agree d t o expand th e scop e o f th e negotiation s t o th e large r grou p o f SOCM I processe s an

d t o retai n th e non-SOCM I categories . I n addition , EPAdetermine d tha t petroleu m refinery processe s woul d no t b e covere d b ythes e standards , regardles s o whethe r th e uni t supplie s feedstock s tha t includ e chemical s liste d i n Sectio n 63.183 , an d tha t MAC T standard s fo r petroleu mprocesse s woul d b e establishe d i n a separat e rulemaking . Thes e standard s als o woul d no t b e applicabl e t o othe r petroleum-relate d facilities , including thos e engage d i n petroleu mexploration , production , marketing , o r transportation . Refineryprocesse s no t covere d b

ythi s regulatio n include , bu t ar e no t limite d to , cracking , reforming , coking , an d othe r processe s tha t produc e transportatio n fuels , heatin g oils , o r lubricants . Tabl e VII- 2 present s a mor e detaile d lis t o f example s o f refineryprocesse s no t include d i n th e scop e o f thi s rule .



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Th e negotiate d rul e woul d appl yt o bot h existin g an d ne wproces s units . Th e negotiate d rul e categorize s th e regulate d processe s int o 5 group s an d use s a staggere d implementatio n scheme , requirin g some proces s unit s t o compl yi n 1/ 2 year , whil e other s woul d compl ya s lat e a s 1 an d 1/ 2 year s afte r fina l promulgatio n o f th e rule . Thi s staggere d implementatio n wa s provide d t o alleviat e th e impac t o f applyin g th e rule s simultaneousl yt o al l sources . An affecte d "proces s unit " mean s equipmen t tha t use s a VHA P a s a reactan t o r produce s a VHA P o r it s derivative s a s intermediat e o r fina l product(s) , including al l equipmen t associate d wit h th e uni t proces s operation , storag e an d transfe r o f fee d materia l t o th e uni t proces s operatio n an d fina l o r intermediat e produc t fro mth e uni t proces s operation , an

d operation s treatin g wastewate r (e.g. , strippers , decanters ) fro mth e uni t proces s operation . Th e propose d standard s woul d appl yt o chemica l manufacturin g processe s operate d t o produc e on e o r mor e o f th e chemical s liste d i n Sectio n 63.184 . Example s o f SOCM I productio n processe s tha t woul d b e subjec t ar e a uni t proces s operatio n tha t produce s ethylbenzen e frombenzene , a uni t tha t produce s pheno l an d aceton e fro

mcumene , an

d a uni t tha t produce s aethy l methacrylat e butadien e b y purificatio n o f separatio n froma n impur e mixe d d- 4 stream .feedstoc

k receive d fro

m anothe r plan t site . Example s o f operation s tha t woul d no t b e considere d subjec t t o thi s 1 1P. 8

standar d ar e wast e solven t reclamatio n o r a SOCM I proces s usin g o f an

yo f th e chemical s liste d i n Sectio n 63.18 3 o r 63.18 4 onl ya s a solvent . Th e standar d woul d als o appl yt o equipmen t handlin g specifi c chemical s fo r th e non-SOCM I sourc e categorie s liste d i n Sectio n 63.16 0 (c) . Thes e sourc e categorie s an d chemical s are : styrene-butadien e rubbe r productio n (styrene , butadiene) , polybutadien e productio n (butadiene) , chlorin e productio n (carbo n tetrachloride) , pesticid e productio n (carbo n tetrachloride , methylen e chloride , an d ethylen e dichloride) , chlorinate d hydrocarbo n us e i n SOCM I unit s (carbo n tetrachloride , methylen e chloride , tetrachloroethylene , chloroform , an d ethylen e dichloride ) pharmaceutica l productio n (carbo n tetrachloride , methylen e chloride) , an

d miscellaneou s butadien e us e (butadiene) . Th e line s withi n a uni t proces s operatio n containin g proces s fluid s ar e considere d t o b e par t o f th e proces s uni t an d thus , subjec t t o regulatoryrequirements , whil e line s an d equipmen t no t containin g proces s fluid s ar e no t subjec t t o thes e requirements . Utilities , an d othe r nonproces s lines , suc h a s heatin g an d coolin g systems , ar e no t considere d t o b e par t o f a proces s unit . Fo r example , an y direc t heatin g an

d coolin g systems , whic h generall yservic e man yprocesse s a t a plan t an d d o no t combin e thei r material s wit h thos e i n th e processe s theyservice , ar e als o no t subjec t t o thes e requirements . 1 2P. 9

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t Sectio n 11 2 o f the Clea n Ai r Act, a s amende din 1990 .

: , apart y to th e negotiations , agree s that : 1 . Th e perso n signin g thi s agreemen t i s authorize dto commi

t th e part y to it s terms . 2 . Th e part y concur s in the recommendedpropose drul e an dit s preambl e whe n considere da s awhole . Th

e recommende dpropose drul e wa s publishe dat 5 6 Fed . Reg . 931 3 (Marc

h6 , 1991) . Th e preambl e i s date dan di s attache dto thi s Agreement . 3 . Th e part y agree s to th e explanatio n o f th e "Relationshi

p between thi s Regulation an dFutur e Regulation s fo

r Refiner y Equipmen

t Leaks " tha

t i s date dAugus t

23,199 0 an di s attache dto thi s Agreement . Th

e party als o agree s that

th e Augus t

23,1990 , explanation shall b e include d i n th e preamble s to th e Notic e o f ProposedRulemaking an dth e Fina l Rule . 4 . EP A will publis hthe recommende dpropose drul e a s aNotic e o f ProposedRulemaking . EP

A agree s t o draf t apreambl e t

o th e Notic e o

f ProposedRulemaking concerning equipmen t leaks tha t ha s th e same substanc e an deffec t a s th e preamble concurre di n b y the Committee an d attache dt o thi s Agreement

- EP A ma y modif y th e preambl e concurredi n b y th e Committee t o clarif y point s raise dan dto incorporat e the equipmen

t lea k standardint

o abroader propose drul e consisten

t wit hthe Clea n Ai r Ac t Amendment s o

f 1990 . 5 . EP A will sendth e individual s on th e Committee copie s o f thos e portion s o

f the preamble an d o f the propose drul e i

n th e Notic e o

f ProposedRulemaking tha

t concer n equipmen

t leaks fo r their review an dcommen

t prio r t o the signature o

f the Administrator

o n the Notice o

f ProposedRulemaking . 6 . Eac hpart y other tha n EP A agree s no t

to fil e negativ e comment s o

n the propose drul e o

r the preambl e concerning equipment leak s t o the exten t th e propose drul e andthe preamble t o the propose drul e hav e th e sam e substanc e an deffec

t a s th e recommendedpropose drule andthe preambl e tha

t are th e subject

o f th e fina l agreement . 7 . Eac hpart y other than EP A ma y commen t on thos e portion s o

f the preamble in the Notic e o f ProposedRulemaking that explain EPA' s positio n on issue s tha t wer e no t th e subjec

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ar e no t containe di n th e preambl e t o whic hth e Committe e concurred . Suc h issue s includ e bu t

ar e no t limite dt o a n analysi s o

f th e costs , th e cos t

effectiveness , an dothe r impact s o f th e propose drule . 8 . EP A wil l conside r

al l relevan t

comment s submitte dconcernin g th e Notic e o f Propose d Rulemakin g an di n respons e t o suc hcomment s wil l mak e onl y suc hmodification s in th e pro pose drul e an dth e preambl e a s ar e necessary whe n issuin g afinal rule . 9 . EP A wil l provid e copie s o

f th e fina l rul e an dit s preambl e t o member s o f th e Committe e prio r t o thei r signatur e b y th e Administrator . 10 . Eachpart y othe r

tha n EP A agree s no t

t o tak e an y actio n t o inhibi t th e adoptio n o

f th e recommende dpropose drul e a s afina l rul e t o th e exten t

th e final rul e an dit s preambl e hav e th e sam e substanc e an deffect a s th e recommende dpropose drul e an dth e preambl e concurre d i n b y th e Committee . 11 . Eachpart y othe r

tha n EP A agree s not

t o challeng e th e rul e i n cour t t o th e exten t

tha t th e fina l rul e an dit s preambl e hav e th e sam e substanc e an deffect a s th e recommende dpropose drul e an dth e preambl e concurre di n b y th e Committee . 12 . An y chang e i n th e applicabilit y o f th e propose drul e an dit s preambl e t o petroleu moperation s shal l b e considere da s no t havin g th e sam e substanc e an deffec t a s th e recommende d propose drule . 13 . Eachpart y othe r

tha n EP A agree s t o provid e amemorandu mtha t i t participate di n th e negotiation s an dtha t

i t concurre di n th e recommende dpropose drul e whe n considere da s a whol e i f th e rul e i s challenge di n cour t an dth e preambl e an drul e hav e th e sam e substanc e an deffect wit hrespec t

t o equipmen t

leak s a s th e recommende dpropose drul e an dth e preambl e concurre di n b y th e Committee .

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