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MEETIN GNOTE S
TO : FROM : MEETIN GDATE : SUBJECT : PARTICIPANTS : Ja

nMeyer , EPA/SD

B Trac y Gionfriddo , Radia

n Octobe r 22 , 199 1 Applicability

of th e HO N Ja nMeyer , EPA/SDB ; Bo bRosensteel , EPA/CPB ; Le s Evans , EPA/CPB ; Davi dGustafson , DOW/CMA ; Mike Pope , DOW ; ChuckMalloch , Monsanto ; Vivia n Mclntyre , Eastma

nChemicals ; To

m Kittleman , Co . DuPont/CMA ; Am

y Meyers , CMA ; Bria

nTaranto , Exxon ; Melvi nKeener , BP
APPLICABILIT

YO F THE HO

N Purpos e Th e purpos e of thi s meetin g wa s t o discus s ho w t o define applicability

o f th e HON . CM

A i s ver y intereste

di nmakin g sure tha t th e owner s an

doperator s of proces s unit s affecte db y th e HO N a s define

di nth e Sourc e Categor

y List , wil l b

e abl e t o identify

themselves . Outcom e Th e CM A recommende

ddeterminin

g whethe r a proces s uni t i s subjec t t o th

e HO N base do nit s primar

y product . Ther e appear to b e thre e possibl e method s to identify th e primar

y produc t of a process . The

y are : 1 ) nomina l sale s value ; 2 ) greates t productio

no r mas s output base

do ndesig ncapacity ; an

d3 ) 6 - digi t SI C codes . Thre e CM A member s participatin g i nth e conferenc e cal l agree dt o evaluat e severa l processe s at thei r facilitie s usin

g thes e three method s an dt o determin

e i f th e result s (identificatio no f primar

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## RADIA N ctiPOiario N
th e methods
. Result s o f th e evaluation s wil l b e sen t t o Am y Meyer s (CMA ) b

yOctobe r 30 , an

d t o EP Ab yNovembe r 1
. Brie f Meeting Summar y Ja n opene d th e meeting noting tha t fo r th e HON , EP Ai s considering a definitio n o f sourc e tha t encompasse s al l SOCM I unit s i n a contiguou s are a unde r commo n control
. Emissio n point s (i.e. , continuou s proces s vents , storag e vessels , transfe r operations , wastewate r an d equipmen t leaks ) withi n th e SOCM I unit s wil l b e considere d subjec t t o th e standard an d woul d hav e t o b e evaluate d t o determin e applicabilit yo f contro l requirements
. Th e focu s o f th e wor k o n th e databas e ha s bee n on proces s equipmen t train s designe d an d buil t t o produc e a produc t o r rang e o f product s an d no t incidenta l productio n i n a non-SOCM I proces s (e.g. , fibe r manufacturing)
. Member s o f CM

Aseeme d t o understan d th e inten t o f th e HON bu t ar e concerne d tha t unclea r terminolog yma yresul t i n enforcemen t agencie s applying th e rul e t o processe s tha t wer e no t intende d t o b e covered
. Mos t o f th e meeting wa s spen t discussing exampl e productio n processe s whos e characteristic s mad e i t unclea r whethe r o r no t theywoul d b e subjec t t o th e HO N (Attachment s 1 an

d 2)
. Brian Tarant o (CMA ) had some specifi c example s o f polyme r processe s whic hproduce d stream s containing SOCM I chemicals
. Althoughthes e chemical s migh t b e recycled , reclaimed , o r sold , thei r productio n wa s no t th e purpos e o f th e proces s uni t i n question—it s purpos e wa s th e productio n o f polymers
. CM

Ai s concerne d tha t a broad definitio n o f "production " woul d caus e thi s uni t t o b e subjec t t o th e HON . Th e EP Atea mexplaine d tha t th e HO Ni s no t intende d t o cove r suc h processe s whos e primarypurpos e i s th e productio n o f a non-SOCM I product
. Thi s uni t woul d probabl yb e covere d unde r th e polymer s rule
. Afte r reviewing Mr . Taranto' s othe r exampl e processes , EP A sai d tha t thei r preliminarythought s wer e tha t non e o f thos e exampl e processe s woul d b e covere d b yth e HON . Chuc k Malloc h(CMA ) aske d abou t a pesticid e proces s whos e intermediat e step s produce d SOCM I chemicals
. H e sai d tha t fo rP. 4

wate r regulations , thi s woul d b e considere d a pesticid e unit
. H e woul d lik e t o keep th e same approac hfo r HON . Th e EP Atea mrecognize d tha t ther e i s potentia l fo r confusio n an

d lac k o f clarit yfo r suc hunit s an d requeste d suggestion s o n ho wt o unambiguousl ydefin e principa l product
. Discussio n turne d towar d method s fo r determining th e primary produc t o f a process ; Th e firs t suggestio n wa s t o hav e industr y declar e a 6-digi t SI C cod e fo r eac hproces s unit
. Eac huni t woul d b e regulate d unde r tha t SI C cod e fo r al l MAC T rules
. EP A aske d wha t advantag e a 6 digi t SI C cod e had ove r th e Sourc e Categorylist
. Th e repl yfro mCM Awa s tha t th e SI C cod e woul d determin e th e primaryproduct
. Again , th e questio n became ho wt o determin e th e primary produc t s o tha t th e correc t SI C cod e coul d b e assigned
. Tw o othe r suggestion s fo r determining th e primaryproduc t wer e 1 ) th e chemica l wit hth e highes t nomina l sale s valu e an d 2 ) th e chemica l wit hth e larges t mas s outpu t base d o n design capacity
. Bria n Tarant o (Exxon , CMA) , Chuc k Malloc h(Monsanto , CMA) , Davi d Gustafso n (DOW) , an d To mKittlema n (DuPont , CMA ) agree d t o evaluat e severa l processe s a t thei r facilitie s using th e thre e suggeste d method s fo r determining primaryproduc t (i.e. , SI C code , sale s value , mas s output)
. Th e purpos e o f th e analysi s wa s t o compar e th e result s o f th e thre e method s wit heac hunit' s primaryproduc t an

d th e sourc e categorylist
. Anothe r objectiv e wa s t o determin e i f an yunforesee n problem s aris e wit han yo f th e methods
. Th e CM

Amember s agree d t o provid e thei r result s t o Am y Meyer s (CMA ) b

yOctobe r 30 , 1991 , an d Ms . Meyer s woul d sen d the m t o EP Ab yNovembe r 1 , 1991
. Th e result s wil l b e discusse d a t th e nex t meeting whic hwil l b e hel d o n Novembe r 6 , 199 1 a t 1:3 0 o r 2:0 0 p.m . Th e locatio n fo r th e meeting wa s no t decide d upo n bu t mayb e Washington , D C o r Durham , Nort hCarolina
. Nex t meeting : Novembe r 6 a t 1:3 0 o r 2:00
.