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SUMMAR YO F TELECONFERENC E

Date : Septembe r 24 , 199 2 Subject : Chemica l Manufacturer s Associatio nIssue s o n th e Hazardou s Organi c NESHA P (HON ) Attendees : Bruc e Jordan , Directo r o f th e Emission s Standard s

Division , EP A Daphn e McMurrer , Emission s Standard s Division , EP A Ja nMeyer , Emission s Standard s Division , EP A Joh nRasnic , Directo r o f th e Stationar ySourc e Complianc e Division , EP A A' Mami e Miller , Stationar ySourc e Complianc e

Division , EP A Scot t Throw , Stationar ySourc e Complianc e Division , /<k~ y ' r ^ « EP A



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Enforcemen t Division , EPA \ ^ ' „ " '/

Charle s Garlow , Ai r Enforcemen t Division , EPA Pa t Embrey , Offic e o f Genera l Counci l Richar d Sigman , Chemica l Manufacturer s Associatio n Te d Cromwell , Chemica l Manufacturer s Associatio n Kath yBailey , Chemica l Manufacturer s Associatio n Annett e Stanley , Chemica l Manufacturer s Associatio n Jo e Hovias , Unio n Carbid e Bria n Taranto , Exxo nChemica l Chuc k Malloch , Monsant o John Dege , DuPon t Jac k McClure , Shel l John Rasnic , o f EPA , bega n th e meeting b yexplaining ho wth e systemo f operating paramete r monitoring fo r th e HONwa s expecte d t o work

. H e explaine d i t a s a fiv e step process : (1 ) Th e sourc e doe s an ytesting neede d t o determin e an operating paramete r rang e tha t correspond s t o prope r operatio no f a contro l devic e s o tha t i t achieve s th e desire d percentag e emission s reduction ; (2 ) Th e sourc e propose s a rang e fo r th e operating parameter s fo r eac hcontro l device ; (3 ) Th e permitting authorit yreviews , an d mus t eventuall y approv e fo r incorporatio nint o th e operating permit , th e propose d paramete r rang e fo r eac hdevice ; (4 ) Th e sourc e operate s th e contro l devic e s o tha t th e monitoring result s ar e i n th e propose d an d approve d range ; an d (5 ) If , during a perio d othe r tha nan excusabl e perio d suc ha s thos e i nth e Start-Up , Shut-Dow n & Malfunctio n Plan , th e monitoring result s ar e no t i nth e propose d an d approve d range , th e sourc e i s i nviolatio n o f it s operating condition s i n th e permit

. EPAfurthe r clarifie d that : (1 ) Th e violatio n i s relate d onl yt o th e permi t conditions , no t th e emission s limi t fo r th e sourc e becaus e th e operating paramete r monitoring canno t b e directl ylinke d t o emission s fo r enforcemen t purposes ; an

d (2 ) EPA' s penalt ypolic ytreat s permi t violation sP. 3 

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differentl yfromemission s limi t violations , thoughbot hcanb e

cite d fo r fine s o f up t o $25,00 0 pe r day

. CM Aaske d ho wth e abov e outline d systemfo r th e HO Ncompare d wit hth e systemi n th e draf t Enhance d Monitoring an d Complianc e Certificatio n (EMCC ) rule

. Mami e Miller , o f EPA , explaine d tha t th e draf t EMC C systemwoul d resul t i nviolation s o f th e emission s limi t fo r th e source . CM Anote d tha t tieing complianc e wit h emissio n limit s directl yt o paramete r monitoring woul d requir e source s t o d o mor e thoroughan d expensiv e performanc e test s o n contro l devices

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. Mille r note d tha t th e draf t EMC C rul e allow s source s t o establis hthei r paramete r range s wit hengineering assessment s an

d manufacturers ' recommendations

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p discusse d th e possibilit yo f adding a "work

practice " componen t t o th e HONcomplianc e system

. JohnRasnic , o f EPA , note d tha t work-practic e standard s ar e verydifficul t t o enforce

. I n respons e t o tha t concern , Bruc e Jordan , o f EPA , raise d th e alternativ e ide a o f allowing some "excused " value s outsid e th e permitte d operating paramete r range , wit hth e inten t tha t onl y source s tha t hav e repeate d excursion s beyon d th e permitte d rang e woul d b e i n violation

. Bot hCM Aan d EPAagree d t o conside r thi s ide a an d discus s i t a t futur e meetings

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p the n discusse d th e issu e o f allowing computerize d monitoring system s tha t onl yrecord dat a whe nth e monitore d paramete r i s outsid e a pre-se t range . EPAagree d t o revie w material s abou t thes e systems , bu t state d tha t mor e informatio nwa s neede d befor e thes e system s coul d b e use d t o compl ywit hth e HON

. EPAexpresse d th e concer n tha t thes e system s woul d provid e n o dat a t o compliance , onl ydat a t o prov e potentia l non-compliance

. Thi s i s contraryt o EPA' s polic yo f requiring source' s t o prov e continua l compliance

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