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Dat e sent : Tue , 23 Ju n 199815:51:3 5 -040 0 From : STEV E SHED D <SHEDD.STEVE@epamail.epa.gov > Subject : Draf

t Responses t o Majo r Question s Identifie d Durin g IC R Worksho p To : jacobsenje@alyeska-pipeline.com , rwhermanson@amoco.com , jbneville@aol ,

com@epamail.epa.gov , billnacd@aol.com , mullingsp@api.org , ritterk@api.org , hmielt@basf.com , pho@bryancavellp.com , Norman.L.Morrow@chemical.exxon.sprint.com , donna_h@deq.state.la.us , LMPLATT@dow.com , bill_r_beck@email.mobil.com , jestock@emcowheaton.com , joefed@emcowheaton.com , SHEDD.STEVE@epamail.epa.gov , SORRELS.LARRY@epamail.epa.gov , joelfazzio@imtt.com , ztcdcm@is.arco.com , nttc@juno.com , ted_cromwell@mail.cmahq.com , GRWilson@MaratnonOil.com , ddarling@paint.org , delmer.billings@rspa.dot.gov , bhaneke@rtp.pes.com , glaflam@rtp.pes.com , jlmcclure@shellus.com , degeja%csoc.lvs.dupont.com@smtp , wangdl@ucarb.co m Not e t o OL D Roundtabl e Participants Jun e 23,199 8 Re : Draf t Response s t o Majo rQuestion s Identifie d Durin g IC R Worksho p Beloware draf

t response s t o majo rquestion s that attendee s o f th e IC R worksho p identifie d a s item s needin g clarification
. Before , w e sen d t o al l th e receiver

s o f th e ICR
. I woul d like you rthought s a s par t ofth e workgrou p that helpe d develo p th e survey , s o w e ca n mak e a n informe d an d correc t decisio n o n thes e matters . A s note d o n th e attache d I have question s fo rsom e o f you . I t wa s unclea rt o m e at th e worksho p i f attendee s had rea l question s o r concern s wit h thes e item s o rtheywere correctl yjus t attemptin g t o confir m thei runderstanding s o rventin g thei rfrustration s t o ge t thi s tas k completed
. I woul d appreciat e you rthought s o n al l th e above
. Also , thi s i s a reviewdraf t fo rth e roundtabl e reviewan d correction , an d pleas e d o no t distribut e outsid e ou rgrou p unti l afte rw e have had a chance t o reviewan d conside ryou rcomments . Du e t o th e holidays , I woul d like an ythoughts fro m yo u b ynex t CO B Monday , Jun e 29,1998 , s o that w e ma ysen d thi s ou t before th e 4t h o f July
. Thank

s agai n fo ryou rcontinue d interest an d effor t o n thi s projec

t an d roundtable
. ' ! Stev e Shed d

Roundtabl e ReviewDraft : Jun e 23,199 8 QUESTION S IDENTIFIE D A T TH E JUN E 3 , 1998 IC R WORKSHO P I N HOUSTON , TEXA S 1 . Unloadin g an d Intra-Sit e Transfers
. Som e respondents foun d th e tex t an d table s of th e surveyunclea ran d inconsisten t o n whethe r unloadin g equipmen t (racks , arms , pumps , etc. ) use d fo rincomin g liquid s ar e t o b e surveyed
. Commentor s questione d wh yth e correspondin g transfe rrac k shoul d b e surveyed , claimin g that i t i s not a n emissio n source . Othe rquestioner s aske d whethe rliqui d transfers withi n a plan t sit e boundar yshoul d b e included
. Response : T o full yunderstan d th e organi cliquid s distributio n industr yth e EP A need s t o have informatio n o n th e volume s o f liquid s enterin g a facility , a s wel l as th e equipmen t leak s associate d wit h Gre g LaFla m - 1 - Tue , 4 Au g 199 8 11:07:5 1P. 3

incomin g liqui d transfers
. Th e liqui d material s enterin g a distributio n facilit

yma ygenerat e emission s o f organi cHA P at loadin g racks , fro m transfe requipmen t components (equipmen t leaks) , a s wel l as storag e tanks
. Emissio n control s o n thes e activitie s ma y includ e vapo rbalance , storag e tan k control s (fo rexample , a floatin g roo f o rcontro l device) , o rothe rmeasures . Severa l scenario s that commentor s hav e aske d t o b e clarifie d are : A
. Pipelin e transfers (int o o rou t o f plan t site)
. Response s shoul d includ e th e o n sit e equipmen t components involve d i n th e transfe ra t th e plan t site
. Fo rthi s information , fil l ou t Tabl e 1 *Organi c Liquid s Handle d an d HA P Content, * Tabl e 3 *Liqui d Transfe r Operations, * Tabl e 7 'Equipmen t Lea k Contro l Data, * an d al l othe r table s a s appropriate
. B
. Tan k truck/railca runloadin g racks
. Repor t thes e activitie s i n Tabl e 1 *Organi c Liquid s Handle d an d HA P Content, * Tabl e 3 *Liqui d Transfe rOperations, * an d Tabl e 7 'Equipmen t Lea k Contro l Data. * I f a contro l device i s used , fil l ou t Tabl e 9 *Ai rPollutio n Contro l Parameters * an d fil l ou t al l othe rtable s a s appropriate
. C
. Direc t fee d t o a process . Ascenari o i n whic h a rai l ca rfeed s directl yint o a proces s wa s presente d t o th e EP Aprojec t tea m b ya n industr yrepresentative
. I f thi s proces s i s no t regulate d b

y anothe rMAC

T standard , i t must b e reporte d i n th e survey . Tabl e 1 *Organi c Liquid s Handle d an d HA P Content, * Tabl e 3 'Transfe r Operations , an d Tabl e 7 'Equipmen t Lea k Contro l Data, * must b e fille d out . I n Tabl e 3 , repor t th e metho d o f loading/unloadin g of organi cliquid s a s OT (Other) , an d provid e a brie f descriptio n detailin g th e operation
. Fil l ou t an yothe rtable s withi n th e IC R a s appropriate
. D
. Intra-sit e transfers an d storage . Th e questio n aske d i s whethe r th e dedicate d transfe ran d storag e equipmen t betwee n on-sit e proces s unit s nee d t o b e reporte d i n thi s survey . D o not repor t that dedicate d equipment
. However , repor t an ystorag e vesse l o rtransfers use d fo rdistributio n o f surveye d liquid s acros s th e plan t sit e boundary
. Fil l ou t al l table s withi n th e IC R as appropriat e t o provid e th e require d information
. 2 . Incomin g fuel s an d othe rproduct s store d an d consume d o n th e plan t site
. Severa l worksho p participant s requeste d clarificatio n o n what woul d hav

e t o b e reporte d fo rincomin g fuel s an d othe rliquid s whic h ar e store d and/o rconsume d o n th e plan t site
. Response : Al l incomin g o routgoin g HA P containin g organi cliqui d distributio n activitie s shoul d b e reporte d (unles s the yar e non-surveye d liquid s o rcontrolle d b yothe rMACTs)
. Thi s include s an yfuel s (non-gasolines) , solvents , o rfee d stocks
. Fil l ou t al l table s withi n th e IC R as appropriat e t o provid e th e require d information
. [Not e t o roundtable : Thi s wa s a bi t confuse d a t th e workshop , bu t i t i s unclea ras t o th e rationa l o n wh yexemptin g an y i n o rou t distribute d organi cliquids
. Ther e seame d t o b e som e underlin g concer n o n thi s issue , tha t wa s not presente d at th e workshop
. I s there a n issu e here? ] 3 . Compresse d Gases
. Doe s th e surveycove rmateria l that ar e gase s a t standard conditions , bu t are compressed/coole d t o b e loade d a s a liquid ? Response : Gase s containin g HA P that ar e compresse d t o a liqui d fo r storage/shipping/transfe rpurpose s ma yhav e th e potentia l fo rHA P emission s fro m equipmen t leaks
. I f th e liqui d i s a HA P o rcontain s Gre g LaFla m - 2 - Tue , 4 Au g 199 8 11:07:5 1 

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HAP , an d th e applicabilit

ycriteri a are satisfie d (plan t i s a larg e emitter , i t i s a surveye d liquid , an d th e activit yi s not covere d b

y anothe rMACT rule) , th e operatio n shoul d b e reporte d o n th e survey . (Not e t o roundtable : Th e EP Awant s t o mak

e a n informe d decisio n o n thi s issue
. I t i s not clea rfro m th e questio n what th e issue s an d ramification s are an d what th e rational e woul d be fo rnot obtainin g thi s information. ) 4 . Major/Non-Majo rSources
. Doe s th e surve ycove rplan t site s that excee d th e 5/12. 5 tons/yea r(tpy) criteri a (actua l emissions) , bu t have previousl yreceive d a non-majo rHA P source permi t (les s tha n 10/2 5 tpyo f potentia l t o emi t (PTE ) HA P emissions) ? Response : Th e Organi cLiquid s Distributio n MAC T surveywa s shorte n t o not includ e non-majo rsources . Th e criteri a o f actua l emission s instea d o f PT E emission s wa s use d t o determin e non-majo rsource s t o simplif yth e surveycalculation s an d side-ste p manyof th e PT E issues
. However , i f th e plan t sit e ha s receive d a n enforceabl e non-majo rsourc e permi t base d o n PT E of HAP , i t doe s no t nee d t o respon d t o th e survey , despit e it s actua l emission s tota l bein g betwee n th e 5/12. 5 tpycriteri a fo rlarg e emitter s an d th e PT E 10/2 5 tpycriteri a fo rmajo rsources . (Not e t o roundtable : Woul d thi s respons e undermin e ou rorigina l intentio n o f obtainin g informatio n o n smaller , borderlin e sources ? Ou r'transition * actua l emissio n cutoffs of 5/12. 5 tpywer e mean t t o cove rsource s that have th e potentia l t o b e major
. Since th e sourc e has bee n permitte d as a non-majo rbase d o n it s potential-to-emi t (PTE ) i t seem s unreasonabl e t o no t le t the m ou t o f th e survey. ) 5 . Marin e Un/Loadin g Operations
. Ar e (a ) unloadin g operation s o r(b ) ballast wate ra t marin e vesse l facilitie s covere d i n th e survey ? Response : (a ) Th e Marin e Vesse l Loadin g MAC T rul e (4 0 CF R 63 , subpar t Y ) doe s not regulat e unloadin g (fro m th e marin e vesse l ont o th e plan t site)
. Therefore thes e operation s shoul d b e reporte d i n thi s survey , a s instructe d i n L B above fo rtruck s an d railcars
. Subpar t Y als o doe s not affec

t equipmen t components associate d wit h liqui d transfe roperation s i n o rou t of a facility
. Thus , reportin g shoul d includ e equipmen t count s an d anyLDA R activitie s (repor t i n Tabl e 7 'Equipmen t Lea k Contro l Data* ) i n effec

t fo rth e plan t sit e (bu t not th e marin e vesse l itself) - Furthermore , fil l ou t al l additiona l table s a s appropriate
. (Not e t o roundtable : I n doin g so , thi s ma yb e th e onl yreportabl e informatio n fo rsom e standalon e unloadin g facilities , i s that a problem? ) (b ) I n developmen t o f Subpar t Y standard , i t wa s decide d that contro l of ballastin g (th e introductio n o f ballas t wate rint o a carg o tan k o f a tankshi p o r oceangoin g barge ) wa s not warrante d unde rth e MAC T program . Thos e ballastin g operation s d o not nee d t o b e reporte d i n th e OL D survey . However , i n case s where nonsegregate d (contaminated ) deballas t wate r (i s pumpe d fro m th e tankshi p o roceangoin g barg e ont o th e plan t site ) i s treate d o n site , i t shoul d b e include d i n Tabl e 4 *Wastewate rFlo w Rate s an d Drai n Controls * an d Tabl e 5 *Wastewate rCollectio n an d Treatmen t Control. * (Not e t o roundtable : I a m not sure o f th e nee d o rramification s here , I nee d som e input! ) 6 . Gas Plants
. On e commento rpointe d ou t that th e definitio n o f custod ytransfe rstate s that on e poin t o f custod ytransfe ri s th e poin t at whic h natura l ga s enters a natura l ga s processin g plant
. Are suc h ga s plant s t o b e include d i n th e OL D surve ybecaus e theyloa d products derive d fro m natura l ga s int o tan k trucks ? Gre g LaFla m - 3 - Tue , 4 Au g 199 8 11:07:5 2P. 5

Response : A s note d i n th e instruction s t o th e survey(I.B.2 ) thi s surveydoe s not pla n t o cove rnatura l ga s facilities
. Natura l ga s operation s a t ga s plant s fal l int o that statemen t an d are currentl y bein g considere d fo rcontro l unde rth e propose d Oi l an d Ga s MACT , howeve ri f th e produc

t i s a considere d a natura l ga s liqui d an d i s past th e poin t of custod ytransfe rthe n thos e distributio n activitie s ar e not controlle d b

yth e Oi l an d Gas MAC

T an d shoul d b e reporte d i n thi s surveya

t facilitie s meetin g th e larg e emittin g siz e criteri a forthi s surve y(I.A)
. (Not e t o roundtable : I s thi s expecte d t o occu rfrequentl yat majo r sourc e facilities ? I s there a proble m wit h reportin g thi s information ? D o ga s plant s distribut e HA P liquid s meetin g ou rsurvey criteria? ) 7 . Asphalt
. Asphal t satisfie s th e 0. 1 psi a criterio n at condition s o f loadin g (275° F an d sometime s wit h adde d solven t t o facilitat e transfer) , an d s o coul d b e considere d a surveye d liquid
. However , a t ambien t temperatures , th e vapo rpressure i s wel l belo wth e cutoff
. I s asphal t the n a surveye d liqui d fo rthi s survey ? Som e worksho p participant s state d that there are n o control s presentl yi n effec t fo r thi s operation , s o th e MAC T regulatio n woul d not en d u p specifyin g a uncontrolle d MACT contro l leve l fo rasphal t transfers , the yals o state d tha t Texa s stat e rule s exempt asphal t becaus e th e cutof f i s base d o n standard conditions , not loadin g conditions
. Response : I f asphal t loadings.emi t HA P an d mee t th e surveycriteri a at loadin g conditions , theyshoul d b e include d i n th e reporting
. (Not e t o roundtable : Woul d som e facilitie s have t o repor t solel y becaus e o f thei rasphal t operations ? Are w e assure d that th e MAC T floo ri s *n o control* ? Do State s beside s Texa s als o no t contro l asphalt ? Thi s produc

t end s u p largel yo n roof s an d roads , s o uncontrolle d emission s are a necessar yconsequence ofth e end-uses
. W e ar e no t sure abou t th e rational e fo rnot reporting/controllin g thes e source s an d request you rinpu t o n th e issue s involved. ) 8 . Gasolin e Additiv e Tanks
. Gasolin e additive s ar e store d a

t bul k gasolin e terminal s i n relativel ysmal l tank s (mostl ybelo

w5,00 0 gallons) , an d have vapo rpressure s belo wabou t 0.2 5 psi a (bu t ove rth e 0. 1 psi a cutoff i n th e survey)
. I n addition , theyare not distribute d ou t of th e plan t sit e excep t a s a componen t o f th e gasoline
. I f suc h additive s are included , thi s woul d brin g i n manysuc h terminal s that woul d otherwis e not hav

e t o report . Give n thes e considerations , doe s th e unloadin g an d storag e of thes e additive s nee d t o b e reported ? Response : Gasolin e additive s appea rt o meet th e criteri a fo ra surveye d liquid
. Fo rthi s reason , tank s of 5,00 0 gallon s o rgreate r shoul d b e include d i n th e reportin g (fo ranytyp e o f facility)
. (Not e t o roundtable : Th e issue s are simila rt o thos e fo rasphalt
. Ho wman ygasolin e terminal s woul d b e pulle d i n du e t o additive s unloading/storage ? Wha t i s th e likelihoo d of a n uncontrolle d MAC T floor ? What are th e HA P contents o f gasolin e additives ? We ar e not sure abou t th e rational e fo rno t reportin g thes e sources , an d request you rinpu t o n th e issue s involved. ) 9 . Liqui d Propert

yParameters
. Respondents were unclea ras t o whethe r annua l averag e value s o f liqui d propertie s (suc h as tru e vapo r pressure an d HA P content ) shoul d b e use d i n decidin g wha t t o conside r a s a surveye d liqui d an d i n fillin g ou t Tabl e 1 (Organicliquid s Handle d an d HA P Content) ofth e survey . Theyals o state d that som e liquid s naturall yvar

yi n HA P content . On e responden t commente d that Gre g LaFla m - 4 - Tue , 4 Au g 199 8 11:07:5 2



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specifi cproducts ma

yat differen t time s hav

e noticeabl ydifferen t HA P contents . Response : Th e EP

Abelieve s that th e points advance d b ya commento r constitut e a n appropriat e answer . Th e commento rsuggeste d that fo r product s wit h intentionall ydifferen t characteristics , conside reac h a s a separat e liqui d (an d repor t separatel yth e bes

t representative value s fo reac h liquid)
. Fo rspecifi cproducts that ar e varie d unintentionall yove rtime , us e annua l averag e values
. Thi s approac h shoul d avoi d th e situatio n o f som e products jumpin g *into * an d 'ou t o f th e survey , dependin g o n whic h batc h i s considered
. 10 . Correction/clarificatio n o n reportin g HO N regulate d equipment
. O n pag e 5 , sectio n I.E. 3 th e firs t sentence incorrectl ysuggests th e reportin g o f HO N regulate d equipmen t an d no t reportin g requeste d data
. Th e firs t sentence shoul d read : 3 . List i n Tabl e 2 al l distributio n storag e vessel s no

t regulate d b

yth e HO N becaus e theyar e par t o f a non-HO N regulate d proces s unit
. W e ar e requestin g ful l reportin g of non-HO N regulate d storag e vessels
. HO N regulate d storag e vessel s an d transfers are requeste d t o b e show n i n appropriat e circumstance s o n plo t plans , as discusse d i n th e Ma y2 2 additiona l instructions
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