UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON. D.C. 20460



### NOV - 2 20i2

Bob Martin, Commissioner New Jersey Department ofEnvironmental Protection 401 

### E. State Street 7th Floor, East Wing P.O. Box402 

### Trenton, NJ 08625-0402 Joseph Martens, Commissioner New York State Department ofEnvironmental Conservation 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233·1010 AS$5TAN1 ACMINtSTMfOR**'0AIN~TANO** COMPUMICt: 1\SSUMNa:



### RE; No Action Ass111'81lCe for the 

### Use ofVaporRecovery Systems Related to Hurricane Sandy Dear

### Sirs: This letter is in response to the 

### needfor a No Action Assurance (NAA)relating to loading

### an4 unloading of fuel at bulk gasoline and marine loading terminals 

### and associatedtruck loading racks 

### inthe 

### State$ of

## New York and New Jersey. Due to 

### operational iSSUe$ resulting from Hurricane Sandy, including the 

### loss ofpower, 

### damage to 

### vaporrecovery devices at fuel loading and unloading terminals, andlor the needto

### utilize fuel loading/unloading facilities 

### that are not equipped with vaporrecovery/combustiondeviees, anNAA is needed to allow 

### the loading and unloading offuel without the use ofa vapor recovery device orvaporcombustion device as required by the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and the

### National Emission Standards for Hazardous AirPollutants (NESHAP}. See

### 40 C.F.R. Part 60. SubpartXX 

### and 40 C.F.R. Part 63, Subparts R, 

### Y, and BBBBBB. The need 

### forthis request is to address severe fuel 

### shortages thathave £C$ulted from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy to the 

### fuel distribution systems in New York 

### and New Jersey. In light ofthe 

### emergency in New York and NewJersey, and subjectto the 

### conditions discussed below, the EPA will exercise its diserction not to pursue

### enforcementfor violations of

### the vapotrecovery requirements 

### for fuel loading 

### and unloading under40 C.F.R. Part 60 SubpartXX and Part 63 Subparts R, Y, and BBBBBB underthe conditions set 

### forth below. These regulations apply only to BulkGasoline Terminals. Pipeline Breakout Stations and Marine Tank Vessel Loading Operations as 

### those terms are defined in the

### regulations citedabove. This NAA is in effect commcnc:ingNovember2, 2012, and 

### terminate$ November 17,2012 at 

### II:59 PM EST. The EPA reserves the right to revoke or modifythe NAA ifthe 

### EPA believe$ that such action is necessaryto protect public health 

### and the environment. This NAA docs not apply to 

### any otherfederal requirements that 

### may apply to regulated activities at these facilities otherthan 

### those listed above.

lnte,.,.t A.dalvu IVAL) • l'ltlpt"'"""' •j.ot; O'J'o**RKyc~ltltN** •**Prlrrttod'llril'l't~lllblOI~l\a.uo!n..soul~ Pm~1**  Pl()o(otU CNorl..,.**F"H~P·~~**Nothing in this exercise ofenforcement discretion relieves any person ofthe obligation under law, ifany, to report emissions from the operation ofequipment covered by this action. Pursuant to this NAA. the EPA will not enforce violations ofthe NSPS and NESHAP applicable to these facilities in New York and New Jersey, subject to the following conditions: I. The Owner/Operator notifies the EPA prior to initiation ofloading and unloading activities using this NAA (phone or email);
2. Vapor Recovery or combustion devices are used to the greatest extent practicable when available and operable; 3. Owners/Operators continue to make best efforts to repair/replace the vaporrecovery systems, in an expeditious manner or switch operations to facilities with operational vapor recovery/combustion devices as soon as practicable; 4. Owners/Operators exercise good air pollution control practices as required by any and all applicable standards;
5. Owners/Operators minimize, to the greatest extent practicable, loading operations near residential areas when vapor recovery/combustion devices are not in operation;
6. Owners/Operators comply with all conditions imposed by State or local authorities on these emergency operations;
7. Along with the notice required under paragraph 2 above, Owners/Operators must provide the EPA with their best estimate ofthe projected hourly and daily VOC emissions rates from operation without vapor recovery/combustion devices; and 

### 8. Owners/Operators must keep records thatdemonstratethe daily volume offuel loaded and unloaded without the use ofvaporrecovery/combustion devices. Only those terminal operations with damaged or inoperable vapor recovery/combustion devices, or that are not equipped with otherwise required vaporrecovery/combustion devices, may take action in accordance with the terms ofthis NAA, and only to the extent needed until the expiration ofthis NAAor at such time as vapor recovery/combustion controls are operable or available, whichever comes first. The EPA reserves the right to amend or revoke this NAA at any time. The notifications identified above should 

### be sent via email to brooka.philliJ>!llc:PI!.WlV and cbapman.apglc!'tl!coo.goy.
The issuance ofan NAA for this period oftime is 

### in the public interest. Through today's NAA, the EPA is continuing its commitment to address the very difficult circumstances caused by Hurricane Sandy. Nothing in this NAA is intended to over-ride State or local authorities.Ifyou have any questions or iffacilities in your State need additional time to repair orreplace the vapor recovery systems, please call Phillip Brooks (202) 564-0652 or John Fogany (202)564-8865 ofmy staff.

Si

### cerely,~ 

# -R) f'lc nthia Giles 

# 1

ssistant Administrator 

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cc: Dore LaPosta, Director, Division ofEnforcement and Compliance Assistance EPA Region 2UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON D.C. 20460



## NOV 052012

Robert Summers, Secretary Maryland Department ofthe Environment 1800 Washington Blvd. Baltimore, MD 21230

Kenneth Kimmell, Commissioner Massachusetts Department ofEnvironmental Protection One Winter Street Boston. MA 021 08 Bob Martin, Commissioner '.>'Fir:E <)f**i:NF,-_.!R~EME:NT** Af;D**·~ :.•V.PL1AI~CE** **/•S5t<RM~·.::F**

New Jersey Department ofEnvironmental Protection 401 E. State Street 7th Floor, East Wing P.O. Box 402 Trenton, NJ 08625-0402 Joseph Martens, Commissioner New York State Department ofEnvironmental Conservation 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-1010

RE: No Action Assurance for the Use ofVapor Recovery Systems Related to Hurricane Sandy
Dear Sirs:
OnNovember 2, 2012, to address operational issues resulting from Hurricane Sandy, EPA issued a No Action Assurance (NAA) in which the Agency exercised its discretion not to pursue enforcement for violations ofthe vapor recovery requirements for fuel loading and unloading under 40 C.F.R. Part 60 Subpart XX and Part 63 Subparts R, Y, and BBBBBB in the States ofNewJersey wtd New York, subject to certain conditions (copy anached). In light ofthe continuing effects ofHurricane Sandy on the supply offuels throughout the region and the need for this same action to be undertaken in other areas affected by and/or delivering fuel supplies to areas impacted by Hurricane Sandy, there is a need to extend the geographic scope ofthe NAA to also include the States ofMaryland and Massachusetts. Theretore, in light ofthe emergency caused by damage to fuel distribution systems in areas impacted by Hurricane Sandy, the EPA will extend the November 2, 2012, NAA so that it includes Massachusetts and Maryland, in addition to New Jersey and New York. Accordingly, in Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey and New York, the EPA will not enforce violations of the vapor recovery requirements for fuel loading and unloading under 40 C.F.R. Part 60 Subpart XX and Part 63 Subparts R, Y, and BBBBBB applicable to Bulk Gasoline Terminals, Pipeline Breakout Stations and Marine Tank Vessel Loading Operations, as those terms are defined in the regulations, and subject to the same conditions and requirements listed inthe November 2 NAA. This NAA terminates on November !7, 2012, at II:59 PM EST in all four states.

lnletn'!'l A.ad1eo;s (URL1 • h!1p nwww**~pa** gcv n..r.y..:ll'diRfl&\'&latllll •**l'tr.--~er;** ...,..:. '!""tJE'll'lbll!: 011**Eti'IJ:.!"'~ lr.~**  !> JCl 100";,. PcsltGnSUrl"'(''**Pt~<::e!>~** ,_:hiCJr!FJe !I(:•:**R~C'I<:IE'O** P.lr,...;_-The issuance ofan NAA for this period oftime is in the public interest. Through today's NAA, the EPA is continuing its commitment to address the very difficult circumstances caused by Hurricane Sandy. Nothing in this NAA is intended to over-ride State or local authorities.
Ifyou have any questions or iffacilities in your State need additional time to repair or replace the vapor recovery systems, please call Phillip Brooks (202) 564-0652 orJohn Fogarty (202) 564-8865 ofmy staff.

# ~ely,Q--~f.iJ ia Giles

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cc: Susan Studlien, Director, Office ofEnvironmental Stewardship, EPA Region 1 Dore LaPosta, Director, Division ofEnforcement and Compliance Assistance EPA Region 2 Samantha Beers, Director, Office ofEnforcement, Compliance andEnvironmental Justice, EPA Region 3