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DRAF T RF P OUTLIN E Fo r Discussio n 

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OPTIO N 1 - - PERFORMANC E O F A PRESCRIBE DIMPROVEMEN T PROGRA M (Th e concep t her e i s tha t adherenc e t o th e program represent s complianc e regardles s o f th e emissio nresults . Th e stron g expectatio ni s fo r continua l emissio n reductions. )

I . Dat a Collectio n
A . Dat a shal l b e collecte dfo r eac hpum pand/o r valv e beginnin g i n phas e I I fo r eac hproces s tha t anticipate s employin g th e RF P provision . B . Dat a shal l includ e lea krate , servic e (constituents , temperature , pressure , othe r strea m variables) , an

d equipmen t parameter s (design , material , manufacturer , etc. )
II . Dat a analysi s
A . Lea krat e dat a shal l b e analyze dt o determin e th e service s and equipmen t tha t hav e poore r tha naverag e (ie. , th e poores t 50% ) emissio nperformance . Thi s analysi s shal l b e complete dfo r eac h proces s no t late r tha t th e firs t yea r o f phas e II I an d shal l continu e fo r eac hyea r tha t th e RF P provisio ni s exercised. . B . Th e dat a (includin g an y dat a obtaine di

non-lin e trials ) shal l b e analyze dt o determin e th e equipmen t parameter s tha t ar e associate d wit hth e bes t emissio nperformanc e fo r specifi c services . Thi s ma y utiliz e dat a from

a singl e process , o r ma y us e dat a tha t ar e combine dfrom

a numbe r o f processes , plants , o r companie s (eg. , POSSEE) . Th e initia l analysi s usin g tw o quarter s o r mor e o f dat a shal l b e complete dbefor e th e end o f yea r on e o f phas e III . Th e analysi s shal l b e repeate deac hyea r th e RF P provisioni s exercised . III . Actio nPla n
A . Develo pan

d implemen t a purchasing , specification , maintenanc e pla n fo r th e affecte dequipmen t no t late r tha nth e en d o f yea r on e o f phas e III . Th e pla nshal l includ e th e dat a an d analysi s performe d i nII . B.,an dshal l documen t ho w thes e wil l b e use dt o identif y th e bes t equipmen t an d maintenanc e t o achiev e lea kreductions . B . Replacemen t requirements : 1 . Afte r th e firs t yea r o f th e waive r period , al l equipmen t that i s replace d(fo r whateve r reason ) shal l b e replace dwit hequipmen t identifie da s a bes t performe r i nste pII . B . I f th e replacemen t equipmen t o f choic e ha s exhibite dperformanc e tha t i s significantl y differen t tha t that o f leak-fre e equipment , th e reaso nthat leak fre e equipmen t wa s no t selecte dshal l b e documented .ir ! P. 3



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2 . Afte r th e firs t yea r o f th e waive r period , 20 % o f th e

component s tha t wer e identifie da s havin g wors e tha naverag e performanc e an

dwhic hca nbe replace dwithou t shutdown , shal l be replace deac hyear . Th e replacemen t component s shal l hav e bee n identifie da s bes t performer s i nste pII . B . Documen t sam

e a s Chevron' s 2.A.3 .

IV . On-1in e Trial s
An y corporatio nemployin g mor e tha nperson s an doperatin g on e o r mor e proces s unit s havin g mor e tha n500 ? valve s an dflange s shal l undertak e a tria l valv e evaluatio nprogram (ie. , limite din-plan t us e o f specifi c components) , beginnin g a t th e star t o f phas e III , an ddesigne d t o tes t an

devaluat e th e performanc e o f equipmen t havin g th e potentia l fo r low o r no-lea k performance . Th e program shal l includ e a minimu m o f component s an

dshal l includ e valv e tha t ar e inherentl y leakles s ie. , consistantl y

below 25pp m (5 % o f th e lea k definition) .

OPTIO N 2 - DEMONSTRATIO N

O F FURTHE RPROGRES S (Unde r thi s option , complianc e woul db e demonstrate db y progres s towar dth e "monthl y criterion". )
I . Thi s optio nwoul dessentiall y involv e a

na dho c performanc e limi t t o b e achieve db

y th e en do f th e firs t yea r o f phas e III . Th e limi t migh t b e hal f wa y betwee nth e previou s two quarter' s performanc e an dth e "monthl y trigge r level" . A t th e en do f th e secondyea r o f phas e III , th e sourc e mus t compl y

wit hth e monthl y

monitorin g requiremen t unti l i t qualifie s fo r quarterl y

monitoring . II . Thi s optio nwoul db e provide dfo r unde r th e waive r provision s o f th e Act . III . Applicatio nfo r a waive r woul drequire , i nadditio nt o th e commitmen t t o reasonabl e furthe r progress , a descriptio no f th e program tha t i s bein g pu t i nplac e an

dwhic hprovide s a reasonabl e expectatio ntha t th e RF P performanc e wil l b e achieved . IV . Th e Optio n1 program woul dno t b e availabl e t o a sourc e tha t ha s undertake nOptio n2 an dfaile dt o mee t th e "monthl y trigge r level" . (I f optio n1 wer e availabl e a t th e en do f anoptio n2 trial , ther e i s n o reaso nfo r a sourc e t o emplo y optio n1 withou t firs t tryin g optio n2 . Thi s woul db e s o eve ni f ther e wer e n o expectatio no f achievin g th e monthl y trigge r level . A s such , th e benefit s o f th e optio n1 program woul db e los t fo r two years. )