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U.S . EPA/OAQPS/ESD/WCP G ES D Projec t No . 96/0 5 FROM : Ush a Mehra , GAT XTerminal s Corporatio n DATE : Augus t 25 , 199 9 GAT XTERMINAL S CORPORATIO N 40 5 CLINTO N DRIV E P.O . BOX46 5 GALEN APARK . T

X77547-046 5 PHON E 713-450-040 0 FA X713-450-045 0 

## \j£M T^ SUBJECT : Augus t 19,199 9 meetin g wit h GAT Xan d th e

Independen t Liqui d Terminal s Associatio n (ILTA ) Purpos e Th e purpos e o fthi s meetin g wa s t o mee t wit h th e EP At o discus s GAT X an d ILT Aconcem s regardin g th e developmen t o fth e Organi cLiquid s Distributio n MACT/NESHAP . Ush a Mehr a ha d requeste d t o mee t wit h th e EP Athroug h telephon e conversation s wit h Ms . Smith . 

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III . Locatio n an d Dat e U . S . Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y Mutua l Building , 10 t h Floo rConferenc e Roo m Durham , Nort h Carolin a Augus t 19,1999 , 1p.m . - 3p.m . Participant s 

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## i 3 IS w P AAI R DOCKE T Joh n Prokop , ILT A Ji m Bailey , Housto n Fue l Oi l Termina l Company , ILTABoar d Membe r GaryRosch , Noc o Energ yCorp. , ILT ABoar d Membe r Ush a Mehra , GAT XTerminal s Corporation , ILT AMembe r U.S . Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y Marth a Smit h Pacifi cEnvironmenta l Services . Inc. . (PES ) Bern d Hanek e Gre g LaFla m IV . Minute sP. 3 i •_• • i __• -*ou-i-<t»-x o * r-MUf c ii/'fc i |

Th e meetin g starte d wit h Mr . Joh n Proko p providin g a n overvie wo fth e publi chir e terminal s tha t ar e ILTAmembers . H e provide d th e followin g breakdow n o fnumbe ro fterminal s i n environmentall yactiv e States . Texas : 3 8 Louisiana : 1 8 Ne wJersey : 1 3 California : 3 7 Washington : 1 1 Illinois : 2 7 Ne wYork : 1 5 I expresse d concer n ove rth e EP A11 4 surve y(tota l 24 0 responses ) an d it s us e fo rsettin g floor s fo ral l th e industrie s affecte d b yth e OL D MACT . Th e publi cterminal s onl yrepresen t 13 % (3 2 responses ) o fth e overal l surve ydat a whic h i s dominate d b ychemica l manufacturin g an d oi l refinin g a t 73 % (17 4 responses) . Sh e requeste d EP At o reevaluat e it s positio n o n sam e regulatio n fo ral l industrie s i n OL D MACT . I furthe rpropose d audio/visua l an d olfactory(AVO ) monitorin g optio n fo r LDA R control s an d n o control s fo rwastewate rcollection/treatmen t a t stand-alon e terminals . Suppor t fo rcategorizatio n o fterminal s fo rthes e control s i s base d o n th e following : 1 ) Differen t floor s ar e likel yt o b e establishe d fo rwastewate ran d LDA R control s fo rstan d alon e terminals(Sl C 4226 , 4612 , an d 5171 ) i f representativ e numbe ro ffacilitie s ar e surveye d an d evaluate d individuall yan d th e dat a ar e no t lumpe d wit h tha t fo rmanufacturin g an d refining . 2 ) Assumin g sam e regulatio n fo ral l industries , cos t impac t o fcomplianc e wit h OL D MAC Tfo rchemica l manufacturin g an d refinin g tha t ar e alread y subjec t t o MAC Tan d othe rNESHA P (4 0 CF R Par t 61-Benzen e NESHAPS ) ar e expecte d t o b e differen t (lower ) tha n a t stan d alon e terminals , a s th e manufacturin g facilitie s alread yhav e th e infrastructur e fo rcomplianc e (wastewate rcollectio n an d treatmen t system s an d extensiv e instrumen t base d LDA R programs) , an d terminal s wil l hav e t o begi n fro m leve l ground . 3 ) Potentia l emission s impac t fro m storag e an d loadin g equipmen t a t manufacturin g operation s ar e differen t fro m thos e a t stan d alon e terminals . Reason s ar e a s follows : i ) Th e operation s a t terminal s ar e intermittent . Example s are : certai n tank s ma ystor e HAP s onl ypar to fth e yea rwhil e storin g othe r L:\ENVIRO\ILTA.DO C 

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VOC s th e remainde ro fth e year ; a loadin g operatio n ma yb e primaril yfo rVOC s excep t fo ra certai n tim e perio d durin g th e year . ii ) Th e operatin g temperature s an d pressure s a t terminal s ar e generall yambien t whil e a tmanufacturin g an d refinin g locations , th e condition s ar e mor e rigorous. iii ) Finally , exces s emission s hav e significan t cost/busines s penalt yfo r terminals . Terminal s industryi s a servic e base d industrywher e produc t manage d i s no t owne d b yth e terminal ; henc e terminal s hav e a busines s incentiv e fo rminimizin g losse s durin g thei r managemen t o fchemicals . Terminallin g Contract s alway s hav e clause s o fpenalt yfo rproduc t losse s beyon d certai n agree d upo n terminallin g workin g loss . 4 ) Ther e i s preceden t i n EPA' s rulemakin g o fseparatin g simila roperation s unde rdifferen t MAC Tstandards . Fo rexample , gasolin e distributio n operation s a t refinerie s ar e subjec t t o Petroleu m Refinin g MAC Twhil e gasolin e distributio n operation s a tstan d alon e terminal s ar e subjec tt o MAC Ta t 4 0 CF R Part 6 3 subpar t R . t Ms . Smit h explaine d EPA' s evolve d positio n regardin g wastewate r collectio n an d treatmen t floorevaluation s an d informe d tha tEP Ai s deferrin g an yactio n o n thi s potentia l emissio n poin tfo rlate ran d tha tfo r purpose s o fOL D MACT , ther e wil l onl yb e th e followin g fou remissio n sources : 1 . Tank s 2 . Loadin g Rack s 3 . Fugitiv e Equipmen t 4 . Larg e Container s (>55g ) fillin g I , an d other s o fILTAcommende d EP Ao n thi s decision , an d expresse d tha t base d o n thi s undertakin g o fEPA , ou rproposa l fo rseparatin g termina l typ e industrie s fro m manufacturin g an d refinin g focuse s onl yo n LDA R controls . Ms . Smit h expresse d that , eve n thoug h EP Ama yevaluat e issue s presente d durin g th e meetin g i n consideratio n o favailabl e option s fo r LDA R controls , th e floo rfo rLDA R appear s t o b e instrumen t base d monitoring ; hence , support fo rAV O monitorin g wil l nee d t o b e provided . I an d ILTAmember s agree d t o pursu e developin g dat a o n lea k frequencie s base d o n Texas' s Houston/Galvesto n are a terminal s (abou t 8 - 1 0 terminals ) tha t hav e bee n conductin g instrument-base d monitorin g a s par t o fTexas ' BAC Trequirements . Th e dat a woul d b e expecte d t o suppor t tha t a t OL D terminals , instrumen t monitorin g onl yprovide s limite d benefi t i fany , therefore , AV O monitoring , simila rt o th e on e require d i n L:\ENVTRO\ILTA.DO C 

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c- r-i\_w_G. Z>s O gasolin e distributio n MACT , an d bein g evaluate d fo rMO N MAC Tma y provid e adequat e controls . Whe n aske d o n tim e constraint s o n providin g th e abov e dat a supportin g AV O program , Ms . Smit h sai d tha t ideall yb yOctobe r5 , 1999 , whe n EP A plan s t o discus s it s draf t OL D MAC Tpropose d rul e wit h stak e holders , o r soo n ther e after . Dat a need s t o b e evaluate d b yEP Abefor e propose d rul e i s sen t forwar d fo rfurthe radministrativ e review . _• I an d Mr . Proko p raise d th e questio n regardin g th e 5 to n an d 12. 5 to n (5/12.5t ) applicabilit ythreshol d use d i n th e 11 4 Surve yo ffacilitie s i n 1998 . Mr . Gre g Lafla m explaine d tha t thi s threshol d wa s somewha t arbitraril yselecte d wit h expectatio n tha t facilitie s wit h actua l 5/12.5 t emission s wil l b e potentia l OL D MAC Tfacilitie s wit h potentia l t o emi t (PTE ) 1 0 ton s pe ryea ro fan ysingl e o r2 5 ton s pe ryea ro fcombine d HAP s [therefore

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Major Sources for HAPs]. I suggeste d tha t EP Aus e 10/2 5 tp yactua l emissio n threshol d fo r applicabilit yi n th e OL D MAC TRul e versu s th e presentl ycontemplate d 10/25tp yPT E threshold . Th e actua l threshol d i s use d i n EPA' s Marin e RACT/MAC Trul e a t 4 0 CF R Part 6 3 SubpartY . I n thi s MAC Trule , actua l emission s a t 10/2 5 tp yar e use d a s a trigge rfo rapplicability . Fo rpubli c terminals , thi s i s a ke yconsideratio n a s terminal s generall yten d t o maintai n permit s fo rHAP s fo rflexibilit ypurposes . Th e PT E wil l subjec t man yterminal s t o th e OL D MAC Trul e eve n i factua l HAP s ar e no t bein g managed . Thi s applicabilit ywil l lea d t o imbalanc e o n cost/benefi t analysi s ofthi s rule . Regardin g applicabilit yfo rcontro l requirement s fo rstorag e tanks , loadin g an d LDAR , Ms . Smit h discusse d EPA' s pla n t o us e HA P level s i n liquid s a s on e o ron e o fman ytriggers . I expresse d tha t us e o fHA P level s i s no t workabl e fo rterminal s a s terminal s depen d o n materia l safet ydat a sheet s (MSDSs ) fo rchemica l compositio n o fHAP s an d sinc e MSDS s ar e require d b yOSH Afo raddressin g materia l handlin g safet yissues , th e HAP s dat a o n MSDS s i s generall yextremel ynon-specific . Th e dat a i s provide d i n range s suc h a s 5-50% . Terminal s d o no thav e th e abilit yt o obtai n specifi cconcentratio n data . Th e proble m i s speciall ycompounde d fo rmixtur e streams . I fsubjecte d t o HA P leve l base d thresholds/trigger s fo r controls , terminal s wil l b e force d t o er ro n th e sid e o fhighe rleve l o frang e identifie d i n MSDSs , a situatio n tha t ma yrarel yoccu ran d wil l lea d t o potentia l over-regulation . EP Aha s use d vapo rpressure , tan k siz e an d throughput s a s trigger s fo rcontrol s i n man yo fit s MAC Trule s an d thes e threshold s hav e prove n t o b e satisfactory . Mr . Proko p an d I strongl y suggeste d tha t thes e trigger s shoul d b e use d i n OL D MAC Ta s thes e trigger s ca n b e monitore d an d controlle d b yterminals . HA P level s ar e beyon d temninal s routin e control . L:\ENVIRO\ILTAX)O C 

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### Finally , Ms . Smit h aske d fo rcomments t o EPA' s mode l plan t mem o date d Jul y28 , 199 9 t o whic h w e agreed . GAT Xan d ILT

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Aals o sai d tha t the ywoul d commen t o n t o EPA' s propose d OL D MACTrule s whe n drafte d (earl yOctobe r1999) .

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