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## A-90-1 9 ll-F- 1

Attache d ar e material s distribute d b yth e EP

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## BACKGROUN D O

N TH E HO

N BRIEFIN G FO R OM

B

December 18 , 199 1P. 4

WHA T DOE S TH

E CLEA N AI RAC T REQUIRE?

o Emissio n standard s mus t b e base do n th e maximu mdegre e o f emissio n reductio n tha t

i s achievabl e considerin g costs , non-ai r qualit y health an d environmenta l impacts , an denerg y requirement s (referre dt o a s MACT) o Ma y distinguis h amon g classes , types , an dsize s withi n categorie s an d subcategorie s o MACT fo r

existin g source s canno t

b e les s stringen t

tha t th e averag e leve

l achieve db y th e bes t

performin g 12 % o

f existin g source s i n th e categor y o r subcategory o MACT fo r

new source s canno t

b e les s stringen t

tha n th e leve

l achieve d i n practic e b

y th e bes t performin g simila r

source sP. 5

WHA T I S REGULATE

D B Y TH E HON ?

o HO N regulate s th e Syntheti c Organi c Chemica l Manufacturing Industr

y (SOCMI ) plu s 7 non-SOCMI source categorie s o SOCM

I ha s about660 chemica l "Manufacturin

g Processes " - - roughl

y 400 wil l b e subjectt

o thi s regulatio n o SOCM

I facilitie s usually hav e severa l differen

tSOCM I chemica

l manufacturing processe s a s wel l a s non-SOCMI processe s o SOCM

I facilitie s hav

e HA P emission s fro

m 5 kind s o

f emissio n points : Proces s Vent

s WastewaterStream s Transfe rOperation s Storag e Tanks Equipmen

tLeak s o Ther

e i s a -wid

e range in size s and physica l characteristic s o

f th e individua l emissio n point

s o Regulator

y Negotiatio n wa

s used t o develop a standard fo

rEquipmen

t Leak s —consensu s wa

s reache d in November1990 Th e othe rfourtypes o

f emissio n points will b e covere d b y the standar

d bein g developed no

w

# WHA

T AR E TH E AFFECTE D SOURC E TYPES ? ( D 

# STORAG E TANK S PROCES S VENT S 0 ) Ai r oxidatio n nictfiiatin n Organi c Emission s Wstlllallo n htoAlmosher o I I Reactor s Uncontrolle d

m 

## EQUIPMEN T B 

## LEAK

S WASTEWATE R TRANSFE R <5 )

b >P. 7

WH Y I S TH E HO N IMPORTANT ?

o Wil l reduc e th e volum e o f HAP emission s more tha n an y othe r MAC T standar d- b

y approximatel y 90,00 0 t o 150,000 tons o Wil l reduc e emission s o f 149 o f th e 18 9 HAP s o Will reduc e exposur e t o HAP s

Source s ar e concentrate di n severa l geographi c area s Source s ar e nea r

residentia l area sP. 8



## BASELIN E HA P EMISSION S
Storag e - Larg e Tank

s 2.5 % Storag e - Smal l Tank s 0.1 % Storag e •Mediu m Tank s 0.1 % Transfe r 0.1 % Wastewate r 35.7 %

Proces s Vent s 61.5 %

i

## Contro l Requirement s HO N Existin g Source s | Emissio n Poin t Proces s Vent s Wastewate r Transfe r Storag e Smal l Storag e Mediu m Storag e Larg e Tota l * denote s floo r leve l Emissio n Reductio n Mg/y r 236.20 0 127,00 0 36 0 0 32 7 8,60 0 372,60 0 o f contro l %

fo r th e Typ e 9 4 8 7 6 5 0 7 0 8 7 91. 3 Cos t $1000/y r 73,90 0 80,40 0 3,10 0 0 2,10 0 17.10 0 176.60 0 Avg .

$/M g 31 3 63 5 8,70 0 0 6,50 0 2,00 0 47 5 Inc . | $/Mg . 3,00 0 3.50 0 8.700 * 0 * 6.500 * 2.60 0 •i A

## Contro l Requirement s HO N Ne wSource s Emissio n Poin t Proces s Vent s Wastewate r Transfe r Storag e Smal l Storag e Mediu m Storag e Larg e | Tota l * denote s floo r leve l Emisbfo n Reductio n Mg/y r 45.00 0 24,20 0 7 0 6 0 6 0 1,60 0 71,05 0 o f contro l %



### fo r th e Typ e 9 5 8 7 6 5 8 5 7 0 8 7 9 2 Cos t $1000/y r 15,20 0 16,60 0 60 0 1,60 0 39 5 2.60 0 37,00 0 Avg .

$/M g 34 0 69 0 8,70 0 24.00 0 6.40 0 1.60 0 62 0 

### Inc . 

### 1 $/Mg . 

### 1 340 * 1.60 0 8.700 * 24,000 * 6.400 * 73 0 |

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TH E HO N REGULATOR Y PACKAG

E Subpar t F : Applicabilit

y an dGenera l Requirement s

Subpar t G : Majo r

Source s Specifie s regulate dpollutant s Define s SOCM I Define s 7 non-SOCM I Equipmen t Leak s Sourc e Categorie s Provision s for

Proces s Vents , Storag e Vessels , Transfe r Operations , an dWastewate r Operation s o SOCM I only o Contro l requirement s o Emission s averagin g Subpar t H : Erovi s ion s for

Equipmen t

Leak s Regulator y negotiatio n o Wor

k practic e standar dP.1 2

SUBPAR T F Specifie s covere dpollutant s Organi c HAP s 11 0 fro mSOCM I emissio n point s othe r tha n Equipmen t

Leak s 14 9 fro mnon-SOCM I Equipmen t Leak Sourc e Categorie s Majo r Source s Define s SOCM I 40 0 Chemica l Manufacturin g Processe s Proces s Vents , Storag e Vessels , Transfe r Operations , Wastewate r Collectio n Treatmen t

Operation s an dEquipmen t Leak s A SOCM I Chemica l Manufacturin g Proces s i s subjec t t o th e HO N i f a n organi c hazardou s ai r pollutan t

(HAP ) i s its : o Product , co-product , by-produc t o r intermediate ; o r o Reactan t

o r ra w materia l Define s 7 non-SOCM I Equipmen t Leak Sourc e Categorie s Styrene/butadien e rubbe r productio n Polybutadien e productio n Chlorin e productio n Pesticid e productio n Chlorinate dhydrocarbo n us e Pharmaceutica l productio n Miscellaneou s butadien e us eP.1 3

SUBPAR T G

o SOCM I Sourc e Categor y only , excludin g equipmen tleak s o Contro l Requirement s

Referenc e Contro l Technolog y (RCT ) o Mos twidel y applicabl e contro l o Simila rt o contro l requirement s i n existin g rule s Applicabilit y Criteri a fo r Contro l Requirement s o Determine s overal l contro l leve l from sourc e o Compare d t o th e "floo r leve l o f

control " fo r eac h kin d o f emissio n poin t o Use d t o defin e Grou p 1 an d Grou p 2 point s o Emission s Averagin gP.1 4

REFERENC E CONTRO L TECHNOLOGIE S

o Vent s TR E approac h considerin g characteristic s o f stream , includin g concentratio n an dflow rat e an dcost s o f combustio n 98 % contro l wit

h flares o r

incinerator s o Wastewate r

Contro l decisio n base do n individua l strea mcharacteristic s 95 % contro l by keepin g HAP s i n strea mthe n usin g stea mstrippe r o r othe r equivalen t

contro l o Tank s

Applicability base do n capacity an dvapo r pressur e o

f HAP s i n tan k 95 % contro l wit

h interna l floating roof

s o r condenser s o Transfe r

Operation s Base don-vapo r

pressur e o

f HAP s i n strea m 98 % contro l usin g flare o r incinerato rP.1 5

TH E EMISSION S AVERAGIN G APPROAC

H Develope dt o achiev e emissio n reduction s a t th e lowes t

possibl e cos t Broa drange o

f operation s subjec t

t o HO N Som e facilitie s hav e unusua l feature s Canno t tailo r th e regulatio n Emission s averagin g offer s flexibility t o meet a n emissio n limi t

i n th e mos t cost-effectiv e wa

y Designe dto assur e tha t

us e o f emissio n averagin g will no t result i n a n increas e i n emission s Problem s wit

h bubble s Difficul t t o enforc e Require s expensiv e monitorin g an drecordkeepin g Cap s total emission s Give s source s credit s fo r

"norma l control "P.1 6

HO W DOE S EMISSION S AVERAGIN G WORK ?

o SOCM I i s on e sourc e category , wit h n o subcategorie s o On e regulatio n for

al l o f SOCM I o Eac h SOCM I facilit y i s a"source " - sourc e include s al l emissio n point s i n SOCM I chemica l manufacturin g processe s subjec t t o th e HO N an d i n acontiguou s are aunde r commo n contro l o Regulatio n specifies :

A serie s o

f step s tha t

a n owner

mus t us e t o develo p a n allowabl e emission s leve

l for eac h source ; an d Th e option s a n owne

r ha s fo r reducin g emission s t o allowabl e level s Allowabl e emissio n level s ar e afunctio n o f th e plan t configuratio n an dproductio n rate s o Regulatio n allow s flexibility whil e achievin g equa l o r greate r emissio n reduction s Emission s mus t

balanc e o I n M g (tons ) o O n aquarterl y basi sP.1 7 

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HO W DOE S EMISSION S AVERAGIN G WORK ? (CONT )

Source s ma y averag e across : o Differen t

kind s o f emissio n point s o Differen t

chemica l manufacturin g processe s o Differen t

pollutant s (organi c HAPs ) Credit s an dDebit s base do n th e efficienc y o f referenc e contro l technolog y o Make s emission s averagin g differen t fro mbubble s o Ease s enforcemen t an dcomplianc e o Regulatio n divide s emissio n point s int o 2 Group s

Grou p 1 emissio n point s ar e thos e point s tha t mee t th e applicabilit y criteri a- hav e contro l requirement s Grou p 2 emissio n point s ar e thos e point s tha t d o no t mee t th e applicabilit y criteri a- - hav e n o contro l requirement s• a EMISSION S AVERAGIN G APPROAC

H (CONT ) HO W CA N A SOURCE COMPL

Y WIT H IT S EMISSIO N LIMIT ?

o A source can compl y wit h its emissio n limi tby : Controllin g Grou

p 1 emission s point

s wit h th e referenc

e technology , o ra

n equivalenttechnology ; or Averaging emission s acros s some o f th e emissio n points in th e facilit y to mee tth e emission s limi t o To getcredits t

o us e i n emission s averaging a source can : Control Grou

p 2 emissio n point

s beyon d thei r baselin e control leve l Control Grou

p 1 emissio n point

s wit h a contro l tha thas a nomina l control efficienc

y thati s highe rtha n th e contro l leve l o f th e referenc

e technology Us e pollutio n preventio n to : o reduc

e emission s fro

m Grou p 1 emissio n points belo w th e leve l o f th e reference control technology , o r o reduce emission s fro m Grou p 2 emissio n points below thei r baselin e emission s o Credit

s ar e equa l t o th e amoun

to f emission s actuall y reduced o Debit

s equa l th e amounto

f emission s thatwoul

d have been reduced b

y placin g th e reference control technolog y o n th e Grou

p 1 emissio n point thati s notbein g controlle d o Sources credits and debits mus tremain i n balanc e overtim eP.1 9

/ , 

# CREDITS Source s o f Credit s 1 . Overcontro

l •+- 100 ton s 

# HO N referenc

e technolog

y = 98 % control incinerato r 10 0 

### I 

## •+* 2 ton s "allowed " 

# Sourc e uses "lase

rdestructor " wit

h 99 % efficienc

y 10 0 

### L.D . 

## lto n 

# credit= 2 - 1 = 1 to

n •we d actaa !P.2 0



# CREDIT S (cont'd ) Source s o f Credit s 2 . Pollutio n Prevention

-+» 10 0 ton s
10 0 

### I 

## •+» 2 to n "allowed " 

# Sourc e use s chemica l substitution ** 0 

# credi t= 2- 0 = 2 tons

allowe d actaa lP.2 1



# CREDITS (cont'd ) Source s o f Credit s 3 . Contro l sourc e for whic h contro l technolog y no trequired •+*2 ton s "allowed " 

# Sourc e use s incinerato r (98% ) 2 _ 

### I 

## " ^ .0 4 tons 

# credit= 2 - .0 4 = 1.9

6 tons allowe d actua l emiarioaa cmaaioo sP.2 2

SUBPAR T H Regulator y Negotiatio n Finishe d i n November1990 Representative s from : o Petroleum , Chemical , an d Pharmaceutical Industrie s o State and local agencie s r » F.^vVonmenta

l group s Agree d t o exclud e Petroleum Refiner y processe s Wor k Practice Standard Based o n pre-existin g equipmentleak standar d Cannotb e assigne d a control efficienc y tha twould b e consisten t acros s source s o racros s tim e for a give n sourc e Cover s 45 3 chemica

l manufacturing processe s Allow s staggere d implementatio n Include s incentive s forgood performanc e