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EP

A AI R DOCKE T Mr . Quirin o Won

g Manager , Environmenta

l Affairs Paktan k Corporatio n 200 0 Wes t

Loop South , Suit

e 220 0 Houston , Texa s 77027-359 7 Dea r Mr . Wong : Thi s letter i s t o reques t avisi t by th e U.S . Environmenta l Protectio n Agency (EPA ) an d it s representative s t

o the Paktan

k Corporatio n Dee

r Par k Termina l o n Octobe

r 21 , 1998 . Visitor s wil l includ

e Mr . Stephen Shed

do f th e EPA , an

dMr . Gre g LaFla

mandMr . Berad Hanek e o f Pacifi c Environmenta

l Services , Inc . (PES) . Mr . Hanek e of PE S discusse dthi s visi t wit h yo u i n atelephone conversatio n o n Octobe r 1 , 1998 . W

e anticipat e arrivin g a

t th e facilit y a t 9:0 0 a.m . A s you ar e aware , th e EP

A i s developin g nationa

l emissio n standard s fo

r hazardou s air pollutant s (NESHAP) fo

r organi c liquid s distributio n (non-gasoline ) facilities . Th e mai n emissio n source s o

f interes t are : 1 ) storag e tanks ; 2 ) loading an dunloadin g operations ; 3 ) equipmen t leaks ; an d 4 ) wast e an d wastewate

r treatmen t an ddisposa l operations . T o assis t

i n th e developmen

t o f thi s NESHAP , th e EP

A i s collectin g information o n emission s o f hazardou s air

pollutant s (HAP) fromthes e emissio n source s an do n th e type s o

f emissio n control s use d o n each o

f th e sources . Durin g th e visi t

to your facility , w e wis h to : 1 ) discus s th e facilit y operation s and an

y emissio n contro l measures ; an d 2 ) observ e th e storag e tanks , wastewate r systems , organi c liqui d transfe

r operations , an

d an y associate demissio n contro l an demissio n monitorin g equipment . Enclosur

e 1 identifie s th e typ e o

f information tha

t we woul dlik

e to obtai n durin g ou r visit , an d als o contain s alistin g o

f th e material s considere dto b e HA P b y th e EPA . Fee l free t o provid e an

y additiona

l informatio n tha

t yo u believ e i s critical to ou

r understandin g of thes e processes , their

HA P emissions , o r

th e emissio n controls . Collectio n andorganizatio n o f th e informatio n identified i n Enclosur e 1 prio r to ou r visit will greatly facilitat

e informatio n exchang e durin g th e visit .



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Th e authorit

y fo r th e EPA' s information gatherin g i s include di n sectio n 11 4 o f th e Clea n Air Act (4 2 U.S.C . 7414) . Enclosur e 2 contain s asummar

y o f thi s authority . I

f you believ e tha

t disclosure o

f th e informatio n we reques t wouldreveal atrad e secret , you shoul d clearly identif

y such informatio n a s discusse di n the enclosure . An

y informatio n subsequently determine d to constitut

e atrad e secre t

will b e protecte dunder

1 8 U.S. C 1905 . I

f n o clai mo

f confidentialit

y accompanie s th e informatio n whe n i t i s receive db y th e EPA , i t ma y b e mad e availabl e to th e publi c b y th e EP A without furthe r notic e (4 0 CFRPart

2.203 , Septembe

r 1 , 1976) . Sinc e sectio n 114(c ) o f th e Clea n Air Ac t exempt s emissio n datafromclaim s o f confidentiality , th e emissio n dat ayo u provid e ma y b e mad e availabl e t o th e public . A clarificatio n o

f wha t th e EP A consider s to b e emissio n dat ai s containe di n Enclosure 3 . A s note d i n Enclosure 4 , th e EP A ha s designatedPE S a s a n authorize drepresentativ e o f th e Agency . Therefore , PE S ha s th e right s discusse dabov e an di n Enclosure 4 . A s a

n authorize d representativ e of th e EPA , PE S i s subject

t o th e provision s o

f 4 2 U.S.C . 7414(c ) respectin g confidentialit

y o f method s or

processe s entitle dto protectio n a s trad e secrets . Th e PE S contrac t

wit h th e EP A i s No . 68-D60013 . * Enclosure 5 summarize s th e EP A policie s an

dprocedure s fo

r handlin g privilege d informatio n and describe s th e EP A contracto r

commitment s andprocedure s fo r us e o f confidentia

l materials . I t

i s th e EPA' s polic y tha

t complianc e b y a

n authorize drepresentativ e wit h th e requirement s detaile d in Enclosur e 5 provide s sufficien

t protectio n of

th e right s o

f thos e submittin g privilege d information . Th e following policie s concernin g liabilit y shouldals o b e o

f interes t t o you : 1 . I f aFederal employe e i s injuredin the cours e o f hi s o r he r employment , h e o r

she ha s compensatio n coverag e fromth e Unite dState s pursuant t o th e provision s o

f th e Federal Employee s Compensatio n Ac t ( 5 U.S. C 8108 , et

seq. V 2 . I f propert y damag e o r

injur y to thir dperson s occur s du e t o anegligent ac t or omissio n o

f aFedera l employe e actin g withi n th e scop e o f hi s o r her employment , th e Federa

l Tort Claim s Ac t

(2 8 U.S.C . 1346 ) set s fort h th e liabilit

y o f th e Unite dState s fo

r mone y damage s arisin g fro

msuch acts . Th e Office o

f Genera l Counsel ha s informedth e Agency tha t afirmma

y no t conditio n the EPA' s "right

o f entry " upo n consen

t to awaive

r o f liabilit y andha s instructe demployee s no t t o sig n such waivers . I

f you hav e an

y question s regardin g thi s refusa l o r th e compensatio n statute s cite d above , pleas e contac t th e EPA' s Offic

e o f Genera l Counse l Claim s Office

r a t (202)260-4551 .



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Than k you fo r you r cooperation . I

f yo u hav e an y questions , pleas e contac t Mr . Stev e Shed d a t (919 ) 541-5397 , o r

Mr . Gre g LaFla

mo f PE S a t (919 ) 941-0333 . Sincerely , Ken t C . Hustvedt , Leader Wast e an dChemica

l Processe s Group Emissio n Standard s Divisio n 5 Enclosure s cc : Rober

t Todd , EP A Regio n VI , 144

5 Ros s Avenue , Suit

e 1200 , Dallas , Texa s 75202

- 273 3 (w/ o Enclosure s 2-5 ) Beverly Hartsock , Deput

y Director , TNRC C Office o f Polic y an dRegulator

y Development , Pos t

Offic e Bo x 13087 , Austin , Texa s 78711-308 7 (w/ o Enclosure s 2-5 ) PREPARE

D BY : OAQPS/WCPG:SShedd:MD-13:RTP,NC:(919)541-539 7

(PES/GLaFlam/(919)941-0333:9/28/98 ) (ES D Projec t

No . 96/05 ) bcc : Stev e Shed

d (EPA/OAQPS/ESD/WCPG) (w/ o Enclosure s 2-5 ) Gre g LaFla

m(PES ) (w/

o Enclosure s 2-5 ) Bern d Hanek

e (PES ) (w/

o Enclosure s 2-5 )



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• * Enclosure 1 SUMMAR

Y O F ORGANI

C LIQUID S DISTRIBUTION INFORMATIO N O F INTERES T T o assis t i n th e collectio n o

f informatio n durin g th e requeste dsit e visit , asummar

y o f th e informatio n t o b e collecte d i s provide dbelow . A t thi s time , thi s informatio n pertain s specifically t o eac h o

f th e emissio n source s o

f interest : 1 ) storag e tanks ; 2 ) loadin g and unloadin g operations ; 3 ) equipmen t leaks ; and4 ) wast

e andwastewate

r treatment an ddisposal activities . A s w e lear

n mor e durin g th e visit , additiona l HA P source s coul db e adde dt o ou r scope . 1 . 2 . 3 .

4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . Rai l ca

r an d tan k truc k loadin g andunloadin g facilities , procedure s and methodologies , wit

h a n emphasi s o n th e emissio n control s use dfo r eac h typ e of operation . Wastewate

r treatmen t systems , includin g an

y oil/water

separators , covere d system s venting t

o flares , andindustria

l biologica

l treatment

systems . Operatin g an

d maintenanc e experienc e associate dwit h th e emissio n contro l device(s ) (i.e. , identif

y ke y operatin g parameter s fo

r efficien t control , parameter s tha

t indicat e poo r control , o r

problem s associate dwit

h aspecifi c emissio n source/contro l devic e combination) . Type s o f emissio n monitorin g device s use dt o monitor emission s o r

contro l devic e performance , a s applicable . Rational e fo

r selectin g an

y emissio n contro l device s currentl y installe do n th e operations . Cost s to purchase , install , an doperate an

y emissio n contro l o r

monitorin g devices . Regulator y histor y an dcurren t regulator y requirement s associate dwit h emission s fromth e operations .



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